Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 734 - 773 A Warm Night

Chapter 734: Chapter 773 A Warm Night

"Yifei, this thing..." Fourth Aunt suddenly started to falter.

Li Yifei hurriedly said, "Fourth Aunt, just speak your mind. What’s our relationship? Do we really need to beat around the bush?"

Looking somewhat embarrassed, Fourth Aunt said, "Well, it’s the off-season for farming now, and Little Lei from your second aunt’s family and our Little Tao are idle, with nothing much to do. Your second aunt and I were discussing, to see if you could help them find a job. Usually, they just do odd jobs, earning little, not to mention there’s no future in that. Seeing how successful you’ve become, we thought maybe you could take them under your wing. I know this might put you in a difficult position, but please try. Whether it works out or not, your second aunt and I won’t take it to heart."

Li Yifei smiled and replied, "Fourth Aunt, I thought it was something serious. The matter is not that hard to handle. The company I’m with now really needs staff. Little Lei, I think, is quite straightforward, and he might not be suitable for other jobs, but he can work as a security guard at our company. Although it’s not a high-flyer job, our company’s benefits and compensation are quite good. Earning over three thousand a month is no problem."

Fourth Aunt was overjoyed and said, "Over three thousand is quite a bit already. That boy Little Lei has nothing but a strong back. If he could earn over three thousand a month, your second aunt would be over the moon. And in a few years, he could even consider getting married."

"As for Little Tao, he’s quite the smooth talker. After he gets married and comes back from his honeymoon, I’ll let him try his hand in sales and procurement at my company. If he does well there, he could earn more than a security guard."

Fourth Aunt immediately became anxious and said, "Honeymoon? We have no money for them to go on a trip like that. Just getting them married is going to wipe out your Fourth Uncle’s and my savings. If they don’t work, what are they going to spend? I’ll just have Little Lei go with him."

Ning Xin’er saw Li Yifei and Fourth Aunt chatting so happily that her nerves started to settle a bit. She turned her body, faced Fourth Aunt, and said, "Fourth Aunt, it’s great that your own son is settled, but hurrying like this can easily upset your daughter-in-law. You’ve just gotten the bride, and now you’re sending her away—won’t the bride be lonely?"

Fourth Aunt nodded repeatedly and said, "You’re right. Our daughter-in-law is quite a force to be reckoned with. If it’s like this, they might end up arguing."

Ning Xin’er then said, "I think it’s better this way—let them rent a place in the city together. That way, the young couple can be together. By the way, Yifei, if you could also arrange for Little Tao’s wife to work at the company, wouldn’t that be even better for them both?"

Li Yifei responded, "That’s actually a great idea. That’s what we’ll do—I’ll arrange for both Little Tao and his wife to work at the company."

Fourth Aunt was extremely happy, but then she quickly became a bit worried and said, "Yifei, arranging jobs for three people at once won’t cause any trouble for you, will it?"

Li Yifei said with a smile, "No, our company is short-staffed, and Little Tao and the others won’t just be loafing around; they’ll need to work hard. I can get them jobs at the company, but I can’t let them slack off."

Fourth Aunt nodded repeatedly and said, "That settles it, then. Having them work at a big company, if they don’t do their work well, you just scold them, even punch them—they won’t dare to utter a word in retaliation."

Fourth Aunt added with a smile, "Look at you, they’re my brothers after all. I’ve got to look after them a bit, right? Just be at ease."

"Alright, alright, I should go then. You two get some sleep."

Fourth Aunt left with joy in her heart, and Ning Xin’er, with a beaming smile, said, "This kind of family warmth is really wonderful. We never had this feeling in our household. Helping them out makes me very happy."

Li Yifei also said with a smile, "Yes, I’ve been back for a year now, and I haven’t visited them much or helped them out, so I do feel quite sorry."

"Then that’s really on you. I’ve been saying, from now on, during holidays, we definitely need to come and visit. It’s so lively and heartwarming here, I really love this kind of family atmosphere."

"I love it, too."

The two basked in the warmth of kinship to the point that for a moment, they forgot that they were still sharing a blanket.

"Hey, how did you get into my blanket? Get out," exclaimed Ning Xin’er as she moved her arm and bumped into Li Yifei. Her instinct as a woman made her shout out in surprise, and she promptly started pushing Li Yifei.

Li Yifei rolled out in an instant, grudgingly saying, "I forgot while talking to Fourth Aunt, I didn’t mean to take advantage of you."

After they finished speaking, both suddenly froze. Before Fourth Aunt arrived, Ning Xin’er had asked Li Yifei to sleep with her, but now she was chasing him out, which made Ning Xin’er feel a bit vexed. But it was truly her instinct in that moment.

Li Yifei also felt the situation was rather funny; he couldn’t believe that sleeping under the same blanket with Ning Xin’er would make her so shy. He couldn’t help teasing her, "We’ve already had a daughter, there’s nothing left to be shy about."

