Um?

She said he had been faking it all along.

Yay! A happy life is just around the corner.

Jiang Xuan happily pulled him into the house.

But her happiness didn't last long.

Lu Shengye didn't take off his clothes either, and just lay stiffly on one side of the bed, not moving at all.

wood!

fool!

Jiang Xuan was both annoyed and amused, but considering how hard she had finally managed to trick him into bed, she didn't want to scare him away again.

Take your time.

"Go to sleep early, goodnight." Jiang Xuan turned off the light.

She heard Lu Shengye let out a long sigh of relief.

She chuckled to herself: Look how scared this child is.

It was so hot and humid, and there was no fan or shower in the yard. Jiang Xuan felt sticky all over.

More importantly, there was a man bursting with hormones next to her.

A dead man who is unattainable.

Jiang Xuan felt irritable and restless due to the heat.

Having lived in an air-conditioned room all her life in her previous life, she had never suffered like this.

She couldn't hold back any longer, and in a moment of impulse, she rolled over and took off her pajamas.

Anyway, it's dark, so he can't see anything.

Even if she saw something actually happen, that would suit her just fine.

This is exactly what I wanted; I couldn't be happier!

She lay back down on the pillow.

This time I felt much better.

After waiting for a while, the wooden figure beside her remained unmoved. Feeling utterly hopeless, she sighed softly and quickly fell asleep.

Lu Shengye, who was frozen to one side, felt as if his body was about to burst into flames.

Although the lights were off, there were no curtains on the windows, and his eyesight was good, so he could see Jiang Xuan's movements clearly.

It startled him; he thought she was going to force herself on him!

This girl is quite bold.

He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Jiang Xuan lie down again.

The weather was indeed hot, and he often went on missions, enduring both extreme heat and cold, but he never felt that the conditions were too harsh.

But the girl has delicate skin, so it's normal that she can't stand it.

Tomorrow, he will go buy an electric fan.

*

The next morning, Jiang Xuan woke up feeling cold.

That's how the weather is in the north—the temperature difference between day and night is huge; it can be unbearably hot in the afternoon and very cool in the morning.

She looked down and saw a blanket under her legs.

It was the bed that Lu Xiaomei gave her.

She remembered that she hadn't opened the blankets last night either.

It must have been Lu Shengye who covered it for her in the middle of the night, only for her to kick it off.

Just thinking about how he blushed as he covered her with the blanket makes Jiang Xuan want to laugh.

She was sleeping so soundly that she didn't feel a thing.

She pulled the blanket over herself tightly.

The seat next to him was already empty. Beside the pillow was a small wooden box with a note underneath: This is all my savings. You can keep it safe.

Jiang Xuan opened the box.

The bills of various denominations were all rolled up and tied together with small rubber bands.

There's a bankbook at the very bottom.

Jiang Xuan opened her passbook and saw that there was a fixed deposit of 1,000 yuan in it.

She counted the cash again; it totaled 786 yuan.

She still has 1226 yuan left.

They now have about 3,000 yuan.

That's already a lot.

She quickly got dressed.

She had too few clothes to change them every day, so she put on yesterday's skirt again, and put on the new cardigan she had bought over it.

The two little ones, Dian Dian and Fan Xing, are still asleep.

She helped them find their clothes for the day and then woke them up.

Lu Fanxing was obedient and sat up as soon as she opened her eyes, preparing to get dressed.

But calling out to Lu Diandian is not so easy.

Jiang Xuan called him more than a dozen times, but he only agreed without taking any action.

I pulled him up to sit up, but he fell back down in just a second.

Jiang Xuan: No wonder experienced people say that daughters are the most considerate and comforting.

She supported Lu Diandian with one hand and helped him put on his clothes with the other.

Lu Diandian, on the other hand, swayed from side to side the whole time without opening her eyes.

How sleepy must one be?

"Jiang Xuan, are you home?"

Outside the courtyard, Zhou Dongmei banged on the door and called out.

"Hey, here I am."

Jiang Xuan ran out and opened the door.

Zhou Dongmei was carrying a few cornbread buns and half a boiled potato, with a handful of scallion leaves in her other hand.

"I saw that you just bought furniture yesterday, and I thought you probably haven't lit the fire yet, so I brought you some breakfast."

"Thank you, Sister Mei, please come in."

As soon as she entered the courtyard, Zhou Dongmei looked around and said, "Your courtyard is indeed big, and the house looks quite large too. Which side do you live in?"

Jiang Xuan pointed, "This way."

"This side faces a good direction, so you can get sunshine even in winter."

"Let's go, Sister Mei, have a seat inside."

"Walk."

As soon as they reached the door, Fanxing came to greet them. Zhou Dongmei had worked hard all year round and looked older than her actual age. Fanxing didn't know whether to call her aunt or grandma.

Jiang Xuan: "Fanxing baby, quickly call her Auntie."

Lu Fanxing nodded obediently, "Hello, Auntie."

Zhou Dongmei beamed, "Oh, good, good, this little one is so well-behaved."

The house was empty, with only some untidy things on the floor. Jiang Xuan said apologetically, "Sister Mei, there isn't even a stool in the house. I'm sorry to have troubled you. Come on, let's go inside and sit on the bed."

“We’ll add furniture gradually. If I hadn’t brought pots, pans, and other utensils from my hometown, we still wouldn’t have been able to cook at home,” Zhou Dongmei said as she walked around, looking at each room.

She pushed open the door to Dian Dian's room. "Huh, this child isn't up yet?"

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