Chapter 121: Chapter 117: Daily Life & Encountering an Old Acquaintance Again

Mrs. Xiao’s skills are top-notch.

A big bowl of handmade noodles, Wen Ran quickly polished it off and even drank more than half a bowl of noodle soup. After a quick wash, she went straight to sleep.

The Xiao Family gathered quietly for an emergency meeting.

…

Ever since Wen Ran got injured, Hongguo’s daily routine got busier.

She had to study, watch the kids, help Mrs. Xiao with chores, and keep a close eye on Wen Ran to ensure she doesn’t stir up trouble.

Wen Ran: “… My goodness, even when guarding prisoners, we should at least leave some time!”

“Sis, if you hadn’t climbed onto the roof first thing in the morning, your words might have some credibility.”

Wen Ran sighed, “I was just thinking there’s snow on the roof.

If we don’t clear it off, what if the roof collapses?”

Xiao Chenyue passed by and casually remarked, “Even if there’s poop on the roof, you’re not allowed to go up there again.”

Oh dear, what a blunt way to put it.

In short, Wen Ran was completely well-behaved, waiting in the house to be served.

Minmin was a very obedient baby, as long as you gave her something she could quietly play with for a long time.

The room was warm, Minmin wasn’t wearing much. She felt hot under her little hat and fumbled to pull it off.

“Ah-yi~”

Hongguo put down her pen and put the hat back on Minmin, “Don’t take it off, or you’ll catch a cold.”

Minmin was unconvinced and kept struggling, trying to remove the hat.

Small as she was, her strength was limited.

But Minmin was persistent. After five minutes, she managed to pull off the hat.

Hongguo took a glance and promptly put it back on.

Minmin: “?”

Her happiness lasted all of three seconds before she fell into a stupor.

Wen Ran watched as Minmin’s little mouth started to pout, and soon she was crying loudly.

Startled, Hongguo asked, “What’s wrong now?”

Xiao Chenxing crawled over, “Did she pee?”

“No.”

Wen Ran raised her hand and took off Minmin’s hat, “She doesn’t like wearing a hat.”

“Oh? Doesn’t want to wear a hat, huh?” Xiao Chenxing, easy-going as ever, gave Minmin’s head a pat, “Then don’t wear it; the room is warm anyway.”

“Is that okay?” Hongguo was worried, fearing the child would catch a cold and suffer at such a young age.

“It’s fine,” Xiao Chenxing said calmly, “Our kids are tough.”

Wen Ran also thought Hongguo’s worries were valid. After pondering for a moment, while the two were absorbed in studying, she fed Minmin two to three drops of spring water.

Just like taking herbal tea to prevent a cold.

A couple of drops every now and then.

Later, Wen Ran would regret her cleverness, wishing she could knock her head against a wall.

Energetic, that’s what she was.

It was noon, time for a nap.

Minmin, however, wouldn’t sleep, and kept wriggling, wanting to get to Wen Ran.

While Xiao Chenyue loved the child, she didn’t indulge her entirely, and promptly curbed Minmin’s unreasonable demands.

“Enough! Don’t fuss, Aunt Ranran is injured. If you go, you’ll just be causing trouble, understand?”

Minmin: “?”

I don’t know; are you trying to reason with a child?

Can’t understand.

Finally, after much fussing, Xiao Chenyue took Minmin to sleep next to Wen Ran.

To the left was the scent of Mom, to the right was the scent of Wen Ran, and Minmin was finally satisfied.

Grinning without teeth, her little legs kicked energetically.

“This child…” Xiao Chenyue sighed, “The older she gets, the more willful she becomes.”

“Isn’t it good to have her own ideas?”

The words Wen Ran spoke could make people feel joyful from the heart, “When women can make their own decisions, they can blaze their own path, no matter how hard the road.”

Some say girls are like grass seeds; wherever they’re scattered, they’ll grow there.

Wen Ran didn’t see it that way. She felt women were natural warriors, no matter how harsh the living conditions, they can always seek nourishment for themselves.

Nurture, then survive.

A storm tests the resilience of grass.

Women can be endlessly diverse.

Xiao Chenyue unconditionally believed Wen Ran’s words.

She turned her head and seriously looked at Wen Ran’s profile, “Still, thank you.”

Thank you for saving me from a dire situation.

Thank you for sparing me from a dead-end in my past life.

“Ha!” Wen Ran, carefree, replied, “If you really want to thank me, loosen up in the afternoon and let me go out for a walk.”

With this, Wen Ran learned what it means to change faces as quickly as flipping a book.

“No,” Xiao Chenyue pulled a small blanket over Wen Ran’s belly, “Sleep.”

Wen Ran: “…”

Really believed your nonsense.

Fine, sleep it is; after last night’s commotion, Wen Ran was tired.

She adjusted her sleeping position, ensuring the spot where she was injected didn’t touch the kang bed, and dozed off.

Though Xiao Chenyue was tough with her words, Wen Ran managed to go out in the afternoon.

Of course, she brought along two tag-alongs.

Carrying Minmin was Xiao Chenye.

“Slow down,” Xiao Chenye, seeing Wen Ran hopping around, felt his heart tighten, “It’s all snow outside, if you’re not careful and fall, it’ll be a problem.”

