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Jiang Ning couldn’t help but reach out to pinch Li Xingyue’s cheek. It was much more moist and smooth than before, and if she continued to use the treatment, the results should be quite good.
“Alright, let’s go eat.”
The two girls entered the main room where Shen Mo and Commander Li were chatting, and Sister Li was peeling eggs for Zhiqi.
The two girls sat down, and Shen Mo handed them two bowls of rice he had prepared.
Li Xingyue was a bit overwhelmed and accepted the rice gratefully.
Li Xingyue was in college, and Commander Li hadn’t seen his daughter in a while. As he ate, he remarked to his wife, “Our Xingyue seems to have gotten a bit whiter, huh.”
Sister Li felt the same way. When her eldest daughter had come home earlier to put away her things, she had noticed that her daughter wasn’t as fair and smooth as she was now.
Thinking about how her daughter could become fairer, Sister Li’s eyes lit up, and she didn’t forget who was responsible for this transformation.
Sister Li looked at Jiang Ning with even more affection and kept giving her food, especially the meat dishes.
Jiang Ning couldn’t stop her in time, and her bowl was soon piled high with food.
She looked at her bowl with a hint of helplessness.
Shen Mo smiled indulgently at her and then said to Sister Li, “Sister Li, you should eat your own food. My wife can’t eat that much.”
Sister Li also realized this and started to enjoy her meal properly.
After the meal, when Commander Li and his family were leaving, Jiang Ning handed two enamel cups to Li Xingyue. “I’ve already explained how to use these. You should apply them every day. There should be enough for a month of face masks.”
“For the drink, you just need to brew a cup each day. Don’t overdo it. This jar should last you one or two months.”
“Thank you, Sister Jiang,” Li Xingyue said sincerely.
Sister Li wasn’t satisfied with this address, “What are you calling her? Your mother treat her like a sister, so she is like my sister, but you’re calling her ‘sister’. That messes up the generational hierarchy. You should call her ‘aunt.'”
Li Xingyue looked at Jiang Ning’s bright and youthful face and found it hard to call her ‘aunt.’ She turned to her mother, “Sister Jiang is only three years older than me. If I call her ‘aunt,’ wouldn’t that make her seem old?”
This remark left Sister Li speechless.
Thinking about it, she realized that the age and generational hierarchy were indeed a bit unclear. Sister Li waved her hand, “Forget it, forget it. Call her whatever you want. Young Jiang doesn’t mind, right?”
Jiang Ning smiled and nodded.
Commander Li and his family left.
Shen Mo was boiling water in the kitchen, and Jiang Ning was doing laundry in the yard. Although Shen Mo had taken on most of the household chores, she couldn’t just do nothing.
As soon as she finished washing the clothes, there was a knock on the gate. Jiang Ning went to open the door.
It was Sister Li.
As soon as Jiang Ning opened the door, Sister Li grabbed her hand and stuffed a large sum of money into it.
Seeing the money, Jiang Ning refused, “Sister Li, what are you doing?”
Sister Li said, “The whitening creams and drinks you made for my daughter must have cost something. How can my family take them for free?”
The cost of the apricot kernel paste and three-white paste that Jiang Ning made wasn’t high, but the process was time-consuming and labor-intensive.
Although it took a lot of effort, achieving whitening results wouldn’t happen overnight. Jiang Ning pushed the money back, “Sister Li, I really can’t accept this money. You can give it to me when Xingyue’s skin shows real improvement.”
“Besides, I have other plans. Xingyue is in college. If she becomes fairer, she’ll be a living advertisement for me. I plan to make money from this product.”
Jiang Ning’s words convinced Sister Li, who hadn’t thought that Jiang Ning would want to make money this way.
“Alright, then you can do whatever you want with my daughter’s face.”
A girl’s skills are important, but her appearance is equally crucial. If it weren’t for her trust in and understanding of Jiang Ning’s character, Sister Li wouldn’t dare let her daughter’s face be used as a test subject.
