Going to Sister-in-law's House for Dinner

After Li Yang fed Yang Yanping a few bites of meat, she was immediately coaxed into calming down and began responding to him with a gentler attitude.

"Don't go playing matchmaker. How could I listen to your nonsense when it comes to something as important as marriage?" Yang Yanping was deeply dissatisfied with Li Yang trying to set her up with Wang Liang. Pouting, she pinched Li Yang.

I can't be bothered with you. Li Yang showed off his Fried Sauce Noodles, eating with great relish.

"Hmph, I want to," Yang Yanping retorted domineeringly.

Watching Li Yang devour the noodles, Yang Yanping's appetite was stirred too. She had barely eaten anything that night, waiting for Li Yang to come.

"Give me some." Yang Yanping casually gave Li Yang a little kick with her foot.

"You don't mind that I've already eaten from it?" Li Yang turned around with the bowl and looked at Yang Yanping lying down.

"Whatever. You've already kissed me anyway. I'll just treat it like I got bitten by a dog." Looking indignant, Yanping sat up, took the bowl, and wolfed down the rest in just a few bites.

"Didn't expect you to be such a good eater." Li Yang looked at Yanping with a wicked grin.

"You're awful. You ate almost the whole bowl, okay? Besides, I'm not fat." As she spoke, Yanping stood up to show Li Yang her figure, trying to prove that she was not fat.

"Fine, fine. Let's just say you have a great figure, all right? Go amuse yourself."

Li Yang picked up Yang Yanping's cup and unceremoniously drank half the water in one gulp, then comfortably prepared to lie back down.

"Get lost, get lost, get lost! Are you really treating this place like your own home?" Li Yang's words always hit Yanping right in the heart. No wonder she found him annoying.

Yanping pushed Li Yang unhappily, refusing to let him lie beside her. As luck would have it, wind, rain, thunder, and lightning suddenly crashed outside. Terrified, Yanping timidly pressed herself against Li Yang's back and did not dare show her face.

"No, no, no. I should get going." Li Yang pretended to get up and put on his shoes, intending to scare Yang Yanping a little.

"Li Yang, you bastard! You're the worst!" Yang Yanping looked pitiful as tears streamed down her face. It immediately stirred Li Yang's sympathy for a beautiful woman, and he hurriedly coaxed her with a smile for quite a while. Still unwilling to let it go, she sharply scolded him for a long time before finally smiling in satisfaction.

"Crying and laughing." Li Yang could not help teasing her when he saw her silly look as she broke into a smile through her tears.

"None of your business. You're not my boyfriend." Yang Yanping shot Li Yang a fierce glare, then turned over and lay down, pulling up the thin towel blanket beside her and wrapping herself tightly from head to toe.

The torrential rain outside only grew heavier, showing no sign of stopping.

Li Yang went out into the hallway to use the bathroom. The rain was so heavy that by the time he finished peeing, he was nearly soaked through.

"Damn, I might as well make do here for the night." Thinking that, Li Yang returned to the room and casually said to Yang Yanping, who was lying there with her back turned, "I can't get home tonight. I'll sleep on the sofa. You don't need to worry about me. We'll sleep separately and not disturb each other, okay?"

"Can't be bothered with you. Just don't take advantage of me, or you're dead." Yanping did not show her face, her reply muffled beneath the blanket.

In fact, a sly smile was on her face, and she could not suppress the excitement in her heart. She had been afraid of torrential rainstorms ever since she was little. With Li Yang there to keep her company, she was more than willing.

Thinking that, Yang Yanping quickly got up, brought Li Yang a pillow and a summer blanket, and placed them on the sofa. Pouting, she looked him up and down. "Go wash up before you sleep." As she spoke, she bent down to rummage through the wardrobe, presenting a perfect sight right before Li Yang's eyes. Reflexively, he wanted to go over and tease her, but after thinking about it, he decided against it.

This woman is too fierce. If she gets mad and throws me out again, the loss would outweigh the gain. Better to avoid trouble.

"Here, take a few pairs of socks. They're no use to me anyway. They were little gifts from a promotion at the store, and I swiped them and brought them home."

"Hehe, no need to thank me." Yang Yanping looked at Li Yang with a silly smile, as if waiting for him to praise her.

"Then thanks. Another day, I'll get you a few pieces of underwear from a promotion at our store too. I wonder whether they'll fit you." Seeing Li Yang's sleazy expression, Yang Yanping knew he was up to no good. "Get lost, you bastard!" With that, she gave him a quick kick and hurried back into bed.

