blogombal Chapter 1333: Delivering Good News
Chapter 1333: Delivering Good News
Madam Guo is a very considerate person. Knowing that on the first day after a new marriage, the bride surely can’t get up, after drinking the wedding wine yesterday, she specifically mentioned she had things to do in the morning and would only come over at noon, letting them know they didn’t need to get up too early, as getting up would only lead to waiting in vain.
Gu Jinli blushed upon hearing this, gratefully saying, "Madam Guo is very kind, she truly treats us as juniors."
Qin San Lang nodded, "Mm, in the future, we will treat General Guo and Madam Guo as our godparents."
Gu Jinli was surprised and quickly asked, "What do you mean by this? Recognizing godparents is no trivial matter."
In ancient times, recognizing godparents involved holding a banquet, and thereafter they must be truly treated as one’s own parents.
Qin San Lang smiled, "Don’t worry, it’s just a precaution. General Guo and Madam Guo also said there’s no need for a banquet or a change of appellation. When things really happen, they will step forward to support us."
Second brother went to seek refuge with uncle, second brother always looked down on farmer girls, and uncle also has deep-seated class prejudices. They are profit-driven and may likely use his marriage for alliances, and seeing that he’s married, they might bring up this marriage in the future.
He won’t let them succeed, must think of any bad ideas they could come up with first, and then complete all the rituals and rules to shut their mouths.
"Xiao Yu, you don’t need to feel burdened, it’s okay." Qin San Lang said, holding her tenderly, "Just continue calling Madam Guo as before. However, Guo Qiang respects me greatly; not sure when he started calling me brother, but let him do so. Recognizing a sworn brother is no big deal."
Gu Jinli nodded, "Alright, I’ll listen to you."
Suddenly thinking of Grandpa Qin, she hurriedly said, "And grandpa, he has always risen early, so we must get up and pay our respects to him, we can’t be lazy."
Qin San Lang chuckled, "Grandpa got drunk yesterday and vomited, feeling a bit unwell, he went to the pharmaceutical workshop to let Doctor Wu take a look and slept over there."
Gu Jinli was relieved upon hearing this and then thought of last night’s affection... Unable to hold back her voice, she bit her lips hard fearing someone might hear, but he mischievously intensified his efforts, leaned down and kissed her, saying, "Rest assured, no one will hear~"
She trusted him, feeling at ease, she unwittingly called out, which excited him even more, nearly disassembling her!
Thinking of the previous night’s events, Gu Jinli’s face flushed deeply, feeling unbearably hot, she patted her face, saying, "Then I’ll sleep a bit more, you get up quickly."
Saying that, she wrapped herself tightly in the thick quilt and curled up into the bed corner.
Qin San Lang seeing this, felt a bit aggrieved, noticing her quilt wasn’t wrapped properly, exposing half of her back, he tugged the quilt wanting to cover her up well, but then leaned down to kiss her back... He knew she was beautiful, but didn’t expect her body to be so well-shaped, truly like warm jade made of lamb fat, crystal clear and smooth, just one look could turn a person into a beast, holding it brought a warmth that in this cold winter felt like being grilled by a blazing fire, unbearably intense.
He kissed her back, holding her tightly from behind, feeling her nervous trembling, silently chuckling, and then playfully bit her shoulder lightly.
Gu Jinli let out a muffled sound in protest, "Don’t you ever stop, I want to sleep~"
Her voice was somewhat weak, enticing to hear.
Qin San Lang’s body had been tense, wanting her, but knowing she was utterly exhausted, he was unwilling to tease her further, so he slightly loosened his embrace, covered her properly, and said, "Sleep, I’ll wake you up in two hours."
He further promised, "I will get up before you wake up."
Hearing this, Gu Jinli contentedly closed her eyes, and before long, she fell asleep again. When she awoke once more, the sky was bright, the morning mist had cleared away completely, and the aroma of food slowly wafted in, making Gu Jinli’s stomach growl with hunger.
"Awake now, the timing is just right, you can get up." Qin San Lang’s voice came from behind her.
Gu Jinli was taken aback upon hearing this, wanting to kick him out of exasperation, "Didn’t you say you’d be up before me? So why are you still lying there not getting up?"
Not wearing clothes, getting up together to dress, how awkward, should she look or not?
Qin San Lang knew she was shy, but he wanted to lie with her a bit longer, so he waited until now before getting up.
"My bad, I’ll get up right away." Qin San Lang coaxed her, "Xiao Yu, don’t be angry, I’ll call you once I’m dressed, okay?"
Gu Jinli responded with a hum, and urged, "Hurry up."
No dilly-dallying!
Hearing this, Qin San Lang swiftly got up, but very carefully covered her with the quilt, taking the opportunity to steal a glance at her back, then took the clothes placed on the screen rack, putting them on slowly.
As expected, he noticed she was secretly watching from under the quilt.
... He was tall, with a sturdy and upright build, from training everyday at the Military Office, his body was evenly tanned a wheat color, with smooth muscle lines, his movements elegant yet full of a martial artist’s vigor as he reached for his clothes.
Especially when the clothes were not yet closed, revealing glimpses of his abs and the V-line diving into the waistband, absolutely perfect!
Gu Jinli was mesmerized, she admitted, she was indeed tempted.
But...
Why, why are you taking off your clothes again? And coming over, over here to do what? I wasn’t peeking!
Qin San Lang approached the bedside, bracing one arm on either side of her, half his body leaned into the bed, looking down at her with a smile, "I’m not cold, can put them on later, Xiao Yu can look for as long as she wants."
Gu Jinli was furious, saying contrary to her true feelings, "Who’s looking at you? Hurry up and get dressed! It’s just flesh, I have it too, who wants to see yours?"
Qin San Lang chuckled, gripping the hand she was tugging the quilt with, placing her hand on his abdomen, seriously saying, "But Xiao Yu was touching and complimenting it so joyfully last night."
Gu Jinli was stunned, "I, did I do such a silly thing last night?"
The events of last night were too intense, compared to what happened, such trivial matters were not even worth remembering, she simply didn’t.
Qin San Lang nodded, "Mm, Xiao Yu did it. But that’s not a silly thing, it’s a good thing."
He cherished her closeness to him.
"I don’t remember, it doesn’t count. You go out now!" Gu Jinli truly wanted to kick him, and even wanted to pin him down and punch him a few times, but unfortunately she was ’seriously injured’, making it inappropriate to be physical, so she held back.
Seeing her gritting her teeth, Qin San Lang dared not tease her further, he cupped her chin, giving her a deep kiss, then let go of her, dressed himself calmly again, fetched the clothes she needed to wear and placed them on the bed for her, "I’ll go to the outer room first, Xiao Yu call me once you’re dressed, then we’ll have something to eat, and after Madam Guo sees us, we can send the good news to your family."
Ever since the start of Great Zhou, there has been a custom of having a female elder from the groom’s family examine the virginity handkerchief after the wedding consummation. After seeing it, the two characters "Conjugal Bliss" would be embroidered on the red silk ribbon used during the new couple’s ceremony, which would then be delivered by the matchmaker to the bride’s family as an announcement of happiness.
Although Qin San Lang was quite annoyed by these century-old customs, he had to guard against his second brother and uncle, leaving them no room to exploit, so he could only follow these old customs.