With her chores done, Xu Qi finally had some free time to squat down and carefully observe Ye Lan.

“Ah Lan, you’re so thin,” she suddenly remarked.

Ye Lan was taken aback, looking at his wrists, indeed very thin, with prominent bones and clear veins.

“You’re so thin, how will you endure the nights?” Xu Qi appeared genuinely concerned, openly teasing him.

Before Ye Lan could feel self-conscious, he was embarrassed. He had experienced enough in life to understand what mistress meant, but how could mistress say such things?

Such embarrassing words…

Seeing her husband’s flushed face due to her teasing, Xu Qi felt pleased and comfortably rested her head on a nearby large rock.

Ye Lan remained in place, still beating the clothes with a stick, but his thoughts had drifted elsewhere.

When the clothes were finally washed, Ye Lan stood up and tentatively reached out to pull Xu Qi. Holding a bucket of clothes, Xu Qi turned her head and saw her little husband very close to her. Then, with flushed cheeks, he leaned in and whispered, “I can endure it.”

Xu Qi was stunned in place. After a moment, a blush also appeared on her face.

Ye Lan stewed chicken for mistress, the chicken soup was rich and fragrant, satisfying Xu Qi immensely.

Of course, she left the most nutritious parts for her husband, giving him more meat to comfort him.

After using up the chicken, she took out the vegetable seeds they bought together today and squatted in the small garden outside the house, carefully sowing the seeds and watering them.

Ye Lan squatted beside her, watching with curiosity.

“You were from a wealthy family before. You probably haven’t done these before. Sorry to trouble you,” Xu Qi said, to which Ye Lan dared not agree. Naturally, he humbly refused, “I’m not from a wealthy family, I’m just a humble servant…”

Xu Qi interrupted him, “But you were from a wealthy family, so you must not have seen these before.”

Ye Lan tightly clenched his hand, then hesitantly tugged at Xu Qi’s clothes, “I will learn well.”

“You don’t have to learn, I can do it.”

Ye Lan shook his head, insisting, “I will learn.”

Xu Qi chuckled, “Alright, you can learn.”

At night, Ye Lan’s eyes were slightly open, his body covered in water vapor after a bath, looking at mistress who was already lying on the bed.

Some things had to be done. Mistress treated him so well, and he had to repay her. He had no skills, the only thing he could give was his body.

Ye Lan swallowed, for the first twenty years, he had been timid and shy, never doing anything out of line. But today, he was going to do something for the first time.

“Finished washing?” came mistress’s voice from the bed. Ye Lan responded, and then walked up, and when Xu Qi looked closely, she couldn’t help but gulp. Her little husband wasn’t wearing any clothes.

“Aren’t you, aren’t you cold?”

Ye Lan was stunned, shook his head in a daze, “I’m not cold.”

Xu Qi frowned, walked up to him, and touched Ye Lan’s arm, feeling the chill, “You say you’re not cold, quickly get into bed and warm up.”

This was somewhat similar to what she had expected.

Ye Lan obediently nodded, led by Xu Qi, he got into bed.

As soon as he got into bed, his hand reached out, pulling Xu Qi’s waist, and then his head buried into her chest, gently rubbing. The warm collarbone skin was slightly damp from his rubbing.

Xu Qi felt that he was probably tired and wanted to sleep while hugging her.

Therefore, she very understandingly reached out her hand to hug Ye Lan’s waist, pulling him into her embrace completely, while pressing the back of his head with her other hand, in an extremely intimate posture.

After waiting for a while without any other movements from Xu Qi, he suddenly became a little uneasy. He casually touched around until he seemed to have touched something, causing Xu Qi to grunt and release her hand from his grasp with a bitter smile, saying, “If you still want to sleep, don’t move around anymore.”

Ye Lan was shy and timid, kissing her was already his limit. If they were to do more, aside from whether his body could endure it, he was afraid it would cause some emotional burden.

In her past life, she had seen many people who didn’t like each other being forced together, and none of the outcomes were good. There was only one chance in a lifetime, and there were some things she didn’t want to try.

Ye Lan sensed the rejection in her words. Being someone with a thin skin to begin with, he became even more embarrassed. His face turned completely red, and he buried himself in Xu Qi’s embrace, refusing to speak any further.

As the night grew deeper, the two of them fell asleep like this.

“Xu Qi, I’m leaving, going to the town.” Xu Zhi was standing outside, calling for Xu Qi early in the morning.

Xu Qi had just gotten up, and upon hearing Xu Zhi’s call, she responded, “Wait, I haven’t had breakfast yet.”

“Then I’ll come in.”

“Oh, come in then.”

The two of them shouted loudly, which startled the brother-in-law of the neighbor’s house. He pulled back the curtain and came out, seeing Xu Qi and Xu Zhi, couldn’t help but joke, “I heard the noise inside and guessed it must be you two.”

“Brother-in-law is here. I’m sorry, did we wake the child?”

“Jia’er is fast asleep, you didn’t disturb her. I just came out to see you guys.”

The man said.

Ye Lan happened to pass by from behind Xu Qi at this time, and was seen by the man. He quickly greeted, “This must be sister-in-law’s husband. I still has something to do here, you can come to play with us later.”

Ye Lan was stunned, before he could react, he was already arranged by others.

“I…”

Xu Qi smiled and patted his shoulder, “He is the husband of Uncle Man’s daughter. Their whole family is nice. If you’re bored during the day, you can play with them.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Xu Zhi was an outsider, so Ye Lan didn’t dare to reveal his true identity.

“Did your husband make this?” This was the first time Xu Zhi had seen Ye Lan face to face. Feeling a bit awkward to greet someone directly, she pointed at the porridge and vegetables in front of Xu Qi and asked.

“Yes, he did. Isn’t he thoughtful?”

“Very thoughtful indeed.”

Seeing Xu Qi’s current life, Xu Zhi couldn’t help but feel a bit envious. There was someone cooking for her every day, and the house was tidy, unlike hers.

Her brother wouldn’t tidy up for her, and her father also disliked her messy room. Neither of them liked to cook early in the morning. In order to match Xu Qi’s schedule, she had to get up early every time, but getting up early meant there was no breakfast to eat. Every time, she had to go to town to buy some buns to fill her stomach.

Compared to that, she no longer felt that Xu Qi had made a bad choice in marrying this husband.

“Do you want to sit down and eat together?” Seeing Xu Zhi staring at the porridge without relaxing, Xu Qi couldn’t help but take the initiative to invite her. Originally just a polite offer, reminding her not to stare, but unexpectedly Xu Zhi with her thick skin actually agreed!

“Sure, I’m hungry too. Thanks, sister and brother in law.”

For the sake of eating a few mouthfuls of food, she no longer felt embarrassed, but instead, when talking to Ye Lan, there was a hint of excitement.

Ye Lan didn’t mind, obediently went to get bowls and chopsticks for Xu Zhi. Afraid they wouldn’t have enough to eat, he also went to buy some egg pancakes. Only Xu Qi, feeling a bit uncomfortable about sharing the food made by her husband with Xu Zhi, was a little unhappy.

All the way, Xu Zhi was not being polite, enjoying the delicious breakfast, feeling in a good mood, and not paying any attention to Xu Qi, who seemed to be a little jealous.