[Urban] Campus Maple Leaves Red (Complete) - 10-12

Chapter Seven: Gathered, and It's All Right (4)

Around the same time as the students eating in the school cafeteria, Xu Li got into the old van from No. 33 Middle School and went back to the city. Old Li and his colleagues and students saw off the only guest of the night, and everyone was going home.

All the teachers who participated in the dance rehearsal left, and Old Li rode Han Yue's bicycle with her, taking her and Lulu home together.

The cool evening breeze, the setting sun slanting across the western sky, and the cheerful conversation between the two girls in their happy mood also infected Old Li. So, in the conversation of the three of them, the ten-minute journey quickly reached the first destination.

Lulu waved goodbye to Old Li and Han Yue with some lingering interest and entered her own residential area. For the rest of the time, Old Li took Han Yue slowly towards the final destination.

Old Li didn't slow down his bike, but with Lulu no longer by his side, he and Han Yue suddenly ran out of things to say, making the walk seem longer. They

were still a few hundred meters from Han Yue's house when the road became increasingly bumpy. Despite Old Li's careful maneuvering, the bike still lurched violently at one point.

Han Yue let out a soft cry and instinctively placed her hand on Old Li's waist during the bump. Although she immediately removed her hand after the bump, the awkward atmosphere left Old Li and Han Yue even more speechless.

"Why don't we get off and walk?"

Old Li finally suggested, given the increasingly rough road.

"Okay,"

Han Yue replied, getting off her slowly moving bike.

It wasn't until they were almost walking side-by-side that Han Yue and Lao Li realized that walking side-by-side without any conversation was what truly amplified the strange atmosphere that had been building between them.

Neither Han Yue nor Lao Li understood that this inexplicable atmosphere wasn't caused by any particular thought or feeling between them, but rather by the increasingly varied and intriguing glances from passersby.

A beautiful girl sitting on the back of a man's bicycle, unintentionally entering the line of sight of passersby, immediately attracted their attention. While the passersby's gaze was fixed on Han Yue, it would occasionally drift to Lao Li. Something seemed to be at play; whenever the passersby's attention fell on Lao Li, their gazes inevitably carried an undisguised air of speculation.

This kind of attention, this kind of speculation rife with all sorts of imaginings, meant that Lao Li and Han Yue were inescapably surrounded by attention, whether they were riding together or walking side by side (the attention was even stronger when they were walking side by side).

Beauty easily attracts attention, but walking with beauty makes it even more likely to attract attention! Lao Li, who wanted to remain calm under such scrutiny, had only been pushing his bicycle alongside Han Yue for two or three minutes when he suddenly found himself consciously checking himself while walking—whether to step with his left foot first or his right. Upon

entering Han Yue's residential area, Han Yue hurriedly thanked Lao Li, pushed her bicycle, and left without looking back. After Han Yue's figure disappeared, Lao Li, feeling an instant sense of relief, turned around and strode away.

But at that moment, Lao Li finally understood something: why, even though so much time had passed since the vocational school incident, were people still so concerned about the whereabouts of some of the girls from that school? That's because their beauty is so captivating, and among all that captivating beauty, Han Yue is undoubtedly one of the most attention-grabbing.

Yes, beautiful girls like Han Yue and her friends are hard for even an ordinary person to forget. For those who enjoy pursuing and tormenting beauty by any means necessary, not being able to obtain such beauty might be a great regret in their lives.

When it comes to the desire for beauty, people will show extraordinary persistence, no matter what means they use to obtain it! It seems I really have to test my patience with those who are constantly eyeing Han Yue and her friends. Of course, Han Yue and her friends are only about to finish their first year of high school. Do I have to spend the next two years testing my patience with these heartless guys? Thinking of this, Old Li shook his head in distress.

Just like that day, as soon as the silver-gray sedan stopped beside Old Li, Xie Xin leaned out of the car.

Just like last time, Lao Li wasn't allowed to ride in the car. Instead, Fei'er, who got off, wanted to walk with him.

Fei'er's mother was flying in two days to visit and said she wanted to stay with Fei'er for a while. This situation was difficult not only for Fei'er but also for Lao Li.

His son had abandoned Fei'er, and Fei'er hadn't told her family. Fei'er was going to follow him for life, and he still hadn't told her family. Perhaps he could explain his relationship with Fei'er to her family and gain their understanding to some extent, but how could he explain his complicated relationships with so many women?

Perhaps among the women he was involved with, only his relationship with Tie Yi was the easiest to handle. This was because Tie Yi wasn't much younger than him, and even if they didn't register their marriage, Tie Yi's family and others wouldn't pay too much attention. But with the other women he was involved with, even Tian Rong, he needed to come up with sufficient reasons to convince her family and present convincing evidence to the public. The most pressing issue now is that when Fei'er's mother came to visit, Old Li realized he still had a lot to face, some of which were almost insurmountable.

Old Li's mood was heavy, and Fei'er's was equally so, so neither of them spoke, walking silently hand in hand.

"Dad, let's move back home tomorrow?"

Fei'er stopped, holding Old Li's arm, and expressed her idea.

"Okay, when are we moving tomorrow?"

Never refusing any of Fei'er's requests, Old Li held Fei'er's small hand in his, agreeing with her idea.

"Tomorrow morning, I'll go look at cars with Sister Xin'er and Sister Tie. We'll move around noon, I guess."

Knowing that her father-in-law was now prioritizing her needs above all else, Fei'er's unease vanished instantly. She pulled her father-in-law towards Xie Xin's car, explaining the arrangements for tomorrow.

As soon as the car door closed, Fei'er rushed into her father-in-law's arms like a whirlwind, wrapping her arms around his neck and showering him with passionate kisses.

Her father-in-law wrapped his arms around her, returning her kisses as the car slowly drove away, occasionally caressing her pert bottom with his large hands.

"Good girl, what good news do you have to tell Daddy?"

Fei'er stopped her passionate kisses, her eyes sparkling as she looked intently at Old Li. Old Li instantly understood that Fei'er must have something exciting to tell him. He held Fei'er's shoulders and looked at her very seriously, asking.

A genuine smile bloomed on Fei'er's delicate lips. As this smile filled her flower-like face, her sparkling eyes softened with deep tenderness: "Dad, I'm pregnant! I'm pregnant with your child!"

"Re...really? Really, Fei'er!"

Like the deafening roar of thunder, Old Li, momentarily stunned but quickly regaining his senses, cupped Fei'er's face in his trembling hands. His voice, equally trembling, asked her.

"Mmm!"

Fei'er nodded vigorously, feeling the suppressed, volcanic excitement surging within her father-in-law, and solemnly responded.

A blinding light ignited in his expectant eyes. In that light, he pulled Fei'er tightly into his arms, almost murmuring, almost in disbelief, he whispered in her ear again and again: Is this real?!

The tiny life she carried in her womb ignited a tender flame within him, stirring his overflowing emotions like raging lava, and at that moment, she was completely melted into his embrace! At this moment, nestled tightly against her father-in-law's chest, Fei'er felt most deeply that there was no longer any separation between them. Their two equally excited and beating hearts had become an inseparable whole, pulsating in the same rhythm.

It was as if all the ordinary, mundane things in life had come together in the past few days. Some were joyful, some were worrying, some were good, some were bad. Holding Fei'er tightly in his arms, Old Li forgot everything else at this moment. Immersed in excitement and happiness, he only thought of one thing: Fei'er was pregnant with their child.

Fei'er, nestled in the arms of her beloved man, savored the excitement and happiness together. The slowly moving car was quiet, and in this tranquil atmosphere, a gentle yet intense warmth blended freely.

Because they were moving tomorrow, everything that needed to be packed in Old Li's aluminum factory dormitory was finished. However, there wasn't much to pack. The reason was that although the women had moved back to their homes in the military region, they would occasionally stay here if needed. So, the women moving only took a few personal belongings; everything else was basically untouched.

Old Li, Fei'er, and Xie Xin entered the aluminum factory dormitory, greeted by a room full of people. After greeting them one by one, Old Li couldn't help but feel uneasy.

He wouldn't have been suspicious if Tian Rong and Tie Yi were in the dormitory, nor would he have been suspicious if Zhang Nan, Yuan Yuan who was recuperating in the dormitory, Hui Min, Lü Na, Fang Hua, and Tian Tian were there. But what if, besides them, he had also greeted Bai Xue and Yue Yue? Wouldn't he be wondering why they were there too?

Actually, what really bothered Lao Li was Ya Rou, who seemed a bit evasive when she greeted him. That afternoon, when Lao Li went back to the school gymnasium to get his phone, the group of white-haired girls he'd been carrying, making him dizzy and weak in the knees, were Ya Rous, who had bumped into him while playfully fighting with her friends, her towel half-open.

Why was she here at this time? What do you think Lao Li was thinking?

In the dormitory's not-so-large living room, everyone sat somewhat crowded around. Lao Li, who had already eaten, was also attracted by the sumptuous dinner before him, so he picked up his glass and, as the host, raised the first glass.

Ya Rou was to Lao Li's left; since only two left-handed chopstick users were sitting together, the possibility of them 'fighting' was minimized. Fei'er was to Lao Li's right, so the second glass of wine started with Fei'er.

Among those seated, besides Lao Li, those who could drink baijiu included Tie Yi, Tian Rong, and Xie Xin. Those who couldn't drink baijiu but could have a little low-alcohol fruit wine were the girls from the team, Bai Xue, and Yue Yue. Those who couldn't drink any alcohol were Yuan Yuan, who was recovering from an injury, and Fei'er, who was offering tea instead of wine.

Crowded shopping malls and streets can be very annoying, but when familiar people sit together in a cramped space and raise their glasses, the crowd creates a warm and welcoming atmosphere. So, amidst the crowd, everyone raised their glasses, and the atmosphere quickly became lively.

Fruit wine has a low alcohol content, and the girls drank it like cola, gulping it down. Baijiu, on the other hand, has a much higher alcohol content, but with such a good atmosphere and good mood, those drinking baijiu also gulped it down.

In the lively and crowded atmosphere, the energetic girls, along with their gulps of wine, suggested that while playing drinking games, someone started singing.

The lively scene further enhanced the atmosphere, making the already crowded space even more cramped as everyone moved around.

After the afternoon dance rehearsal, Old Li changed into athletic shorts, and the current congestion meant his right calf was pressed tightly against Fei'er's knee-length skirt. Overjoyed at the surprise his beloved woman had given him that evening, Old Li gratefully rubbed his leg against Fei'er's, conveying his feelings.

Old Li's leg hair was very sparse, and perhaps because of this sparseness, it was much coarser than average. Thus, when Old Li rubbed his leg against Fei'er to express his feelings, the coarse hair amplified those feelings.

That restless old man! Without stockings, Fei'er felt her tender calves itchy from her father-in-law's stiff leg hair. Understanding his intentions from a different perspective, Fei'er chuckled inwardly, cursing him for taking advantage of the situation to "harass" her father-in-law, and thus remained silent with forbearance.

Fei'er didn't express herself much, but her father-in-law, feeling he hadn't clearly stated his intentions, increased the pressure, rubbing his entire calf against Fei'er's calf.

The most tender part of her calf was being rubbed harder by her increasingly shameless father-in-law! Fei'er, feeling uncomfortable all over from the stiff leg hair, finally reacted. She pushed her calf outward, and her father-in-law's tormenting calf, along with its annoying leg hair, was pushed to the left.

Ya Rou, wearing denim shorts that almost exposed half her legs, and being slightly heavier and larger than the average girl, took up more space when sitting.

She was more than half a head taller than Lao Li, and her legs were also longer than Lao Li's. So, when Lao Li harassed Fei'er's calves and they were squeezed to the left, his calves crawled under Ya Rou's calves.

In the afternoon, Lao Li's eyes were dazzled by the white flowers, but what made Lao Li's legs weak was the tenderness of Ya Rou's body, as if you could feel oil when you touched it. Now, Lao Li's calves were faithfully transmitting the feeling from the afternoon into Lao Li's brain.

Chapter Seven: Concentrated, and it's all good (5)

Someone once said that there are no two leaves in the world that are exactly the same. If we apply this to people, it should be that there are no two people with exactly the same preferences.

When Fei'er felt the prickly and itchy feeling brought about by her father-in-law's hard leg hair rubbing against her calves, she was both afraid and loved. However, when fear and love each accounted for fifty percent, she chose to temporarily avoid her father-in-law's leg hair under the drive of fear.

From birth, Ya Rou was a chubby and very lovable little girl. At that time, Ya Rou's grandfather, who was still alive, doted on her. He expressed his love for his granddaughter in his own unique way. Ya Rou's grandfather didn't like to shave very cleanly, so when he showed affection to his granddaughter, his prickly stubble would prick her delicate skin. Unlike other children, Ya Rou wasn't bothered by the prickly stubble. Instead, lying in her cradle, she giggled and kicked her little legs, letting her grandfather's stubble prick her tender skin.

This time of being loved by her grandfather continued until Ya Rou started elementary school. But in that same year, her beloved grandfather left her forever. The love her grandfather gave her remained in Ya Rou's heart, but those times could only be recalled little by little in her memory.

Tonight, as the prickly tenderness of her grandfather's touch returned to her calves, Ya Rou, lost in thought, unexpectedly reached out to her own calves, seeking that feeling hidden deep within her memory.

On one side, Fei'er's calves were half-hidden, half-touched against hers, occasionally pushing her own calves aside for a brief, intimate contact. On the other side, Ya Rou's tender, supple calves were rubbing against her shinbone.

Two different sensations emanated from Lao Li's calves. As the wine he drank increased, and the excitement grew, when Lao Li wasn't holding his glass, he would sometimes gently stroke Fei'er's buttocks with his right hand, and other times casually touch Ya Rou's equally lowered right hand with his left.

The crowded space intensified the atmosphere, and this already heightened tension was quickly amplified by the congestion. The girls' solo and group singing inspired others to join in. A drinking game where one person wins and the other loses engrossed everyone. Old Li and Fei'er sang a duet, while Old Li, with Ya Rou holding his hand above and her legs rubbing tightly against his below, played a drinking game. As

night deepened, all the girls except Yuan Yuan were moved to the dormitory opposite Old Li's. Fei'er told Old Li that she had bought this dormitory a few days ago with the 200,000 yuan he had given her. She had spent the morning cleaning it and had arranged for the girls to stay there that evening.

The two dormitories would be combined into one, not for permanent residence, but to ensure sufficient space for special occasions. While watching Old Li examine Yuan Yuan's foot injury—who had stripped naked—Fei'er explained the purpose of buying the opposite dormitory, and then playfully pinched Yuan Yuan's exposed, delicate petals, scolding the audacious little pervert.

