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

As expected, Xu Damao got drunk again, and Jia Dongxu and Niu Dazhuang drove him home.

"It's getting late, I'm back too. You're luckier with women than I am." Jia Dongxu felt a pang of resentment.

His own sister-in-law is living at his house! Last time, his wife gave him a good scolding, and now he's finally come to his senses.

"I'm not even as good as you. Out of sight, out of mind. But you're always there in front of me, and I can't have you. Isn't that annoying?"

"Come on! You might fool outsiders with that, but dare you say you didn't sleep with your sister-in-law?"

"Rumors, pure fabrication, Third Brother-in-law. It's one thing for others to say it, but I didn't expect you to say it too. I guess I misread it," Niu Dazhuang said with a straight face.

Seeing how solemn and serious he sounded, Jia Dongxu was also unsure: "Really not?"

"Really, no, what could I possibly do? Even a rabbit wouldn't eat the grass near its burrow!"

"Never mind, it's none of my business anyway, I'm leaving."

It was already past eight o'clock, and the women were busy washing up, but Niu Dazhuang had already gone to lie down on the kang (heated brick bed) in the inner room.

Qin Ningru had eaten a lot of fine food before, and hadn't seen any fish for more than two months. Of the three sisters, she was the fastest at washing up.

She had barely entered the inner room when a seductive sound emanated from her…

Qin Yueru, still a young woman, immediately blushed: "This... Xueru, this is too blatant, you didn't even lower the curtain."

Qin Xueru smiled faintly. "You'll get used to it. I won't cause any trouble tonight. I'll sleep in the outer room."

"No, Yue Ru, you mean I'll sleep in the inner room tonight too!" Qin Yue Ru had agreed and was mentally prepared, but it wasn't what she expected. Weren't they supposed to sleep together? How come...

"Alright, stop dawdling. Ningru will teach you." He said, giving Yueru a push.

She had only been inside for two minutes when Qin Yueru staggered out: "Where's the wine? I want some more, it was too damn scary..."

"Take it yourself, it's under the bed!"

Yue Ru opened the wine jar, took a few big gulps, stood for a while, and then, feeling it wasn't enough, drank a few more large mouthfuls. She choked and coughed a few times, her head starting to spin. When she looked at Xue Ru again, she saw double.

Then he swayed and staggered into the inner room...

Qin Xueru was finally relieved. The effect was immediate. Niu Dazhuang went home on time every day after get off work and stopped going out at night. He didn't leave home until three days later when he went to the countryside.

These three days, Qin Yueru went through another test. Just like Ningru before, she basically didn't get out of bed for three days. However, she was smarter than Ningru. Every night, she got herself drunk and became completely intoxicated.

The injury was the same, but the sensory experience was much better than Ningru's back then.

The three sisters slept on the kang (heated brick bed) in the inner room at night.

"Oh my god! He's finally gone. If he had stayed any longer, I would have been dead!" Qin Yueru exclaimed sincerely.

"Seventh Sister, don't rush. Based on my experience, you'll need at least another month or two to adjust."

"I think one or two months is too short. This is terrifying. Xue Ru, how did you manage to get through it all by yourself?"

"Me? Don't I still have my third sister?" Since they were all family, Xue Ru had nothing to hide.

"Third Sister? How is that possible?" This was beyond Qin Yueru's imagination.

"We're all family, why would I lie to you?"

"Which child is in Third Sister's belly?"

"It shouldn't have anything to do with Dazhuang."

"How did you distinguish them?" Yue Ru asked, puzzled.

"You're still inexperienced. You'll get the hang of it after a few more tries."

Ningru leaned close to her ear and whispered a few words.

"This Niu Dazhuang is really capable; he can control things like this. Can he control whether a child is a boy or a girl?" Qin Yueru asked a naive question.

"Probably not. You can ask him next time you come back!"

The three sisters were finally relieved...

Su Wanke wasn't in a good mood as they were. Although the two of them rode the same bicycle the whole way, they didn't talk much.

Since Su Ting didn't care, why should Su Wan hold a grudge? She felt that she had spoken a bit harshly during their last argument, but her pride wouldn't allow her to back down easily.

Niu Dazhuang didn't tolerate her either. Although he was a leader at work, he still made me kneel down and sing "Conquer" when I came down.

One was stubborn, and the other had an extremely strong sense of self-respect; neither was willing to back down first, and so they returned to the construction site.

"Oh my god, Sister Su, I'm so glad you're alright." Upon seeing Su Ting, Bai Hongyan happily grabbed her hand.

"What could be wrong with me? It's you who have suffered these past few days."

"It wasn't so much suffering, just a few days of hunger and being terrified..."

After chatting for a while, Bai Hongyan began to explain work-related matters to Su Wan.

The past few days have been spent tidying up the construction site, and now it's early September. The crops in the fields have basically been harvested, and the commune members have come again.

With many hands making light work, the construction site became lively again.

"I heard from Director Bai that you can hunt, is that true?" asked a fellow worker who lived with us.

"I grew up in the mountains. My hometown is here, but it's in that valley in the northwest. Do you think I would be able to do it?"

Hearing Niu Dazhuang say this, the ten grown men living together became interested.

"Dazhuang, we'll do your work for you. You go into the mountains and hunt some wild game for us."

"Yes, yes, my mouth is so bland it's practically tasteless."

"It's not that I can't go, but you guys can help me ask for leave!"

"That's hard to say. Let's go together tomorrow. It won't interfere with our work. Vice President Su will definitely agree."

The next day, after Su Wan finished explaining the tasks in the meeting, these people surrounded her, each chiming in with their own opinions.

"Everyone quiet down, Niu Dazhuang, you speak." Su Wan still called on him.

"My brothers are thinking of having a good treat, so they asked me to go into the mountains and hunt some wild game. They can take turns driving my car, so it won't interfere with my work."

Su Wan glanced at him: "What are you going to use to hunt, bare-handed? What if you get into trouble in the deep mountains and forests by yourself? Nonsense. Let's all just leave." Without giving Niu Dazhuang a chance to persuade her, she took her notebook and went back to her office.

If they don't want us to go, then they don't want us to go, Niu Dazhuang doesn't care, but his fellow workers are unhappy.

A coworker gave him a push from behind: "Hurry up and talk to Vice President Su again. Whether the brothers can get meat depends on you."

"Yes, yes, I can go with you."

"I haven't touched a gun in years, but I can still hunt a wild boar without any problem. I'll go with you."

"I'm also a former soldier, so I'm willing to go too."

Niu Dazhuang didn't want to bring them along; although it would be helpful, it was too inconvenient.

"Okay, I'll go grind it some more." Niu Dazhuang followed Su Wan into the office tent.

Su Wan turned around and saw it was Niu Dazhuang. She was displeased: "You really don't know what's good for you. Don't listen to their encouragement. I'm worried about you going hunting alone."

Niu Dazhuang is a stubborn mule who is easily swayed; he's easily appeased by this approach. Even when he was sulking before, Su Wan's words would calm him down.