Chapter 11: Flattery and Pride

  Liu Erzhu lives in the second row of the village, about 50 meters away from Zhang Shufang's home.

  Wang Haodong and Zhang Shufang rushed over in the rain, saw that the door was not locked, and directly pushed it open. Unexpectedly, they saw Liu Erzhu hugging his wife intimately. His wife was short, dark, and ugly beyond description, but he poured all the passion he had ignited at Zhang Shufang's home onto her body.

  The gate was not closed, and Zhang Shufang also saw it. She immediately covered her eyes, turned her face around, and shouted: "Liu Erzhu."

  "Who?"

  Liu Erzhu and his wife were suddenly startled awake, and after a loud shout, they saw Wang Haodong and others entering their home. Infuriated, Liu Erzhu yelled: "What are you doing here? Get out!"

  "Didn't you get enough of being beaten just now? What are you shouting about?" Wang Haodong glared with wide eyes, exuding an air of majesty.

  Liu Erzhu looked at Wang Haodong's sharp eyes and immediately felt a little scared, taking a step back. "You're an outsider, what do you want to do?" he asked. "Let me tell you, my surname is Liu, this is the Liu family garden. If you dare to make another move, I'll call people to beat you up together."

  Facing Liu Erzhu's threat, Wang Haodong just sneered. At this time, Liu Erzhu's wife came to her senses and quickly pulled up her clothes to cover her body, her face flushed with shame, turning her back and not daring to see anyone.

  "Second Master, I've come to return your money."

  Zhang Shufang turned her face and walked to Liu Erzhu's front, saying: "Thank you for lending me money earlier, thank you. This is 500 yuan, count it."

  Wang Haodong suddenly asked: "Sister-in-law, are you sick?"

  Liu Erzhu's wife was taken aback by his words and immediately shook her head, saying "No, I'm fine."

  "Yes, that's right. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to get close to my husband, haha." Wang Haodong said, and then added: "Just now, your husband came to Shufang's house to ask for money, saying you were hospitalized due to illness and urgently needed money."

  "What?" Liu Erzhu's wife was suddenly stunned.

  "Are you giving him 500 yuan?" Wang Haodong asked Liu Erzhu, Wang Haodong had just intentionally brought up the matter, not having any good intentions, but to see if they could make a fuss.

  "Yes." Liu Erzhu had already counted the banknotes just now and replied subconsciously.

  "Alright, since the bill is settled, let's go."

  On the way, Wang Haodong had asked, Zhang Shufang borrowed money without a loan note. The villagers were still simple and honest, borrowing money was basically not needed with a loan note, and it was unlikely to be denied. After finishing speaking, he left directly with Zhang Shufang.

  "You damn idiot."

  The two had just left a few steps when they heard Liu Erzhu's wife crying out loudly, Wang Haodong turned his head to look back and saw that she was scratching Liu Erzhu with her hands, looking like she wouldn't give up.

  "You actually cursed me for money, you bastard, I'll scratch you to death."

  "Wife, stop, I was wrong..."

  Hearing the two quarreling voices, Zhang Shufang burst out laughing and turned to ask Wang Haodong: "Why did you say that just now?"

  "I'm doing this for your sake, that little brat is nothing but trouble."

  "Thank you," Zhang Shufang said, her face turning a little red, lost in thought.

  Wang Haodong smiled and said: "You're being too polite, I'm getting embarrassed."

  Back home, the rain had almost stopped. Zhang Shufang was busy feeding the chickens and watering the vegetables in the garden. After finishing her chores, she started preparing dinner. Wang Haodong, who was browsing on his phone, said: "I have something to do tonight, I won't be eating at home."

  "Where are you going?" Zhang Shufang asked curiously. Wang Haodong had only been here for two days, was there somewhere else to go?

  Wang Haodong thought for a moment and said, "At the Xiao Yufen's house next door, I took her to town this morning, helped her carry things and whatnot. She invited me to dinner as a thank you."

  "Ah?" Zhang Shufang was stunned, not expecting him to become familiar with Xiao Yufen so quickly.