Fei'er's mother is coming, so Fei'er has to go back to her home in the military region. Old Li also has to go back to live there. But can Xie Xin, Tie Yi, Yuan Yuan, and Tian Rong go back to live with them? If they do (although the home in the military region is big enough), how will Fei'er's mother explain it? Fei'er can't think of a reason to explain, but these past few days, the women have not only accepted each other but also have a very good relationship. If Old Li goes back to live there while Xie Xin and the others have to stay, Fei'er feels a little guilty.

As Old Li reapplied the splint to Yuan Yuan's injured foot after applying medicine, he pondered Fei'er's earlier question. Once Yuan Yuan's foot was properly secured, Old Li looked up and asked Fei'er, "Fei'er, do you remember the garden behind our house?"

"Yes, I remember. There are many rooms behind that garden, but only an elderly couple lives there, right? Old Li, you're not planning to borrow those rooms from that couple for everyone to live in, are you?"

Fei'er remembered the garden, but what did it have to do with moving? So Fei'er raised her question.

That garden, including the houses behind it, and the vegetable garden behind those houses, plus the houses beyond the vegetable garden—it all belongs to our family! Old Li's simple explanation caused all the women in the room to widen their eyes in surprise.

"Sister Fei'er, how big is that garden Dad mentioned?"

Yuanyuan had never been to Lao Li's home in the military region, so she didn't have a concrete idea of the size of the garden Lao Li and Fei'er were talking about. Seeing Fei'er, who was most shocked by Lao Li's words, Yuanyuan couldn't help but ask Fei'er curiously amidst her surprise.

"It's... about seven or eight acres."

After calculating in her mind for a while, Fei'er still gave an approximate number without much certainty.

"Seven... eight... acres?"

This time, it wasn't Fei'er who was shocked, but the other three women. However, Yuanyuan, with her childlike nature, was shocked, and she immediately asked again, "Then... how many rooms are there?"

"There are a total of thirty-six main rooms and forty-eight side rooms."

Lao Li, who knew her family best, took over Yuanyuan's question and gave a clear answer.

"What!"

This time, the women were all stunned, but Fei'er stared intently at her father-in-law.

Old Li understood perfectly why Fei'er viewed him this way. Fei'er had been living in his house for so long, yet he hadn't told her anything about the family's history. Now, Fei'er wanted an explanation.

As early as the mid-Qing Dynasty, Old Li's ancestors had amassed a fortune. Guided by a feng shui master, the wealthy Li family ancestors embarked on a major construction project on the site where the Li family now lived.

Over the years, the Li family, through skillful management, grew increasingly powerful. Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Li family expanded their original residence by adding two larger mansions around it. The new mansion to the west of the old one was given to the People's Liberation Army as a temporary government when Jiangbei Town was liberated before the founding of the PRC, and it remained the location of the Jiangzhong City Military Sub-district until later.

The new mansion to the east, having witnessed several major historical events during the liberation of Jiangzhong City, was later donated intact by Old Li's grandfather and now serves as the Jiangzhong City History Museum and a patriotic education base.

The only thing truly belonging to the Li family is their old house, built in the mid-Qing Dynasty. However, such a large mansion is too conspicuous. To preserve the old house while maintaining a low profile, Old Li's grandfather divided it into four parts. The part with the fewest rooms, which was also the former gatehouse, is where Old Li has lived with his grandfather since he can remember. As for the other three parts, Old Li hasn't even told his sons and daughters.

Old Li's reasoning is that the elderly couple who looked after the old house are almost eighty years old, and they've said they want to retire to the countryside. Therefore, Old Li has decided to use this part of the old house first, and decide on the use of the other parts later.

If even the gatehouse is as large as a dozen ordinary houses, what would a seven- or eight-acre garden with thirty-six main rooms and forty-eight side rooms be like? After Old Li gave a general overview of the family's situation, the women weren't concerned about whether it would be too lonely living in so many houses. Except for Fei'er, who could vaguely recall what their soon-to-be 'new home' would look like, the others were completely imagining it in their minds.

The women were all picturing and depicting their future homes. Old Li, seeing it was getting late, decided to take Yuanyuan to bed.

Startled awake by Old Li's embrace, Yuanyuan wrapped her arms around his neck, making him carry her towards the bedroom while talking to him.

"Dad, since we have so many houses, were we very rich before?"

"Yes, we were very rich before."

"Dad, are we still as rich now?"

"Hehe, you little money-grubber! We gave all our businesses and land to the government. Do you think we'd still have that much money?"

"Dad! That's not what I meant! I was wondering what would happen if we didn't have money anymore, how would we maintain all those houses? Dad, should we rent out the extra houses?"

"Little girl! Don't worry about that! Although we're not as rich as before, we still have enough money to maintain these houses."

"Dad, does that mean I can just move in and stay in whichever room I want?"

"You little girl, one house isn't enough for you? Are you going to steal someone else's room?"

"Hehe... I'm not going to steal anyone else's room, I'm going to stay in the empty rooms!"

"You coward, aren't you afraid to sleep in a room by yourself?"

"Hehe... I'm not scared at all! Whichever room I go to, I'll drag Daddy along with me."

"Hehe... What will you do if Daddy isn't home?"

"If Daddy isn't home, I'll stay with Sister Fei'er or Sister Xin'er. Or, Daddy, wherever you go, I'll go with you!"

"You little clingy thing! To be honest, you're just afraid of living alone!"

"Hehe... Dad, it's not that I'm afraid of living alone, it's just that it's boring to live alone in a room! Dad, I've already taken off my clothes, will you hold me tonight?"

"Little girl! Daddy still wants to..."

"Dad—my period is almost here! Please spend more time with me tonight! Otherwise, when my period starts, Daddy won't be able to spend time with me."

"Really? You're feeling it?"

"Not yet! But my period is very regular, it's always around these days every month. If you don't believe me, Dad, look, aren't the tips of these two darker? And they're so swollen! Dad~ can you massage them for me, they're so swollen!"

"Dad, you...you're massaging them so...it feels so good! Dad! Use a little...a little more force! Dad! Massage the tips of my nipples! Yes...ah, Dad...don't...don't bite with your teeth! Dad, Dad, ah...Dad...Dad...you're hard...hard! It...it touched me! Dad..."

"Yuanyuan, you little slut, you just let Daddy bring you in and you're already sneaking a bite!"

Although she knew what Old Li was going to do when she saw him carry the naked Yuanyuan into the bedroom, when Tie Yi entered the bedroom to make the bed for everyone, she saw the eager Yuanyuan already half-sitting and half-taking Old Li's big thing into her little mouth. Tie Yi couldn't help but slap Yuanyuan's round bottom, laughing and scolding her.

"Yi... Sister Yi, I didn't... I didn't want to sneak a bite, it's just that when Daddy... Daddy was changing my dressing... his... his thing got hard... hard! I... I was just helping Daddy... that's why Daddy... was doing it to me!" With

her injured leg propped up on one side, it was easier for her father's big thing to go in and out of her drooling little mouth. Yuanyuan, who had been slapped, never forgot to defend herself.

"Tch—you're just a horny little thing who wants Daddy's cock to fuck you hard! And you still have the nerve to call yourself Daddy!"

Huimin, taking off her clothes as she entered the room, gave Yuanyuan a disdainful look, while simultaneously scolding her.

Yuanyuan, who could be mischievous with anyone for a while, swallowed the words she was about to say when she saw her only nemesis, Huimin, enter. She leaned over and hugged her father as if she hadn't heard what Huimin had just said, letting him fuck her while they kissed.

"You little slut! You want double the fun, huh!"

Huimin pushed Yuanyuan's kissing mouth aside and shoved her own into her father's mouth, scolding Yuanyuan as well.

Just as she was about to ask why Huimin, who had gone to sleep next door, was back, Old Li shoved a red grape from Huimin's chest into his mouth. Unable to speak, Old Li sucked hard on the grape in his mouth, and his penis began to fuck Yuanyuan even faster…

(details omitted).

Old Li's dormitory was a one-bedroom apartment, but the apartment across the hall that Fei'er bought was a true three-bedroom. As soon as the six girls were moved in, they quickly formed three pairs: Lü Na and Ya Rou, Bai Xue and Yue Yue, and finally Tian Tian and Hui Min.

After the first two pairs quickly washed up and prepared to go to their respective rooms to sleep, Tian Tian whispered a bet in Hui Min's ear: "Has Yuan Yuan already used her looks to seduce her dad and started having sex?"

Hui Min leaned towards the idea that it wasn't that fast! Tian Tian insisted, "Yuan Yuan has already gotten her dad to have his first time!" Their back-and-forth lasted less than three minutes. They peeked into the other rooms and saw that most of the people were asleep, then quietly slipped back to Old Li's dormitory.

In the end, Hui Min didn't lose, and Tian Tian didn't win either, because while Yuan Yuan and her dad had indeed gotten together, the core of the bet—Yuan Yuan's first time—was achieved by the two of them and her dad working together.

In the end, after most of the night had passed, Huimin, Tiantian, Yuanyuan, Xie Xin, Tieyi, and Tianrong were all sprawled out in a mess, feeling like their bodies were falling apart, after Lao Li settled them down, he held the pregnant Fei'er in his arms and whispered to her as they slowly fell asleep.

Moving was one factor, the upcoming college entrance exam for the senior high school classes was another, the girls' team members needed to concentrate on their preparations was yet another, and Lao Li had many acquaintances in the aluminum factory dormitory area, so the constant flow of people coming and going would inevitably attract attention. Therefore, Lao Li's dormitory, which was currently closed for the exams, was combined with Fei'er's newly purchased residence, and the area was now fully under renovation.

In the morning, people from the Beicheng Education Bureau came to the school to confirm the classrooms to be used for the college entrance exams. After inspecting the area and confirming the classrooms, Lao Li and Tieyi saw them off at the school gate.

Tian Rong gathered both senior high school classes into one classroom for pre-exam pep talks, and the large classroom finally felt crowded. The first twenty minutes of the half-hour pre-exam pep talk were Tian Rong speaking from the podium, while the last ten minutes were Lao Li, sitting among the students, giving his speech. There was no stern encouragement; it was simply a casual chat about things to pay attention to during the college entrance exam. There was no repeated emphasis on what the key points were; the relaxed half-hour allowed everyone to grasp a lot of pre-exam experience.

Four newly arrived university students were also in the classroom. Before coming, they had even planned to share their own experiences of taking the college entrance exam with these younger students, but after half an hour, when Secretary Tian asked them what they wanted to tell their juniors, these four future teachers, who had firsthand experience with the exam, realized that everything they had prepared seemed to have already been mentioned.

At that moment, these four future teachers finally understood why they needed to continue attending classes after registering at the school, and why they needed to prepare so much more before stepping onto the podium.

Explaining a problem thoroughly isn't particularly difficult; the challenge lies in finding a way to make that explanation acceptable to the listener. Simply put, it's about understanding the listener's mindset and state of mind as much as possible while explaining. Teaching and learning are essentially a process of mutual understanding. But is it easy to achieve this effortlessly?

Principal Li and Secretary Tian had already left the classroom, leaving the four future teachers and all the students preparing for the college entrance exam chatting and laughing.

"Old Li, Fei'er, we went to the car dealership yesterday and looked at two cars,"

Tian Rong said to Old Li as she turned on the air conditioner back in his office in the gymnasium.

"When are you planning to buy them?"

Old Li asked, tidying up his desk. "Xin'er, the car dealership will deliver them to our home this afternoon. Sister Tie said she can't drive yet, so she'll wait until summer vacation when she starts learning to drive before buying them,"

Tian Rong said, adjusting the air conditioner. Seeing the closed office door, she simply pulled Old Li to sit with her on the three-seater sofa.

Leaning against Lao Li's chest, Tian Rong said, "I want a dormitory room at school."

"No need, you can stay at home too."

Knowing that Tian Rong was thinking about Fei'er's mother coming, Lao Li gave Tian Rong a direct and affirmative answer.

After hearing what Lao Li said, Tian Rong didn't say anything more. She started counting Lao Li's fingers one by one.

If it weren't for Fei'er's mother's arrival, Tian Rong could accept living in Lao Li's house without a clear reason. But now, at this time, it was a hurdle in Tian Rong's heart that she couldn't get over.

"Then let's go to his house together after school this afternoon."

Lao Li gently stroked Tian Rong's hair with his face and said his idea.

Chapter 7: Gathered, and it's all good (6)

The afternoon rehearsal had just ended. Lao Li didn't even have time to wash up before he hurriedly left the school. This was the first time Lao Li had taken leave from school for personal reasons since he came to No. 33 Middle School. Fei'er's mother was coming the day after tomorrow, and he had to go home early to guide Fei'er and the others to make arrangements in advance.

Tian Rong's car was parked not far from the school gate. When she saw Lao Li coming out of the school, Tian Rong drove her car to his side. The silence along the way made the seven-kilometer journey seem longer under the wheels.

Tian Rong's silence stemmed from her visit to Lao Li's house. If she had stayed there, it should have been her home, but given her current relationship with Lao Li, could his house truly be considered her home? Besides, some things are easier to handle elsewhere, but when they happen to you, especially when it concerns your entire life, accepting them always requires a decision and a process.

Lao Li was also silent, because he understood the meaning behind Tian Rong's silence, and he knew that in situations requiring a decision, no one could make it for the person involved. In the end, the final decision rested with her; she had to see it for herself, consider it, and compare it before she could make a decision that wouldn't become an unbearable burden for the rest of her life.

A continuous stretch of willow shade extended from the red wall, its soft branches swaying in the afternoon sunlight. "This is our backyard,"

Lao Li broke the silence in the car, pointing it out to Tian Rong.

There were few cars on this stretch of road, and Tian Rong, keeping her speed at 40 kilometers per hour, carefully observed "our family's backyard" as Lao Li pointed out. After driving for about two minutes, the willow branches extending from the red wall disappeared, and rows of late Qing Dynasty-style buildings revealed their green roofs behind the red walls. "This is our family's backyard,"

Lao Li pointed to the row of green roofs and then to Tian Rong.

"These are all?" Tian

Rong, who had slowed down to drive alongside the bicycles on the side of the road, finally broke her silence and uttered four words.

"All of them"—these two words were quite meaningful. Did they mean they all belonged to Lao Li's family, or all of theirs, or all of Lao Li's and others'? Several layers of meaning were encompassed. Moreover, this sentence subtly implied that Tian Rong was still making a choice, a choice she could make with ease. At

forty, one is considered to have reached the age of no longer being confused; at this age, having experienced the trials of life, it is easy to understand the implied meanings in other people's words. To say that such a large courtyard, with the possibility of you becoming its owner (even if you're just one of them), wouldn't be tempting would be a bit pretentious. The difference between being tempted and taking that step is only a step; if that step isn't taken, it's like being worlds apart.

Old Li understood Tian Rong's feelings and assured her that whatever they had just seen truly belonged to one family.

