That evening, after washing up, the family of five squeezed onto the large kang (heated brick bed) in the parents' bedroom as usual.
The triplets, dressed in tank tops and shorts, were rolling and playing on the kang (a heated brick bed).
He Yanzhi and Guan Wenru exchanged a glance and felt it was time.
He Yanzhi clapped his hands, cleared his throat and said, "Alright, He Yi, He Qi, He Sheng, sit down. Dad has something important to discuss with you."
Upon hearing this, the triplets stopped curiously, sat cross-legged in a row, and blinked at their father.
He Yanzhi tried to look serious. "Look at the three of you, don't you all think you're little men now?"
As the eldest brother, He Yi puffed out his chest first, "Of course!"
He Qi nodded, "I definitely am!"
He Sheng's voice was the loudest: "I am the biggest man!"
"..." Guan Wenru and He Yanzhi almost laughed.
But He Yanzhi still spoke seriously, "Alright! A real man should act like a real man."
Look, don't we have three rooms now?
Besides the "Dad" and "Mom" slots, there are two more empty slots.
Real men sleep alone; only little babies always cling to their mothers to sleep.
The triplets were immediately stunned by these words.
Does being a man mean you can't sleep with your mother?
The three exchanged a glance, and He Sheng immediately rushed over and hugged Guan Wenru's arm, "Then I don't want to be a man! I want to sleep with Mom! Mom smells so good!"
He Yi nodded, "I want to sleep with Mommy too!"
He Qi didn't say anything, but he snuggled closer to his mother.
Guan Wenru suppressed a laugh and patted her three sons' heads.
He Yanzhi was speechless. He patiently continued, "You can't keep doing this. If you always follow your mother, when will you ever grow up?"
Look at Tiger in the yard, he's half a month younger than you, and he's already sleeping in his own room.
He Sheng tilted his head and suddenly asked a probing question, "Then Daddy! Why do you still sleep with Mommy? You're a big kid now! You're the oldest kid! You should sleep by yourself!"
"puff!"
Guan Wenru quickly covered her mouth, turned her face to the side, and her shoulders couldn't help but tremble.
He Yanzhi was taken aback by the question, choked for a moment, and looked a little embarrassed. "This...how can this be the same! Dad and Mom are husband and wife! Husband and wife are supposed to sleep together, that's the rule!"
He Yi's small face was filled with great confusion. "Rules? Who made those rules?"
He Qi blinked. "Does that mean we can sleep together after we get married?"
He Yanzhi quickly seized the opportunity, "That's right! He Qi is right! Only married couples can sleep together."
When you grow up and get married, you can sleep with your wives.
But now, you three little bachelors have to sleep on your own!
Looking at his three sons' faces, which seemed to understand but were still unwilling, he decided to change his strategy and try to entice them with bribes.
So he softened his tone and said, "How about this, if you're willing to sleep by yourselves, Daddy promises to take you fishing by the river this Sunday, okay?"
"!" He Sheng's eyes lit up, but he still hesitated, "Can we catch a big fish?"
He Yanzhi answered without hesitation, "Of course! Dad's skills are excellent."
"Also, from now on, I'll give each of you an extra 50 cents a month for pocket money. You can save it up and use it to buy your favorite comic books or candy."
"Really?" He Yi was clearly tempted.
He Yanzhi nodded, "Dad keeps his word. Besides, you can sleep in your own room and play with your marbles and toy guns however you want. Mom won't be nagging you to go to bed early all the time. Isn't that more freedom?"
Guan Wenru: "..." He really goes to any lengths.
The triplets looked at each other and whispered among themselves.
Clearly, they are weighing the pros and cons of "sleeping with mom" versus "fishing, pocket money, and freedom."
Finally, He Sheng seemed to have made a huge decision, "Then...then I want to sleep in the same room as my second brother! I'm scared to be alone!"
Originally, He Yi, as the eldest brother, was still hesitant about whether to sleep separately from his mother. But seeing his younger brother's dependence on him, he felt like a real man and decided to protect him. So he patted his chest and said, "Okay! I'll protect you!"
But He Qi quietly raised his hand, "Dad, I can sleep in my own room. I like it quiet."
He Yi and He Sheng both looked at him.
Isn't he afraid?
However, they didn't say anything.
Seeing that they had all agreed, He Yanzhi breathed a sigh of relief.
The difficulty of doing ideological work is no less than leading troops in a tough battle.
Afraid they might change their minds, he quickly smiled and hugged the three children, "Good, you're all brave little men! Come on, Dad will help you make your beds, and you'll sleep in your new rooms tonight!"
The triplets exclaimed excitedly, "Great! Time to sleep in the new room!"
......
At night, after the triplets had all gone inside and lay down, He Yanzhi and Guan Wenru took showers one after another, their hair still damp with moisture.
Guan Wenru had just folded her old military uniform and put it into a wooden box when He Yanzhi grabbed her wrist and pulled her backward onto the kang (a heated brick bed) covered with a coarse cloth mattress.
He Yanzhi's hand rested on her waist, slightly cool from her recent shower, his fingertips gently caressing her skin beneath the fabric.
He leaned down, his nose brushing against Guan Wenru's forehead, carrying the refreshing scent of mint soap. His lips first landed on her brow bone, then slowly moved down to stop at the corner of her lips.
"Stop it..." Guan Wenru tilted her head, her fingertips pressed against his chest, her voice still a little hoarse, "The children are still in the next room, what if they wake up and look for their mother..."
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