Rebirth in the 60s: A Path to Counterattack-Chapter 65 - 0. Cherish and endure

With a loud bang, it felt as if a thunderbolt had struck right next to her ear.

In an instant, all of Shuzhen’s disappointment, sadness, and shock were blown away, leaving only a sense of overwhelming embarrassment. It was lucky that the newly paved cement floor was smooth and seamless, otherwise, Shuzhen might have wanted to dive into it headfirst.

She had mistakenly taken someone’s sincere care and love as disdain, and now when she looked at Lianshan, she couldn’t help but feel a bit more guilty.

Lianshan smiled nonchalantly: "It’s not your fault, I didn’t explain myself clearly, which made you overthink things. But from this, you can see how important honest communication is in a marriage. No one is a mind reader; if you don’t speak clearly and thoroughly, there will inevitably be misunderstandings and overthinking.

I’m straightforward and haven’t read many books, so when I’m with my family, I like to speak directly and don’t want to waste time guessing.

If something bothers you in the future, just say it directly. I promise not to hide things from you and will make an effort to change any habits you don’t like.

You, too, should express your thoughts openly, so I don’t have to guess and worry in vain, alright?"

"Alright, from now on, we will be honest with each other and let all those doubts and misunderstandings go to hell! Let’s live a happy life together, filled with children and grandchildren!" Shuzhen smiled broadly, joyfully throwing herself into Lianshan’s arms. Sincerely looking into his eyes, she stood on her tiptoes and placed a devoted kiss on the corner of his lips.

Hiss...

Having been on the verge of an outburst for a long time, Lianshan couldn’t help but draw in a sharp breath, having been restraining himself for her health.

Realizing the kind of fire she had ignited, Shuzhen shrieked in fright and hurriedly tried to step back.

She only managed to take a small step back

when she saw his eyes sparkled with a smile,

causing Lianshan’s eyes to darken, unable to resist kissing those tender lips again with a mix of leniency and threat: "Tease me again, and this will be noted down! The elder brother said that after the first three stable months, we can take it slow, hmm, just you wait. By that time, we will settle both new and old scores!"

Hearing this, Shuzhen felt incredibly embarrassed, her pretty face flushed bright red. After the embarrassment subsided a bit, what followed was endless amazement. If the culprit Liu Shouren were in front of her, Shuzhen would probably forget her manners in shame and pinch his ear hard to ask: What exactly did the brother warn him about to turn her kind, honest, and sincere Lianshan into this?

Yet, considering his wife’s health and the safety of their son or daughter, whether he wanted to endure it or not, he had to hold back.

As for the considerate suggestion of temporarily sleeping in separate rooms made by his charming wife?

Hmph, his answer was don’t even think about it!

After being a bachelor for a full twenty-six years, finally getting to the good days with a wife and child at home, he couldn’t wait to have his gentle, charming, and lovely wife by his side all the time; how could he bear to be separated from her and suffer sleepless nights alone?

Alright, with the man unwilling, Shuzhen wisely went along.

Ever since she returned to start anew, she had been longing to become a family with this man again, cherished like a treasure in his hands for life. Now that it had finally happened, how could she bring herself to sleep apart from him?

The suggestion came only out of concern for him, worried that frequently taking cool baths would harm his health.

In an era without electricity, with kerosene supplied by ration tickets, everyone lived a pattern of waking up early and going to bed early. While there may not have been a strong concept of health, sparsity and thriftiness were a certainty.

This is because since he got married and had a wife; otherwise, Lianshan would normally skip the step of lighting a lamp. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com

He tried to finish everything during the day, and if something couldn’t be completed, he’d make do with the light from the stove or the moonlight outside.

Kerosene cost thirty-five cents a pound and required a ticket; is it worth buying and wasting?

Although Lianshan cared deeply about her health and the child in her belly, insisting on chatting purely under the quilt until she was at least three months pregnant, the stark difference from nearly turning into a wolf wanting to eat her whole moments ago was amusing.

To avoid him having to torment himself with cool baths repeatedly, Shuzhen suppressed her playful impulses and lay obediently on the cooler side of the bed.

She thought falling asleep would naturally be hard due to the excitement and nerves of the wedding night.

But in reality, lying in the bedroom, which was built by the man with his own hands and thoughtfully arranged by her sister-in-law and cousin, listening to the slightly heavy yet exceptionally reassuring breaths of the man, it didn’t take long for Shuzhen to enter the realm of dreams.

When the pattering rain outside woke her, it was already the next morning.

"Is it raining outside?" Shuzhen sat up with the blanket and lazily glanced out the window, asking delightedly. She had been waiting for the rain to go up the mountain to gather mushrooms, but a streak of sunny days had hindered her plans. Her capabilities seemed to have found no chance to be put to good use.

After several days of silent frustration and anxiety, she was finally overjoyed by the drizzle. How could Shuzhen not feel thrilled?

Jew’s ear mushrooms, yellow mushrooms, monk head mushrooms, just wait, sister will get up and dress right now, and go up the mountain to bring you all home once the weather clears up a little!

"Right? It started drizzling late last night and continued for half the night. I left a bucket outside yesterday, and in the morning, when I got up to make breakfast, it was already half-full of rainwater." Seeing his wife had already gotten up, dressed, and folded the quilt, Lianshan quickly set the table and brought out the noodles he had made early that morning.

His wife was pregnant and needed nourishment. Although noodles with poached eggs were not luxurious foods, they were good for the body. As for him, a rough man, drinking some simple porridge with garlic eggplant made a fine meal, given there was no work to be done at the moment, they could afford to eat simply so they wouldn’t go hungry.

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