Chapter 112: Chapter 109: Xiao Chenye: Shameless, But I Want a Wife!

“Ah!” At this moment, Xiao Chenye remembered to put on a thick skin, relentlessly chasing after Wen Ran, “What’s going on? You’re saying this, but why are you running away?”

“I don’t want to talk to you anymore.”

Outside the courtyard gate, Wen Ran didn’t know the way. She lifted her foot and randomly chose a direction to walk.

Anyway, Xiao Chenye was following behind, so she wasn’t afraid of getting lost.

Hehe.

The two of them twisted and turned, finally bypassing one low house after another, turning past the alleyway, and what they saw was an endless grassland before them.

The grassland was covered in vast snow, with occasional patches of grass peeking through.

The sky was a deep blue, as she took a deep breath, she felt her heart and lungs felt all cleared.

Living in this place, it’s comfortable!

“How is it?”

“How’s what?”

“This is a nice place for horse riding, isn’t it?”

“It should be pretty good,” but Wen Ran still didn’t know how to ride a horse.

The place where the herders gathered was chosen wisely, with mountains and water, suitable for living.

Especially to avoid the fierce winds, they built their houses at the foot of the mountain. In their free time, they could go to the mountains to try their luck, searching for wild ginseng or antlers dropped by small deer.

After all, these are all gifts from heaven.

Wen Ran was both curious and deeply absorbed, yet didn’t notice that Xiao Chenye, beside her, almost twisted his own hand into a pretzel.

He was naturally straightforward and didn’t understand what was happening to him, as encountering Wen Ran resulted in a total brain freeze.

He couldn’t speak and his face got as red as a monkey’s behind.

He didn’t feel he was useless, he attributed the problem to Wen Ran being incredibly charming.

Hmm!

That’s right, that’s the reason.

“Wen Ran.”

Wen Ran looked around absent-mindedly, “Hmm? What’s up?”

“Actually, I have something to tell you.”

“What is it?”

“You’re so smart, you should be able to guess, right?”

With these words, Wen Ran paused and looked at Xiao Chenye in surprise.

What does this mean?

Is the coward going to stand up today?

Although surprised inside, she kept a poker face and started to play dumb, “Guess what? Guess that your limbs are well-developed?”

Xiao Chenye: “…”

He rubbed his face vigorously, bracing himself, and grasped Wen Ran’s hand.

Xiao Chenye was tall and had large hands. Having worked since childhood, the pads of his fingers had thick calluses. As he held Wen Ran’s hand, the rough patches felt a bit scratchy.

Wen Ran felt a fluttering sensation in her heart.

She tried to pull her hand away but failed, raised an eyebrow, “What are you doing? Being lecherous! I’ll go back and tell Auntie.”

“Go ahead then, tell her!”

Xiao Chenye felt that he couldn’t let things remain vague any longer. He didn’t understand how people started relationships.

Moreover, he felt Wen Ran wasn’t an ordinary person. Instead of fumbling around in the dark, it’d be better to clarify his feelings and let Wen Ran consider things boldly.

With a cheerful smile, Wen Ran’s slender fingers scratched Xiao Chenye’s palm, “No shame at all.”

“Being shameless and having a wife, I can tell which one is more important.”

“Hmm?”

When the moment came, Xiao Chenye wasn’t nervous at all. He looked around briefly and led Wen Ran to a sheltered bay.

What a coincidence, there was a fallen dead tree there. Xiao Chenye let Wen Ran sit down, grasping her hand, he squatted down.

“Honestly speaking, what do you think of me?” Xiao Chenye didn’t even notice, his voice trembled a bit, “I earn forty-five yuan a month from the county’s transport team. After giving five yuan for household expenses, I still have forty left.”

He cleared his throat, “And usually, I use the transport team’s convenience to do side jobs, earn extra money, sometimes thirty to one hundred a month.”

Wen Ran: “…”

Goodness me, what a situation!

He earns more from side jobs than his main job.

“From now on, I’ll let you manage it!” He blurted out, “It’s just that this trip came unexpectedly, I didn’t bring my things. Once I go back, I’ll hand it all to you.”

Originally, Xiao Chenye didn’t plan on rushing things so urgently.

In his mind, he wanted to express his feelings when spring arrives, and by then, he would often take Wen Ran to the county town, watch movies, and visit parks.

But after arriving in the Northwest, he once again realized just how dazzling Wen Ran’s existence was!

Don’t think he didn’t notice earlier, those soldiers, although one after another got tossed aside by Wen Ran, their gazes towards her were green with envy!

Shamelessly thinking, since he was close to Wen Ran, he should grab the opportunity before someone else does, otherwise he’d hang himself on a crooked-neck tree on the back hill.

“Forget it,” Wen Ran withdrew her hand, snorted, “No shame, saying such things out loud.”

“No shame, really not ashamed.”

Xiao Chenye’s eyes twinkled, “So saying this, you don’t mind me, right?”

Originally Wen Ran quite liked Xiao Chenye’s looks, and after spending so much time together, she found the experience quite enjoyable.

Especially…

Every time she was in the front, there was always Xiao Chenye following behind. After a while, she got used to it.

