My dad's marriage into my family made me rich, and my fierce yet adorable older sister spoils m

Lin Hai looked at his new wife, who was several years younger than him but had to shoulder the burden of the entire family, and his old face turned uncontrollably red to the roots of his ears.

"Hongying...I...I can do it myself..."

Lin Hai stammered as he spoke, then bent down to take off his shoes.

"Don't move!" Guan Hongying grabbed Lin Hai's hand, her tone domineering yet carrying a hint of gentleness that left no room for refusal.

"Your health is already weak, and you've had a long day. Let me help you with your bath."

After saying that, she squatted down and, though her movements were a little clumsy, she gently helped Lin Hai take off his old cloth shoes and tattered socks, which were covered in patches, and pressed his dry, thin, and cold feet into the hot water.

The water Guan Hongying brought was at the perfect temperature, neither too hot nor too cold. Lin Hai felt a warm current flow from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head.

He looked down at Guan Hongying, who was squatting in front of him with her eyes lowered and her face gentle, and his Adam's apple bobbed involuntarily.

He had spent most of his life immersed in books, and his ex-wife was also a pampered woman who had never lifted a finger before. He had never received such meticulous and thoughtful care.

"Hongying..."

Lin Hai's throat tightened, and his voice became slightly hoarse. He gently grasped the rough hand that Guan Hongying had personally used to wash his feet, and said, "I'm sorry to have troubled you."

Guan Hongying stiffened and subconsciously looked up, only to meet Lin Hai's gentle, watery eyes.

Her face flushed instantly, her heart pounded like a drum, and her cheeks burned intensely.

She quickly grabbed a dry towel from the side and hastily dried Lin Hai's feet. With her head down, she picked up the water and walked out, her voice a little weak. "What are you complaining about... You, you are my man. You go to bed first. I've already made the bed for you, it's all new cotton."

After taking everything out and tidying up, Guan Hongying quickly washed her face with cold water.

After patting her face, she took a deep breath and went back.

Inside the room, the red satin quilt cover embroidered with mandarin ducks playing in the water looked especially festive under the lamplight.

At this moment, Lin Hai had already taken off his outer clothes and was wearing a faded undershirt, lying obediently against the wall.

He had his hands clasped together in front of his chest, looking as tense as a taut string.

When Guan Hongying saw him like this, she couldn't help but burst out laughing, and her previous tension and anxiety dissipated considerably.

She slipped on her shoes, got into bed, and leaned over to blow out the kerosene lamp with a "whoosh," instantly plunging the room into darkness, with only the cool moonlight streaming in from the window.

In the darkness, their senses were amplified to an extreme degree.

Lin Hai could even clearly feel a warm, divine melody slip into the quilt, carrying a faint, pleasant scent of osmanthus, and then snuggling close to his side.

This made Lin Hai, who was already very tense, even more tense.

"Brother Lin..."

Guan Hongying groped around in the dark, then wrapped her arms around Lin Haiqian's thin waist, her voice as soft as a pool of spring water.

She gently looked up, her tone tentative, "It's cold... I'll... I'll warm you up..."

Although the two had slept together the night before, they weren't exactly close yesterday, so they treated each other with polite formality.

Even though the two of them were sleeping in the same bed, there was still a large gap between them.

Lin Hai was slightly startled. In that instant, all the Analects and Book of Poetry in his mind were thrown to the winds.

He took a deep breath, and this time he also put aside the pride of a scholar.

Lin Hai turned over and pulled the fierce yet gentle woman into a tight embrace.

At that moment, Guan Hongying became instantly excited.

Aside from when those girls were little and she had to hold them and coax them to sleep, this was the first time he had ever held someone while sleeping.

When people get excited, they tend to move around a lot, especially someone as carefree as Guan Hongying.

She didn't even realize that something was amiss.

"Hongying...you...you shouldn't move around..."

Hearing Lin Hai's hoarse voice in her ear startled Guan Hongying.

"Brother Lin... what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? Shall I get you some water?"

As Guan Hongying spoke, she reached out and touched Lin Hai's forehead. When she felt his hand was covered in sweat, she was immediately startled.

As soon as she finished speaking, she got up to get out of bed and get some water.

Lin Hai chuckled helplessly, then grabbed her waist and pulled her back.

"No... I'm not sick, but I do feel a bit unwell..."

In the end, he couldn't help but give a bitter laugh.

Although Guan Hongying is already a mother of seven, she has never been married and has never experienced these things, so she knows nothing about them.

"Oh? Where does it hurt?"

Upon hearing this, Guan Hongying's mind went blank. She tried to understand the meaning of the words, but she couldn't figure it out no matter what she said.

Lin Hai originally intended to laugh it off, but he didn't expect Guan Hongying to be completely clueless and keep asking questions with great eagerness.

He had no choice but to take Guan Hongying's hand and then move it downwards...

"ah…!"

Guan Hongying's eyes widened suddenly, and she couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

But, fearing that others might hear, she quickly blushed and covered her mouth.

"Okay, let's rest."

Lin Hai watched her reaction with amusement, then lay down properly to the side, completely entering a state of sage-like composure.

He could have held back until a tiny, mosquito-like sound came from the side.

"I...I can help you..."

*Smack!*

Upon hearing this, Lin Hai felt as if the string that had been taut throughout his body had snapped…

*

Meanwhile, in the western annex...

Lin Chuan had just exited the spiritual spring space. If he wasn't mistaken, the spiritual spring had a wide range of uses, even powerful ones.

And those plots of land inside are definitely better than ordinary land in reality.

If that's the case, he can make good use of this space for farming in the future.

After pondering the events of the Spirit Spring Space, he lay sprawled out, then began to process everything that had happened that day.

This room originally belonged to several maids. Since the father and son moved in and the new house hadn't been built yet, Guan Hongying told Guan Siya and the others to find Sanya and the others to squeeze in, and temporarily left this room to Lin Chuan.

So the kang (heated brick bed) inside was quite large, enough for Lin Chuan to roll around in a few times, and even the room still had a faint, sweet fragrance that belonged to a young girl...

Lin Chuan closed his eyes and felt extremely comfortable; this was much better than being in the dilapidated pigsty.

"Bang--!"

Just as Lin Chuan was drifting off to sleep, the wooden door was suddenly pushed open from the outside!

The force was so great that even the door frame shook three times!

Lin Chuan was startled and sat up abruptly.

"Who?!"