Passing through the white-dominated buildings and red walls of the Jiangzhong City Revolutionary History Museum, Tian Rong, guided by Old Li, drove onto Jiefang Road, which leads to the military region.

Just before a gate large enough for a car, Old Li greeted a kind old man, who opened the gate, and Tian Rong drove inside.

Flying eaves, bracket sets, galleries, and pavilions—as soon as Tian Rong got out of the car, these sights filled her eyes. Just as she was about to examine everything more closely, Xie Xin, pulling Fei'er, emerged from behind a rockery to greet her.

Old Li was talking to the old man who had opened the door, while Tian Rong was pulled along by Xie Xin and Fei'er, their faces beaming with excitement, to tour the place.

Last night, Old Li had told them there were thirty-six main rooms and forty-eight side rooms. Fei'er, Xie Xin, and Tian Rong realized as they wandered around that if the old man and his wife hadn't come looking for them, they would have been completely lost.

Old Li said this room was the main hall of the garden, and according to his grandfather, it was the daily residence of each generation's head of the Li family. There was a very elderly couple; Old Li respectfully called them Uncle Fu and Aunt Fu.

Tomorrow, this elderly couple would be leaving the garden they had guarded their entire lives, and Old Li, representing the Li family, was expressing his gratitude and bidding them farewell.

Uncle Fu and Aunt Fu were unaware of Fei'er's divorce from Old Li's son. Although they already knew Fei'er's connection to the Li family, on what was supposed to be Fei'er's first formal greeting, the elderly couple affectionately addressed her as "Young Mistress." This

distant and unfamiliar title left Fei'er momentarily lost in thought. If Old Li hadn't gently nudged her, she likely would have remained in that daze for a long time.

This sudden, seemingly distant title, this antique courtyard, and the kind elderly couple in traditional clothing created a sense of unreality, yet reality was undeniably before her. At that moment, not only Fei'er, but also Xin'er and Tian Rong, who were standing nearby, shared the same feeling.

Fei'er, somewhat awkward, accepted the title with a quiet nod from Old Li. She formally bowed slightly and greeted the elderly couple, who smiled and accepted her greeting before turning their attention to Xin'er and Tian Rong.

As Xin'er and Tian Rong waited nervously and with a hint of anticipation for the elderly couple to greet them, a burst of surprised and playful voices rang out, and the girls from the team, along with Tie Yi, Coach Mi, and Team Doctor Zhang, appeared before them.

The elderly couple looked at Lao Li with questioning eyes, and Lao Li shook his head and then nodded. The others didn't know what kind of coded language Lao Li and the elderly couple were exchanging, but the couple understood what Lao Li meant. So, while Lao Li and Fei'er went to greet the newly arrived guests, the elderly woman smiled and pulled Xin'er and Tian Rong aside to talk.

Dinner was prepared by a chef from a local restaurant, and the drinks for the guests were selected by Lao Li, who accompanied Coach Mi and the four girls from the team to his family's huge wine cellar.

In the vast, cool wine cellar, rows of enormous wine vats stood. When Old Li introduced that each vat of wine here was at least forty years old, everyone except Old Li himself let out a soft gasp of surprise, while the others exclaimed in astonishment and began bombarding Old Li with questions. A

viscous, amber-colored liquid, emitting a rich aroma, flowed slowly, almost in long strands, from the uncorked spout at the bottom of the vat. It was said to be a nearly sixty-year-old "Daughter's Red" wine. What

was originally a vat almost full had, over time, dwindled to less than half. About two jin (approximately 1 kg) of aged "Daughter's Red," blended with this year's new wine, would be the wine the Li family would serve tonight to their guests. However, Old Li had chosen the wine, as the others had no idea what to choose.

The elderly couple hadn't attended the dinner, so the task of entertaining the guests fell to Old Li and Fei'er. Even after mixing the old and new wines, the Daughter's Red wine in the glass still had a faint amber color. Old Li raised his glass to start the evening's banquet.

The food at the dinner was undoubtedly good, and while the drinks might not have been top-notch, they were certainly rare finds. Even at this high-class dinner, the elegant ladies—Fei'er, Tie Yi, Xin'er, Tian Rong, Coach Mi, and Team Doctor Zhang—were all behaving like refined ladies. But even the usually chatty and boisterous girls on the team had become exemplars of grace and poise.

The food was sipped slowly, the wine taken tiny sips, and the atmosphere at the table was like a light mist hanging over a valley, neither too strong nor too weak, leaving one with a sense of unease.

It was just a dinner, so why had everyone changed so much? Even though Old Li wasn't one for extreme highs and lows, he still wanted to change something.

Adjusting the atmosphere depends on the occasion and one's mood. Apart from Tie Yi, who had arrived that morning to meet the elderly gatekeeper couple, everyone else was still gradually adapting to the heavy atmosphere of the ancient courtyard. In this process of adaptation and adjustment, Old Li's untimely attempt to change the atmosphere failed to achieve its intended effect.

Indeed, those sitting here, those who had a close relationship with Old Li, were wondering, "Will I live in this kind of environment for the rest of my life? Can I live here forever?" And those who hadn't had a close relationship with Old Li were also wondering, "What would it be like to live in such an environment every day?"

Beautiful things are always loved. Like a luxurious villa at the foot of a scenic mountain, even if it's an antique-style building, it still exudes a strong modern feel; people admire and appreciate it. But when people actually live in an ancient courtyard, they are stirred by its ancient elements, evoking a strange sense of nostalgia.

This latent feeling in everyone's heart is a legacy from a life long ago. We might overlook such sentiments in the hustle and bustle of modern civilization, but when an opportunity arises to subtly stir them up, people will deeply discover how profound these latent sentiments are, and how much expectation and longing they hold for themselves.

Old Li, who hadn't followed through on his seven suggestions for changing the dinner atmosphere, knew that everything needed time for the newly arrived women to adapt. Once they adapted and got used to it, everything would change.

The classical garden-like residences were something most often seen in movies and TV dramas; now, having the opportunity to experience them firsthand, everyone suppressed their excitement, but their anticipation was evident to varying degrees.

After dinner, as darkness fell, Old Li, while everyone sat down to chat, also invited Coach Mi, Team Doctor Zhang, and all the team members to stay overnight.

Before team doctor Zhang and Coach Mi could even say anything, the girls cheered and readily agreed. So, without Lao Li needing to ask Coach Mi and team doctor Zhang again, the girls, through a mix of pleading and coaxing, got them to agree.

With so many people agreeing to stay overnight, Tie Yi, Xie Xin, and Tian Rong also said they wanted to stay that night, leaving no room for further discussion.

Originally, this wouldn't have been necessary, but recently it was agreed that the women's team would be undergoing closed training, and even someone like Ya Rou, who was never very disciplined, was now following the rules. It seemed no one on the team could make any special requests.

Yuan Yuan's foot injury provided an excuse for the girls who had become intimate with Lao Li to come out at night. In other words, while Tie Yi was taking care of Yuan Yuan during the day, the team members would take turns caring for her at night. However, such an excuse was fine for a day or two, but not for any longer. Because if things continued this way, it would be a minor matter if people became suspicious and speculated, but more importantly, it would cause these young girls, who were just beginning to experience the ways of men and women, to become overly obsessed. This would not only affect their usual training but also be very bad for their growth. Therefore, after discussing it, Fei'er and Xie Xin decided to move. Coincidentally, just after they made their decision, Fei'er's mother called to say she was coming to visit. So, the ever-reliable Fei'er moved the move ahead of schedule.

Over the years, the two elderly people who looked after this courtyard for Li Feng's family had kept the garden entrusted to them by Li Feng's grandfather in excellent order. Actually, "keeping" it meant that the garden itself required some effort, while most of the rooms, except for a few with some simple furniture (such as beds without any furniture), were basically empty. Therefore, these rooms only needed to be dusted periodically.

There were eleven rooms, meaning there were still beds in these eleven rooms. Tie Yi had brought two hourly workers that morning to clean these eleven rooms with beds.

The sole reason for doing this was that the girls on the team who were extremely close to Lao Li were about to begin their full-scale closed training. This might be their last group activity before the provincial competition, so Tie Yi and Fei'er wanted them to relax today.

However, the team was a unit; you couldn't just let the girls who were close to Lao Li come out and exclude everyone else, could you? But if you let all the team members come out, shouldn't the coach, as the soul of the team, also extend an invitation? Based on these considerations, Lao Li personally extended a collective invitation to all the female team members.

Of course, those who weren't close to Lao Li truly treated tonight as an unforgettable visit, but those close to Lao Li genuinely saw this experience as an acknowledgment, a recognition of his presence at his home.

There were fewer than twenty people, two to a room with room to spare, especially since Old Li and Fei'er were still living in their old place. The girls were excited, looking around the rooms (though most were empty), chattering incessantly. The mature women seemed more interested in the garden, strolling through it and talking softly and elegantly.

Whether it was the enthusiastic girls or the elegantly conversing mature women, there was still one question they wanted to ask but hadn't voiced: Was this really Old Li's house? How come we'd lived in Jiangzhong City for so many years and never heard of it? Was there no special story behind it?

Actually, Fei'er was the most eager to know the answer. After all, Old Li had been living here for four years, and only now was he revealing so little about his home?

So little? Yes, the house was definitely here, but where had all the furniture and decorations that were supposed to be displayed in each room gone? Furthermore, didn't you, Old Li, say it yourself yesterday? Although the family isn't as wealthy as our ancestors, we still have the money to maintain these houses. It's just that your salary at school is only a few cents—every woman in the family knows that! Everyone knows that even if Old Li earned many times more at school, he still couldn't afford to maintain these houses. Who knows how much money is needed to maintain them?

Shouldn't you, Old Li, have discussed these things with your family?

The discussion took place when most people were asleep. Although she couldn't let her father-in-law's large member penetrate her deeply during the early stages of her pregnancy, that didn't stop her from using her tender little mouth to make it fully erect. With the help of Xin'er, Tie Yi, and Tian Rong, she grabbed her father-in-law's engorged member, making his eyes red, and had him tell them, the women, what else in the Li family mansion they didn't know. Chapter 7,

11-15 : It's all settled, and it's all good (7) "Dad, can you tell us why all the rooms in our house are empty?" With her little hands gently rubbing her father-in-law's fully erect penis, Fei'er asked him in an even gentler tone.

"Grandpa packed up all the items in those rooms and moved them elsewhere years ago."

Since he was handing over the family fortune to Fei'er and the others, and Fei'er served him so gently, Old Li naturally told them everything.

"Was it put in the basement or in the backyard?"

Besides the wine cellar, Old Li's house also had a huge cellar used to store winter supplies. Fei'er already knew about these two places, but while she had retrieved things from the cellar, she had only ever been to the wine cellar. This reminded her of a dark night in a grand mansion, where a shadowy figure holding a flickering lantern opened a mysterious mechanism... and she immediately thought of the basement.

*Bang!* When Fei'er's association amused Old Li, he gave her a gentle, light tap on the forehead. Then, Old Li explained to Fei'er, who looked at him with a puzzled and slightly aggrieved expression, "Of the ten gatehouse rooms we're currently living in, four are still unoccupied. Most of the belongings from those rooms are stored in these four rooms."

Yes, Fei'er had known about these four rarely used rooms since entering the house. She had always considered them ordinary storage rooms, and she had almost never seen her father-in-law go into them. Therefore, Fei'er never imagined that these four rooms would contain so much of the house's contents.

She stopped massaging her father-in-law's hand, because she simply couldn't understand how four rooms could possibly hold most of the items from over seventy rooms. If these four rooms weren't very large, wouldn't that mean many more rooms in the house would remain empty?

The father-in-law didn't want Fei'er to keep thinking like this. His manhood, lacking Fei'er's gentle caresses, was starting to ache. So, unable to bear it any longer, Old Li pulled Tie Yi, who had been listening to their conversation, into his arms, kissing him on top and caressing him below.

"You old lecher! I haven't even finished asking my question and you're already getting horny!"

Fei'er pulled Tie Yi away from Old Li's embrace, then fiercely scolded her father-in-law with her hands on her hips.

"Fei...Fei'er, this...well...then just ask away."

Old Li's explanation was cut short by Fei'er's glare, and he changed the subject to something that interested her.

Like a child, her father-in-law was so docile and obedient in front of her. Fei'er's fierce temper suddenly vanished. She pounced on him, tearing at his face with both hands, muttering and scolding him, "You bad father, you old man!"

as she twisted and turned in his arms. Seeing the woman throwing herself into his arms like a daughter, Old Li felt an overwhelming surge of love. His hands gently encircled Fei'er's smooth back, caressing it repeatedly, while his eyes were filled with affection as he gazed deeply at her.

Melted by her father-in-law's love and the man's affection, Fei'er pouted and kissed her father-in-law's lips deeply.

Having witnessed the tender entanglement between Lao Li and Fei'er so often, Xin'er, her heart stirred, threw off her robe and leaned between Lao Li's legs. His large penis, along with his testicles, darted in and out of her mouth, then were gently cupped and kneaded by her hands.

Tian Rong, sitting on the edge of the bed, tightened her robe, intending to get up and leave.

A hand hooked around her waist from behind, and a warm breath approached her ear, growing ever closer. "Little Rong'er, Dad wants you to stay, doesn't he?"

Her body stiffened as hands encircled her and her cheek and earlobe were caressed by passionate lips. Then, her body went limp as another "Little Rong'er" seemed to melt her heart, softening her from the inside out.

Half-hiding, half-leaning, and half-acquiescing, Tian Rong responded to Lao Li's kisses on her lips intermittently, half-pushing, half-leaning, perhaps more out of helplessness. After Lao Li's large hands untied Tian Rong's nightgown, Fei'er and Xin'er, who had come closer, each tore it off.

Lao Li greedily licked the garden between his legs, his two nipples hardened by his older sister Tie Yi's grabbing and biting. Xin'er saw Tian Rong's open mouth as if to shout something, so what she was about to say turned into a series of indistinct whimpers.

Perhaps it's best to omit that part, otherwise, the boiled crabs might talk.

In the morning, the shady trees in the garden attracted birds chirping merrily. Lao Li had just seen Uncle Fu and his wife off in their car when the rest of the family gradually arrived at the gate.

Uncle Fu smiled, and Aunt Fu smiled too, waving goodbye. The car, carrying the two elderly people's smiles, drove off into the morning light.

Xin'er, Coach Mi, the team doctor, and all the members of the women's team boarded the minibus and returned to school first. Old Li opened two of the four storage rooms, pointed out what items Fei'er and Tie Yi, who were staying to decorate the house, needed, and then got into Tian Rong's car and headed to school.

It was so urgent! Old Li had just received a call from Bai Xue. Several male classmates who had taken Lulu and Han Yue home last night had been assaulted on the way back for unknown reasons.