“Can’t say I mind, but…” Wen Ran drew out her tone, “The future depends on your performance~”

“Don’t worry, I’ll definitely perform exceptionally well. Really, those mediocrities out there, you really don’t need to take a second look at them.”

When it came to this point, Xiao Chenye was full of confidence.

He wouldn’t say if he was worthy of Wen Ran or not, but compared to those men outside, he was in a different league.

“Handsome, able to earn money, and loyal,” Xiao Chenye counted on his fingers, “My parents, my brother, sister, and little sister, you’ve met them all, right? Their character, no question about it.”

Looking at the smug Xiao Chenye, Wen Ran couldn’t help but laugh, “You really are shameless, putting gold on your own face, huh?”

“Just speaking the truth.”

After wandering outside for a while, Wen Ran also started to feel chilly, and stomped her foot, “Alright, enough nonsense with you, let’s head back.”

Of course, the two of them didn’t return empty-handed but carried back a dead, fallen tree.

Chopped it up for firewood.

In some way, these two were meant to be a couple.

Both are unwilling to leave empty-handed, cough, have the habit of taking wherever they go.

At Xiao Chenyue’s small courtyard, the Xiao Family keenly noticed that the way these two interacted seemed a bit different.

More natural.

“No,” the mother and child stood by the window, watching the two tidying up in the yard, puzzled, “Why do I get the feeling they’re together?”

Every smile was tinged with sweetness.

Xiao Chenyue pondered, “I don’t know, did they talk about something when they went out earlier?”

The mother and child exchanged a look and decided to let it be.

Matters of young people, you can’t manage them, just like that rebellious third child, Xiao Chengguang.

A complete mess, the more she thought about it, the angrier she became.

Inside the house, things were harmonious. Xiao Chenxing swore to let Hongguo experience her misery, and didn’t resist studying anymore.

After Xiao Chenyue tutored her, she began teaching Hongguo starting from the simplest one, two, three, four, the sun, moon, mountain, and water.

Even Pinyin was officially added to the curriculum.

Hongguo was eager to learn, whatever Xiao Chenxing taught, she learned, and seeing this, Xiao Chenyue also joined in, starting to teach Hongguo math.

Wen Ran saw this and couldn’t be happier, having someone to provide extra tutoring, what a joy.

Outside.

“What do you plan to do with these things?”

Referring to those cattle, sheep, and horses.

Wen Ran wondered, “Didn’t we already agree? Eat what needs to be eaten, drink what needs to be drunk.

There are few horses at the moment, if the family keeps a couple, and there’s no urgent need, they can be used by the commune for free as long as the commune takes care of the horses’ food and drink.”

For the vast grasslands, the Xiao Family were outsiders.

To live here safely and for a long time, building good relations with locals has only advantages and no disadvantages.

Moreover, Xiao Chenyue was by herself, usually needing to take care of the children. A yard full of livestock, she couldn’t manage it all.

Sending the horses to the commune for care would build goodwill, and in the future, if anything happened, they’d lend a hand.

Naturally, Xiao Chenyue would be much relieved.

“You…”

Wen Ran extended her hand, “Stop, don’t start with those words again, I’m tired of hearing them, can’t you come up with something new?”

Xiao Chenye, not knowing what he was imagining, got teary-eyed, “Ranran, I’ll definitely be good to you for a lifetime, really!”

“No problem,” Wen Ran was generous, “Do as you please.”

“Huh?”

Wen Ran said seriously, “I have long legs, if things don’t go well, I can run anytime, you really don’t need to worry too much about me, really.”

Xiao Chenye: “…”

~

In the past few days in the Northwest, Wen Ran had tried many local specialties, but after all the eating, she still missed Northeastern braised glass noodles with pork and cabbage.

The family had vermicelli brought from afar, but no fresh pork.

Wen Ran, driven by cravings, looked at the endless mountains not far away, drooling excessively.

Craving, she was just too craving.

Nomadic people mostly had sheep and cattle, not many raised pigs, for Wen Ran to eat it seemed like the only way was to go hunting.

“Then, why don’t we go?”

Xiao Chenye pondered, “Take a walk around the mountains, if we encounter one, great, if not, well that’s that.”

“Sure!”

Xiao Chenyue was taken aback, “No, Ranran’s impulsive, why are you joining in her nonsense? This mountain is not at all like the ones back home!”

She emphasized, “There are tigers inside, along with black bears. You two might be able to handle wild boars, but what if you encounter these two?

You can’t outrun them!”

Wen Ran chuckled, “It’s okay, second sister, I climb trees quickly, two swishes and I’m up. Even if a bear climbs after, I’ll stab it to death!”

Xiao Chenyue was almost fainting, “Its hide is thick, you can’t pierce it.”

“Huh?” Hongguo, who was engrossed in her books, looked up confused, “But it’s cold now, bears hibernate in winter.”

Afraid others wouldn’t believe, “Really,” Hongguo assured, “I used to live in the woods, very familiar with this!”

“Stop talking,” Xiao Chenyue, exhausted, “if you keep talking, these two might want to grow wings and fly over to hunt.”

Hongguo covered her mouth, blinking her eyes, “Sister, if you’re going, can I come too?”

This time, the whole family united with a single answer.

No way!

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