I Overhear Animals' Thoughts to Feed My Family

Chapter 219: Chapter 195: Fighting Without Clothes

Lin Zhiyin and Jin Xiuying thought they were doing a good job hiding it, that no one would notice anything amiss. But aside from Little Tuanzi, all the other women in the room were experienced. Song Xiaoyu pursed her lips to hide a smile, Wang Lulu looked utterly gratified, and Chen Yanmei was grinning from ear to ear. ’Wonderful, wonderful! More grandchildren will be on their way soon!’ All this attention made Lin Zhiyin and Jin Xiuying blush for the entire morning.

The breakfast was sumptuous. There was glistening white rice porridge, three or four kinds of pickled vegetables, and large steamed buns scored with a cross on top, each one looking delicious. There was even a large stewed carp, which made Lin Huaimin and Wang Lulu feel as if they had been transported back to the lavish dinner table they had at home several years ago.

”You’ve gone to too much trouble. A normal meal would have been fine, there’s really no need for all this.”

Wang Lulu had just finished speaking when Chen Yanmei smiled with a touch of pride.

”Don’t you worry, we eat like this all the time. So please, just dig in.”

”What? Really?”

Wang Lulu and Lin Huaimin were both astonished. Their gazes turned to Lin Zhiyin, and they only believed it when she nodded. They had thought just being free would be enough; they never imagined they would live such a prosperous life. Just last night, they had their first peaceful night’s sleep in two years and already felt this new life was wonderful. They never expected even more surprises to be in store.

”Then eating three meals a day... that wasn’t a special change just for us?”

Lin Huaimin couldn’t help but ask. When everyone nodded and said no, a smile spread across his face. What was this feeling? It was like being a bachelor your whole life, and then suddenly a beautiful woman comes and asks to marry you. You’d already be completely satisfied, right? But then the beauty also comes with a huge dowry. It felt like winning the lottery. That was exactly how Lin Huaimin and Wang Lulu felt right now. They had been worried about being too much of a burden on the Zhao family, but now they realized they were worrying for nothing. The Zhaos truly didn’t mind having two more mouths to feed. Now it also made sense why the Zhao family had so many animals in their house.

”Uncle, Auntie, don’t you worry. Your son-in-law is very capable. We could feed another ten people and still have plenty. Oh, and Mom, Dad, Uncle, Auntie, let’s pick a day after the New Year for the wedding. The two of us can have a double wedding with my second brother and his bride.”

Zhao Wendong’s words instantly made the four parents even happier.

”Wonderful, wonderful! I’ll go find your Granny Liu in a bit to pick an auspicious date. We’ll see which day is suitable after the New Year!”

Chen Yanmei smiled so widely her eyes crinkled shut, agreeing readily. Lin Huaimin and Wang Lulu naturally had no objections and also agreed with smiles.

After breakfast, the heavy snow was still drifting down outside. On a snowy day like this, even the sparrows were in hiding. With no sparrows to catch, Zhao Wenwu instantly felt bored. Recalling the sweet bliss of the previous night, he tugged Jin Xiuying’s hand.

”Wifey, this is boring. Let’s go fight!”

”Hahaha!”

He thought he was being quiet, but with his booming voice, even his whisper was perfectly clear to everyone else. Everyone instantly burst out laughing. Jin Xiuying’s face turned as red as a monkey’s butt, and she lowered her head without saying a word.

”Third Brother, what are you laughing at? Weren’t you and Messy Girl the first ones to go fight last night?”

Holy shit!

Zhao Wendong’s laughter died instantly, his smile freezing on his face. Lin Zhiyin covered her face with both hands, feeling like she could never show her face in public again. ’Just kill me now,’ she thought.

”Hahaha!”

The rest of the Zhao family laughed even louder.

”Nephew Shitou, Third Brother and Third Sister-in-law are fighting, so why is everyone laughing so happily?”

Little Tuanzi, cuddling Zhuangzhuang and the White Weasel with the White Fox lying beside her, asked the onlooking Shitou next to her with a confused look. Her voice was adorably high and sweet. The crowd’s laughter subsided a bit, their attention drawn to the two little ones’ conversation. Shitou didn’t even notice he had become the center of attention. He was lying on the edge of the kang, grinning and winking slyly at Little Tuanzi.

”Auntie, my Third Uncle fighting with my Third Auntie is different from when he fights with other people.”

”How is it different?”

”When he fights with Third Auntie, they don’t wear clothes. My mom and dad also fight without clothes on all the time.”

Zhao Wenjun, who had been grinning happily beside them, let out a sharp gasp and nearly choked when he heard his son’s words. Song Xiaoyu’s face also instantly flushed red.

”Zhao Shitou!!”

After all, Song Xiaoyu was a mother of two. She didn’t bury her head in the sand like Lin Zhiyin and Jin Xiuying. Instead, with a furious roar, she put down Yadan who was in her arms and went to grab Shitou, ready to give him a ”loving reward.” Seeing that things were going south, Zhao Shitou scrambled onto the kang in a flash and stood in the corner, wiggling his butt at his mom.

”Nyah nyah nyah, can’t catch me!”

”Hahaha!”

Zhao Wenwu roared with laughter, his mouth wide open. Zhao Wendong laughed so hard his stomach hurt, slapping the kang mat repeatedly. ’This nephew of mine is really something,’ he thought. ’He really comes through when you need him!’ Wang Lulu and Lin Huaimin exchanged a glance. Looking at the chaotic and lively Zhao family, the smiles on their faces grew even wider. ’So this is happiness and joy? This is what a family is? This feeling is so wonderful. It feels like we’ve never experienced this before!’

The day after tomorrow, for the Little New Year, the Commune was holding a big market fair. This was the largest gathering organized by the Commune this year, and in Zhao Wendong’s memory, the only one in recent years. Zhao Wendong made the decision on the spot: everyone would go except for Zhao Dashan. This made Little Tuanzi ecstatic, and she started jumping up and down nonstop. Even Shitou, whose butt had just been soundly spanked several times, forgot about the pain and started looking forward to the day after tomorrow.

As the disaster year was just beginning, there should still be plenty of good things at the big market. In his past life, Zhao Wendong’s life was a complete mess at this time, so busy scrounging for food that he didn’t go at all. Later, he heard people who went mention it a few times, saying that someone had even been killed there, which is why he remembered it.