Zhan Yihan's Adam's apple rolled up and down, and his body felt like it was on fire because of Su Jinyue's unintentional teasing. He couldn't bear it anymore, lowered his head and kissed Su Jinyue's lips forcefully, "You are responsible for putting out the fire..."
The temperature in the room was getting hotter and hotter, and only the panting sounds of passion could be heard clearly...
Time passed by unknowingly, and as the sun slowly rose, a new day came again.
Su Jinyue looked at her hands absentmindedly. Thinking of what happened last night, her face flushed like the rosy clouds in the sky. That bad guy, how could he be so mean?
"Jinyue, why is your face so red? Did you catch a cold? Master, please help me take a look." Xu Tiansheng said as he walked forward to take Su Jinyue's pulse. He had a feeling that something was not right with Jinyue today.
"No need, Master. I'm fine." Su Jinyue turned her head away, feeling somewhat guilty. Luckily, she had set up a soundproofing array in her room last night, otherwise she would have been too embarrassed to see her Master today. Now, she and Yi Han had done almost everything they needed to do, except for the final level.
"If you feel uncomfortable, go back to sleep for a while. Master is alone here." Xu Tiansheng said.
"Okay, Master, call me if you're busy." Su Jinyue nodded, stood up, and walked towards the backyard. She needed to calm down, otherwise she wouldn't have the energy to do anything. It was all that bad guy's fault. Tonight, she would never let him touch her again, and she would never help him do that thing again.
Zhan Yihan was chopping wood in the yard with his bare chest. He was in a particularly good mood today, and even his usually expressionless face looked much softer, as if the warm sun had appeared in winter.
"Brother, this is enough firewood." Zhan Yifeng carried the chopped firewood into the woodshed. As expected of a soldier, his brother didn't show any sign of fatigue after chopping wood for so long. If it were him, he would have been exhausted long ago.
Zhan Yihan nodded, put the axe aside, picked up a towel and wiped the sweat off his face and body, "Yifeng, you and big brother go to the city, we'll go buy some New Year's dishes."
"Okay!" Zhan Yifeng agreed. He hadn't been to the city in a long time. Firstly, it was too far to get there, and secondly, he had to help Xiaoyun's older brother farm the land. Xiaoyun's family was large, and they had a lot of land, but there were only two men in her family: her father and her older brother. Her father was in poor health, so her older brother had to do all the heavy work alone. He couldn't bear to see that, so he joined in to help.
Zhan Yihan put on his clothes, walked into the house and took the car keys.
As the two were about to go out, they saw Gong Xiaoyun running towards them crying.
Upon seeing this, Zhan Yifeng quickly went over to Gong Xiaoyun and asked anxiously, "What's wrong? What happened?"
"I...the down jacket I bought yesterday...was snatched away by my elder sister..." Gong Xiaoyun felt more and more aggrieved the more she thought about it, and tears kept flowing down her face.
When she went back yesterday, her eldest sister and brother-in-law were there. She was afraid that her eldest sister would see her clothes, so she hid them behind her, but her eldest sister still saw them.
The elder sister snatched her down jacket away and forced it on her, saying that she had no clothes for the Chinese New Year this year and the down jacket was perfect for the New Year.
She wanted to take it back, but her family said she was ignorant and stopped her. Her eldest sister even slapped her. She had been wearing clothes passed down by her eldest and second sisters since she was a child. This was her first new piece of clothing, but she had no power to keep it.
After hearing what Gong Xiaoyun said, Zhan Yifeng's face turned red with anger. "This is too abominable! I will seek justice for you." Xiaoyun is his future wife, how could he let people bully her so casually.
"Yifeng, don't go." Gong Xiaoyun held Zhan Yifeng back, preventing him from going to her house. She came to him because she had no one else to vent her grievances to, but she didn't want Yifeng to clash with her family, as that would be bad for everyone.
"Are you just going to let people bully you like this? The more you do this, the more they'll go further." Zhan Yifeng said angrily. Aside from Xiaoyun's eldest brother and father, everyone else in her family is a powerful figure.
Xiaoyun usually acts like a servant at home, serving this person and then that person. Her older sister, in particular, not only comes home every day to eat for free, but when she's in a bad mood, she takes her anger out on Xiaoyun. He's told her many times, but whenever he's not around, they bully Xiaoyun even more.
He wanted to marry Xiaoyun as soon as possible, but his parents told him that his elder brother was not married yet and asked him to wait. Another point was that the betrothal gift that Xiaoyun's family wanted was too high.
"I'm used to it. It's okay," Gong Xiaoyun shook her head. She had always felt like she wasn't her mother's biological child. Her mother and two sisters had always beaten and scolded her. Her father was in poor health and had been bedridden year-round, leaving her with only her eldest brother to protect her.
"Yifeng, you should marry Xiaoyun home as soon as possible." Zhan Yihan said. Gong Xiaoyun was a good girl, and he had a good impression of her.
"My parents said they'll talk about it after you get married," Zhan Yifeng said. In their village, the eldest son gets married first, then the second and third sons get married. Unless the eldest son still can't find a wife.
Zhan Yihan frowned slightly, "I will tell my parents about this."
Wang Meizhen happened to walk out and overheard the two brothers' conversation. She said, "Yihan, it's not that Dad and Mom don't want Yifeng and Xiaoyun to get married, it's just that Xiaoyun's family wants a very high betrothal gift, and Dad and Mom can't do anything about it." She was very satisfied with Xiaoyun, her future daughter-in-law. Xiaoyun was honest, hardworking, and able to endure hardships. There were not many daughters-in-law like her in this village. Otherwise, she would have persuaded Yifeng to call off the marriage long ago.
Zhan Yifeng nodded and said bitterly, "They want a 2,000 yuan betrothal gift and they want us to buy three big items." The three big items nowadays are not the same as they were a few years ago. The three big items nowadays are a bicycle, a TV, and a sewing machine, and these three items combined cost over a thousand yuan. How can they afford that kind of money?
Zhan Yihan's face darkened. "Leave this to me, Mom. You and Dad go make the arrangements. We'll have the wedding after the New Year." He'd heard that some people saw marrying off their daughters as selling them. They'd marry the one who offered the biggest betrothal gift. It didn't matter if the man was blind, lame, or even stupid. A daughter once married off was like spilled water.
"Okay." Wang Meizhen responded.
"Brother, thank you!" Zhan Yifeng thanked him happily.
Gong Xiaoyun couldn't hold back her tears again. The greatest happiness in her life was meeting Yifeng. He loved her, protected her, and made her feel warmth and happiness she had never experienced before. In fact, she had always worried that her mother and sister-in-law would marry her to a disabled man. Fortunately, she met Yifeng.
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