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

"Let's practice, but let's make it clear beforehand that this is a private sparring session, and we mustn't involve the officials!"

"You act like you're going to win, kid. Only a grandson would report you to the authorities. Let's go."

Those watching the spectacle, never one to shy away from a good show, shouted: "Everyone, make way! Niu Dazhuang and Shazhu want to have a little sparring match. We're all looking at you!"

Sha Zhu simply took off his shirt and tightened his belt. One of them, along with eight others who were indignant, walked to the center of the courtyard.

The older men didn't stop them; they thought, "Young people aren't going to use knives or guns, it's no big deal."

It's a Chinese tradition to enjoy watching a spectacle, and the commotion in the central courtyard also caught the attention of the Su sisters in the west courtyard.

Let's bring Xiao Qinling to the Intermediate People's Court to see what's going on.

When they arrived, everyone had formed a circle around them.

"It's a big brother, what are they going to do?" Little Qinling asked in his childish voice.

"Looks like it's going to be a wrestling match or a fight."

Upon hearing that a fight was about to break out, Xiao Qinling became excited and shouted, "Go, big brother..."

Niu Dazhuang looked in the direction of the sound and saw Xiao Qinling. He closed one eye and teased her a little.

Su Wan appeared calm on the surface, but her hand involuntarily gripped Su Ting's hand beside her.

Sha Zhu, shirtless, walked back and forth in front of Niu Dazhuang, arms outstretched, just like in a Mongolian wrestling match on television.

close, close...

Suddenly, Sha Zhu reached out with one hand to grab Niu Dazhuang's clothes.

Niu Dazhuang reached out and blocked it. Sha Zhu had improved a lot; his center of gravity was very stable, and Niu Dazhuang couldn't get a chance to attack.

The best defense is always offense; Niu Dazhuang stretched out his leg to dart behind Sha Zhu's leg.

Sha Zhu immediately jumped away.

"Wow, that's quite an improvement. You managed to dodge that."

"The surprise is yet to come..." Sha Zhu had just opened his mouth to speak when Niu Dazhuang's fist was already at his ribs, smashing his liver with a single punch.

Niu Dazhuang wouldn't be foolish enough to wrestle with him.

Sha Zhu couldn't catch his breath, so he clutched his ribs and squatted down, sweating profusely from the pain.

Yi Zhonghai quickly stepped forward and asked, "Shazhu, are you alright?"

Sha Zhu couldn't speak, he just stretched out one hand and waved it to indicate that he was alright.

Yi Zhonghai glanced at Niu Dazhuang, wanting to say something, but seeing that Niu Dazhuang was staring at him indifferently, he swallowed his words.

"Brother Niu is awesome! It just ended a little too quickly. We didn't get enough of it." Xu Damao offered a sweet compliment.

"Silly Zhu, you're usually so capable, how come you can't even speak now?" Then he stomped on Silly Zhu's foot again.

After a long while, Sha Zhu finally managed to exhale a full breath.

"What are you so smug about? I can't beat Dazhuang, how about we have a practice match!"

"If you're so capable, why don't you have another go at Brother Niu?"

Just as everyone was about to leave, having run out of steam, Niu Dazhuang suddenly called out, "Little Qinling, come here. Everyone's here today, so I have an announcement to make: from now on, Little Qinling is my younger sister, and Su Ting is my older sister. I don't need to explain what that means, right?"

"I understand, I understand. We all live in the same courtyard, we're all good neighbors!"

"Yes, yes, Aunt Jin is right!"

"Alright, Xiaoling, go play now. If anyone dares to bully you, tell your big brother and I'll take care of them."

"Brother Niu, how do you put your family in this hierarchy? Little Qinling is your sister, and her mother is your older sister!" Xu Damao said slyly.

"Get out! Get the gist of it, don't you understand?!"

"Yes, I understand everything."

Su Ting shook her arm, and Su Wan realized what was happening and quickly let go.

The two sisters returned home and went into the inner room.

"Sis, you're not telling me the truth. Your relationship with this Niu Dazhuang isn't just a simple superior-subordinate one, is it?"

Su Wan still stubbornly insisted, "Why not?"

"We're like sisters, so don't hide it from me. Who was it that was so nervous just now, grabbing my hand and getting sweaty? You'd care so much about an ordinary subordinate? Do you really think I'm a child?"

"Why are you asking so many questions? Isn't this a good thing? With Dazhuang's statement today, no one in this tenement will dare to cause you any trouble."

"I admit, this Niu Dazhuang is a real man; he took down that idiot Zhu with one punch. I just don't understand how you could fall for such a brute?"

"It was fate. If it weren't for him that day, I might have been swept away by the flash flood. We were both soaked to the bone, and we finally found a cave to take shelter from the rain. There was nothing inside, just a cave. I was afraid he might have bad intentions, so I didn't dare take off my soaking wet clothes..."

This time, Su Wan recounted the whole story, without hiding anything. She explained the details of how it happened.

"Xiaoting, I feel like I've wasted the first half of my life. I've been busy with work and having children. In the ten years since I got married, I haven't had as much fun as those three days."

The pleasure was like smoking opium, so pleasurable it reached your very bones, making you crave more. The moment I stepped out of the cave, I knew I couldn't live without it.

Su Ting was stunned: "Sis, are you still the sister I know? Where's your usual rationality?"

"I couldn't be rational when faced with his request. How can I tell you..." Su Wan pondered for a moment,

"You haven't experienced it. The feeling of floating in the sky for an hour or two is really addictive."

"I give up. I think it's because you two have been apart for too long, and you're feeling too empty. You treat every man like a treasure. You even said you'd float around for an hour or two. Why don't you say you'd float around for half a day? What kind of man is that strong?"

"Just because you haven't seen it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Niu Dazhuang is even more formidable than Lao Ai from the Qin Dynasty!"

Now Su Ting understood, and her mouth dropped open in surprise.

After a long pause, she said, "Sister, you're not joking. This is getting more and more outrageous. It's like comparing yourself to an animal. Stand up so I can see."

"What are you looking at?"

"If he were really that kind of person, could you really let him go?"

"Are you trying to kill me? I'm perfectly fine right now."

Su Ting gave a thumbs up: "Sister, I really admire your courage."

"I was delirious from the fever at the time, and Dazhuang said I mistook him for your brother-in-law..."

"What did I say? It's because you and your brother-in-law have been separated for too long, and you're too lonely, which gave Niu Dazhuang the opportunity to take advantage of you."

"Whatever happens, that's how it is now."

"So what are you planning to do now? You've been keeping this from my brother-in-law all this time."

"I thought about it last night. It's been so unfair to him to keep this from him. No matter the reason, I betrayed him first, and that's already bad enough. I will write to him and ask for a divorce."

"Oh! Sis, you've really thought this through."

"Yes, I've thought it through. I've had enough of living apart from my partner for a long time."

"Niu Dazhuang agreed to marry you? No way!"

"Whether I get a divorce or not is none of his business. Even without him, I couldn't endure this kind of life for much longer."

"Sigh! That's true, you two haven't even spent a year together since you got married."