Courtyard houses: Those who are capable are rewarded, and many children bring many blessings.

Niu Dazhuang followed them into the Jia family's house.

"Come in, see if this is what you're looking for!" Qin Huairu said tenderly from the inner room.

Niu Dazhuang was deliberately teasing her. Once inside, he solemnly examined the fabric, praising it repeatedly, "Sister, you have excellent taste! This fabric is perfect. Then, I'll trouble you to make me a Zhongshan suit!"

Qin Huairu looked at his face with seductive eyes and said charmingly, "No trouble at all. Back when I was at your house, you didn't treat me like an outsider. We were all family!" Qin Huairu still had the basic reserve of a woman.

"The measurements were taken yesterday, so that's fine. I'll head back now!" Niu Dazhuang said, and walked out.

Qin Huairu was furious, thinking to herself, "You heartless little brat! When we were at your house, you pestered me every night. What's wrong with you today? Did you cheat on me with someone else?"

Distracted, he followed Niu Dazhuang until they were almost at the door when Niu Dazhuang suddenly stopped, turned around abruptly, and picked him up.

Qin Huairu was so frightened she almost screamed: "Ah...you, you put me down."

Niu Dazhuang carried the person into the inner room before putting him down without saying a word. Qin Huairu noticed that the naughty boy was staring at the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed).

Qin Huairu understood immediately; they were both experienced women, their rounded buttocks perched high...

Niu Dazhuang vigilantly watched the outside movements through the window.

"Damn! What's she doing here?" he said, quickly pulling up his pants and heading outside.

"Ah... who's here?" Qin Huairu quickly straightened her clothes and followed them outside.

Then Ye Chunmei was seen holding her bicycle and talking to the deaf old lady. The deaf old lady was only in her seventies and in good health, just a little hard of hearing, but she could still help look after the children.

"What did you say?"

"Chunmei, what brings you here?" Niu Dazhuang came out of the house.

Ye Chunmei turned her head and smiled broadly: "Why can't I come..." Just as she was about to continue speaking, she saw a pretty young woman, her face still flushed with desire, coming over as well.

Niu Dazhuang knew what she was looking at, so he quickly explained, "This is Xue Ru's cousin, she's making me some clothes."

The two young women's eyes met. They looked each other up and down, scrutinizing each other from head to toe.

Qin Huairu straightened her slender back even more. "Dazhuang, who is this person? Xueru told me before she came that you shouldn't do anything reckless!"

Ye Chunmei's lips curled up, and she let out a cold snort: "Hmph! I was looking for my cousin in broad daylight, how could I act so recklessly? But you, my cousin..." She stopped halfway through her sentence, implying that she had seen everything.

Well! I have another older cousin.

Niu Dazhuang couldn't let her continue, so he quickly interrupted, "Chunmei is a cousin, and Huairu is Xueru's cousin. They're all family, so let's keep quiet and go to my house."

As he spoke, Niu Dazhuang, holding the handlebars with one hand, walked towards the backyard.

Qin Huairu also wanted to go, but after looking at Xiaobanggeng'er, she was a little worried.

Once inside the house,

Ye Chunmei wasn't shy at all, and plopped down on a bench: "You're staying up late. It's been a lot of work asking around all this way."

Niu Dazhuang poured hot water and asked, "It's not Sunday today, why are you here?"

"Hmph! I can't ask for leave, did I interrupt your good time just now?"

"No, didn't I say that Huai Ru would make me some clothes? Look, I'm still wearing a padded jacket, I don't even have an overcoat."

"Don't lie through your teeth. I'm not your legal wife, so you can do whatever you want with me. I hate that you pretended to be an honest person for us back then. It's only been a few days, and you've already taken your sister-in-law by your side."

Niu Dazhuang knew that further explanation would be superfluous, so he simply remained silent.

"That proves the saying, 'Don't let the good stuff go to outsiders.'" Then, changing the subject, he said, "Come on, let's go to the temple fair."

"Why aren't you at work? Why do you want to go to the temple fair?"

"Hmph, it's all for you. I'm not as skillful as that little vixen to make you clothes. Let's go to the temple fair, I'll buy you a new outfit."

"Ah! So I've become a kept man?" Niu Dazhuang said with self-deprecation.

Ye Chunmei didn't respond to that, but instead said, "Don't let my second sister's fierce demeanor fool you. She was so fierce the day before yesterday because she was afraid you'd treat me badly in the future. Last night, I said I'd buy you a coat, and she not only agreed but also offered to give me money."

My sister also said, "If you're having any difficulties right now, let me help you as much as I can!"

Niu Dazhuang was still a little skeptical: "Did your sister really say that?"

"Would I lie to you? She's cold on the outside but warm on the inside. You've had your water, let's go."

"Hey! Where are you rushing off to?" Qin Huairu pulled Banggen over.

A woman's intuition is terrifying. "You ruined my good time, so you can't have it all to yourself." So Qin Huairu led Bang Geng'er to the backyard.

Ye Chunmei stopped sitting and adopted a posture as if she was about to start a fight. "You're not his wife, do we have to ask you for permission to go anywhere?"

"His wife, my cousin, asked me to keep an eye on her before she came, to make sure she doesn't get seduced by some vixen!"

"Hmph! I wonder who the vixen is. Did she ruin your plans just now? Did she come here on purpose to cause trouble?" Since there were no outsiders in the room, Ye Chunmei brought the matter up directly.

Niu Dazhuang felt a headache coming on as he watched the situation unfold. Everyone else had three palaces and six courtyards and they were all fine, so why was it his turn? He didn't even have three palaces and six courtyards yet, and they were already fighting.

Qin Huairu's thoughts were exposed, so she simply stopped pretending: "We call this keeping the good stuff in the family. Xueru doesn't care, so why are you worrying about it?"

But you, as my cousin, seem rather authentic! Let's see if you dare show your face when Xue Ru arrives!"

This left Ye Chunmei speechless. She hadn't expected that Niu Dazhuang's wife could tolerate her cousin and Dazhuang...

Ye Chunmei looked at Niu Dazhuang with a questioning gaze.

"Well, this is a special case, ma'am, why do you tell everyone everything?"

These words infuriated Ye Chunmei: "Fine, you're all family, so I'm the only outsider? Sorry, you can continue!" With that, she turned to leave.

Niu Dazhuang wasn't about to let her go, so he grabbed her from behind and hugged her slender waist. Since there were no outsiders around, he carried her into the inner room and lowered the curtain at the middle door.

The change happened so fast that Qin Huairu hadn't even had time to be happy before Niu Dazhuang carried her into the inner room and even pulled down the curtain.

"Cousin, my foot! You're kidding me," she said, pulling Xiaobanggeng out of the room. She felt awkward, realizing that after all her planning, she had gotten away with it.

There's no problem that a big pancake and ham roll can't solve; if one meal isn't enough, have another.

It was almost lunchtime when Niu Dazhuang finally got off the kang (a heated brick bed).

Ye Chunmei lay limply on the kang (a heated brick bed), her beautiful eyes somewhat unfocused.

After a long pause, he muttered, "You rascal, you've almost killed me..."