After all, the amount of water in the bathtub cannot drown anyone. Even if you panic for a moment, the water in your mouth will choke. After a slight panic, Su Tan'er finally woke up, and her expression of shyness and trying to distance herself prevailed.
Ning Yi patted the water stains on his body and got up and went out. Su Tan'er sat on the wooden chair inside, wrapped in a bath towel and bit her lip.
"My husband...how could my husband be...here..."
Halfway through the question, his voice actually dropped. Ning Yi replied outside the curtain: "I'm going to take a bath, and then... what about you?"
"I...I asked Juan'er to help me boil water..."
Ning Yi was stunned for a long time.
"When I came back, there was no one else in the yard. Juaner went out...well, you were sleeping. When did you give her the order..."
In the bathroom, Su Tan'er had actually come to her senses. She was crying and had an embarrassed expression on her face. After a long time, she answered in a voice as soft as a mosquito's fly: "...noon...what time is it now?"
Looking at the sky outside, I'm afraid it's already midnight. I waited for Ning Yi's answer outside for a long time, only to hear him smile: "Oh, you wash it first, it's all wet anyway, I'll go... change some clothes. It's okay.
.”
Just now he took Su Tan'er out of the bathtub, and the robe on her body was already wet with water. Ning Yi looked at his condition, turned around and went out. Before he reached the door, he heard a somewhat embarrassed voice coming from inside again.
: "Xiangong, Xianggong...wait..."
"Um?"
"The water...is a bit cold."
He changed out of his outer robe and quickly went to the small kitchen to light a fire and boil water. Ning Yi was in good health at the moment, so it wouldn't be a big problem to take a cold bath in this weather. He just felt that soaking in a bathtub in a room like that would not be a big problem.
The cold water didn't suit the atmosphere, but the hot water just boiled wasn't much, so it would definitely not be enough for Su Tan'er to wash her.
In the quiet courtyard in the afternoon, autumn leaves were rustling. While Ning Yi was boiling water, he was talking to Su Tan'er over there about the academy, its closing, Li Pin's departure, and the luncheon dinner.
"...Second uncle said that we are all one family, no matter what kind of big house, two or three bedrooms, outsiders are watching the fun. His sons are not sensible. After all, you will be the best in charge of this family in the future, so recently
Seeing that you are too tired, let me tell you to rest more... Oh, by the way, he also said that the world's business cannot be completed in a short time."
After bringing hot water over, Ning Yi said these words. In the room separated by the wall, Su Tan'er's slightly smiling words came out: "Do you believe me?"
"Whether you believe it or not, I believe it anyway." Ning Yi smiled and nodded.
Such an answer probably made Su Tan'er feel shameless, and she felt a little angry for a moment. When she walked into the door outside the bathroom, Ning Yi said: "The business in the world can't be completed in a short time. Putting aside this sentence, there is still a point.
It makes sense."
"Then there are those who are pressed for time and those who are not pressed for time..." Su Tan'er murmured inside, and then said: "Ignore this sentence, what about the others, do you believe it?"
"...Be honest and sincere."
Pushing open the curtain and entering the bathroom, Su Tan'er was wrapping herself tightly in two bath towels and clothes and curled up on the chair. She was originally tall and graceful, but even though she was curled up like this, only her face was exposed.
He has a strange charm. Although he is blushing at this time, his eyes are still looking at Ning Yi: "This is not an answer."
"A person must be honest...so the second uncle seems to be quite honest." Ning Yi said, pouring hot water into the tub and stretched out his hand to explore.
"My husband is dishonest."
"Only those who are dishonest always think others are dishonest. As for me, I still believe my second uncle."
"shameless."
"It's very hot. The water temperature should be about the same... You have a conflict with your second uncle. You can't slander me just because I say your second uncle is honest..."
Su Tan'er looked at him with a smile and said word by word: "My husband is a scoundrel and dishonest."
"Okay, it's hard to raise a woman and a villain..."
"My husband is the most tactful, scoundrel and dishonest."
"I won't argue with you." He opened the curtain and was about to go out when the voice came from behind.
"Not telling the truth, not being honest."
"Okay." Ning Yi sighed, turned around and exited the door curtain, only showing his face. He blinked, "I didn't mean to walk in just now."
After saying this, Su Tan'er's eyes widened instantly, and her cheeks, which were only slightly pink at first, turned red in an instant. She sat there hugging her body, wanting to say something, but she couldn't. Ning Yi
After putting down the curtain and going out for a long time, Su Tan'er took off her bath towel and walked down to the ground. The bathroom was originally a structure with a curtain and a wooden door. Once the wooden door was closed, you couldn't get in. Su Tan'er originally thought Juan'er was at home. For a moment,
The door was not completely closed. Only then did he go over and fasten the latch of the wooden door.
She was still dressed in a bellyband, silk pants, and bare feet. At this time, half of her body was wet with water, so naturally she couldn't do it for a while. Thinking of what the guy might have seen just now, her face turned red again and she hugged her arms.