Bai Xue was calling now because one of the male classmates lived not far from hers. These past few days, Bai Xue had gone to school with her brother, finding this classmate before waiting for the others to arrive. This morning, when Bai Xue's brother went to find the male classmate, he was told that he had been assaulted not far from his home last night and had already spent the night in the hospital.

"It couldn't be..."

Hearing Bai Xue's words, Lao Li immediately thought of that black, unlicensed car that had inexplicably made him uneasy when he escorted several girls home that day. Lao Li quickly called Tian Rong and they rushed to the school.

Hearing Bai Xue's anxious account, Lao Li and Tian Rong assumed the male students had been attacked. However, when they arrived at the school, only one of the boys who escorted the girls home every day had been beaten. According to one of the boys who had a preliminary understanding of the situation, the incident stemmed from youthful impulsiveness.

Escorting the most beautiful school beauty home was something to boast about to their friends, but such boasting, once it stimulated the impulsive and sensitive nerves of some boys, even if the "little bulls" hadn't completely sharpened their horns, it wouldn't stop them from competing to see who could win. Although the boy who had been hospitalized with a bloodied head last night was still excited, he secretly called his friends early this morning saying: "Damn! Those two guys got a real beating!"

False alarm! After listening to the children's hesitant yet excited stories, Tian Rong breathed a sigh of relief, even though she had maintained a tense expression. Was it a coincidence? Old Li pondered for a moment, deciding that while he could relax, he still needed to consider other possibilities.

Adjusting the atmosphere depended on the occasion and the mood. Apart from Tie Yi, who had arrived that morning to meet the elderly gatekeeper couple, everyone else was still gradually adapting to the heavy atmosphere of the old courtyard. It was during this process of adaptation and adjustment that Old Li's untimely attempt to change the atmosphere failed to achieve its intended effect.

Yes, those sitting here, those who had a close relationship with Old Li, were wondering, "Will I live in this kind of environment for the rest of my life? Can I live here forever?" And those who hadn't had a close relationship with Old Li were also wondering, "What would it be like to live in this kind of environment every day?"

Beautiful things are universally loved. Like a luxurious villa at the foot of a scenic mountain, even if it's an antique-style building, it still exudes a strong modern feel; people admire and appreciate it. But when people actually live in an ancient courtyard, they are stirred by its ancient features, evoking a strange sense of nostalgia.

This latent feeling, deep within everyone's heart, is a legacy from a bygone era. We might overlook this feeling in the hustle and bustle of modern civilization, but when an opportunity arises to subtly awaken it, we deeply discover how profound this hidden feeling is, and how much expectation and longing it holds for us. Old

Li, who hadn't followed through on his seven suggestions for changing the dinner atmosphere, knew that everything needed time for the newly arrived women to adapt. Once they adapted and became accustomed to it, everything would change.

The classical garden-like residences were something we usually only saw in movies and TV dramas. Now, having the opportunity to experience them in person, everyone suppressed their excitement, but their anticipation was evident in their expressions.

After dinner, it was already dark. While everyone was chatting, Lao Li casually invited Coach Mi, Team Doctor Zhang, and all the team members to stay overnight. Before Team

Doctor Zhang and Coach Mi could even respond, the girls cheered and readily agreed. So, without Lao Li having to ask Coach Mi and Team Doctor Zhang again, the girls, with a mix of pleading and coaxing, got them to agree.

With so many people agreeing to stay, and Tie Yi, Xie Xin, and Tian Rong also saying they would be staying that night, there was no need for the others to think too much. Originally,

this wouldn't have been necessary, but recently it was agreed that the women's team would be undergoing closed training, and even someone like Ya Rou, who was never one to follow discipline, was now doing so. It seemed that no one on the women's team could make any special requests.

Yuanyuan's foot injury provided the girls who had become intimate with Lao Li with an excuse to go out at night. In other words, while Tie Yi took care of Yuanyuan during the day, the female team members took turns caring for her at night. However, this excuse was only suitable for a day or two; it couldn't last too long. While it might arouse suspicion and speculation, it could also lead these young girls, experiencing their first romantic encounters, to become overly obsessed. This would not only affect their training but also be detrimental to their development. Therefore, Fei'er and Xie Xin discussed it and decided to move. Coincidentally, just after they made their decision, Fei'er's mother called to say she was coming to visit. Fei'er, ever the sensible one, then moved ahead of schedule.

Over the years, the two elderly people who looked after the current courtyard for Li Feng's family had managed the garden entrusted to them by Li Feng's grandfather in excellent order. Actually, "maintenance" refers to the garden, which requires some effort. The rooms, except for a few with simple furniture (like beds without any furniture), are mostly empty, requiring only periodic dusting. There are eleven rooms

with beds, and Tie Yi brought two hourly workers that morning to clean these eleven rooms.

The sole reason for this was to allow the girls on the team who were extremely close to Lao Li to relax today, as the comprehensive closed training was about to begin. This might be their last group activity before the provincial competition, so Tie Yi and Fei'er wanted them to unwind. However, the team is

a whole; you can't just let the girls who were close to Lao Li come out and exclude everyone else, right? But if you let all the team members out, shouldn't the coach, as the team's soul, also extend an invitation? Based on these considerations, Lao Li personally extended a collective invitation to all the female team members.

Of course, those who weren't intimate with Lao Li truly considered tonight a memorable visit, but the girls who were close to Lao Li genuinely saw this experience as an acknowledgment, a recognition of his home.

With fewer than twenty people, two people per room was more than enough, especially since Lao Li and Fei'er were staying in their old place. The girls were enthusiastic, looking around the rooms (though most were empty), chattering incessantly. The mature women seemed particularly interested in the garden, strolling through it and chatting elegantly.

Whether it was the enthusiastic girls or the elegantly conversing mature women, there was still one question they wanted to know but hadn't voiced: Is this really Lao Li's house? How come we've lived in Jiangzhong City for so many years and never heard of it? Isn't there some special story behind it?

Actually, Fei'er was the most eager to know the answer, since Lao Li had been living here for four years and was only now revealing so little about his home.

Why is it so little? Yes, the houses are all here, but where did all the furniture and decorations that were supposed to be displayed in each room go? And didn't you, Old Li, say yesterday that although the family isn't as wealthy as our ancestors, we still have the money to maintain these houses? It's just that your salary at school is only a few cents, and none of the women in the family know that! Anyone knows that even if Old Li earned many times more at school, he still couldn't afford to maintain these houses. How much money is needed to maintain them? Who knows?

Shouldn't you, Old Li, have discussed these things with your family?

The nagging happened when most people were asleep. Although in the early stages of her pregnancy she couldn't let her father-in-law's large member penetrate her deeply, that didn't stop her from using her tender little mouth to make it fully erect. With the help of Xin'er, Tie Yi, and Tian Rong beside her, she grabbed her father-in-law's engorged member, making his eyes red, and had him nag them about what else they didn't know about the Li family mansion.

Having agreed to visit their proud male classmate lying in the hospital that morning, Old Li and Tian Rong returned to their respective offices. Just as they adjusted the office air conditioning, Yueyue quietly stood behind Old Li.

"Yueyue, did you ask Baixue if Wu Xiaoyong (the male classmate who was hospitalized) and his two friends took Lulu and Hanyue home after school yesterday afternoon?"

From the moment she arrived at school and saw Yueyue and her friends, Yueyue seemed to have something to say but hesitated. Moreover, she had quietly followed Lao Li back to the office, so Lao Li didn't turn around to ask her question, which startled Yueyue, who was preparing to surprise him.

"Teacher Li! You scared me to death!"

It was indeed a surprise, but whether she was truly as frightened as she appeared was unknown. Even though little girls sometimes exaggerate, Teacher Li quickly glanced at Yueyue's clapping hands behind her back, waiting for her answer.

Old Li's gaze swept swiftly and discreetly over Yueyue's already developing body, but there were some things he didn't know. Ever since he'd glanced at Yueyue in the office, she too had begun to exude womanly allure. And girls are always so sensitive to any man's gaze directed at their private parts, so after remembering Old Li's look that day, Yueyue had been constantly watching how

his gaze affected her body. However, many days passed, and Old Li's gaze never returned. Yueyue, unsure whether to feel anticipation or disappointment, subtly compared the way his eyes fell upon her every time she saw him.

The same gaze, yet one that made her heart race and a hint of fear fall upon Yueyue. Yueyue clearly sensed that this gaze, unlike the last, contained a shy yet proud admiration. But this time, what frightened her was that, besides the deeper admiration, Old Li's eyes held a possessive, yearning intensity.

This yearning made her heart pound, this subtle yet powerful possessiveness, while frightening, accompanied her racing heart, making her even more expectant amidst shyness and excitement.

A sudden surge of excitement, a rapid heartbeat, and in the growing shyness, in the alternation of anticipation and fear, a blush instantly spread across Yueyue's face.

If the glance he gave Yueyue earlier was merely an unconscious reaction to the recent dramatic changes in his body and mind, then now, with a beautiful girl standing before him, her face flushed and trembling with shyness, an overwhelming urge surged within him: to pull such beauty into his arms, to crush that trembling, shy blush beneath his skin! Yueyue, who had been watching his

gaze intently, was already flustered by his earlier glance, but now, when his eyes suddenly lit up like needles piercing her, the naked possessiveness sent her fleeing like a startled deer. The frightened

deer vanished, and Lao Li, equally startled by his own thoughts, felt a deep sense of self-reproach and shame, utterly bewildered by his actions.

Immersed in self-reproach and shame, Old Li sat there, hands on the desk, head in his hands, reflecting on his actions. When he vaguely sensed someone standing beside him, he looked up.

Before he could even see who it was, he was suddenly embraced, followed by a clumsy yet loud kiss on his lips. Yueyue, who had returned, then ran out of Old Li's office even faster.

Old Li sat alone in his office chair, stunned for a long time. Everything that had just happened had completely shocked him. He couldn't define the changes in himself, couldn't believe that girls these days were so bold and direct. He felt even more guilty about his own transformation, and deeply worried about how to face such girls in the future.

As a teacher, Old Li was dedicated and absolutely qualified. However, in this changing world, in an era where everyone's views had drastically changed, Old Li was unprepared to cope with external changes, and even more unprepared to cope with the fundamental changes that had occurred within himself. Because when he struggled with a jumble of thoughts, the girl's youthful yet womanly bottom and her budding breasts would become intertwined with everything else, constantly flashing before his eyes and in his mind.

The last time Old Li saw Yueyue and Baixue's youthful innocence, he admired and appreciated them. But today, looking at Yueyue, Old Li clearly felt an uncontrollable urge to possess and ravage her!

For the first time, he was so clearly aware of what was hidden within him, and Old Li didn't know where to begin to extinguish the black flame that had suddenly ignited within him.

"Dad, what are you thinking about?"

A very familiar voice rang out beside Old Li, who was deep in thought. Old Li suddenly looked up.

"Xiaozhu! How did you get here? How did you find Dad's office? Who did you come with?"

Reaching out to grab his daughter's hand, Old Li, surprised and somewhat delighted, asked his daughter, whom he hadn't seen for more than two months, repeatedly.

"Daddy~" The father's surprise and concern upon seeing her deeply revealed her importance in his heart. While this importance brought him comfort and joy, the daughter couldn't suppress her adorable whining when she saw her father. So, after pouting and giving her father a trembling, reproachful tone, Xiaozhu continued, "Dad—you asked so many questions in one go! How am I supposed to answer you? And Dad, what's bothering you? Not only did you not notice when someone came in, but you even had your eyebrows furrowed! Dad, is something wrong at school? If so, let's quit this lousy school, okay?"

Her sweet murmurs to her father were one way for the daughter to express her feelings, but once those murmurs subsided, she became even more concerned about her father.

The arrival of his daughter was like a refreshing breeze blowing into his heart, dispelling all the lingering worries that had been weighing on him. Holding his daughter's hand, Old Li asked softly, "Zhu'er, what brings you here to see your father today?"

"We brought Xiaozhu here. You, as her father, have left your daughter outside without even a glance. Now that she's here, you're bombarding her with questions? Tell me, is this how a father should act?"

Before his daughter could speak, the half-open office door opened, and a woman with raised eyebrows appeared in the doorway, immediately launching into a tirade against Old Li.

"Auntie, my dad is just too busy with work to come see me. Besides, when you picked me up, didn't you tell him that I could only come back to see him, and he wasn't allowed to come see me without your permission?"

The father, feeling sorry for his daughter after being scolded by his aunt, stepped forward, grabbed his aunt's hand, and began to plead for his father, using a mix of coquetry and excusing.

"Go away! You ungrateful little brat! Your aunt is so good to you every day, and you never say a good word for her. Now that your father has abandoned you, I'm standing up for you! But you, instead of appreciating my kindness, are protecting your heartless father! Forget it, forget it, I'm just heartless..." The aunt

's words increased as her daughter spoke up for her father, but her loud, rapid-fire words were stopped by another person following behind her.

Upon seeing who it was, Old Li quickly went up to greet her: "Auntie, you're here! Come in and sit down."

Why is Old Li calling her auntie? Has he been scolded by his daughter's auntie and lost his mind?

Chapter Seven: It's all settled, and it's all good (8)

Auntie, Old Li didn't call her that wrong, but calling her auntie like this is a compromise.

The woman Old Li called "Auntie" was a year younger than him. However, despite being a year older, she was the stepmother of Old Li's second wife, Su Yarong, making her essentially his mother-in-law. Therefore, Old Li awkwardly called this woman, who was a year younger than him, "Auntie."

Old Li's auntie was a section chief in the Provincial Party Committee Secretariat, while his daughter Xiaozhu's auntie was a police officer in the Jiangzhong City Criminal Investigation Corps. Old Li's auntie was gentle as water, while his daughter Xiaozhu's auntie, perhaps due to her long career as a police officer, had a fiery temper. Perhaps because water can extinguish fire, his daughter's auntie was completely submissive to Old Li's auntie. However, while his daughter's auntie's fiery temper could have violently driven her ex-husband out of the house, she spoke harshly to Old Li, her former brother-in-law, yet her kindness towards Old Li and Xiaozhu was undeniable.

Old Li's second wife's family had four children, the eldest being Old Li's older brother, and the other three being girls. Even years after Old Li and Ya Rong's divorce, Ya Rong's family maintained a close relationship with Old Li's family, partly because of Xiao Zhu, whom Old Li raised single-handedly, and partly because of Ya Rong's deceased mother.

Ya Rong's biological mother was also a policewoman. When Xiao Zhu's aunt was six months old, she contracted severe rheumatism after being exposed to cold water during a mission. A year after Old Li married Ya Rong, her mother's condition worsened, rendering her bedridden.

Ya Rong has three siblings, but when their mother became bedridden, only Ya Rong and Xiao Zhu's aunt remained by her side. However, both of them were too busy with work, so from that time on, Lao Li's life included a frequent task: visiting his mother-in-law to care for her.

