Zhou Xu said, "Alright, you can go now, I'm going to sleep."
"You woman!"
Only women pulled him into the house; no woman pushed him out.
Wu Zhenhai said irritably, "Let's go."
No need to see me out.
Wu Zhenhai: "..."
Half an hour later, Wu Zhenhai returned.
Zhou Xu was already fast asleep, wrapped in her blanket.
She never extinguishes the candle when she sleeps because she says she's afraid of the dark.
She slept in a very casual posture, hugging a quilt, with large areas of skin exposed and long hair spread out, making one want to commit a crime just by looking at her.
Wu Zhenhai walked over and pinched her cheek cruelly.
Zhou Xu slapped him hard across the face.
The crisp sound made her open her sleepy eyes.
"Why haven't you left yet?" she asked, yawning and hugging the blanket tighter. "I don't need it tonight, I'm tired. You should go to another room."
Wu Zhenhai was so angry he was practically fuming.
If she cared about herself as much as a fingernail, she wouldn't have said such a thing.
He truly embodies the saying, "He comes when summoned and leaves when dismissed."
Wu Zhenhai reached out and pinched her hard.
Zhou Xu winced in pain and was about to slap him again, but Wu Zhenhai grabbed her wrist.
"Get up and eat your noodles!"
Zhou Xu rubbed her eyes, "Face?"
She suddenly jumped up. "You made noodles?"
Wu Zhenhai looked smug.
He didn't tell her that he had just gone to the neighbor's house, which was his, and that Baba had made him a bowl of noodles and brought it back.
Zhou Xu threw on a coat, but didn't bother to put it on properly. She just casually tied the belt and sat down at the table to eat noodles.
Wu Zhenhai didn't need to look specifically to see her chest...
He couldn't help but come over and pull her closer.
Zhou Xu, chewing on her noodles, said, "Just do whatever you want, why are you sneaking around like this?"
Wu Zhenhai: "..."
The noodles are a bit soggy.
But it was still very delicious.
Wu Zhenhai said irritably, "Then don't eat it!"
"You still have to eat, it's part of the payment for prostitution!"
"Fart!"
Zhou Xu chuckled, put her legs on his lap, and continued eating her noodles.
"Uncle Wu, I want to tell you the truth. Do you want to hear it?"
You can't expect something good to come out of a dog's mouth.
They're definitely going to rip him off, no questions asked.
If one day I really fall in love with you, it will definitely be because of your cooking.
"If you said you were attracted to me because of your body, you might please me even more."
Zhou Xu waved her hand. "No, no, no, I won't try to please you, I'm afraid you'll fall in love with me. I'm going to get married, I don't want the trouble."
"Who do you want to marry?" Wu Zhenhai's eyes widened.
She shamelessly draped her legs over him, ate his noodles, and told him she wanted to marry someone else?
Zhou Xu picked up the bowl and drank the rest of the noodle soup.
"A starving ghost?"
"I was forced to kneel as punishment today, so no one will bring me dinner tonight," Zhou Xu said casually.
Wu Zhenhai: "Why didn't you say so earlier?"
"You should have eaten me first before letting me eat."
Wu Zhenhai was speechless.
Zhou Xu put down her bowl, grabbed his handkerchief, and wiped her mouth. "Alright, we're done. Thank you."
"I asked you who you want to marry!" Wu Zhenhai hadn't forgotten.
"I'll marry whoever those two want me to marry," Zhou Xu said, "They certainly won't be good people."
"Then why are you still getting married!"
Wu Zhenhai regretted saying it as soon as it left his mouth.
Sure enough, Zhou Xu coldly laughed, "You make it sound like I have a choice."
"You don't seem like the type to passively accept things as they are."
"It's only because you flatter me that I can still talk back to you. I'm really just all bark and no bite," Zhou Xu said. "You told me to kneel, when have I ever dared to lie down?"
Wu Zhenhai: "..."
"I still treat people differently depending on their status, Uncle Wu. If you don't like me anymore in the future, I'll definitely treat you like my own father."
"You mean the memorial tablet, right?"
"Hahaha, he has the desire to steal but not the courage, and he certainly doesn't have the skill."
"I did think about it!"
"I've thought about it, but not about turning you into a memorial tablet." Zhou Xu reached out and touched his stubble. "Women, you know, are always different with their first man."
"You want to kill your husband?"
"Hmm," Zhou Xu said, "I can't fight against this mother and daughter from the Zhou Family, so I've given in. I'll accept whoever they want me to marry."
"Then," she said, her eyes sparkling, "If my husband's family treats me badly, I'll make a scene, and if that doesn't work, I'll kill them! Then let's see how the Zhou Family will save face!"
"Naive!" Wu Zhenhai sneered. "Do you really think you can stir up any trouble?"
"At worst, we'll fight to the death, and if I can take a few down with me, I won't lose out."
"You!"
Wu Zhenhai was so angry with this unlucky kid that he had a headache.
His children were all afraid of him; why wasn't she?
When it comes to women, none of them are unafraid of him.
In short, by any standard, Zhou Xu is a shameless and reckless person.
"You wouldn't bring up marriage for no reason..."
"Of course, isn't this all to lure you in?" Zhou Xu thought to herself with a cold sneer.
"The mother and daughter's plan was to use me to test the princess first; if they offended the princess too much, they would marry me off to anyone they could find."
Wu Zhenhai's expression immediately changed.
He knew that if he hadn't provided her with the information and eased tensions with the Prince's Mansion, Zhou Xu would have thoroughly offended the Princess.
In other words, the Zhou Family really intends to marry her off.
The so-called affair was all a joke— Wu Zhenhai wouldn't allow anyone to see her alluring side.
He already considers her his private property; how could he allow anyone else to touch her?
Wu Zhenhai lifted her legs off, stood up, and paced back and forth in the room.
Zhou Xu yawned, rinsed her mouth, and went back to bed to hug her blanket.
She would have to go back and ask the Prince of Jin who he wanted to deal with.
Whoever the Prince of Jin wanted to get rid of, she would marry.
Let Old Cabbage Stalk handle it then.
But despite all her calculations, she hadn't anticipated that Wu Zhenhai was serious about her.
Wu Zhenhai suddenly said, "Remember to go to the spring outing in a few days."
Zhou Xu rolled her eyes. "I don't want to go. Is that even possible? Without me, the clown, how can the show even begin? I'll just wait and see what those mother and daughter want me to do next."
"Just bear with it a little longer," Wu Zhenhai said through gritted teeth, "I'll resolve this as soon as possible."
"If you can really solve it, I won't hesitate to tolerate it, let alone just one or two times, or even three, four, five, or six times," Zhou Xu said coolly.
This fairy still doesn't believe him.
Forget it, men don't get things done by talking.
Once this is done, I'll make her kneel down and call me "Grandpa"!
Zhou Xu: I'll kneel down and call you ancestor for eighteen generations, please stop causing trouble!
"Oh, right, there's something else I need your help with," Wu Zhenhai said.
Zhou Xu: "Try kneeling down and begging."