Chapter 144 Heavy Rain
Xu Hongdou was a little unsure when she saw Chen Mo appear in front of her: "You..."

Chen Mo walked over with a smile, rubbed Xu Hongdou's head, and then joked with Aunt Baoping:
"Aunt Baoping, can you add me as a freeloader?"

"It turns out that Chen Mo is back. No problem, you two can come together to get an extra pair of chopsticks." Aunt Baoping said readily.

Xu Hongdou felt the warmth of Chen Mo's palm, and then she had a real sense of reality. Then she stretched out her hand, seemingly hugging Chen Mo's waist, but in fact her index finger and thumb skillfully pinched a piece of soft flesh.

At the same time, she asked with a smile on her face:
"Why did you come without telling me in advance?"

"Sigh~~"

Feeling the familiar pain in his waist, Chen Mo took a deep breath and quickly pressed down the hand, keeping a smile on his face, and said:
"Isn't this a surprise for you?"

"Is that so~~" Xu Hongdou nodded "suddenly", but the strength in her hands did not decrease at all.

First he deliberately said that he was behind her to make her happy, then he pretended that it was a momentary joke to make her angry, then he sincerely apologized to make her believe it, and finally he did this.

Surprise, right?

Is it fun?
Xu Hongdou smiled with her eyes curved into a sweet expression, showing that she was deeply moved, but she added rotation to her fingers with the original force.

Chen Mo endured the pain and quickly found an excuse to interrupt his wife's expression of love, "Aunt Baoping, I brought some hairy crabs here, you can take some back later."

"No, no, I just came to borrow some soy sauce." Aunt Aquarius waved her hand quickly.

"We have soy sauce, and you can take some hairy crabs with you. Come on, let's go in and I'll give it to you."

Chen Mo turned around and was about to lead Aunt Baoping into the courtyard. Xu Hongdou glanced at him and slowly withdrew her hand.

Humph, I'll let you go for now.

Aunt Baoping followed Chen Mo into the courtyard and saw a table full of dishes: blanched prawns, sweet and sour pork ribs, beef brisket with potatoes, fish head with tofu, and a plate of hairy crabs.

"Oh, so many dishes, were they all made by you, Chen Mo?"

Chen Mo smiled and said, "Just make some home-cooked dishes."

Aunt Baoping praised: "Looking at the appearance of this dish, I know that your cooking skills must be good. I didn't expect that you are not only handsome, but also such a good cook."

Chen Mo jokingly said, "Aunt Baoping, if you keep talking like this, are you going to introduce someone to me?"

Aunt Baoping nodded regretfully: "Don't tell me, if you don't have a partner, I'll introduce you to one."

"High is fine, but low is not okay. My standards are here." Chen Mo pointed at Xu Hongdou.

Aunt Baoping smacked her lips and said, "If you're looking for something like Hongdou, we really don't have any in this area."

Xu Hongdou said with a smile: "Aunt Baoping, if one is not enough, why don't you introduce a few more to him?"

"Cough cough~~"

Chen Mo coughed several times after hearing this and said with a wry smile, "No, no, no, it was just a joke."

"Huh? It was just a joke." Xu Hongdou looked strange at first, then she smiled and narrowed her eyes, "Why, did you take it seriously?"

Chen Mo quickly waved his hands, "No, no, absolutely not."

"If there is no, then there is no. Why are you so excited? Do you think it's beautiful just thinking about it?" Xu Hongdou asked with a smile.

Chen Mo's face suddenly turned serious, "Nonsense, I haven't even thought about it!"

After hearing this, Xu Hongdou looked as if she was smiling but not smiling, and she didn't know whether to believe it or not.

Chen Mo laughed dryly for a few times, and suddenly "remembered":
"Oh, by the way, Aunt Aquarius, I'll go get you the soy sauce first."

Then he quickly turned and went to the kitchen.

"Okay, no rush."

Aunt Baoping responded, then gave Xu Hongdou a thumbs up and whispered, "Hongdou, you will definitely be able to manage the family from now on."

Xu Hongdou couldn't help but smile, "We were just bickering for fun, Aunt Baoping."

Aunt Aquarius rolled her eyes and said, "I'm not that old and confused. I know that you young people are joking."

"But after a few years of experience, I am still very good at judging people. You, Jinhua, have good taste and know how to choose people."

Often, the words and actions spoken during a joke best reflect a person's true inner thoughts.

Whether a person cares about another person or not, and whether he respects him or her, can be clearly seen unintentionally.

Xu Hongdou felt very happy after hearing what Aunt Baoping said.

It’s not because she was being praised, but rather, praising her for her good vision is tantamount to praising Chen Moren.