This unwavering care continued even after Lao Li and Ya Rong's divorce, until Ya Rong's mother passed away. Grateful for Lao Li's years of care and deeply saddened by her daughter's abandonment of them, Ya Rong's mother made a will before her death, forbidding Ya Rong from wearing mourning clothes, returning to keep vigil, or ever setting foot in the house again.

Ya Rong's father had been working in other places for many years. In the second year after Ya Rong's mother passed away, he, who was nearing retirement, not only returned to work in the city, but also took a big leap after returning and became the acting mayor of the city (although the appointment of this mayor was less than two years after his retirement). Ya Rong's father served as mayor for four months. After the People's Congress meeting, he stepped down to the second line and went to the CPPCC. That same year, a former subordinate who had worked under him for many years met him. This subordinate, who was almost twenty years younger than him, became Xiaozhu's stepmother, and now Lao Li's aunt (in fact, Xiaozhu's aunt also called this stepmother "aunt," but the title was extended to Lao Li with the addition of "little"). "These past few days, Zhu'er's school had to take exams in the exam hall, so we had a few days off. I was planning to take Zhu'er out for a while, but this morning Zhu'er called home, and her sister-in-law said her mother was coming to see her. Zhu'er kept insisting on coming home, so Yu Rong and I had no choice but to bring her back."

After calming down Zhu'er's aunt, Lao Li's aunt stroked Zhu'er's head and said to Lao Li.

"Oh, is that so? Then thank you so much, Auntie and Yu Rong. I'm about to get off work, let's go together."

Whether it was his deceased mother-in-law or his current aunt, they didn't treat Old Li like an outsider, and Old Li treated them like family as well. After a simple thank you, Old Li was about to go home with them as usual.

"Hey! Hey! Hey! I said, brother-in-law, you can go by yourself, Auntie and I didn't say you had to come with us!"

Old Li didn't treat others like outsiders, and they weren't distant with him either. They just kept calling him brother-in-law, but they weren't going to listen to his every word.

"Hehe... I said, Yu Rong, we agreed to go home with Zhu'er today, why are you going back on your word now?"

Old Li's habit of calling her "Auntie" wasn't for nothing. As soon as his sister-in-law disagreed with him, Old Li's aunt spoke up.

"Auntie, look at what you're saying! I said I wouldn't go with my brother-in-law, not that I wouldn't go with Zhu'er! Come on, Zhu'er, let's ignore your heartless father and go together!"

People with fiery tempers are often less stable; you never know when their temper will flare up and they'll explode. Seeing his sister-in-law, who had been at odds with him since they met today, pulling his daughter away while talking, Old Li couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.

Old Li was smiling bitterly for his sister-in-law, and his aunt smiled too, but her smile was for Old Li and his sister-in-law. Yes, one was launching a barrage of attacks upon meeting, then complaining every day afterward; the other never retaliated despite being attacked, yet always remembered the other when it came time to think of him.

Actually, after Yu Rong's divorce, the family had all wanted to match her brother-in-law and sister-in-law together. However, the sister-in-law, with her fiery temper, could talk about her brother-in-law all she wanted, but if anyone dared to express any intention to match them up, she would immediately explode. So, everyone knew the sister-in-law had feelings for her brother-in-law, but until she made her own statement, no one thought of trying to ignite this equally fiery woman.

She said she wouldn't leave with her brother-in-law, but after everyone else had gotten in their cars, while her brother-in-law was explaining things to his colleagues at the school, he seemed to have forgotten what he had just said, stopping his car and pointing at the school with Xiao Zhu.

After finishing his business, the brother-in-law got into his sister-in-law's car. The sister-in-law snorted loudly, and then a thick plume of smoke suddenly billowed from under the car as it sped away.

Normally, she'd readily unleash her anger on her brother-in-law, but this was the first time she'd seen them constantly at odds. Aside from Old Li, who was still confused about what was wrong with his sister-in-law, the other two could tell that her brother-in-law must have done something to upset her.

Zhu'er thought her aunt was angry because her father hadn't visited her recently, but Old Li's aunt thought it must be because her brother-in-law had been seen with another woman, and that's why she was so upset.

Unfortunately, Old Li's aunt guessed correctly. But the most unfortunate one was Old Li himself, since he'd ridden in Tian Rong's car twice and been seen by his sister-in-law both times! That's how it is; riding in another woman's car once is a coincidence, but riding in the same woman's car a second time and being seen by the same person again is bound to lead to speculation.

In the past, especially after her divorce, Old Li's sister-in-law would often vent her frustrations on him like this, sometimes with a barbed tongue. Given her past behavior, Old Li, not taking her current outburst to heart, got into the car and chatted with her while also inquiring about his daughter's studies and life.

At Old Li's gate, someone was standing in front of the car, hands on the hood, blocking it from moving. The driver, one foot on the clutch and the other practically on the gas, was making the engine roar like a madman, sending plumes of blue smoke billowing from the exhaust pipe.

The scene would either end with the person blocking the car being hit and thrown off by the driver releasing the clutch, or the driver turning off the engine and getting out to talk things out. But now, both people were so engrossed in their actions that without a moment's respite, the standoff would continue.

"Yu Rong, how can you just leave me behind?"

Old Li's aunt came over, knocked on the half-open car window beside Yu Rong, and said to Yu Rong, who was panting like a car exhaust pipe.

"Auntie! Get in! We're not going to stay in this heartless person's house!" Yu

Rong said angrily, letting go of the accelerator and finally giving the engine a breather.

"Okay, then get out and help me get some things, and then we'll go with Xiao Zhu, okay?"

Family is family, even if it's her stepmother who's called Auntie, she's still family, so Auntie must support Yu Rong's idea.

Suddenly... the engine immediately shut off, Yu Rong opened the car door and jumped out, asking her aunt what she needed while pulling her away.

"Hmph!"

Just as she was pulling her aunt back, she saw Tian Rong coming out with Fei'er, and Yu Rong, still furious, let out a loud snort.

"Yu Rong, this is Tian Rong, Lao Li's colleague from his school. She's the school's Party Secretary."

Seeing Yu Rong's attitude towards Tian Rong, the aunt immediately understood why Yu Rong and Lao Li were at odds today. She stepped forward, pulled Tian Rong, who was bewildered by Yu Rong's attitude, and introduced her to Yu Rong.

Previously, aside from his relatively frequent interactions with Xiao Zhu's four godmothers, Lao Li had almost never been seen interacting with other women. Recently, however, he had been seen with women twice (though Lao Li himself was unaware of it), and both times it was the same woman. The sister-in-law was already wary of her brother-in-law's interactions with other women, but these two unexpected encounters really made her extremely agitated.

Today, the anger that had been building up was finally quelled when she arrived at her brother-in-law's house, but as soon as she entered, she saw the woman who had been with her brother-in-law twice! A nameless rage surged within her, and the sister-in-law turned and rushed out.

Ladies first is basic courtesy for most men, and Old Li, who understood this etiquette, had already seen the three women in the car get out. He, a step behind, began unloading the bags and packages they had brought. But just as Old Li put the things down, Yu Rong darted back into the car like a whirlwind.

It seemed something had triggered her anger again as soon as she entered the house, and the brother-in-law, eager to get to the bottom of things, quickly stopped her. And so, the scene from earlier unfolded. "You…you're Tian Rong? You're really Tian Rong?"

No one can stop someone with such a short temper. Seeing Yu Rong grabbing her hand so excitedly and asking her questions, Tian Rong, completely bewildered, was momentarily at a loss.

The world is sometimes too big, because once someone leaves you, even if you search every corner of the world, you still can't find them. Yet, the world is also too small, where people separated by vast distances can suddenly meet again at the most likely time.

The Tian Rong and Yu Rong sisters were born and raised in the same compound because their parents worked in the same department and lived there together. They even finished elementary school together in the same compound. However, due to Tian Rong

's father's job change and relocation to another city, the sisters were separated. When Tian Rong graduated from university, her father passed away from illness. Grief-stricken, Tian Rong's mother returned to work in Jiangzhong City, and the whole family returned to Jiangzhong City as well. With

the children now independent, Tian Rong's mother, recovering from the grief of her husband's death, couldn't help but think of her former neighbors in the compound. The compound where Tian Rong's family used to live was the former staff quarters of the Jiangzhong Municipal Party Committee, so Tian Rong's mother quickly remembered where her old neighbors were.

Coincidentally, a few days ago, Tian Rong accompanied her mother to visit Yu Rong's father. Although her old friend from the past had passed away, Tian Rong and her mother had a very pleasant chat with Yu Rong's aunt. Before leaving Yu Rong's father's house, Tian Rong, wanting to reconnect with her old friends from the same compound, left her contact information, asking Yu Rong's aunt to pass it on to her friends for future communication.

However, although Yu Rong was divorced, she was still living alone and had been very busy lately. After her aunt gave her Tian Rong's contact information, she hadn't had a chance to look at it carefully. Only now did Yu Rong realize that the person who had been causing her so much animosity these past few days was actually her good friend from many years ago, and this friend had even become her brother-in-law's work partner!

Even when embarrassed, a straightforward person is still straightforward. After clarifying who was who, even Old Li couldn't help but shake his head. Yes, the world has come full circle, but it seems we still haven't escaped our own little world!

Fei'er is Xiaozhu's sister-in-law (at least for now), so she still has to call Yu Rong "Auntie." She and this "Auntie" have met quite a few times, but she'd never really noticed that her "Auntie" harbored such feelings for her father-in-law!

So, while inwardly cursing her father-in-law as a lecherous old man, Fei'er subtly hinted to him with her eyes: "Your brother-in-law's half-butt's here, shouldn't you say something to us?"

Tian Rong was happy to see her longtime sister, but the confusion that had lingered in her mind before their recognition was now clear. So, in front of her brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Tian Rong subtly glanced at her brother-in-law with meaningful eyes.

Heh… if only Old Li had eight mouths tonight! Seeing Old Li's increasingly bitter face, covered in cold sweat from Fei'er and Tian Rong's furtive glances, Tie Yi, now fully aware of the situation, silently mourned for Old Li.

It wasn't that Tie Yi was sympathizing with Lao Li, nor that she would generously accept Lao Li just because he had another woman. Tie Yi's secret smile was because when Fei'er and Tian Rong came to make Lao Li explain, she could save herself so many brain cells!

Chapter Seven: It's all settled, and it's all good (9)

It's been sixteen years since my sister married my brother-in-law. Not only Yu Rong, but even my sister who has divorced my brother-in-law, are very proud of the spacious ten rooms that my brother-in-law's family used to live in. But today, when they learned that the ten rooms were just the entrance hall of my brother-in-law's family, their eyes looked at Lao Li with more than just shock.

Xiao Zhu was in high spirits, and Yu Rong was just as enthusiastic. After they walked hand in hand to every corner of the garden, the two of them, who were quite in sync, chose two adjacent rooms in the thirty-six main rooms and declared their ownership of them.

After declaring ownership of her room, the niece-aunt busied herself with her own affairs, completely ignoring everyone else.

Tian Rong and Tie Yi's enthusiasm vanished instantly under their niece-aunt's high spirits.

It wasn't anything else; if it were just Xiao Zhu coming back to stay, and knowing she would eventually return, it would be a different story. A sister-in-law whose sister had already divorced her brother-in-law was showing no self-awareness, wanting to interfere in their already somewhat chaotic home. It was like a mouthful of undercooked rice stuck in their throats—they couldn't spit it out, and swallowing it was incredibly difficult!

Somewhat at a loss, Tian Rong and Tie Yi were quietly led by Old Li to the back of the garden.

There, a semi-enclosed courtyard, consisting of three main rooms and six side rooms, was similar in style to a traditional courtyard house, but much larger and more spacious.

In the center of the courtyard stood a stone table and benches, several clumps of Xiangfei bamboo and canna lilies arranged in a pleasing manner, and two pomegranate trees at the entrance, making the place exceptionally fresh and elegant.

There were many rooms in the front garden, but Tian Rong and Tie Yi didn't particularly want to stay in any of them. However, they instantly fell in love with this smaller courtyard compared to the front garden.

This was the courtyard Old Li had reserved for Xie Xin, Tian Rong, and Tie Yi, as Fei'er would be staying in the front garden for the time being.

The main gate connected to the front garden, and there was also a side gate directly facing the road between the front garden and the Military History Museum. This meant that if it was quiet in the front garden, they could use the main gate of the courtyard; if they didn't want to disturb the people in the front garden, they could use the side gate without disturbing anyone.

Old Li only mentioned where the main gate and side gate led, but Tian Rong and Tie Yi instantly understood why he had emphasized these two gates. When the phrase "keeping a mistress in a golden house" unexpectedly popped into the minds of the two women, their faces inexplicably flushed. They reached out and pinched the soft flesh of Old Li's waist, testing the strength of their three slender fingers.

As soon as they stopped testing their strength, Old Li turned around and embraced them, gently rubbing his face against theirs. He softly said apologetically, "I'm sorry to have troubled you."

This was how their home was now, and Old Li had already done his best to make it possible for them to live together. The two women, understanding Old Li's good intentions, leaned against him, savoring the rare moment of peace.

The college entrance exam began this Saturday. As usual, Old Li visited both senior high school classes before moving on to the junior high school class. There was still almost a month until the junior high school entrance exam, and the pre-exam atmosphere wasn't as intense as the college entrance exam. Therefore, when Old Li entered the junior high school class, the students could relax and chat with their homeroom teacher for a while.

A brief meeting of school management ended in fifteen minutes. Several key school leaders from No. 33 Middle School, along with an inspection team from the Education Bureau to assess the women's basketball team's preparations, arrived at the team's training ground.

Tomorrow, the Tiancheng Women's Basketball Club, based in Jiangzhong City, will send its reserve third team to play a total of four home-and-away practice games against No. 33 Middle School's women

's team. No. 33 Middle School's first home game is tomorrow at this time. Also present with the Education Bureau representatives were two senior coaches from the Municipal Sports Commission. Their main purpose was to assess the No. 33 Middle School women's basketball team's tactics and the players' physical fitness through the four practice games starting tomorrow. They would then work with the existing coaching staff to develop a more targeted, 20-day closed training plan for the team.

Without interrupting the women's basketball team's training, the two experienced coaches from the Sports Commission observed their practice while exchanging ideas with the coaching staff. Clearly, they weren't just there for a cursory look; they were genuinely entrusted with the important task of helping the No. 33 Middle School women's basketball team elevate their training level. Before

the women's basketball training had even concluded, the dance rehearsals were already urging Lao Xu and Lao Li to hurry up

and complete their tasks. The comrades from the Education Bureau were very understanding and allowed Lao Xu and Lao Li to attend the rehearsals. Accompanied by Tian Rong and Tie Yi, they left No. 33 Middle School ahead of time.

