Thirteenth Lady's Comback: Her Everyday Life as a Bystander-Chapter 223 - 9: Communication Is Key (2)

Fortunately, he had heard that the first time is very painful for women, so he had already found a special ointment and applied it on Susu last night.

Susu covered her face with the quilt, only revealing her big, watery eyes, "It hurts a lot, my dear. I’m sorry, but I’m afraid I can’t serve you these days!"

The infamous tortures from long ago are so outdated. For someone experiencing this for the first time, what’s the most brutal? It’s making them abstain for a few more days.

Haven’t eaten pork but seen pigs run, right?

Susu totally didn’t believe Hong Sheng’s "I’ll be gentle."

Ha, if men were reliable, pigs would climb trees. I’d be crazy to believe you!

But outright refusal wasn’t in Susu’s nature, so she used her first beauty trick on Hong Sheng.

When Hong Sheng heard this, he felt an arrow strike his knee, almost kneeling before his wife who was bursting with acting skills.

Could he tell her that when he got up in the morning, he checked and her swelling had already subsided?

Imagining the consequences of exposing his wife, Hong Sheng shivered, that was definitely a no-go!

Although Susu was pitifully apologizing, Hong Sheng sensed a murderous aura in her words and instinctively understood that if he didn’t go along with her, he’d "die an even worse death!"

He had to face the consequences of his own actions, so even though he felt regretful inside, he had to act concerned, "It’s my fault. Just don’t be mad."

Susu also responded tenderly on the surface, "I knew my dear was the best!"

Ha, two drama queens!

Seeing it was really late, and although she didn’t have in-laws above her, all the elders of Hongshan Village who attended the wedding banquet were still around, Susu quickly got up and called the maids in, shoving Hong Sheng out the door, "It’s already past breakfast time, go check if the village chief and the clan elders have eaten!"

No matter how thick-skinned Hong Sheng was, he couldn’t bring himself to show affection with his wife in front of the maids, so hearing this, he reluctantly left the room!

After Hong Sheng left, Fen Dai and several others helped Susu change out of her nightgown. Seeing the bruises that appeared because of her delicate skin, they all blushed and were too shy to look again.

Though they were only eleven or twelve years old, people in ancient times matured early, and they had some half-baked knowledge about these matters. Seeing Susu’s appearance of having been maltreated, they all inwardly blamed: The groom didn’t know how to be gentle at all.

But in reality, they were wronging Hong Sheng. When he saw Susu’s tofu-like skin, he was as gentle as possible, but afterwards, it looked like he had mistreated his wife. What could he do about having such a fragile wife?

Susu was also somewhat helpless. Her body was like "The Princess and the Pea," but without a princess’s fate, she felt quite vexed too!

The clothes she changed into were all red again. As Susu said, it was as if she had to wear all the red she hadn’t worn in the past few years.

This time her hairstyle was tied into a married woman’s bun, adorned with a new hairpin from last year featuring five phoenixes facing the sun with dangling beads, a string of rice pearls hanging from the phoenix’s mouth, with a water drop red gemstone the size of a lotus seed falling between Susu’s brows.

Paired with side hair covers, a hair fixer, earrings, necklace, and bracelet, she truly looked like a celestial concubine!

Since Susu got up late, she didn’t have time for breakfast, and only ate two pieces of pastry to fill herself before heading to the front yard.

Though she had no in-laws, the village chief and clan elders of Red Mountain Village were considered Hong Sheng’s elders, so she naturally came to pay her respects.

When Susu arrived, the elders had already eaten, and Hong Sheng was chatting with them.

Last night, as it was dark and the elders didn’t see well, they only knew Hong Sheng’s wife was a beauty. Now seeing her clearly, please excuse their lack of education, but they couldn’t find words to describe Susu’s beauty.

They only felt even more ashamed of their farm-laboring selves. When Susu came over to perform a curtsy, they quickly wanted to avoid it, but Hong Sheng said: "If it weren’t for the village chief and clan elders’ care, I probably wouldn’t have been able to marry at all. Accepting my wife’s courtesy is what you deserve as elders."

The village chief, his wife, and the clan elders felt quite appreciated, their capabilities limited, they presented Susu with meeting gifts as sincerely as they could! Although it was only one or two ounces of silver, Susu accepted them with her own hands and sincerely thanked them.

After Hong Sheng and Susu chatted with them a bit, the village chief finally said: "Sheng, now your wife has entered the family, we’re heading back tomorrow. If you ever have a chance, do come back to the village and visit!"