Zhou Yao, a Good Man
After Wuying left, Zhou Yao turned and walked slowly back into the courtyard. He washed his face and hands and straightened his clothes before going inside and closing the main door. Only then did he return to the bedroom.
Ever since Zhou Yao had said he was going to practice martial arts before bed, the sisters Yang Aijin and Yang Ailian had been on pins and needles. What was their husband Zhou Yao doing?
Their wedding night was about to begin, yet their husband Zhou Yao had gone out, saying that he practiced martial arts before bed every day. Neither sister believed him, but even so, they obediently waited in the bedroom for him to return.
Now that they saw Zhou Yao had returned, the sisters Yang Aijin and Yang Ailian could not have been happier.
The sisters came forward, each taking one of Zhou Yao's hands, and said with smiles, "Husband, you're back!"
Zhou Yao smiled and replied, "My wives, sorry to have kept you both waiting. It was all my fault."
"We haven't been waiting long." As soon as they said it, both sisters' faces turned red.
Zhou Yao said to Yang Aijin and Yang Ailian, "My wives, it's getting late. Shall we go to bed?"
The sisters Yang Aijin and Yang Ailian blushed and said softly, "Mm... please be gentle with us, husband."
The sounds in the room were soft and lingering. Even the moon in the sky shyly hid behind the clouds, though it still came out from time to time to look at the people in the room.
Zhou Yao looked at the sisters Yang Aijin and Yang Ailian, exhausted and fast asleep in his arms on either side of him, their arms wrapped around him. He smiled happily, then slowly drifted off to sleep himself.
They slept until broad daylight, when the sun was already high in the sky. Zhou Yao got out of bed full of energy and looked at the sisters Yang Aijin and Yang Ailian, who were still fast asleep.
After getting up and washing, Zhou Yao went to poach four eggs each for the sisters Yang Aijin and Yang Ailian. He put two heaping spoonfuls of white sugar into each bowl and stirred it in, then tasted the sweet broth.
Only then did he carry the two bowls of poached eggs to the bedroom in satisfaction and wake his wives, the sisters Yang Aijin and Yang Ailian. Despite their bodily pain and discomfort, Zhou Yao lifted the two sisters into sitting positions on the bed, then handed them the bowls of poached eggs.
When the sisters saw that their husband Zhou Yao had gotten up early to cook poached eggs for them, they were so moved that their eyes filled with tears. It had been many years since either of them had eaten poached eggs, and these were so very sweet. Their husband Zhou Yao must have put a lot of sugar in the bowls!
Their husband Zhou Yao was truly too extravagant, too extravagant. Not only had he made poached eggs, he had also put so much sugar in them. Their husband Zhou Yao was truly so good to the two of them.
Because the previous night had been so wild, the sisters Yang Aijin and Yang Ailian now felt as though their whole bodies were falling apart. They ached all over and had no strength at all.
So Zhou Yao fed the sisters the poached eggs himself, alternating between them one bite at a time.
This made the twin sisters blush, their faces awash in rosy clouds. The sight nearly made Zhou Yao lose control again, but fortunately, his self-control was good.
Though the sisters Yang Aijin and Yang Ailian were terribly shy, their eyes brimming with tears, they still let their husband Zhou Yao feed them the poached eggs himself. They were moved beyond words and vowed to take good care of their husband from then on and bear him several more children.
In the eyes of women in ancient times, having a man personally cook and feed them was an incomparably sweet and blissful experience. It filled a woman with happiness, binding her heart tightly to that man.
In this sweet, blissful atmosphere, brimming with love, Zhou Yao fed his wives, the sisters Yang Aijin and Yang Ailian, bite by bite. Before long, the sisters had finished both bowls of poached eggs, broth and all, without leaving a drop.
Zhou Yao smiled and asked gently, "Are you full? If not, shall your husband cook you some more?"
The twin sisters answered at the same time, "Husband, we're full."
"Good. Your bodies make it difficult for you sisters to get out of bed right now, so lie in bed and get some proper rest today. Have a good sleep."
Hearing their husband Zhou Yao's words, the sisters Yang Aijin and Yang Ailian blushed and nodded to him.
Zhou Yao then lifted the sisters and laid them flat on the bed, tucked them in, and told them to get some more sleep. Perhaps because they had been so tired the night before, both sisters fell asleep shortly after lying down.
Zhou Yao went to wash the bowls and pot, then cooked himself a bowl of noodles.
The sisters Yang Aijin and Yang Ailian slept until it was almost dark. For dinner, Zhou Yao made shoushou and boiled pork slice soup, along with twice-cooked pork and steamed white rice, then carried it to the sisters.
Zhou Yao saw the sisters squirming awkwardly, as though there was something they found hard to say, so he asked, "My wives, do you need to use the toilet?"
The sisters lowered their heads and answered awkwardly, "Mm..."
"It's difficult for you to move around right now, my wives. Your husband can just carry you there."
After saying this, Zhou Yao carried Yang Aijin to the toilet first, then Yang Ailian. He carried the sisters back to bed and sat them up, then brought water for them to wash their hands, and they began dinner.
Their husband Zhou Yao's cooking was beyond praise, a hundred, a thousand times better than what their family's cook used to make. This dinner, too, took place in an atmosphere full of love.
Of course, the sisters Yang Aijin and Yang Ailian ate dinner by themselves. After a day's rest, they had finally recovered some strength.
After dinner, Zhou Yao went to wash the dishes, then helped the sisters wash up. Once he had washed up himself, he lay down on the bed to rest.
Feeling the sisters trembling slightly with nervousness in his arms, Zhou Yao smiled and said, "My wives, you two only just lost your virginity. Tonight, we'll get a good night's sleep."
The sisters Yang Aijin and Yang Ailian were moved beyond words. With tears in their eyes, they replied, "Thank you for being gentle with us, husband."
The three of them chatted like that until, before they knew it, they had fallen asleep.