He leaned against the door panel with his chest. He must be laughing outside, he thought in his heart.
Footsteps sounded, and Ning Yi walked through the corridor outside the bathroom humming a song, preparing to boil his own bath water. Su Tan'er pursed her lips: "My husband is not sincere!"
She shouted softly, and she probably could hear it outside, but she didn't dare to shout too loudly. She paused slightly when she heard the footsteps outside. She sniffed, and then walked towards the tub with a smile.
Su Tan'er finished her bath, followed by Ning Yi. By the time she finished the bath, it was already close to evening. It was about five o'clock in the afternoon. Ning Yi was sitting in the pavilion in the middle of the yard, waiting for his hair to dry. Chan
Erjuan'er has also come back and greeted Ning Yi in the sunset. Chan'er came over and asked, "Have you taken a bath?" After chatting for a while, she went back to her own business.
After a while, Su Tan'er came over with a smile. She simply tied up her long hair and put on a lake green dress. After sitting down, she squinted at the setting sun outside the gap between the trees: "So, sir, tonight
Are you going to Yancui Tower with Wenxing and the others?"
"Yeah." Ning Yi nodded, then raised his face and thought for a while, "I wonder who the popular girl is there..."
"The most popular one...is called Lu Xia."
"How did you know?"
"I've been there once, a woman dressed as a man." Su Tan'er covered her mouth and laughed, and then said: "Mr., have a good time. After all, Mr. Li is leaving too, so I'll say goodbye to him on my behalf.
It's all smooth sailing. As for those who are not very sincere, you don't need to pay attention to them..."
"Um?"
"Actually, if I think about it, it would be much better for my husband to go play with Mr. Li than to go with people like Wen Xing. It's not interesting. I'm afraid they will ruin my husband's fun."
Su Tan'er has a strong personality, but she is good to her family members. Of course, there are probably only a few people she considers to be family members. During the Chinese New Year, she also invited Ning Yi to visit each house.
, there are occasional banquets of this kind on weekdays. At every banquet, she always takes care of Ning Yi's existence. Although in a sense, it doesn't matter whether Ning Yi needs this kind of care, but
Su Tan'er's "superfluous" behavior is enough to prove that she really treats this marriage as a marriage.
Ning Yi has been able to reach this point without pursuing any pure love. For him, his position in his previous life was somewhat similar to that of Su Tan'er. If he was in the same life and was assigned a spouse, he would naturally only have one.
He can continue to "operate" like this. He uses such words, but naturally it doesn't disgust him. You can't ask two people to fall in love at first sight and then kiss me or something. In a situation, you can only follow a
Look at things according to the situation model.
Su Tan'er's marriage was naturally impossible at first, but since she accepted it and showed enough sincerity, she has given a stranger enough respect and sincerity. Ning Yi also agrees with this sentiment - the other party is already in the relationship
She expressed her sincerity very forcefully: If possible, let's live like this.
She didn't have much choice from the beginning. What Ning Yi saw was a nineteen-year-old woman's whole-hearted seriousness and hard work. On the one hand, she took care of her business, and on the other hand, she took care of the things she didn't have much choice in the first place.
Family, this is her sincerity. Ning Yi appreciates this sentiment. He originally planned to leave if he couldn't survive. Since he can survive, staying there is of course part of the plan.
Although they once lived such a life under a relatively deliberate "management", now they actually have some good feelings for each other, which is actually ideal. When she said this, she actually felt that Ning Yi did not need to
Ning Yi also laughed when he went to deal with the second generation of the family: "It doesn't matter, it won't spoil the fun."
"Since my husband is going with Mr. Li and others, he won't let Xiao Chan follow him." Su Tan'er said, taking out a few banknotes from her sleeves, "I'm afraid my husband doesn't have much money left. Here are five
One hundred taels, Mr. Xian, take it. If anyone likes it, please do more to support me. Mr. Xian is known as the most talented person, so I can't do anything shabby."
Speaking of this, she laughed again: "The brothers in the second and third bedrooms are really not very lively. If the family is left in their hands, the family will be ruined. The second and third uncles must also know it, but now they are only three."
At the age of forty, like a father, when the grandchildren come out and become talented, they are still in power like grandfathers. So saying not to fight is disingenuous. The second uncle and the third uncle fight for themselves, not for the future generations.
, Wenxing and the others are stupid. They can't be family members, they can only be the fathers of the family..."
Su Tan'er lowered her head and spoke softly: "My husband, don't speak on the second uncle's side in the future, okay? Even if it is intentional, I still want to hear my husband say bad things about the second and third bedrooms... I
I feel that my husband should be on my side. I like to hear my husband say that my second uncle and my third uncle are dishonest. I don’t like to hear my husband say that my second uncle is honest. Even if it’s intentional, I don’t like to hear it. I’m careful in this regard.
…”
She raised her head, pursed her lips slightly, and looked at Ning Yi with a smile. There was a hint of pleading in her smile, and the setting sun shone down and fell on her face. For a moment, Ning Yi felt moved by this small eye.