There wasn’t anything particularly important happening in the next few days, and Jiang Ning had her work under control. She decided to host a dinner party.
When Shen Mo applied for this courtyard, Yang Zhengtu and Qian Feng had helped a lot. Jiang Ning had also become familiar with Sister Li’s family.
That evening, Jiang Ning mentioned this to Shen Mo, “Shen Mo, let’s invite some people over for dinner tomorrow. Yang Zhengtu and Qian Feng helped a lot when we moved in.”
Shen Mo had actually wanted to bring this up for a while. In many places, it’s customary to invite friends and family over for a housewarming party after moving into a new home. But because Jiang Ning had been considering a divorce, he had kept this idea to himself.
Now that Jiang Ning had brought it up, he was very pleased.
“Alright, I’ll invite them over tomorrow,” Shen Mo said.
Jiang Ning said, “Can you calculate how many people will come tomorrow? I need to figure out how much food to buy.”
Yang Zhengtu and Qian Feng were still single and hadn’t started families, while Commander Li’s family had four members. Shen Mo also mentioned a few close friends.
Jiang Ning calculated that there would be about a dozen people, which wasn’t enough for just one table.
If one table wasn’t enough, they would prepare two.
Jiang Ning walked over to the desk, found a notebook, and wrote down the ingredients she needed to buy for tomorrow’s meal. After finishing, she got into bed and nestled in Shen Mo’s arms.
Shen Mo inhaled the faint fragrance from Jiang Ning. His wife lay obediently and softly in his arms.
Jiang Ning was still thinking about the menu for tomorrow, wanting to treat Shen Mo’s friends well.
Feeling uncomfortable, she shifted in Shen Mo’s arms, looking for a more comfortable position.
“Huff—”
The breathing above her suddenly became heavier, and the warmth spread. Jiang Ning, sensing something, lifted her head slightly, and her lips brushed against the slightly stubbled chin.
Shen Mo felt a soft touch on his chin but didn’t have time to react before a chill hit his abdomen. It felt like something was mischievously reaching under his clothes.
Jiang Ning hadn’t thought much about it; she just wanted to touch something. As soon as her hand felt his abs, it was suddenly pressed down.
The warm palm grew hotter, and the breathing above her became heavier.
In the darkness, Shen Mo’s gaze changed…
Half of his body went numb.
“Wife…”
The way Shen Mo said “wife” carried a certain desire that Jiang Ning couldn’t miss.
The hand holding her through the clothes was so tense that the veins seemed ready to burst.
Jiang Ning hadn’t originally planned for that, but with the mood setting in, she felt it was about time.
A faint blush crept onto her cheeks. “Shen Mo, I’ve made up my mind.”
Jiang Ning struggled a bit, freed her hand, and then moved in the opposite direction…
Shen Mo now regretted agreeing to his wife’s suggestion of hosting a dinner tonight.
Just as Jiang Ning was about to climb on top, Shen Mo caught her again, his voice heavy with restraint, “Wife, we have an important event tomorrow.”
Jiang Ning hadn’t expected Shen Mo to hold back at the last moment.
She suddenly doubted her own charm, “Don’t you want to?”
“I do, very much, especially want to!” Shen Mo’s tone grew more intense with each word.
“But if you don’t want to embarrass yourself in front of Sister Li and the others tomorrow, can we wait until tomorrow night?” Shen Mo’s eyes were slightly red as he gently called, “Ningning.”
If they went through with it tonight, his wife would surely blame him tomorrow, and then keep her distance for a long time. The loss would be his.
Jiang Ning felt a shiver run through her at the sound of “Ningning.”
Understanding the implication in his words, she said, “I’ll allow it just this once. It won’t be that serious.”
“Not enough,” the man’s voice was a bit hoarse.
“Cough, cough—” Jiang Ning choked on her saliva. She hadn’t thought much about it, especially since she had heard that the first time could be quite painful, so she just wanted to try it lightly.