Country Love: Xie Dajiao, 37, is pregnant!

"No, no, no! Let go!"

Wang Changgui's face turned bright red, and he was so flustered that he stammered as he spoke:

"We haven't registered our marriage or held any ceremony yet! This is against the rules, and if word gets out, the villagers will laugh at us to death!"

Wang Yun calmly spread out the bedding while cheerfully replying to him, not taking it seriously at all:

"How old are you? Why are you still bothered by all that nonsense? I've been a widow for so many years, I'm not a young girl anymore, I've seen it all. I'm not leaving tonight, I'll just stay here with you, what else can I do?"

These words struck Wang Changgui like a thunderbolt, leaving him completely stunned. His legs went weak, and he slid down the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed).

"No! Let's talk this out!"

Wang Yun completely ignored him, turned around and walked to the door, locking it from the inside.

Hearing the door lock, Wang Changgui shuddered again and almost burst into tears on the spot:

"Why did you lock the door? I'm not running away, I absolutely won't run away, there's no need to lock the door!"

Wang Yun walked back to the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), and seeing his cowardly appearance, laughed even harder, reaching out to push him further into the kang:

"What? You like this kind of thing? Fine, I'll play along. At your age, you're doing pretty fancy stuff."

Wang Yun stopped joking with him and reached out to pull down the light cord.

With a "snap," the room went completely dark.

Just before darkness completely enveloped them, Wang Changgui tightly closed his eyes, and a tear of grievance silently slid down his cheek.

Oh no, Big Feet, we're not meant to be in this life. Let's try again in the next...

Before the official appointment was finalized and the job was settled, this old man was likely to pass away tonight. His reputation was completely ruined.

The room was pitch black and eerily quiet. Outside, only the crickets chirped incessantly in the yard. Inside, the two people were sitting side by side on the kang (a heated brick bed), and even their breathing could be heard clearly.

Wang Changgui pressed his back firmly against the wall, squeezing his buttocks as far into the corner as possible.

Wang Yun, on the other hand, was quite relaxed. He lay down and stretched, making a loud cracking sound from his bones.

"Oh my god, I can finally rest. I'm exhausted after working all night."

Wang Yun turned to the side, facing Chang Gui, and spoke in a very open and generous tone:

"Why are you standing there like a wooden stake? Lie down! What are you doing, sticking your head out like that? Do you think I'm going to eat you?"

Chang Gui's Adam's apple bobbed, his throat dry and parched.

"How about... we discuss this again?"

Wang Yun said with a smile:

"What's there to discuss? It's completely dark, the door's locked, what else do you want to discuss?"

"We're moving too fast..."

Chang Gui already had a bitter appearance, and now he's even more unsightly, looking utterly hopeless.

"I'm easily embarrassed, and you caught me completely off guard. Besides, I have to go to town to report for work tomorrow. If I'm not feeling well and it interferes with my work, that would be a huge problem."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yun immediately sat up, and Chang Gui shrank back in fright.

"Do you think I'm going to do something?"

Wang Yun was both annoyed and amused. She reached out and gently patted his arm. The force was light for her, but it felt like being hit with a hammer on Chang Gui, making him shudder.

"I'm not as reckless as you think."

Wang Yun rolled her eyes, her tone quite frank:

"I just came here to chat with you. You're such a thoughtful person. You're anxious about your promotion and worried about your job security. I understand. I'm letting your daughter go so we can have a heart-to-heart talk."

Chang Gui doubted he had misheard and cautiously asked:

"Really...really? You're not going to do anything?"

Wang Yun chuckled, his tone particularly honest:

"I just see you're too lonely. You'll be working in town and it'll be tiring traveling back and forth. I'll take care of things at home for you. Let's get to know each other first and work things out gradually. Nobody will pressure anyone."

Upon hearing this, Chang Gui breathed a huge sigh of relief, his back went limp, and he almost collapsed onto the kang (a heated brick bed).

I was so scared just now, it was all just my imagination running wild and I was just scaring myself!

The huge weight in his heart was lifted off his shoulders, and he felt completely relaxed, though he was still a little embarrassed and ashamed.

"Then...why did you lock the door just now?" Changgui muttered softly, sounding a little aggrieved.

"It's getting chilly here in the mornings and evenings now. If you don't lock the door, the wind will blow it open in the middle of the night, and it'll be freezing cold."

Wang Yun's statement was perfectly reasonable:

"Why are you thinking such twisted thoughts? You're always having wild ideas."

Chang Gui's face instantly turned red. It was true, Wang Yun was so open and honest, while he was just making a lewd assumption and getting scared to death. It was really embarrassing.

"Alright, stop overthinking and go to sleep."

Wang Yun lay back down, pulled the blanket over the two of them, and said casually:

"I'll stay here and chat with you tonight. I'll get up early tomorrow morning to cook for you, and after you eat, I'll take you to town to report for duty."

……

The lights were on in Lin Chen's house, indicating that the three of them were still awake.

A brand-new bamboo mat was laid on the kang (a heated brick bed), which felt smooth and sturdy to the touch.

A small table was set up in the middle of the kang (a heated brick bed), with melon seeds, peanuts, and fruit on it. A pot of cooled tea was placed beside it, creating an incredibly relaxing atmosphere.

