Chapter 31: The Husband's Feelings and the Concubine's Intentions

  The chapter of Lang's love and concubine's intention

  The chapter of feelings between husband and concubine

  One morning, spent in joy and rest, at noon Wang Haodong left Xiao's house and returned to Zhang Shufang's home. She didn't know when she came back, was at home picking vegetables, with the appearance of wanting to cook.

  "Where did it go?" Zhang Shufang raised her head to ask, but her hands didn't stop working.

  Wang Haodong said: "I went out for a stroll."

  Zhang Shufang nodded, and didn't continue to ask. In her heart, a scene of him and Xiao Yufen together appeared, with some sourness in her heart, but she didn't reveal anything on her face. She changed the subject: "Are you really going to do business with Wang Kai?"

  Wang Hao Dong shook his head, "Not so fast, I've known Wang Kai for less than 50 hours, I won't trust him that easily," he said. "I need to go check out the situation first, if it's possible then I'll do it."

  "Oh, I'll go cook then." Zhang Shufang said, taking the freshly picked celery and entering the kitchen to start cooking.

  Wang Haodong turned on the TV to watch the news. Half an hour later, Zhang Shufang came over and called him. He went to the main room, looked at the two dishes of stir-fried vegetables, and asked: "Zhang Qian hasn't arrived yet, shall we wait for her a while?"

  "No need, the college entrance exam is coming soon, the teacher gave extra lessons, she won't be back at noon, and will have lunch at school."

  Hearing her say this, Wang Haodong responded with an "uh-huh" and picked up his chopsticks to start eating.

  After lunch, Zhang Shufang took a nap, while Wang Haodong sneaked into Xiao Yufen's home.

  At three o'clock in the afternoon, Xiao Yufen said she wanted to eat fish at night and asked Wang Haodong to catch fish with her. This was his specialty, so he nodded and agreed, took a fishing spear, and went to the riverbank south of the village with Xiao Yufen to catch fish.

  On the way, they met some villagers who cast curious glances at the two of them together. Wang Hao Dong faced it calmly, while Xiao Yu Fen was a bit shy. He believed that after this incident, the villagers would more or less know about their relationship.

  Actually, Wang Haodong didn't intend to hide anything. After all, he wasn't a local, just a passerby who would leave after staying for a while. He didn't care how they viewed him, but he would treat Xiao Yufen well and not let her down.

  They soon arrived at the small river in the south of the village, and the two walked westward along the winding river, with dirt roads on both sides of the slope, no guardrails, occasionally seeing children bathing inside, stripped naked, mostly boys, some playing water fights.

  In this small village, probably eight out of ten boys can swim because they live close to the river and the water quality is good. As soon as it gets hot, they go down to the river to take a bath, and over time, they learn how to swim. In contrast, in cities, there are not many places to swim, so you have to go to a swimming pool, which means that many city kids don't know how to swim.

  They arrived at a place with a very small slope, Wang Hao Dong and Xiao Yu Fen took off their shoes and walked in the shallow water area by the river. This section had fine yellow sand, just like a beach, and it felt comfortable to step on.

  A gentle breeze blew, the water rippled, and from time to time small fish jumped out of the water and then dived back in, creating a lively scene. Wang Hao Dong was inspired by this and splashed some water at Xiao Yu Fen.

  Ah.

  Xiao Yufen let out a sharp cry and immediately poured water on Wang Haodong's body.

  Two people in this shallow water area, excitedly splashing water, occasionally chasing each other, her silvery clear voice, from time to time with the gentle breeze spreading out.

  After a while of frolicking, the two of them crawled through the reeds and found a relatively clean spot to snuggle up together, not afraid of being disturbed by anyone or seen by others.

  Wang Haodong stroked Xiao Yufen's hair, she nestled in his arms and said softly: "Haodong, being with you makes me feel like I've become much younger."

  Upon hearing this, Wang Hao smiled and said: "You're only thirty years old, why do you always think of yourself as an old hag?"

