The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 902 - 199: Waiting for Three Wives and Four Concubines_3

Chapter 902: Chapter 199: Waiting for Three Wives and Four Concubines_3

Grandma Fang scowled and shooed everyone away.

With no sound coming through, she too grew suspicious and leaned in to listen. On Qianqian’s side, even if Pei Qin was careless, she should understand a bit. Dalang had been taught, after all. How could the two of them not know how!?

Liuming, with his sharp ears and eyes, heard people outside. Once everyone had left, he reached to unfasten the buttons of the person in his arms.

After a long while, Grandma Fang, still worried, got up during the night to listen again but still heard nothing. Puzzled, she returned to her room and muttered to Old Scholar Fang, "Could it be that Dalang... has some sort of problem?"

"What nonsense are you talking! Dalang isn’t a green boy anymore. How much noise do you expect him to make? Just go to sleep!" Old Scholar Fang glanced at her.

Grandma Fang grumbled discontentedly. It wasn’t her fault their eldest grandson had only married in his early twenties when others his age had children by fifteen or sixteen.

The next morning, Liuming appeared with dark circles under his eyes, having not slept all night.

Pei Qian, who had been busy for several days, was extremely tired and had slept through the night.

Grandma Fang was curious about the couple consummating their marriage, but Lady Yu happily accepted the Yuanpa Cloth. She went over to check and, worried about Liuming, pulled him aside to ask, "Is there something uncomfortable?"

Looking into her probing eyes, Liuming’s ears turned red, "There’s nothing uncomfortable!"

Grandma Fang furrowed her brows, "Dalang! If there’s anything uncomfortable, you must tell me!"

"There’s nothing, Grandma!" Liuming’s face turned entirely red.

Noticing her suspicious gaze on his dark circles, she looked him over before leaving, and Liuming took a deep breath.

No wonder Grandma Fang was suspicious. Pei Qian got up early in the morning, even went into the kitchen, and served tea and food without showing a hint of...

After sleeping, Pei Qian was much refreshed and along with Lv Chun and Hong Xia, started organizing her dowry. She arranged the frequently used items separately and locked up the infrequently used ones. The Fang family’s new house provided a room for her belongings, all recorded and locked away.

More villagers came over to see the newlyweds and chat.

They had a busy day.

In the evening, Grandma Fang told the couple to go back to their room early to sleep.

By morning, Liuming’s dark circles hadn’t faded but had in fact become more pronounced.

When they returned on the third day after the wedding, Pei Qin noticed his prominent dark circles and scrutinized him closely. Her tenderly raised, naive little cabbage had been ruined by a boar.

Liuming, unnerved by her unfriendly gaze, felt wrongfully accused in his heart.

Seeing Pei Qian looking quite well, Pei Qin didn’t inquire further and had the kitchen prepare a large meal, which she and her siblings enjoyed together.

With Pei Qian married off, the house felt even emptier, and Jiujiu, clinging to Pei Qian’s neck, pleaded, "Little aunt, come back with us!"

"Jiujiu can come live with us too! You can be with your little aunt every day!" Liuming said, smiling. He had just married her; how could he let her go back?

Although he was meant to be a cousin, he had become a ’little uncle-husband’, and Jiujiu looked at him, "Will you still give me New Year’s money?"

"Already worrying about New Year’s money, and it’s not even New Year yet!" Pei Qian pinched her little face.

Liuming pulled her closer, "Call me ’little uncle-husband’ a few more times, and I’ll give you a big one!"

"Little uncle-husband! Little uncle-husband! Little uncle-husband! Little uncle-husband!" Jiujiu, enticed by the promise of a big red envelope, kept calling him ’little uncle-husband’.

Liuming laughed heartily, delighted, "Your little uncle-husband will definitely give you a big one!"

"And for my sister too!" Jiujiu reminded him.

Liuming: "... Okay! Big ones for both our Jiujiu and Xixi!"

"And for brother Happy too!" Jiujiu added.

"... Okay."

Even though it wasn’t New Year yet, Liuming had already promised a bunch of big red envelopes, but as a ’little uncle-husband,’ he felt quite pleased inside.

Heading home in the carriage, Liuming couldn’t help but laugh, "Being a ’little uncle-husband’ is different from being a cousin!"

Now that they were a married family, Pei Yuan, his younger cousin, had also become a second sister; he gained a big sister and little brother too.

Pei Qian, seeing his demeanor, smiled, "Naturally, it’s different!"

"There’s something else different. Big sister doesn’t seem too pleased with me!" Liuming complained.

"Where’s that?" Pei Qian hadn’t noticed. Where had big sister looked displeased with him? Apart from initially disapproving of the match, she hadn’t shown any displeasure after agreeing!

Liuming whispered in her ear, "The family suspects I’m impotent, big sister thinks I’m overindulgent. I’ve almost been wronged to death these past few days!"

Pei Qian, her face flushing to her ears, glared fiercely at him.

Liuming pulled her into his arms, "Tonight... it should stop hurting, right?"

On their wedding night, Pei Qian cried out in pain and pushed him away. Seeing her tears and her pale face, Liuming, heartbroken, couldn’t bear it.

Having one led to another; desiring his beloved, he held his wife close but could only look, not touch, leading to his persistent dark circles over several days.