The next day, while having breakfast at the Pei family home, Pei Zhi announced to her family that she was going to take the college entrance exam.

Pei's mother wanted to say something, but seeing her son-in-law's complete support, she hesitated.

Pei's father made the decision, "Okay, go ahead and take the exam. The family will fully support you."

After breakfast, Pei's mother pulled Pei's father along with a worried expression.

"If your daughter wants to take the college entrance exam, then let her take it. Does she even have the ability to do so?"

Mr. Pei, puffing on his pipe, said, "It's a good thing that my daughter married a college graduate and wants to improve herself."

"Even if she doesn't pass the exam, it's always good for her son-in-law to see that she's ambitious."

Pei's mother began to sigh, "If I had known it would turn out like this, I shouldn't have let her marry Qingyuan. It would have been much better to just find a craftsman."

Mr. Pei rolled his eyes at Mrs. Pei, "You're all talk and no action. How can a craftsman compare to a college student?"

"These days, anyone can be a craftsman, but not everyone can get into university."

Pei's mother was worried, "Although she is a college student, she has neither a father nor a mother. How will she live in the future?"

As a mother, one can't help but worry about her daughter.

Without my in-laws, life seems much better.

But later, without the support of her in-laws, the hard times only began after she gave birth.

Mr. Pei tapped his pipe and said angrily, "What's so hard about it? After she gives birth, you go over and help take care of her. They have a house in the city, so your daughter will be destined to enjoy a life of luxury from now on."

"Hey, I didn't mean to say that Lei Zi and his daughter grew up together. I invited Lei Zi's mother over for drinks the other day, but she didn't even acknowledge me."

The "Lei Zi" that Pei's mother mentioned is Du Lei.

Their house was flooded back then, and after they moved here, Pei's father, as the village head, helped them a lot.

Du Lei's father was a carpenter, and all the cabinets inside and outside the Pei family's house were made by him without charging a penny.

"Lei Zi's mother has long regarded the girl as her daughter-in-law, but now... sigh." Pei's mother sighed, and there was no need to say anything more.

"Lei Zi is a good man, but he's gone to join the army. Do you really expect your daughter to find a man and stay separated forever?"

"If your daughter goes to join a military unit, and you only see her once a year, would you be happy?"

Upon hearing Pei's father's words, Pei's mother quickly shook her head, "Qingyuan is also a good choice. He's a college student, so it'll be easy for him to find a job after graduation."

Pei's mother said it was a pity, and it was also a pity that the two families knew each other well.

Pei Zhi is now married, so Du Lei's mother has essentially severed ties with their family.

This anger is going to linger for a while.

Now that she's married, it's not appropriate for her to stay at her parents' house all the time. Besides, Jiang Qingyuan also has to go back to school.

Pei Zhi stayed in the village with Jiang Qingyuan for a few days before returning to the provincial capital. Fortunately, Jiang Qingyuan had a house in the provincial capital.

The house was left by Jiang Qingyuan's parents. It wasn't big, about 80 square meters, enough for two people.

Jiang Qingyuan had already tidied up the house a bit beforehand. He lived alone and didn't have much stuff.

Because Pei Zhi was moving in, a lot of new items were added.

In the evening, Jiang Qingyuan boiled water and prepared a basin of foot bath water for Pei Zhi.

While Pei Zhi was soaking her feet, Jiang Qingyuan took out the bankbook from the cabinet.

"Come on, wife, hand over the family assets."

Pei Zhi took the passbook, which contained about two thousand yuan.

The average monthly salary these days is only a few dozen yuan.

Two thousand yuan is a huge sum of money.

Pei Zhi was somewhat surprised: "Where did you get so much money?"

“I received a portion of what my parents left me, along with the compensation from their workplace. Now that I'm in university, I also receive bonuses.”

Pei Zhi teased, "You've already given me the money, aren't you going to spend it?"

“I don’t usually spend much money. The school has a cafeteria, and I receive a scholarship every month, which is enough for me to live on.”

Pei Zhi believed in Jiang Qingyuan's abilities; otherwise, Jiang Qingyuan wouldn't have been able to secure the opportunity to study abroad.

"Take this money and focus on preparing for the college entrance exam. Have your second brother hire someone to do business with him."

Pei Zhi and Pei Wang used to sell women's clothing at a stall outside the school. Later, when business improved, they rented a shop to sell clothes.

"What's wrong? Do you look down on my business? Are you afraid I'll embarrass you?"

Jiang Qingyuan quickly shook his head, "No, I'm afraid you'll get tired if you have to study and do business at the same time."

Jiang Qingyuan said sincerely, "How could I think you're shameful? I admire you for being able to earn money with your own hands."

"Alright, alright, I got it. Get me a towel to dry my feet."

Jiang Qingyuan quickly got up, grabbed a towel from the side, squatted down in front of Pei Zhi, and slowly wiped Pei Zhi's feet.

"Honey, why are your feet so beautiful?"

Pei Zhi's feet were fair and delicate, with crystal-clear nail tips, making Jiang Qingyuan unable to resist leaning in to kiss them.

Pei Zhi quickly pulled back and gently kicked Jiang Qingyuan.

Pei Zhi's eyes flickered. "Hurry up and wash up and get ready for bed. You have class tomorrow."

Jiang Qingyuan washed his feet with Pei Zhi's foot bath water, changed the water, wiped them dry, and then quickly climbed into bed.

Jiang Qingyuan is at an age where he has just gotten married, and he is at the stage where he is very clingy.

Jiang Qingyuan had never known before that women could be so wonderful.

If he really got together with Pei Zhi, Pei Zhi could easily bewitch Jiang Qingyuan with just a few tricks, leaving him completely distracted.

"Honey, I haven't had a comfortable time staying at my parents' house for the past few days."

Pei Zhi's second brother lived next door, and her eldest brother lived on the other side.

There was only a wall between them, and Jiang Qingyuan wasn't shameless enough to cause any trouble, so he was afraid of making a scene and not being able to face anyone the next day.

Basically, every night Jiang Qingyuan would serve Pei Zhi and just bear with it.

Now it's different. We're in our own home, so we don't have to worry about being overheard if we make a lot of noise.

Pei Zhi wrapped her arms around Jiang Qingyuan's neck and whimpered, "Bite gently, why are you biting like a dog?"

Jiang Qingyuan wasn't annoyed. He barked twice in Pei Zhi's ear, completely silencing her.

"Wife, how can you be so beautiful?"

A beautiful woman looks even more stunning under the lights.

Pei Zhi deliberately retorted, "What's so good about it?"

"Her face is beautiful, her body is beautiful, she's beautiful from head to toe."

Jiang Qingyuan pinched Pei Zhi's hand. "Why is she so soft?"

Pei Zhi glared at Jiang Qingyuan playfully, "Aren't you annoying?"

"Stop glaring at me, unless you don't want to sleep tonight."

If a man over thirty says this, he's bragging.

For Jiang Qingyuan to say something like that at his age, he is truly capable of doing it.

Pei Zhi told Jiang Qingyuan that he had to go to school tomorrow and that he should behave himself.

Jiang Qingyuan nodded in agreement, but they still fooled around until the wee hours of the morning.

There was no other way; Jiang Qingyuan had been holding back for several days. At his age, he was in his prime.

After the commotion, Jiang Qingyuan got up to fetch water, wiped Pei Zhi's body, and carefully cleaned her up before holding her in his arms and falling asleep.