She is the Side Character! — Watch Her Change her fate!-Chapter 259: Must You Marry Your Savior After Being Rescued from the Water? (Part 30)

Chapter 259: Chapter 259: Must You Marry Your Savior After Being Rescued from the Water? (Part 30)

The mountain to the west of Lanru County, covered with maples, becomes exceptionally lively during the season of maple leaf viewing, attracting even visitors from afar.

This mountain is called Red Maple Mountain.

It’s a famous scenic spot in Lanru County, and even when it’s not the season for maple leaves, the place still attracts many visitors due to its enchanting landscape, appealing to those with leisure time.

There’s not only maple leaf viewing but also other activities.

At the foot of Red Maple Mountain, there’s a wide area perfect for kite flying activities. Not far from here, there’s a horseback riding field.

Originally, Lanru County didn’t have many entertainment options. Since the arrival of this County Magistrate, Shen Dai, Lanru County has become stable, and as people’s lives improved, they naturally began seeking various amusements. Over the years, this has attracted many people from around Lanru County, gradually enriching the county.

According to Shen Xuan’s knowledge, many of the entertainment projects were supported by his father.

Recently, he’s been frequently visiting the County Government. He realized only then that his father was busier than he thought, often not even being able to find him there. One day, he even caught his father engaged in a discussion about seeds with someone.

Unexpected storylines were unlocked, with the system revealing a bit to him: his father had been arranging people to search for good seeds and cultivate various types, due to Lanru County’s highly suitable climate and its coastal location. Could it be an arrangement by the Emperor of the current era?

Not just seeds, but his father was also arranging people to deal with things from various small countries.

No need to overthink it, the current Emperor must be a transmigrator.

Shouldn’t the reincarnator actually have had opportunities to kill their family before? Not killing them, was it perhaps to obtain something from his father? Are those things still undiscovered?

[Correct, host.]The system sensed Shen Xuan’s thoughts and immediately responded. As long as the host thought of it, the storyline could be triggered. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

For the moment, their family was safe, and he felt slightly relieved.

Shen Xuan looked around and collected several beautiful maple leaves in his hand, selecting the best ones and handing one to Ah Chen.

Ah Chen took it: "Once it’s dry, I can use it as a bookmark."

"Then I’ll climb the tree to find the most beautiful one for you." Shen Xuan surveyed his surroundings, ready to take action.

After all, this wasn’t like those city parks from his past life, picking a few maple leaves wouldn’t get him fined, nor criticized online.

After all, he was a bit of a rascal, behaving a bit uncivilized occasionally would be expected, right?

Ah Chen stopped him: "So many people watching, it’s not very appropriate."

If no one was around, secretly picking a leaf or two would be fine.

But everyone was here for the maple leaves, so it wouldn’t be right.

At that moment, a distant sound of a gong was heard, followed closely by a voice singing: "The maple leaves on the west mountain are good, everyone refrain from picking for now, listen to what I have to say, one leaf is a penny, ten leaves a dime, a hundred leaves a liang, snapping a branch is ten liang, damaging a tree is a hundred liang, or serve time in jail."

The crowd burst into laughter, the atmosphere suddenly becoming joyful.

Someone even chimed in: "Good, good, good."

"The County Magistrate’s rule is truly clever."

Shen Xuan: ...

Ah Chen smiled: "See, you can’t pick them."

Actually, having this rule makes sense, ancient people weren’t fools. Now, as Lanru County was in the season of maple leaf viewing, countless visitors from outside were sure to bring much income to the county. Serving as County Magistrate, Shen Dai surely had to ensure this place was well maintained.

"Haha." Not far away, Lin Daming laughed unceremoniously. This kid wanted to pick maple leaves to please Chenchen, but now his own father had tripped him up.

Picking them would not only incur a fine but in serious cases, there’s the risk of jail time too.

Shen Xuan twitched a bit at the corner of his eyes. Although his future father-in-law was satisfied with him, he would not give up the chance to mock him.

Sigh, how could he have known?

In the past, he never came around here, and knew nothing of these things.

"Although you can’t pick them, you can still catch the ones that fall." Ah Chen said.

Shen Xuan replied: "Then I’ll catch more to make bookmarks for you, naturally dried leaves make good bookmarks, or the leaf tissue can be removed, leaving only the veins."

"Will you personally make them?" Ah Chen asked with a smile.

Shen Xuan became addled by her smile, his mouth responding faster than his brain: "Of course, I’ll make them personally, you can expect to receive beautiful bookmarks, and I can even dye them a color."

He handed the dog leash to a nearby attendant and went to catch maple leaves himself.

After taking a couple of steps, he noticed Ah Chen following too. He was naturally happy about this, stealing a glance at Lin Daming, who was covertly monitoring with hands behind his back but didn’t stop them. Delighted, he returned to Ah Chen’s side, speaking softly: "Perfect, I’ll catch them and give them to you, lest in my efforts I damage the leaves in my hands."

"Okay." Ah Chen responded.

Around them, many others were catching leaves, evidently with similar intentions.

Especially when a breeze stirred, more leaves floated down, with Shen Xuan jumping around, appearing to want to catch all the maple leaves, which naturally was impossible.

Ah Chen gazed at the sky, discreetly flicking her fingers to direct some beautiful maple leaves toward Shen Xuan’s position.

She didn’t want anyone to notice, and indeed no one did, not even Lin Daming detected a thing.

Lin Daming actually felt like giving the tree a slap to make the maple leaves fall for his beloved Chenchen, but with the County Magistrate’s rules, he naturally couldn’t violate them.

Seeing Shen Xuan’s effortful appearance, he snorted, yet he was somewhat satisfied, after all, he was entertaining his daughter.

Shen Xuan felt quite lucky, having caught many beautiful maple leaves.

Showing them to Ah Chen and having selected three or four perfect ones, he placed them in her hands.

"You hold them, I’ll fetch more."

Ah Chen holding the leaves replied: "Okay, I’ll wait for you."

Warmth blossomed in Shen Xuan’s heart, he simply couldn’t bear to hear the phrase "wait for you," feeling compelled to find even more beautiful maple leaves for her.

As he reached a spot with more falling maple leaves, Ah Chen again flicked her fingers, directing those drifting down from the sky toward Shen Xuan.

Shen Xuan naturally didn’t notice, nor did his system detect it.

He merely felt lucky, with even the wind seemingly aiding him by bringing all the beautiful maple leaves his way.

After collecting enough maple leaves, Ah Chen kept one in her hand, letting the rest be handled by the attendant following Shen Xuan.

Not long after, they encountered Ying Bairong and Qin Cheng, along with quite a few others, suggesting they were from Lanyin Academy. Their activities were quite diverse, such as painting maple leaves, composing poems about them, or word-matching games—scholars had plenty of things to entertain themselves with. There was also impale-the-leaf, where collected maple leaves were fixed in place, and participants threw sharpened bamboo sticks from a distance to pierce them.

On the surface, Ying Bairong appeared as usual.

Only he knew how tense he was inside, not wishing for Qin Cheng, whom he’s known for years, to be part of any scheme.

Unfortunately, the mysterious figure later sent another message confirming the plan involving Shi Wen and Qin Cheng, even disclosing the location.

Knowing the County Magistrate had already made arrangements, he felt somewhat reassured.

Seeing Shen Xuan and Ah Chen arriving surprised him slightly.