Chapter 37. Returning to the Bride's Family

Today is the day for the young couple to return to the bride's family. After finishing breakfast, they carried their gifts and headed straight to the bride's home.
Zhang Shi was waiting with Su Yuan. When they saw the couple holding hands and entering the house, a smile appeared on their faces. "Why so early? It's cold today; you should have slept a little longer."
"Mother, I'm back." Su Yan smiled brightly.
"Mother, I've brought Yaner back." Pei Jing also called out to his mother, putting the gift aside.
The two families lived so close to each other that Zhang Shi could hear the sound of opening and closing doors clearly. Although she said these words, she was actually very anxious.
Given the close proximity between the two households and the need for propriety, she refrained from visiting her daughter these past few days to see how she was doing. Finally, now that she could see her, she quickly scrutinized her daughter closely. Seeing that her daughter had a rosy complexion and a lively spirit, she knew that she had not suffered much.
"Yan'er, live well with your husband. If your father knew you found such a good husband, he would be relieved." Zhang Shi thoughtlessly mentioned the life and death situation of Su Quan.
Although it is a bit disappointing to mention an uncertain person on such a joyous day, the fact that my daughter has found a good husband makes this a happy occasion. Zhang naturally wants to share this news with others, especially to let Su Quan, as the father, know about it.
After her daughter got married, Zhang Shi missed Su Quan even more. She felt like her home had lost its backbone. Although she used to support the family all on her own in the village, after going through the famine, she gradually handed over the household affairs to her daughter. This was only temporary, and she hasn't fully adapted yet.
Su Yan had to comfort Zhang Shi, "Ma, if Papa knows, he will definitely praise you for raising the children so well!"
"It's all thanks to our son-in-law." Zhang Shi smiled contentedly, quickly inviting them to sit down as Su Yuan served hot tea that had been prepared earlier.
Su Yuan leaned close to his brother-in-law, "Brother-in-law, did you go to practice martial arts this morning? Hehe...my mother woke me up early and I heard you leaving."
"What's the matter, do you want to learn?" Pei Jing didn't even let the little guy pour tea and poured a cup of tea for everyone himself.
"Hmm, hmm!" Su Yuan nodded vigorously. A pair of eyes, similar to Su Yan's, sparkled as they looked at her brother-in-law.
"Can you endure hardships?"
Su Yuan nodded, "I can!"
两人聊得热切，张氏将苏嫣拉进了房里。
裴景看了一眼母女的背影，就专心地教大舅子蹲马步。
这边，张氏拉着苏嫣一番好问，女儿出门后，她心里急得要死，女儿这么小，她竞忙得忘了嘱咐女儿一番，这会儿她只能事无巨细地问女儿。
Learning that the couple had not consummated their marriage yet, Mrs. Zhang breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that her daughter had indeed made the right choice and becoming more satisfied with Mr. Pei.
She gave her daughter some careful instructions and did not want to leave her husband outside, so the mother and daughter left the room after finishing their conversation.
Outside, Su Yuan unexpectedly assumed a horse stance, while Pei Jing stood by to supervise. At this moment, footsteps were heard from outside.
Opening the door, the Wu Qing family walked in.
The group of people chatted lively inside the room. After a while, Luo Shi and Zhang Shi went to the kitchen together.
Wu Jinlan sat beside Su Yan and pestered her about the makeup method she used on her wedding day. Su Yan had no choice but to take her into the room and take out her own makeup products, carefully teaching her how to draw the eyebrows.
She thinks that when it comes to makeup, it should be done step by step. Teaching too much at once won't help her learn. It's better to take it slowly step by step.
Wu Jinlan is studying very seriously, and Su Yan encourages her from time to time. The two of them have a lot of fun messing around in the room, and Su Yan even gave her a beautiful makeup in the end.
Wu Jinlan's face turned red with happiness, and at first she was a little embarrassed and didn't dare to lift her head.
"Lan'er, lift your head up. You look so beautiful now. Everyone should see it," he said.
“嗯，我听嫣儿姐的。”
最终吴谨兰抬着头，夸出了房门。
罗氏瞧见女儿的模样很是开心。“呦！嫣儿的手可真巧，我家那野丫头打扮起来居然这么漂亮！”
"Let's eat quickly! We've been waiting for you." Wu Qing also had a smiling face.
At the dining table, Wu Qing and his son poured a lot of wine for Pei Jing, and he drank it without changing his expression.
"Oh dear! Please, drink less!" Zhang persistently urged from the side.
But in the end, Luo couldn't bear it anymore and also spoke up to stop them.
Finally, the father and son settled down.
After finishing their meal, the snow stopped falling, and Zhang's family did not keep Pei Jing and his wife sitting for long. They immediately began ushering them away, saying, "You should help the master go back and rest. He drank quite a lot of alcohol just now."
Su Yan only felt herself supporting Pei Jing back to the next door.
"Don't worry, your husband hasn't gotten drunk." His eyes were clear, reaching out to hold Su Yan's hand.
"Is that so? Only those who are drunk would say they aren't." Su Yan brought him into the house and made him sit down, boiled some hot water, wiped Pei Jing clean, and fed him some water before letting him sleep on the bed.
Although Pei Jing wasn't drunk, he still had some reaction. He obediently laid on the bed. Seeing Su Yan walking around the room, he didn't know what she was busy with. "Wife, it's so cold today. Can you come over and warm the bed for me?"
Su Yan, sitting in front of the window, turned around in disbelief to look at him. Cold? Are you kidding me! Whenever he is in bed, it's like a little stove!
Pei Jing adjusted the blanket on his body and his face showed a bit of pitifulness. "Darling, it's a bit cold sleeping alone."
Su Yan walked hesitantly to the bedside and reached out to touch the temperature inside the covers, half believing and half doubting. Careless, she was then led onto the bed by Pei Jing.
"Ah! What are you doing?" Su Yan was startled.
He lifted the quilt and stuffed her into the bed. "Be good, I want to take a nap with my wife, just like yesterday."
"You... I'm going to sleep now, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep tonight." Su Yan pushed him away.
"So you're not going to sleep, just lay down for a while with me! It's rare for us to be alone together, I want to hold you more." Pei Jing put his arm around her shoulder and waist, leaning against Su Yan.
Su Yan carefully looked at Pei Jing, is this still the cold-faced leader from before? No matter how she looked at it, she felt that Pei Jing had turned into a clingy big puppy.
She thought about going back to her mother's house today and realized that she had neglected him a bit. Her heart softened. "Okay, let me get up first and take off my coat."
In the morning, she wore a red coat and dress, too many clothes, lying in bed, feeling particularly uncomfortable.
"Let me help you, wife," Pei Jing said, quickly taking off the thick clothes from Su Yan's body.
They cuddled together in bed, enjoying the warmth like spring. Both husband and wife remained silent, creating a peaceful atmosphere that seemed timeless.
After a while, just when Su Yan thought her husband had fallen asleep, a large hand approached. The serene ambiance was instantly shattered as a pink hue filled the confined space.
It is not clear whether it was because of alcohol, but Pei Jing was particularly noisy until Su Yan got angry, and then he obediently lay down and went to sleep.