Xu Hongdou said seriously, "So, I can't let you, Aunt Baoping, introduce him to someone anymore."

Aunt Baoping shook her head in amusement, "You asked me not to introduce it yet, I'll save it for Ayao."

Xu Hongdou smiled. It turned out that this was the reason why Xiaochun liked to arrange blind dates for Mr. Xie. It was genetic.

"Come here, Aunt Aquarius, this is the soy sauce you asked for." In addition to a bottle of soy sauce, Chen Mo also brought a gift box of hairy crabs.

"This box contains hairy crabs. Take them home and try them. Steam them with some ginger slices."

"Keep this for yourselves," Aunt Aquarius declined.

"I brought a lot here, for Aunt Agui and others as well. There's something for everyone." Chen Mo stuffed the things directly into Aunt Baoping's hands.

Xu Hongdou also said, "Take it, Aunt Baoping. We were not polite when we took your milk fan and flower cake."

"Okay, then I'll accept it." Aunt Aquarius didn't refuse after hearing that.

"I'll go back right away. Xiaochun must be waiting anxiously at home."

"Okay, then go slower."

After seeing Aunt Baoping off, Chen Mo turned to look at Xu Hongdou, his eyes tender and he opened his arms: "Hug."

Xu Hongdou walked over and patted Chen Mo a few times, "You said you were cooking at home and would video chat later. You are quite an actor."

Chen Mo smiled and hugged Xu Hongdou, buried his head in her snow-white neck, smelled the unique body fragrance of Xu Hongdou, and whispered:

"Don't I miss you?"

Xu Hongdou didn't say anything after hearing this. She put her face on Chen Mo's chest and quietly put her hands around Chen Mo's waist.

Under the warm yellow light, a pair of silhouettes were projected in the courtyard, and the two of them hugged each other quietly for a long time.

"Let's eat first, the food will be cold soon." Xu Hongdou raised her head and said.

"Yeah." Chen Mo nodded and let go of Xu Hongdou.

When Xu Hongdou turned around, Chen Mo pulled her back and pecked her on her rosy and attractive lips.

Xu Hongdou rolled her eyes and turned to get a bowl to serve rice.

"Would you like some wine?" Chen Mo took out two red wine glasses.

"Okay."

Xu Hongdou nodded, but saw that what Chen Mo poured was not red wine.

"Is this the cherry wine brewed by Xie'a Milk that you poured?" "Yes."

After pouring, the two clinked glasses together.

Chen Mo even swirled the glass as if he was tasting red wine. "Look at this wine, it's pink in color, and it can create an atmosphere just as good as red wine."

Xu Hongdou nodded with a smile, then asked in confusion: "Didn't Mr. Xie finish the drink he brought last time? Why is there still some?"

"I sent two boxes of hairy crabs this afternoon, and they brought two bottles back." Chen Mo raised his eyebrows.

"But the landlord has no more food left. If you want to drink more, you'll have to wait until next year when Grandma Xie brews more."

Xu Hongdou nodded and said, "The rose wine brewed by Aunt Baoping is also good. Xiaochun gave me two bottles last time."

Chen Mo smiled and said, "It seems that every family has some hidden treasures. Next time, let's drink rose. Rose wine."

When talking about "rose wine", Chen Mo felt a little weird, as if seeing a familiar name being used as a store sign.

After meeting Huang Yime, "rose" has become a reference to a person, and Huang Yime's appearance is similar to Xu Hongdou's, so Chen Mo felt it was quite strange for a moment.

Xu Hongdou seemed to have noticed something and asked, "What's wrong? Is there anything special?"

Chen Mo explained, "Nothing. I just told you before that the person who looks like you is called Huang Yimei. Others also call her 'Rose', so it sounds a bit weird for a while."

This "weirdness" is just an objective dislocation of perception, not a subjective confusion of perception.

Because although Huang Yimei looks like Xu Hongdou, their personalities and temperaments are completely different.

Huang Yimei has a warm and cheerful personality, and she also has the free and casual nature of an artist. People around her are easily infected by her charm and unconsciously attracted to her, making people want to get close to her.

Although Xu Hongdou gives people a friendly feeling in her dealings with others, she is actually a bit "cold" towards people she is not familiar with, and will subconsciously keep a distance from others.

In this respect, Xu Hongdou is actually very similar to Chen Mo.

But the difference is that Xu Hongdou's behavior is more of a defensive consciousness. In fact, she is cold on the outside but soft on the inside.

She may appear to be unwilling to help others when they bother her, but in the end she cannot help but help, just like when she dragged Chen Mo to help Aunt Feng pick green plums and shoot promotional videos for the village.

