Aunt Xi pulled Luo Yu aside and said, "Little Luo, I appreciate your kindness, but I still have your brother. I don't need you to support him."

The reason I built such a large house is not for your second brother, or for any of you.

Even if your second brother comes back one day, with his military achievements, getting a house won't be a problem. The key is you two.

Didn't you and your second son say you wanted to have more children? Where would you live if there were so many kids?

If it's just one son, that's fine, but what if it's two? We'd have to buy them houses and help them get married, wouldn't we?

Buying a house doesn't cost money, right? Now that you have this opportunity, of course you should build a bigger one, so that your future children will have a place to live after they get married, saving you the expense of buying them a house again.

"It's easier to have this child around; he'll be more reliable for you and your second son in the future."

Luo Yu nodded, "Second Aunt is so thoughtful. But Second Aunt doesn't need to worry. Bei Zhan and I have money. Let alone having two children, we can afford to buy them a house even if we have only one."

The older generation likes to hear the younger generation say they want to have more children, and the second aunt was no exception. When she heard Luo Yu say this, she laughed heartily.

"Okay, okay, when you have children in the future, your second aunt will help you take care of them. With your second aunt around, you don't have to worry about anything. Just focus on your work."

At five o'clock in the evening, the construction workers all went home, and Aunt Xi also went home to cook dinner. Luo Yu had nothing to do, so she took out the scraps of cloth and started making something.

She pieced together a large scrap of fabric and made two cloth bags. There wasn't much left, but Luo Yu measured it and figured it was about enough to make a small mattress.

There wasn't much fabric in the space, so Luo Yu put most of it outside. She wanted to make more children's clothes when she had time, partly to prepare for Qiu Ling, and partly to plan for having children in the future.

Tonight's dinner was very plentiful. Aunt Xi made twice-cooked pork and braised fish, and also fried an egg. She gave the fish and meat to Qiu Ling and Luo Yu, and Guan Jingyi also got a few pieces.

Xi Beizhan returned early in the morning, bringing breakfast for the whole family with him. He first left it at the Guan family's house before going home to see Luo Yu.

Luo Yu was still asleep when he climbed over the wall and came in. The black bean in the yard stared at him warily. When it saw that it was Xi Beizhan, it excitedly ran forward and lay down at his feet, groaning softly.

Xi Beizhan patted Heidou's head. "When you're at home, you stay far away from me, but after a few days away, you become so obnoxious."

Black Bean only let Xi Beizhan touch it a few times before returning to its nest, where it squatted and watched Xi Beizhan.

Xi Beizhan glanced at it, then walked to the window and peered into the room.

It's almost July, and Luo Yu is afraid of the heat, so she sleeps with the window open at night. There are no iron bars on the window, so Xi Beizhan just pushed himself up and climbed into the room.

Sitting on the kang (a heated brick bed), she took off her shoes and clothes, and quickly crawled into Luo Yu's quilt.

Luo Yu was startled by Xi Beizhan and almost screamed.

Xi Beizhan quickly reached out and covered her mouth.

"it's me."

Luo Yu snapped out of her daze, let out a long sigh, and glared fiercely at Xi Beizhan.

"You scared me to death! Why didn't you say anything?!"

Xi Beizhan chuckled slyly, "The beauty is sleeping, how could I bear to wake you? Of course, I'm going to steal your kisses."

As he spoke, his large hand lifted Luo Yu's clothes and slipped inside.

Luo Yu let him have his way, reaching out to hug Xi Beizhan's neck.

"You're finally back! I've been so busy these past few days, I'm practically spinning like a top."

Xi Beizhan took off Luo Yu's clothes and climbed on top of her.

"I'm back. You don't need to do any housework. Just take care of things at work."

Before Luo Yu could retort, Xi Beizhan's lips pressed down, silencing Luo Yu's words.

After a series of passionate encounters, Luo Yu, who was already half asleep, became even more drowsy. Xi Beizhan closed his eyes and fell asleep again while putting on his clothes.

Xi Beizhan smiled and kissed Luo Wen's cheek. He looked up and saw that it was already bright outside. If he didn't get up soon, he would be too late for work.

After thinking for a moment, Xi Beizhan helped Luo Yu put on her clothes and then carried her to the Guan family's house next door.

When Aunt Xi saw that Luo Yu was carried in by Xi Beizhan, she realized that Xi Beizhan hadn't done anything good that morning, and immediately glared at him fiercely.

Xi Beizhan glanced awkwardly at Xi Ergu, then quickly carried the person into the house.

Guan Daqiang and Guan Jingtian finished their midnight shift today and haven't returned yet. There's no one in the house, so they're not worried about Luo Yu feeling awkward when she wakes up.

Aunt Xi followed Xi Beizhan into the house. Seeing that he had made arrangements for Luo Yu, she pulled Xi Beizhan out of the house.

"Her foot injury hasn't healed yet, and you...aren't you afraid she'll become lame?"

Xi Beizhan was taken aback at first, then became anxious. "Second Aunt, how did my wife get hurt? Is she alright? I didn't know, she didn't tell me!"

Aunt Xi glared at Xi Beizhan. "Do you think she would tell you? You're on a mission. What if she told you that you got distracted and injured yourself? Wouldn't she regret it to death? Xiao Luo is thoughtful and considerate, unlike you, who's like a blockhead and doesn't care about anything."

Let me tell you, I'll let it go this time, but you better behave yourself these next few days. Her foot injury hasn't healed yet.

If you keep acting like this, when will she ever fully recover?

Xi Beizhan nodded quickly, "I understand, I'll be careful."

Aunt Xi glared at Xi Beizhan, then muttered something and went to the west room to call Guan Jingyi.

Xi Beizhan returned to the east room and saw that Luo Yu was still sleeping. He carefully lifted her trouser leg and found that her right foot was fine, but her left ankle was swollen. He immediately regretted it.

He should have just left her alone; why couldn't he resist?

Seemingly feeling discomfort in her feet, Luo Yu stretched and woke up.

"What to eat?"

Xi Beizhan chuckled and half-lifted Luo Yu up, letting her lean comfortably against him. "When I came back this morning, I bought some large fried dough sticks and tofu pudding, as well as two bowls of wontons. You and Guan Jingyi can each have a bowl of wontons, and if you're still hungry, you can have some large fried dough sticks."

Luo Yu leaned against Xi Beizhan with her eyes closed. "Okay, I'm going to wash my face."

Xi Beizhan put Luo Yu back on the kang (a heated brick bed) and turned to walk out.

"Wait, I'll go home and get it for me. You can take a nap a little longer."

Luo Yu didn't want to open her eyes, nor did she bother to reply to him. She waited for him to return with her eyes half-closed.

Xi Beizhan returned shortly afterward, carrying a washbasin containing a towel, soap, and face cream, as well as a toothbrush, toothpaste, and tooth mug—the whole set was prepared.

After filling the water container, Xi Beizhan tested the temperature and, finding it to be about right, squeezed toothpaste onto the toothbrush, poured hot water into the container, and then woke Luo Yu.

Guan Jingyi, who had been watching her brother serve his wife the whole time, was dumbfounded and looked at Aunt Xi in confusion.

"Has my brother been like this ever since he got married?"

Aunt Xi glanced at her silly daughter. "Ah, it's always been like this. What's there to see? Isn't this what your brother should do? Besides, your own brother does the same thing. Haven't you seen it?"

Haven't you seen that before? The couple always washes up in their own room before coming to the main room.

Guan Jingyi's eyes darted around.

So, can she do the same after she gets married?

It seems like growing up is a good thing; she doesn't have to do anything anymore, she can just leave everything to her husband.

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