Chapter 8

Chapter 8

So tiny, it melted Bai Xiuxiu's heart.

She hugged her precious daughter tightly and kissed her. "Mommy didn't cry, Mommy just got something in her eye. Yueyue, you don't want to sleep anymore?"

The little girl shook her head, her round eyes fixed on the steamed cakes placed nearby.

Bai Xiuxiu quickly picked out a good piece for her daughter. "Yueyue has woken up, so let Yueyue eat first. Later, when your brother wakes up, Mommy will give him some! Mommy will pour you a cup of hot water."

Bai Xiuxiu got up to pour water for her daughter.

There was a thermos in her room, which she had bought with industrial coupons through her sister previously.

This caused a stir within the Wang family.

After all, such items were hard to come by.

But no one could touch her things!

She poured a cup of hot water for her daughter and another for herself. Then, Bai Xiuxiu returned to the warm bed.

They lived in the north, and snow would fall in two or three months.

While the weather was still warm, she needed to stock up on more delicious food.

After all, the food at the Wangs' during winter wasn't as plentiful as it was now!

The little girl didn't know what her mother was thinking; she only knew that the cake was delicious!

When the sky darkened, the family returned from outside.

The first to return was the matriarch, Zhao Guifen, who had to cook for the others, so she didn't need to complete her work points in the fields.

As for the daughters-in-law, one of them returned each day.

Today, it was the third daughter-in-law's turn.

However, today was different because Wang Qinghe also came back.

Bai Xiuxiu could see this through the window.

Zhao Guifen was extremely upset, and seeing her eldest son made her want to scold someone.

He was a grown man, yet he didn't help the others with their work, claiming he wanted to take care of his wife.

"I say, Eldest, even if your wife is resting at home, there's no need for you to rush back to serve her, right? I saw her jumping around at noon! At least show some consideration for your father and four brothers, and help them with their work!

What's the deal with coming back to wait on your wife?

I don't expect her to cook at home, isn't lying down enough?

Do you have to come back too?"

Zhao Guifen grew angrier as she spoke.

Wang Qinghe listened without a word and quickly entered the western room, leaving Zhao Guifen feeling snubbed!

Fuming, she glared at the third daughter-in-law watching the scene. "What are you standing there for? Go pick vegetables from our plot!"

Inside the house, Bai Xiuxiu put down her cup when Wang Qinghe returned. "Qinghe, can you buy medicinal herb seeds?"

"Seeds?" Wang Qinghe was taken aback.

What did she need those for?

"Yes, any kind of medicinal herb seeds will do, I want them." Bai Xiuxiu didn't explain why she wanted them; she simply said she wanted them!

Wang Qinghe's handsome face showed a hint of difficulty. He sat on the edge of the bed, pondering the possibility of obtaining them before responding to his wife. "I can get my hands on them, but it'll take a few days. After the autumn harvest, I can look for them in the mountains."

"Can't I go myself?" Bai Xiuxiu was somewhat eager to go to the mountains!

When she was Wandering Spirit, she often saw Wang Qinghe going into the mountains to find herbs to sell and exchange for resources and money!

She wanted to do it too!

Upon hearing this, Wang Qinghe was adamantly against it. Usually agreeable, his expression turned grim, and his usually emotionless eyes showed disapproval. "No!"

Bai Xiuxiu immediately became unhappy upon hearing this.

Seeing her frown, Wang Qinghe had no choice but to soften his tone. "It's dangerous in the mountains, I—"

"Then take me with you next time," Bai Xiuxiu didn't want to argue or listen to reasons.

Once he took her to the mountains a few times, he would naturally realize that she wouldn't get lost there.

Then, what would he have to worry about?

Seeing her insistence, Wang Qinghe didn't oppose it further.

Silently, he began gathering the dirty clothes at home, waiting for a good day to wash them.

After all, Xiuxiu wasn't very good at washing clothes.

And... he didn't want Xiuxiu to do it either. Every time he remembered that strange dream, he couldn't help but shiver.

In the dream, his Xiuxiu drowned while washing clothes by the river.

He couldn't remember the details of what happened afterward in the dream, but he vividly recalled the overwhelming sense of despair.

Wang Qinghe stole a few glances at his wife, who was drawing the curtains and eating pastries; he only felt reassured by her lively presence, believing it to be just a dream!

Still, if Xiuxiu had truly died, he doubted he would want to live on.

He didn't know why, but perhaps as his family had said, he was ill!

If not for an illness, how could one glance at Xiuxiu be enough to fall in love with her?

In fact, he felt that Xiuxiu was his very life!

"Why are you staring at me?" Bai Xiuxiu felt uneasy under his gaze.

Caught in the act, Wang Qinghe blushed, grateful that their two children were playing in the courtyard!

"Why aren't you saying anything?" Bai Xiuxiu was even more perplexed.

"Uh... I just had a nightmare, Xiuxiu. I dreamed that you died! Though it was just a dream, it might have been a premonition. Could you please avoid water? Please?" Wang Qinghe tried to negotiate.

It had been five years since Xiuxiu married him, and he knew her temper well.

She wouldn't and didn't like doing work. She enjoyed the life of a pampered lady as described by the elders. She had her own opinions and disliked arguing with others.

When it came to things she didn't want to hear or do, she simply ignored them.

Though it might anger her, he still had to say it.

Bai Xiuxiu was taken aback by his words. A dream?

A dream where she died?

That's exactly how she died in her previous life!

What was going on with Wang Qinghe?

But he did remind her. Bai Xiuxiu put on a stern face, sat cross-legged, and looked him up and down. "Wang Qinghe, if I were to die, would you neglect our two children?"

"How could I? They're your children!" Wang Qinghe was shocked. How could Xiuxiu think such a thing about him?

The most important person in his heart was Xiuxiu, followed closely by their two children!

Seeing his shocked expression, Bai Xiuxiu wanted to slap him. If she hadn't been his guardian spirit for so many years, she might have believed him!

This man had never really cared for their two children!

"Wang Qinghe, if I were to die someday, if you dare to ignore my two precious children, I'll never forgive you! Of course, I won't die so easily."

Bai Xiuxiu's face darkened.

Her warning left Wang Qinghe feeling uneasy and anxious. "Xiuxiu, why are you suddenly talking about this... Did you get seriously ill? Maybe we should go to the county for a check-up!"

"Tsk! Don't jinx me!" Bai Xiuxiu was both amused and exasperated, swatting away his hand that reached to feel her forehead for a fever.

Seeing his worried expression, she remembered how in her previous life, he had been consumed with avenging her death.

Rarely moved by this man, she leaned forward and kissed his forehead...

Wang Qinghe closed his eyes, his flushed face revealing his nervousness and excitement.

"Big Brother! Old Fifth and I are switching rooms, Mom asked you to help us move our stuff!"