It would be too simplistic for Lao Li, a man, to express the dance's essence alone, so after several rounds of selection, Lao Xu and Dong Qin finally found four same-sex partners for him: Wei Qiang, a newly arrived college student; Zhang Jianxin, a middle school chemistry teacher; and two students who enjoyed street dance.

While Lao Xu was instructing the four new dancers on basic moves, Lao Li, under Dong Qin's guidance, began practicing some of the choreography.

The rehearsals were conducted in two groups: one between the male and female lead dancers, and the other as a group rehearsal led by two lead dancers. The group dance portion didn't contain many difficult movements, as the choreography wasn't based on who had the best skill level, but rather on the average skill level of everyone involved. Therefore, the most difficult parts of the dance were concentrated on the choreography of the male and female lead dancers.

Dong Qin, who is 1.7 meters tall, impressed Lao Li with her flexibility and understanding of the music's meaning. This made Lao Li fully understand why someone as well-known in the amateur dance world as Lao Xu remained silent after hearing Dong Qin's affirmation. Indeed, the discerning eye of someone with true professional competence is convincing.

Lao Li, throwing himself into the rehearsals with utmost dedication, quickly became fully immersed in the dance practice under Dong Qin's guidance.

The choreography was just about right; the two dancers, so fully immersed in their performance, gave their still somewhat awkward and less-than-smooth coordination a new charm.

As the theme music faded, applause erupted in the rehearsal room, a round of applause for the two focused individuals.

"Dad, you danced so well this afternoon!"

Old Li, who had just returned to his office after showering, was pulled to the three-seater sofa by Yu Lian, who was already waiting inside, who praised him.

"Hehe, I know my own level. It's not that I dance well; I was just being led by someone."

Old Li explained, gently stroking Yu Lian's nose with his finger.

"Hehe…who has such great charm that they got you so into it, Dad?"

Tian Tian, smiling before speaking, sat down next to Old Li.

"It's your music teacher, Dong Qin. She's very professional."

Knowing that the little girls who had been peeking through the crack in the door for most of the rehearsal weren't really asking him about this, Old Li still gave a brief introduction.

"Hehe... Dad, what did it feel like when you and Teacher Dong did those moves during rehearsal?"

Tian Tian, laughing, sat next to Old Li and made a move that was definitely more exaggerated than any dance move, then asked her father.

"Hehe... Dad didn't feel anything different?"

Tian Tian, who had sweet dimples like her daughter Xiao Zhu, felt a ticklish pleasure rubbing her breasts against his arm. However, he was happy to play along with this rare moment of intimacy with his daughter.

"You naughty dad! Is it because my breasts aren't as big as Teacher Dong's that you say you don't feel anything!"

She was rubbing her arm against her father's arm, making herself feel itchy and numb, but her father actually said he didn't feel anything! Tian Tian couldn't help but get angry.

"Little girl!"

Her father called out affectionately to Tian Tian, whose almond-shaped eyes widened like a daughter's, and pinched her cheek. "No matter how big your Teacher Dong's is, it can't compare to our little Tian Tian's!"

As he spoke, his large hand completely enveloped one of Tian Tian's breasts.

The two girls, dressed in long skirts but without any bras, took turns being pounded on top of their father in the comfortable office chair. One moment, Yu Lian was lying face down on the table, her father supporting her increasingly prominent buttocks as he deeply penetrated her from behind; the next, Tian Tian was sitting back on the table, her legs draped over her father's shoulders, watching his large member move in and out of her wet, juicy hole.

Their little mouths swallowed every drop of the thick, sticky semen gushing from their father's swollen member. The father then cleaned his two daughters and carried them one by one to the sofa to rest.

After the sound of keys turning in the door, Tie Yi and Zhang Nan quickly slipped in. One looked at the two little girls lying motionless on the sofa, feeling incredibly sorry for them, while the other simply chased after her father, calling him a "big bull," and started scolding him.

The scolding daughter was pinned down by her father. Tie Yi, seeing that the two girls were just too overwhelmed to move, turned around to pull his daughter off. However, instead of being pulled off, he himself was also pinned down by his bull-like father.

Fortunately, the phone on his desk rang, urging him on. The father, unwilling to give up on his two "tender pieces," picked up the phone.

It was Da Mei calling. The supermarket, which was about to open, needed to hire employees, and she wanted to entrust this task to Wang Caini, Lao Li's subordinate. She had come with Lao Li to transfer staff.

After telling Wang Caini about her dance rehearsal at school and coordinating with Da Mei about Wang Caini's help time, Lao Li took out his phone and called Wang Caini again.

He told her about helping out at the supermarket and that she could manage her own time except for dance rehearsals. Then he hung up.

Yu Lian and Tian Tian, who had basically recovered their strength, and Zhang Nan and Tie Yi, who had tidied up their disheveled clothes, knew that the four tender pieces of meat that were about to be taken away from Lao Li were now truly gone.

Seeing Lao Li's bitter face, Tie Yi felt a mixture of amusement and sweetness, but she suppressed this good mood and told Lao Li something that made him feel troubled and surprised.

A girl named Qing Yu and a woman named Da Mei had driven their luggage to Lao Li's home in the military area that afternoon to find Fei'er. They told Fei'er that Lao Li had agreed to let them stay at his home there.

Fei'er knew nothing about this. Fortunately, Tian Rong, who came out a little later, saw the situation and quietly relayed to Fei'er what had happened that day when she and Lao Li were on the phone in Lao Li's office. So, while entertaining the two unexpected guests, Fei'er told them that everything would be arranged after Lao Li returned.

Tian Rong came out a little later in the afternoon because she was going to a meeting at the North District Education Bureau. She helped Fei'er entertain the guests for a while and also took the opportunity to call Tie Yi and tell him about the matter, intending to let Lao Li make his own decision.

If Qingyu and her daughter Xiaozhu had been sleeping in the same bed for an extended period, it would have been at least two years. Leaving aside what would happen if Qingyu didn't stay at her house, she probably wouldn't be able to get past her daughter Xiaozhu's objections. But keeping Qingyu would also create an awkward situation.

However, none of these are the most important things right now. The most important thing is that Fei'er's mother will arrive tomorrow afternoon, and Fei'er relayed her mother's message that this in-law will be staying with her daughter for two or three months. If it were before, there wouldn't be any problem, but now the difficulty lies in the fact that Fei'er is pregnant. What will she do when Fei'er's belly shows in two or three months? Then

there's her daughter, Xiaozhu. After returning with her aunt, she argued about two things. One is that her aunt is about to be transferred to the Industrial Zone Public Security Bureau, so her aunt must stay at home. The other is Xiaozhu's own issue. She said that since her aunt is no longer in the city, there will be no one to take care of her when she goes to school in the city, so she wants to transfer schools, and she insists on transferring to the No. 33 Middle School where her father works! In order to get used to it in advance, she has already pestered Tie Yi to bring her to school this afternoon, and she is currently temporarily auditing classes in the first year of high school.

It seems that every single matter he faces now requires careful handling, and every single one demands thorough preparation. However, no matter the matter at hand, Old Li has no time for advance planning. So, with a headache forming, Old Li gritted his teeth and thought, "I should prioritize receiving Fei'er's mother."

His daughter and sister-in-law won't be able to move back home for a few more days. With so many rooms in the house, two would be enough for Qingyu. The remaining issue is what Tie Yi mentioned on the way there that afternoon: her daughter wants to meet him.

Yes, the college entrance exams are in a few days, and Tie Yi's daughter, who will also be home for vacation, will be taking place soon. But since her mother has already moved, shouldn't she also have a good talk with her daughter about this?

Tie Yi's daughter wants to meet her future stepfather, so he, as her stepfather, should also meet this daughter he's only heard of but never met. But his daughter Xiaozhu is here now; does that mean he'll have to take this daughter to meet another daughter later? The real difficulties are what Old Li has to face.

But a more distant concern is that Tie Yi's daughter is also his future daughter. How should he arrange her care after she returns?

No method seems foolproof. However, it's said that the more flaws a martial arts master reveals in battle, the higher their level. Whether he's reached that level is unknown, but Old Li, having hardened his heart and decided to face everything without pretense, is determined to do so.

The older girls on the team (though perhaps not older than him, they're definitely taller) – Xiao Zhu knows her father and Tie Yi will be going out soon, so she, who really likes these older girls, offers to wait for him there, telling him it's okay if they're a little late!

This is the house Tie Yi moved into after her divorce. Old Li had been here before when helping Tie Yi pick up some belongings, but now he's back. What will everything be like? Chapter 7, 11-15

: All Gathered, All Done (10)

"Mom—why are you so late? Everyone's been waiting for you for so long!"

Tie Yi had just taken out her key to open the door when a lively figure in sportswear flashed out from behind the door. As the ponytail hanging behind the figure's head swayed left and right, she hugged Tie Yi's arm and seemed to be scolding Tie Yi in a coquettish tone.

"Little girl! Mom came back with your Uncle Li as soon as I got off work. Is that what you call waiting?"

Tie Yi's affection for her daughter was revealed as she lightly tapped her daughter's smooth forehead with her finger.

"Mom~ I was just in a hurry to see..."

The daughter, who was halfway through her sentence, had already put her little mouth close to her mother's ear and said in a voice that only the mother and daughter could hear.

"You brat!"

A blush instantly flew up on Tie Yi's cheeks. Just as she was about to sternly express her anger, she met Old Li's smiling face.

The daughter was family, but whether Old Li was family was still uncertain. Following the usual practice of treating family members differently, Tie Yi's slight anger, stemming from her daughter's earlier whispers, was completely transferred to Old Li, who was watching the spectacle with amusement.

She glared fiercely at Old Li, as if to say, "It's all because of you, you shameless old man, that I'm angry!"

Then, Tie Yi, with her eyebrows slightly lowered, introduced the shameless old man to her.

"Xiao Ru, this is Uncle Li Feng."

"Old Li, this is my daughter, Xiao Ru."

"Hello, Xiao Ru, are you looking at me like that because you have some questions?"

With those bright, large eyes scrutinizing him so closely, the thick-skinned Old Li, while greeting the young girl, also tried to lighten the mood.

"Hehe... Hello Uncle Li! I'm being serious because I'm doing this for my mom's sake. As for the questions I want to ask you, there are plenty! If you're ready, Uncle Li, let's go inside and I'll ask you all my questions! Uncle Li, please come in!"

The girl's clear laughter was polite, but then she turned serious and, taking advantage of Old Li's earlier words, brought up the topic of the evening.

It was a typical one-bedroom apartment, but decorated more from a woman's perspective. In other words, the two women who owned the apartment hadn't considered (at least not for the time being) that a man would be living with them. While the decor emphasized a female perspective, it only highlighted the warm side of women's nature, losing some of their gentleness. The occasional flashes of blue in the base color subtly revealed the gentle yet strong side of the owners' personalities amidst the feminine warmth.

The warm color scheme reflects Tie Yi's personality; it's a mother's way of showing care for her daughter. The subtle yet firm strength within the gentleness is undoubtedly a shared sentiment between mother and daughter.

In a room rarely frequented by men, the look in the eyes of one man told the mother and daughter, who were silently observing him, that he understood their thoughts.

The mother felt a gentle warmth and happiness at being understood, her heart overflowing with tenderness. Her daughter, who had faced many trials, accepted her mother's choice because of this deep understanding from a man, and genuinely felt comforted that her mother had found a true confidant.

"Uncle Li, please sit down!"

A surge of goodwill instantly changed one person's attitude towards another. Xiao Ru's undisguised joy greeted Old Li, who was now locked in a gaze with Tie Yi.

"Mom, Uncle Li, please sit down first, I'm going to do my homework!"

As soon as the not-so-lavish but carefully prepared dinner was finished, Xiaoru, having helped her mother clear the table, greeted them and went into the inner room.

Although it was her first visit, Old Li and Tie Yi were practically an old married couple. Xiaoru's departure, however, seemed to have the effect of making the old couple even more affectionate. Conversely, without Xiaoru as their bridge of communication, they didn't know where to begin many topics of conversation.

But being an old married couple, after a brief pause, they directly discussed practical matters.

The day after tomorrow, Tie Yi will take Xiao Ru to meet the new place and Xiao Zhu as well…

Let's stay at the military area's house. We'll keep this place for now and come over to tidy it up when we have time…

Xiao Zhu is transferring to our school, so… we should ask Xiao Ru's opinion and see what she thinks…

“Uncle Li, we won't keep you tonight! If you want to stay in the future, you'll have to work extra hard!”

As they walked to the entrance of the complex, Xiao Ru waved goodbye to Uncle Li, encouraging the somewhat reluctant old man.

Mom, affectionately scolding her daughter, watched as her daughter's laughter faded into the soft night, Tie Yi holding her daughter's hand as Old Li got into his car and drove away.

In the women's team dormitory, Xiao Zhu, who was already having a lively time with the girls, only reluctantly left after her father repeatedly urged her. On the way home, she complained to her father about coming home so early.

The room prepared for Fei'er's mother was connected to Fei'er's room. Old Li and his daughter Xiaozhu came to check on the preparations after returning home. Worried, Old Li started bombarding Fei'er's mother with questions as soon as he entered the room. Finally, annoyed by the questions, Fei'er glared at him and said, "Dad! I prepared this room for Mom. Aren't you afraid I'll treat her badly?"

Yes, her father-in-law's concern for her mother was, in fact, his concern for her. While it made her feel good, please, please, save this kind of concern for when it's just the two of us. Aren't you afraid that if you show too much concern now, your precious daughter will become suspicious?

Actually, whether a child like Xiaozhu would suspect her father's relationship with her sister-in-law because of his concern for his in-laws remains to be seen. But then again, when people want to hide something important from others, they always feel a little guilty. And sure enough, before anyone else could do anything, she herself couldn't withstand it.

Fei'er's mother finally finished looking at her room, but her daughter Xiaozhu became very interested in Fei'er's room, pestering her relentlessly. She was overjoyed and decided to sleep in the same bed with her sister-in-law that night.

Old Li had a lot to say to Fei'er that evening, but his daughter's arrival completely ruined his plans.

Fei'er was secretly sticking her tongue out at her father-in-law, while Old Li could only watch helplessly as his mischievous daughter-in-law and excited daughter sang.

A car horn blared, nearly shattering the front door. It was Yu Rong, Old Li's sister-in-law, who had returned after seeing off his aunt. This sister-in-law, determined to stay at her brother-in-law's house, was truly giving Old Li a headache.

However, no matter how much of a headache it was, she had to stay. Things were already like this; could things get any more chaotic? Old Li didn't want to think about it anymore. After settling everyone in, he just wanted to find a quiet place to get a good night's sleep.

