Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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"This happened yesterday. My mom asked me, and I told her, 'You're still thinking about doing bad things every day.'"

Why do you tell your mother-in-law everything?

"That's my mother, what can't I say?"

He Yuzhu was quite helpless. Judging from Xu Huizhen's expression, he knew he couldn't do that kind of thing anymore.

In fact, as long as a woman is careful enough, she can still do many things after becoming pregnant.

It's just that people nowadays lack awareness and are afraid it will harm the fetus, so sexual intercourse is prohibited.

He Yuzhu said, "Aren't you trying to kill me?"

"This is for the good of our child, and I will be sleeping in a separate bed from you from now on."

"What? Separate beds? But we only have this one bed in the room!"

Although He Yuzhu is a carpenter, he doesn't own much furniture. He had made quite a few pieces before, but they were all bought by others, especially the shop assistants. Whenever they saw any extra furniture, they would shamelessly ask He Yuzhu to buy it.

It's become an industry norm for carpenters not to have nice furniture in their homes.

Xu Huizhen said, "I don't care, we'll sleep separately anyway, so you won't do anything crazy in the middle of the night."

This is Xu Huizhen's first pregnancy, and she needs to be fully rested and cannot be careless in the slightest. After all, it is a matter of great importance to carry on the family line, and no amount of care is too much.

Xu Huizhen had thought about this before, which is why she arranged for Huizhi to stay with He Yuzhu yesterday. She was taking care of her pregnancy and couldn't have sex until after her confinement period.

Instead of waiting for He Yuzhu to go out and have affairs, it would be better to arrange for his cousin Huizhi to serve him.

This way, the vixens outside won't get off easy.

He Yuzhu was dumbfounded. Wasn't Xu Huizhen blatantly pushing him towards Huizhi?

He Yuzhu had no choice but to help his wife wash up and cover her with a quilt. He wanted to crawl into bed with her, but his wife stopped him.

"Didn't I just say that from now on we're going to sleep separately?"

"I'm just cuddling you while you sleep, is it not okay if I don't do anything else?"

"No, you said the same thing before, but then you did all sorts of things in the middle of the night, didn't you?"

These words left He Yuzhu speechless, giving him the feeling of having shot himself in the foot.

Huizhen had been fooled before. He had sworn that he would only sleep with his wife, but soon after, he started having sex with her.

Although he received a scolding afterward, he was happy, but his wife, having been cheated before, didn't listen to him this time.

Xu Huizhen said, "This is a big deal concerning your child. I can't listen to you anymore. Get out of here right now. After I give birth and finish my postpartum period, I'll take care of you however you want."

"Okay, then it's settled. You have to listen to me when the time comes."

Xu Huizhen blushed and exclaimed, "We'll talk about it later."

Xu Huizhen felt too ashamed of some of the knowledge she had never tried, and she didn't know why the honest He Yuzhu had so much strange and unusual knowledge.

He Yuzhu was quickly kicked out of the house, and carrying the quilt, he walked into the east wing somewhat helplessly.

The east wing has three rooms, one bright and two dark, with bedrooms on both sides. One room is where Huizhi lives, and the other is set up as a guest room.

He Yuzhu was too embarrassed to go to Huizhi's room, so he went to another room, made up the quilt, and crawled into bed.

Huizhi was only separated by a wall, so of course she could hear He Yuzhu entering the room. At first, she was embarrassed and pulled the quilt over her head.

But after waiting and waiting, He Yuzhu did not come in. Only then did they realize that he had gone to stay in another room.

She was pouting and looking very unhappy. After a while, you could faintly hear He Yuzhu snoring.

Xu Huizhi suddenly made up her mind, mustered her courage, and stepped out. She reached out and pushed, and the single door opened.

Xu Huizhi was overjoyed. She went to the bedside, lifted the corner of the quilt, crawled in, curled up into a ball, and snuggled into a warm embrace.

He Yuzhu had actually been awakened the moment Huizhi entered the room, but since the two had already consummated their marriage, he couldn't very well refuse her!

Once Huizhi was in his arms, He Yuzhu held her tightly. Xu Huizhi was startled and her body stiffened. She quickly closed her eyes and remained silent.

He Yuzhu gently bit Huizhi's small, bright red earlobe and asked, "Don't you regret it?"

"Brother-in-law, I...I won't regret it." Xu Huizhi's voice was barely audible, but He Yuzhu could still hear it clearly.

Since that's the case, he no longer held back and turned the trembling Huizhi over so that the two lay face to face.

Upon closer inspection, Huizhi had kept her eyes tightly closed from the very beginning, her long eyelashes trembling frantically, revealing her inner turmoil.

He Yuzhu said, "Huizhi, although I can't give you that piece of paper to prove you're my wife, I will love you and cherish you with all my heart from now on. You will be my wife, and I will not mistreat you."

"Mmm." This was the sentence Xu Huizhi had been waiting for. She shyly hugged He Yuzhu, feeling that this was the happiest moment of her life.

Suddenly a question popped into my head, and I hesitated before asking, "Should I start calling you Brother Zhu from now on?"

Xu Huizhen has always called him Brother Zhu, so she plans to follow suit.

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "But I still prefer you to call me brother-in-law."

"Brother-in-law?"

