Chapter 591: 591: A Beating is Enough

“What kind of man are you? You’re only seventeen, just a teenager.” Qiao Xiaomai patted him, “You’re still growing, doing too much isn’t good for you.”

Tong Sanlang, “…I’m tall enough already.”

Qiao Xiaomai had to stand on her tiptoes to kiss him.

“Anyway, hold it in!” Qiao Xiaomai patted him comfortingly on the chest, changing the subject, “What did you say to second brother?”

Hearing this, Tong Sanlang, somewhat reluctantly, also groped her buttocks before answering, “I told him to back down. After all, this matter is second sister-in-law’s fault. After your and grandfather’s anger dies down a bit, we’ll bring second sister-in-law back.”

Qiao Xiaomai. “…Is that how you persuaded him?”

“He loves second sister-in-law like I love you. How else can I say it?” As Tong Sanlang said this, seeing her eyes wide open, he couldn’t help but lean in to lightly kiss her lips, “I remember still how desperate second brother was to marry her when grandfather didn’t approve of their marriage.”

Imagining the spectacle of Tong Erlang throwing a tantrum, Qiao Xiaomai rolled her eyes, “So you would only notice I’m not home after you finish a whole bowl of bones?”

At that, Tong Sanlang raised an eyebrow, “Second brother is a bit absent-minded.”

“He’s simply thoughtless.”

What to do if one is thoughtless and disobedient?

A few beatings should do the trick.

And you’re actually coaxing and persuading him, who in the world is the older brother and who’s the younger one?

Sensing Qiao Xiaomai’s dissatisfaction, Tong Sanlang couldn’t help but take her hand, “Change takes time.”

“Alright, alright. I like you, you make sense. Let’s sleep now, we have to go back tomorrow.” Qiao Xiaomai attempted to sit up to blow out the candle.

Seeing this, Tong Sanlang hugged her with one arm, and with the other arm, he blew out a gust of wind towards the candle, then he rolled over, placing Xiaomai inside, “I like you, what you say makes sense too.”

Hearing this, Qiao Xiaomai rolled her eyes in the dark, “What great logic.”

At that, Tong Sanlang chuckled, rubbing his forehead against hers lightly, “I love you, sleep.”

He didn’t really have any feelings for Zhu Hongyun, so he was able to confront her at the Zuixian Building in front of many people.

But his second brother, Tong Erlang was very important to him, he wanted to change his ways, even if the chances were slim, he wanted to give it a try.

However, his actions would definitely make Qiao Xiaomai feel wronged.

Ah… In other aspects, he needs to love her more.

The next day, Qiao Xiaomai got up before dawn, as she planned to make Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, which would take some time.

When she got up, naturally Tong Sanlang got up too. After Xiaomai carefully examined his complexion, finding everything in order, she agreed to let him help with the cooking.

So when the Tong family woke up, the rich aroma of food wafted through the courtyard again.

Tong Erlang pursed his lips, did his best to ignore the melancholy in his heart, and quickly got up to wash and dress.

First fill the stomach before thinking about anything else!

After breakfast, Qiao Xiaomai and Tong Sanlang carried half a pot of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall and returned home. The beans at home were ready to be culled, so Tong Dalang harnessed the ox cart to take them to town, while Tong Erlang tactfully grabbed a rope and continued up the mountain.

Ah, yesterday’s firewood wasn’t enough for breakfast, so Tong Sanlang had to borrow from the neighbors, today he needed to gather more.

Tong Tiehu had Li Rou and the Qian family look after the shop, so he himself carried a bench and sat outside the door of Zhang’s room.

“You know about what happened with second son’s wife yesterday. Let’s not bring that up now, just focus on getting better, then we can separate households.”