  When facing unfamiliar people, men don't talk about their salary and women don't talk about their age. After Xiao Yufen and Wang Haodong were together, they no longer hid their ages from each other.

  And a woman can only say that she is old herself, others saying it is not allowed. Xiao Yufen glared at Wang Haodong and pinched him, "Are you looking down on me?"

  "How could it be?" Wang Hao Dong hastily called Qu, "Yu Fen is the most beautiful in my eyes, no one in the world can match."

  Xiao Yufen smiled, looking very happy, and asked with a smile: "This beauty Zhang Shufang, isn't she inferior to me?"

  Facing such a question, Wang Haodong naturally wouldn't hesitate and directly nodded: "Yes, how could she compare to you?"

  If Zhang Shufang asked Wang Haodong how Xiao Yufen compared to her, Wang Haodong would still say that she was not as good as her. This is the standard answer a man must learn when facing such questions from women: whoever asks you, just say that this person is the most beautiful in the world and no one can compare to her...

  Women all like to be flattered and praised, Xiao Yufen heard Wang Haodong's words, her heart bloomed with joy, delighted that her face was full of happy expressions, her lips pouting, making Wang Haodong unable to resist leaning down to kiss her.

  Xiao Yufen responded, a low hum in her throat, and asked after a long time: "Hao Dong, how are you so fierce? You've asked for it four times today, do you want to ask for the fifth time?"

  "For me, ten times a day is no big deal."

  Wang Haodong smiled in response, he was naturally talented, but after all, he wasn't made of iron, and it was okay to be a little crazy occasionally, but if he did that every day, even the toughest person wouldn't be able to handle it.

  "Your Yu Fen will satisfy your..." Xiao Yu Fen smiled.

  Wang Haodong said: "Yufen, you're getting better at talking."

  "I'm only for you, I don't even look at other men." Xiao Yufen's words filled Wang Haodong with a sense of conquest and pride.

  As the sun sets in the west, Wang Hao Dong and Xiao Yu Fen take their fishing spears and start catching fish by the river.

  Wang Haodong's years of hard training in hidden weapon skills can be applied to catching fish, and with just over ten minutes of effort, he caught three fish as long as a chopstick.

  Xiao Yufen carried the fish and said: "There is no refrigerator at home, three fish are enough to eat."

  "Alright, let's not catch any more." Wang Haodong put away his fishing spear and said, "It's getting late, let's head back."

  "Hmm." Xiao Yufen nodded, and the fish turned around and walked forward. However, when they reached the shore, she playfully splashed water on Wang Haodong's body again, then giggled and ran away.

  "Don't run!" Wang Haodong shouted loudly, holding the fishing rod and picking up the shoes that had been taken off on the shore, chasing after him.

  After fooling around for a while, the sun was about to set, and the two of them walked home side by side.

  There are only a dozen or so days left before the wheat harvest, and the wheat has turned golden yellow. After the wind blows through the wheat waves, a sense of joy at the harvest grows in my heart. Wang Haodong asked: "Yufen, how much land does your family have?"

  "About five mu of land, enough to make a living."

  Wang Haodong said: "That's good, you're still a wife, but I don't have one."

  "Are you a city person?" Xiao Yufen gave Wang Haodong a glance, "Our village has land, but the transportation is inconvenient. On sunny days it's fine, but on rainy days the roads are muddy and difficult to walk. The agricultural products we harvest can't be sold at a good price either, and the average annual income per person is very low."

  Wang Haodong said: "Your village can consider changing the way, as the saying goes, 'poor then change, change then pass', if you keep going like this, you will always be poor."

  "Who can know how to be flexible if no one takes the lead?"

  Xiao Yufen shook her head and said, "It's been okay for the past two years. Some people have gone out to work and can earn some money. I was thinking of waiting until after the wheat harvest to go out and work, but now that you're here, I won't go. I'll stay with you."

  Wang Haodong held her hand and smiled: "Where I go, you go, side by side."

