Chapter 360: A Short Separation Is Better Than a New Marriage
Two unfamiliar faces came home and competed to tease the child, so Xiaohua was particularly energetic the whole night.
The door opened and Zhao Xiping came in wiping his hair. The little girl who was lying on the bed crying "wooo wooo" a moment ago immediately looked over in the direction of the sound.
"Do you take care of her to sleep alone at night?" Zhao Xiping asked.
"No, there's also a maid. She sleeps on the floor next to the bed. When Xiaohua pees or defecates at night, she opens the door and goes out to get hot water." Sui Yu turned sideways and moved Xiaohua so that she lay on the bed and looked up at her father. "There's a stove outside the house. Before going to bed, Cui Sao would shovel a shovel of charcoal and pour it in. She would also put a kettle of hot water on the stove. When she used it in the middle of the night, the water was still warm."
"I'm back. I'll do these jobs from now on."
"How long can you stay home? Do you want to go out again?"
"Once the cotton has bolled, I'll take Master Du on horseback to Jiuquan and Zhangye for an inspection. We'll be back in half a month." Zhao Xiping sat on his bed and said, "There are agricultural inspectors in various places. With them keeping an eye on things, I don't have to watch over them every day. I'll go for an inspection at the end of June and again at the end of August. Once the cotton harvest is over, I won't have to go out again."
Xiaohua whimpered. This little girl had become territorial and she wouldn't let him sleep in their bed.
Zhao Xiping pretended not to understand her expression. He hugged the child and placed him on his stomach, then half-lying on his back. He stretched out his arm, hugged his wife and let her rest her head on his shoulder.
With Sui Yu around, Xiaohua stopped resisting. She lay on her heaving belly, trying to raise her head and stare intently at the unfamiliar face before her. However, she was powerless, unable to control her body. In a matter of moments, her little head gave way and fell down, burying itself on her father's belly.
Zhao Xiping laughed silently, and his stomach rose and fell. Xiaohua was very surprised. She raised her neck and screamed "Ah ah" again.
Zhao Xiping held his breath and puffed up his belly, then exhaled and inhaled his belly, the ups and downs making Xiaohua giggle.
"I finally hear your laughter." Zhao Xiping was satisfied. This little milk cavity was softer than cotton wool.
The stomach stopped moving and Xiaohua screamed "Ah". Zhao Xiping continued to inflate and suck in his stomach, using himself as a rocking chair to coax the child.
After a cup of tea, the child fell asleep on her stomach. Zhao Xiping reached out and touched her face, then her head, and then her back.
"She has a different temperament from the little boy," he whispered.
"Um."
"Do you like to cry?" he asked again.
"She doesn't cry much. She will cry a few times when she is hungry, wet, or wakes up. She will also cry when she is unhappy. But as long as there is something that interests her, she can immediately divert her attention." Sui Yu said.
"Thank you for your hard work." Zhao Xiping stroked her back.
The child who was sleeping on her stomach moved to the end of the bed. In her dream, she felt the shaking feeling before going to bed again, accompanied by a squeaking sound, and she fell into a deeper sleep.
Milk-water splashed onto the bedsheets, some of it trickling down the ravines to her belly, gradually turning from warm to cool. In an instant, her wet, hot lips and tongue greedily swept over it, and the milky white streak disappeared, leaving only a clear, flowing trail, like a river formed by melting snow on the top of a snowy mountain.
The slippery tongue wrapped around the uneven red fruit, like the heavy breath of a wild wolf while hunting, covering the body with a gurgling swallowing sound.
Sui Yu lowered her eyes to take a look, but unexpectedly met the man's obsessed gaze. She was so embarrassed that her eyelids turned red, and she quickly grabbed her bellyband to cover her face.
Zhao Xiping grabbed the bellyband and smelled it, then threw it away. He propped himself up and looked at her, admiring her and even encouraging her.
