Chapter 571: Chapter 571

Qiao Xiaomai was a neat freak, so he decided to heat more water for her to bathe.

Besides, he had to take advantage of the night to wash the bed sheets, so no one would see and feel embarrassed the next day.

He headed into the kitchen to heat up a pot of water, then bathed Xiaomai and washed the sheets. After all these chores, Tong Sanlang eventually crawled back into bed and fell into a deep sleep with Xiaomai in his arms.

The body that had just bathed smelled good.

Consumed by the delightful scent, he quickly drifted off to dreamland.

Now, let’s talk about Tong Erlang and Zhu Hongyun, the couple.

Zhu Hongyun was envious of the pair of Longevity Locks that Xiaomai had gifted earlier in the day.

Tong Erlang didn’t practice martial arts.

“Go, boil some hot water. I want to bathe,” Zhu Hongyun kicked him.

“So late, let’s wait till tomorrow,” Tong Erlang murmured, not wanting to move.

“Look at how lazy you are! Just now Sanlang was boiling water and washing things. But here you are, not even willing to heat up the water!” Zhu Hongyun scolded him sternly, twisting his arm forcefully.

Tong Erlang cried out in pain.

Left with no choice, he reluctantly got out of bed.

Upon reaching the kitchen, he laughed to himself and hurriedly returned to the room, “The firewood is gone. Sanlang just used the last of it. There’s no way to heat it up.”

“What? The firewood we gathered today is gone?!” Zhu Hongyun couldn’t help but yell.

“It’s gone. We only gathered a small bundle each, and we used it for cooking, making medicine, and heating water. It’s normal that it’s all gone,” Tong Erlang explained as he kicked off his shoes and got back into bed. He took off his clothes and pulled a bedsheet over himself.

The most crucial thing after making love was to cuddle and sleep, not heat up water.

Seeing him lying back down nonchalantly, Zhu Hongyun felt a tightness in her chest.

Why was it that Tong Sanlang was so diligent, but this one in front of her was as lazy as a pig?

She loved cleanliness too!

Despite the frustration gnawing at her, Zhu Hongyun finally fell asleep. As dawn began to break, Tong Sanlang was the first to rise. He gathered the semi-dried bed sheets from the courtyard and then dashed up the mountain.

He collected some firewood and even managed to catch a wild chicken before rushing back home.

By the time he arrived home, everyone was up. He then moved to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.

Without any Steamed Buns, and not knowing how to make pancakes, he simply decided to make noodles.

However, his cooking skills were far inferior to Xiaomai, especially without the Spiritual Spring water. Seeing everyone’s doubtful expressions, he casually said, “She’s still asleep. Let’s just make do with this.”

“She’s truly lucky,” Zhu Hongyun murmured with envy. Even though she was nearing exhaustion on her wedding night, she still got up early the next day to prepare breakfast.

Glancing at Tong Sanlang’s room, she couldn’t resist saying, “Sanlang, if you’re not too busy, why don’t you take care of the firewood from now on? Since you two love cleanliness, you probably need to take three baths a day.”

Hearing her words, Tong Sanlang responded, “I’ll collect it when I can.”

“What do you mean by collect it when you can? The two of you use the most firewood. It should be your responsibility to gather it,” said Zhu Hongyun.

“Shut up! What’s all this fuss about so early in the morning?” Tong Tiehu couldn’t bear it any longer and lost his temper. “You can’t even gather firewood anymore?”

“I can, but it shouldn’t always be me and Erlang.”

“Okay, since all the farmland in the house was exchanged for the game Sanlang hunted, it’s none of your business if we partition the house,” said Tong Tiehu.