Yin Lan also paid the wages; it was just a few dozen coins, and she couldn't be bothered to argue with such a person.

"Have you thought this through? If you sign this, we will never be able to work with you again."

Before Yin Lan could finish speaking, Qian Tiechui pressed his handprint and reached out to ask Yin Lan for money.

Yin Lan:...

She gave it to them directly, in front of the villagers, as a witness.

"What a shameless person! They signed and sealed the agreement, and now they're backing out just like that. They have no sense of contractual responsibility whatsoever," Widow Ye complained.

Most people around naturally think this way.

When things were good for Yin, she would fawn over him, but now that he's in trouble, she just kicks him aside like that. Yin returned the money without saying a word and even paid him his wages. She's truly respectable and a good person.

Even the villagers couldn't stand it, and they looked at Qian Tiechui with disgust.

Qian Tiechui stuffed the silver into his pocket, relaxed completely, and ignored the stares of others.

Yin Lan had no mood to explain anymore. However, when she looked at Widow Ye, her eyes were a little strange. Widow Ye had always been at odds with her, so why was she speaking up for her today?

Widow Ye had already looked away from Yin Lan.

The group drove the oxcart back home.

Night fell quickly.

Erwa, who usually only plays outside, surprisingly stayed inside tonight reading with Dawa. Tian Youwei was also there.

Today, after hearing Erwa talk about Aunt Yin's money-making skills, the two mediocre people recalculated the accounts from the day before.

Tian Youwei learned of the rumors circulating in the village and was very worried about Aunt Yin, but Erwa didn't take it seriously at all. "Just you wait and see, Uncle Qian will regret it to death."

Tian Youwei was puzzled, but he trusted Aunt Yin; she was the smartest and best person.

Then the two of them got stuck on the math problems.

Tian Youwei knew that these numbers represented all the money he had earned. The boy, who was only interested in making money, stared wide-eyed. "Tell me," he said, "if I could do all these calculations, could I earn money like your mother in the future?"

Erwa is very confident and also admires his mother.

He then recounted to Tian Youwei everything that Yin Lan had told him during the day.

Even though he didn't like reading, Tian Youwei secretly made up his mind.

He wants to do math, read books, and earn lots of money; he wants to learn how to do business!

Yin Lan and Chen Yourun glanced at the children through the window, smiled, and reminded them to rest early, as reading at night strains their eyes.

Chen Yourun grabbed her waist and dragged her away, saying, "She's such a big child now, you don't need to worry about her so much."

Yin Lan staggered, turned around and slapped him hard, but his hard muscles hurt her hand instead.

She was indeed feeling a little unwell yesterday, but she was already fine today. Besides, thinking back to the baths he took last night, even though his body was so sensitive, whenever she tried to pat him, he would deliberately get hard and make her hands hurt. She took several cold showers like that, but she didn't catch a cold at all.

In the darkness, Yin Lan groped along this strong body inch by inch, finding it to be very pleasant to touch.

When he returned, Yin Lan was a little disgusted, finding his flesh too muscular, too tall, and too frightening.

But now, he only feels that he brings her an endless sense of security.

She rubbed and pinched it, exploring it from top to bottom.

As her breathing grew heavier, Chen Yourun leaned closer, his hot breath hitting her face. "Does it not hurt anymore? Do you want it?" he asked in a hoarse voice.

Yin Lan blushed, slapped his hand away, and moved away herself.

Given his shamelessness, he should have followed, but Yin Lan waited and waited, but there was no movement at all.

Actually, it didn't hurt anymore, and what happened today wasn't really his fault. The matter of Silver Crane Tower was resolved, and Yin Lan was happy and relieved. Moreover, the feeling that he was about to leave was even more real, and the reluctance in her heart intensified. For some reason, even her eyes became hot.

But he remained lying there, as if the person breathing heavily just moments before wasn't him.

Yin Lan turned to look at him.

But they found that the other person had already closed their eyes and was breathing evenly; they had actually fallen asleep.

Yin Lan leaned closer to take a look, and sure enough, she wasn't moving at all. Was she really asleep?

Yin Lan found it extremely amusing, let out a long sigh, and decided that if he wanted to sleep, she would sleep too.

With her eyes closed, Yin Lan turned her back to him, huffing and puffing. Gradually, perhaps due to the fatigue of the day, she became sleepy.

Just as she was feeling dazed, a hot, hard body suddenly pressed against her back.

Those hands weren't still behaving themselves; a fiery heat was imprinted on the neck as well.

Yin Lan patted him in a daze.

"Are you really asleep?" A deep voice sounded in my ear.

Chen Yourun turned her face towards him, and Yin Lan gradually came to her senses. "What are you doing?" Her voice was drowsy and lazy, and the lingering tone at the end made it even more alluring. "Weren't you asleep?"

Chen Yourun's throat bobbed with difficulty, his dark eyes, burning with a ghostly fire, fixed intently on her.

"Well, but why did you touch me just now? I really didn't mean it that way..." His eyes clearly implied that it was all because of her touching him earlier.

Yin Lan had fully regained her senses and was furious. This person was really... and she was blaming her?

OK.

Yin Lan smiled and said, "Then you can touch me back, but you can only touch, you can't do anything else." As she spoke, Yin Lan pushed the person off her.

Chen Yourun twirled a strand of her hair, and the fresh scent of soapberry captivated him.

Originally, Yin Lan would secretly buy some lightly scented shampoo from the system, but later she discovered that natural soapberry actually felt more natural to use and smelled quite nice, although it was a bit inconvenient. Fortunately, after Chen Yourun came back, Yin Lan dumped all the inconveniences and troublesome things on him because she didn't like doing them.

He never complained about the hardship, the fatigue, or the trouble, and did everything for her, one by one.

Thinking of this, Yin Lan's heart softened again.

Looking at her face so close to his, he kissed her. Chen Yourun immediately tensed up, staring at her in disbelief.

Since his return, they've actually been intimate many times, but it's always been him who initiates it. She's never even taken the initiative to hold his hand. But now...

A surge of immense joy filled his chest; his heart pounded as if it would burst out of his chest, and he stared at her with burning, intense gaze.

Yin Lan couldn't help but feel nervous and amused. Recalling the inexplicable jealousy he had felt during the day, she thought that this person could solve anything and was very reliable. However, he was actually quite naive, and his questioning of her character was a very bad thing.

The person leaned on his shoulder and bit him hard.

She felt she had already used tremendous force, but the man showed no reaction. Yin Lan couldn't help but increase the pressure of her bite, but still, there was no response.

His chest vibrated beneath him, and he said with a laugh, "Is the cat scratching its itch?"

Yin Lan: ....