The hot creaking and whispering continued until midnight. The door opened, the night wind blew, and the sound of running water and insects behind the house rushed into people's ears.
Sui Yu lay lazily on the bed, raising her head to look closely at the man outside the door.
A man with a satisfied look on his face came in with some water. He rubbed a cotton towel and raised his eyes to ask, "Madam, have my skills in serving others diminished?"
Sui Yu laughed.
Zhao Xiping also smiled, "Shall I wipe it for you?"
"I'll do it myself. You go check on Xiaohua. It's almost time for her to pee. Be careful that she doesn't wet the bed." Sui Yu recovered. She took the wet wipes and wiped it carefully twice, then picked up her bellyband and shorts and put them on neatly.
On the other side, Zhao Xiping had just picked up his daughter. The little girl, who was sleeping, smelled the fragrance of milk and subconsciously moved closer to him. Feeling something was wrong, she opened her mouth and started crying.
"Here it comes." Sui Yu took over and said, "Go get another ladle of water."
The diaper was not wet, so Sui Yu pulled it off with one hand and skillfully held the child to help him pee. The remaining charm on her face had not completely faded, but the love of a mother was already overflowing from her eyes.
The intertwining of maternal instinct and allure was like the ultimate aphrodisiac for men, a stark contrast that made them want to ravage her. The man was captivated, staring blankly, repeatedly suppressing the urge deep within him.
The gaze on her was scorching, and Sui Yu couldn't help but feel it. She put the child away and glanced at him with a look of embarrassment and annoyance, "Where's the water?"
"Oh." Zhao Xiping swallowed and went out to scoop in a ladle of hot water.
"A clean handkerchief."
"Wet it and wring it out."
Following instructions and actions, Zhao Xiping handed her a wet handkerchief and stood in front of her without moving.
Sui Yu glanced at him, then she lifted up her bellyband and wiped it carefully. Under the dim moonlight, the wet water marks became crystal clear.
Sui Yu fed the baby and leaned against the end of the bed holding the baby in her arms. She sat sideways and looked out the door with her eyes downcast.
She knew the man was licking her with his eyes, but she didn't look at him.
The wooden bed shook and someone sat down beside him. Zhao Xiping reached out and turned her face. Their eyes met and he kissed her with excitement. The kiss was very light, like a butterfly landing on flower petals. Every move revealed his cherishment.
After fifteen years as a couple, Zhao Xiping was as familiar with Sui Yuru as his right hand. He was accustomed to her presence and needed her as much as he needed her for food and water. His feelings should have calmed down, but he was still moved by her from time to time, just like when they were newly married. He was attracted to her, even though he knew some of her actions were fake and she was deliberately seducing him, and he was willing to take the bait.
Xiaohua fell asleep again after eating. The two people sitting on the side of the bed sat on top of each other, their figures entangled in the light.
In the summer, the sun rises early. When it is still light, the chickens fly out of the pen to look for food. Amid the short and dense clucking sounds, a man who has not slept all night goes out with dirty sheets, and the wooden door is gently closed.
The morning breeze was cool, and the rose-colored sheets were spread on the river surface. The wet cotton cloth quickly turned into tile red.
The tile-red bed sheet was dripping from the rope hanging in the yard. Zhao Xiping wiped his hands and went to move the stove to empty the remaining ashes.
The boy heard footsteps coming and going in the yard. He got out of bed and opened the door to see, "Dad, you woke up so early?"
"It's getting late. Smoke is coming out of the kitchen chimney." Zhao Xiping waved, "Come and wash your face. I just fetched some water."
The little boy saw the wet sheets and asked with a smile, "Did my sister wet the bed again?"
"Um."
After the father and son finished washing up, Zhao Xiping took his son out. He asked his son with concern how many words he had learned, whether he had practiced martial arts in the morning, etc.
