Chapter 733 - Forced
Chapter 733 of "Super Soldier in the City" opens revealing: Chapter 733: Chapter 772 ForcedHaving resolved the issue, Fourth Aunt and the others also laid... Keep going!
Chapter 733: Chapter 772 ForcedHaving resolved the issue, Fourth Aunt and the others also laid down their burden, and everyone couldnât always just sit there, as there were still many things to prepare for. Li Yifei and Ning Xinâer came out to help as well.
"How did I do? I performed alright, didnât I?" Ning Xinâer asked with a smile as she and Li Yifei divided up the wedding candies and melon seeds.
Li Yifei replied with a smile, "You did really well."
"Am I qualified to be your wife?" Ning Xinâer asked proudly.
Li Yifei chuckled dryly and didnât dare to answer that question.
"Hmph, never mind then." Ning Xinâer pouted but didnât get angry with Li Yifei. She was in such a good mood today that she didnât care at all about Li Yifeiâs words.
At this moment, Little Yifei ran in, her pretty clothes now covered with dust and chaff. Ning Xinâer was startled and exclaimed, "Daughter, what happened to you?"
Little Yifei giggled and said, "I was playing hide and seek with the other children. I hid in a pile of grass, and none of them could find me. In the end, I won! Arenât I awesome?"
Ning Xinâer hurriedly dusted the dirt off her daughterâs clothes, frowning as she said, "Thatâs so dirty."
Li Yifei laughed and said, "Donât be so careful. Sheâs a child, after all. Being in touch with nature is beneficial. Always keeping her cocooned in your palms, she wonât have any immunity."
Ning Xinâer glared at Li Yifei and said, "You as a father donât really care about your daughter."
"How could I possibly not care about my daughter? But itâs true that our Little Yifei is usually cooped up in her room and rarely gets to be close to nature. Here, the air is good, thereâs no pollution, and even the dust is better than the smog in our city. Let her go out and play."
Ning Xinâer pursed her lips and said to her daughter, "Sweetie, itâs okay to go out and play, and mom wonât mind a bit of dirt, but you must be careful, okay?"
Little Yifei wiped the sweat from her forehead and said, "I know, Mom, Dad, Iâm going out to play again." With that, she ran out again.
"You, spoiling her even when she gets so dirty," Ning Xinâer glared at Li Yifei and complained.
Li Yifei laughed heartily and said, "In matters like this, I will always indulge our daughter. It doesnât affect her character, and it even allows her to interact with strangers. All this is beneficial for her future."
"You always have an answer, I canât win against you. But itâs your job to wash our daughterâs dirty clothes tonight."
"Alright, alright, Iâll wash them. Happy now?" Li Yifei couldnât help but grin.
Ning Xinâer bantered with Li Yifei, but she was not at all angry. Instead, she felt an indescribable sweetness. Being with Li Yifei today felt more and more like being a married couple, a feeling she had long desired.
At dinner time, nearly everyone from the village came to Fourth Auntâs house. The tents on both sides of the courtyard were filled with people, and the children were running around between the tables. The mischievous ones even sneaked into the kitchen to steal some snacks.
Li Yifei and Ning Xinâer were seated inside the house with Second Aunt and Third Aunt because it wasnât very convenient for Ning Xinâer to show her face too much outside.
Everyone was initially worried that Ning Xinâer might find it difficult to enjoy the village banquet, but she ate with relish, which greatly improved everyoneâs impression of her. They kept praising Ning Xinâer and repeatedly reminded Li Yifei to treat her well.
Li Yifei naturally agreed vehemently. Here, if he showed even a hint of hesitation, these aunts would scold him to death. No matter how capable he was, in the presence of his relatives, he was still a junior.
After dinner, Second Uncle and Third Uncle pulled Li Yifei into a game of Landlord Fight. Ning Xinâer sat beside Li Yifei, smiling as she accompanied him in the game.
Playing such games, it would be too easy for Li Yifei to win against the two uncles, but it was all for fun, and he didnât want to win anyway, so he deliberately lost. By 9 oâclock, he had lost over a thousand yuan to them.
The two uncles wanted to return the money to Li Yifei, but he insisted, "Second Uncle, Third Uncle, in gambling, even fathers and sons must accept their losses. If you give it back to me, Iâll lose all my dignity."
The two uncles felt bad for winning money from a younger relative, but with Li Yifeiâs insistence, they eventually accepted the money.
By this time, Ning Xinâer was no longer by his side; she had gone to put their daughter to bed.
"Yifei, go and wash up. Youâll have to follow the bridal procession in the morning," Fourth Aunt brought water for Li Yifei to clean himself up.
After washing up, Li Yifei asked, "Fourth Aunt, where am I sleeping tonight?"
Fourth Aunt pointed to a door nearby and said, "Thatâs our spare room. You, your wife, and daughter can sleep there. We only have simple accommodations here, so please explain to your wife and donât let her find fault with us."
"Of course not!" Li Yifei promptly agreed and without any hesitation opened the door and went in, knowing that if he didnât sleep with Ning Xinâer and their daughter, Fourth Aunt and the others would definitely not agree.