"Go turn off the light, Li Yang." Yang Yanping wrapped herself up airtight again, tossed out those words, then turned onto her side with her back to him.

Li Yang shook his head, got up to turn off the light, and lay down. The torrential rain outside was still raging, its noise so loud that it interfered with sleep.

Li Yang checked the time on his phone. It was almost eleven, so he sent a message to his wife, Xiaodan.

Not long after he sent it, a call came in. Copying Yang Yanping, Li Yang ducked his head beneath the blanket and answered the phone.

"Hubby, did you miss me?" Yue Xiaodan's familiar, sweet voice immediately filled Li Yang with warmth. The two of them slept together every day; it would have been a lie to say they had no feelings for each other.

"I missed you to death, honey." Li Yang began acting cute too.

"Hehe, I missed you too, hubby." Yue Xiaodan had a room to herself. Her company was quite generous and had specifically given each of them a private room so they could rest well. Still, they were busy to death every day, dealing with all kinds of tedious procedures until about this hour.

Yue Xiaodan had just returned to her room, taken a shower, and put on her pajamas when she came out of the bathroom and heard Li Yang's text alert. She had actually been about to contact Li Yang herself.

"Hubby, I have good news. The day after tomorrow, my supervisor is giving me a day off. I'll head back tomorrow night, so you'd better behave yourself." With no one nearby, Yue Xiaodan spoke far more freely. You became like the people around you, and after being influenced by him for so long, Yue Xiaodan had picked up his mannerisms quite well.

"Haha, it's hard to say who'll be teaching whom a lesson!" Xiaodan's words instantly ignited Li Yang. His eyes lit up, and a sly smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

Li Yang began teasing Xiaodan with a cheeky grin. "Cutie, don't be so fierce. I'm super gentle, you know." His voice was clear and bright, carrying a hint of mischief and teasing.

Xiaodan's cheeks instantly flushed red, and her heart began pounding.

The two held their phones in silence, listening to each other's heavy breathing, neither willing to hang up for a long time.

"Hubby, I love you," Xiaodan whispered emotionally. Feeling Xiaodan's tenderness through the phone, Li Yang replied gently, "I love you too, baby. It's late, honey. Get some sleep. Tomorrow night, once you get off work, I'll come pick you up. Wait for me."

"Okay, hubby. Kiss." Xiaodan blew Li Yang a kiss over the phone, and the two reluctantly hung up.

In the hotel room, Yue Xiaodan finally calmed down. She lightly touched her still-warm cheeks, pouted, and grumbled unhappily, "Ugh, that awful husband of mine. I just finished showering, and now I have to get out of bed, take off my pajamas, and go back to the bathroom. Hmph!" In the end, she happily climbed into bed. This time, she simply did not wear pajamas at all. Thinking about seeing her beloved Li Yang tomorrow, Xiaodan's thoughts drifted again, and before long, she slowly fell asleep.

Late into the night, the torrential rain outside gradually weakened. Yang Yanping was already fast asleep in bed.

Li Yang, however, tossed and turned, unable to sleep. He sat up and wondered what to do, when inspiration suddenly struck. Wearing only his underwear, he began doing push-ups on the sofa. As his strength gradually drained away, Li Yang began to feel a little tired. He lay back down on the sofa, and as drowsiness overtook him, he fell asleep.

Early the next morning, Yang Yanping comfortably stretched her long, fair legs and slowly opened her eyes. She looked at Li Yang on the sofa. The guy was sleeping like a dead pig. Suddenly, as if she had discovered some treasure, Yang Yanping's eyes lit up. She sat up in a flash and began examining him carefully.

It turned out Li Yang's sleeping posture was indecent. He was wearing only men's underwear, and he had kicked the towel blanket aside. Since he was lying on his back and sleeping soundly, Yang Yanping could see everything clearly.

Still an unmarried young woman, twenty-two-year-old Yang Yanping could not help peeking through half-covered eyes as she looked at Li Yang. In any case, the guy was sleeping like a pig, and nobody would know. With that thought, Yang Yanping boldly slipped into her slippers and quietly crept over to Li Yang's sofa.

At that moment, Li Yang slowly opened his eyes. When he looked ahead, their eyes met. The air seemed filled with awkwardness, and the brief calm was instantly shattered.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to." Yang Yanping spun around and ran off like a rabbit, jumping straight onto the bed and burrowing back under the covers in a fluster. She didn't say another word.

Li Yang smiled and didn't press her any further. After all, girls were thin-skinned.

