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

The conversation between Xue Ru and her sister in the inner room was overheard by the two people in the outer room. Yue Ru had been dealt with by Xue Ru, and Ning Ru patted her heavy chest.

He leaned down and whispered in Niu Dazhuang's ear, "That was so intense, it still hurts. I need to rest for a while."

"Let's just rest for a bit. From now on, I think we should just put the bed frame on the ground so it doesn't fall down again," Niu Dazhuang replied in a low voice.

Although Ningru tried her best to keep quiet, some things don't change according to one's will; they are driven by bodily instincts.

In the inner room, Qin Yueru, who was falling asleep again, was a light sleeper. Hearing the noise from the outer room, she reached out and touched Xueru beside her.

"What's that sound? Huh! Why hasn't Ningru come back yet? Could she have gotten lost on this stretch of road too?"

Yue Ru overheard this, and Xue Ru felt there was nothing left to hide. After thinking for a moment, she whispered, "Since I invited you to stay at my house, I didn't intend to hide anything from you."

"What is it?"

"Yueru is outside; she didn't go to the restroom."

Upon hearing this, Qin Yueru was wide awake, her eyes bulging. She pointed outside and then at Xueru.

Qin Xueru nodded.

"You guys... let me catch my breath, this is too explosive."

"Exciting, isn't it? The really exciting part is yet to come."

"Is there anything more exciting than this?"

"Third Sister..." Qin Xueru deliberately left her sentence unfinished, using the moonlight to observe Yue Ru's expression.

Qin Yueru's mouth gaped open, speechless. She pointed outside and then at herself.

"Yes, it's your own sister."

"This...this...how is this possible?"

"Nothing is impossible. Back in our hometown, he messed with my third sister. And that's how things turned out."

"So that's why my sister has been staying at your house for almost half a month! My sister is married after all, but what about Ningru?"

"I was the one who brought them together."

This shattered Qin Yueru's worldview even further. She reached out and touched Xue Ru's forehead: "You don't have a fever, so why are you talking nonsense? It's one thing if you weren't careful, but how could you..."

"It's better for us sisters to benefit from this than for some other woman to do it!"

"What kind of logic is that? This is supposed to be a bargain for Niu Dazhuang, how did it become a bargain for us sisters?"

"How is Third Sister doing?"

"From the outside, it looks like an enviable life, but my sister complains every time she goes back to her parents' home. I know their family situation is indeed just average."

"How does it compare to my house?"

"There's definitely no comparison."

"This is about living conditions, which is something you can see. But things between husband and wife are things that you outsiders can't see."

"What do you mean? I don't understand."

"Of course you wouldn't understand since you're not married. We women..."

Qin Yueru blushed deeply upon hearing this: "You mean Jia Dongxu is impotent? That can't be right. If he's impotent, how come my sister is pregnant again?"

"It's not that it's absolutely impossible, otherwise Third Sister wouldn't have been able to get pregnant. But matters between men and women aren't just about having children... Let me give you an example. You see, a young woman who never marries will never have an affair, but a widow is different."

"You mean to say that we women also want that kind of thing!"

"Yes! Not only do they want it, but they're also very addicted to it. Most men can't satisfy them. Jia Dongxu is a good example."

My husband is like an animal, his productivity is excessive, I can't handle it alone. Back then, even my third sister and I were completely subdued.

"My God, that's animalistic."

"He doesn't get enough to eat at home. He goes out and spends money, and I don't feel comfortable keeping an eye on him. Ever since my third sister and I got pregnant, that beast of a man hasn't been home much."

"So you dragged Ningru into this mess."

"How is this considered dragging someone down? Ningru agreed. Listen, isn't she happy now? Even if you asked Ningru to marry someone now, she wouldn't agree."

Qin Yueru's mind raced. She thought of Xue Ru's warm hospitality over the past two days—buying her fabric, taking her out to play, and even inviting her to stay at her house…

Without needing to say anything more, Qin Yueru understood what was going on.

Seeing that Ningru was thinking, Xueru didn't say anything more. While the two were silent, Ningru's voice from the outer room became even louder.

After a few minutes of silence, Xue Ru spoke up: "You've seen my family's situation. Our living conditions won't decline just because there are one or two more people in the family..."

"Xueru, this is a huge matter. Please allow me to think it over carefully. Will my sister know about what you're doing?"

"Of course I know, otherwise why would she have written several letters urging you to come over?"

"So, you all conspired to scheme against me!"

"We didn't scheme against you. The choice is yours. And let me tell you, Dazhuang doesn't know about this. If you agree, I'll have to talk to Dazhuang about it."

"Damn it, what's wrong with me? I'm just as good-looking as you guys..."

No, you almost got me hooked. How could you do that, actively dragging someone into your man's room?

"I don't want to either, but reality leaves me no choice. Marry a man, marry a man, and you'll have food and clothing. Even if you marry a worker and come to live in Beijing..."

Just like my third sister is now, if you want to live her life now, I won't say anything more.

Seeing that Yue Ru didn't speak, Xue Ru didn't say anything more either, and closed her eyes to sleep. Xue Ru was already used to Ning Ru's humming in her ear, and it didn't affect her sleep at all.

Yue Ru couldn't handle it. Firstly, it was such a big deal that she had to weigh the pros and cons. Secondly, the noise outside was too disturbing; the more she tried not to listen, the more it crept into her ears.

After flipping the pancakes over and over again until I got tired of it, I simply sat up.

Qin Yueru had never felt time pass so slowly before; it felt like half a century had passed before the outer room finally fell silent.

Then they heard Ningru's footsteps.

"My goodness, Seventh Sister, why aren't you asleep yet?" Ningru was startled when she entered the room and saw Yueru sitting on the kang (a heated brick bed).

"Give me a hand, I'm completely exhausted."

"You... Ugh! You guys are really something else! My legs are numb from sitting so long, no wonder you don't have any energy left!"

Ningru was mentally prepared; she overheard the two sisters chatting in the outer room, though she couldn't hear clearly at first, but later she absorbed everything.

Finally, it was quiet, and the two of them lay down. Yue Ru wanted to ask Ning Ru what she was thinking, but Ning Ru fell asleep before she could say more than a few words.

I'm really tired.

The next morning, Niu Dazhuang bought some fried dough sticks and boiled eight eggs. He didn't even drink any porridge before going to work.

Ningru was too tired to wake up, Xueru was awake but we didn't need her to cook, and Yueru hadn't slept much last night and was just dozing off.

Niu Dazhuang had been at work for half an hour when Xue Ru finally got off the kang (a heated brick bed) to wash up and eat breakfast.

Around nine o'clock, Qin Huairu came over, and the two sisters who were sleeping in the inner room were finally woken up.