“I know, I know.”

She didn’t want to hop around, but…

The injected area was sore, walking normally made her limp a bit.

Tsk!

She admitted that she was a woman who cared a lot about face!

There were many children in the village, and when they saw Wen Ran, their eyes lit up. In no time, the children gathered around, crowding together.

“What are you doing?”

Looking at the children with their rosy cheeks, like monkey butts, Wen Ran also smiled gently, “What are you looking at?”

“Are you Wuliji?”

“Uncle Sahan said you fought a wolf and saved your companion. You’re the eagle of the grasslands.”

The children chattered away, and Wen Ran felt flattered. It was the second time she had heard the name Wuliji.

Curiously, she asked, “What is Wuliji?”

“Wuliji means blessing.”

Oh~

So the name carries blessings.

Alright then.

The children were there with a mission too.

While it hadn’t snowed yet, herders rode horses and took dogs out to graze. The children went to dig rabbit holes.

To be precise, pika holes.

These little things destroy the grasslands. Even though the eagles fly in the sky and the Tibetan foxes and wolves treat them as snacks on the ground, they can’t eat them all.

Pikas reproduce so quickly that they eat slower than they breed.

“If you’re lucky, you might dig wheat and soybeans out of a pika’s nest.”

Talking about this frequent thief, the children were indignant, “When the time comes, we’ll feed the pikas to our family’s dog.”

“Okay!”

Wen Ran wanted to join in the fun, but since she had Minmin with her, it was obviously inconvenient.

A hint of regret flashed in her eyes. Xiao Chenye thought for a moment, “Wait for me here.”

“Huh?”

Wen Ran could only look at the back of Xiao Chenye, bewildered.

Minmin: “?”

She was confused. She wanted to find the fragrant Ranran aunt and wondered what she was going to do with her silly big guy in her arms.

“Ayi~”

She stretched out her hand, wrapped like a dumpling, and said seriously, with her tender face, “Ayi~”

She wanted to go back.

But obviously, there’s a barrier between baby language and human language.

Minmin was anxious and whimpered, but she was still carried away.

Wen Ran stood in place, pleading with the children to wait for her for a while.

The group found a sheltered place, and Wen Ran took out some orange candies from her body, distributing them to the children.

“This is a reward for the brave ones!”

As for why brave?

She didn’t know, just coaxing the kids, hehe.

In the distance, another person came over, stumbling, with loosely fitting clothes.

She tasted the sweet orange flavor in her mouth and casually said, “Is that person from your village too? Doesn’t look like it.”

People around here have deep features, high nose bridges, and mostly brown eyes.

But the person staggering in the wind looked more like someone from the mainland, from the exposed eyebrows and eyes.

Graceful.

“No,” the children replied eagerly, “that’s one of the educated youths supporting us here.”

The children were disdainful, “Hmph! What support, that’s just a thief!”

“Yes, my mother said these educated youths are lazy, only wanting to eat and not working.”

Wen Ran: “!”

What!

This is becoming a map cannon.

Wen Ran solemnly corrected them: “Hey, hey, hey, you can’t say that. I’m an educated youth too.”

“Uh? But aren’t you and Sister Xiao Yue from the same family? How come you’re an educated youth?”

“No, we have no blood relation,” Wen Ran explained patiently, “I was sent down to their side, and by chance we met, and then…”

“And then became family!” one little girl interjected with a big grin, “Right, Wuliji!”

Wen Ran smiled helplessly, well, understood that way, there’s no problem either, “Right!”

“So you’re still family members.”

Going off track!

Eventually, the children concluded.

There are good educated youths and bad ones.

You can’t stereotype all educated youths.

The children rested their chins on their hands, eyes glowing, “Then Wuliji, can you be an educated youth for us? We can switch.”

Wen Ran couldn’t help but laugh, the children’s world is really so naive.

While chatting, she looked up and noticed that strange woman, still walking with difficulty, had stopped and was staring directly at her.

Wen Ran was stunned and politely asked, “Do you have something to say?”

The woman’s body trembled, and after a while, with a raspy voice, she said, “Wen Ran, don’t you recognize me?”

This question was somewhat baffling. Wen Ran wondered, “Who are you…”

Halfway through her sentence, Wen Ran paused, stood up abruptly, and, in disbelief, said, “It’s you?”

The woman laughed hysterically, “Hahaha, it’s too ridiculous, it’s just too ridiculous!”

She pulled down the mask covering her face, tears slowly streaming down, “I never expected you could live like this.”

The person was none other than Li Minmin, whom Wen Ran had kicked to the Northwest.

Meeting again, seeing Li Minmin mixed to such a state, Wen Ran was absolutely unceremonious and burst out in laughter, “Hahaha! I also didn’t expect you to still be alive.”

Li Minmin was furious with shame, “Wen Ran, you bitch, what do you mean by that?”

“Has your brain degenerated?” Wen Ran shrugged, speaking mockingly, “Of course, it means literally! Seeing you doing so miserably now, I couldn’t be happier.”

Seeing your enemy living miserably, feels so good!

Tonight, everyone gets an extra meal!

The original grudges and hatred, from today onwards, were settled.

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