Aunt Wang immediately noticed her predicament and quickly said, "How about this, you and Xiaobao can sleep with Auntie tonight?"
Aunt Wang's house has two rooms; Wang Jian lives in one room, and Aunt Wang lives in the other.
“Your aunt’s house also has a kang (heated brick bed), it’s very big, so you and Xiaobao won’t be crowded.”
Aunt Wang was a little uneasy; at her age, she was afraid that young people wouldn't want to live with her.
Xu Ruantang agreed without hesitation, "Okay, thank you, Auntie. I'll bring Xiaobao over in a bit."
"Okay, Auntie will leave the door open for you."
Aunt Wang went home with a smile.
If Wang Jian hadn't asked her about it, she wouldn't have thought of that. It's true that young people are very thoughtful.
Wang Jian's question was not casual. He had been staying at home since being scalded, and it was only yesterday, when his mother rushed back to push the cart, that he learned that Chen Ji was seriously ill.
Actually, at that time, he was unwilling to lend the cart to Xu Ruantang.
It would be better if Chen Ji's illness were left untreated and couldn't be cured. What's so good about that lame man with a child to support? He's nowhere near as charming as a healthy man like him.
From the moment Wang Jian saw Xu Ruantang, he felt that there was a destiny between them, and that he liked this woman!
Even being slapped on the chin and splashed with hot water couldn't dampen his enthusiasm for Xu Ruantang.
However, no matter how useless Chen Ji was, he was still breathing. He couldn't go too far, so apart from secretly flirting with Chen Ji, he couldn't think of any other way to make progress.
Who knew that an opportunity would soon come knocking on their door?
Chen Lei and Yao Yulan chose Wang Jian, who happened to be interested in him. The three of them hit it off immediately, each with their own ulterior motives.
Chen Lei is psychologically twisted; he feels satisfied as long as he can take revenge on Chen Ji and Xu Ruantang.
Yao Yulan's goal was naturally to get Chen Ji, and it would be best if she could ruin Xu Ruantang as well. Who told her to gossip in front of Brother Chen? She only had herself to blame; out of so many people, she insisted on clinging to the man she had chosen.
Wang Jian's eyes lit up instantly when he heard their plan. He wouldn't have to do anything, and he'd get a beautiful wife afterward—it was a win-win situation no matter how you looked at it! With his family's circumstances, getting a wife normally was harder than climbing to heaven.
Whether it works or not depends on tonight!
When Xu Ruantang returned to the Chen family home, Xu Hanli was still drinking with Chen Ji, laughing foolishly.
Xu Ruantang picked up Xiaobao and said to Chen Ji, "I'm going to sleep at Aunt Wang's house. You'll stay with Comrade Xu tonight."
Chen Ji frowned almost imperceptibly and refused directly, saying, "No need, I'll arrange for him to stay at someone else's house."
"Forget it, look at him like this, it's not appropriate for him to bother others. Aunt Wang said that her room also has a kang (heated brick bed), and the three of us can sleep there."
"Old Chen, what do you mean? Now that you have a wife, you've forgotten your comrade-in-arms? You don't want to sleep with me anymore? We used to always..."
"Shut up." Chen Jizhen was truly exasperated with Xu Hanli. He shouldn't have let him come back with him, and he certainly shouldn't have let him drink so much.
Chen Ji looked somewhat apologetic. "Thank you for your trouble."
Xu Ruantang smiled in response, "It's nothing."
It's only right for roommates to help each other.
She took the baby to Aunt Wang's house, and Aunt Wang warmly led her inside, where the blankets were already laid out.
There are few entertainment activities in rural areas. Most families go to bed after dinner, and many families don't even eat dinner at all.
Aunt Wang goes to bed early and gets up early.
The two had just changed the baby's diaper and were about to go to sleep when Wang Jian's voice rang out from outside the house, "Mom, come out for a bit."
