"Um."
Jiang Yu didn't stand on ceremony with him. After lifting the blanket, she felt a warm current inside. Finally, feigning nonchalance, she said:
"It's not time to sleep on the floor yet, so I'll just make do here tonight."
She genuinely cared about the man. The weather was cold, and the new house wasn't well-insulated. She felt shivering even lying in bed, let alone going out onto the damp floor.
"I just think it's cold now, and sleeping on the floor will make me catch a cold. Don't misunderstand."
Jiang Yu added, afraid that the man might misunderstand and think she was up to something. By the dim candlelight, Shen Ying found her awkwardness somewhat amusing.
This was the first time the two had communicated at such close range, and neither knew what the other was thinking.
Seeing that the moonlight had deepened, Shen Ying blew out the candle, took off his coat by the moonlight, and carefully lay down on the other side of the bed. Afraid of disturbing the woman, he simply covered himself with a quilt and then put the coat on top.
Sensing the man's unease, Jiang Yu wasn't much better off. She tossed and turned for a long time, unable to fall asleep, her mind filled with a jumble of random thoughts, unable to piece together a complete picture.
After drifting off to sleep, Jiang Yu was awakened in the middle of the night by the sound of raindrops. A strong wind was blowing outside, and the temperature had plummeted. Jiang Yu was so cold that even huddled under the covers, she couldn't feel any warmth.
The hot water bottle in her arms had long since gone cold. She rubbed her hands together, cautiously watching the sleeping man beside her. Little did she know, the man was pretending to be asleep.
The man, feeling uncomfortable under her gaze, twitched his eyelashes and opened his eyes. He sat up straight, a look of confusion on his face.
"What's wrong?"
"It's okay, it's just a bit windy outside, I can't sleep."
During their conversation, the man noticed the warm breath coming from Jiang Yu's mouth and glanced at the hot water bottle outside the blanket, understanding everything. He put on his coat and was about to leave when he decided to change her thermos while there was still hot water in it.
"No...no need."
Upon learning of the man's thoughts, Jiang Yu tugged at his sleeve. Feeling uncomfortable, she let go and froze on the spot.
It's raining heavily right now. Even though the two houses are less than 50 meters apart, you're bound to get soaked if you walk between them.
With such heavy rain, catching a cold could be quite serious.
"good."
Shen Ying didn't insist. He draped his coat over the blanket, trying to make the woman feel warmer. At that moment, he felt guilty. If it weren't for his mother and sister's sudden visit, she wouldn't have given up her bed and moved to the cold room to sleep.
"Jiang Yu, give me your hand."
His voice was slightly low and his tone was flat. Jiang Yu was completely puzzled and tentatively reached her hand out from under the covers, where it was enveloped by the man's large hand.
Shen Ying has been training in the military for a long time, and given his age, it's normal for him to feel warm.
His palms were warm, and as Jiang Yu felt the warmth, she realized that this man didn't seem so cold-hearted after all, and her feelings of liking for him grew stronger.
Overall, it's acceptable.
The man warmed her hands, and the effect was significantly improved. Feeling his body getting closer and closer, Jiang Yu looked at his broad frame, her throat bobbing slightly.
Is this how normal men and women should behave?
Seeing Shen Ying's calm demeanor, Jiang Yu had another thought: Is he impotent?
Sensing the subtle change in the atmosphere, Shen Ying thought to himself that it would be better to let him go outside and get rained on than to suppress his feelings.
Then his Adam's apple bobbed:
"Are you feeling better?"
Jiang Yu slightly opened his eyes, nodded reflexively, and drifted off to sleep. Looking through the blanket, the woman's skin, barely visible, was even more alluring than if she were standing naked. He looked away and tucked the blanket around her.
As soon as it was light, he went out for a run, needing to vent his anger.
When Jiang Yu opened her eyes, she saw that the man was not there, so she didn't think much of it. After getting dressed and getting out of bed, she noticed that the yard was damp, as if reminding her of the ambiguous moment last night.
Zhao Meiyun had already prepared breakfast: millet porridge and fried bread slices, along with a dish of pickled vegetables, which warmed everyone's stomachs.
In her opinion, although the food wasn't as delicious as her daughter-in-law's, it didn't require any special skills and was generally acceptable.
Jiang Yu was naturally delighted. She stuffed the slice of steamed bun into her mouth, then drank a big mouthful of porridge, and satisfiedly filled her stomach.
Having someone help with housework allows her to have more time to work. She is naturally grateful.
After breakfast, Jiang Yu had to take Chen Suisui to school and deliver clothes to customers. She was also running low on fabric, so she decided to stop by Su Ji Fabric Shop to buy some more.
When Shen Wan heard her calculating her schedule, she volunteered to do the hard labor for her sister-in-law for free.
"I'll buy you and Niannian meat pies for lunch."
Jiang Yule was happy and willing to take her sister-in-law to familiarize herself with the work process. After spending half a day together, the mother and daughter changed their previous prejudices and became much closer to their daughter-in-law.
Just as she was leaving, she ran into Shen Ying, who was returning home. When the man saw Jiang Yu, he remembered what had happened the night before, awkwardly turned his face away, and turned to leave.
Seeing that her second brother seemed a little strange, Shen Wan couldn't help but mutter to herself:
"What's wrong with you? You came back from your run without even saying goodbye."
Jiang Yu was even more puzzled, but then thought... this man was unpredictable by nature, so she shouldn't bother trying to guess.
......
After dropping Shen Suisui off at school, Jiang Yu took her sister-in-law straight to the shop. For Shen Wan, although she had been working in the city for three or four years, the pressure of the factory left her with no time to even go out for a stroll.
Seeing the dazzling array of trinkets on the street, it was their first time visiting a department store, and their expressions were no less than those of two children visiting the city for the first time.
Jiang Yu tidied up the clothes she was going to make for the customers in the shop, and then took Shen Wan to Su Ji Fabric Factory.
Shen Wan had heard of this place, but she was still a little timid about actually coming here.
"Be bolder, be more confident. We're here to buy things and give money, not to grovel and beg them."
Jiang Yu's intention was to make Shen Wan more confident, but little did she know that Su Yujing, the纨绔少爷 (wán kù shǎo yé, a spoiled young master), had overheard her words from under the wall.
He wanted to see who this woman, who supposedly gave him the money, really was.
Shen Wan immediately perked up and imitated her sister-in-law's actions. The two went to the office together and found the woman they had met when they came to buy goods before—Sister Hua. After telling her what fabric she needed, they paid and waited to pick up the goods.
"Sister Hua, I heard there are customers coming to buy goods. What kind of fabrics are they looking for? Or what could they possibly want?"
A deep, magnetic male voice came from outside the door. The people inside couldn't help but glance over and saw a man whose appearance was no less than that of Shen Ying.
He had dyed his hair wine red and was wearing the coolest clothes of the moment, with chains jingling on his clothes, making him look very trendy.
Even in this attire, his exquisite features were hard to conceal. Jiang Yu stared intently:
'Non-mainstream?'
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