Back To the Small Fishing Village In 1982 - Chapter 22

Chapter 22: A Man’s Pride is Wounded

Seeing his movements, Lin Xiuqing understood what he wanted to do and directly turned her back to him.

Ye Yaodong placed his hand on her waist, whispering near her ear: “Ah Qing? Let’s sleep later, it’s only just past 7, still early.”

“Early what? I need to wake up early tomorrow to work, just go to sleep.”

His own wife, how could she deny him when he wanted to sleep with her?

Ye Yaodong directly made his move.

A fed mouth is a soft mouth. Lin Xiuqing bit her lip, wanting to refuse but finding it difficult to do so. If only she hadn’t eaten just now!

Ye Yaodong nibbled on her ear and teased her for a while before turning her body around and pressing down on her.

“You… hurry up.”

“Got it!”

After some scattered busy moments, just as they got to the main act, Ye Yaodong’s brows furrowed tightly, his face showing an expression between pain and pleasure. He couldn’t help but curse inwardly.

Damn!

“You’re done?”

Faced with his wife’s disbelieving eyes and surprised tone, embarrassment crept up his face. “You told me to hurry!”

Lin Xiuqing was speechless for a moment. “If you’re done, get off and go back to your spot.”

He felt he needed to explain, “I’m a bit tired lately, let me rest for a bit, we’ll go again in a while!”

Eating and drinking all day, not doing any work, and he dared to claim tiredness? She didn’t even want to acknowledge him and pushed him away.

Ye Yaodong felt his pride was wounded!

It had been over ten years since they’d done it, suddenly returning to their youth, finishing quickly once was normal, right…

While he was still dwelling on his poor performance, his wife had already tidied up, put on her tank top and shorts, and lay down next to their two sons.

“Why are you lying over there? Come over here, let’s sleep together?”

“Huh? Come over? It’s been a while since we slept together.”

“Did you hear me? Come over here?”

“Is it because I didn’t perform well? Didn’t you tell me to hurry?”

Lin Xiuqing’s head was spinning from listening to this nonsense.

“Shut up and sleep!”

“I can’t sleep, come over here, let’s talk!”

“We can talk during the day!”

“You’re never free during the day, either taking care of the kids or making fishing nets, and tomorrow you’re going sea foraging again, come on…”

Making it sound like it was her fault, who was the one never home all day?

“Come on, come over~”

“If you won’t come here, I’ll go over there.”

Seeing her not responding or making a sound, Ye Yaodong had to crawl over himself.

“What are you doing? Aren’t you annoying? Aren’t you cramped? Just sleep on that side, why keep moving around?” She glared at him impatiently.

So annoying, did he take the wrong medicine tonight? Had to talk to her late at night, talk about what? Couldn’t he just let her have some peace?

Ye Yaodong lay on his side with a silly grin, holding her in his arms, smelling the faint soap scent on her body, feeling somewhat at peace.

“Aren’t you hot? Isn’t it cramped? Insisting on squeezing together in this heat, here, you lie here, I’ll go to the other end.”

“No, with the window open it’s quite cool, not that hot.”

At this time there was no air conditioning, they didn’t even have a fan, but the countryside was quite cool, at most they’d use a palm leaf fan to fan themselves.

Lin Xiuqing slapped the large hand on her waist, but Ye Yaodong wouldn’t let go, and even placed one leg across her body, restraining her from crawling away.

“What’s wrong with you this late at night, are you going to let people sleep or not?”

“Let’s sleep later.”

“You don’t have to work, but I need to wake up early to work, stop bothering me!”

“I’ll work too, tomorrow I’ll go sea foraging with you, I’ll watch the kids, okay?”

As if she’d believe him! He’d barely watched them for a while in the afternoon before sneaking off, and he still had the nerve to mention watching the kids!

“Where are you touching, stop fooling around!” Lin Xiuqing grabbed his wandering hand, knowing he didn’t just purely want to lie next to her to talk.

“Come on, be good, don’t wake the kids. If they wake up, you’ll have to spend ages putting them back to sleep!”

Hearing this, she didn’t dare struggle anymore. It had taken so long to get them to sleep, if they woke up now she’d be devastated. She could only sullenly let him have his way.

Ye Yaodong was very satisfied with her predicament and pushed his luck further: “Let’s change positions, let’s lie at the other end, to avoid waking the kids.”

She didn’t want to move!

If she wouldn’t move, he’d pull her up!

Lin Xiuqing swatted away his paws, watching her son turn over in his sleep, she could only glare at him and reluctantly move to the foot of the bed.

He’d gotten his way again!

But the bed frame’s squeaking was getting on his nerves…

Rolling over was fine, but during the activity, the sound became rather rhythmic…

Lin Xiuqing bit her lip, “Be quieter!”

“I’m already being as gentle as I can…”

This old wooden bed was just like this, creaking with every movement. One creak from turning over was acceptable, but right now, it was making him feel desperate!

He had to finish quickly again…

Damn it!

He needed to earn money to buy a bed!

If this continued long-term, he felt it would affect his performance!

“Taking so long, dawdling around, you’re going to wake the kids!” Lin Xiuqing couldn’t help but grumble after he finished.

“You complained when I was quick, you complained about the noise, and now you’re complaining I took too long, you women are hard to please.” Ye Yaodong grabbed her once, speaking suggestively.

“Go away, just sleep at this end, I’ll sleep with the two kids.”

“Let’s sleep together!”

Unable to break free from his embrace, Lin Xiuqing was half dead with anger. She opened her mouth to scold him but was stopped by his reminder not to wake the children.

With complete unwillingness in her heart and eyes, she could only lie down to sleep with him.

Ye Yaodong, however, felt quite content!

In his previous life, only after his wife passed away did he come to his senses. At fifty years old, with barely two hundred yuan to his name, he had neither the ability nor the desire to remarry, remaining single for over a decade.

Anyway, he was always drifting at sea, only returning to the village for three months during the fishing moratorium. Not having a wife wasn’t a big deal, he was getting on in years anyway.

Now he felt a sense of satisfaction at recovering what was lost.

“Ah Qing, after we separate from the family, let’s live a good life!”

Lin Xiuqing rolled her eyes, “So before separating from the family, you’re not planning to live a good life? Don’t make excuses for your laziness.”

“No, I’m speaking from the heart.”

She closed her eyes, not wanting to discuss this with him.

After so many years, she had long since lost all hope. Whether good or bad, this life was already set, might as well just make do with it!

Seeing she didn’t want to talk, Ye Yaodong didn’t force it. Time would tell, he believed that in this life, no matter what, he wouldn’t let their life become worse.

Stroking her face, he said gently: “Sleep.”

Closing his eyes, he felt he hadn’t slept for long when he hazily heard a child crying for their mother, and the person in his arms immediately got up.

Soon after, his wife threw the children’s sheets on the table by the window, and his own sheet was taken to cover the two children.

“Wet the bed?”

“Mm!”

“This little rascal, tomorrow I’ll spank him until his bottom blooms!”

His wish to hold his wife through the night until dawn was dashed on the first night.