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Chapter 359: Unbelievable
Chapter 359: Unbelievable
The next day, due to the cold weather and the need to repaint their newly purchased boats, the entire family stayed ashore.
Zhou Chenglei ran back from the seaside at 6 a.m., drenched, and fetched two buckets of water from the well before heading to take a bath.
He ran extremely fast, with his father and the others still behind him.
The father and son, along with a dozen or so villagers, had gone to the seaside early in the morning to help lift the boat onto the shore and set it up for easier painting.
After his bath, he cautiously opened the door to his room and saw that Jiang Xia had already woken up. He closed the door and exclaimed in surprise, "Why are you awake so early?"
It wasn't even 6:30 a.m. yet.
"Mhm, I'm hungry. I'll get up and eat something," Jiang Xia replied from under the covers, getting up only after putting on her inner clothes.
She had been woken up by Li Xiuxian's loud voice outside.
Just then, Li Xiuxian's voice could be heard from the hall, urging, "Yingying, are you still not getting up? You'll be late for school!"
Zhou Chenglei frowned and stepped forward, taking out a sweater from under the covers and helping Jiang Xia put it on. "You can sleep a little more after breakfast."
Jiang Xia was still sleepy, leaning her head on his shoulder as he helped her get dressed. "You're so cold."
"I just finished bathing," Zhou Chenglei said, his hands still icy. He tried to avoid touching Jiang Xia's skin and helped her straighten her clothes.
"Let me warm you up." Jiang Xia pulled his hand and placed it against her face.
His large palms were as cold as ice, and Jiang Xia shivered, fully waking up.
Zhou Chenglei tried to pull his hand back, but she held on tight.
Zhou Chenglei's rough palms made him hesitant to pull his hand away forcefully, fearing that he might hurt her skin.
Instead, he lowered his head and kissed her lips.
This way, his body temperature would rise faster.
...
The two of them didn't leave the room until ten minutes later.
After Jiang Xia left the room, Li Xiuxian was just bringing a pot of porridge into the house. Seeing Jiang Xia, she couldn't help but ask, "Xia Xia, why are you up so early today?"
In a weird tone.
Jiang Xia shot her a glance.
Zhou Chenglei spoke up, "It is indeed too early. Sis-in-law, please be quieter in the mornings next time. Xia Xia is pregnant and has been feeling sleepy lately. I want her to sleep a little later."
Li Xiuxian: "..."
After speaking, Zhou Chenglei pulled Jiang Xia out.
Li Xiuxian watched their departing figures and couldn't help but laugh in exasperation.
So what if she's pregnant?
Which woman can't get pregnant and give birth?
Zhou Chenglei was at the well, pumping water for Jiang Xia to rinse her mouth.
The well water flowed out from the spout, and in a while, they could see steam rising from the water.
In winter, the water drawn from the well was warm, perfect for rinsing one's mouth, although it cooled down quickly.
After Jiang Xia filled a cup with water, Zhou Chenglei fetched an enamel basin and Jiang Xia's towel, cleaned them, and went to the kitchen to get her hot water for washing her face.
Hot water was boiling in the coal stove.
Zhou Mu was still cooking sweet potatoes and said to Zhou Chenglei, "Xia Xia's bird's nest is ready. You can take it in."
"Mhm," Zhou Chenglei replied.
He only brought out the bird's nest after Jiang Xia finished washing her face.
The family started having breakfast.
"Eat faster, or you'll be late!" Li Xiuxian had been annoyed by Zhou Chenglei's words and kept urging Zhou Ying to eat faster.
Zhou Ying felt a little aggrieved. "The porridge is hot!"
Zhou Chensen had also gone to move the boat early in the morning and returned drenched. After taking a hot bath, he didn't know what had gotten into her, but he glanced at the porridge in his daughter's bowl. "The porridge is hot. Why are you rushing her? What if she gets scalded?"
Jiang Xia was about to go inside when she heard this and turned to get two enamel bowls from the cupboard in the kitchen. She filled them with cold water and said, "Let's soak the porridge in the water to cool it down."