The room was dark, but there was some light. Li Yifei could see that the room was small, with only a narrow bed, no more than two meters wide. Ning Xinâer and their daughter were lying on the bed, with the daughter at the head of the bed and Ning Xinâer in the middle.
"Not playing anymore?" Ning Xinâer turned over, propped her chin with her hands while lying on the bed, and whispered quietly.
"No more playing." Li Yifei agreed and sat down by the edge of the kang bed.
Ning Xinâer added, "Then we should go to sleep quickly, as we all need to go and fetch the bride tomorrow morning, and I am one of those fetching the bride, you know."
Li Yifei had known this; to Fourth Auntâs family, Ning Xinâer was an honored guest. In rural weddings, those assigned to fetch the bride were naturally the most prestigious individuals.
After taking off his shoes, Li Yifei sat on the kang bed, but frowned, saying, "Why are there only two blankets?" On the kang bed, there was a smaller blanket covering the daughter and another one covering Ning Xinâer.
Ning Xinâer blinked at Li Yifei and said, "With so many guests, weâre already lucky to have two blankets for us. Besides, do you think even if there were more blankets, they would give us extras?"
Li Yifei thought it made sense; they were a family of three: one blanket for the child and one for the coupleâthat was perfectly normal. It wouldâve been strange if they had been given three blankets.
"How about... you and the daughter share a blanket, is that okay?" Li Yifei tentatively suggested.
Ning Xinâer laughed softly and said, "The daughter really likes her blanket, she says itâs fluffy and comfortable on top."
Li Yifei didnât believe this, and reached over Ning Xinâer in an attempt to grab the small blanket from his daughter.
But to his surprise, the daughterâs little hand, which had been resting on the blanket, was now tightly clinging to it.
Ning Xinâer laughed with a snort and said, "See, I wasnât lying to you. Our daughter has finally fallen asleep; if you wake her up, itâs up to you to soothe her."
Li Yifei could only let go and grudgingly said, "Fine then, Iâll just make do for the night."
Ning Xinâer huffed, "Suit yourself." Then she turned her body towards their daughter and left her back facing Li Yifei.
So Ning Xinâer acted, which actually relieved Li Yifei. If Ning Xinâer had insisted on sharing a blanket with him, it would have been really troublesome.
As for the suit Li Yifei was wearing, if he slept in it, he would definitely wake up full of creases the next morning. It would be truly disrespectful to show up like that to fetch the bride, so he had no choice but to take off the suit and place it at the foot of the kang bed.
There lay Ning Xinâerâs clothes, and just like him, she only had one suit on. Naturally, she also had to take it off. Without saying, that left her in her undergarments.
Li Yifei looked at his own shirt and hesitated before also taking it off. Aside from a pair of dress trousers, he hadnât worn any underwear underneath because of his strong constitution. He didnât feel cold at all, but now he managed to make it so he had no clothes to wear to bed that night.
"Humph, if you donât mind the cold, go ahead and freeze all night. If you catch a cold and it affects fetching the bride tomorrow, donât blame me for not warning you."
"No problem, itâs not that cold tonight, and you know how good my constitution is."
"Humph, who knows if you havenât been drained by women."
Li Yifei had to play deaf and dumb once again.
Just then, there was a knock at the door, and Fourth Aunt called from outside, "Yifei, are you asleep?"
"Not yet!" Li Yifei quickly responded.
"Then Iâll come in and talk to you about something." Without waiting, she pushed the door open and entered.
When Li Yifei had come in, he noticed that the door didnât have a lock, but he hadnât expected Fourth Aunt to just walk in like that. If she saw that he wasnât sharing a blanket with Ning Xinâer, she would surely think the couple had some disagreement. He had no choice but to quickly lift the blanket and dive under the one Ning Xinâer was using.
Rural people didnât mind such formalities, especially since Fourth Aunt was a senior relative of Li Yifeiâs; she paid even less attention to these matters. After pushing the door open, she came directly to the side of the kang bed and asked, "Is the child asleep?"
Ning Xinâer promptly said, "Asleep," her heart pounding. She had not anticipated this situationâLi Yifei not only had slipped into her bedding but now Fourth Aunt was watching them.
"Hehe, this rural kang bed is not as comfortable as your city beds; I was really worried it would be too rough for your delicate skin."
Smiling pleasantly, Ning Xinâer replied, "No, Fourth Aunt, itâs fine. The kang bed is warm and comfortable."
"Thatâs good, thatâs good," Fourth Aunt nodded repeatedly, then actually sat down at the edge of the kang bed on Li Yifeiâs side.
The small kang was already quite compact, and with Fourth Aunt sitting down, it became even more crowded. Li Yifei had to move closer to Ning Xinâerâs side, his ribs and thigh brushing against her body.
The contact clearly made Ning Xinâer tense up. Her relationship with Li Yifei was peculiar; although she had borne him a daughter, her interactions with him were incredibly distant. Even such simple physical contact sent her heart racing, much like a young girlâs first encounter with a man.
Both were lying flat, with Li Yifeiâs arm exposed outside the blanketâit would seem disrespectful to hide it inside. Ning Xinâer merely exposed her head, and in Fourth Auntâs eyes, they looked like a loving young couple.