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

Niu Dazhuang was surprised that Su Wan was so calm; it seemed that the injection she received last night had worked.

It seems that even educated women are not immune to the common desire for livestock...

Niu Dazhuang put his mouth close to her ear and whispered, "The rain is still falling. It's going to rain for days on end."

"Oh, I see. How do we get back then?"

"Even if the rain stops in two or three days, we won't be able to go back. With this kind of rain, there will definitely be flash floods."

"Oh." Su Wan seemed to have been relieved of a heavy burden, and her tense body softened again.

The heavy rain outside the cave cut off the outside world, and Su Wan seemed like a volcano that had been holding back for many years, suddenly erupting...

This contrast is just too much! This woman, who usually seems so quiet, can be more outrageous than most women when she explodes...

There's no sun outside, so I rest when I get tired, and then continue when I'm refreshed...

Fortunately, Niu Dazhuang was exceptionally gifted; otherwise, he really wouldn't have been able to withstand it.

Su Wan didn't reach her destination until she was completely exhausted.

"Coo coo..."

"Wait here, there's a village down the mountain, I'll go find you some food."

Only then did Su Wan realize that there were wooden planks beneath her and a pile of extinguished charcoal fire.

"Okay, hand me the clothes, just in case someone comes!"

"Hehe, now you know, Dangdang! Why didn't you think of that before!" Niu Dazhuang teased.

"Ugh, my mind went completely blank just now, I didn't think of anything. Hurry up and go! Be careful on the road."

Niu Dazhuang came out of the cave wearing only trousers, shirtless, and wearing a tattered straw hat.

It's damn cold! Where to find a village? We walked downhill and took shelter under a big tree for a while from the rain.

He thought for a moment about what to bring back so as not to arouse Su Wan's suspicion.

I found the blackened aluminum lunchbox I brought from last winter's hunting trip, tied it with hemp rope, and found a bundle of dry wood inside. There was also an axe.

Half a cloth bag of millet, two pieces of cured pork. Two bottles of Moutai confiscated from Ma Xingbang's house were opened and poured into a gourd.

Forget about clothes, it's fine to be naked like this. I looked around and there wasn't even a chimney smoking. I tried to stay outside a little longer because I couldn't stand the cold anymore. This time, I carried firewood and a bag of rice on my back and headed back.

"You must be freezing! Let's start a fire quickly." Su Wan didn't not want to get up, but she was still too weak to move.

Niu Dazhuang placed the items in front of her one by one.

"Why is there so much food, including meat! Did you pay the villagers?"

"Of course I gave them to them. They're staying for two or three days, so of course they'll buy more."

"Why don't you just borrow... never mind, let's start a fire!" Su Wan wanted to say, "Why don't you just borrow an umbrella?"

"You must be cold too." Niu Dazhuang didn't offer to help her put on her clothes, but simply covered her with his own. He also took advantage of the situation to rub a little oil on her.

The firewood had been soaked by the rain, and when it was lit, it smoked, but the smoke rose to the top. Niu Dazhuang had to crouch down and collect most of the rainwater from the lunchbox outside, then drop the lunchbox onto the fire. He also washed the axe with the rainwater, chopped up the cured meat, and made millet and meat porridge.

The millet and meat porridge is ready, you slurp it up, I slurp it up...

The warm meat porridge in her stomach warmed her up considerably. Plus, with a fire burning, her clothes weren't enough to cover her completely…

Niu Dazhuang quickly touched her forehead; she didn't seem to have a fever. He felt much relieved.

Su Wan lay on her side, looking at Niu Dazhuang's strong body, her pretty face flushing again: "It's truly fate's cruel joke, how could I have this ill-fated relationship with you!"

Niu Dazhuang sat down beside her, pulled her hand over, and gently stroked it.

"You said it yourself, it's fate, and it's your own fault for being penny-wise and pound-foolish. If you had taken off your wet clothes like I did when you first entered the cave, you wouldn't have gotten a fever."

"Get lost. I'm not as shameless as you. If it were really like you said, and I came in and took off my clothes, what would you think?"

"That's true, so it's fate. Don't feel too burdened. After these two days, we can go back to how things were before, and I have no objection."

"You make it sound so easy. Some things, once done, can never be undone."

"Hehe, what's wrong? You can't bear to part with me?"

"You're so shameless! I was born before you were born, and you were born after I had grown old. I regret not being born at the same time, so I could be with you every day!"

"No wonder he's an educated man; he's cultured. I especially like the last half of the sentence: 'I'll treat you well every day!'"

"Not every day..." Halfway through her sentence, Su Wan realized, "You scoundrel, you're changing things up! What's going on between you and that girl Bai Hongyan?"

"Why are you getting jealous so soon?"

"I'm not jealous, I'm thinking of you. She's not like me. Once she's hooked up, you won't be able to shake her off. Don't be fooled by her seemingly indifferent attitude in public. If she falls for you, you'd better prepare for a divorce!"

"Huh! What do you mean?"

"Do you know why she's still not married?"

"I didn't ask."

"She grew up in the Soviet Union, you know that, right?"

"Yes, I know. I'm even learning Russian from her now."

"Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, there was a group of children like them in the Soviet Union. Some were orphans of martyrs, and others were children of leaders like Bai Hongyan. Since they were abroad, these children also huddled together for warmth..."

"Oh, I didn't expect Sister Bai to be such a devoted person."

"Under such special circumstances, the feelings that are cultivated must be very deep. Unfortunately, fate is unfair. Her boyfriend sacrificed himself and she has been single ever since."

Such a devoted person, if you provoke her and she falls for you again, do you think she'll let you go so easily?

"Oh! You're right!"

"However, since you're divorced, marrying her is a good option."

"A wife who has shared hardship should not be abandoned. Although I am not a good person, I still understand this principle."

Su Wan continued to coax, "Don't be so quick to deny it. Her father is a vice-ministerial level official. If you marry her, your future career will be smooth sailing."

"I don't have any great ambitions and I'm not interested in a career in government."

A wife, kids, and a warm bed; a stable home life while also having affairs on the side – that's my lifelong pursuit.

"Although your ambition is shameless, it's rare that you're so young and have such a clear understanding of yourself. Being a worker for life isn't so bad."

The higher the position, the greater the responsibility and the more temptations. A moment's carelessness can not only ruin yourself but also drag your family down with you.

"I have a lot to say about this!"

"Hey, Bai Yatou, you told me about my sister's situation, right?"

"Just say your brother-in-law was labeled a rightist, nothing else."

"If we're talking about my brother-in-law, he should go and train, and it's his own fault for being sent to the Northwest. But what about my sister and her child?!"

Now look what happened. After all that effort, I finally managed to keep him in the city. He's still just a mid-level manager.

If you climb even higher, a fall wouldn't be so easy.