The busy farming season had passed, and the rice had dried, so An Jing and Xiao Changyi could finally catch their breath.
That evening, as soon as Xiao Changyi had finished his bath, he entered the inner chamber to see An Jing lying on the bed, not only with her eyes closed but also with her face covered in cucumber slices.
Xiao Changyi was slightly taken aback before he sat down beside the bed and then leaned over, beginning to eat the cucumber slices off An Jing’s face, one by one.
When An Jing opened her eyes, she saw her husband eating the cucumber slices from her face, making her both laugh and cry, "What are you doing?"
While continuing to eat the cucumber slices from her face, Xiao Changyi softly answered, "Eating cucumber."
An Jing laughed even harder, "I know you’re eating cucumber, but these aren’t for eating, they’re for facial care. Cucumbers are good for beauty and skincare."
Xiao Changyi paused in his cucumber-eating, fell silent for a while, then asked quietly, "Can’t eat them?"
Before An Jing could finish her sentence, realizing the cucumber could still be eaten, Xiao Changyi continued eating the cucumbers off her face.
An Jing: "..." Alright then, if her husband loved to eat them, she would let him be.
Then, An Jing stopped protesting and just smiled as she watched her husband slowly eat the cucumber slices from her face.
Under An Jing’s smiling gaze, Xiao Changyi was unfazed, one person eating wasn’t enough, he even bit a slice of cucumber and brought it to An Jing’s mouth. Without being shy, An Jing smiled and bit off half to eat, while Xiao Changyi naturally ate the other half.
After the two finished eating their respective halves of the cucumber, Xiao Changyi lowered his head and kissed An Jing, exchanging a light, tender kiss before he continued eating the cucumber slices from her face.
Of course, he wasn’t eating alone; just like before, he took a bite of cucumber, shared it with An Jing, and the cycle repeated until all the cucumber slices on An Jing’s face were gone.
"All finished~" An Jing looked at him with an obviously teasing manner. He had kissed her so many times under the guise of eating cucumbers.
Xiao Changyi calmly said, "Let’s continue tomorrow night."
An Jing was initially startled, then her smile blossomed, and she leaned in to kiss her husband’s mouth.
With the kiss offered, how could Xiao Changyi resist? He immediately grasped the back of An Jing’s head, deepening the kiss.
An Jing did not resist, instead, she wrapped her arms around Xiao Changyi’s neck, allowing for a better and more comfortable kiss.
Neither of them had any intention of stopping.
The inner chamber was lit by an oil lamp, which wasn’t very bright, making the room dim and yellow, but because their feelings for each other were so strong, the atmosphere felt exceptionally warm and romantic under the dim light.
Having him was enough.
Having her was enough.
After the kiss ended, Xiao Changyi flipped over to lie on his side on the bed; An Jing also turned over, lying on her side to face Xiao Changyi; they shared a pillow, and although the bed was large, they were very close to each other.
Their hearts were even closer.
Without saying a word, An Jing just watched Xiao Changyi and silently laughed.
Xiao Changyi also remained silent, but his usually stern expression had softened considerably; he lifted his hand to play with An Jing’s hair.
After An Jing had her fill of looking, she called out with a laugh, "Husband."
Xiao Changyi immediately answered softly, "Hmm?"
The smile on An Jing’s face grew instantly wider, and she quickly moved closer to Xiao Changyi and pecked him on the lips before speaking again, "Shouldn’t we buy some more furniture for our house?"