After returning home with nothing much to do, Lin Chen called Xie Dajiao over to play cards to relieve his boredom after she finished washing up.

Xie Xiaomei had terrible luck tonight, losing several hands in a row. She had a lot of notes stuck to her face, and she was shuffling the cards with a pout, looking very unconvinced.

Sitting in the middle, Xie Dajiao was eating sunflower seeds while glancing at her niece, trying not to laugh, her eyes sparkling.

Lin Chen leaned lazily against the pillow, a cigarette dangling from his mouth, slowly playing his cards, occasionally deliberately letting Xiao Mei win or making mistakes, just to tease her.

After losing several more hands, Xiaomei finally snapped. She slammed her cards on the table and angrily shouted:

"No, no, this round doesn't count! Let's start over!"

"Why did you cancel it again?"

Xie Dajiao smiled and gently patted her, teasingly saying:

"Your luck was absolutely terrible, you played terribly, and you still have the nerve to blame others? Can't you handle a game?"

"That's exactly right!"

Xiaomei pouted, her face full of grievance:

"You two conspired together! It's so unfair to bully me!"

The three of them chatted and laughed, joking and playing around, and time flew by. Before they knew it, it was quite late.

Xie Dajiao yawned, rubbed her sleepy eyes, and reached out to clean up the sunflower seed shells on the table, looking utterly exhausted.

"I'm done playing. I'm too old to stay up all night. I don't have the energy of you young people. You two shouldn't stay up too late either. Get some rest. I'm going back to the east room to sleep."

After saying that, she moved to the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) to put on her shoes and get off.

Lin Chen reached out and gently pressed her arm, casually saying:

"Why bother with those two steps? It's already this late. This kang (heated brick bed) is spacious enough for the three of us to sleep comfortably. Let's just make do here tonight. It's too much trouble to keep moving around and changing the bedding. Now that our relationship is clear, there's nothing to avoid. No need for all that formality."

Xie Dajiao was stunned for a moment, turned to look at Xiao Mei beside her, then back at the calm and composed Lin Chen, her face slightly flushed, feeling a little embarrassed:

"That's not appropriate at all. Three people sleeping in one room, it would look terrible if word got out, what kind of image would that have?"

"If we just close the door and live our own lives, who in the village will know, and who will gossip?"

Lin Chen didn't care at all. He moved his body further into the kang (a heated brick bed), making a large empty space:

"Stop dawdling, just sleep here, it'll save you trouble."

Xie Xiaomei tugged at Xie Dajiao's sleeve and then advised:

"Auntie, why don't we stay here and do her a favor?"

Actually, Xiaomei was more than willing, but the young girl was too shy to say it out loud.

Since the previous incident was brought to light, the two of them deliberately sleeping in separate rooms from Lin Chen seemed awkward and distant.

Seeing the two of them, Xie Dajiao's awkwardness instantly dissipated.

To be honest, she had long wanted to stop going back and forth, but she had been putting on a brave face.

Now that there's a way out, I immediately nodded in agreement:

"Alright, alright, then I'll make do for tonight. But it's a deal, just this once. Tomorrow I'm definitely going to sleep in that room."

He talked about the rules, but his actions betrayed his words. He turned around and took out clean bedding from the cabinet at the end of the kang (a heated brick bed).

The aunt and niece lay their mattresses next to each other on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed). Both of them were a little embarrassed and pushed and shoved each other, neither willing to sleep next to Lin Chen.

"Xiaomei, you sleep on the inside." Xie Dajiao pushed her niece to move closer to the kang (a heated brick bed).

"No need, you should stay on the inside. I'm a restless sleeper, I don't want to kick you." Xiaomei pushed back again.

Seeing the two of them being so polite and awkward, Lin Chen couldn't help but laugh out loud. He simply placed his pillow in the middle of the kang (a heated brick bed), making sure everything was arranged perfectly.

"Alright, stop being so polite. It's pointless to go through all that trouble. I'll sleep in the middle, you sleep on my left, and Xiaomei will sleep on my right. That's the safest way, and no one will feel awkward."

This arrangement immediately relieved the aunt and niece of their awkwardness, perfectly avoiding any embarrassment. Xie Dajiao felt completely at ease and quickly and efficiently spread out the bedding.

As soon as the switch was turned off, the room instantly darkened. The three people lay side by side on the kang (a heated brick bed), with Lin Chen in the middle and a small gap between him and the other two.

When they first lay down, the three of them were a little reserved. No one spoke, and the room was quiet, with only the soft breathing of each other audible.

After lying quietly for a long time, no one felt sleepy.

Finally, Xie Dajiao broke the silence first, speaking slowly in a very low voice:

"Honestly, your house is really well-built. Your old mud house was dilapidated and leaky. Compared to this new house, it's like heaven and earth."

Lin Chen, resting his head on the pillow and gazing at the ceiling, smiled and said:

"No matter how nice or spacious the house is, it's useless if no one lives there. Now that the two of you are living here, the house is lively and bustling, and this house truly feels like a home."

None of the three could sleep, but neither of them made any rash moves. Lin Chen swallowed hard, feeling that he should take the initiative, so he suggested playing some more cards and poker. The two women had no objections and their silence was their tacit agreement.

Come on! Let's play Dou Dizhu!