northernbook Chapter 24 Making Excuses
Chapter 24 Making Excuses
As soon as Chen Yuan came downstairs, he heard Su Qingxue's sweet and gentle voice.
He smiled, but frowned when he saw the clothes Su Qingxue was wearing.
"Why are you wearing so little? It's still quite cold at this time of day."
Su Qingxue rubbed her hands together a little embarrassedly.
"Oh dear, I'm a bit inexperienced; I've never gotten up this early before."
"But it's okay, I'm pretty resistant to the cold, let's go."
Just as Su Qingxue was about to leave, Chen Yuan called her to stop.
Chen Yuan unbuttoned his coat, took off the vest he was wearing underneath, and handed it to Su Qingxue.
"Here, if you don't mind, put this on."
"No, no, no, this isn't appropriate..."
"Put these on, don't catch a cold."
Su Qingxue said no, but she acted quickly, taking off her thin coat and then putting on the vest that still held Chen Yuan's body heat.
Her face was flushed, and her tone carried a hint of coquetry.
"Thank you, senior brother, it's so warm."
"Let's go."
"Um."
"There's a puddle ahead, be careful."
"Okay~"
The two headed towards the vegetable market.
After several days of persistent chatting, Chen Yuan has become more talkative than before, and their relationship has transformed from unfamiliar to warm.
Su Qingxue didn't mention a word about Chen Yuan's divorce.
But Su Qingxue praised Chen Youyou highly.
No father can resist others praising his daughter, and Chen Yuan is no exception.
Soon, the corners of Chen Yuan's mouth unconsciously curled up.
After talking for a while...
Chen Yuan asked, "Aren't you in business school? Studying things like finance and trade? How come you're suddenly doing a social survey? Aren't you sleepy getting up so early?"
Su Qingxue thought to herself, "Where did this social survey come from? If I didn't use this as a pretext, would you have agreed to let me come out with you?"
She thought this in her heart, but said it aloud.
"Yes, yes, we need to conduct in-depth social investigations. Even a small vegetable market is a form of trade. This is called seeing the big picture from small details. There's a lot more to it than meets the eye."
Anyway, Chen Yuan couldn't understand any of this nonsense, so Su Qingxue just made things up without any pressure.
Chen Yuan indeed had no doubts.
The two arrived at the market quickly.
Su Qingxue's arrival was like a fairy descending to earth.
Everyone who saw her was astonished. Some male business owners were even completely captivated by Su Qingxue, and they remained in a daze for quite some time after she left.
At the same time, everyone cast envious, jealous, and hateful glances at Chen Yuan.
Why should such a stunning beauty belong to you!
As a man, Chen Yuan quickly sensed the malice emanating from this same-sex relationship.
He couldn't help but look at Su Qingxue beside him, thinking helplessly.
"She was just pretty when she was little, but how did she turn into such a monster now that she's grown up? It's better to bring her to places like this less often; it's too dangerous!"
Because of her appearance, Su Qingxue has always been the center of attention since childhood. She has become accustomed to being surrounded by countless eyes and is no longer surprised by it.
She gently leaned closer to Chen Yuan, her slender white fingers pointing at the scallions in front of her.
"Senior brother, these scallions look white and neatly arranged, they must be pretty good, right?"
Chen Yuan explained, "These kinds of scallions are usually grown in large quantities. I prefer to buy the scallions that elderly people grow at home; those scallions taste better."
As he spoke, Chen Yuan led him to an old lady who was setting up a stall.
In front of the old woman was a fertilizer bag, on which were piled some messy things, not much of anything. The scallions were tied together, some bent, some straight, some long, some short.
Chen Yuan squatted down and examined the bundle of scallions.
"Auntie, could you please weigh this for me?"
"Okay."
The old lady finished weighing it with great joy.
Su Qingxue took the scallions, and the old lady smiled as soon as she saw Su Qingxue.
"Oh my, what a beautiful girl! Young man, you're so lucky to have such a wife. In all my years, I've never seen anyone more beautiful than her."
Su Qingxue's face turned bright red instantly.
Chen Yuan didn't explain, just smiled and responded before leaving with Su Qingxue.
Su Qingxue's heart was pounding for a while before she calmed down.
The meat has been bought.
The two carried their things and walked together toward the breakfast shop.
After putting down his things, Chen Yuan began kneading the dough, chopping the filling, and seasoning.
Su Qingxue wanted to help, but Chen Yuan ruthlessly refused.
"Forget it, your hands are for typing on a computer, how can you do this kind of rough work?"
Su Qingxue smiled, her tone carrying a barely perceptible hint of probing.
"Senior brother, if I get married in the future, won't I still have to do these things?"
"Then just find a man who won't make you cook or do housework, and that will solve the problem."
"Senior, did you do any housework at home before?"
"Of course we'll do it."
Chen Yuan paused for a moment while chopping meat, then smiled wryly.
"I do the housework whenever I'm home. If I'm too busy with work, I let her do it. But after we had Youyou, I felt that she had a harder time taking care of the child, so I basically took care of all the housework myself."
That's why.
Lin Wei was spoiled by Chen Yuan and didn't even want to do simple things like washing dishes.
Looking at the man in front of her, Su Qingxue was filled with mixed feelings.
"Senior brother, you've worked so hard. If you ask me, if you ever find another wife, you must find one who cherishes you and treats you well."
After saying that, Su Qingxue looked at Chen Yuan with great trepidation.
Chen Yuan, a straightforward man, had no idea about the subtle nuances in those words.
He said frankly, "I just got divorced and haven't thought that far ahead yet, but I don't want to get married again right now. I'll think about it after I've raised Youyou to adulthood."
Su Qingxue was so shocked that her rosy lips formed an "o" shape.
Raising to adulthood?
Youyou is only 5 years old now, and she'll be an adult at 18, which means she'll have to wait 13 years?!
Su Qingxue: No way! I don't want to wait so many years!
Her mind raced.
"Um, senior brother... I think your idea is a bit wrong."
"Um?"
"Um... um..."
After thinking for a long time, Su Qingxue finally came up with an excellent way to phrase it.
"Youyou is still very young, and that's the time when she needs her mother and maternal love!"
"Senior brother, I know you've been heartbroken by a woman, but you, you, you can't give up on yourself!"
"You should hurry up and start a family, giving Youyou a wonderful family life!"
Done.
Su Qingxue's beautiful eyes were fixed on Chen Yuan.
Chen Yuan looked at her strangely for a while.
Today's Su Qingxue...
Something seems a bit strange.