Fortunate Eighties: The Bewitching Female Rival Who Tamed Her Husband with Skill-Chapter 69 - Knitting a Sweater

Chapter 69: Chapter 69: Knitting a Sweater

Chapter 69 -69: Knitting a Sweater

A few ruffians were fixed in the sharp gaze of the man, thinking of running away with their tails between their legs.

Unfortunately, their legs had gone weak.

The leader with the small tuft of yellow hair, his neck stiff, stammered out a phrase.

“Police, since when do you care about people jaywalking?”

Lu Xiaoting raised an eyebrow, responding coolly, “Oh?”

The tuft of yellow hair swallowed hard, afraid. As the eldest in the group, how could he be so easily intimidated?

Whimpering… it was no use…

The man’s aura was too overpowering; all that filled his mind were the scenes of the last beating.

Watching their leader’s face change colors, the slender Er Lengzi stood up.

With a bow and bent waist, “Officer, we really didn’t do anything, just got scolded at home until we couldn’t take it and had nowhere else to stay, so we squatted here… didn’t do a thing.”

“Really, Officer, believe me!”

The tuft of yellow hair rolled his eyes, dragging the slender Er Lengzi.

“Will you shut up? Aren’t you even a bit ashamed?”

Lu Xiaoting nodded, “Why is it just the three of you? The other two didn’t come with you?”

“We didn’t dare go find Brother Dazhuang and Da He; their moms and dads are really fierce.”

The spiky-haired youth shrank his neck.

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“Alright, then, off you go.”

Having received the go-ahead from the officer, the three little thugs supported each other, trembling as they ran off.

Susu couldn’t help but laugh at the sight of the three men tumbling and scrambling away.

“Ha ha ha…”

Lu Xiaoting, resigned, urged his wife behind him, “Wife, be careful or you’ll gulp down a bellyful of wind and feel uncomfortable in the stomach later.”

“Mmm-hmm.”

Susu, with one hand clutching the man’s firm waist and the other covering her mouth, to prevent really swallowing a bellyful of sand.

Now that the new store’s business had stabilized, there was a steady flow of customers every day.

Susu didn’t need to go there every day but had to drop in occasionally to check the accounts and such.

This day, with one off to work and the other to school,

Susu was home alone with nothing to do and had invited Sister Wang from next door to teach her how to knit a sweater.

“Like this… you start with casting on, not too tight but not too loose, either.”

“Why?”

“If it’s too tight, you’ll have trouble picking the stitches and knitting the next, and if it’s too loose, it’ll unravel and leave holes. Never drop a stitch…”

Knit and unravel, unravel and knit, Susu put in quite an effort and finally managed to get the start of the sweater right.

“Knitting a sweater is pretty hard; I feel sweat on my back.”

Sister Wang, who was sewing a shoe sole, wiped her hand on her body then rubbed the needle on her scalp, with an embroidery needle shuttling back and forth on the thick sole.

“At first, it’s like that for everyone, but once you get the hang of it, it won’t seem hard.”

Sister Wang looked up and remarked, “Right, you’re knitting this for your man, aren’t you?”

“Yep, men’s clothes are larger, so I’m practicing on that before knitting one for Xiao Yu.”

“The two of you spoil Xiao Yu rotten; he’s so well taken care of.”

Sister Wang felt even her own biological child would not be treated any better.

Susu nodded, “Since Xiao Yu has come to us, from now on, he is the brother of my future children and our son.”

“Knock knock knock—”

Suddenly, the door was knocked on, and both of them looked up at the same time.

“Must be the men coming back.”

Sister Wang opened the door, and seeing a stranger, quickly turned to shout into the house.

“Xiao Su, there’s a visitor, so I’ll head back first.”

…

“Sister Hong?”

Susu watched as Wang Hong was followed by a man carrying a basket on his back, and she had an idea.

“This must be brother-in-law, please, have a seat.”

Wang Hong stopped the person who was about to leave, “Xiao Su, don’t rush, your brother-in-law and I aren’t thirsty.”

“Okay, Sister Hong. If you two get thirsty, just help yourselves; there’s hot water in the kettle on the stove.”

Susu leaned back on the sofa, listening to Sister Hong speak.

“Your brother-in-law came over to visit me, and he specially brought some pumpkins and cabbages from home, as well as some dried vegetables we sun-cured this summer.

They’re all grown by us, not worth much money, but you take them so you won’t have to spend money buying outside.”

Susu smiled and nodded, “Okay, thank you brother-in-law for carrying them all this way. Next time please don’t bring anything, it is quite heavy.”

Wang Hong’s man, Wang Jianjun, scratched his head awkwardly, saying it was nothing.

“Sister Hong, are you and brother-in-law going to stay over tonight?”

“Mhm.”

Wang Hong nodded and mentioned that it had been nearly a week since she had gone back. Not only did she miss her three children terribly, but she also yearned for them a lot.

“Alright, Sister Hong and brother-in-law, you should head off, so you don’t miss the bus. Sister Hong, you can come a bit later tomorrow, as long as you open the store before 10 AM.”

After sending off the couple, Susu continued to battle with the yarn in her hands.

She didn’t even notice when the big one and the little one returned.

“Wife, where did these pumpkins and cabbages come from?”

Lu Xiaoting spoke as he started to arrange the vegetables that were stacked against the wall.

“Oh, Sister Hong and brother-in-law just visited, and brother-in-law brought them specially from home.”

As she spoke, Susu proudly showed off the yarn she was holding to her husband.

“Look, I just learned how to knit sweaters from Sister Wang this afternoon. I want to finish this large one for you, and then knit a smaller one for Xiao Yu.

When you father and son go out wearing the same sweaters, everyone will know at a glance that you two are father and son.”

Lu Xiaoting looked at the blue yarn in his wife’s hand, his eyes deepening.

He curled his lips into a slight smile, raising his eyebrows, “Wife, are you knitting this for me?”

“Mmm!”

Susu nodded without lifting her head.

“Thank you, wife!”

Hearing the man’s slightly hoarse voice, Susu blinked her large eyes and revealed a sweet smile.

Over at the single-story house, Su Chenghe had just returned from the nearby store, overwhelmed by his wife’s weeping and wailing.

“Brother Cheng He, what’s wrong? Why the long face?”

Huang Ying’s man, Zhang Dong, asked cheerily.

“Ah, don’t even mention it. Your elder sister-in-law has been nattering over the phone.”

Su Chenghe remembered his wife’s crying voice and said irritably.

“I don’t even know what she’s fretting about all day; I think she’s just idle at home.”

That same evening

Su Chenghe hurried back to the county and looked at his wife who was alternating between crying and laughing, shaking his head helplessly.

What could he do but comfort her?

Their two sons, not understanding the situation, followed their mother’s lead and wailed, causing Eldest Sister-in-law Su to grumble softly to her husband next door.

“Do you think something’s serious with Second Su’s family? Could it be that Second Su… you know…”

Brother Su rolled over and glared, “What nonsense are you talking about? That’s their business, why are you being so nosy?”

“They probably miss Second Su because he’s been busy and hasn’t come home for several days. Keep your mouth shut, don’t go spreading rumors.”

Eldest Sister-in-law Su rolled her eyes, unconvinced.

Next door, Second Su was crying on her husband’s chest.

“You heartless bastard, tell me, have you been finding other women? Tell me!”

Su Chenghe glared back; what ridiculousness was this? His wife was talking nonsense again.

“What the hell are you babbling about? All day long I’m working my ass off, and I haven’t spent a penny.

Every time I get paid, I give it all to you. Where would I even have the chance to find another woman?”