novellhall Chapter 338: Success
Chapter 338: Success
The little girl's voice was so sweet and charming that it melted people's hearts. So when Zhuang Qingxiang saw Lu Congyue's questioning gaze, she nodded.
Lu Congyue happily agreed and carried the little girl into the house.
The two little ones were making a ruckus on the kang (a heated brick bed), and when they saw their father carrying their older sister in, they immediately jumped up and wanted to be carried too.
Lu Congyue had no intention of messing around with these two brats.
These two rascals are getting more and more energetic these days. Once they start making a ruckus, it never stops. I don't know when they'll finally fall asleep.
Fortunately, the two rascals listened to their older sister. Lu Congyue told Xiao Luyue to tell the two boys to lie down and go to sleep, and they obediently lay down, one lying down and the other lying on their stomach, like frogs.
Little Lu Yue lay down to one side, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Lu Congyue: "Daddy, tell me and my brothers a story, a very, very long one!"
Lu Congyue wasn't really good at storytelling; he only talked about things that had happened to him. Tonight's story was about encountering a big tiger while hunting in the mountains...
As I was telling the story, I suddenly noticed that the three children's eyes were shining brightly, and they weren't sleepy at all. I immediately realized that I had told the wrong story, so I quickly stopped.
The three children immediately objected, and little Lu Yue quickly asked, "Dad, did you finally beat that big tiger?"
"Wow... Big Brain Axe... Big Brain Axe is amazing..." Xiao Chenglin excitedly danced around.
Little Donghua's eyes sparkled: "Beat the tiger! Beat it, beat it, beat it!"
Lu Congyue could only reply, "Dad definitely won, otherwise why would Dad tell you stories? Okay, let's not tell this story anymore, let's change it."
None of the three children were satisfied; they wanted to hear the story of the big tiger.
Unfortunately, Lu Congyue didn't listen to them. Instead, he talked about his school days, saying that he could recite texts. He didn't care about the three children's opinions and started reciting texts for them.
As he recited, the three children went from excited to listless, and finally fell asleep to his recitation.
Once he was sure they were asleep, Lu Congyue closed his eyes as well.
So when Zhuang Qingxiang finished taking a bath and washing her clothes, she came back and saw that all four of them—one adult and three children—were asleep on the kang (a heated brick bed).
Lu Congyue's hand was still gently resting on Xiao Chenglin's body, clearly patting him lightly before he fell asleep.
Looking at the two very similar faces, one big and one small, Zhuang Qingxiang felt a pang of tenderness in her heart and suddenly wanted to kiss those two similar faces.
However, it was only a fleeting thought for her before she went over to wake Lu Congyue up and have him go back to the west room to sleep.
But when she got closer and saw how peacefully he was sleeping, she couldn't bear to wake him.
I don't know why, but he seems to be very busy these days. He rarely comes home at noon and often works overtime at night.
Sometimes when she woke up in the morning, he was already gone.
So tired, no wonder I can fall asleep while trying to put the kids to sleep.
Zhuang Qingxiang shook her head, giving up on waking him up. She went to the west room to get his blanket and gently covered him with it.
Then I turned off the light, lay down on the other side of the kang (a heated brick bed), and closed my eyes to sleep.
Lu Congyue didn't dare to open his eyes until she fell asleep.
My heart felt as sweet as if I had drunk honey.
He thought he would have to shamelessly beg to stay, but to his surprise, she didn't kick him out.
Does this mean she has truly forgiven him and accepted him?
Unable to suppress his joy, Lu Congyue quietly got up and tiptoed to Zhuang Qingxiang's side.
Zhuang Qingxiang was woken up early in the morning by the heat.
It feels like I'm sleeping next to a fireplace. It would be nice in winter, but right now it just feels hot.
She opened her eyes and saw Lu Congyue sleeping next to her, close to her body.
Mingming, he was on the other side of the kang (a heated brick bed) before she fell asleep.
I don't know when they came here.
Zhuang Qingxiang moved to the side to create some distance, but she still couldn't fall asleep. Looking at the gray sky outside the window, she decided to get up and make something delicious for Sun Yongxian to take with her when she moved.
As soon as she sat up, Lu Congyue pressed his arm over and pulled her into his arms.
Zhuang Qingxiang turned her head and saw that he hadn't even opened his eyes, but his movements were quite practiced.
"Stop pretending to be asleep!" She slapped his arm. "Get up if you're awake."
"Hold me for a while," Lu Congyue whispered, already holding her tightly in his arms, his lips lingering on the back of her neck and behind her ears, before letting out a sigh.
"I can finally hug you again..."
I wanted to hug her last night, but I was afraid of disturbing her sleep, so I held back until she fell asleep.
He woke up right after she did, but to her surprise, her reaction upon seeing him was to avoid him.
"I thought you'd kiss me when you saw me," he complained softly.
Zhuang Qingxiang's face flushed. There had indeed been a period of time before when she would kiss him after waking up, sometimes on the forehead, sometimes on the cheek, to coax him to let go. But each time, he would kiss her lips and let her go for a while.
Now, he's starting to get all clingy again.
Just by holding him like that, without doing anything, she could already feel the changes in his body.
"Time to get up, we have to move today," she immediately reminded him. "Don't do anything reckless."
Lu Congyue became even more agitated upon hearing her words.
She used to not even let me touch her, her face full of disgust and revulsion.
Now, she doesn't seem to be so averse to it anymore.
Does this mean...?
Lu Congyue used both hands and feet to entangle Zhuang Qingxiang, like an octopus, wishing that there would be no gap between them.
His hands lingered restlessly around her waist, tentatively touching her skin and testing her reaction.
Having my sweet and soft wife in my arms so early in the morning is just too good to pass up!
"Lu Congyue!"
The warning was like a bucket of cold water being poured on him, and no matter how reluctant Lu Congyue was, he had to let go.
However, before letting go, he quickly gave it a squeeze, and then quickly pulled it off before Zhuang Qingxiang could get angry. He scrambled up and got off the bed.
Zhuang Qingxiang also sat up, blushing as she tugged at her clothes.
This shameless person has become even more thick-skinned!
"What do you want to do? I'll help you." Lu Congyue's voice was slightly hoarse.
I just wish I could kick Shi Peiran and Sun Yongxian away in one go.
Zhuang Qingxiang was slightly surprised, not expecting that he had guessed it just because she had only thought of making some food.
"How did you know I was going to do something?" she asked.
Lu Congyue looked at her and smiled: "Given your habits, you always have to make some delicious food for Sun Yongxian to take with her whenever she leaves."
"Really?" Zhuang Qingxiang was unaware that she had this habit.
I guess she's used to it. After all, Sun Yongxian always comes here to freeload, taking food and drinks without any hesitation.
Zhuang Qingxiang couldn't help but laugh too: "It's because Yongxian is so likable."
After Zhuang Qingxiang got up, Lu Congyue followed her outside, but she stopped him.
"What's wrong?" Lu Congyue just wanted to stick to his wife right now and didn't want to be apart from her for even a moment.
They just made up, they're still very much in love.
Zhuang Qingxiang glanced at him somewhere and coughed lightly, "You...you should stay inside and calm down before coming out..."