The small family becoming a large family didn’t feel awkward at all.

Mainly because, before getting married, the two families often gathered to eat, chat, and talk together. Over time, they gradually got used to it.

The only one not used to it was Hetao, who was still a young pup.

After recognizing the household and then moving to a brand new place, it was somewhat restless and uneasy.

Old Wolf, however, was much calmer and had already settled back into its little den.

But Hetao stood at the door.

It anxiously circled in place, occasionally tugging on Wen Ran’s pant leg, indicating that it was time to go home.

Wen Ran was helpless; she could only patiently explain over and over that she had already moved with Hetao, and this would be its home from now on.

Maybe Wen Ran’s words had an effect.

Not long after, Hetao seemed resigned and obediently returned to its nest.

Wen Ran stretched lazily but still felt something was off.

It was like there was a pair of eyes spying on her from the shadows.

She suddenly turned around and met Xiao Chenye’s direct gaze.

Wen Ran: "..."

Uh-oh.

She had been so preoccupied with her own wedding today that she forgot her marriage partner was Xiao Chenye.

She had been so busy entertaining guests that she hadn’t paid attention to him.

Later, she even took some time to bond with her mother-in-law, doing all sorts of things.

But she had completely forgotten about her lawful husband.

Thinking of this, Wen Ran felt a bit guilty.

But on second thought, she felt justified.

Could Xiao Chenye really blame her for that?

She had been so busy her neck was breaking; forgetting something was completely normal, right?

As for why she forgot her groom...

Wen Ran felt even more justified. Damn it, if he wasn’t always out driving, gone for ten days or half a month at a time.

She wouldn’t have had to deal with the Xiao Family every day.

We all know, the more you interact with someone, the closer you get, he should understand that.

With that thought, Wen Ran immediately felt she had no issues at all.

Facing Xiao Chenye’s direct gaze, she even glared back.

Look, look, what are you looking at? What’s so interesting? If you keep looking, I’ll dig your eyeballs out.

Xiao Chenye: "~"

She’s really in love with me.

With everyone around, Xiao Chenye couldn’t get too close to Wen Ran and just followed her closely.

Several times, Wen Ran was walking, and suddenly stepped back, landing on Xiao Chenye’s foot.

Wen Ran: "..."

Completely speechless.

She turned her head, gritting her teeth, "In such a large courtyard, why do you have to follow right behind me? Why haven’t I stomped you to death?"

"Hehe," Xiao Chenye wasn’t angry even after being scolded, "With your small frame, your light weight, if you want to stomp me to death, you’ll have to eat a bit more."

He leaned in, "Today was really busy, we hardly got to talk."

"Yeah," Wen Ran said while tidying things up, "It was quite busy, but it’ll be fine in a couple of days."

The thing that made her happiest was that the captain said before leaving that she could have a week off.

The next week, she could just lie on the kang and not move at all.

Yay!

That’s really delightful news.

Xiao Chenye wanted to say something, but Wen Ran had already handed some of her work to him, "Alright, alright, stop babbling. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Hurry up and clean these things up, it’s getting dark, we need to eat and rest early."

Note that the rest here is static.

It means taking a bath, changing clothes, lying comfortably on the kang, and having a good night’s sleep.

But, in Xiao Chenye’s ears, it was heard as,

Wen Ran: "It’s getting dark, *&% time to sleep."

His eyes lit up, "Mmhmm, I’ll get right to it!"

With that, he stopped pestering Wen Ran and swiftly tidied up the chaos in the house quite efficiently.

The remaining time felt hard to bear.

Even though it was dark, leaving the whole family outside for a solo return to the room with Ranran wasn’t ideal.

But with nothing to do, he felt anxious.

Hmm...

His glance floated and suddenly fell upon the dog house.

Still seated in a neat row of three.

Next to it was the stove built today.

A pot on top, steaming hot water inside.

Beside it, two large wooden basins.

Great, something to do.

Bathing the dogs and the wolf.

When Mrs. Xiao finished cooking and came out, she saw three big fat dogs lined up around a bonfire, warming their butts.

Mrs. Xiao: "..."

It really makes one’s vision go black again and again.

"Wait," upon closer inspection, "the hot water in my large pot for bathing is all gone."

Mrs. Xiao: "... Are you bored and have nothing to do?

That water was for everyone to bathe, and you used it to wash the dogs?"

Xiao Chenye chuckled, "Well, it’s all for washing anyway, what difference does it make what you wash?"

With that, he disdainfully accused Mrs. Xiao of being petty, "Besides, you can’t use cold water on dogs, what if they get diarrhea?"

Dog diarrhea is different from human diarrhea; humans know to run to the toilet.

A dog with diarrhea can spray up to a meter far.

And when it happens, the whole yard would be smeared, making it very disgusting to clean up.

He felt justified and rattled on, "This hot water is best for cleaning up.

Don’t worry, it’s just a bit of firewood, right? I’ll go chop more tomorrow.

By the end of this year, I’ll find a way to get some coal, so everyone can have a warm winter."

Wen Ran ghosted over, "I was just wondering, since you used all the hot water, what will I use for a bath tonight?"

Xiao Chenye: "..."

He belatedly looked up.

Wen Ran gave a sarcastic smile, "And if you don’t bathe and come to bed, I’ll kick you off with one foot."

Ah, right.

Bathing the dogs is secondary.

Washing oneself is what’s proper.

Xiao Chenye hurriedly refilled the large pot with water, "Don’t worry, by the time we’re done eating, the water in here will definitely be hot."

He smiled ingratiatingly and obsequiously, "Rest assured, rest assured, it won’t delay your bath."

Seeing Xiao Chenye’s fawning look, Xiao Chengguang could hardly bear to watch.

He disdainfully turned his face away, and Xiao Chenyue said quietly, "How can you even be scornful, the man has already brought his wife home.

Who knows, he might have a kid someday, and you’re still single and hopping around.

Let me tell you, now that Xiao Chenye got married before you, it’s not the most embarrassing. If Chenxing, this girl, marries and has a kid before you,

then you’ll truly be the family disgrace."

Xiao Chengguang: "..."

Sis, stop joking.

"I’m still injured, isn’t this topic a bit too heavy?"

"Ha!"

Xiao Chenyue rolled her eyes, "I figured, if you weren’t injured, we wouldn’t be able to catch you around either."