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Chapter 555: Chapter 559 Sleep Now?_1
"It’s better than having it snatched away by my mother, and my two younger brothers aren’t reliable either. It’s always right to be more cautious."
Chao Lian sighed, having seen her family’s true colors for what they were.
From now on, she would act as if they didn’t exist!
Erhu tried to comfort her awkwardly, "I promise I won’t ever let you be wronged in the future. But you know I’m a straightforward person. If I accidentally make you angry, please don’t be mad at me. I definitely didn’t mean it."
"Thank you." Chao Lian was deeply touched.
"Did you forget what I just said? We’re family; no thanks needed!"
Sun Erhu feigned anger, feeling that what he was doing was only right.
Erhu was impulsive, saying what he would do and doing it instantly, so he brought over the ladder right away.
We should hide all the valuable things properly, shouldn’t we? That way, we can sleep soundly at night.
"Erhu, be careful."
Chao Lian helped steady the ladder, occasionally reminding him.
Having climbed trees and raided bird nests since childhood, Erhu found ascending the main beam a piece of cake, but it was heartwarming to have someone worrying over him.
Finally, there was someone who always kept him in their thoughts. It felt truly blissful!
He quickly climbed up to the main beam and carefully uncovered the big red "福" character, revealing the secret compartment underneath.
The hidden compartment was so well disguised that even Sun Erhu had to spend some time to find a small crack, lifting the lid to place the ceramic jar inside.
After replacing the lid and sticking the "福" character back on, there were no signs that anything had been disturbed.
Erhu dusted off his hands, sure that Jiang’s Clan would never figure it out.
"Wife, if you ever need the silver, just tell me, and I’ll climb up to get it for you!"
Chao Lian, looking up, said, "Come down first, then we’ll talk!"
It’s too dangerous to talk while standing on the main beam!
Erhu obediently climbed down, and only when he was safely on the ground did Chao Lian breathe a sigh of relief.
"Wife, you’re so good to me, yet I have to ask you to pretend to be poor for a while. I’m sorry for the hardship," Erhu said tenderly.
Chao Lian’s eyes reddened. "It’s actually me who has been a burden to you. If it weren’t for my mother being too much..."
"It’s not like you were the one who asked your dad to marry her, how could it be your fault? It’s late; shall we go to sleep?"
Sun Erhu raised his eyebrows suggestively.
Even the way he had just looked at the silver wasn’t as intense.
Without a response from Chao Lian, Sun Erhu could only tug on her hand, leading her to the bedroom.
Though winter had already arrived, the palms of their hands were sweaty.
Sun Erhu said frankly, "I’m not light-handed, and I might press down on you getting up in the night, so you sleep on the inside, okay?"
"What if I press down on you?"
Chao Lian fidgeted with the corner of her clothes, her heart filled with uneasy trepidation, knowing the thing she feared the most was about to happen.
"If you lie on top of me while sleeping at night, it’s no problem at all. That’s settled then, you first," Sun Erhu declared assertively.
He had finally managed to send off those bustling in for the wedding night, and he wasn’t about to waste time on who slept where.
Chao Lian, steeling her nerves, lay on the bed. After a moment’s thought, she turned to lie on her side. How mortifying, what should she do?
Suddenly, there was movement behind her—Sun Erhu was getting into bed!
He wrapped Chao Lian in his arms, and though separated by two layers of clothing, they could still feel each other’s warmth.
"Wife, are you cold? Should we add another blanket?" Sun Erhu craftily planned.
As he expected, Chao Lian shook her head, "I’m warm enough, not cold."
"Then, are you hot?" Sun Erhu’s mouth could not help but curve upwards.
