12 – Hehe, Girlfriends Share Experiences
“Yes, we did teach them a lesson, but they were the ones who kicked down our courtyard gate and barged in first.
If they had been willing to talk properly, we wouldn’t have resorted to force.
They really did play the victim first! How can they be so wicked?!”
“Don’t get worked up just yet,” Sun Xiao Lan said, seeing Taohua fuming with anger, and quickly tried to comfort her. “I haven’t finished what I was saying. I came to you first to understand what actually happened.
Let me tell you, my grandfather is sharp—he won’t be fooled by them. Those two brothers are no good to begin with, and my grandfather gets a headache just seeing them come to complain.
They said they were beaten by you and your husband, so my grandfather asked them why they went to your house, what they were doing there, and how they got in. Under that pressure, they gave themselves away.
My grandfather knew they were definitely up to no good, scolded them, and then chased the two brothers out.
But they left cursing and grumbling. Even though they won’t go complaining to my grandfather again, I’m worried they might still cause trouble for you, so I came to warn you ahead of time.”
“They probably wouldn’t dare come back, right?” Taohua frowned. “Brother Qin subdued them in just a couple of moves. If they come again, they’ll just get beaten up again.”
“That may be true, but you can’t be with your man all day long. What if he goes hunting in the mountains for a few days and doesn’t come back? Anyway, you must be careful.”
Taohua nodded. “Alright, I will. Thank you, Xiao Lan. Stay for lunch at my place—I’ll make braised rabbit with winter bamboo shoots for you.”
As she spoke, Taohua’s face lit up with a smile. “I’ve been eating meat these past few days—it feels like I’ve made up for all the meat I missed out on over the past ten years.”
“Eating it every day?!” The Sun family’s situation was already considered quite good in Baiyun Village, but they still didn’t eat meat every day.
Xiao Lan couldn’t help feeling a bit envious, but she had come alone today, and her husband wasn’t with her. She felt awkward about eating with Taohua and her husband.
“It’s better not today. They’ve already made food for me at home, and I’ll have to go back soon.”
“Don’t be like that, Xiao Lan. You’re already here.” Taohua was very enthusiastic. “I’ll start right away—it won’t take long to prepare.”
“Really, it’s fine, Taohua. Look, I came empty-handed today—how could I possibly eat your meat?”
Just as she said this, Xiao Lan suddenly noticed smoke rising from the chimney of Taohua’s kitchen.
She asked in surprise, “Who’s in the kitchen?”
Taohua leaned over as well, sticking her head out the window to look. She replied,
“It’s Brother Qin. It looks like he’s starting a fire to cook. Let me go check—you wait here.”
“Go ahead. It’s not right to let a man do the cooking.”
Hearing Xiao Lan’s words, Taohua almost told her that her husband had been making breakfast for her these past few days.
But she worried that boasting like that might embarrass her husband, so she kept quiet.
Qin Feng, however, didn’t care about such things at all. When Taohua tried to go cook, he dismissed her with just a few words.
“You two keep chatting—don’t worry about me. Your friend came all this way to warn us out of kindness—she’s worth keeping close. You should go keep her company.”
Later, when Taohua returned to the room, she told Xiao Lan what he had said, leaving Xiao Lan utterly envious.
“My dear, your man is so good to you! Mine is a live-in son-in-law, and he’s never cooked for me once.
But he’s good in other ways, so it’s fine if he doesn’t cook—after all, my cooking is better than his anyway.
Now that your man cooks well too, you can spend more time chatting with me. You little thing, looking all radiant—you two must have consummated the marriage already, right?”
“Shh, keep your voice down!” Taohua wished she could cover Sun Xiao Lan’s mouth. “The kitchen is so close—can’t you be a bit more discreet?”
“What’s there to be afraid of? With all the sizzling and crackling from stir-frying in the kitchen, it’d be a miracle if your man could hear us. Hurry up and tell me, how was it?”
Taohua felt a bit shy. “How can I talk about that? Anyway, it wasn’t as painful as you said.”
“Ah, how could that be? Is he… not well-endowed? So you didn’t feel much?”
“What are you talking about? He… he’s quite big. Oh, let’s not discuss this anymore. I’ll tell you something—I noticed that ever since we consummated the marriage, my luck has been really good. What do you think that means? Could it be that he brings good fortune to his wife?”
“Brings good fortune to his wife?” Sun Xiao Lan furrowed her brows. “I’ve only ever heard of a wife bringing good fortune to her husband, never the other way around. But you’re right—if there’s such a thing as a wife bringing fortune to her husband, there must be a husband who brings fortune to his wife too! That’s interesting!”
Sun Xiao Lan got excited, shaking Taohua’s arm enthusiastically. “How about you two try again tonight? Do it once more and see if you have good luck tomorrow!”
Taohua’s big, clear eyes widened in surprise. “You think what I said makes sense too, right? I also find it unbelievable. But what if he doesn’t want to tonight?”
“How could that be, my silly Taohua?” Sun Xiao Lan shook Taohua’s shoulders. “A man who’s just tasted meat is never not hungry for more!
Look at me and my husband—we’ve been married for several months now, and there isn’t a single night he doesn’t want it.
Besides, if he doesn’t want to, you can tease him. I can teach you a few tricks—they work really well!”
After imparting her experience, Taohua’s little face flushed bright red.
Sun Xiao Lan caught a glimpse of Qin Feng’s busy figure in the kitchen and felt too embarrassed to disturb the young couple. She absolutely refused to stay for dinner and, while Taohua wasn’t looking, slipped away in the blink of an eye.
During the meal, Taohua’s face was still burning.
Qin Feng noticed and couldn’t help but frown. “Why is your face so red? Are you sick?”
Taohua quickly shook her head, feeling somewhat guilty. “No, I was warming myself by the stove earlier—it’s just the heat. By the way, Brother Qin, what are we doing this afternoon?”
“This afternoon, I need to repair the roof.”
“I’ll help you.”
“Mm.”
The couple worked hard all afternoon, finally renovating the roofs of the main house, the kitchen, and the storage room.
For dinner, they ate the leftovers from lunch, which was convenient.
Just like the previous few days, they washed up separately.
After Taohua had gotten into bed and settled down, Qin Feng bolted the door and came over.
Perhaps because he was tired from climbing up and down and working all afternoon, Qin Feng lay down on the bed and didn’t move again.
Taohua, however, was still thinking about the idea of a husband bringing good fortune to his wife. But since Qin Feng wasn’t making a move, she felt too shy to initiate anything herself. She could only recall the tricks Sun Xiao Lan had taught her in her mind.
Yet, thinking about what Sun Xiao Lan had said made Taohua feel a bit uneasy.
Xiao Lan said all men enjoy this, but she and Brother Qin had only done it once, so why hadn’t he made a move since? Could it be that she wasn’t good enough last night?
The more Taohua thought about it, the more restless she felt. She was a bit unwilling to accept it!
Thinking she might as well go all out, she decided to do exactly as Xiao Lan had said!
She took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and reached for Qin Feng’s rough hand. Then, gritting her teeth, she…