After a chubby wife with a child undergoes a remarkable transformation, her beauty becomes the talk

The couple returned home at noon, and the refrigerator and fan arrived right after them.

As soon as the two little ones entered the door, they saw the brand-new refrigerator and fan, and they excitedly circled around the two appliances.

"Now that Mom has a refrigerator, can we make lots of delicious food and eat it slowly?"

"Of course, since you have the afternoon off, let's go up the mountain to pick some chestnuts. With a refrigerator, we won't have to worry about the chestnuts spoiling."

"Great!"

As the sun began to set in the west, the mother and her two children arrived at the back of the mountain.

Shen Lu found a large basket, carried it on her back, and filled the basket with a jar of water.

The two little ones carried their own little baskets, made by Gu Xiao himself.

The three of them strolled leisurely towards the back of the mountain.

The two little ones were jumping and skipping around, very excited.

These little kids were forbidden by their parents from going up the mountain alone.

But for children, the more something is forbidden, the more tempting it becomes. The hill behind the residential compound seems to them like a secret treasure trove.

Every time Gu Xiao went hunting in the mountains, the two little ones would follow behind, bringing back many strange and unusual things.

However, there are still many unknown dangers on the mountain.

Before officially heading up the mountain, Shen Lu made a three-point agreement with the two little ones. She squatted down and spoke to them earnestly.

"There are many dangerous things on the mountain, so you must stay close to me, understand?"

Gu Xiao had obviously said similar things to the two little ones quite often, and the two little guys nodded seriously, even Gu Xingyu's face had lost its usual playful expression.

However, Shen Lu didn't plan to take the two little ones very far, as there were plenty of chestnut trees at the foot of the mountain.

We hadn't gone far when we came across a towering tree, which looked to be at least a hundred years old. There were many fist-sized chestnut balls on the ground, covered with hard thorns.

This was the chestnut tree that Shen Lu was looking for. Shen Lu picked up a chestnut from the ground and examined it carefully. The fruit was small and belonged to the type of chestnut with high sugar content and soft, glutinous flesh.

Shen Lu knew early on that chestnuts had thorns on their shells, so she specially brought long-handled iron tongs for holding charcoal.

The two little ones saw chestnut balls scattered on the ground and ran around excitedly, wanting to help Shen Lu pick up the chestnuts, but they didn't know how to handle the chestnut balls full of hard thorns.

Shen Lu couldn't help but laugh as she watched the two little ones scratching their heads.

"Alright, this is impossible to handle. I'll do it. You guys go gather some firewood over there."

The two little ones seemed a bit disappointed.

Shen Lu promised them that she would make roasted chestnuts for them when they got back in the afternoon, and the two little ones visibly cheered up and happily went to the side to pick up matches.

The sun wasn't very strong today, and I picked a whole basket of chestnuts without breaking a sweat.

The two children picked up half a chestnut, then ran off to catch crickets.

A gentle breeze caressed me, and all my fatigue vanished.

Shen Lu opened the water bottle, gave the two children some water, and urged them to be careful.

Before going up the mountain, Shen Lu specifically asked Gu Xiao to buy a chicken so she could make chestnut chicken for them for dinner.

The two little ones were very sensible and carried the baskets on their backs to help her carry the load.

Shen Lu smiled and filled each of their baskets with three or four chestnut balls.

As today's training drew to a close, Gu Xiao returned with the main group, just as Shen Lu and the twins were on their way home.

The mother and her two children encountered Gu Xiao in the courtyard.

"Daddy!" The two little ones ran over excitedly, each grabbing one of Gu Xiao's legs.

Shen Lu looked at the two identical leg ornaments and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Gu Xiao, dragging two leg ornaments, walked up to her in a few steps and took the basket from Shen Lu's back.

Shen Lu noticed the sweat on his forehead, took out her handkerchief from her pocket, and gently wiped it away.

"I picked a lot of chestnuts with Xiaoze and Xiaoyu, and we also found a lot of other good things. I'll make chestnut chicken for you tonight."

Shen Lu spoke lightly, her cool little hands gently wiping his sweat with a handkerchief.