"Come, let me compare." Zhao Xiping held his son to his chest and measured him, saying, "You've grown a little taller. I heard your mother say you had leg pain last month. Does it still hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt anymore. My mom asked Meng Ma to make bone soup for me every day. She said my legs hurt because I grew too fast. Dad, did your legs hurt when you were growing up as a kid?"
Zhao Xiping nodded, but he didn't have any bone soup to drink at that time, and he didn't know why his legs hurt, so he just endured the pain. When the farming season came, he had to grit his teeth and go to the fields to work.
He squatted down and held his son's legs to check his ankles, knees, leg bones and joints.
"It doesn't hurt at all." The kid put his arm around his father's shoulders and said distressedly, "Dad, you've gotten so tanned and lost weight."
"Give me a bowl of your big bone soup, and I won't be so thin in a few days."
"good!"
Zhao Xiping stood up and pointed at the big rooster half a mile away and said, "Let's have a race to see who can run faster."
Before he finished speaking, the kid rushed out. Zhao Xiping asked him to count to ten, and then chased him without giving in.
Two breathing sounds with different tones reached the same frequency a few steps away. The distance between the father and son was getting closer and closer. When they were running side by side, the little boy was overtaken, but he did not stop and continued to run hard.
The big rooster taking a mud bath was scared away. Zhao Xiping stepped on the mud pit it had dug, turned around and counted loudly: "One, two, three, four..."
"I'm coming." The kid shouted.
"Fourteen counts slower than me."
"Give me two more years, Dad, and I will definitely run faster than you." The kid panted.
Zhao Xiping laughed, "Okay, I'll wait."
"What time does your sister usually wake up?" he asked.
"Wake up soon, it's about this time."
Zhao Xiping immediately dragged his son back. When he entered the room, he saw that the little girl on the bed had woken up and was chewing her fist.
"Sister, I'm hungry." The little boy leaned over and gave her two kisses. "Good morning, sister."
"Bring her here, I'll change her diaper." Zhao Xiping was worried that Xiaohua would cry again as soon as he showed up, so he was able to serve the little girl up close thanks to the mother and child.
Finally, Zhao Xiping drove the cub out and took his daughter to her sleeping mother to drink milk.
Sui Yu opened her eyes and saw a man's dark face. Seeing him, she was happy from the bottom of her heart.
"I missed you," she whispered.
Zhao Xiping leaned over and kissed her. He tidied her messy hair and said softly, "You continue to sleep. Leave the child to me. I don't believe I can't please this lovely fat lady."
Sui Yu raised her hand and touched his face. No wonder the old saying goes that a short absence is better than a new marriage. After two months of separation, this man was full of attraction in her eyes. The luster of his father faded, and the temptation of her husband returned.
"You didn't sleep?" she asked.
"I was just thinking about seeing you and Xiaohua."
Sui Yu smiled with pursed lips.
Xiaohua was full, so Zhao Xiping immediately picked her up and stood up. He held the little girl's hand, waved to Sui Yu, and said, "Let's go. Dad will take you out to find your brother and uncle."
Xiaohua wanted to resist, but the next moment, the door opened and she fell into Xiaozai's arms. With her brother around, she no longer insisted on looking for her mother.
Zhao Xiping used his son as a support for five days and served him at his beck and call for five days, and finally won his daughter's favor. Now, when the little girl sees him, she will take the initiative to reach out for a hug.
The weather was hot, and Zhao Xiping felt that Xiaohua's hair was too long, so he made arrangements and spent the whole day cutting the baby's hair.
"How is it? Not bad, right? The shorter hair makes Xiaohua's eyes look even bigger." Zhao Xiping was proud that his craftsmanship was still there.
With her hair shorter, the little girl's facial fat is fully revealed. She has big eyes, fair skin, and pouty cheeks. This is a real hit for people who like children.
"In terms of cuteness, Xiaohua is almost as cute as her brother." Sui Liang insisted. He held his niece tightly and didn't let go. He also said to the little cub: "In your uncle's eyes, you are the best."
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