Chapter 8: The Water's Muddy, You Can Avoid Touching It (1)

"Brother-in-law, which of these rooms are you staying in?" After

spending an afternoon tidying up the rooms, the sister-in-law not only wanted to give her brother-in-law some advice, but also wanted to check on his daily life.

"Oh, I'll stay in the same room as before."

He didn't know if he would choose a different room in the future, but he would still stay in his original room while Fei'er's mother was here.

"It's such a waste to leave so many rooms empty! Brother-in-law, why don't you stay in the room next to Xiaozhu and me? That way you can take better care of Xiaozhu."

Perhaps it was the first time he had met this sister-in-law that he had heard her speak so softly, so when he heard her speak to him like a woman again, Old Li, the brother-in-law, felt a sense of unreality.

"I'm used to staying there, so I'll stay there."

Fei'er stood behind him with her daughter Xiaozhu, and Old Li couldn't help but respond to his sister-in-law, who had just acted like a woman in front of him, with such a light tone.

"Tch—if you don't want to live here, fine! Who do you think wants to live next door to you?! Get out! Get out! You ungrateful wretch! Get out now!"

The brother-in-law's calm words instantly dispelled the sister-in-law's womanly demeanor. Like a mother pigeon suddenly bristling, she was verbally abusive and physically violent, but she refused to turn around and directly kick the ungrateful wretch out.

Knowing that his sister-in-law was only verbally aggressive towards him, and that this often fierce woman was actually as fragile as glass, Fei'er had already quietly left with Xiao Zhu behind him. Overwhelmed with tenderness, the brother-in-law gently walked over and embraced his still-fighting sister-in-law.

"Rong'er, are you angry with your brother-in-law?"

The sister-in-law's body was so stiff, as if frozen in place, yet it trembled slightly. In the midst of deep pity, the brother-in-law's gentle breath and voice floated softly in her ear.

From the moment her sister brought her brother-in-law to her, he had been calling her sister "Xiao Rong" and herself "Rong'er," a name she hadn't heard for many years.

When those memories flowed back, nestled in her brother-in-law's warm embrace, and heard his long-awaited call, a complex mix of emotions welled up within her. For some reason, tears streamed down her cheeks.

Her shoulders trembled, and her sobs became intermittent. She turned abruptly, burying her face in her brother-in-law's arms and weeping uncontrollably.

In the short time since meeting him, the young girl Yu Rong, her heart blossoming with first love, had secretly imprinted his image on her heart. Over a decade had passed, over a decade of trials and tribulations, and over a decade of silent waiting had gradually transformed the shy, timid girl into a woman whose temperament had become explosive.

Sensitive, painful, and unresolved emotions accumulated in Yu Rong's heart. Yet, just as she had when she watched her sister hold her brother-in-law's hand years ago, she silently kept everything to herself. Over

a decade of silent waiting, at this moment, transformed into a torrent of water overflowing its banks, a complete and utter outpouring of emotion.

A woman in a crisp police uniform, her face as delicate as a pear blossom after the rain, a faint yet intoxicating fragrance—her eyes, brimming with contentment and tenderness, blossomed before her, bloomed in her arms. Overwhelmed with emotion, her brother-in-law's lips moved slightly.

"Rong'er,"

he murmured.

"Sister...Brother-in-law,"

the younger sister responded softly.

"Rong'er!"

her brother-in-law called out, his voice slightly urgent.

"Brother-in-law!"

Yu Rong imprinted her brother-in-law's face deeply in her eyes, clearly conveying her current feelings to him.

"Dad! Come and see, why is my room such a mess!"

Xiaozhu's loud voice came from the doorway, like a bomb thrown into a gently flowing pool of affection, instantly churning the water and throwing her brother-in-law and sister-in-law, who were about to kiss, into a flurry of activity.

The brother-in-law, naturally, took the blame for the chaos, while the sister-in-law, while muttering curses under her breath, also gave him a playful beating and pinching.

Her brother-in-law's large hand was pulling her towards the door, but she struggled to let him hold her hand until they reached the door, then abruptly pulled away and nonchalantly stepped out first.

Xiaozhu's room was a mess, as if it had just been swept by a storm. Looking at Fei'er's somewhat strange smile, Old Li understood; his daughter had done this on purpose.

In Old Li's home, there was only one photo of Xiaozhu when she was two years old, taken by her mother holding her. All the other photos of Xiaozhu's mother were secretly taken away by Ya Rong, who had returned to China but couldn't attend her mother's funeral, when Xiaozhu's maternal grandmother passed away. The only photo that still gave Xiaozhu an impression of her mother was the one

Old Li had shrunk and placed in her daughter's necklace. Her mother was gone, but she was always her daughter's mother. Old Li didn't let Ya Rong's departure instill in her daughter any misunderstanding or hatred towards her mother. Because Old Li had considered that in matters of family and in many aspects of life, he could never make choices for his daughter. When she truly grew up, she had the right to make her own choices based on her own thoughts.

So, the necklace with Xiaozhu's mother's photo was worn by Xiaozhu when she was five years old, but after Xiaozhu entered the third grade of elementary school, Old Li never saw his daughter wear the necklace again.

Old Li knew that while his daughter hadn't taken the necklace off, she hadn't thrown it away. It remained under her pillow every night, accompanying her into her distant, longing dreams.

It was because his daughter dreamt of her mother's presence that Old Li had spent so many years raising her alone. He hoped that one day, when his daughter could fulfill this dream, it would also be the beginning of a new life for him. Perhaps this new life would only come when Old Li was old and gray, or perhaps he would never experience it in his entire life. But for his daughter's daily companionship, Old Li was willing to wait a lifetime.

His mother was a heavy lock in his daughter's heart; until it was unlocked, she would be acutely aware of every woman who appeared beside her father. Perhaps it was fate. Old Li, so sensitive about his daughter, had always been very careful about his distance from other women. However, his daughter, now in high school, had left him. His sensitivity had gradually faded, and then many things that shouldn't have happened suddenly occurred. Now, facing his daughter, Old Li truly didn't know how to explain everything.

Clearly, even for her beloved aunt, her mother's sister, it seemed like a long road ahead for her to quickly replace Xiao Zhu's mother, who was always in her dreams.

Lost in the moment, the aunt, interrupted by Xiao Zhu's shouts and caught up in her suppressed excitement and happiness, couldn't see that her niece was genuinely pouting and throwing a tantrum at her father. The aunt assumed her niece was acting this way because her father had neglected her since his return. So, as usual, Yu Rong tried to appease her sulking niece.

Unable to express her innermost thoughts to her aunt, and unable to vent the pent-up resentment she felt towards her aunt, Xiaozhu could only channel her emotions into her father.

Thankfully, her father understood his daughter's feelings and knew she needed this release, so he allowed her to vent in his arms—a seemingly irrational outburst.

Although they hadn't lived together constantly, Fei'er, who was also sensitive, understood her sister-in-law's current state of mind. She was moved by her father-in-law's understanding of his daughter's feelings and touched by the heart of a father. However, this moment also made her wonder: if Xiaozhu had such difficulty accepting her own aunt as a mother, would she face even more obstacles in accepting her?

Just as this thought crossed her mind, Fei'er felt her father-in-law's gentle gaze fall upon her.

It was a man's loving and comforting gaze, a gaze filled with tenderness that brought her a vow. This man, who held her in his heart every moment and understood her deeply, made Fei'er, after re-evaluating her choice, genuinely and unreservedly show her father-in-law her beautiful smile.

Her man, like a father, like a brother, like a lover—Fei'er couldn't help but step forward, taking Xiaozhu's hand and playfully joking with her, joining her father-in-law in comforting her as she vented her emotions. Xiaozhu, who had

stopped crying and was now smiling, her carefree aunt, who was also smiling, and Fei'er, who was also laughing, suddenly shared a common target: Old Li, whom the three of them were relentlessly pursuing. Just as

the family's joyful atmosphere was reaching its peak, Da Mei, who had disappeared for an afternoon, reappeared before Old Li's family with another person.

"Ah! It's Sister Da Mei and Sister Qingyu!"

Before anyone else could react, Xiaozhu shouted as if she had seen aliens, rushing forward to greet them.

"Wow! Little Zhu'er! You've grown so tall! Come here! Let your older sister see if our little Zhu'er is even more beautiful now that she's grown into a young lady!"

Qingyu stepped forward and hugged the rushing Zhu'er, also exclaiming as she carefully looked at Zhu'er under the lamplight.

At this moment, the three sisters who had shared a bed for years were completely oblivious to everyone else amidst bursts of laughter.

The chubby, yellow-haired girl from before she was fourteen years old now stood before them, swaying gracefully like a lotus leaf. It was the unintentional hand of time, quietly passing by, that sculpted the once small, chubby girl into the most beautiful years of her life. It was also the relentless passage of time that had transformed Uncle Li, once in his prime, into an old man tinged with the marks of time.

The past unfolded vividly before their eyes, as clear as yesterday, but what was gone could never be retrieved. Without the passage of time, there is no reunion. We cannot hold onto the faces altered by the vicissitudes of life, but can we still retain the feelings of the past?

"Uncle, I'm back."

A sisterly bond mingled, and Qingyu, standing under the lamplight, spoke to her returning child.

"It's good you're back. Come inside and let's talk."

The simplest expression of her feelings was also the most genuine. Old Li welcomed Qingyu home.

Old Li didn't know much about Da Mei and Qingyu's lives these past few years, so tonight, besides his daughter Xiaozhu, he was the one asking the most questions. Whether it was Teacher Li back then or now calling him Uncle, Qingyu and Da Mei knew a great deal about Old Li's life over the years. At first, seeing this scene, Fei'er didn't think much of it, but as the conversation deepened, Fei'er couldn't help but recall what Tian Rong had told her about Old Li's phone call with Qingyu that noon. When Fei'er first heard Tian Rong recount the conversation, she didn't take Qing Yu's later words too seriously. But now, Fei'er thinks differently. She's certain that Qing Yu is really going to cause trouble this time.

Fei'er was a little confused. Her father-in-law, aside from lacking the beer belly typical of men his age, was at best an above-average man in terms of appearance and physique. While

such men might have a touch of mature charm that women might find appealing, he didn't seem to have anything else to offer. In this day and

age, women's standards for men have changed dramatically, generally based on three key factors: power and status, capital and assets, and appearance and demeanor. If you compare her father-in-law to these three factors, it seems he lacks many of them.

And modern women seem to faithfully adhere to these three basic standards for judging men, so why did her father-in-law, who didn't seem to fit any of these criteria, attract so much attention from women?

Qingyu, sitting quietly beside him, and Da Mei, who was mostly silent, had seen and encountered far too many successful, wealthy, and elegant men in their families and within their own limited horizons. Compared to the aura surrounding these successful men, her father-in-law seemed utterly incomparable.

Qingyu and Damei had practically grown up in her father-in-law's house during their teenage years. Perhaps it was this time that left the shadow of her father-in-law in their innocent young hearts. Could it be that their return years later was merely due to those unclear and naive feelings from their youth?

No, it couldn't be that simple! Did this old man have some secret she hadn't discovered? A sudden surge of irritation, coupled with an inexplicable anger rising within her as she looked at her father-in-law, made Fei'er, who had long wanted to thoroughly interrogate him, resolve to make a firm decision! She was determined to squeeze every last drop of blood from this shameless old man! Xiaozhu

, feeling extremely embarrassed about her infidelity, repeatedly apologized to her sister-in-law, saying she would be sleeping in the same bed with Qingyu and Damei that night. Sister-in-law, it must be that her sister-in-law's fickleness suited her perfectly, but after a few words of feigned indifference, she finally let her go.

Secretly pleased with herself, she looked at her father-in-law, wondering how she would deal with that shameless old man without her sister-in-law tonight! However, her good mood lasted only a few minutes. The room Xiaozhu and the others had just cleaned up couldn't fit three people in the bed, so they unanimously decided to return to their old room. Since they weren't staying in the garden room, Yu Rong would be alone. Yu Rong wouldn't stay in so many empty rooms for a night. So, with Xiaozhu feeling apologetic towards her sister-in-law, she was introduced to her sister-in-law's new room.

The father-in-law, who had been paying close attention to Fei'er's reaction ever since he saw Qingyu and Damei, suddenly relaxed. He knew that at least for tonight, he had escaped Fei'er's relentless interrogation, which she had prepared for him with all sorts of torture. However, Old Li's newly improved mood didn't last long. Fei'er secretly pinched the soft flesh on his waist and harshly told him, "Tian Rong is alone in the back courtyard. You heartless old man, aren't you going to go check on her?"

Finally finding a moment of free time, Old Li sneaked into the back courtyard. He never expected to see Tie Yi and her daughter Xiaoru there. Looking at the smirking Tian Rong, at Tie Yi staring at him expectantly, and at Xiaoru looking at him suspiciously, Old Li suddenly realized that explaining things to Xiaoru now seemed even more difficult than explaining Damei and Qingyu's situation to Fei'er!

Chapter 8: The water's too muddy, you don't have to touch it (2)

Xiaoru's question was about Aunt Tianrong, whom her mother had told her before coming here. Aunt Tianrong was now living in Uncle Li's house because she was lonely living there alone, so her mother brought her here to keep her company. Her mother had said that Uncle Li's house had many rooms, so it was understandable that he would lend one or two rooms to others. What Xiaoru couldn't understand was why Uncle Li didn't knock before entering other people's rooms, even if he did lend them his house.

Did Uncle Li not knock before entering anyone's room in his own yard?

Fortunately, Tianrong then said that the room they were in was not hers, but the one next to it. This room was for entertaining guests. The guest room was a suite, so why was there a bed in the suite? Would someone else live here? This little question lingered in Xiaoru's mind, but she didn't ask it. Her mother then pulled her to see the room she would be staying in tonight.

The more you try to control what you hope will come slowly, the faster it arrives. Sometimes, you try to find opportunities for others to gradually understand something, but through a chance encounter, they learn far more than you intended to tell them. This uncontrollable acceleration, this uncontrollable attention drawn to everything around him, filled Old Li with a sense of helplessness. He felt that the life he was about to face was as hazy and unclear as the dim night outside his window.

The lights in Xiao Ru and her mother Tie Yi's room went out, followed by the light in Tian Rong's room next door. After carefully checking that the gate to the courtyard facing the street was closed, Old Li pushed open the gate connecting the courtyard to the front garden.

At forty-eight, his eyesight was still good, and he hadn't walked far from the courtyard gate when a figure approached him in the dim starlight.

However, the dim night impaired her vision, and she walked towards Old Li with extreme caution, taking almost every step. Old Li, with his excellent eyesight, quickly recognized her from her figure. To avoid startling her, he coughed lightly before greeting her.

