Chapter 45: Breaking Defenses – The Daily Gossip Life of a Sickly Young Woman in the Compound

Chapter 45: Breaking Defenses - The Daily Gossip Life of a Sickly Young Woman in the Compound

"Does your mother-in-law have any special meaning behind the nicknames she gave you?" Lin Qing suddenly became curious.

"Well... not really. It seems that when my mother gave birth to my brother, they were stationed in the northern military region, so they named him Xiao Bei (Little North)."

"So you followed your brother's nickname?"

"Yes, that's what your mother-in-law said!"

"Alright!" Lin Qing didn't expect it to be so simple; she thought there might be some other special meaning.

"Then I'll call you Brother South from now on!"

"Then say it a couple of times for me to hear."

Seeing his expectant look, Lin Qing couldn't bear to refuse, "Brother South, Brother South!"

"Hey!"

"How about saying it a couple more times?"

"No!" Lin Qing realized this man liked to push his luck.

"Alright, alright!" Cen Xi quickly stopped when he saw her getting a bit annoyed.

"Hey, what was I going to say earlier? It's all your fault for interrupting me; now I can't remember!" Lin Qing playfully pouted at Cen Xi.

"My bad, my bad!" Cen Xi admitted his mistake eagerly.

After apologizing, Cen Xi picked up Lin Qing and carried her into the inner room, "Qing Qing, let's not talk about them anymore, let's go rest!"

"I... mmm..." Lin Qing tried to refuse but was silenced by his kiss!

"It's late; let's not talk about other men anymore, let's sleep!"

"Mmm..." Lin Qing couldn't resist and was dragged onto the bed half-heartedly.

...

Su Family.

"Mom, do you think Zhou Qin is crazy? Coming to our doorstep throwing a drunken fit in the middle of the night," Qin Xianglian complained to Mother Su as soon as she entered.

Mother Su rolled her eyes behind her back—wasn't it you, the vixen, who brought this upon us?

Of course, these thoughts couldn't be revealed to Qin Xianglian. Moreover, now that her rationality had returned, she realized that their earlier actions were a bit inappropriate.

Besides, Zhou Qin was a big fish for their family and couldn't be easily let go. So, she had to soothe Qin Xianglian gently to stabilize her, "Xiao Lian! I think Zhou Qin must have been drunk today to act like this. You need to explain to him properly tomorrow. Everything we did tonight was out of concern for the children, so he mustn't misunderstand!"

Qin Xianglian was a bit hesitant, "But... but what he did to Da Zhuang and Er Zhuang today, should we just let it go?"

Mother Su smiled mischievously, "Don't you think emptying his pockets would be punishment enough?"

Qin Xianglian's eyes lit up with mischief as she thought for a moment, then nodded, "Right, Mom, you're right. We'll empty his pockets. Tomorrow, I'll make sure he apologizes to us and compensates us properly for his mistakes."

"Yes, that's exactly what we should do!"

The Su family mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were indulging in their wildest dreams!

West Chamber.

Jiang Da Sao nudged her husband, "I just told you not to look, so why did you still look?"

"What's the big deal? It's not like I'm losing anything!" Jiang Hai didn't think this small matter was worth mentioning.

"Fine, did you take a fancy to that widow?"

"What are you talking about?" Jiang Hai frowned and retorted.

"Come on, you were totally checking her out. Is she really that hot?"

"What? I wasn't looking at her, I was watching the fight, okay?"

"Wow, you denied it before I even said who! You were totally looking at her!"

"Can you stop being so dramatic?"

"Me, dramatic? Clearly, it's you who has dirty thoughts, fancying that widow."

"What are you even talking about?" Jiang Hai, of course, wouldn't admit to having even a slight thought.

"You still deny it, why are you shouting so loud? Feeling guilty?"

"I'm not." Jiang Hai suddenly didn't want to argue anymore and turned his back to her, lying down!

"Hmph! You better not be using your pocket money to help her, or you'll regret it!"

"The pocket money mom gave me, I gave you all the leftover, didn't I?"

"It better be!" Jiang Da Sao knew he hadn't before, after all, he had told her about every penny he spent before, and he had also given her the remaining money.

However, after Jiang Hai turned his back, the image of Qin Xianglian couldn't help but appear in his mind. Her figure was really something to dream about, and she had already borne two sons. A glint of light flashed in his eyes; if Qin Xianglian could bear him a son, it wouldn't be bad. He suddenly felt a bit restless!

Jiang Da Sao had no clue that her earlier tantrum had actually sparked her husband's imagination. After her rant, she just thought she had warned her man. She believed her man definitely didn't have the guts to mess around outside!

So the warning was just a warning!

Jiang Yang and Lin Shu didn't bring up Zhou Qin's drunken antics again. What was more important to them now was to continue the unfinished wedding night.

So as soon as they entered the room, Jiang Yang picked up Lin Shu. This time, not gentle at all, just fierce!

Gu family.

"Hang, do you think Zhou Qin will really marry Qin Xianglian?" After returning home, Jiang Li didn't mention Gu Hang's inability to take his eyes off Qin Xianglian, but instead talked about other things.

"No, didn't Uncle Zhou say? He wouldn't agree!"

"But, if Zhou Qin insists on marrying, Uncle Zhou surely can't stop him!" Jiang Li thought sometimes parents just can't win against their children!

"You're overthinking it. If he wanted to marry, he would have done it long ago! Qin Xianglian hasn't just become a widow this year; it's been several years, and Zhou Qin has been single all this time, never seen him marry before!"

"Oh!"

"Don't think too much. Let's not talk about them; let's do something fun!"

Jiang Li was also picked up by Gu Hang and pressed down onto the bed!

No wonder Zhou Qin was losing it; everyone else had a wife to keep them warm, while he was all alone. Who wouldn't crack under that?

The next morning, the courtyard gradually became lively. It was another workday, and everyone got up early to take care of their morning business in the bathroom first!

Cen Xi woke up alone as usual, used the bathroom, prepared breakfast, and then headed off to work on his own.

This time, he didn’t want to ride with anyone, so he pushed his bicycle and left ahead of others.

Lin Shu, as a new bride, got up early the next day to make breakfast for the family, so she saw Cen Xi leaving.

Jiang Da Sao saw Lin Shu watching Cen Xi as he left and approached her with a meaningful tone, "See that? Your sister-in-law is the laziest one in our courtyard. Every morning, Cen Xi gets up to make breakfast while your sister-in-law sleeps in until mid-morning. Cen Xi even does their laundry the night before. I mean, how can your sister-in-law be so lazy? You... won’t turn out like that, will you?"