Chen Xiaolong, afraid of being misunderstood, quickly moved to another spot.
If he had the chance, he really wanted to ask Xu Xiaoting if Auntie had been with any men in the past two years.
Given Liang Cuiping's looks, who knew how many bachelors in the village had their eyes on her.
But Chen Xiaolong frowned again, feeling some aversion to the thought.
To be fair, he didn't wish for that to be the case.
"Forget it, now that I've returned to Dahe Village, I won't be leaving easily. Auntie, I will take care of you."
Chen Xiaolong clenched his fists, his resolve firming.
With that thought, sleepiness flooded over him, and before long, he too drifted into dreamland.
He slept for several hours.
"Teehee, Xiaolong, how come you're sleeping in the same bed with Mom? Such a big guy, aren't you embarrassed, blushing face."
Xu Xiaoting's voice rang in his ears as Chen Xiaolong slowly opened his eyes.
The scene that met his gaze was utterly astounding, and he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
Chen Xiaolong was not only sharing a quilt with Auntie, but his head was almost buried in her chest.
The enticing scent that wafted to his nose nearly made him nosebleed.
"Oh my."
Immediately, Chen Xiaolong exclaimed in alarm and hurriedly sat up.
It was probably after falling asleep that he had moved toward his Auntie's side, and little by little, ended up in her quilt.
This habit had been with him since he was little.
"You silly girl, your Xiaolong was just too tired. Besides, I raised the both of you, what's the big deal."
Liang Cuiping's cheeks were slightly red, but she didn't take the matter to heart.
"Teehee, I was just teasing. Xiaolong always had this habit; it's not like I don't know."
Xu Xiaoting stuck out her cute little tongue, looking all mischievous and elfish.
Then, the three of them tidied up the bedding and cleaned up the room a little.
According to Auntie, this was a way of welcoming Chen Xiaolong home, and even the house's dishes and utensils had to be replaced with new ones.
After all the bustling, it was already evening.
"Xiaoting, did you get the hot water ready for Xiaolong?"
From the courtyard, Liang Cuiping's voice could be heard.
"It's all ready, Xiaolong, you go take a bath."
Xu Xiaoting pushed Chen Xiaolong into the bathroom, which was quite narrow and only equipped with an old-fashioned wooden tub.
Although every household in Dahe Village had installed solar water heaters, these shower facilities were not yet widespread.
In traditional rural areas, it was still more common to use these large wooden tubs.
Chen Xiaolong quickly cleaned himself all over, his body was almost all sweat from the several days' journey he had endured.
After showering and changing into clean clothes, he sat on the sofa watching TV.
On the other side, Xu Xiaoting and Liang Cuiping also changed into pajamas, ready to wash up and rest early.
"Long, what's this bulging here? Did something go wrong?"
At that moment, Xu Xiaoting came over wearing a thigh-revealing one-piece pajama, and what was more fatal, it was semi-transparent.
The faint outline of budding youth was visible, and Chen Xiaolong inadvertently glanced and immediately felt a surge of emotion.
Although the little girl was a bit lacking in figure, she was young and still developing; there was still room for growth ahead.
"Pah pah pah, you're the one with a problem. What kind of pajamas are you buying? It's just nonsense. What if others saw you in this?"
Chen Xiaolong knocked on her little head.
Xu Xiaoting pouted and said, "Hmph, isn't it pretty? You just now were clearly ogling. This is the latest style, everyone in the city wears this sort of thing."
"Mom's got one too, teehee, but she's too shy to wear it."
Hearing Xu Xiaoting's words left Chen Xiaolong quite helpless; it was a good time to go out to the yard to catch a breath of cool air and calm his mood.
When he returned to the house, he heard laughter coming from the bathroom.
"Mom, can you scrub my back?"
"Sure, let me help you."
Liang Cuiping and Xu Xiaoting were bathing.
The bathroom door wasn't closed tightly, and out of the corner of his eye, Chen Xiaolong caught a glimpse of a few pieces of clothing on top of the washing machine.
Especially on top, there was a sexy, red hollow-out piece.