Reborn as an Ugly Wife in the Countryside
Chapter 183 Sleepless Night

Chapter 183: Chapter 183 Sleepless Night

"Xiaoxiao, I’m going to the Academy tomorrow!"

"..." Xiaoxiao had not yet recovered from Yang Ming’s earlier words when she heard this statement. Her eyes paused, "Is the school term starting so soon?"

"..." The term had started on the fifteenth of the first month, but because he had been worried about his wife collaborating with Wang Xiangxiang, he had asked for a few more days off.

There wasn’t much of a holiday to begin with, and he had taken leave before, telling his wife that it was a holiday and she had believed him; he did not explain further afterward.

"Yeah, I need to go to the Academy. Take good care of yourself at home."

"Mm, mm." Xiaoxiao nodded vigorously, a smile she couldn’t hide spreading across her face. She had been longing for the day her dear husband would go to the Academy.

"..." Yang Ming, seeing his wife’s reaction, felt an indescribable sense of loss. Was she so eager for him to leave? Had their days together not endeared him to her at all?

"When will you come back?" Xiaoxiao felt it was better to ask clearly, in case he might suddenly return and give her a fright.

"I’ll be back on the first and fifteenth of each month."

Yang Ming felt the longer he stayed with his wife, the less he wanted to part ways, but there was no helping it. He had his own affairs to attend to and couldn’t always depend on his wife. He already felt he was not worthy of her, so if he couldn’t be strong now, at the very least he shouldn’t neglect his studies.

After getting a response, Xiaoxiao nodded to show she understood and then got up and off the kang (a traditional Chinese bed).

"What are you doing?" Why was his wife getting off the kang just like that, in the middle of the night? What was happening?

"I’m going to help you pack your things."

Upon hearing his wife’s words, Yang Ming’s heart warmed a little. His wife still cared for him.

"Yang Ming, are you taking all these books?"

"Yes, take them all."

And so Yang Ming watched his wife busying herself here and there, packing up his bags for him. He felt so good having a wife like her.

"Yang Ming, how many sets of clothes should you bring?"

"Three sets should be enough."

"Yang Ming, should we bring a gift for the teacher?"

"It’s not necessary."

"..." This dear husband of hers was too honest. The teacher seemed to be quite good to him; it would not do to neglect the social niceties.

Subsequently, Xiaoxiao left the room and prepared a small jar of homemade spicy cabbage and pickled vegetables for Yang Ming.

"Yang Ming, I haven’t prepared anything else, but this spicy cabbage and pickled vegetables are homemade. You can gift them to the teacher; no one can fault us on that."

"Okay, I’ll take them then." His wife had thought everything through so thoroughly. He had never considered bringing a gift for the teacher, indeed his social graces were not on par with hers.

Once everything was packed, "Xiaoxiao, if you have errands in the county town, you can come visit me at the Academy if you have time."

Yang Ming believed his wife certainly wouldn’t visit him purposely, but stopping by if she happened to be in town should be okay, right?

"Mm, I will go see you then." Xiaoxiao promised and then climbed onto the kang to sleep.

Yang Ming, listening to his wife’s even breathing, knew she had fallen asleep. His eyes filled with adoration, he couldn’t resist his impulse and gently kissed her red lips.

His face flushed with affection, his heart pounding, he felt his light kiss hadn’t been satisfying, so he took the boldest action he had ever taken.

He moved his quilt from the foot of the kang to her side and lay down next to her, extending his arm to move her head onto his shoulder.

He held her like that, daring not to move an inch, fearful of waking her. He thought he might not fall asleep at all that night.

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