  Also don't know why, Zhang Shufang suddenly felt uncomfortable in her heart, possibly subconscious, didn't want to see the two touch, but she was just Wang Haodong's landlord and had just met him, so she didn't have the right to say anything, just smiled: "Okay, you go then."

  When Wang Haodong walked out of Zhang Shufang's house, the small rain started again, pattering down with a subtle and quiet rhythm.

  "This rain is great, otherwise, how could I have walked so close to Yufen?" Wang Haodong smiled and turned around to walk towards Xiao Yufen's home.

  Boom boom boom.

  She reached the door and knocked, soon footsteps were heard from inside, followed by a creaking sound, the door was opened, revealing Xiao Yufen's face, she was still wearing an apron, with a stir-fry spatula in her hand, apparently cooking.

  "Are you here?"

  Wang Haodong's gaze swept across her face in a circle, his eyes extremely scorching hot, "Welcome or not?"

  "Come in." Xiao Yufen didn't dare look into Wang Haodong's eyes, and after speaking, she lowered her head and entered the house.

  Wang Haodong followed closely behind and closed the big gate.

  Xiao Yufen's home was a two-room house with a courtyard, smaller than Zhang Shufang's. The courtyard had a cement floor, which didn't look dirty even when it rained. In the middle of the courtyard stood a grapevine, its branches and leaves lush and green, full of vitality.

  Although it was drizzling, the yard had already become wet, but the little chicks were still playing happily under the grape tree, and when they saw Wang Haodong, a stranger, come in, they chirped a few times.

  "Come into the house and sit down, I'll cook another dish."

  Listening to Xiao Yufen's words, Wang Haodong nodded and stepped into her home in big strides. His eyes scanned the room, seeing that it was very clean and tidy, and he knew she was a diligent woman.

  The room is about thirty square meters, with a square table in the center. On it are placed a dish of stir-fried green peppers and eggs, a dish of roasted duck with sauce, a dish of cold mixed cucumber, a plate of steamed buns, two bowls of thin porridge, two bottles of beer, and a bottle of Erguotou white wine. It looks quite sumptuous, emitting a strong fragrance.

  Liujiayuan Village is not wealthy, and they usually don't eat such good dishes unless there are guests. Wang Haodong understands that Xiao Yufen treats him as a guest with warmth and grandeur.

  Wang Haodong was hungry, so he snuck into the kitchen and pinched a piece of roasted duck to eat. Afterwards, his eyes scanned the room, where there were some simple furniture, although they were neatly arranged, but looked old, it could be seen that they had been used for many years.

  At this time, Xiao Yufen walked out of the kitchen with a plate of mushroom and green vegetables in her hand, saying: "It's done, you can eat now."

  "Wow, I can finally taste Yufen's cooking skills. This dish is perfect in color, fragrance and flavor, it must be delicious." Wang Haodong timely praised her cooking skills, although he hadn't tasted it yet, flattering a few more sentences wouldn't hurt.

  Xiao Yufen smiled slightly and said: "I'm just a home cook, try it later, if it's not good, don't mind."

  "Of course, why would I mind? Others can't even get a bite, I should feel honored."

  Women all like to be flattered and praised, Xiao Yufen is no exception, feeling quite comfortable in her heart, saying: "Food can't stay overnight, these dishes must be eaten tonight."

  "Huh? So much, how can the two of us finish it?" Wang Haodong couldn't help but rub his stomach, actually he had a big appetite, and finishing it shouldn't be a problem, but in front of the beauty, he couldn't say that, at least he had to be reserved, right?

  "It's alright, just eat as much as you can."

  "I'll try to eat as much as I can."

  Wang Haodong took the dish from her hand, went to wash his hands, and when he wiped his face, he felt that the towel had a strong fragrance, mixed with the smell of soap, which made him involuntarily wipe his face for a few more seconds.

  After washing his face and sitting at the table, Wang Haodong couldn't help but take a few more glances at Xiao Yufen, who was still washing her face, her figure really being very alluring.