Transmigration: I Have Storage Space in the Apocalypse-Chapter 400 - 396: As Expected, Drinking Causes Trouble

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Although Jiang Xiaoying is not very beautiful, she isn’t ugly either. For Xie Jingyang, she makes a good wife and a good mother.

He had passed the age of craving tender and beautiful youth; his priority was very pragmatically based on character.

Xiaoqi and Xiao Si both got along well with Jiang Xiaoying, which was a crucial point that he could express directly.

"I..." Xie Jingyang hadn’t started to retort when she suddenly shook him off, disappearing in a blink of an eye at the stairwell, while he, dizzy from drinking, was too slow to stop Jiang Xiaoying’s escape.

"I am serious about this..."

Indeed, drinking causes trouble!

He was too impulsive!

Xie Jingyang slumped down weakly, moving one hand, realizing he was still tightly holding onto his glass. Remembering that this water was brought to him by Xiao Ying, Xie Jingyang finally felt a bit of strength returning. He slowly drank the water, while his mind replayed the earlier events, wondering where he had gone wrong that made Jiang Xiaoying avoid him like a snake?

Though dizzy, he could still clearly see Jiang Xiaoying’s facial expressions - her fleeting pain and pleading - he perceived that.

But this put Xie Jingyang in a difficult position; being a man, even though he was divorced, nobody talked behind his back about what was right or wrong. Thus, he had never truly empathized with Jiang Xiaoying’s situation.

After all, as soon as he took the job, he was a permanent employee, with his educational credentials visible, clearly in a position due to connections. His colleagues were friendly towards him, all in a state of observation, none would offend him.

Moreover, Xie Jingyang was truly sunny and bright in appearance. At just twenty-five, he looked like a handsome young man in his early twenties, quite appealing to women’s eyes.

And being tall and well-built, his body was muscular due to prolonged farming work, which made him look strong and vigorous. Isn’t he in his twenties, just the type mature women adore?!

Such a man, with a respectable job and good appearance, even though divorced, was still considered a good husband material.

Coincidentally, post the year 1977, divorce in the county town was not a big deal; many urban-returning youths were divorced...

Of course, what most women didn’t know was that Xie Jingyang had two children behind him, one boy and one girl, making a perfect "good" character.

Knowing this, they wouldn’t just feel chilled but would also step back.

Unsure why Jiang Xiaoying was so wary of him, overwhelmed by the alcohol, he collapsed onto the couch, drifting into a drowsy sleep...

When Xie Jingzi returned upstairs and passed through the living room, seeing her fifth brother lying asleep on the couch, she didn’t think much of it. It was too hot, and the men in the Xie family often slept on the floor when it was warm, let alone just sleeping on a wooden couch.

At that weight of her fifth brother, how could she, alone, help him into the room?

Xie Jingzi just took a shower and went to bed.

Upstairs, Jiang Xiaoying couldn’t sleep. As soon as she went upstairs, she moved to a temporary compartment on the third floor that was partitioned with furniture and curtains - just enough for her alone.

Inside, the male homeowner was definitely there, with the door closed, she didn’t feel right to barge in.

Lying in bed, tossing and turning, her mind was full of Xie Jingyang’s words: I think you are quite good, I am willing to marry you.

This was the first time in her nearly four-year widowhood that a good man had confessed his feelings to her. Before this, the men who had shown interest in her either came from families too poor to have a proper living, or had bad reputations, were divorced, and had two or three children from previous marriages. What left her speechless was that these men all acted superior when speaking to her—

How idiotic would she have to be to settle for that?

However, Xie Jingyang had approached her with the gentlest and most gentlemanly attitude.

This moved her.

But still, it wasn’t the right situation.

If she wasn’t currently taking care of Yan Jinsu during her postpartum recovery, she might have considered taking things slow with Xie Jingyang to see if their families could get along.

But at the moment, she was just a humble servant. If during her employment period, she got ambiguously involved with the master’s younger brother, she could kiss her career goodbye.

Reputation is very important in their line of work.

After all, anyone employed as a postpartum caregiver knew that the female employer was in a vulnerable state, so it was crucial to maintain a certain distance from the male employer to avoid misunderstandings.

Thus, if she impulsively accepted Xie Jingyang’s confession now, she could resign tomorrow and would no longer have to work.

Being a postpartum caregiver pays well; it’s her lifeline for survival, how could she not cherish it?

Typically, the most sought-after postpartum caregivers are around forty years old. She was hired by Yan Jinsu because they had met a few times before, and Yan Jinsu found her to be diligent and careful.

Regardless, Jiang Xiaoying has had experience in childbirth and upbringing; although she had only been a postpartum caregiver for a year, she had gained a good reputation.

It was only the more nitpicky female employers who would fuss over her age and status.

Frankly, it was unnecessary; it’s not like the male employers are new fathers, and for her own job’s sake, she wouldn’t allow anyone to tarnish her professional integrity, right?

Moreover, people need face, trees need bark, the male employer is no angel, why should it be assumed that being a postpartum caregiver, or a young widow means being shameless?

It’s clearly the tomcat that smells fish and starts making mischief!

Yet, if she truly missed her chance with Xie Jingyang, Jiang Xiaoying really couldn’t bear it—

Suddenly, Jiang Xiaoying gave herself a big mental slap!

What was she thinking here? If Xie Jingyang was truly sincere, would he just talk and do nothing? She was employed as Yan Jinsu’s postpartum caregiver for six months under their agreement; if he couldn’t even wait that long, how could she trust such a man?

Having thought it through, Jiang Xiaoying rested peacefully.

In the room, just as Jiang Xiaoying assumed, Yan Jinsu was held in Xie Jingchen’s embrace. The two weren’t doing anything because Yan Jinsu had to observe her full postpartum recovery period, and Xie Jingchen already knew that he couldn’t touch his wife, even though he had drunk a bit, he was merely satisfying his craving for touch.

The couple was intimately embracing each other, Yan Jinsu’s cheeks flushed, but as a man, even if he couldn’t engage in full intimacy, indulging in some light touch and kisses was enjoyable enough—he liked it!

After a round of closeness, Xie Jingchen, still unable to let go of his wife, found the drunken drowsiness vanishing; it had been a long time since the couple had had a chance to chat due to their twins, so Yan Jinsu stared at him with her woozy, almond eyes.

Xie Jingchen chuckled softly, kissed her intoxicatingly mesmerizing eyelids and asked in a husky voice, "What’s wrong? Want to say something?"

Yan Jinsu didn’t hesitate and asked the question that perplexed her a bit, "Why do you and Dad and Mom all disapprove of my younger sister being in a relationship with Zhou Zhenghui?"