Chapter 76 Drink Wine
Tian Xiuniang wrinkled her nose with an unhappy face, but in the end, she left directly.
Liu Cuihua apologized to Huang Husheng with a smile, "Sorry for my daughter-in-law's rudeness. Food isn't easy to be found in winter. Although we have hoarded enough food, it's been a long time for us to eat green vegetables. Later, I will cook it."
Quietly hearing their conversation, Su Jiuyue suddenly cut in, "Mom, could we buy some wine for Mr. Huang?"
Su Jiuyue didn't straightforwardly explain that Huang Husheng had a wish to drink wine. But Liu Cuihua considered Su Jiuyue as a good girl without extravagant desires who couldn't make such an unreasonable demand.
Then she realized that Mr. Huang must have mentioned earlier. Mr. Huang, unlike normal greedy relatives, was an important guest for their family. If they kept in a good relationship with him, they could get help from him in the future.
"Little girl, I'll give you some money to buy some wine back," said Liu Cuihua.
Hearing the words, Su Jiuyue followed her into the inner chamber.
When all the women went outside, only leaving men, Huang Husheng felt less embarrassed.
Then Huang Husheng said Wu Chuan beside, "Old brother, luckily, you came out for searching us. It's no big deal even if I died in the mountain, but not for Jiuyue..."
Before Wu Chuan tried to comfort him, Wu Xiyuan sitting beside replied, "It wouldn't happen. I will protect my wife."
Hearing this, Huang Husheng was lost for words.
Huang Husheng just meant to express his gratitude without the expectation of seeing their close attachment.
It was already torture for him who came here from afar without family's company. Huang Husheng didn't expect he had to suffer another torture coming from Wu Xiyuan's public affection for his wife.
Amused by his son, Wu Chuan managed not to laugh out when he saw Huang Husheng's distressed face through the light of the kerosene lamp. Wu Chuan then changed the subject.
He asked, "Mr. Huang, don't take it too hard. Day easily turned black in the mountain. It's always normal except today. If you want to wander around the mountain, my son will go along with you."
When mentioned by his father, Wu Xiyuan showed a bit plaintive face and cut in, "Dad, I'm your son, right?"
Wu Chuan didn't reply, considering the decision of letting Wu Xiyuan go along with Mr. Huang.
Then he tried to believe his son could be the one who would be helped!
Huang Husheng was also stupefied for a moment, and then burst out laughing.
Wu Xiyuan was a little confused, his elbows propped up on the table, holding his face and muttering with an unpleasant look, "What are you laughing at?"
Wu Xiyuan believed these men could never treat him seriously as well as his wife did! His wife was the best person in the world!
When Su Jiuyue was about to buy wine outside, Wu Xiyuan insisted on coming along regardless of others' dissuasion. In the end, Liu Cuihua said,
"Let him come along. It's dark now. I'm worried about her safety if she goes alone."
His mother's permission cheered Wu Xiyuan up who took over the wine pot from Su Jiuyue and also naturally held her hand. Wu Xiyuan nodded with a solemn look and promised, "Yes! I will protect her."
Su Jiuyue didn't see it coming. Originally, she hoped she could run errands quickly by herself because of the cold weather outside and there was no need to come along with Wu Xiyuan.
But seeing his perseverance, she couldn't refuse him.
They two didn't go a long distance since Xia Fengchun's family in the village made wine on their own. Following the scent of wine, they two arrived and shouted twice outside the fence, "Uncle Fengchun!"