Chapter 19 - From now onwards, I’ll protect you

After they turned into tender tofu pudding, Shi Qingluo scooped up a few more bowls.

She looked at Xiao Hanzheng and asked, “Do you like sweet or salty food?”

Xiao Hanzheng replied, “Salty, I guess.”

He didn’t really like sweet food.

Shi Qingluo chuckled and said, “Then we have the same taste buds.”

At this time, chilli hadn’t been introduced into the Daliang dynasty, so she couldn’t eat it even if she wanted to.

She thought to herself that she had to think of a way to plant the chilli seeds one day.

“What about the two of you?” She asked Baili and Erlang.

Both of them chose the sweet ones.

Sugar was expensive now, and the two of them had basically never eaten it in the Xiao Family’s old residence.

After the separation, their brother had bought some sugar and they had since fallen in love with it.

There was soy sauce and salt at home, so Shi Qingluo also fried some soybeans.

She sprinkled it on two bowls of tofu pudding.

She brought a bowl to Xiao Hanzheng. “Come, Zheng’ge, dig in please!”

Xiao Hanzheng took the bowl and raised his eyebrows. “Zheng’ge?”

Shi Qingluo was also momentarily speechless. “You’re older than me, is it wrong to call you Zheng’ge?”

She winked at Xiao Hanzheng, and her voice deliberately softened. “Don’t tell me you still want to call me Brother Zheng?”

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Xiao Hanzheng laughed. “As long as you’re happy, I don’t mind.”

Brother Zheng seemed to be more intimate.

Shi Qingluo rubbed her hands. “If you don’t mind, I mind. I have goosebumps all over.”

It was okay to make a joke.Thinking about calling him Zheng’ge everyday made her feel a little cringe.

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The main thing was that she wasn’t such a soft girl.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t be a big deal.

When Xiao Baili and Xiao Erlang saw her sister-in-law like this, they couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

Xiao Hanzheng got the two little ones to bring out the tofu pudding for his mother to taste.

After the two of them left the kitchen.

He looked at the lively Shi Qingluo and the smile in his eyes deepened. “Actually, you can also call me hubby.”

The first impression that Shi Qingluo gave him yesterday was too deep.

Her eyes were smiling like crescent moons and her gaze was clear. She raised her hand to greet him. “Hello, hubby!”

At that time, he was stunned, and he remembered how she looked the first time he saw her.

Shi Qingluo looked at him with a smile, and her tone deliberately dragged out her teasing, “So you like me to call you hubby!”

He didn’t expect this guy to look so serious, so he was so sultry?

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Xiao Hanzheng realised that her little wife really won’t feel shy.

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The way he looked at her was a little strange, as if he had never seen her before.

Not knowing whether to laugh or cry, he said, “We’re husband and wife. You call me husband, and I call you wife. Isn’t that a normal form of address?”

Shi Qingluo raised her eyebrows. “But we’re not that close yet.”

Xiao Hanzheng said, “Getting married are the words of our parents’ matchmakers.

“Many men and women have not even seen each other before getting married, let alone being familiar with each other.

“We were familiar with each other for a whole day yesterday.”

Therefore, it was okay for her call him husband or hubby.

When Shi Qingluo heard this, she felt that it made sense.

In ancient times, blind marriage was the norm.

Hence, it was already very good that she could choose one for herself.

If she were to get married after travelling through time, and the man wasn’t the one she liked, she would cry.

However, she wasn’t entangled with Xiao Hanzheng.

“We weren’t together from a blind marriage, I chose you on my own initiative.”

She walked up to Xiao Hanzheng and raised her head to look at him with a domineering look on her face.

“That’s why you’re mine during the marriage trial. If you dare to be unfaithful, I’ll break your legs first before I divorce with you.”

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She had heard that Xiao Hanzheng had been particularly popular before.

The young ladies in the village and even some in the town also wanted to marry him.

