Xiao Hong, after happily circling twice, remembered Fu Wenwen and quickly pulled her, saying sheepishly, "Sister, I was too happy and neglected you."
"It's alright, it's good to see you so spirited," Fu Wenwen smiled lightly. Xiao Hong pulled Fu Wenwen into the house and looked at her. "Sister, I heard from Cuihua that you want to learn how to make clothes?"
"Sister Cuihua told you?" Fu Wenwen nodded with a smile. "But I see she has a child now, so it's not suitable for her. That's why I'm here to ask you, is there anyone else in the village who can make clothes? I'll pay two yuan."
"Sister, if you don't mind, how about you let me do it?" Xiao Hong looked at Fu Wenwen, a little embarrassed.
"Sister Xiao Hong?" Fu Wenwen's eyes lit up. "Sister Xiao Hong, of course, you can make them for me!"
"I..." Xiao Hong blushed. Fu Wenwen chuckled and directly took out two yuan, handing it to Xiao Hong. "Sister Xiao Hong, we're family, don't be shy. You're doing this for me, this is what you should be paid!"
"One yuan is enough! I don't need this much!" Xiao Hong quickly pushed it back to Fu Wenwen. "I don't want to take money, but... I've used up all the money at home for this hospital stay."
"I know, that's why you should take this money! It's settled then. I'll bring you the fabric when I get back," Fu Wenwen said with a smile. She had paid for Xiao Hong's hospital stay, and her hospitalization for several days, with daily infusions, certainly wasn't cheap.
"Sister, I..." Xiao Hong's eyes welled up, and she choked, "I still owe you 2 yuan!"
"Don't worry about the money, you can pay me back when you're feeling better. Your health is the most important thing," Fu Wenwen comforted Xiao Hong and placed the money back in her hand. "Now that Lin Feng is back, I don't have to raise Lin An alone. Lin Feng is taking care of the household chores, so I'm not in urgent need of money. You should focus on yourself first."
"Sister, thank you," Xiao Hong's eyes were teary as she held the money, touched. "You are my family, I don't know how to thank you enough."
"What's there to thank? If you consider me family, don't say such things!" Fu Wenwen said seriously, patting Xiao Hong's hand. "I'll leave the clothes to you, but I mean it, don't stay up late making them. Just do it when you have time during the day! And you need to rest after working for a while. If I find out you're staying up late to rush my clothes, I'll take them back!"
"No, no!" Xiao Hong quickly shook her head, assuring her she would absolutely not stay up late.
"Then I'll leave these clothes to you! Let your brother-in-law keep an eye on you!" Fu Wenwen smiled.
"Sister, don't worry! I'll make them perfectly for you!" Xiao Hong nodded heavily. "Oh, and sister, here's a ruler. You can measure Lin An and Lin Feng when you get back to get their sizes."
"Okay," Fu Wenwen nodded, taking the ruler. Xiao Hong showed her how to measure, and after listening, Fu Wenwen prepared to go home and measure them. "Then I'll go home and measure them first, and then bring you the fabric."
"Alright," Xiao Hong waved with a smile. After Fu Wenwen left, Xiao Hong beckoned to Xu Yaozu.
Xu Yaozu ran into the house and stood by the bed, looking at Xiao Hong. Xiao Hong placed the two yuan Fu Wenwen had given her into Xu Yaozu's hand.
Xu Yaozu paused. Xiao Hong looked at him. "Give this money back to your mother! Isn't she pressuring you to repay it? You borrowed two yuan from your brother, and she said it was her money, demanding repayment, or you'd have to go with her to fetch Xu Xiaohua back!"
"...You heard all that?" Xu Yaozu looked at Xiao Hong with a bitter expression.
Xiao Hong's face turned cold. That day, she really needed to use the toilet and called Xu Yaozu several times, but he didn't respond. So she got out of bed herself. When she returned, she overheard Xu's mother outside the door pressuring Xu Yaozu to repay the money. If he didn't repay it, he would have to go with her to Fengyang Village to bring Xu Xiaohua back.
She knew she had spent a lot of money during her hospital stay, but Xu Yaozu had always refused to tell her how much. She had assumed it wasn't much.
Now, hearing this, it was clear a considerable amount of money had been spent!
But she was angry that Xu's mother would pressure Xu Yaozu to repay money just to get Xu Xiaohua back.
"Give the money back to her!" Xiao Hong nodded and said seriously to Xu Yaozu, "I used to think she liked Xu Xiaohua because Xu Xiaohua married in first. Now it seems she doesn't like you, and therefore doesn't like me. If the whole family is going to be so calculating, I don't want to acknowledge a mother-in-law like her!"
"Okay!" Hearing Xiao Hong's words, Xu Yaozu said, "Xiao Hong, I know you've been wronged. Don't worry, I will never let you be wronged again. The two of us, with the baby, will live our own lives. We won't rely on them."
"Mhmm, your words are enough! We don't need them, we can live our own lives," Xiao Hong said, taking Xu Yaozu's hand. "She doesn't care for you, but I do. You're my man, and we'll have a baby soon. We'll be a family."
"Okay, okay!" Xu Yaozu's eyes turned red, and he choked up.
Fu Wenwen returned home to find Lin Feng tidying up the house, repairing broken items, his body already soaked in sweat, his clothes clinging to him. Fu Wenwen stood by the side, watching him quietly for a while, wondering when he would notice her.
Lin Feng was completely absorbed in his work, seeming not to notice Fu Wenwen's return at all. It wasn't until he felt the sweat soaking through his clothes that he wiped his forehead and took off his shirt, wringing out the sweat.
Seeing his muscular physique, Fu Wenwen couldn't help but let out a whistle. Lin Feng heard the lewd whistle and looked up at Fu Wenwen, then smiled slightly. "Are you satisfied with what you see?"
Fu Wenwen was about to tease him further, but Lin Feng's words instantly stunned her. "You knew I was back?"
Lin Feng walked up to Fu Wenwen, leaning one hand on the doorframe, and slowly moved closer to her.
Fu Wenwen stiffened. As Lin Feng approached, a salty, sweaty scent filled her nostrils. She couldn't help but sniff, expecting it to be unpleasant, but for some reason, she found she quite liked the smell.
"You..." Lin Feng hadn't expected Fu Wenwen to suddenly move closer. Seeing her so close, her eyes lost in sniffing his body odor, Lin Feng tensed up and swallowed nervously with her movements.
Hearing Lin Feng's words, Fu Wenwen suddenly snapped back to reality, realizing what she had just done. Heat rushed to her face. "Sorry, I didn't mean to."
Fu Wenwen took a step back, lost her balance, and stumbled backward. Lin Feng quickly caught her, and their eyes met...