On the other side, unaware of the situation, Qi Shi and her two sisters-in-law along with their niece's daughter-in-law had already fallen asleep early, with beds and floor mats.
Hua Chengtian laid out bedding in his son's room with his two brothers-in-law and several older nephews, while the room previously used by his sisters was left for the younger ones to sleep in.
The room was already filled with the sound of snoring, rising and falling, but only Hua Chengtian kept his eyes open in the dark for a long time without closing them, listening intently to the wind and rain outside, lost in thought.
Meanwhile, Hua Jin was sleeping with her clingy little cousin. The young girl was very excited to finally be able to sleep with her cousin, chattering for a long time, despite her cousin's sparse responses not dampening her excitement at all.
