Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 733 - 772 Forced

Chapter 733: Chapter 772 Forced

Having resolved the issue, Fourth Aunt and the others also laid down their burden, and everyone couldn’t always just sit there, as there were still many things to prepare for. Li Yifei and Ning Xin’er came out to help as well.

"How did I do? I performed alright, didn’t I?" Ning Xin’er asked with a smile as she and Li Yifei divided up the wedding candies and melon seeds.

Li Yifei replied with a smile, "You did really well."

"Am I qualified to be your wife?" Ning Xin’er asked proudly.

Li Yifei chuckled dryly and didn’t dare to answer that question.

"Hmph, never mind then." Ning Xin’er pouted but didn’t get angry with Li Yifei. She was in such a good mood today that she didn’t care at all about Li Yifei’s words.

At this moment, Little Yifei ran in, her pretty clothes now covered with dust and chaff. Ning Xin’er was startled and exclaimed, "Daughter, what happened to you?"

Little Yifei giggled and said, "I was playing hide and seek with the other children. I hid in a pile of grass, and none of them could find me. In the end, I won! Aren’t I awesome?"

Ning Xin’er hurriedly dusted the dirt off her daughter’s clothes, frowning as she said, "That’s so dirty."

Li Yifei laughed and said, "Don’t be so careful. She’s a child, after all. Being in touch with nature is beneficial. Always keeping her cocooned in your palms, she won’t have any immunity."

Ning Xin’er glared at Li Yifei and said, "You as a father don’t really care about your daughter."

"How could I possibly not care about my daughter? But it’s true that our Little Yifei is usually cooped up in her room and rarely gets to be close to nature. Here, the air is good, there’s no pollution, and even the dust is better than the smog in our city. Let her go out and play."

Ning Xin’er pursed her lips and said to her daughter, "Sweetie, it’s okay to go out and play, and mom won’t mind a bit of dirt, but you must be careful, okay?"

Little Yifei wiped the sweat from her forehead and said, "I know, Mom, Dad, I’m going out to play again." With that, she ran out again.

"You, spoiling her even when she gets so dirty," Ning Xin’er glared at Li Yifei and complained.

Li Yifei laughed heartily and said, "In matters like this, I will always indulge our daughter. It doesn’t affect her character, and it even allows her to interact with strangers. All this is beneficial for her future."

"You always have an answer, I can’t win against you. But it’s your job to wash our daughter’s dirty clothes tonight."

"Alright, alright, I’ll wash them. Happy now?" Li Yifei couldn’t help but grin.

Ning Xin’er bantered with Li Yifei, but she was not at all angry. Instead, she felt an indescribable sweetness. Being with Li Yifei today felt more and more like being a married couple, a feeling she had long desired.

At dinner time, nearly everyone from the village came to Fourth Aunt’s house. The tents on both sides of the courtyard were filled with people, and the children were running around between the tables. The mischievous ones even sneaked into the kitchen to steal some snacks.

Li Yifei and Ning Xin’er were seated inside the house with Second Aunt and Third Aunt because it wasn’t very convenient for Ning Xin’er to show her face too much outside.

Everyone was initially worried that Ning Xin’er might find it difficult to enjoy the village banquet, but she ate with relish, which greatly improved everyone’s impression of her. They kept praising Ning Xin’er and repeatedly reminded Li Yifei to treat her well.

Li Yifei naturally agreed vehemently. Here, if he showed even a hint of hesitation, these aunts would scold him to death. No matter how capable he was, in the presence of his relatives, he was still a junior.

After dinner, Second Uncle and Third Uncle pulled Li Yifei into a game of Landlord Fight. Ning Xin’er sat beside Li Yifei, smiling as she accompanied him in the game.

Playing such games, it would be too easy for Li Yifei to win against the two uncles, but it was all for fun, and he didn’t want to win anyway, so he deliberately lost. By 9 o’clock, he had lost over a thousand yuan to them.

The two uncles wanted to return the money to Li Yifei, but he insisted, "Second Uncle, Third Uncle, in gambling, even fathers and sons must accept their losses. If you give it back to me, I’ll lose all my dignity."

The two uncles felt bad for winning money from a younger relative, but with Li Yifei’s insistence, they eventually accepted the money.

By this time, Ning Xin’er was no longer by his side; she had gone to put their daughter to bed.

"Yifei, go and wash up. You’ll have to follow the bridal procession in the morning," Fourth Aunt brought water for Li Yifei to clean himself up.

After washing up, Li Yifei asked, "Fourth Aunt, where am I sleeping tonight?"

Fourth Aunt pointed to a door nearby and said, "That’s our spare room. You, your wife, and daughter can sleep there. We only have simple accommodations here, so please explain to your wife and don’t let her find fault with us."

"Of course not!" Li Yifei promptly agreed and without any hesitation opened the door and went in, knowing that if he didn’t sleep with Ning Xin’er and their daughter, Fourth Aunt and the others would definitely not agree.

The room was dark, but there was some light. Li Yifei could see that the room was small, with only a narrow bed, no more than two meters wide. Ning Xin’er and their daughter were lying on the bed, with the daughter at the head of the bed and Ning Xin’er in the middle.