  Xiao Yufen leaned into Wang Haodong's arms and said: "Yes, you go east, I won't go west, you hit the dog, I won't chase the chicken."

  "Yu Fen ah."

  When the two were being intimate, a woman's voice came from beside them, startling Wang Haodong. He turned his head to look, but there was no one on the road. Just as he was wondering, a woman emerged from the field of spring corn by the side of the road, and it was Liu Erzhu from the village.

  Liu Erzhu was beaten by Wang Haodong once and never seen again. He didn't dare to play any tricks afterwards.

  Xiao Yufen has already separated from Wang Haodong and sees Liu Erzhu's wife, hurrying to say: "What are you busy with?"

  "Yes, there's some weeds in the spring corn, I'm weeding." Liu Erzhu's wife glanced at the two of them and smiled: "You two are getting along well now?"

  Xiao Yufen's face turned red and she didn't respond. Wang Haodong said: "Sister-in-law, we're good now, isn't that okay?"

  The two old ladies hastily shook their heads and explained: "Why can't that be? You two are both single, of course you can be in a relationship."

  "That's it." Wang Haodong said with a smile.

  "You look so delicate and refined, I heard you're a city boy. You'd better not bully Yufen, otherwise, our villagers won't let you off."

  Listening to her warning, Wang Haodong cried and laughed, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, I will be good to Yufen."

  "Big brother, you really have skills. Yufen has been single for a long time, and many people wanted to be her matchmaker, but no one succeeded. You came to our village just for a short while, and you've already won Yufen over. Impressive!"

  When the two old men said this, Xiao Yufen's face turned even redder, while Wang Haodong smiled and said: "Where is it fierce? We are a loving couple, otherwise we wouldn't be so quick."

  Back at the village entrance, the two of them parted ways with Liu Erzhu's wife. Xiao Yufen had a smile all over her face and said to Wang Haodong: "Liu Erzhu's wife is someone who speaks without reserve, don't take it to heart."

  Wang Haodong said: "Looking at her expression, it seems like she cares about you a lot."

  "We used to have a good relationship before, but her husband Liu Erzhu is not a good person." Xiao Yufen's face showed a hint of annoyance when mentioning Liu Erzhu.

  "Has he also hit on you?" Wang Haodong asked with a smile.

  "There was this idea of mine that got scolded by me."

  Wang Haodong couldn't help but burst out laughing, and it's not hard to understand why. Xiao Yufen is divorced, lives alone, and is quite beautiful with a good figure, exuding a certain charm. There are probably many people who have set their sights on her, including Old Village Chief and Liu Erzhu, among others, although he might not be aware of it.

  Xiao Yufen was just not interested in them, never giving any man a chance until Wang Haodong came along and changed her, both sides having a crush on each other, and that's how they got together.

  "Let's have dinner inside tonight." Xiao Yufen whispered entreatingly.

  "Alright." Wang Haodong nodded and said, "I'll go tell Zhang Shufang."

  Xiao Yufen nodded and entered the house first, while Wang Haodong took the fish spear he had made and returned to Zhang Shufang's home. She was pruning grape branches at home, and Zhang Qian hadn't come back from school yet, so she was alone in the house.

  "Back?" Zhang Shufang saw Wang Haodong and greeted him first.

  Wang Haodong nodded and said: "Shufang, let's go eat at the neighboring house later."

  "Is Xiao Yufen at home?"

  Wang Haodong nodded, and Zhang Shufang showed a hint of surprise, "This afternoon I heard the villagers say that you two caught fish together. It seems like you're openly dating now?"

  "No, nothing like that." Wang Hao Dong hastily denied, saying: "Shu Fang, we just went to catch fish."

  Wang Haodong's words, he himself may not believe, Zhang Shufang nodded and said: "I know, you go, others reward you, I can't delay you."

  Wang Haodong detected the sour tone in her voice, looked at her with apologetic eyes, then silently put away the fishing spear and headed to Xiao Yufen's house.

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