Shen Heng pinched Bai Jiaojiao's cheek: "Want to hear some sarcastic remarks?"
Those who have gone to school are always so troublesome!
"I want to hear the truth from Heng-ge."
"To be honest, it's all the same! I like you, so naturally I like snuggling in bed with you! Let me tell you, I've had my eye on you for a long time. If I hadn't been keeping an eye on you, would I have been able to get there so quickly and pull you out of the sea that day?"
Shen Heng told the whole truth about how their relationship began; it turned out that it wasn't just that Shen Heng happened to be passing by.
Bai Jiaojiao's heart softened, but she said, "Then Brother Heng just likes me because I'm pretty."
Shen Heng couldn't help but chuckle: "You really have no shame." He rubbed his nose against Bai Jiaojiao's face, their breaths mingling in an intimate moment. "Yes, you're the prettiest. I've never seen such a pretty girl before."
Shen Heng's gaze slowly softened, and Bai Jiaojiao reached out to hook her arms around his neck, tilting her head back to kiss him.
Shen Heng was no longer as gentle as he had been on their wedding night. He held Bai Jiaojiao tightly, making it impossible for her to escape.
Bai Jiaojiao felt like her whole body was falling apart. The humid air was hot and sticky, and she felt like she was floating in water. Chen Heng was the only reed she could hold onto.
She fell asleep during the day, and when she woke up, it was already dark.
Shen Heng was fiddling with something on the side. When he saw Bai Jiaojiao wake up, he smiled at her.
"woke up?"
Bai Jiaojiao remembered what happened before she fell asleep, buried her face in the pillow, and mumbled, "Mmm."
Shen Heng put down what he was holding, sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), looked down at Bai Jiaojiao, pinched her chin, and turned her face to face him.
"Are you hungry? There's rice in the pot."
Shen Heng's eyes were full of satisfaction, and his voice was much gentler than usual.
Bai Jiaojiao shook her head: "I'm not hungry."
As soon as she finished speaking, her stomach rumbled.
"Not hungry?" Shen Heng smiled through gritted teeth. "Aren't you tired yet?"
Bai Jiaojiao, blushing and indignant, cried out, "Brother Heng!"
"Okay, okay, I won't say anymore, I won't say anymore."
Shen Heng's legs went weak from Bai Jiaojiao's glare. She went out to the kitchen and served him dinner.
The kidney beans and kelp were brought back from the Bai family. Shen Heng roughly knew how to stew them, but the taste was just average. It was already quite difficult to control the heat.
Shen Heng served Bai Jiaojiao directly to the kang (heated brick bed) to eat. It was hot in the summer, and Bai Jiaojiao's slender arms were exposed, looking fresh and delicate.
Shen Heng couldn't help but swallow.
Bai Jiaojiao originally wanted to sit cross-legged, but found that her legs were too weak to obey her commands.
She pouted and leaned against the wall: "Brother Heng, could you make another table when you have time? We can put it on the kang (heated brick bed) and use it! It'll be warmer to eat on the kang in winter."
Shen Heng laughed and said, "It's still the hottest time of summer, and you're already thinking about the New Year!"
"That's called being prepared! The sooner you use it, the more convenient it will be."
"Okay, okay, okay." Shen Heng naturally agreed to whatever Bai Jiaojiao said.
"Heng-ge, what were you doing just now?"
Bai Jiaojiao looked at the pile of objects that Shen Heng was fiddling with.
"Get a cushion for the back seat of the bicycle."
Having grown up alone, Shen Heng not only became skilled at needlework, but he could also do mending and patching.
He found a piece of dark blue cloth somewhere and, taking advantage of his free time, decided to sew a cushion for Bai Jiaojiao so that she wouldn't be afraid of the bumps when she sat on the back of the bicycle.
After Bai Jiaojiao finished eating, she picked up the mat and took a look; it actually looked quite decent.
"Heng-ge, why don't you learn to be a tailor?"
Shen Heng saw that Bai Jiaojiao knew how to tease him, and his eyes darted around Bai Jiaojiao again: "Are you full?"
"I'm full, Heng-ge's cooking is delicious." Bai Jiaojiao smiled innocently, unaware of Shen Heng's intentions.
It wasn't until Shen Heng pinned her down on the kang (a heated brick bed) that Bai Jiaojiao realized how terrifying a man who had just lost his virginity could be.
When Bai Jiaojiao's pleas for mercy failed, she shouted, "Heng-ge! I'll never talk to you again!"
But Shen Heng was unmoved by either soft or hard tactics. Throughout the night, amidst the sound of raindrops, Bai Jiaojiao lost count of how many times she fell asleep and woke up.
Because of the rain, there's no need to gather for work.
Having just finished harvesting the wheat, Bai Jiaojiao was supposed to have a two-day break, but she didn't have a moment's rest during those two days.
"Jiaojiao, are you home?"
Shen Heng indulged in his desires day and night. Bai Jiaojiao was sleeping in bed when she heard Bai Shiqing knocking on the door.
During the days of the harvest rush, the sisterly relationship between Bai Jiaojiao and Bai Shiqing underwent a qualitative change.
Bai Shiqing discovered that Bai Jiaojiao was indeed her biological younger sister, and they got along quite well.
She had just overheard some gossip outside and was in a great hurry to find Bai Jiaojiao to tell her.
"What's wrong, Second Sister?"
Shen Heng opened the door first, and Bai Jiaojiao hurriedly got dressed.
Bai Shiqing came in from outside, her clothes damp with moisture.
Seeing Bai Jiaojiao lying on the kang, he couldn't help but say, "You lazy girl, why haven't you gotten up yet!"
Bai Jiaojiao's face turned red instantly.
Shen Heng chimed in, "If we're not going to work, let's stay in bed a little longer."
Since Shen Heng had spoken, Bai Shiqing had nothing to say, except to say, "You two can't live like this."
Bai Shiqing was still an unmarried young woman, and she only vaguely understood matters between men and women, so she never thought about them.
I just don't think these two unreliable people can form a family together.
"Jiaojiao, do you know what? News has come from the two neighboring villages. They say that 30 to 40 percent of their wheat is still in the fields. After all these days of rain, the sprouts have grown really long."
Bai Jiaojiao wasn't too surprised, after all, the same thing had happened in Shili Village in her previous life.
Bai Shiqing praised, "It's fortunate that our village listened to you and harvested the wheat before this happened. At first, some of the older folks in the village said that you were wasting food by roasting the perfectly good wheat, but now that they've heard from the neighboring village, they should shut up."
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