Unmarried Men and Women: Daily Life of Raising Children in Ancient Times

Mu Yi'an, a teacher at an agricultural school, in her thirties, unmarried, nearly expelled from her family by her biological mother.

Jiang Shuyun, a high school political teacher, in her ...

Chapter 63 Some are happy, some are sad

On their first day in their new home, after seeing off the relatives and friends who came to congratulate them, Jiang Shuyun and Mu Yi'an were completely exhausted.

Jiang Shuyun had to take care of the clan elders and drank quite a bit of wine during the banquet, so she was already a little tipsy. Mu Yi'an, on the other hand, was in charge of everything and also had to look after the banquet in the kitchen. He was so busy all day that he was exhausted.

Jiang Qi is alright; she mainly takes care of the children at home and doesn't show up much.

"Second brother, second sister-in-law, you should rest after you've finished washing up. Leave the children to me. I've already boiled the goat milk. Let them drink it when it cools down, play for a while, and then go to sleep."

"Jiang Qi, it's so good to have you here!"

You've had a hard day. Your second brother drank too much; I helped him to bed, then I washed up and went to sleep. If Chuyue is restless tonight, just wake me.

Jiang Qi waved her hand, picked up the child, and went out.

Mu Yi'an glanced at Jiang Shuyun, who was asleep. He had good drinking manners; he would fall asleep quietly after drinking too much, like a sleeping beauty.

Mu Yi'an shook his head. Now was not the time to be infatuated with beautiful women; he was too tired to move.

Forcing himself to stay awake, Mu Yi'an took off Jiang Shuyun's clothes. He was too exhausted to change him into clean clothes, so he just left him to sleep shirtless and in his shorts. Mu Yi'an went to wash up himself, then brought a basin of warm water and wiped Jiang Shuyun's body. He hadn't expected someone who looked so frail to have such a good figure, and the feel of his skin was quite nice; he hadn't noticed before.

In his previous life, this 23-year-old young man would have good looks and a great physique—a true heartthrob!

She swallowed hard, cursing Mu Yi'an in her heart for being such a lecherous woman, before reluctantly carrying the basin of water out.

Relieved that she hadn't heard the children crying, Mu Yi'an went back to the inner room, changed her clothes, moved Jiang Shuyun to the inside of the bed, and lay down on the outside herself, just in case the children looked for their mother in the middle of the night and needed to get out of bed to relieve themselves.

With the bed curtains drawn, Mu Yi'an fell asleep next to the young man, giggling even in her dreams.

After a good night's sleep, Jiang Shuyun was the first to wake up.

My arm felt numb and painful. I opened my eyes and saw Mu Yi'an's head resting on his arm. I was shirtless. Could it be that something happened last night that I didn't know about?

Jiang Shuyun gently pulled her arm away, and Mu Yi'an mumbled something before falling asleep again.

I closed my eyes and checked my body; nothing seemed to have happened. I glanced down and saw my underwear was still on, so everything should be fine.

Although he sometimes felt the urge and wanted to do something, the two of them weren't familiar with each other at first, and later, with a child in bed, it was really inconvenient. Moreover, he felt unsafe knowing there were other people in the yard.

Now things are better. They have their own home, and the child will gradually be cared for by Jiang Qi. From now on, it will just be him and Mu Yi'an in this room, which makes them feel safe.

After letting her mind wander for a while, Jiang Shuyun changed her clothes and went out. She had drunk a bit too much yesterday and felt a little dizzy, so she quickly moved around to sweat it out and flush out the alcohol.

After completing a set of punches, I broke a sweat and felt much better.

"Second brother, why are you up so early?"

"Jiang Qi, good morning! I'm used to waking up at this time now, I get up every day to exercise. How about you, are you sleeping well in your new place? Did Chu Yue cause any trouble last night?"

"They didn't make a fuss. They drank a bowl of goat milk, played with them for a while, and then they all fell asleep."

Jiang Qi hadn't expected her second brother's three children to be so easy to manage. Back in the Fan family, those children were quite a handful.

"We had a blast yesterday and we're all exhausted. But it's true that the kids are easy to take care of."

"Dad, I need to pee, I need to pee..."

No sooner had Jiang Shuyun finished speaking than Shao Yun ran out right on time; he was about to relieve himself.

Jiang Shuyun skillfully picked up the boy and quickly went to the bathroom to have him urinate.

"Thank you, Dad!"

Shao Yun felt better and vaguely thanked his father before closing his eyes again.

Jiang Shuyun carried him back to the room and put him back on the bed. The little guy automatically rolled back to his brother's side.

When Mu Yi'an got up, Jiang Qi had already prepared breakfast.

"Jiang Qi, you're up really early. You've worked hard these past two days. Starting tomorrow, we'll take turns cooking. That way it'll be easier, and we can sleep in every other day."

"Second sister-in-law, I'll listen to you. I'm used to waking up early; I've been doing it for so many years, I always wake up at that time."

Back in the Fan family, even if we didn't have to make breakfast, we still had to get up at a fixed time, without fail.

"Change takes time. We're at home, so let's do whatever makes us comfortable and not try anything special."

Mu Yi'an stretched her body a bit; she was tired yesterday and felt a little lazy today.

"Okay, I understand. Second sister-in-law, let's eat. There's still a lot to pack today. There are still some things that my in-laws brought in the east wing."

"Oh dear, I almost forgot. My brain isn't working properly."

Mu Yi'an felt that moving was a particularly troublesome thing without a moving company.

The two sisters-in-law got along very well and lived in harmony.

The atmosphere at the Jiang family's old residence was less harmonious.

Because the family had separated, the school was now considered the property of the eldest son's family, so Jiang's wife was responsible for preparing the meals every day.

Sure enough, she couldn't stand it anymore, only a few days after Mu Yi'an and the others moved away.

Before, the three sisters-in-law took turns doing housework, which she found quite easy. Now, Mu Yi'an has moved away, and Li Qiuniang has gone back to her parents' home. Even if she doesn't go back, she doesn't have to cook anymore; she cooks for herself instead of with them.

"Mom, let's hire someone to cook. I really can't handle cooking so many meals by myself."

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