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Chapter 10 There aren't many good men with any real awareness anymore.
When Qin Yishen brought the two fish home, Jiang Man was kneading dough on the board to release the air.

Hearing the commotion in the yard, she immediately turned her head to look.

Just then, Qin Yishen placed two large fish in a large iron basin, rolled up his sleeves to reveal his muscular forearms, and poured a bucket of water into it.

Jiang Man placed the kneaded dough under the bowl, washed his hands, and went over.

"Wow!" Jiang Man exclaimed in surprise upon seeing the two large carp in the basin, "You've only been out for a short while, and you've already caught two such fat fish?"

"I didn't arrest him."

Qin Yishen took Jiang Man's still dripping hand and wiped it with his own clothes.

“This was given to me by Xu Laosan. I ran into him as soon as I left the yard. He said he wanted me to stew it for you to help you recover, because you are too thin.”

Jiang Man looked down at her own body and realized that she was indeed a bit thin.

But she felt that she was fine as she was, and there was no need to deliberately gain weight.

"Xu Laosan?" Jiang Man sensitively caught the unfamiliar name, and a man with dark skin, a strong build, and a somewhat fierce appearance appeared in her mind. "Is he the man who spoke up for me yesterday?"

Qin Yishen glanced at her with some surprise, not expecting that she would still remember.

"Yes, he and I are the closest in the village. There are many children who are not close, but he is my only childhood friend."

After wiping her left hand, Qin Yishen began wiping her right hand, as if he were cleaning some precious treasure.

“After I joined the army, he took care of Shi An and Shi Ning for me. But he has his own family, and I can’t be so selfish as to entrust the children to him. So I can only leave them with my older brother and sister-in-law and ask them to keep an eye on them.”

“Once, when Shi Ning had a fever, Shi An asked his older brother and sister-in-law to take Shi Ning to see a doctor, but his sister-in-law said that children are not so delicate and that they would be fine after taking fever-reducing medicine.”

"As a result, Shi Ning had a fever for two days, and Shi An ran to find Lao San crying. Upon hearing this, Lao San immediately took Shi Ning to the hospital. During this process, his eldest brother tried to stop him, but Lao San was not afraid at all and almost used a rake to crack open his head."

As Jiang Man listened, he began to admire Xu Laosan more.

"So I just told him to go back and tell his wife to come over for dinner tonight." Qin Yishen reluctantly let go of Jiang Man's hand and asked with a pitiful look, "You won't blame me, will you?"

Jiang Man looked at him in confusion: "Why should I blame you?"

"Because it's you who's suffering, not me."

A layer of concern that Jiang Man could not ignore surfaced in Qin Yishen's eyes: "You are the one who cooked, but I am the one who invited others, so I feel that what I did was adding to your burden... I'm sorry, Xiaoman."

Jiang Man was shocked; this level of awareness was truly rare in the world.

Just because of his awareness and respect for himself, she'll definitely cook a few good dishes tonight!

"It's okay, I'll forgive you this time!"

Jiang Man didn't say anything like, "What's the big deal? We're husband and wife." Sometimes, the more you say things like that, the more people will try to manipulate you, because deep down, you've already taken this kind of sacrifice for granted.

If you don't cherish yourself, who will cherish you?

Having lived a second life, Jiang Man deeply understands this principle, so she decides to let Comrade Qin Yishen uphold and carry forward this fine moral character!
"Since we have guests coming over tonight, we should cook more delicious food. Two fish won't be enough."

Upon hearing this, a smile immediately appeared in Qin Yishen's eyes.

"I'll go buy groceries now. Do you want me to make a list?" Jiang Man thought for a moment and decided, "Can you help me clean the fish? I'll go knead some dough, and then we can go buy groceries together."

"it is good."

Both of them worked quickly and finished in about ten minutes.

Qin Yishen and Jiang Man went to the largest convenience store in the village. Jiang Man planned to stew two fish for dinner, make shredded pork with garlic sauce, stir-fry eggs and persimmons, and finally stir-fry Kung Pao chicken.

"Boss, give me two persimmons, two carrots, and two..."

"Oh my, what a coincidence! Sister, you're here to buy groceries too!"

Before Jiang Man could finish speaking, she was disgusted by a affected "sister".

"vomit……"

Jiang He's smile instantly froze on her face, and she immediately questioned, "What do you mean by this?"

"nausea."

Jiang Man rolled her eyes, ignoring Jiang He who was causing trouble, and quickly finished saying what she wanted.

Qin Yishen reached out and took the bag from the shopkeeper, holding it in one hand while putting his other arm around Jiang Man's shoulder, showing a strong protective instinct.

Jiang He came to buy groceries by herself today. Lin Yanqing wanted to eat braised pork, but she didn't know how to cook it at all. However, she was too embarrassed to say it out loud, so she gritted her teeth and went out to buy the meat.

As soon as she entered the convenience store, she saw Jiang Man, with the tall Qin Yishen standing next to her. The way he was taking such good care of her made her almost go crazy with jealousy!

"Sister, why did you only buy vegetables? Are you a little short on money? If you don't have any, just tell me. Yan Qing just gave me a few hundred yuan in change today, and I can lend you some."

Jiang He tucked the hair behind her ear and spoke in a sarcastic tone.

Jiang Man sneered, looking at Jiang He as if she were trash: "If you want to show off, go to the village entrance, grab a megaphone and shout so the whole village can hear. Why bother making trouble for yourself here?"

"How can you talk to me like that? I only said that because I was worried you'd have a hard life. I know you care about your image, but now that you're married, you still need to change, otherwise you'll suffer a lot in the future."

Seeing that more and more people were coming to buy things, Jiang He started performing again.

"Then thank you in advance!"

Jiang Man looked at her with a smile, stretched out her hand, her fair palm facing upwards, as if asking for money.

Jiang He's face stiffened. "What do you mean by this?"

"Of course I want money!" Jiang Man looked at Jiang He with feigned confusion. "Didn't you say that people should learn to bow their heads? I've bowed my head now, so give me the money. Didn't you insist on lending it to me?"

Jiang He's lips twitched, and her arrogant expression vanished, replaced by hesitation.

"Alright, enough with the nice words."

Jiang Manyan was tired, so she put away her expression and said to Jiang He, "I'm not afraid of this little bit of money. Everyone knows my man is a pilot, right? His monthly salary is more than your fiancé's annual salary, isn't it? Oh right, I forgot, you two haven't returned to the city yet, and neither of you has a formal job."

Jiang Man shook her head, feigning a sigh: "Don't take what I just said to heart, little sister. By the way, when are you and Lin Zhiqing getting married? You insisted on getting married with me, but Lin Zhiqing's parents wouldn't allow it, so when did you two decide?"

(End of this chapter)