"Not playing anymore?" Ning Xin’er turned over, propped her chin with her hands while lying on the bed, and whispered quietly.

"No more playing." Li Yifei agreed and sat down by the edge of the kang bed.

Ning Xin’er added, "Then we should go to sleep quickly, as we all need to go and fetch the bride tomorrow morning, and I am one of those fetching the bride, you know."

Li Yifei had known this; to Fourth Aunt’s family, Ning Xin’er was an honored guest. In rural weddings, those assigned to fetch the bride were naturally the most prestigious individuals.

After taking off his shoes, Li Yifei sat on the kang bed, but frowned, saying, "Why are there only two blankets?" On the kang bed, there was a smaller blanket covering the daughter and another one covering Ning Xin’er.

Ning Xin’er blinked at Li Yifei and said, "With so many guests, we’re already lucky to have two blankets for us. Besides, do you think even if there were more blankets, they would give us extras?"

Li Yifei thought it made sense; they were a family of three: one blanket for the child and one for the couple—that was perfectly normal. It would’ve been strange if they had been given three blankets.

"How about... you and the daughter share a blanket, is that okay?" Li Yifei tentatively suggested.

Ning Xin’er laughed softly and said, "The daughter really likes her blanket, she says it’s fluffy and comfortable on top."

Li Yifei didn’t believe this, and reached over Ning Xin’er in an attempt to grab the small blanket from his daughter.

But to his surprise, the daughter’s little hand, which had been resting on the blanket, was now tightly clinging to it.

Ning Xin’er laughed with a snort and said, "See, I wasn’t lying to you. Our daughter has finally fallen asleep; if you wake her up, it’s up to you to soothe her."

Li Yifei could only let go and grudgingly said, "Fine then, I’ll just make do for the night."

Ning Xin’er huffed, "Suit yourself." Then she turned her body towards their daughter and left her back facing Li Yifei.

So Ning Xin’er acted, which actually relieved Li Yifei. If Ning Xin’er had insisted on sharing a blanket with him, it would have been really troublesome.

As for the suit Li Yifei was wearing, if he slept in it, he would definitely wake up full of creases the next morning. It would be truly disrespectful to show up like that to fetch the bride, so he had no choice but to take off the suit and place it at the foot of the kang bed.

There lay Ning Xin’er’s clothes, and just like him, she only had one suit on. Naturally, she also had to take it off. Without saying, that left her in her undergarments.

Li Yifei looked at his own shirt and hesitated before also taking it off. Aside from a pair of dress trousers, he hadn’t worn any underwear underneath because of his strong constitution. He didn’t feel cold at all, but now he managed to make it so he had no clothes to wear to bed that night.

"Humph, if you don’t mind the cold, go ahead and freeze all night. If you catch a cold and it affects fetching the bride tomorrow, don’t blame me for not warning you."

"No problem, it’s not that cold tonight, and you know how good my constitution is."

"Humph, who knows if you haven’t been drained by women."

Li Yifei had to play deaf and dumb once again.

Just then, there was a knock at the door, and Fourth Aunt called from outside, "Yifei, are you asleep?"

"Not yet!" Li Yifei quickly responded.

"Then I’ll come in and talk to you about something." Without waiting, she pushed the door open and entered.

When Li Yifei had come in, he noticed that the door didn’t have a lock, but he hadn’t expected Fourth Aunt to just walk in like that. If she saw that he wasn’t sharing a blanket with Ning Xin’er, she would surely think the couple had some disagreement. He had no choice but to quickly lift the blanket and dive under the one Ning Xin’er was using.

Rural people didn’t mind such formalities, especially since Fourth Aunt was a senior relative of Li Yifei’s; she paid even less attention to these matters. After pushing the door open, she came directly to the side of the kang bed and asked, "Is the child asleep?"

Ning Xin’er promptly said, "Asleep," her heart pounding. She had not anticipated this situation—Li Yifei not only had slipped into her bedding but now Fourth Aunt was watching them.

"Hehe, this rural kang bed is not as comfortable as your city beds; I was really worried it would be too rough for your delicate skin."

Smiling pleasantly, Ning Xin’er replied, "No, Fourth Aunt, it’s fine. The kang bed is warm and comfortable."

"That’s good, that’s good," Fourth Aunt nodded repeatedly, then actually sat down at the edge of the kang bed on Li Yifei’s side.

The small kang was already quite compact, and with Fourth Aunt sitting down, it became even more crowded. Li Yifei had to move closer to Ning Xin’er’s side, his ribs and thigh brushing against her body.

The contact clearly made Ning Xin’er tense up. Her relationship with Li Yifei was peculiar; although she had borne him a daughter, her interactions with him were incredibly distant. Even such simple physical contact sent her heart racing, much like a young girl’s first encounter with a man.

Both were lying flat, with Li Yifei’s arm exposed outside the blanket—it would seem disrespectful to hide it inside. Ning Xin’er merely exposed her head, and in Fourth Aunt’s eyes, they looked like a loving young couple.

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