CHAPTER 121: CHAPTER 120: WHY DON’T YOU GO READ A BOOK?

He Chen was a bit stunned.

He really wanted to say that he had practiced diligently and persisted for a long time, but hearing Ye Manman’s words, he suddenly realized that she might have been unhappy these past few days because he hadn’t practiced well.

He obediently agreed to Ye Manman’s order, and then kept thinking on the way home.

Was his practice wrong?

So that’s why she was angry and called him clumsy?

Then what is the right way?

What should he be practicing?

He Chen kept recalling everything from the night before yesterday, trying to figure out exactly where he went wrong.

He always thought that was what couples were supposed to do, after all, they had... done that...

Whenever he recalled what he saw and touched under the dim candlelight that night, He Chen’s heart would race, feeling extremely embarrassed, his face heating up quickly.

He couldn’t help but raise his hand to look at it again and again, gripping and releasing it, as if savoring some incredible sensation.

Ye Manman noticed his quietness, looked at him suspiciously, and then saw him suddenly retract his hand as if caught doing something naughty, a stiff expression on his face.

"What are you doing?"

He Chen was extremely embarrassed, almost not daring to meet her eyes.

"N-nothing."

Ye Manman frowned, grabbing the hand he had withdrawn.

"If it’s nothing, why are you so nervous?"

There was nothing in his hand, nothing on the ground, so what was he blushing and nervous about?

Already close to the doorstep, Ye Manman stopped him from leaving, pulling his hand open to look.

"Confession is lenient, resistance is strict, so confess quickly and honestly."

He Chen didn’t dare to speak of it, but he had no choice but to say something.

So Ye Manman saw his big hand move his fingers stiffly, his tone incredibly awkward.

"I, I was recalling what I did wrong during practice that day..."

"..."

To be honest, Ye Manman was so drunk that day that she couldn’t remember exactly how he practiced, only vaguely remembering some hazy fragments, so she knew he never found the way.

But how should she tell him about this?

That day, too, was bold only under the influence of alcohol; ordinarily, Ye Manman wouldn’t have the face to push him like that.

"How about you read some books?"

Ye Manman blushed slightly, no longer stopping him, instead walking quickly towards home, leaving him behind.

He Chen hurried to catch up with big strides, following her eagerly, hungry for knowledge.

"What books?"

So dumb!

Both dumb and innocent, how did he get to this age?

Ye Manman blushed red as she pulled him inside and quickly shut the front door.

"Those books that teach what couples should do together."

"Go look around the street, you’re bound to find some."

As Ye Manman said this, she felt her face burning, as she herself had never read those books.

But with such a clueless man, if he didn’t learn some basics, who knew if his clumsy practice would end up hurting her.

That wouldn’t be worth it.

"Then, then I’ll go to town and buy some..."

He Chen never expected her to recommend he read those books, his face burning suddenly.

Ye Manman clenched her small fists and lightly punched him on the chest.

"Hmph, what are you buying now, let’s wait until the new year, we’ve been married so long, a few days won’t hurt."

"Um, okay, I’ll listen to you."

He Chen obediently agreed, yet in his heart, he was pondering where in town he might buy those books, after all, he had bought many books for Ye Manman, so he was quite familiar with where to buy them.

...

When Yang Donglian returned to the knowledge youth house, she had a face full of joy, she could say her face looked radiant, her walking no longer as natural as usual. The experienced Gao Huifang could tell at a glance that she should have become a woman.

But no matchmaker had successfully set her up, and the guy who was pursuing her had been rejected, so who was Yang Donglian with?

But regardless of who it was, Gao Huifang couldn’t suppress the glee in her heart, and couldn’t help but mock her.

"Yo, where have you been fooling around, look at your face like you’ve been rejuvenated, afraid others won’t know you’re no longer a girl?"

"Didn’t you have the nerve to call me shameless and indiscreet before, now someone’s already out fooling around without even a proposal, tsk tsk tsk, don’t know which man can have such bad taste to find you attractive, not afraid of getting sick?"

Yang Donglian was in high spirits at first but turned extremely pale after such a round of ridicule.

However, she didn’t think she was the same as Gao Huifang; Gao Huifang was insulted by someone else, she was with the man she loved, how could that be the same?

Even if Xie Fengmian told them to keep their relationship low-key for the time being, she had plenty to retort against Gao Huifang.

"Hmph, I’m not like you."

"Gao Huifang, don’t think that now you’re with Song Kangcheng people will forget all about your past deeds, everyone in the village knows your shady past, soon both of you will be the talk of the village."

Saying this, Yang Donglian stood with her hands on her hips, full of confidence.

"Moreover, I am now the lucky baby of Qingshui Village, the man I am with will come to marry me soon, I’m going to the city, alright? No matter how you struggle, you can only live in the village."

"Hmph, I don’t even want to bother with someone from the countryside like you."

Each of her words struck Gao Huifang’s nerve points hard, seeing her nose in the air and her haughty appearance, Gao Huifang could no longer hold back, jumping off the bed and lunging at her face.

"I’m not a country person! Don’t act so smug around me!"

"Ah! You’re hitting me hard, you crazy woman!"

Yang Donglian never expected Gao Huifang to actually make a move, so when her face was scratched, she howled in pain, and then she too fought back, grabbing Gao Huifang by her hair.

"You shameless thing, serves you right for being ridden!"

"Ah ah, you cheap woman! You’re full of it!"

"You’re the one full of it, who knows how you got out from the Liu Family, when you came back that day you had a man’s things all over you, who knows how many times you slept with someone! You probably already have a bastard in your belly!"

"I don’t! You’re lying! I’ll choke you for spreading lies about me!"

"Ah ah ah! Let go of me!"

"..."

The two fought while cursing each other, as if not years-long friends living under the same roof but enemies with deep-seated hatred, specifically using ugly words to curse each other, quickly drawing over a few male educated youths from the next room.

When the three male educated youths came over and saw the chaotic scene, they were taken aback and hurried over to pull them apart, one grabbing each.

Even then, they didn’t stop cursing each other with nasty language that made the male educated youths frown tightly, each surprised in their hearts.

These were supposed to be educated youths from the city.

They were practically two madwomen straight out of the countryside!

Moreover, both exposed each other; suddenly, everyone knew about Gao Huifang possibly having a bastard child and Yang Donglian having a wild man.

Song Kangcheng’s face turned unsightly, especially since the other two male educated youths were casting complex looks at him, obviously the matter of the soon-to-be-married wife possibly carrying someone else’s child was not something they could accept.

Gao Huifang continued to struggle, cursing Yang Donglian non-stop, as Song Kangcheng held her still-waving arm, a fleeting trace of malice and impatience crossing his face, his tone a blend of apparent gentleness and anger.

"Fangfang, enough, stop it."