Nan Qing fell silent, and Nian Jiaojiao didn't know what he was thinking.
She didn't know that Nan Qing was thinking to himself: Has this woman's mouth gotten sharper after being sick?
Before, when she was angry, she would only hit him, or at most call him blind while hitting him. But this time, after talking to him for so long, she hadn't hit him, nor had she called him "blind" even once.
This woman was probably plotting something big, so he had to be careful.
Just as they were at a stalemate, a figure entered, breaking the atmosphere.
"Wife, here is the freshly served rice congee."
Xingyun placed the small white bowl with two chips in it in front of Nian Jiaojiao.
Before Nian Jiaojiao could speak, Xingyun turned and returned to the kitchen.
At this moment, Yu Chuan brought over a bowl of greens, and then Xingyun again carried a large basin of rabbit meat and placed it in the center of the table.
"Wife, this is just your rabbit meat."
This time Xingyun didn't return, standing opposite Yu Chuan.
The aroma wafted into Nian Jiaojiao's nostrils, and her mouth began to water rapidly.
"Is this… roasted rabbit?" Nian Jiaojiao asked.
"Gulp~"
"Big brother has good barbecue skills, wife, please try it."
Xingyu swallowed, staring at the rabbit meat in the basin.
"Where is your big brother?"
"Gulp~"
"Big brother is cleaning up the kitchen, wife, please eat quickly."
Uh…
Nian Jiaojiao glanced at the food placed in front of her, then at the three handsome men standing behind her.
She remembered…
The original owner had not allowed them to sit at the table before; these husbands had to wait until she finished eating before they could eat the leftovers.
With the weather so cold, Nian Jiaojiao guessed that by the time they ate, the dishes would be "cold."
"Sit down, let's eat together," Nian Jiaojiao said to the three of them.
"Wife, how can this be?" Yu Chuan quickly said.
Xingyun also shook his head and waved his hands in disagreement, while Nan Qing showed no reaction.
"Be good, listen."
Nian Jiaojiao's tone was a little doting, and she then instructed Xingyun:
"Go, call your big brother over to join us. Also, bring rice congee and bowls and chopsticks for the four of you."
Xingyun still didn't dare to move.
Nian Jiaojiao had to resort to force, putting on a stern face and saying:
"What? Does my words as the head of the household no longer count?"
As expected, the effect was immediate. Xingyun stumbled towards the kitchen.
Nian Jiaojiao then said to the two who were still standing, "Sit down."
Nan Qing clicked his tongue and sat on the chair opposite Nian Jiaojiao. Seeing this, Yu Chuan also sat down on Nian Jiaojiao's right side.
Huh?
Didn't this third husband in the original owner's memory say he was blind? How did he find his position so accurately?
Nian Jiaojiao marveled inwardly.
Looking at his hazy eyes with no focus, was he seeing or not seeing?
Nian Jiaojiao tentatively waved her hand in front of Nan Qing.
"Heh, wife, what trick are you trying to play to punish me now?"
Nan Qing's sudden voice startled Nian Jiaojiao. She hesitated, "You, you can see?"
"Wife, you call me blind every day, and you actually think I'm blind," Nan Qing said impolitely.
"Wife, Nan Qing is just visually impaired; he only sees things unclearly," Yu Chuan reminded her in a low voice.
It was then that Nian Jiaojiao recalled that he had told the original owner this before they got married, but the original owner had not paid any attention to it.
Not seeing things clearly was like being blind, and with many people in the village saying so, the original owner had continued to call him that after marrying him.
"Cough cough…"
Although she didn't take the blame for the original owner's actions, touching a sore spot was not her principle of conduct.
Fortunately, at this moment, Xingyun came in with Xuan Yi.
Since the five of them had never eaten at the same table before, there were enough four chairs, but now that everyone was present, Nian Jiaojiao finally realized that a chair was missing.
"I'll stand," Xuan Yi said.
"Big brother, you sit, I'll stand," Xingyun refused.
"You sit, little brother."
"You sit!"
"……"
Seeing that if they continued to push each other, the food would likely get cold, Nian Jiaojiao immediately made a decision and pointed at Xuan Yi, saying:
"You squat."
She then turned to Xingyun and said, "You sit down."
The two were silent for two seconds before complying and finding their positions.
Xuan Yi was tall and sturdy; even squatting, he could easily reach the table.
"Alright, let's eat!"
Seeing that the men hadn't moved and were just looking at her, Nian Jiaojiao couldn't hold back any longer and started eating.
As expected, after she took the first bite of meat, the men around her also began to eat slowly.
But after a while, Nian Jiaojiao noticed something was wrong. The men were only drinking the rice congee in their bowls, and they hadn't touched the greens or the rabbit meat on the table at all.
"You guys eat the vegetables," Nian Jiaojiao urged.
Xingyun quickly shook his head: "We don't eat them, wife eats them, wife needs to replenish her strength."
Yu Chuan also said gently, "Wife, drinking rice congee is enough for us."
Xuan Yi remained silent.
Nan Qing let out a scoff, seemingly mocking her pretense.
Nian Jiaojiao sighed… she was too difficult!
She had no choice but to resign herself to fate and put large pieces of rabbit meat into the four men's bowls, then added some greens.
Of course, being petty, she put slightly less in Nan Qing's bowl.
"Wife?"
Xingyun looked at the meat in his bowl with surprise. This was meat! Since marrying in, he hadn't tasted a single drop of grease.
Yu Chuan began to move the vegetables from his bowl into Nian Jiaojiao's bowl:
"Wife, I don't need to eat these."
Nian Jiaojiao quickly covered her bowl:
"I don't want them. I've already put them in your bowl, and now you're trying to give them to me? Are you trying to make me eat your saliva?"
Yu Chuan stopped moving. Although the words were somewhat harsh, for some reason, his face felt a little hot.
Let… wife eat his saliva…
How could wife say such a thing?
Nian Jiaojiao noticed Yu Chuan's expression was not quite right.
What was with this sudden shyness?
However, these three brothers had only been married for over half a year, and their attitude towards her was like this. It was easy to imagine how the original owner usually treated them.
This child in front of her had suffered for two years, with his frail little body and pale face.
Nian Jiaojiao, with a pang of heartache, put several more pieces of meat into Yu Chuan's bowl.
"Eat!" She had to let him replenish.
After saying this, the four men began to eat their first piece of meat since getting married.
Because she realized they would absolutely not reach for the vegetable bowls, Nian Jiaojiao didn't forget to add vegetables to their bowls while she ate.
There was still a long way to go; they had to take it slowly. A sudden change would be hard for anyone to accept, wouldn't it?
By the end of the meal, only a small bowl of the large basin of rabbit meat remained.
The men sat in a daze for a while, feeling somewhat satisfied.
Xingyun was the first to get up:
"I'll clear the bowls and chopsticks. The remaining rabbit meat can be eaten by wife tomorrow morning."
Nian Jiaojiao shook her head:
"With so little meat, let's put it in the congee tomorrow morning for everyone to share. Oh, and remember to add some vegetables."
Without much hesitation, Xingyun nodded with unusual crispness, a smile appearing on his face for the first time:
"Yes! Wife!"