Aunt Wang went out and saw Wang Jian carrying two enamel mugs. "Mom, this is honey water. I heard you say that Chen Ji and the others were drinking."
"What's wrong?" Aunt Wang didn't understand what her son meant.
Wang Jian explained, "You don't know, men drink honey water to help them sober up after drinking alcohol. You should take some over to them."
He gestured with his chin towards another cup, "Has Chen Ji's wife come to our house?"
Aunt Wang nodded, "Yes, Xiao Bao came over too. They don't have anywhere to sleep at home, so he'll sleep with me tonight."
"Mother, this is where you've gone wrong."
Wang Jian's words left Aunt Wang completely bewildered. Her son had just been asking what to do if there was nowhere to sleep, and now he was having second thoughts?
"I made this cup with brown sugar water, and he's practically a guest, yet you didn't even pour him a glass of water."
Aunt Wang smiled with relief, "Yes, yes, look at Mom, she's really getting old!"
"Okay, then you go ahead, I'm going back to my room." Wang Jian pretended to avoid suspicion and went straight back to his room to sleep.
Aunt Wang first put down the cup of brown sugar water for Xu Ruantang, and then went to deliver the honey water.
When she returned, she found the enamel mug was empty, so she asked Xu Ruantang, "Xiao Xu, would you like some more? Would you like Auntie to pour you another cup?"
"No need, Auntie."
As soon as he finished speaking, the lights in the room went out.
"It must be a power outage. Auntie, go out and check." Aunt Wang fumbled for a flashlight in the dark. "Xiao Xu, you and Xiao Bao stay here and don't move. Be careful not to bump into anything in the dark."
After giving her instructions, Aunt Wang left.
The transformer is unstable, and power outages are more likely to occur in hot weather, which is common in rural areas. Aunt Wang just wanted to go out and see if there was a power outage.
When Aunt Wang took out the flashlight, Xu Ruantang had already held Xiaobao in her arms, afraid that Xiaobao would be frightened.
After Aunt Wang left, Xu Ruantang started to coax Xiaobao to sleep. In just a few minutes, Xiaobao was fast asleep.
Xu Ruantang exclaimed again, "This child is truly an angel baby, he doesn't cause any trouble at all!"
She put Xiaobao on the kang (a heated brick bed), covered him with a quilt, and then lay down herself.
Just then, there was a rustling sound outside the room, as if someone was deliberately walking quietly into the room.
Chen Lei and Yao Yulan had been guarding the Chen family's residence for some time, and it was Chen Lei who cut off the electricity.
Wang Jian put a sleeping potion in the cup of honey water that Aunt Wang brought over.
Their plan was for Wang Jian and Xu Ruantang to sleep together, and after Chen Ji fainted, Yao Yulan would also sleep on the Chen family's kang (heated brick bed).
If things work out on both sides and the villagers see it, then the die is cast.
Wang Jiancai didn't care about saving face, and Yao Yulan cared even less. Without using such methods, Chen Ji would never have accepted her in such a short time.
While Aunt Wang was out, in the dark, Chen Lei first knocked out Xu Hanli, who was already drunk and had also taken sleeping pills, with a stick.
Xu Hanli went out to use the restroom and, in a daze, collapsed in Chen Ji's backyard.
Chen Lei quickly entered the Wang family home and went to Aunt Wang's room with Wang Jian.
The brown sugar water Xu Ruantang drank also contained sleeping potion. Just to be on the safe side, in case she hadn't drunk it, the two men went in together.
He could vaguely see the graceful figure on the kang (a heated brick bed). A fierce glint flashed in Chen Lei's eyes. He stepped forward and covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief smeared with sleeping potion, only releasing her after a long while.
"What are you looking at? Hurry up and carry it away!"
Wang Jian was still standing at the door, swallowing hard as he looked at the woman who had already fainted.
Half of it was tension, and the other half was the thrill of a dream coming true!
Little beauty, after tonight she'll be Wang Jian's wife!
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