Chapter 439: Seventies: The Mature Husband 39

Tang Wan looked at him shyly. “I'm okay.”

After saying that, she thought of how the first time the two of them had been together had also been in the cornfield, and her face couldn't help turning red.

At this moment, Xue Xingtong took her hand and led her into the field. He then took off his undershirt and hung it between the stalks, gathering the weeds he had pulled into a pile as he said, “You sit here. The sun is strong. I'll do the work.”

“Mm.” Tang Wan didn't refuse.

She sat down on the soft pile of grass, with a small patch of shade falling over her. Resting her chin in her hand, she watched him work efficiently.

They said a man was at his most handsome when he was working seriously. A man diligently pulling weeds was certainly quite manly too.

Just look at Tongtong's bronze-colored skin. It looked so much more natural than the tans men got from lying out on the beach.

Even a rough-and-tumble man had his own kind of appeal.

……

Half an hour later, Tang Wan called to Xue Xingtong, “Tongtong, come drink some water before you continue.”

Hearing this, Xue Xingtong straightened up and walked over.

He took the brown-sugar water Tang Wan handed him and gulped down more than a dozen mouthfuls.

After finishing it, he set the cup down and stared straight at her beneath the blazing sunlight.

The next moment, his throat bobbed. Unable to resist, he hooked the arm that was less dirty around her waist, pulled her into his arms, and lowered his head to claim that sweet mouth.

“Mmh…”

The man's fiery body surrounded her, as though it would melt her completely. The scent of sweat mixed with the fragrance of grass filled her nose. Tang Wan didn't find it unpleasant; instead, she was somewhat intoxicated by it, even almost wishing they could melt into one beneath the sun.

……

After a while, Xue Xingtong gazed at her bright-eyed, dazed expression and her full, crimson lips. His voice was hoarse as he said, “You sit here. I'll keep working.”

“Mm!” Tang Wan nodded.

Only after he released her did she realize that her entire body had gone soft.

She hurriedly sat back down on the grass, then drank several mouthfuls of the brown-sugar water while catching her breath.

Meanwhile, Xue Xingtong worked even harder at pulling weeds, using the farm work to vent the heat building inside him.

After finishing the work, he raised an arm and wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead.

He had finally finished everything.

Now, he could safely go buy more goods and bring them back to resell.

……

“Wanwan, let's go back.” Xue Xingtong called to Tang Wan.

Tang Wan stood up and nodded. “Mm! You've worked hard.”

“This little bit of work is nothing.” Xue Xingtong smiled lightly.

The two of them then held hands as they left the cornfield, only reluctantly letting go once they reached the outskirts.

By the time they got home, Ruru and the other child had already prepared dinner.

Seeing this, Tang Wan couldn't help feeling a little guilty.

It seemed that today, she was the only one who hadn't done any work at all, simply sitting there for the entire afternoon.

And all of her work had been done by Tongtong alone.

……

After dinner, Tang Wan, Xue Xingtong, and the others sat in the courtyard to enjoy the evening coolness.

Mosquito-repelling plants had been planted in the courtyard, so there weren't many mosquitoes. It was practically a natural place to escape the summer heat.

After the dragon-and-phoenix twins had gone inside to sleep, the two of them, lying together on a simple bamboo lounge bed, finally embraced and became intimate in the darkness.

After a long kiss, Xue Xingtong easily picked her up and carried her inside.

Not long afterward, muffled sounds of restraint rang out in the silence.

Xue Xingtong seemed to have endless energy, turning her over and over on the bamboo mat with instinctive ease.

Only after a long while did he finally release her, then pull Tang Wan tightly into his arms.

“Wanwan, I want to go to Haicheng tomorrow and bring back more goods.”

“Mm.” Tang Wan responded softly.

“This time, I want to buy some different goods and have them mailed back. That'll be safer.” Xue Xingtong said.

The profit from watches was substantial, but the quantity was limited. Now that their capital had grown, it was time to bring in some other goods as well.