Then she placed Zhou Zhou's porridge in the water.
Zhou Chensen saw Zhou Ying put into the water and smiled, "This is a good method, you're still so meticulous."
Li Xiuxian almost rolled her eyes.
She had only done this one thing in the morning and was already being praised!
She had been busy all morning, and yet she was being scolded for making noise!
Tian Caihua entered with a large enamel bowl of radish cakes, "I made radish cakes today, everyone have some. Xia Xia, try it, it's very fragrant!"
Jiang Xia smiled and thanked her, "Did you eat breakfast, Big Sister-in-law? Why didn't we eat together?"
"I already ate."
Zhou Mu brought in some steamed sweet potatoes and eggs, "I boiled some eggs, didn't have time for breakfast, I'll bring a few eggs on the road for Yingying to eat later."
Zhou Ying ate very slowly, as Li Xiuxian had been feeding her until she was seven years old before letting her learn to eat on her own.
Mainly because they lived in town, and she did all the chores herself, so she had neither the time nor the patience to feed her anymore.
Jiang Xia sat down, "Mom, you should also sit down and eat breakfast."
"Go ahead, no need to wait." Zhou Mu took off her sleeves and sat down, picking up a sweet potato and starting to peel it.
When Zhou Mu reached out, Li Xiuxian noticed a new jade bracelet on her wrist.
The color was excellent, similar to the one she had seen in the jewelry store of the city department store, priced at over 1,800 yuan.
She took another glance at Jiang Xia's wrist.
Jiang Xia wasn't wearing that bracelet today.
Li Xiuxian asked, "Mom, did you buy a bracelet? How much was it?"
Tian Caihua also looked over upon hearing this, "Mom, when did you buy the bracelet? This jade bracelet is so beautiful! How much was it?"
Zhou Mu glanced at the bracelet on her wrist and smiled, "It wasn't bought, Xia Xia gave it to me. She had picked up two pieces of jade stone before and made several jade bracelets. She brought two back and let me choose one."
Zhou Mu liked the multi-colored one, but the one with a bright green color was too thin. She did a lot of farm work and had large hands, so she couldn't wear it.
This one also required a lot of soap to get it on.
Tian Caihua excitedly grabbed Zhou Mu's hand, examining the jade bracelet with adoration, "This was made from those two stones? It's too beautiful!"
"Mhm." Jiang Xia nodded.
Jiang Xia was afraid that Zhou Mu would know the price of the jade bracelet and wouldn't be willing to wear it, so she said it didn't cost any money and was made from the jade stones she had picked up before.
Li Xiuxian didn't know anything about stones, "What kind of stones? Xia Xia picked up jade stones?"
Tian Caihua explained, "Xia Xia was lucky, she caught a box while fishing at sea, and there were two stones inside. Who would've thought they turned out to be jade stones? How much did Xia Xia sell those two stones for?"
Li Xiuxian: "..."
She caught all that while fishing?
Li Xiuxian couldn't even focus on eating breakfast anymore. She stood up and joined Tian Caihua in admiring the jade bracelet on Zhou Mu's hand. It was indeed very beautiful.
The more she looked, the more she liked it!
It was almost as good as the 1,000 yuan one in the mall.
Just now, Zhou Mu mentioned that several jade bracelets were made.
Since it was caught while fishing, it didn't cost any money.
She couldn't help but look at Jiang Xia, "Xia Xia, did you make several jade bracelets? I've always wanted to buy a jade bracelet, but I haven't found a suitable one. I think both of the ones you brought back are great. Can you bring another one back for me? I'll pay you for it."
Tian Caihua hadn't even thought of this and quickly said, "There's another one? Then I want one too!"
Jiang Xia replied, "One piece of the raw jade was sold as a whole, and only one piece was made into a finished product to sell. Only three jade bracelets were made in total, and they've all been sold."
Li Xiuxian: "..."
She didn't believe it!
She just didn't want to part with it!
She had even offered to pay for it, yet she thought she was greedy?
(End of Chapter)
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