The two remained silent for a long while before finally getting up and washing. Seeing that Li Yang didn't continue teasing her about what had happened, Yang Yanping felt a warmth in her heart, and her fondness for him grew even stronger.

Yang Yanping thoughtfully took out a newly bought toothbrush for Li Yang and let him use her cup to brush his teeth. Once they were ready, she dressed up beautifully and headed to work with Li Yang.

On the way, Li Yang treated Yang Yanping to breakfast. They had Spicy Soup and some Pan-Fried Buns, then Li Yang and Yanping parted ways at the intersection of West Garden Road and went to work.

"Thank you, Li Yang. I won't be so harsh with you from now on, okay?" Yang Yanping said happily as she stood before him.

"Sure. Let me see just how gentle you can be. All right, bye. Be careful, and call me if anything comes up." Li Yang gave her a gentlemanly smile, waved, and left.

"Bye-bye." Yang Yanping happily walked toward the entrance of the shop in her high heels, immediately drawing the attention of quite a few men. After all these years, she had long grown used to such attention. It couldn't be helped—she was naturally beautiful, and there was no hiding it. That was what Yang Yanping often told herself to comfort her heart, and it worked rather well.

Near lunchtime, Li Yang unexpectedly received a call from an unfamiliar number. Without hesitation, he answered it.

"Xiaoyang, it's your sister-in-law, Wang Jingjuan." The moment Li Yang picked up, he heard his sister-in-law's hurried voice from the other end.

"Oh, Sister-in-law, is there something you need help with?" Li Yang's concerned tone immediately put Wang Jingjuan at ease.

"I'm fine. Are you off work? Come over for lunch. Your Zhao Ge just called and said he's delivering goods in the county and won't be back at noon. I made quite a lot of food, and I can't finish it by myself. It'd be such a waste, so could you come help Sister-in-law eat some of it?"

Wang Jingjuan's lovely voice was like beautiful music, leaving Li Yang unable to refuse.

"Okay, Sister-in-law. I'm at your service. Wait for me—I'll be there right away."

After hanging up, Li Yang hopped onto a motorcycle taxi by the roadside and sped toward Wang Jingjuan's home. He had been worrying about what to eat for lunch. Hehe, another day of mooching a meal.

Before long, he arrived at Lao Zhao's front door. Li Yang paid three yuan for the ride, got off, and entered the courtyard.

"Sit down, Xiaoyang." Wang Jingjuan, wearing a short skirt that made her look gorgeous and alluring, came out of the kitchen in white slippers carrying the last dish.

"Sister-in-law was afraid there wouldn't be enough for you, so I added another dish." Wang Jingjuan gazed at Li Yang affectionately. The regret of not having a son seemed to find a small measure of comfort in him.

After they sat down, Wang Jingjuan served Li Yang a bowl of rice, and the two began eating.

"Is work tiring, Xiaoyang?" Wang Jingjuan placed a piece of braised pork in Li Yang's bowl and asked softly.

"Not at all, Sister-in-law. You should eat more too!" Li Yang shoveled food into his mouth and reminded her worriedly.

"Hehe, I'm dieting. You eat. Sometimes a little fruit is enough to fill me up at noon." Wang Jingjuan took a small bite of rice and then stopped, devoting her full attention to watching Li Yang wolf down his food, unable to keep the smile off her face.

"Is it good? If there's ever anything you want to eat, just tell Sister-in-law. Don't be polite with me—treat this place like your own home." Wang Jingjuan turned on the television, kicked off her slippers, rested her bare feet on the sofa, and looked at Li Yang as she spoke.

"Okay, Sister-in-law. I'd love to come here for meals every day. Sister-in-law's cooking is the best in the world!" As he spoke, Li Yang dug in again.

Li Yang swept through the dishes like a whirlwind, then let out a satisfied burp.

"Haha, full now?" Wang Jingjuan asked with a smile.

"Mhm, I'm stuffed. Thank you, Sister-in-law," Li Yang said gratefully.

"What are you thanking me for? We're family—no need to stand on ceremony." Wang Jingjuan smiled gently.

"Then I'll help you wash the dishes." Li Yang stood up, preparing to clear the table.

"No need. Go rest for a while. I can handle these myself." Wang Jingjuan hurriedly stopped him.

"Okay, then I'll watch some TV." Li Yang obediently sat down on the sofa and watched television with Wang Jingjuan.

The two chatted while watching TV, and the atmosphere was warm and harmonious.

To him, Wang Jingjuan's breathtaking beauty was the most delicious accompaniment to a meal.

The mature, charming young wife was like a delicately blooming, radiant rose...