Chapter 310 - 8: The Cannon Fodder Sister-in-Law in the Group Pampering Novel (8)

"She didn’t come to work today?"

"Mm."

As he spoke, Xie Jian raised the basket containing lunch boxes and planned to head back.

Xie Yumian hurried ahead to block him.

"She was sick yesterday too. She only did half the work and went home to lie down. What’s wrong today? Why does she get sick at such times?"

Clearly, she’s just pretending to be sick to avoid work!

She was like this, and yet her third brother was planning to go back to see her!

Xie Jian understood what Xie Yumian meant and frowned slightly.

"Your sister-in-law isn’t very strong. I’ll do her work points for her today."

"How much can you do, third brother? What if you tire yourself out? How would mom and I not worry?"

Hearing her say this, Xie Jian’s expression improved, and there was a bit of helplessness in his tone.

"Your brother has plenty of strength. It’s hot here; you should put on your hat and let’s go back together."

Unable to persuade him, Xie Yumian felt stifled, neither able to go up nor come down, and walked back silently without speaking to Xie Jian.

Meeting peers working, they looked curiously, surprised that Xie Jian would head home at this time.

"Where are you going?"

Xie Yumian deliberately spoke loudly.

"My sister-in-law is sick again, my brother is worried and going back to check on her."

"Sick again? Hahahaha, Jian, your wife wasn’t this frail at her parents’ place, is it because you bother her every night!"

Rural men don’t differentiate much in their speech, Xie Jian glared at him but said nothing, continuing to head back.

The words reminded him of last night’s delight.

He had never experienced such comfort in his life, the woman in his arms was like a ball of cotton, soft everywhere, fragrant everywhere...

The voice was maddeningly beautiful, just thinking of that voice made him feel he’d die content.

The more he thought, the more his body heated up, his steps quickened, eager to see Jiang Lai.

Xie Yumian couldn’t keep up, calling from behind.

"Third brother, slow down, I can’t keep up with you."

Xie Jian had to slow his steps for the first time, feeling his younger sister was a bit of a hindrance.

Upon returning to his own room, Xie Yumian followed in.

As they entered, they saw Jiang Lai lying on the kang reading, her face ruddy, not looking sick at all.

"Sister-in-law looks spirited, where are you unwell? If needed, my third brother and I can take you to the clinic."

Xie Yumian couldn’t stand such people who laze and shirk, behaving as if someone owed them, naturally becoming a parasite of the Xie Family, where everyone was working hard for a better life but she dragged them down.

Compared to the other two sisters-in-law, Xie Yumian disliked Jiang Lai even more.

"Third sister-in-law, third brother is worried about you, walked all the way back from the field, wasting so much time, can you not worry everyone next time?"

Jiang Lai sat up, wrinkling her brow slightly at the sore spot, sending a glance over, Xie Jian immediately sat down to support her.

"Eat something and sleep some more."

Saying this, he opened the lunchbox Xie Yumian brought, different from what was sent to the other two sisters-in-law. The three brothers were eating cornmeal buns and pickles, at the bottom of the buns there was a smell of meat, and upon lifting them, it was chicken.

In these times, getting a bite of meat was no easy feat.

Seeing this, Xie Yumian felt blocked, looking at Xie Jian in confusion, surprised that the food she had worked hard on all morning was directly brought to Jiang Lai!

How could he do this? Not caring at all about her feelings, not valuing her effort.

Jiang Lai was indeed hungry, picking up a bun, she looked at Xie Yumian.

"Standing there, do you want to eat too?"

"Xie Family doesn’t eat free meals, sister-in-law eat more if you’re unwell, so you won’t be sick again tomorrow."

She couldn’t stay in this place, turning around and heading straight for the wheat field.

Jiang Lai glanced at Xie Jian.

"You eat some too, you still have to work in the afternoon."

"I’m not hungry, one meal a day is enough for me."

Truly an old ox, hard-working and bitter-enduring, no wonder Lv Cuiping can’t bear to have him separate out the family and work alone.

"Enough talk, eat some, the more you do, the less I have to do."

Saying this, Jiang Lai broke the bun in half and handed it to him. Xie Jian didn’t say much, eating it with pickles in two bites, leaving the pieces of chicken untouched, watching Jiang Lai eat with relish made him more satisfied than if he ate himself.

"Is it very hot? Your collar is so high."

After last night’s intimacy, Xie Jian directly reached out to adjust her collar, the next moment he saw the mottled marks all over her white neck.

Xie Jian’s gaze darkened, his rough fingers instinctively touching them.

Jiang Lai slapped his hand away.

"What are you trying to do in broad daylight?"

"Mm, I know."

He retracted his hand, knowing he couldn’t be distracted while everyone else was busy, or it would be too unkind.

"Wait for me to come back tonight."

For the first time, he wished the night would come sooner.

Jiang Lai’s heart tightened, feeling a sense of impending doom for the first time.

No, even though it was enjoyable, the cost was too high, she was no match for Xie Jian.

Hardworking Xie Jian, for once, felt a bit attached to home, but eventually Jiang Lai couldn’t withstand his burning gaze, kicking him to urge him.

"Hurry to work now."

Xie Jian carefully captured her foot, gently placing it down, his rough fingertips savoring the touch.

"Close the door tight, wait for me to come back."

"Apart from you, nobody would come back during the day, hurry and go."

If he delayed any longer, Jiang Lai felt she would be violated by his gaze.

The man finally left, his tall frame leaving the room suddenly feeling more spacious, breathing became much easier.

Returning to the fields, Xie Jian’s hands wielded the sickle with exceptional strength, his sturdy body bending over the wheat field without feeling tired, working quickly.

The village youth assigned to work with him couldn’t help but lift his head and shout.

"Jian, did you take pig medicine today! Working so vigorously!"

Pig medicine in local terms was akin to a tonic pill, if it could treat pigs, it could usually treat humans, hence immensely powerful.

Xie Jian, during binding the wheat, lifted his head to glance at him, then responded in a loud voice.

"Finish early and head home early."

"Whoa, what’s waiting for you at home, you’re in such a hurry to return!"

Treasure?

Xie Jian thought of Jiang Lai lying on the bed, even his gaze softened.

The other seemed to have thought of something, smiling mischievously.

"How come after a few days of marriage it didn’t seem you reacted, why only now see your wife’s good?"

Xie Jian continued working, not responding, the other knowing his nature, exchanged a few jokes before resuming work.

When it got so dark that light faded, everyone went to the village head to return tools and record work points.

There was a small pavilion at that place, and behind the pavilion was a straw shed for storing tools. Every night everyone queued up there, making it the time when the village came alive again.