A barely perceptible smile appeared on Gu Xiao's lips, and the heat in his body was completely dispelled.

"Let me do it. You've had a long morning, go inside and rest."

Gu Xiao naturally accepted the silk handkerchief embroidered with orchids.

It was time for training to end. The main group was a few steps behind Gu Xiao. As they passed the alley entrance, they saw Shen Lu looking up and wiping Gu Xiao's sweat.

The social atmosphere in this era is conservative, and even if people are married, they will not engage in any intimate behavior in front of outsiders.

For a moment, both men and women were stunned.

The men envied Gu Xiao for having such a caring and beautiful wife.

The women envied Shen Lu's tall and strong husband, as food was scarce in those days and men were generally over 1.7 meters tall.

In other words, Gu Xiao grew up hunting outside from a young age, and despite having genes in the Gu family that typically stood around 1.7 meters tall, he grew to over 1.8 meters.

Among the crowd was Wenxin, who was leaving get off work. Just a moment ago she was chatting and laughing with others, but upon seeing this scene, she could no longer smile.

She kept staring at Gu Xiao's tall figure as he walked into the house before she came back to her senses.

"Has Shen Luzhen really reformed like this?"

"Gu Xiao has finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel."

"They're really shameless to hug and cuddle like that in public."

Hearing the envious and jealous voices around her, Shen Lu bit her lower lip tightly.

She had heard that Shen Lu had married someone casually and was living a very difficult life, so she came to her aunt's place early just to see Shen Lu make a fool of herself.

I never expected that she would marry Gu Xiao, who is both handsome and capable!

On the contrary, the fact that she was still unmarried at the age of twenty-four drew a lot of criticism from gossipy women who said she was crazy.

She would never marry one of these barbarians.

As Wenxin thought about it, she couldn't help but recall the figure of Gu Xiao that she had just seen.

He was so tall and had such broad shoulders; lying on him must have felt incredibly safe!

After entering the house, Shen Lu rested for a while, then rolled up her sleeves to prepare to peel chestnuts and make chestnut chicken.

Unexpectedly, Gu Xiao saw this, and without changing his clothes, he peeled the chestnuts clean and cut the chicken into pieces.

Gu Xiao looked up and asked, "Is there anything else I can do?"

Shen Lu shook her head: "Leave the rest to me."

Gu Xiao nodded and went to the shower room to take a shower.

Shen Lu first made a cross-shaped cut on the chestnuts, then boiled them in cold water with salt to remove the bitterness of the chestnut skin.

Finally, add a bowl of water and a handful of white sugar to the pot. After the sugar water dissolves, pour in the chestnuts and soak for a while. Then stir-fry continuously over low heat.

Continue frying until the chestnuts release their aroma.

A sweet and fragrant aroma wafted in the air, and Xiao Ran and Xiao Lie followed the scent.

"Wow, it smells so good! It smells even better than the milk powder sold in stores!"

Seeing the two little gluttons clinging to the door frame and gazing at her longingly, Shen Lu was completely charmed, her heart melting into a puddle of water.

He gently patted their two round little heads.

Just then, Gu Xiao came out of the shower and followed the scent.

After Shen Lu finished rubbing the two little ones' heads, she turned around and saw Gu Xiao, who had the same expression as the twins.

Gu Xingyu shouted, "Daddy needs a pat on the head too!" Shen Lu's face immediately turned bright red. She gave Gu Xiao a look and said...

"Your fathers are all adults now, they don't need to be patted on the head."

The next second, Gu Xiao completely ignored her gaze, turned his head, and looked at her with his deep eyes.

It looks like a big tiger waiting to be petted.

Under the expectant gazes of the two children, Shen Lu had no choice but to reach out and gently pat Gu Xiao's head.

Unlike the two children's soft hair, Gu Xiao's hair was black and stiff, still carrying warm, steaming moisture, which tickled when brushed against his palm.

A tingling, electric-like sensation ran through Shen Lu's heart.

As if she had been electrocuted, she immediately withdrew her hand, but accidentally brushed against the man's high nose bridge.