Chapter 37: No comparison, no harm
Shen Mo's hand, hanging on the outside and out of Jiang Ning's sight, was clenched tightly.
But the rising heat just wouldn't dissipate.
After an unknown amount of time, the weight that had been pressing on her body was finally removed, and Jiang Ning turned over so that her face was turned inward, intending to continue sleeping.
Having just personally experienced a man's morning erection, she still couldn't bring herself to casually step past Shen Mo and get out of bed.
Before she knew it, Jiang Ning had fallen asleep again.
The moment Shen Mo felt her breathing stabilize, he sat up abruptly, a bead of sweat sliding down his forehead and onto his vest.
When Jiang Ning woke up, she heard noises coming from the courtyard.
She walked to the window and looked out, and saw Shen Mo teaching Zhiqi boxing step by step.
Despite his small arms and legs, Zhiqi fought quite well.
While fighting, he would occasionally glance at Shen Mo, his eyes brimming with admiration.
In just two or three days, the child has become visibly more cheerful.
Jiang Ning quickly changed her clothes, tied her hair into a neat ponytail, and went out.
Shen Mo was fiddling with Zhiqi's arm when he saw his wife come out of the house and lazily stretch.
Because of her stretching motion, a small section of her slender, white waist was revealed.
He instinctively covered Huo Zhiqi's eyes.
Zhiqi, whose vision went black, thought: "?"
"Good morning," Jiang Ning greeted as she walked into the yard.
As she drew closer, Shen Mo's face inexplicably turned red.
Jiang Ning noticed this too, assuming they had gotten up early to practice boxing and warm up.
The two men in the family, one big and one small, were practicing boxing, while Jiang Ning, facing the refreshing air, began practicing her Eight Pieces of Brocade.
Her movements were slow and graceful.
She only realized that the two eyes, one big and one small, were staring at her when she was halfway through the fight.
Jiang Ning felt embarrassed by their stares and asked, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Honey, what are you doing?"
Jiang Ning felt that he was getting more and more comfortable calling her "wife".
Fine, let them call it whatever they want.
“The Eight-Section Brocade is for strengthening the body.” Jiang Ning glanced at his shoulder. “It’s quite different from the training you guys used to do, where you were constantly getting injured.”
She had just considered whether or not to teach Shen Mo when she immediately dismissed the idea. Judging from the man's health this morning, he didn't need it.
Jiang Ning's gaze shifted to Huo Zhiqi.
Jiang Ning asked him, "Zhiqi, would you like to learn this Eight Pieces of Brocade?"
Zhiqi nodded, indicating that he wanted to learn everything Jiang Ning taught him.
Jiang Ning taught Zhiqi step by step, laughing out loud from time to time as she watched the child's uncoordinated limbs.
When he finished performing the Eight Pieces of Brocade with barely correct movements, Jiang Ning clapped her hands happily and then patted his head, saying, "So smart."
Huo Zhiqi looked up at her, and Sister Jiang was like a beam of light that broke through the dark clouds in his heart and fell on him.
My mother passed away early, and my father was not by my side. I finally got to live with my father, but he passed away for some reason.
He was insecure and lacked love from a young age. When he was bullied, no father stood up for him, and no mother gave him careful guidance. Over the years, he has lived a hard life, like a weed that drifts with the wind.
He thought he would live a miserable life forever, but Uncle Shen told him that if anyone bullied him again, he should use the boxing techniques he taught him to protect himself. If he couldn't protect himself, he should tell Uncle Shen, and Uncle Shen would stand up for him.
Sister Jiang would praise him for what he did, for washing the dishes clean, and for learning things quickly. No one had ever praised or affirmed him like that before.
Having experienced so much misfortune, he thought that perhaps it was all for the sake of meeting Uncle Shen and Sister Jiang at this moment.
*
At that moment, Lin Yufei appeared at the town's inn. He knocked on the inn's door, and the door opened quickly.