Shi Qingluo did not care about those peach blossoms, but she wouldn’t allow him to be unfaithful during the marriage trial.

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She was just that domineering.

Xiao Hanzheng was stunned.

He clearly did not expect Shi Qingluo to announce her dominance that he was not allowed to have any feelings for other girls.

After he regained his senses, he moved closer to Shi Qingluo’s ear and asked with a chuckle, “Break my legs? Hmm?”

As for divorcing with him, he had ignored it.

This would not happen because he had confidence that it was impossible for him to be fond of other girls.

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Having such a problematic, lively, and domineering wife was already enough to give him a headache.

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The breath that Xiao Hanzheng exhaled when he spoke into Shi Qing’s ears, caused her ears to go numb.

This person’s voice was also very pleasant to hear.

He fulfilled her checklist again. How annoying!

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It was rare for her face to turn slightly red.

She pushed him away and said, “You don’t need to come so close when you are speaking.”

Then, she shook her little fist and looked at him seriously. “Don’t believe me? If you dare to be unfaithful, I’ll break your legs.”

Xiao Hanzheng saw that her face was covered in a layer of pink, and became a little happier.

He smiled and said, “I believe you. In order not to let you break my legs, I won’t dare to be unfaithful.”

Shi Qingluo rolled her eyes at him. “Wrong. It’s not that you don’t dare to be unfaithful because you don’t want me to break your legs.”

“It’s because you have to be loyal to our marriage first. Don’t forget that we’re still trying out our marriage.”

She shrugged her shoulders nonchalantly. “Of course, if you really like other girls, we’ll divorce.”

However, it was necessary to break his legs first.

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Who asked Xiao Hanzheng to provoke her first and agree to try out the marriage together.

Xiao Hanzheng’s smile turned a little lighter.

He didn’t like the last sentence she said.

His little wife was always bringing up the idea of a divorce.

It seemed that she had some ulterior motives. This wasn’t good.

He did not dare to say it, but he followed her words. “Alright, I’ll listen to you. I’m loyal to our marriage, not because I’m afraid that you’ll break my legs.”

Shi Qingluo raised her chin. “That’s better.”

She reached out and patted Xiao Hanzheng’s shoulder. “Don’t worry. As long as you’re loyal to me, I’ll protect you in the future.

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“If anyone bullies you, I will break his legs.”

Her young husband’s thin body and gentleness made him an easy target for bullies.

So as long as he was loyal, she would protect him.

Xiao Hanzheng met her clear and serious eyes and was dazed.

This was the first time in two lifetimes that someone said, “I will protect you. Whoever bullies you, I will break his legs.”.

His frozen heart melted a little more, and the corners of his lips curled up. “Alright, I will rely on my wife to protect me from now on.”

Shi Qingluo gave a big smile. “Of course.”

She then winked at Xiao Hanzheng. “Hubby, is the tofu pudding delicious?”

Xiao Hanzheng scooped a spoonful and tasted it. “Fresh and tender, not bad.”

Shi Qingluo smiled smugly and said, “You don’t even bother who made it.”

Xiao Hanzheng smiled and supported her. “My wife is very good.”

Shi Qingluo raised her chin proudly and said, “That’s true.”

She had heard from her best friend that men who praise their wives and acknowledge the fruits of their labour weren’t bad.

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Xiao Hanzheng wasn’t bad.

Looking at her complacent gesture, the smile in his eyes became even stronger.

Soon, Xiao Baili and Xiao Erlang returned to the kitchen.

Xiao Baili smiled and said, “Sister-in-law, my mother praised the tofu pudding you made.”

“Erlang and I like it too.”

As it took a long time to make tofu, the other aunties went home to work first.

They would come back later.

Shi Qingluo was much more modest in front of Xiao Baili. “It’s good that you like it. Come, let’s continue making tofu.”

Then, she let Xiao Baili and Xiao Erlang apply pressure with a wet cloth.