He wasn't the only one who thought so; the Lin sisters also felt that this wasn't the Xu Feng they knew.
Ignoring his sister-in-law's strange gaze, Xu Feng's mind raced. The hardest part of starting from scratch was the initial capital.
"Wife, why are you still standing there? Let's go home. We helped them so much, and they didn't even ask us to stay for a meal."
He had been prepared to fight to the death just now; it would be truly heartless not to get a meat dish now.
"Oh, oh, sister, you two sit for a bit. I'll go cook right now."
So much had happened today, and it had a huge impact on Lin Xixue.
Hearing Xu Feng's reminder, she finally reacted, taking out the machete hidden behind her and carrying it to the kitchen.
Seeing the machete in her sister's hand, Lin Xiyue's nose tingled again. If anything else happened to her sister, she didn't know how she would live.
Fortunately, this man had recovered a bit of his conscience at the critical moment. How wonderful if he could always treat her like this in the future!
Even if he hit her in the future, if he just didn't hit her so hard, she wouldn't be so heartbroken.
Perhaps sensing his wife's sorrow, Xu Feng couldn't help but reach out and pull Xiyue into his arms.
The moment he touched her shoulder, Lin Xiyue instinctively pulled away.
Seeing this, Xu Feng felt only pain in his heart. How much of a scoundrel had he been before!
"A Feng… I…"
Lin Xiyue also realized her husband wanted to hug her and felt guilty for her earlier evasion.
"It's okay. You're pregnant; standing for a long time isn't good."
Xu Feng said as he lifted a handmade chair, supporting Xiyue's arm as she slowly sat down.
At the same time, he sighed inwardly, thinking how silly this woman was, adorably silly!
He was the scoundrel before, and now she felt guilty towards him instead.
If his sister-in-law hadn't had an accident and his wife hadn't miscarried in his previous life, perhaps Xiyue wouldn't have been completely disappointed in him!
Fortunately, Heaven had given him another chance, allowing Xu Feng to make up for his past mistakes.
Wang Jun, lying on the bed, had kept his attention on Lin Xiyue's slightly bulging belly. Why had he emptied his family's savings and even gone deep into debt?
Was it simply for a man's dignity and sexual happiness?
Although this era was poor, there was still a pecking order. If you couldn't marry a wife and have a son, that was a disgrace!
Wang Jun might have held a glimmer of hope before, but now he was utterly despairing.
"Xu Feng, can I discuss something with you?"
After much hesitation, Wang Jun finally made up his mind.
"Hm, speak."
Xu Feng was thinking of ways to start from scratch and wasn't annoyed by the interruption.
In his previous life, his bad temper and lack of ability had made his wife despair; he had to correct that in this life.
"Do you know what 'pulling the harness' means? My life is ruined. Every day I live now is a bonus."
Wang Jun sighed deeply after speaking. This was a last resort.
"What? What are you saying?"
Xu Feng was so shocked that he even suspected he had misheard.
"Pulling the harness" meant nothing less than entrusting Lin Xixue's latter half of life to Xu Feng.
In this era, such things were common. Men often became disabled due to accidents.
At such times, they could quietly find a man to come into the home and support the entire family.
As long as it didn't get out, they could live their lives behind closed doors.
"No, I don't agree!"
Lin Xiyue didn't know where she found the courage, but she loudly rejected Wang Jun's proposal.
She wasn't sure if her man would only be good for a while, but she absolutely dared not take that risk.
That was an abyss, and she didn't want both sisters to go to hell together.
Although caring for this invalid would make life harder, at least she would live like a person.
"Sister-in-law, please pity me. If I can't pay back the money next month, those people will still snatch Xixue and take her to the city.
I have no other request, just that the first child born later will take the Wang surname."
After Wang Jun finished speaking, Lin Xiyue, who had been emotionally agitated, fell completely silent.
Yes, with so many debts, how could her sister ever pay them back?
But even if she agreed to what Wang Jun said, her own man couldn't pay it back either!
Xu Feng was fine with spending money, but as for earning money, he hadn't brought a single cent home in all these years.
"This matter still depends on your sister's thoughts. Don't worry, Xiyue, your man will definitely be able to pay back this money."
Watching the two sisters worry over a hundred-odd yuan, Xu Feng couldn't help but mutter to himself.
Do you know how rich your family is? Perhaps spending over a hundred yuan on a single meal is just pocket change.
However, if he were to reveal it now, Xu Feng was very worried about whether he would have a way to live.
Just as he was thinking, his sister-in-law brought in a small wooden basin.
"There's half a small wild chicken left at home. It's just right to stew and nourish Xiyue's body."
Xu Feng thoughtfully moved the table next to his wife, and seeing the oil slicks on the chicken soup, he couldn't help but salivate.
To be honest, it had been a long time since he had smelled the aroma of meat.
Taking the bowl his sister-in-law handed him, he immediately used a spoon to scoop a full bowl of meat.
Lin Xixue saw this and wanted to say that this chicken was specially stewed for her sister, but after thinking about it, she decided against it.
If it weren't for him today, it definitely wouldn't have ended so easily.
There was still a little left in the basin; she would give it all to her sister later. She just wouldn't eat it herself.
As for Lin Xiyue, she wouldn't say anything either. She was already used to this man's greed.
At home, he never left any good food for her, but she hadn't expected him to be like this even at her sister's house.
Xu Feng didn't notice the expressions on the sisters' faces and was still stirring the basin with his spoon, looking for meat, wishing he could scoop out all half of the chicken.
Seeing Xu Feng scoop a full bowl of meat and still not be satisfied, just as Lin Xixue was about to speak, Xu Feng placed that bowl of meat in front of her sister.
"Wife, you eat this bowl of meat first. If you're not full, then eat the corn cakes."
Even with corn cakes, most families couldn't even eat their fill.
Hearing Xu Feng's words, the two sisters were completely stunned.
Lin Xiyue looked at the full bowl of meat in front of her, and tears uncontrollably streamed from her eyes.
"Why are you crying? The chicken will taste bad if it gets cold."
Xu Feng comforted her and then picked up the spoon again to scoop out the remaining meat in the basin until he couldn't see any more meat bits before stopping.
"Sister-in-law, you eat. Wang Jun is almost gone; eating it would be a waste. We two will just drink some chicken soup."
Xu Feng's words almost choked Wang Jun to death. The wild chicken he had hunted on the mountain, he couldn't eat a single bite of it.
Lin Xiyue, who had just been moved to tears, couldn't help but burst out laughing, and her tears immediately stopped.
"Crying and laughing like a child, hurry and eat."
Xu Feng used his finger to wipe away the tears from his wife's eyes. Lin Xiyue nodded and then picked up a piece of chicken with her chopsticks.
She turned her head to look at her husband's chicken soup, which was as clear as water, and couldn't help but want to put a few pieces into his bowl.
"Don't give it to me. You know I lose my appetite when I see chicken feathers that haven't been cleaned properly."
Xu Feng saw through his wife's intention at a glance and immediately found an excuse to refuse.
"Oh."
Lin Xiyue knew she couldn't argue with her husband and didn't insist anymore.
In these times, eating meat was like celebrating the New Year; who would dislike it?
It was just that she was reluctant to eat it, and she knew it, and Lin Xixue knew it too.