The two kids slumped their shoulders and trudged to their rooms. Poor little ones; they had to go to school. Boohoo!
As soon as the kids went to their rooms, Zhuang Zhixi got up and bolted the door. "These little rascals," he muttered, "they don't care at all about the hardship of their dad being away for so long." Without further ado, he began unbuttoning his shirt. After being away for over half a month, he was anxious to make up for lost time.
Holding his wife, he switched off the light. A good man had to show his devotion before and after being away, and what better way to demonstrate it than this? Otherwise, how else could he prove himself?
One advantage of sleeping on a kang (heated brick bed) was that it didn't creak and groan. They could be as expressive as they wanted without worrying about noise.
