After a thoroughly enjoyable physical activity, Wen Qinghe slept soundly through the night.

Yan Xiao also held the little one in his arms all night until dawn.

Noticing that the room temperature was a bit low, Yan Xiao took the remote control from the bedside table and turned up the air conditioner temperature by two degrees.

He looked down at the sleeping woman with a peaceful expression, tucked the stray hairs from her forehead behind her ear, revealing her smooth forehead.

A kiss landed on his lips on her thin skin.

Then she gently got out of bed.

At her feet was a ball of pinkish-white fabric, with large patches of dark color mixed in.

The man's eyes deepened, and a look of satisfaction became evident in his expression.

He bent down to pick up the scattered sheets and clothes on the ground; the white set of fabric had been torn into strips.

Yan Xiao could still vaguely hear the little girl's intermittent accusations from last night: "Waaah...you...you tore it all...you have to pay for it..."

His ears turned red; he wondered how the small yellow croaker harvest was going on Hei Zi's side.

There hasn't been any money distributed on the black market for a while.

He needs to save more money to buy his wife some new clothes.

Although the girl had saved up a lot of items in her storage space, it wasn't enough to cover the cost of using them all at once.

Looks like I'll have to stock up more in the future.

Are you hoping he'll restrain himself?

That's impossible.

He wished he could be one with the girl at all times.

...

When Feng Tiezhu knocked on the door, Yan Xiao had just finished washing the bed sheets in the basin.

He dried his hands, opened the door, and let Feng Tiezhu in.

He went back to the yard and put the bed sheet up by himself.

It's so early in the morning.

The pink and white bed sheet was spread out on the clothesline.

They were all married men.

Combined with the faint, satisfied smile that occasionally tugged at the corners of Yan Xiao's mouth.

Feng Tiezhu understood it immediately.

The sheets were washed very clean, and there were no stains visible.

But this only makes people think more.

Feng Tiezhu walked over and bumped Yan Xiao with his shoulder, grinning slyly.

"Hey, Yan-ge, that was pretty good! Last night was intense! Didn't you hear the commotion outside? I have some firsthand gossip, wanna hear it?"

Yan Xiao saw that Feng Tiezhu's clothes were about to touch the pink bed sheet, so he quickly and disgustedly pulled him away.

Stand back. I'm not interested in listening.

Feng Tiezhu pretended not to hear him and smiled excitedly:

"Did you see the movie last night? It was amazing, wasn't it! You know what? The grove behind our village was even more exciting than the movie last night!"

"You know, don't let Er Gouzi's appearance fool you. He's usually a good, honest, and obedient guy who hangs out with us. But who would have thought he'd turn into such a womanizer after getting married!"

"Not only did he hook up with a girl from the next village, but he also had sex right there in the woods. The key point is..."

"The key thing is, you know what? His wife is pregnant, and last night, for some reason, she went into the woods halfway through the movie, and he just happened to catch her. She was so angry that she fainted..."

Feng Tiezhu was so engrossed in his speech that he didn't notice that his only listener had already gone into the kitchen to light a fire and cook for his wife.

When wisps of smoke rose from the chimneys, Feng Tiezhu finally found his way over.

The man's tall frame seemed somewhat timid in the kitchen, his dark eyes fixed intently on the dough on the cutting board, his hands kneading it without stopping.

"No, Brother Yan, you don't seem curious at all?"

Aren't you surprised?

Yan Xiao didn't even spare him a glance. "What's so surprising?"

He could piece together what happened last night from the girl's fragmented voice.

They might even know more than Feng Tiezhu.

It's just uncertain how the team will handle this.

"What did the captain say?"

"You mean my dad? His original intention was to avoid making a big fuss, since they're all from the same village. You see each other all the time, so you have to give them some face."

But the crowds who watched the movie last night had drawn people from several nearby villages. Even if they didn't want it to spread, the scandal had already become widely known. So, they had to handle it officially; my father simply arranged for someone to take it to the security office late at night.

"That Er Gouzi is finished. I reckon the notice will come down tomorrow. If Wang Xiuxiu insists it wasn't voluntary, that's hooliganism. He'll definitely get his ass kicked."

Yan Xiao understood; he had guessed this outcome.

At first, Er Gouzi always liked to follow them around and play, and he could tell that this kid wasn't an honest person.

Later, I ran into him with others in the woods one after another, which was not surprising at all.

After all, some people, no matter how well they hide their true nature...

Lust is ingrained in their very bones.

In other words, Feng Tiezhu thought he was honest, so these past few times when they went out for a treat, he never participated whenever Feng Ergou came along.

He was afraid that his daughter would find out and think he was colluding with Feng Ergou.

He'll be crying his eyes out then.

Thinking of this, he rarely spoke up to advise Feng Tiezhu.

"Those guys who like to hang out with Feng Ergou aren't exactly good people either; they hang out with hooligans from the next village all day long."

You should think this through; it's best to stay away from them. Don't blame me if you end up getting yourself into trouble.

Ultimately, he was only doing it for his wife's sake.

After all, his wife valued Tang Lingling as a friend.

If Tang Lingling is hurt, her daughter-in-law will also be unhappy.

He wants to prevent it from the source.

Feng Tiezhu looked surprised, with a hint of smugness.

"Brother Yan, are you worried about me?"

"Hehe, I knew it, Brother Yan, you're all talk and no action."

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. I'm not that stupid as to abandon my wife to do something so self-destructive."

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