Back To the Small Fishing Village In 1982

    Chapter 22 A Man's Self-Esteem is Hurt

Warning! Some profanities and explicit scenes ahead

Lin Xiuqing saw his movement and understood what he intended to do. She immediately turned around, facing away from him.

Ye Yaodong reached out and placed his hand on her waist, whispering softly near her ear, "Ah Qing, let's sleep a little later. It's still early, just a little past 7 o'clock."

"What's early? I have to wake up early tomorrow for work. You sleep on your own.”

His own wife, if she wanted to sleep, how could he not let her sleep?

Ye Yaodong directly made a move.

The mouth isn’t willing, but Lin Xiuqing bit her lip, torn between wanting to refuse and not being able to fully reject it. She regretted eating earlier!

Ye Yaodong playfully nibbled on her ear for a while before adjusting her body and leaning over to press himself against her.

"You... hurry up."

"Got it!"

After a busy and sporadic effort for a while, just as they were getting into the main action, Ye Yaodong furrowed his brows, wearing a face that seemed both pained and pleasured. He couldn't help but curse silently in his heart.

Fuck!

"Are you alright?"

Facing his wife's incredulous gaze and the tone of surprise, an awkward expression crept onto his face as he sheepishly replied, "It was you who asked me to hurry!"

Lin Xiuqing was speechless for a moment, then said, "Alright, get off and go back to your spot."

He felt the need to explain, "I'm just a bit tired lately. Let me rest for a while, and I'll come back later!"

Every day eating and drinking, not doing any work, and you have the audacity to claim you're tired? She didn't even bother to respond, pushing him away forcefully.

Ye Yaodong felt his self-esteem had been hurt!

After not doing it for over a decade, he suddenly returned to his youth, it's normal to be excited...

While he was still immersed in his own emotions about his recent performance, his wife had already tidied up, put on her top and shorts, and lay down next to their two sons.

"Why are you lying over there? Come over here and sleep together.”

"Ah? Come over here, hm? It's been a while since we slept together." 

"Did you hear me? Come over here and lie down.”

"Is it because I didn't perform well? Wasn’t it because you asked me to hurry?"

Lin Xiuqing's head was spinning, wondering why the conversation had taken such a turn.

"Shut up and sleep!"

"I can't sleep. Come over here and let's talk!"

"Let's talk during the day!"

"In the daytime, you're either busy taking care of the kids or working with fishing nets. Tomorrow you'll be going to the sea again. Come here quickly..."

He said it as if it was her fault, but who is the one who's hardly ever home?

"Come on, come on~"

"If you don't come, I'll just lie down there."

Seeing her remain silent and unresponsive, Ye Yaodong had no choice but to crawl over himself.

"What are you doing? Aren't you being annoying? Just lie down on your side and sleep. Why are you shifting around?" She glared at him impatiently.

So annoying. Did he take the wrong medicine at night? Why does he insist on talking to her at this late hour? What's so important that he can't let her rest for a while?

Ye Yaodong laid on his side with a playful smile, holding her in his arms. He breathed in the faint scent of soap from her body and felt a sense of peace settle over him.

"Aren’t you feeling hot? Isn’t it too crowded? It's so hot outside, and you insist on being so close. Fine, you can have this side, I'll lie on the other end."

"No, it's fine. With the window open, it's quite cool, and it's not too hot either."

At this time, they didn't have an air conditioner, and their house didn't even have a fan. However, the rural area where they lived was quite cool, and they could make do with a handheld fan to create a breeze.

Lin Xiuqing patted the large hand on her waist, but Ye Yaodong didn't let go. He even placed one foot across her body, imprisoning her and preventing her from getting away.

"What's wrong with you at this late hour? Are you trying to keep me from sleeping?"

"Let's sleep a bit later."

"You're not doing any work, but I have to wake up early to work. Don't bother me!"

"I work too. Tomorrow, I'll go with you to gather seafood and take care of the kids. Is that okay?"

Believe him? Not a chance! He didn't even stay for a while in the afternoon and had the nerve to mention taking care of the kids!

"Don't touch me like that, stop fooling around!" Lin Xiuqing grabbed his restless hand, knowing full well that he didn't have pure intentions in wanting to be close to her and talk.

"Oh, come on, be good and don't wake up the kids. Once they're awake, you'll have to spend a long time coaxing them back to sleep!"

With that being said, she dared not struggle anymore. After all the effort she put into getting the kids to sleep, she didn't want them to wake up again. If they did, she would be utterly frustrated. So she could only reluctantly go along with him, feeling annoyed.

Yaodong was very satisfied with her compliance and took advantage of the situation, saying, “Let's switch positions and lie on the other side to avoid waking up the children."

She doesn't want to move!

If she doesn't move, he’ll pull her up!

Lin Xiuqing swatted away his hand, looking at her son who was twisting and turning. She could only give him a stern look and reluctantly move to the other end of the bed, near the foot

This time he got his way again!

But the bed frame creaked, making him somewhat annoyed…

Turning over and all is fine, it's just that during these movements, the sound became somewhat rhythmic...

Lin Xiuqing bit her lip, "Be quiet!"

"I've already tried to be as quiet as I can..."

This old bed is just like that. It creaks with every movement. It's bearable when it creaks a bit during normal times, but now, at this moment, it's driving him crazy!

They could only hastily bring it to an end...

Fuck it!

He wants to earn money to buy a bed!

He feels that this will affect his performance in the long run!

"You took so long, dragging and dawdling. The child is going to be woken up by you!" Lin Xiuqing couldn't help but mutter after he finished.

 "You complain when I'm too fast, you complain about the noise, and now you complain that it took too long. You're such a difficult woman to please." Ye Yaodong grabbed her playfully and said with a teasing tone.

"Go away, you can sleep on this side, and I'll sleep with the two children."

"Let's sleep together!"

Being held by him, Lin Xiuqing couldn't break free. She was infuriated and wanted to curse at him, but he stopped her, saying not to wake up the children, and silenced her again.

Full of reluctance in her heart and eyes, she could only lie down and sleep with him.

Ye Yaodong, on the other hand, felt somewhat satisfied!

In his previous life, after his wife passed away, Ye Yaodong had a sudden realization. At the age of fifty, he didn't even have two hundred yuan in his pocket. He lacked both ability and the desire to remarry, so he remained a bachelor for over a decade.

Anyway, he had been drifting at sea all the time, only returning to the village during the three-month fishing ban period. He didn't have a wife or anything, but it didn't really matter since he was already of a certain age.

Now, he had a sense of satisfaction of regaining something he had lost.

"Ah Qing, after the separation, let's live a good life together!"

Lin Xiuqing rolled her eyes and replied, "So you're saying you don't plan on living a good life unless we separate from our families? Don't make excuses for your laziness."

"No, I'm telling the truth."

She closed her eyes, not wanting to discuss this with him.

After so many years, she had long been utterly disappointed. Whether it was good or not, well, this was how her life had turned out. She would just have to make do and get by with it!

Seeing that she didn't seem willing to talk, Ye Yaodong didn't force it either. With time, true intentions become evident, and he believed that in this lifetime, no matter what, he wouldn't make his life worse.

He gently touched her face and softly said, "Go to sleep."

Closing his eyes, he didn't feel like he had slept for long when he heard the sound of a child crying and calling for his mother. The person in his arms immediately got up.

Shortly after, his wife placed the children's blankets on the table by the window and took the blanket from him, covering the two children with it.

"Did they wet the bed?"

"Um!"

"This little rascal, tomorrow I'll give his bottom a good spanking!"

The desire to hold his wife all night and sleep until dawn was dashed on the first night.

(end of this chapter)