Chen Mo, on the other hand, is a lazy person, and he has a principle in dealing with things. If it does not concern him, he does not want to meddle in other people's affairs.

Precisely because Xu Hongdou and Huang Yime have such distinctly different personalities, Chen Mo's feeling for Huang Yime is more about a sense of "familiarity" brought about by her appearance, and he does not have any feelings like "love the person and love the dog in him".

"Rose." Xu Hongdou read the name. "In the photo you sent me last time, she already had a daughter. Can she still be that beautiful?"

Chen Mo smiled and said, "Of course, since she looks like you, she must be beautiful. How can she look like you if she's not beautiful?"

Before Xu Hongdou could say anything, Chen Mo added: "But you are still beautiful after all."

Xu Hongdou couldn't help but laugh, "I didn't say anything."

"You didn't say it, but I wanted to say it." Chen Mo stated.

"After all, my daughter Dou'er is so talented and young and beautiful, I have to explain it to her."

"Hmm," Xu Hongdou thought for a moment, "That's true."

"Is that so?" Chen Mo smiled.

In fact, Xu Hongdou and Huang Yimei also have something in common, which is that they both have a "clear" understanding of their own beauty.

There is no need to talk about Huang Yimei. With so many suitors and being popular since she was young, it is hard for her not to be aware of it.

As for Xu Hongdou, Chen Mo still remembered that when they first met, he asked Xu Hongdou why she didn't have a boyfriend given her conditions.

At that time, Xu Hongdou’s answer was, if others are attracted by her beauty and she is attracted by others’ good conditions, then after a few years, she will still be a beauty, so will the conditions of that person still be good?

Listen, it’s so beautiful and self-aware.

Chen Mo thought about it and felt that his initial liking for Xu Hongdou might have been due to her frank and sincere nature, without any concealment or affectation.

She is so "straightforward", so he likes it.

"By the way, where were you peeking at me when I was on the phone just now?" Xu Hongdou suddenly remembered.

Chen Mo pointed to the terrace on the second floor, and then corrected him: "What you said is not right. I was looking at my own wife, how can I describe it as 'peek'?"

Xu Hongdou said, "Sneaking around, hiding your head but showing your tail, what else could this be but peeking?"

Chen Mo retorted unconvincedly: "Why would I need to peek at anything on your body that I haven't seen before?"

Hearing this, Xu Hongdou glared at Chen Mo angrily and said, "Go to hell!"

Chen Mo shook his head and said righteously, "That won't do. I can't let you be a widow."

Xu Hongdou rolled her eyes and said, "We haven't even gotten married yet, who will be your widow?"

Chen Mo said seriously: "The old saying is right, a husband and wife for a day will be grateful to each other for a hundred days, and our relationship has lasted for more than a hundred days."

Xu Hongdou said angrily, "We're eating, are you going to eat or not?!"

Chen Mo blinked and said, "It's okay if you don't want to eat it. I have something else I want to eat."

Xu Hongdou stuffed the peeled shrimp into Chen Mo's mouth, "Don't talk so much while eating, it's annoying!"

Chen Mo chewed and swallowed with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "Then let's eat first, finish the main meal, and have a midnight snack in the evening."

Xu Hongdou sighed and said, "Why didn't I realize you were such a rogue before we got together?"

Chen Mo smiled and said, "Because I only acted like a hooligan to you, and before we were together, you couldn't possibly give me this opportunity, so how could you have discovered it?"

Xu Hongdou raised her eyebrows, "So you think you can take advantage of me?"

Chen Mo touched his chin and said, "The question of who will eat whom is still under discussion."

"You shameless guy!" Xu Hongdou couldn't stand it anymore and stood up to strangle the bastard to death.

Chen Mo immediately hugged him and said, "Let's go back to the room and discuss this issue carefully. Only practice can bring true knowledge."

"Put me down. I just finished my meal and the dishes haven't been cleared away yet!"

"I'll collect it later. Exercise after eating will help digestion."

I don't know when the moon hid in the dark clouds.

Suddenly, a drizzle began to fall from the sky and the ground gradually became wet.

Then, the rain grew heavier, making crackling sounds as it fell on the tiles.

The wind was not to be outdone, it blew by with a whistling sound like sobbing.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the wind was getting stronger and stronger. The rain gathered into a small stream along the eaves and poured down.

Finally, there was a loud thunder and the night sky became as bright as day.

Then, the wind and rain suddenly stopped.

The clouds parted and the moon appeared, the crystal moonlight sprinkled down, illuminating the water in the yard.

(End of this chapter)