He examined the black veil on his wifeâs face carefully, âIt doesnât look to me like youâve put any medicine on your face⦠That veil is a bit transparent⦠Wife, it looks like your scabs have healedâ¦â He paused to consider, âCould it be that youâve become too ugly and are embarrassed to be seen?â
âYeah, so ugly I canât be seen, happy now?â.
He cheerfully said, âWell, if youâre ugly, youâre ugly.â As he said this, he raised his hand to pull her veil away, âEven if youâre ugly, it wouldnât be worse than before your scabs healed. Honey, take off your veil, I swear on my deceased parents lying in the grave, I will never abandon you.â
Zhou Fuquan was also curious about what Su Qingyue looked like once her pus sores were healed. He just stood by, unsure of what to say.
Xiao Qinghe was also looking at his wife with anticipation.
Three black lines appeared on Su Qingyueâs forehead, and she just cast a sidelong glance at Xiao Yuchuan, âThird brother, is this how you swear? People usually point to the sky and kneel on the ground with a serious expression. Yet, look at you, all smiles, not serious at all.â
âAlthough Iâm not a cultured man, seriousness is something that comes from the heart. Those who sound serious may not really be serious.â Xiao Yuchuan winked at her with a pair of bright, shiny eyes, âWife, donât you think?â
She thought about this with some bemusement, âWellâ¦you seem to have a point.â
âIf I make sense, then remove your veil and let your husband give your face a kiss.â
âI havenât brushed my teeth yet; go kiss yourself.â
âThen Iâll go brush my teeth, and when Iâm done, youâll let me kiss you. No going back on your wordâ¦â
âI didnât agreeâ¦â She quickly said.
He had already disappeared into the kitchen but reappeared to address Zhou Fuquan, âFuquan, have breakfast at my house.â
âNo, I just came to deliver a message to your wife, and to visit you.â Zhou Fuquan said, âChuan, you seem to look a lot better than before, donât you?â
âYeah, my wifeâs treatment was very effective,â he said cheerfully, âListen, Iâll be fully recovered in a couple of days, and I wonât be fainting all the time after that.â
Zhou Fuquan was also happy for his childhood friend, âReally?ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âWould I lie to you?â
âThen congratulations in advance.â
âHehe.â He was not stingy with his praise for Su Qingyue, âItâs all due to the hard work of my wife.â
âChuan, if thereâs nothing else, Iâll head home, Cuihua has probably finished cooking breakfast. Visit us when you have time.â
âAlright.â
Zhou Fuquan bid farewell to Su Qingyue and Xiao Qinghe before leaving.
Xiao Yishan came out of the storage room, and when he saw Su Qingyue, a trace of guilt crossed his cold and stern face, âYueâerâ¦â
She ignored him.
He opened his mouth, unsure of how to speak.
After living a life of despair for so many years, he had already given up on women. His wife was the person he intended to treat well for the rest of his life. He didnât know how it had come to this, him distancing himself further and further from herâ¦
Su Qingyue went to the kitchen to prepare the second prescription for Xiao Yuchuan. Meanwhile, she pointed to several packages of medicine in the stove cabinet and explained to him who was washing his face, âThird brother, take one dose per meal, use three bowls of water to boil each dose down to one bowl of water. You must ensure you drink it on time every meal.â
âHmm.â A look of concern appeared on Xiao Yuchuanâs handsome face, âWife, just these few packets of medicine cost you seventy taels⦠Selling me off wouldnât even get this much money.â
Su Qingyue didnât have the nerve to mention that the medicine only cost fifty taels and she had pocketed the extra twenty taels as household money, âAs long as you get better, third brother.â
âWife, when I recover, I will definitely work hard to earn money and take care of you.â He looked at her affectionately.