Shen Heng's words were not to be questioned. He saw Wang Fushun out, and Wang Fushun had no choice but to accept it.

Shen Heng went back overjoyed to take credit: "You can rest well at home for a couple of days. We're not short of money right now."

At home, Shen Heng has already taken care of most of the steps in making pastries, but Bai Jiaojiao still has to do the final delicate work.

Shen Heng just wants to keep Bai Jiaojiao on the kang (a heated brick bed) and let her do nothing but watch over him.

After the Spring Festival, the weather gradually warmed up, and before long, the brigade would arrange for workers to be assigned to the reclamation sites.

Bai Jiaojiao gave him a light kick: "If it weren't for you, I wouldn't need to rest."

Shen Heng went over to apologize with a sheepish grin: "It was my fault. I'll be gentler next time, okay?"

"Be gentle?" Bai Jiaojiao raised her voice.

"Then I won't touch you for the next two days, okay? Jiaojiao, please stop torturing me, it makes me sad."

Shen Heng still prefers Bai Jiaojiao's gentle and submissive manner towards him. Now that Bai Jiaojiao is like this, Shen Heng feels a bit insecure.

“One month.” Bai Jiaojiao held up one finger.

"A month?!" Shen Heng's eyes widened, his gaze almost bursting. "You might as well find a knife and chop me up."

He felt like he was losing several years of his life every month when Bai Jiaojiao was on her period, and he even had to stop for a month.

"What's wrong? You managed on your own those few days on the ship, why can't you do it now?"

"How can that be the same? It's only half a month."

Chen Heng bargained.

"make a deal!"

Bai Jiaojiao readily agreed.

Shen Heng: Damn it, I lost out.