Whether all criminal investigators, male or female, are exceptionally brave is debatable, but they certainly often walk alone at night. Sure enough, Yu Rong, Old Li's sister-in-law, who had only retired from frontline criminal investigation work two years ago, likely still retained some of her nighttime walking habits. Upon hearing the sudden cough, she abruptly stopped, and when Old Li appeared before her, her scream was definitely that of a frightened woman, not a policeman calling out to someone walking alone at night. Even with all

this caution, he still managed to scare her? Old Li was greatly surprised and apologetic, quickly going to comfort his frightened sister-in-law.

Upon recognizing her brother-in-law, the sister-in-law, who hadn't screamed, suddenly became fierce. However, her brother-in-law was both scolding and yelling at her, and like any other frightened woman, she leaned against his chest to calm her nerves.

The initial shock quickly subsided, and the sister-in-law, arm in arm with her brother-in-law, strolled back as if taking a walk. Just as they passed each other, the gate separating the courtyard from the garden gently opened, and Tian Rong's figure flashed out.

Passing through the pavilion in the middle of the garden, past the rockery with its tinkling water droplets, and beside the swaying bamboo shadows, Old Li, with his excellent eyesight, vaguely recognized his daughter, Xiao Zhu, standing there.

For some reason, perhaps worried about something, as soon as he recognized his daughter's blurry figure, Old Li subtly removed his arm from his sister-in-law's, and, half a step ahead of her, walked towards his daughter standing by the bamboo shadows.

Without asking his daughter why she was standing there so late, without inquiring whether the night breeze was chilly, Old Li walked up to her and gently stroked her hair, which was fluttering slightly in the wind.

His daughter's eyes, in the dim light, silently gazed at her father. When her aunt joined her, Xiaozhu took her father's arm with one hand and held her aunt's hand with the other. The three of them walked silently into the dark night.

"Is that Xiaozhu?"

A few steps from the ten gatehouses of Old Li's house, two people dressed in clothes stood under the lamplight at the entrance. Seeing Old Li and his two companions approaching, Qingyu's voice called out.

"Sister Qingyu!"

Xiaozhu, who had been silent the whole way, called out cheerfully, simultaneously letting go of her father and aunt to greet Qingyu and the others.

The three chattering girls, one big and one small, only Qingyu glanced at Old Li and Yurong, who had followed them, with barely perceptible eyes. Then, the three girls, hand in hand, greeted Old Li and Yurong and went back inside.

The brother-in-law and sister-in-law looked at each other without speaking or expression. Before they could say anything, Fei'er came out of the door. The brother-in-law and sister-in-law, still exchanging glances without speaking, walked up to Fei'er.

Yurong nodded silently to Fei'er and went straight inside. Fei'er looked at her father-in-law helplessly, who shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Entering Old Li's gatehouse through the middle door, there are four rooms on the left and four on the right, with a large living room in the middle that resembles a suite. His daughters, Xiaozhu and Qingyu, chose the innermost room on the left, the one with the shared sleeping quarters they used to share as children. Yu Rong, who was originally supposed to share a room with Fei'er, chose to sleep in the right-hand room next to Fei'er's after returning. This meant that Old Li, who slept in the outermost room on the left every day, and Fei'er, who used to sleep in the outermost room on the right, were now separated only by two rooms of the living room.

Everyone returned to their rooms, and Old Li's phone, which wasn't turned off, received a text message. The message contained only six words: "Tian Rong and I are waiting for you."

Tian Rong should be in the back courtyard. Had Fei'er gone there for just a short while? Or was she planning to go to the back courtyard later? After thinking about it carefully, Old Li felt that neither of these possibilities was likely. What was more likely was that Tian Rong was coming over, or that Tian Rong had already arrived? But regardless of which scenario he had just considered, where were Fei'er and Tian Rong waiting for him? For a moment, Old Li was at a loss for where to meet.

The living room was like a suite, but next to Old Li's bedroom, there was a small partitioned room for a computer. For some reason, Old Li had gone straight there after leaving his bedroom.

Sometimes guesses aren't as accurate as intuition, and sure enough, Old Li found Fei'er and Tian Rong in that small room.

They both glanced at him as he entered. Tian Rong picked up a water glass to drink, while Fei'er focused her attention back on the computer screen. Clearly, the two women waiting for him had given him the right to explain, wanting him to clarify everything that needed to be said that night.

But where to begin? How could he explain it clearly? Old Li had been wanting to explain everything for the past two days, and he had thought about it a lot, but he really couldn't figure out how to answer the question he was facing.

At the computer desk where Fei'er sat, there was an empty chair. Tian Rong, holding a water glass, sat diagonally opposite this empty chair. Old Li, who could only fit in this empty chair, found himself sandwiched between the two women. "

Is this what it feels like to be sandwiched?" Old Li thought

, looking at the two silent and relaxed women on either side of him, and felt a pang of self-pity. He needed a way to start a conversation.

Naturally, the image flashing on the computer screen in front of Fei'er warmed his heart, providing a starting point.

His daughter, Xiaozhu, had asked him to play the online game for her. So far, he had personally completed most of it, with Fei'er doing the rest. He did most of the work because of the monster-hunting, leveling up, and the most arduous and time-consuming system quests. But when it came to fighting, killing, and making a bunch of different friends in the game, Fei'er had contributed the most.

In other words, in this game, Dad provided support through hard labor, while Fei'er did most of the glory and prestige. For example, Fei'er, seemingly relaxed on the surface, actually harbored some resentment towards her father-in-law. This complex mix of emotions made it difficult for her to control her feelings. Specifically, when Fei'er saw someone she disliked in the game, she raised her sword against that person in the game.

Old Li's aptitude for games wasn't genius-level, but one of his somewhat foolish advantages was that, to perfect a keyboard combo, he would repeat the same actions hundreds or even thousands of times while leveling up.

It should be said that talented people rely more on finger dexterity for combo operations, while Old Li's skill was cultivated through hundreds or thousands of repetitions.

Fei'er had an excellent feel for the game; she could learn anything new much faster than her father-in-law. However, when it came to thoroughness, Fei'er never wanted to compare herself to her father-in-law, who seemed somewhat foolish to everyone else.

Currently, the character that Fei'er is annoyed with in the game is slightly higher level than her

. In a game that heavily relies on on-the-spot skills, such a slight difference in level won't directly affect the outcome. However, Fei'er's opponent today is clearly a master. After several rounds of combat, Fei'er's character's health is almost depleted. In this critical moment, her father-in-law intervenes.

He steps forward, embraces Fei'er, and reaches for the keyboard. After dodging and weaving to avoid the opponent's follow-up attacks, the sound of clattering keys fills the air. Fei'er's health is restored to above the critical threshold, while her opponent, who had just been at more than half health, is finished off with a final blow. With

their opponent down, both the father-in-law and daughter-in-law breathe a sigh of relief. The daughter-in-law naturally nestles in her father-in-law's arms.

The father-in-law then begins to talk about his daughter Xiaozhu and his ex-wife's family.

Fei'er only listened for a short while before losing interest in the story of how the Li family had weathered so many storms to get to where they were now (because the constant repetition of talking about her grandfather's grandfather and then her grandfather's grandfather was tedious and annoying). She glanced at a couple of bankbooks and cards Old Li had given her, then stopped caring. What she really wanted to know was Old Li's own social connections and those of his family, which he was currently discussing.

While Old Li's social connections seemed simple—he appeared to know all sorts of people—their relationships were also complex. Fei'er had been living with the Li family for over four years, but she hadn't actually met many of them.

Well, to put it simply, Fei'er has never met the brother-in-law that Lao Li emphasized (although it was in the past tense); another example is Yu Lan, the vice-principal of Jiangzhong University, who is said to have a family relationship with Lao Li's family. If Fei'er hadn't visited Jiangzhong University and Yu Lan hadn't specifically asked about Fei'er, Fei'er probably wouldn't have any recollection of Yu Lan when Lao Li mentions her today; yet another example is Liu Mian Township, where Lao Li used to work during the Cultural Revolution. According to Lao Li, there are still a lot of relatives of his first wife there, and they've maintained contact over the years.

As for Lao Li's relatives on his own side, apart from one of his uncle's brothers who is still in China, the others, according to Lao Li's grandfather, all went abroad before the founding of the People's Republic of China. Moreover, even when Lao Li's grandfather passed away, after receiving the telegram from Lao Li announcing the death, these relatives on his own side only sent a telegram in response to offer their condolences.

The most perplexing aspect of Lao Li's relationships is his connection with the aluminum plant (now the aluminum group). According to the large stack of colorful, frayed receipts Lao Li produced, these were the original shares of the aluminum plant when it was first established. After calculation, their current value is approximately 13% of the entire aluminum group.

The aluminum group is currently facing operational difficulties, but even so, 13% of such a large enterprise is still a considerable sum. Hearing this, Fei'er understood why her father-in-law had worked at the military district primary school for so many years, and why the aluminum group had retained his public office. What Fei'er couldn't understand was why, as the largest private shareholder of the aluminum group, he wasn't a member of the board of directors.

Another puzzling relationship was that between the military district and her father-in-law's family, separated only by a primary school and a road, the military district was said to have protected them through several wars before the founding of the People's Republic of China. However, after the founding of the PRC, when the Cultural Revolution swept the country, and the young Red Guards stormed the Li family's house—a place associated with landlords, rich peasants, and rightists—a line of armed soldiers already standing in front of the Li family's door pointed their loaded guns at the young Red Guards and told them: "This place has been requisitioned by the army!"

The Red Guards left, leaving only two platoons of soldiers in the Li family compound to maintain order and clean up. Nothing else was touched. In 1977, the last platoon of soldiers left the compound, and my father-in-law and grandfather have lived there ever since.

Fei'er couldn't understand why, given his family's close ties with the military, he had met the conscription requirements when he returned from the countryside. With the Li family's connections, his future would have been much brighter if he had served for a few years. Did

he and his grandfather look down on such opportunities? He was already a high-ranking school principal, and he was still very busy. Perhaps they hadn't considered these things? If so, they must have been out of their minds.

Fei'er knew that her speculations were purely based on her incomprehension and wild imagination. There must be something she didn't know about it, but now wasn't the time to delve into those things. What she wanted to investigate was whether several more women like Qingyu, Damei, or her sister-in-laws—women whose true relationships were unclear—would suddenly appear around her father-in-law!

Old Li was in a dilemma because, for now, he only had one sister-in-law like Yu Rong, but as for how many others like Qingyu, Old Li really didn't know.

Between the two rooms on either side of the gatehouse, where there were two communal sleeping areas, there were students like Qingyu and Damei, and countless girls had slept on the right-hand room since his daughter was little, and countless boys had slept on the left-hand room. Now, the youngest of these children was at least the same age as his daughter. Who knew who might be the next Qingyu or Damei?

However, Lao Li didn't overcomplicate things as Fei'er thought. He wasn't narcissistic enough to imagine any other girl returning with Qingyu's attitude. He firmly believed Qingyu was just an isolated case!

The best way to comfort a sensitive woman is to let her know that she's the most important person in your heart, and that she's always the most attractive to you.

Most importantly, let her experience it with her heart. What's most attractive is her beauty and her gentleness. Of course, all beauty must be discovered in every corner of her being, and all her gentleness must be ignited little by little by the fire within you.

"Dad, I still have something to ask you."

"Dad...you...don't...don't touch...that...that place! It's...it's swollen...ah."

"No...don't...ah...Dad...don't...I...I'm...leaking...water...ah..."

"Dad...Dad...don't...don't lick...lick there! Ah...Sister Tian...ah...

don't...Sister Tian...don't do it...Dad...ah..." Fei'er is pregnant, so now Old Li can only use his big mouth and big hands to satisfy his lust on Fei'er's body. What Old Li really wants to do is to get Tian Rong, who is still taking advantage of Fei'er, under his body and ravage her properly.

But Old Li will ravage Tian Rong himself. When we see the big pincers of the censor, we should shrink back our typing fingers.

As the darkness of night gradually faded and dawn broke, Old Li, while talking to Fei'er, who was muttering to herself, about how to arrange things for her mother, kept tucking the hair that fell from Fei'er's forehead behind her ear. As her

father-in-law spoke, Fei'er used varying pressure of her lips on his chest to express her agreement or disagreement. Each time her father-in-law lifted a strand of hair from her cheek, Fei'er would look at him with alluring eyes and a hint of a smile.

This woman, alluring yet smiling, smiling yet seductive, made it impossible for her father-in-law to let go of Fei'er's hair. He stared intently at Fei'er, at this woman who smiled and seduced him.

Everyone staying at the Li family's house had gone to bed late the night before, but after Old Li had settled the reluctant Tian Rong and Fei'er, the others who had stayed up late gradually got up.

Old Li, who hadn't slept a wink all night, looked undeniably tired, though everyone else took their concern to heart. His daughter, Xiaozhu, however, kept asking him from the moment he started washing his face and brushing his teeth until he swallowed the last bite of breakfast: "Why did you have insomnia last night? Do you often have insomnia now?"

Yesterday afternoon, his sister-in-law's commotion in the yard kept Old Li from noticing the two cars with temporary license plates on their windows. Now, after his daughter's relentless questioning about his insomnia, he had finally escaped and noticed the two cars parked in the yard.

Just as he circled the cars, Fei'er approached him, handing him a car key. He glanced at her, opened one of the doors, and got in.

Fei'er's mother's flight was at 2 PM. As agreed with Fei'er yesterday, Old Li would go to work in the morning, meet Fei'er at the airport at noon, and then they would return together. In the morning, Fei'er needed to adjust the accommodations for the family members, as the household couldn't remain in such chaos.

Normally, Lao Li could have taken leave from school to visit his in-laws, but this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday were the days for the senior high school students' college entrance exams—a time when no one could afford to relax. Lao Li and everyone at the school couldn't afford to be careless, so Lao Li, Tie Yi, and Tian Rong had no choice but to stay home.

Tie Yi hadn't taken his driving test yet, so Lao Li, who had a driver's license for twenty years, was driving an automatic car for the first time. Watching her father-in-law somewhat clumsily drive the car out the gate, and seeing him circle back and forth on the road in front of the gate a few times before finally getting the car stable, Fei'er, along with Xiao Zhu and Yu Rong, who were also at the gate, waved to Lao Li. Lao Li then turned onto the road leading to the courtyard.

Tie Yi, Xiao Ru, and Tian Rong, who had somehow returned to the courtyard, were already waiting at the courtyard gate. Old Li drove over and parked in front of them.

After dropping Xiao Zhu off at her aunt's house (this aunt of Xiao Ru's had said she would take care of the injured Yuan Yuan, but this aunt's house was near Old Li's house), the remaining three people in the car headed towards the school.

As soon as Old Li drove to the school gate and faced the road, his sharp eyesight allowed him to see a large crowd gathered at the school gate. Seeing the surging crowd from afar, Old Li's heart skipped a beat; he knew something had happened at the school gate.

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