Courtyard houses: Those who are capable are rewarded, and many children bring many blessings.

Bai Hongyan, blushing, pounded on Niu Dazhuang's shoulder.

"You still dare to say that? How embarrassing! You deliberately tried to embarrass me, didn't you? How could I take you down so easily when you're such a big guy? You must have done it on purpose!"

The more beautiful a woman is, the less reasonable she is.

Suddenly, Niu Dazhuang reached out and grabbed her wrist, pulling her close to his face until they were almost nose to nose.

"You attacked me suddenly, and I didn't want to hurt you. Now you're turning around and blaming me. You're always right!"

Bai Hongyan quickly leaned her upper body back to keep her distance from Niu Dazhuang. She forgot that she was wearing a skirt today. Her head was tilted back, but her upper body didn't move. Not only did it not move, it even moved forward an inch.

This was awkward; Niu Dazhuang's nose and mouth came right into contact with the two dazzling car headlights.

Bai Hongyan hadn't expected this either. For a moment, neither of them spoke, and the office fell into silence, the atmosphere strange.

Having gotten the better deal, Niu Dazhuang was naturally unwilling to move. He was enjoying himself with his eyes half-closed when suddenly his left ear was twisted.

"Well, you dare to take advantage of me?" Bai Hongyan realized she had raised her voice and quickly looked outside the door. Luckily, no one had seen her.

This time, Bai Hongyan really pinched him, and Niu Dazhuang, in pain, quickly begged for mercy: "Teacher Bai, it hurts!"

"You never learn your lesson when I don't pamper you! You've gotten so bold, daring to even try and take advantage of me!"

"Ouch! Ouch! Teacher Bai, how could I dare? You came up to me all by yourself!" Niu Dazhuang wailed, tilting his head to the side.

"Stop howling! You think no one can hear you?"

"If you relax a little, I'll stop crying."

Bai Hongyan pushed him away with her small hand: "I'm too lazy to pinch you. You're so thick-skinned, you won't learn your lesson even if I pinch you."

Niu Dazhuang pretended to be in a lot of pain, covering his ears with his hands and looking aggrieved.

"You've already twisted it, and you're still saying that? Look, it's all red from being twisted." As he spoke, Niu Dazhuang shamelessly leaned forward.

Bai Hongyan is quite eccentric; she actually leaned close to see for herself and confirmed that it had indeed turned red.

"Hehehe...Serves you right!"

"What a ruthless and beautiful woman. People say the prettier a woman is, the more ruthless she is. I've learned that lesson today."

Bai Hongyan suddenly asked, "What does your wife look like?"

Niu Dazhuang didn't react for a moment. After a pause, he said, "That's quite impressive. I'm a well-known handsome young man in our hometown, and my wife has seven cousins, known as the Seven Golden Flowers."

"Look at you, so smug. You're supposed to be handsome? I don't see it at all. You're definitely tough-skinned, though. I'll go meet your wife sometime and see if she's as pretty as you say."

"Why are you arguing with her? You two have completely different types of beauty!"

"You naughty boy, judging from what you're saying, you must have been comparing me to your wife quite a bit!"

Niu Dazhuang had no idea what she was up to, so he quickly shook his head and denied it.

"Look up at me and answer my questions honestly."

Niu Dazhuang stopped dodging and sat up straight, looking very serious: "Teacher Bai, please ask me. I will definitely answer everything I know."

"How dare you! You're even spouting off now. Have you ever compared me to your wife in your heart?"

Niu Dazhuang nodded seriously.

Bai Hongyan was very satisfied with the answer, looking as if she had expected it.

"At least you were honest. How did it go?"

"They're evenly matched, each with its own merits!"

"Your answer was clever, offending neither side. How does it compare to Yu Li?" Bai Hongyan continued to ask.

"I haven't compared them. Yu Li is relatively slim, so there's no comparison!"

"Since there's no comparison, how come you're getting so close to her, and there are even rumors circulating about you?"

"I've already explained this to you. Our group kneads dough, so a lot of contact is inevitable."

"Who cares about explanations? Just remember this: you're a married man, you can't mess around outside, especially when you see young girls, you're not allowed to flirt with them."

Do you think I wanted to join in the fun and go out to eat with you guys? I'm only thinking of you. What will people think if they see a married man eating out with a young girl?

"They're all grown up, yet they don't care about their reputation at all. Yu Li is the same; a grown woman, she has no self-respect whatsoever. For a meal, she doesn't care about her reputation."

At this moment, Bai Hongyan adopted the demeanor of a teacher.

"Teacher Bai, out of the three of us, it seems you care the least about your reputation!" Niu Dazhuang said whatever she didn't want to hear.

As expected, Bai Hongyan tapped him on the head again.

"You've been so kind, yet you've been completely ungrateful. You're only upset if you don't make me angry, aren't you? How can I not care about my reputation!"

"Fine, okay, you care then!"

"They always try to take advantage of me, and my job requires me to interact with them. If I always have a stern face, they'll say I'm unapproachable and aloof."

If you give them a nice look, they'll say you're indecent. What should I do?

"Hehe, this is the trouble of beautiful women. I have this trouble too."

"Get lost! You're still worried? You think you're some kind of godfather? I bet you're just having a good time. Alright, hurry up and go, I want to sleep a bit more."

Niu Dazhuang was kicked out just like that.

Bai Hongyan locked the door, touched her face with both hands, which was burning hot, then looked down at her chest and muttered to herself, "He got off easy."

When it was time to leave work, the three of them met at Bai Hongyan's office. To avoid their colleagues, they dawdled for another half hour before setting off.

Yu Li didn't own a bicycle and couldn't ride one, so Niu Dazhuang had to take her around.

With Bai Hongyan following along, Niu Dazhuang didn't cause any trouble, and they soon arrived at the Moscow Restaurant.

Since entering the restaurant, Yu Li has become noticeably more uneasy, and she doesn't dare to look around. She just sits wherever she is told to.

With her pretty face and exaggerated figure, Bai Hongyan is the center of attention wherever she goes.

Just as we finished ordering, a blond foreigner, dressed smartly, walked over carrying a wine glass.

He said in very gentlemanly, albeit broken, Chinese, "Beautiful lady, may I buy you a drink?"

Bai Hongyan didn't flinch and politely said, "Thank you, but no need. I have a boyfriend! He's treating."

"Oh, I'm sorry to bother you, enjoy your meal."

After the blond foreigner left, Yu Li whispered, "Are all foreigners this direct? They're so shameless."

"Different cultures, they take that kind of thing very lightly, there's no concept of chastity, if they find someone attractive they'll go to a hotel, and the next day they'll go their separate ways."

Yu Li's mouth dropped open in shock: "Are they all this casual? Isn't this like treating livestock?"

"You can't say that. It's just a cultural difference. After they get married, most of them are still very responsible to their families."

They were very fun-loving before marriage, but became relatively conservative afterward. Here, it's the other way around: conservative before marriage, but more fun afterward!