Ning Xin’er spat at Li Yifei, her voice fierce, "You jerk, stop making those cool remarks. You’re sleeping outside tonight, and you’re not allowed in, or else I’ll never let you off the hook."

Li Yifei didn’t dare to tease Ning Xin’er any longer and hurriedly said, "Alright, alright, I’ll sleep outside. Go to sleep, go to sleep."

The room quickly fell into silence, filled only with the breathing of three people. Yet Xin’er found herself unable to sleep. On the day Yifei had left with his daughter, she had also shared a bed with them both. But her heart had been so heavy then, she hadn’t spared any extra thought for their closeness. Now, however, with the conflicts between them not as acute, she couldn’t help but have some fanciful thoughts.

"What if that jerk sneaks into my bed after I fall asleep? What if he tries something on me, then what should I do? Should I agree to it, or should I reject him? Don’t I just want to be with him? If he were to make a move, I ought to agree. But... why should it be however he pleases? Can’t I have some self-respect?"

Tossed by these thoughts and too scared to make a move lest Yifei notice she wasn’t asleep, Xin’er felt awkward. But time passed, and Yifei didn’t come near her. Instead, she heard him start to snore, leaving her feeling both lost and a bit annoyed.

"That jerk, he can actually fall asleep? Am I really that bad? How can he not have any desire for me?" Xin’er huffed, turning over to see Yifei lying there, sleeping even more soundly, which infuriated her even more. She really wanted to kick him awake.

Yet as she watched Yifei, the anger in Xin’er’s heart slowly dissipated, turning into tenderness. What a joy it would be if she could spend every night like this, watching him sleep by her side. Although Yifei kept his distance, they were now, after all, sleeping on the same kang, and his family had already accepted her as his wife. In future gatherings with relatives, he would have to bring her along, which would give them plenty of opportunities. She couldn’t believe he would never acknowledge her as his wife.

Unable to resist, she gently touched Yifei’s arm, and a chill ran through her hand. The heated brick bed beneath them was still warm, but without the cover, the room grew cool. If they slept like this all night, catching a cold would be no surprise.

Biting her lip, Xin’er moved closer to Yifei’s side, then sat up and gently laid the blanket over him. Lying down by his side, the two of them were under the same blanket again, although without any bodily contact.

Suddenly, Xin’er felt a sense of contentment, as if their relationship was wrapped up in that blanket. She smiled sweetly at Yifei and then closed her eyes. After a while, she actually fell asleep.

Yifei slowly opened his eyes and glanced over at Xin’er, silently sighing to himself. The Xin’er of now was indeed very different from the one she had been. This Xin’er was a good girl, and his consistent lack of warmth toward her seemed quite unfair. She had suffered so much for him, why couldn’t he accept her?

Yifei couldn’t fathom why, so he decided not to think about it for the moment, choosing instead to stay, sharing the blanket with Xin’er.

In the middle of the night, as the brick bed began to cool and the warmth under the blanket waned, Xin’er unconsciously snuggled closer to Yifei. He felt her move but after a moment’s hesitation, let her embrace him. After all the hardships she’d endured for him, it wouldn’t be right to push her away now.

Before four o’clock, a knock on the door startled both Xin’er and Yifei awake.

"Yifei, it’s time," came Fourth Aunt’s call from outside.

Yifei immediately replied, "Got it, we’ll get up right now."

"Okay," Fourth Aunt answered and left. This time, she didn’t push the door open.

With a flushed face, Xin’er whispered from under the blanket, "Didn’t I say you weren’t allowed in my blanket? How did you get in again?"

Looking at Xin’er’s blushing face, Yifei didn’t have the heart to correct her and exaggeratedly said, "I don’t know either. Maybe I got too cold and just slipped in. But I swear, I didn’t do anything."

"Hmph, you’d better not," Xin’er thought to herself with relief, grateful that he hadn’t realized it was her who had covered him with the blanket. Otherwise, he would become unbearably smug. She pushed Yifei and said, "Hurry up and get up, and bring me my clothes."

"Alright," Yifei answered, sitting up to collect their clothes and quickly started to dress. Seeing Xin’er still lying there, he asked, "Why aren’t you getting dressed?"

Embarrassed, Xin’er puffed up indignantly; she was just in her bra and underwear—how could she possibly dress in front of Yifei? She huffed, "Hurry up and dress, then get out."

Yifei chuckled to himself, clearly finding the situation amusing. Xin’er was obviously embarrassed.

"What are you laughing at?" Xin’er glared at him fiercely. Then, tossing the blanket aside, she sat up and retorted, "Don’t think I’m afraid of you seeing me. You’ve seen it all before, haven’t you?"

Yifei quickly turned his head away, much to Xin’er’s smug satisfaction. "What, you can’t look? I’m the mother of your child, we’re practically an old married couple," she said triumphantly.

Yifei laughed dryly, quickly dressing himself and said, "I’m going out to wash up, you get ready too," then he slipped out.

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