He Yuzhu was even happier, then he turned over and pinned Huizhi down, fulfilling his responsibilities and obligations as a husband by starting to pay his dues.

Chapter 164 The Train Heading South

Xu Huizhi once again experienced her sister's joy and pain, and also learned why her sister agreed to let her be a concubine.

This is generally usable for a short period of time, but if it is done year after year, every day, even the best body cannot withstand it.

Xu Huizhi gritted her teeth and persevered, but soon fainted spectacularly. Later, she seemed to regain consciousness in a daze, but then fainted again.

Back and forth like this, Xu Huizhi lost count of how many times she fainted. When she regained consciousness, she was still on the defensive, but she had long since lost all her strength and was completely exhausted.

The next day, just as dawn broke, Xu Huizhi shyly ran back to her room. In this way, on the surface, they were still sleeping separately, which allowed her to maintain a semblance of privacy.

The three of them had reached a tacit understanding about this matter and never discussed it. Every night, He Yuzhu would help Xu Huizhen fall asleep and then go to the east wing to sleep alone.

Xu Huizhi would always wait a while before coming to serve He Yuzhu, and then return to her own room just as dawn broke.

Although the two were more intimate than husband and wife at night, on the surface they were still brother-in-law and sister-in-law, maintaining a relationship that was neither too close nor too distant.

Time flew by, and Chen Xueru and Elena finalized the silk deal, with He Yuzhu, a third party, also involved. After the agreement was finalized, Chen Xueru bought a sleeper train ticket south.

When Chen Xueru showed the train tickets to He Yuzhu, he asked in surprise, "How come you bought four tickets for just the two of us?"

Chen Xueru rolled her eyes: "Of course we have to buy four tickets. This is a warehouse. We can't have two strangers sleeping next to you, can we? It would be so embarrassing."

"Okay, you're right."

He Yuzhu had never ridden in a soft sleeper in either of his previous lives, and he never imagined that in 1955, he would be eligible to sleep in a soft sleeper.

After confirming that he would be leaving early the next day, He Yuzhu returned home and told Huizhen about the business trip. Xu Huizhen was still a little reluctant to part with him.

"Brother Zhu, we haven't been apart for more than two days in all this time."

He Yuzhu stepped forward and hugged her: "Yes, I'm a little reluctant to part with you."

The two were cuddling and kissing when Huizhi suddenly rushed in. She was about to speak when she froze.

Hearing the noise, Xu Huizhen opened her eyes first, then struggled to get out of He Yuzhu's arms, and asked with feigned composure, "Huizhi, what's wrong?"

Xu Huizhi then realized what was happening and said with a blush, "That Mr. Li has sent another painting."

He Yuzhu coughed and pretended to be nonchalant as he left. Xu Huizhen chuckled and exclaimed, "Why didn't you knock before coming in?"

Xu Huizhi said awkwardly, "Sister, I didn't expect you and your brother-in-law to be kissing in broad daylight."

"Alright, stop saying everything to outsiders." Xu Hui really thought, "It's not like you haven't kissed someone before."

"There's no one else here," Xu Huizhi muttered.

This time, Li Keran sent more than ten paintings, which made He Yuzhu very happy. After paying according to the list, he gave him a big red envelope as usual.

The next day, Chen Xueru waited and waited until the rickshaw finally arrived. He Yuzhu, who was a little tired, got off and helped carry the luggage onto the rickshaw. The two of them then headed to the train station together.

Halfway there, Chen Xueru asked curiously, "Why do you look so listless?"

Yesterday was the last night. He Yuzhu finally persuaded Xu Huizhen, and the two of them played shamelessly for half the night, eventually leaving Xu Huizhen completely exhausted. Then they went to the east wing.

Huizhi, who had just become a wife, also opened her heart and pestered He Yuzhu to tell him how much she admired this brother-in-law. He Yuzhu was deeply moved, and on a whim, the two of them wrestled until dawn.

Back in the master bedroom, I talked with Huizhen for a while. My wife kept nagging and instructing me, so I didn't get any sleep all night.

Now that Chen Xueru is asking, he can't very well say that he and his two wives have been up all night and haven't slept at all.

All I can say is, "I've never ridden a train before, especially not going south with you. I was so excited last night that I couldn't sleep a wink."

"Really? I'm so happy! I'm also very happy to be able to travel with you this time."

Chen Xueru was very excited, thinking that He Yuzhu wanted to stay with her for many days. She was so happy that she couldn't sleep and kept talking to him while hugging his arm.

Soon they arrived at the train station outside Zhengyangmen. Just like in later times, they first waited for the train, then had their tickets checked and boarded the train ahead of time.

A sleeper berth is a luxury room. There are four beds in the room, and a single door that can be locked from the inside. There are curtains behind the small glass window, so once they are drawn, the room becomes a closed little room.

After putting down his luggage, He Yuzhu hugged Chen Xueru and gave her a long, sweet kiss before collapsing onto the bed and falling fast asleep within minutes.

Chen Xueru retorted, "Did you go out to steal someone in the middle of the night?"

However, she still gently tucked him in, secretly regretting that it was a single bed and he couldn't sleep in He Yuzhu's arms.

Ever since she got together with He Yuzhu, in order to avoid suspicion, He Yuzhu would only come to see Chen Xueru during the day. Chen Xueru was alone every night and had no chance to sleep in the same bed with him.