Chapter 4 Okay, you can have the bed, don't be angry...
Xu Qiaofeng raised an eyebrow, seemingly surprised that she would be so decisive and clever enough to have taken precautions.
He turned and went into the study, and came out a moment later with paper and pen.
Ning Tang didn't hesitate. She took the pen, carefully wrote down the agreement they had just made, and finally pressed her fingerprint on it.
Two pieces of paper, one for each person, and the contract becomes effective.
"I'm going to the neighborhood office to get married this afternoon." Xu Qiaofeng put away his share, his tone devoid of emotion.
However, his eyes, filled with a mixture of suspicion and curiosity, fell on Ning Tang's flat stomach.
In just one night, there really was his child inside?
If my brothers, who have been married for several years and still don't have children, knew this, they'd probably be furious and go home to drink lots of Chinese medicine.
Ning Tang had no idea what he was thinking.
Now she asks for nothing more than three years of peace and a safe delivery of her child.
As for the man in front of her, she could treat him as her roommate, and a powerful one at that, someone who could provide her with protection.
Why not?
In the afternoon, the two took the letter of introduction and went to the neighborhood office.
When the public officials saw Xu Qiaofeng's face, they were so shocked that their eyes almost popped out of their sockets. Then, looking at the well-behaved Ning Tang next to him, they couldn't help but show a regretful expression.
The young woman looked quite nice, how could she be so blind as to marry this devil, who can't even have children?
Once she received the marriage certificate, Ning Tang felt more at ease.
Xu Qiaofeng glanced at the barely perceptible ease on her face and frowned slightly.
This woman seemed to have no expectations whatsoever about marrying him; rather, it was as if she had completed some kind of task.
Stepping out of the neighborhood office, the afternoon sun was blazing, making people dizzy.
Xu Qiaofeng patted the jeep. "Let's go."
"I'll take you back; I'm going back to my unit."
Ning Tang was stunned. Did this mean he wouldn't be coming back tonight?
I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Back at the residential compound, as soon as I got off the bus and stood still, the car behind me quickly disappeared from sight.
Hearing the commotion outside, everyone inside the house hurriedly came out.
At the head of the group were Grandma Xu and Grandpa Xu, who were smiling as they looked at Ning Tang.
Following behind was Xu Qiaolan, the eldest grandson of the Xu family, with his wife Su Ying beside him.
The couple has been married for six years and their relationship is as strong as ever, except that she is still not pregnant.
Looking further back, you see Xu Qiaoyan, the second oldest, with his wife Wenya, whom he has been married to for less than three years, standing beside him.
The two seemed to have had some kind of conflict before, and the atmosphere was a bit strange.
"Third son's wife is back." Grandma Xu hurried over, took Ning Tang's little hand, and her face was full of satisfaction. "You weren't tired, were you?"
"Where's the third brother? Why are you all alone?"
After looking around and not seeing her grandson, Grandma Xu's face immediately changed, and she wished she could fly over and kick him.
He just dumped his pregnant wife on the side of the road and waited for her to come home in the evening!
Ning Tang didn't want to cause trouble so soon after arriving, so she explained, "His team had something to do, so he left after dropping me off at my doorstep."
Hearing this, Grandma Xu was even more pleased.
He's someone who doesn't cause trouble, that's good.
Before Grandma Xu could speak, Su Ying and Wen Ya, as the sisters-in-law, stepped forward and took out the hastily prepared gifts.
Su Ying gave her a trendy watch that was impossible to buy even if you lined up.
Wenya gave me a fountain pen, but it wasn't in a gift box; it was just a bare pen with some faint scratches on it.
"Thank you, elder sister-in-law and second sister-in-law." Ning Tang ignored Wen Ya's strange look; her intuition told her that this person didn't like her.
For the entire afternoon, right up until after dinner, Wenya stared at her with that strange look.
Moreover, Ning Tang discovered that her second brother, Xu Qiaoyan, had never interacted with Wenya, acting like a stranger.
These things had nothing to do with her. After several days on the train, and being pregnant, her body was inevitably feeling heavy.
After chatting with everyone for a while, I was taken to a room on the second floor by Aunt Zhang to rest.
This is Xu Qiaofeng's room. Apart from a bed, there is no other furniture in the room. Even the bathroom is equally simple, with only a shower and no mirror.
Aunt Zhang explained, "Qiaofeng doesn't like having too many things in the house; he finds it an eyesore."
"If you need to use the toilet, go to the room around the corner. That's reserved for Qiaofeng, and nobody goes there usually."
Ning Tang nodded.
She was now living under someone else's roof, and although she didn't quite understand Xu Qiaofeng's behavior, it was still better than living under a bridge. So she didn't say anything, took her change of clothes and went inside.
Fortunately, there was shampoo inside. It was hot and humid in the summer, and she had been on the train for several days. She had been feeling sticky all over, and she had finally been able to wash herself properly.
After she finished washing and went outside, Aunt Zhang had already taken away the dirty clothes she had left at the door.
They also changed the duvet cover; it wasn't the dark color Xu Qiaofeng liked, but a small floral print sheet that girls prefer. The room, which was originally a bit cold, now felt warm and cozy.
Ning Tang was so sleepy she could barely keep her eyes open, so she threw off the covers and lay down.
I was sleeping until midnight when I suddenly heard a rustling sound next to me.
Then came the sound of footsteps approaching from afar.
"stand up."
"Get up and go back to sleep." Xu Qiaofeng said angrily. He had been sleeping soundly in the team when his older brothers suddenly broke in through the window and dragged him home.
Especially when he saw Ning Tang sleeping soundly in bed, he couldn't suppress his anger.
A wicked smile crept across her lips. She had been woken up, so she had to do the same.
Ning Tang was woken up, but she wasn't angry at all. Instead, she grabbed her blanket and tried to go sleep on the floor.
Her voice was sweet and soft: "Okay, you can have the bed, don't be angry..."
Xu Qiaofeng was taken aback by her submissive attitude, and his anger inexplicably subsided by more than half.
He had expected the woman to throw a tantrum or threaten him with the child in her belly, but she was so straightforward that it made him seem like he was deliberately picking a fight.
"Who told you to sleep on the floor?" Xu Qiaofeng frowned, thinking to himself that this was a troublesome child. "If Grandma finds out that I let you sleep on the floor, will my legs still be able to walk tomorrow morning?"
Ning Tang was dazed and confused, and couldn't hear what he was saying very clearly.
Before I could even speak, he dragged me to the bed like a puppy.
Xu Qiaofeng's tone was cold and hard, "You can stay here. I won't be coming back."
"Where are you going to stay? It's so late at night, it's a bit unsafe, isn't it?" Ning Tang thought, since she was at least occupying someone else's place, she should at least ask politely.
"It's none of your business. Even if the sky falls and the earth cracks, I will not live in the same house as a strange woman."
After Xu Qiaofeng finished speaking, he strode to the window, turned over and jumped down, almost startling Ning Tang awake from her nap.
A few seconds later, a knocking sound came from the window.
Xu Qiaofeng's face was grim.
Ning Tang suddenly remembered what he had just said.
The two looked at each other in bewilderment.
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