Shen Yanshan ordered the small yellow croaker noodles and crispy pork strips that Li Chuchu had specifically asked for, and also got himself a bowl of eel noodles. As usual, the restaurant was crowded today. Fortunately, Shen Yanshan, with his long legs and tall stature, was quick - witted enough to grab a seat.
When the noodles were served on the table,
the noodle soup was as bright as ever. The fish soup was cooked to a milky - white color, with a thin layer of yellow oil floating on the surface.
Li Chuchu looked at the people queuing outside and sighed, "There are always so many people here. This restaurant has really good business... Mmm, it's delicious. It still tastes the same as last time! I declare this my second cafeteria!"
Shen Yanshan twirled the noodles with his chopsticks and casually asked, "Really? Did you come here often before? By yourself?"
Li Chuchu still had noodles in her mouth and mumbled, "Chen Junsheng brought me here." She swallowed the noodles and pouted, "Coincidentally, I also ran into Duan Jingqi here last time."
It really ruined her good mood for enjoying delicious food.
As soon as she said this,
Shen Yanshan, sitting opposite Li Chuchu, seemed to have a stress reaction at the mention of this name. The mouthful of noodles he had just eaten felt like a lump in his throat,
neither able to be swallowed nor spat out.
How many times had Li Chuchu met Duan Jingqi when he wasn't aware?
...
Shen Yanshan was almost crazy with jealousy. What right did that guy surnamed Duan have to come looking for his wife?
What was he here for?
Was she his wife? How dare he just come looking for her?
He stared at Li Chuchu in front of him, looking at the non -chalant expression on her face. Li Chuchu was beautiful and highly professional. No one could not like her.
That pretty - boy surnamed Duan might not have paid much attention to Li Chuchu before, but seeing the current Li Chuchu, he might not have some inappropriate thoughts.
Just thinking about this,
a deep sense of crisis welled up in Shen Yanshan's heart.
He would never allow anyone to take Li Chuchu away from him!
He wanted to hide his treasure at home where no one could see.
Thinking of this, Shen Yanshan tightened his fingers slightly, and the tips of his fingers holding the chopsticks turned white. He carefully chose his words in his mind, trying to control his crazy possessiveness, and asked indirectly, "What was he doing here? Did you greet each other then?"
"Yeah, he came over on his own initiative. But I gave him a good scolding."
Li Chuchu didn't even lift her head and took a bite of the golden - fried small yellow croaker.
Hearing this answer, Shen Yanshan was slightly stunned. He swallowed nervously, with a look of surprise and relief on his face, but he wasn't sure: "Why did you scold him? Did he upset you?"
Because of his concern, he was hesitant. He was afraid that saying one more word would expose his emotions and make Li Chuchu uncomfortable. Saying one less word, he was afraid that he wouldn't get the whole story and let that pretty - boy take advantage of the situation.
So he could only cautiously probe.
But these words sounded different to Li Chuchu.
Hearing this answer, she thought Shen Yanshan was subtly implying that she shouldn't have scolded the guy. She put down her chopsticks, looked Shen Yanshan in the eye, and glared angrily, "Of course I scolded him because he deserved it. Shen Yanshan, just say what you want to say. What? Are all you men so capable of loving? Even for a same - sex person you've never met, you come and question me?"
Shen Yanshan was scolded so hard that he felt dizzy.
The sky was falling.
No one could rival Li Chuchu when it came to scolding. Once her temper flared up, she didn't care who it was.
Looking at Li Chuchu's angry expression, Shen Yanshan tried hard to explain, "Chuchu, I didn't mean that..."
Oh no, why couldn't he explain it clearly? This was going in the opposite direction. How could he possibly speak up for that pretty - boy? Was he crazy?
Li Chuchu stared at him, "Then what do you mean?"
Shen Yanshan couldn't hold it in anymore.
There were people coming and going around. He really couldn't say without blushing or getting nervous that he was asking because he was jealous and worried that Li Chuchu might like Duan Jingqi.
So, after looking stiff for a long time, he said, "Let's... let's eat first."
Li Chuchu rolled her eyes.
She glared at Shen Yanshan in disappointment. Didn't he know what "a wife sings and the husband follows" meant? How could she feel at ease leaving her "rear - area" to him like this?
Shen Yanshan didn't dare to say a word under her glare.
...
Shen Yanshan wanted to find an opportunity to explain to Li Chuchu, but she ignored him all the way, and he didn't get a chance to speak.
When they got home,
Li Chuchu threw her things on the table, stretched lazily on the bed like a cat, and then comfortably lay on the bed to catch up on sleep.
People lived to count the balance in their bank cards and live a lazy life like this.
If one couldn't live such a life, what was the meaning of living?
Beside her, Shen Yanshan looked like he had something to say but hesitated. He stood there pretending to be a pillar, and Li Chuchu pretended not to see him.
She suddenly turned her head and saw a box placed against the wall beside the head of the bed.
It was square and looked quite big.
Strange, it didn't seem to be there yesterday.
She was a bit curious, so she got up to take a look. As expected, Shen Yanshan, who had been pretending to be a pillar, walked up to her in a few steps and said, "Just some sundries. I haven't had time to tidy them up yet."
Li Chuchu stared straight at him, and he looked around, avoiding her gaze.
There must be something fishy going on.
Li Chuchu pretended to agree, then turned around and said, "Forget it. I'm too lazy to look. I'm thirsty. Go get me some water."
Shen Yanshan heaved a sigh of relief, planning to find a good place to hide this box of things later.
Taking advantage of his relaxed vigilance, Li Chuchu dashed forward in one swift move.
Shen Yanshan hurriedly reached out to stop her, but Li Chuchu bent down and slipped under his arm.
Li Chuchu opened the box and saw,
a whole box full of identical square small boxes,
with English letters on them.
Others might not understand, but Li Chuchu could.
Weren't these... condoms?
Li Chuchu looked at Shen Yanshan in horror, as if he were some kind of alien: "You buy these by the box? And didn't we get family - planning supplies from the hospital last time?"
The family - planning supplies were provided in a fixed amount every month.
Where did he get so many, and they were all imported?
Was it reasonable to use foreign exchange certificates for this?
Shen Yanshan looked a bit embarrassed. He clenched his fist and coughed lightly against his lips to relieve the awkwardness: "The ones from the hospital were too small. They only have this kind in Chuncheng. I thought since I was buying them anyway, I might as well buy more for future use."
Discussing such a private matter was really a bit embarrassing.
Fortunately, although they were embarrassed, both of them were straightforward people.
Li Chuchu suddenly remembered that since the day Shen Yanshan came back from the hospital, he rarely made any advances at night. Usually, he would just go to bed and fall asleep.
She thought Shen Yanshan was just not a lustful person, but it turned out he just didn't have the "tools for the crime" yet.
No wonder he was so aggressive yesterday. It turned out he had been pent - up for these few days.
Li Chuchu suddenly felt like laughing, until Shen Yanshan looked at her expectantly and implicitly suggested, "But I see there are only eight in each box. We should be able to use them up if we try hard."
Li Chuchu managed to hold back her laughter.
This was bad.
So he had her in mind.