Kissed and Seduced By the Most Rough Man in the Village-Chapter 31: Let’s Have Children

"How is that possible?" Su Xiaoxiao’s eyes widened in disbelief. Then she cast an annoyed glance at him. "I just said I would talk to your father myself. It’s not like you’re not paying for the house, and you don’t need to find someone to build the house. When we build the house, we’ll be providing meals for everyone every day, and both you and your mother will have to help me. With so many people, how could I manage it all by myself? We’ll need to buy a lot of food."

As Su Xiaoxiao kept complaining, Jiang Yexun’s initial unease gradually dissipated. The overwhelming sense of happiness made the corners of his mouth curl uncontrollably.

After Su Xiaoxiao finished speaking, she noticed his gaze on her, and her cheeks blushed slightly. "Why are you laughing? I’m serious! Anyway, when the time comes, we’ll have to publicly state that I paid for the house, so even if we get married, I have the right to keep them out of my room."

Su Xiaoxiao proudly puffed out her small chest, not seeing any issue with using Jiang Yexun’s money to build the house. Jiang Yexun wasn’t short of money, and neither was she. Moreover, they were destined to be husband and wife in this life, so why bother counting so precisely?

"Alright, I’ll follow your lead," Jiang Yexun said with an indulgent tone, suppressing any hint of objection in his voice.

"Then, I also want to build a very clean toilet and a separate bathing area. You’ll need to find someone to build a large bathtub for me. Don’t forget the kitchen; we’ll be eating well and forget about the others. Let’s start with a three-room house: one for your mother, one for us, and one for our future child."

Su Xiaoxiao counted the conditions on her fingers, listing them for the man in front of her.

"Are you going to have children with me?" Jiang Yexun’s excitement surged within him, his heart pounding. However, his gaze immediately dropped to Su Xiaoxiao’s slender waist, which he could easily encircle, and he quickly shook his head in refusal. "No, let’s wait a few more years before having children. You’re so thin; how can you handle a child? Let me fatten you up first, and then we can consider having children."

Su Xiaoxiao followed his gaze and looked down at her waist. Well, she had a slender waist fitting the beauty standard of modern times; getting fatter would be unattractive.

"You can forget about it. My belly belongs to me, and I’m the one who can decide whether I will have children or not. Not only one, but I want to have two. I’ll get pregnant early next year and give birth by the end of the year. Then, we can wait another year before getting pregnant again, and we’ll still give birth at the end of the year. This way, we’ll have a boy and a girl, forming a harmonious family."

Su Xiaoxiao touched her belly and spoke with absolute certainty. She would have one child in 1975 and another in 1977. By the end of 1977, she would be ready for college, perfectly timed.

As she outlined her plan, Jiang Yexun’s excitement continued to surge. His fingers rubbed against his trouser legs with force to restrain himself from hugging the girl tightly, overcome with joy.

Su Xiaoxiao, seeing that he hadn’t responded for a while, playfully kicked his small leg. "I’m talking to you; did you hear me?"

"I heard you! Having children! Sure, how many do you want, we’ll have as many as you like," Jiang Yexun eagerly replied, blushing at the roots of his ears. But his gaze dared not linger and quickly shifted to the young girl next to them.

"Let’s go, hurry back and eat dumplings, or they won’t taste good," Jiang Yexun hastily said, picking up the basket and heading back to the educated youth dormitory.

Su Xiaoxiao hurriedly caught up with him. "If we’re going back to the educated youth dormitory, will you eat with me? If you want to leave earlier, we can eat outside."

These days, there weren’t many ways to date, so not being able to share a meal together was disappointing.

"I’ll eat with you. I made extra dumplings, enough for both of us," Jiang Yexun said in a muffled voice.

Satisfied with his answer, Su Xiaoxiao smiled. When they returned to the educated youth dormitory’s kitchen, the educated youths had already prepared dinner: cabbage and radish stew, pickled vegetables with chili, and sweet potato porridge.

Seeing them enter, the others made room, giving them two seats. However, when Su Xiaoxiao saw that there wasn’t even a meter of space left, she hesitated. She bit her lip, unsure of whether to approach, fearing she might do something embarrassing in front of everyone. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

Jiang Yexun noticed her hesitation and thought she might be embarrassed by the attention of so many people. He quickly apologized to the other educated youths, "You guys go ahead and eat. We just came to borrow a small spoon of vinegar. I’ll return it tomorrow."

"No need, no need. Educated Youth Su has lent us many things before. It’s just a spoon of vinegar; there’s no need to be so particular," the educated youths quickly waved off his offer.

Su Xiaoxiao was generous, often lending them oil or sugar when they needed it, and she never asked them to return such small amounts.

They weren’t so petty as to make an issue out of borrowing a spoon of vinegar.

"Thank you," Jiang Yexun nodded appreciatively and then took a bowl to fill it with a small amount of vinegar. He took Su Xiaoxiao with him to the yard.

There was a table and chairs made of bamboo in the yard. They looked old and worn, but they were still usable. They sat across from each other, and Jiang Yexun placed the bowl of vinegar in the middle. He then served a large portion of dumplings to Su Xiaoxiao.

Su Xiaoxiao savored the tender cabbage and pork dumplings and closed her eyes in satisfaction. "Mmm, it’s delicious!"

Jiang Yexun looked at her, relieved that she enjoyed the food he had prepared for her.

He had been worried that she might not be accustomed to the simple rural cuisine after having access to more luxurious meals.

"Are you exaggerating a bit? If you like it, I can make it for you more often. But don’t people in the South prefer to eat rice? I’ll buy some fine grains in town these days and make white rice for you."

Jiang Yexun’s lips curled up, his gaze fixed on Su Xiaoxiao.

"As long as it’s delicious, I’ll eat anything. I’m craving meat right now. It’s been twenty days, and everything I’ve eaten has been so bland," Su Xiaoxiao said with a hint of frustration.

Jiang Yexun knew that the educated youths had money. However, the meals at the educated youth dormitory were prepared collectively, and everyone contributed according to their means. Su Xiaoxiao couldn’t sneakily eat meat on her own, and it was impossible to openly share it with the other twenty or so educated youths in the educated youth dormitory. She had to endure it.

"I’ll bring you meat every day from now on," Jiang Yexun promised solemnly.

Su Xiaoxiao was taken aback and quickly refused, "No, you can’t do that. How can you eat meat every day? People will say you’ve severed the spirit of socialism."

"They all know I go hunting," Jiang Yexun didn’t care what others said. Could he let his future wife suffer because of what others thought?

"It’s different! Before, they knew you were hunting to earn a little extra, and although your family’s meals were better than those of others in the educated youth dormitory, it wasn’t a big deal. But if you start cooking meat every day, they’ll become suspicious. They’ll smell the meat from your house even when they’re far away and might report you. Your father is still the team leader, and whether it’s in the eyes of the people in the team or the leaders above, he should set an example."

Su Xiaoxiao advised in a soft, gentle voice. However, Jiang Yexun’s expression grew increasingly grim as she spoke.