As soon as the door opened, Jiang Ting excitedly asked, "Yu Fei, did the application come through?"
“Hmm.” Lin Yufei nodded. “My military rank is not high enough to allow me to bring people with me to the army, but the higher-ups said that my military merits can get me a room to stay in temporarily. However, this is only applicable when housing is not in short supply. If more people come with me to the army, we will have to give up the room.”
Jiang Ting said excitedly, "It's great that it's approved. At least I won't have to waste money on rent."
She knew that Lin Yufei would be promoted in the future, so she didn't have to worry about the house being taken back.
Jiang Ting was overjoyed that the housing issue was resolved. She suddenly reached out and took Lin Yufei's hand, then placed it on her chest, her eyes filled with a coquettish pout, "Yufei...do you want some?"
Lin Yufei was led into the house by Jiang Ting. As he was sweating, he reached out and grabbed Jiang Ting's waist, but his two big hands almost couldn't hold her.
Looking at Jiang Ting's face, Lin Yufei inexplicably saw another face that looked five parts like Jiang Ting's, as well as that slender waist that he could barely wrap his hands around in a casual glance.
Men are visual creatures; they subconsciously tend to compare similar items.
Jiang Ting's waist wasn't as slender as her sister's, nor was her skin as fair. The only thing she could match was her impressive... "assets".
"Yufei..." Jiang Ting called out coquettishly, "Could you give me some money? I want to buy some clothes."
Lin Yufei looked up, frowned, and said, "Didn't you bring some clothes from your hometown?"
Jiang Ting tried her best to act cute, "I just want to buy a new dress."
She actually had her eye on the pale yellow dress Jiang Ning wore when they last met. So she went to the mall and finally found the same dress in a store.
I thought to myself, if Jiang Ning looks good in this, she must look even better, but unfortunately I didn't have enough money.
Lin Yufei thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll give you ten yuan tomorrow to buy it yourself."
"Could you give me five more yuan?" Jiang Ting pleaded.
Lin Yufei knew that clothes were not expensive these days, and as long as he didn't buy the really high-end ones, he could wear them comfortably. He originally wanted to ask what kind of clothes would cost so much money, but at this moment he didn't want to spoil the mood.
He agreed, "Okay, I'll give you an extra five dollars tomorrow."
—
Jiang Ning stared blankly at the passbook in her hand, feeling as if it were burning her hands.
I was completely stunned when I saw the numbers in my bankbook.
There are nearly 10,000 yuan.
Jiang Ning was so shocked her jaw almost dropped.
Based on current prices, Shen Mo is definitely a millionaire. If you convert that to modern currency, ten thousand is basically a millionaire.
Although she is considered a moderately wealthy woman in the modern world, in this era, she is penniless, with her pockets emptied more than her face. Moreover, in this patriarchal era, where the prevailing ideology is that men are responsible for external affairs and women for internal affairs, it is practically impossible for a man to hand over the financial power to a woman.
Even in modern times, it's rare to find a man this generous.
Shen Mo stared at Jiang Ning intently, and when he saw her eyes sparkle as she looked at the bankbook, he knew he had given her the right bankbook.
My wife looks best when she smiles.
Looking at the heavy sum of money on the bankbook, Jiang Ning teased, "You're giving me all this money, aren't you afraid I'll spend it all?"
"Spend it as you please, I'll give you my entire monthly salary."
Actually, he used to have more money than this, but his family was reported and demoted, and most of his assets were confiscated.
But since the opening up in the last two years, the authorities have been cracking down on corruption, and the family's assets should be returned in the future.
When the time comes, his share will also be given to his wife.
Jiang Ning looked at the bankbook in her hand. If Shen Mo had given her the bankbook when they first met, she definitely wouldn't have accepted it and would have had to return it to him immediately.
But now... it seems she's a little selfish and doesn't really want to return the savings book to him.
This man is too good, so good that she can't find a single fault with him.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
