The Tempting Educated Youth Married to a Rough Man-Chapter 172 - 168: Don’t Wander Around, You Might Stumble Upon Wild Mandarin Ducks

Chapter 172: Chapter 168: Don’t Wander Around, You Might Stumble Upon Wild Mandarin Ducks

I have to admit, although this trick was a bit dirty, it was indeed effective, successfully diverting Mrs. Xiao’s attention from him.

She glanced at Xiao Chenye, then at Wen Ran.

Without saying a word, she just grinned at the two of them.

Making both of them feel guilty and short-winded.

Xiao Chenye didn’t dare utter a word, and Wen Ran only felt like she was suffocating, so she stomped hard under the table.

Opposite, Xiao Chengguang twitched.

Xiao Chenye concernedly asked, "What’s up? Did you receive retribution so quickly?"

Wen Ran: "..."

Oh no, she got the wrong person.

She calmly took a bite of her meal as if nothing happened and didn’t forget to urge Hongguo to eat more.

Xiao Chengguang suppressed his twitching lips, "No, hahaha, it’s just that Ranran’s strength is really quite something."

Xiao Chenye: "?"

He said with disdain, "If you have something to say, say it. Don’t drag our Ranran into it."

What else could Xiao Chengguang say?

Say he got stepped on?

Huh???

"Why are you talking nonsense?" Mrs. Xiao didn’t know what happened under the table and gave Xiao Chengguang a scolding glance, "Eating can’t shut your mouth?"

Xiao Chenye laughed and chimed in, "Exactly, exactly."

Then, he thoughtfully picked up a piece of spare rib for Wen Ran, "You have some too."

Xiao Chengguang felt his life was hard, little knowing there was someone across who had it even harder.

He didn’t know what to say, so he could only bury his head and eat, while beside him, there was a fool, "Hehehe, Brother Ping, Aunt Xiao’s cooking, isn’t it amazing?"

Shao Ping: "... Eating can’t shut your mouth?"

Couldn’t you see he was feeling miserable?

Nobody saw, except Mrs. Xiao, who looked at the despondent Shao Ping, secretly giving herself a "victory" gesture!

Silently saying in her heart: Song Shilan, good job!

Her son’s happiness, was safeguarded by her!

~

With their bellies full, Xiao Chengguang directly took the four of them to stay at the guesthouse.

Mrs. Xiao was still murmuring, "Xiao Chengguang, you’re really burning money, can’t stay at home?"

With the big kang bed at home, they’re all young men, squeezing in a bit isn’t a problem.

Xiao Chengguang wanted to stay home too, but the problem was his mother was just too nagging.

To live a bit longer, let’s forget it.

"No, the expenses are reimbursed by the public."

"Public money is also money!"

Wow, what she said made so much sense, he couldn’t refute it.

"... We’re off, mom."

Xiao Chengguang took the group, and left as if fleeing.

After chatting a while at home, Xiao Chenye said, "Mom, it’s getting late, I’ll take Ranran and Hongguo back to rest."

"Alright," Mrs. Xiao chuckled, "Since everyone’s here, I’ll bring the team leader tomorrow, let’s rush and make this clear, settle things, and discuss what’s next."

"Good!" Wen Ran agreed wholeheartedly, "Aunt, we’ll be off then."

"Alright, alright, be careful on the way."

"Okay!"

The three went back, Hongguo thoughtfully heated water for the chickens, washed up herself, and obediently went into the house, "Sis, I’ll go inside and read."

"Okay," Wen Ran reminded, "Light a few more candles, don’t save money. If you hurt your eyes, it’ll cost more."

"Got it!" Hongguo said earnestly, "Sis, I understand."

She buried her head and went into the room, Wen Ran glanced at Xiao Chenye, "And you, what do you plan to do?"

Xiao Chenye didn’t plan on doing anything, just being in the same place with Wen Ran made him so happy he couldn’t speak.

Laughing awkwardly, "Let’s not stand in the yard, let Hongguo read her book, let’s go for a walk."

"Okay!"

But as soon as they stepped out, Wen Ran regretted it a little.

When they returned home earlier, the temperature was just right, and there was no wind.

Yet, in less than half an hour, an evil wind started blowing.

Wen Ran’s hair was whipped into a mess, and she grumbled in dissatisfaction, "What is this?"

"Cold?"

"A bit."

"Let’s go," Xiao Chenye boldly held Wen Ran’s hand, "We’ll find a sheltered spot to chat."

Holding Wen Ran’s hand, they walked towards the foot of the hill, and after half an hour, Xiao Chenye finally stopped.

"This is it."

Wen Ran: "???"

Looking at the reed marshes in front of her, Wen Ran’s face turned green, "Seriously? Are you joking?"

"Hold on."

At early spring, the reeds had just grown to thigh height, swaying in the pond with the wind.

Xiao Chenye jumped over, and reached out, "You jump over, I’ll pull you."

"No need, step back a bit, I can jump over."

Such a short distance, if she couldn’t jump over, she would really be embarrassed.

Wen Ran took a leap, easily making it across.

Her steps light, even her posture annoyingly pleasant.

But people tend to have accidents when they’re too happy.

Jumping across, slipping on her landing.

"Ah? Ahhhh~"

If not for Xiao Chenye’s quick reflexes, grabbing Wen Ran by the waist and holding her close, Wen Ran would surely have slipped into the pond.

The wind carried the chill, but Xiao Chenye’s body was warm.

She could even hear his clear heartbeat.

Thud thud~

Thud thud~

Xiao Chenye’s teasing voice came from above, "Guaranteed you could jump across?"

Wen Ran was enjoying the warmth now, and there had to be a spoilsport.

She became furious, stomping in anger, "Hey! I did jump over, right?"

"Yes, yes, jumped over! Ranran, you’re amazing, as always."

Even though it was praise, Wen Ran couldn’t help but feel that something was off hearing it.

She couldn’t help but explain to herself: "To be fair, I just slipped. This place is damp, slipping is normal!

Sometimes people make mistakes, horses trip, right?"

"Alright, alright," Xiao Chenye expertly soothed Wen Ran, "It’s all because of this lousy pond, if not for it, how could we slip?"

Wen Ran: "..." 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

She couldn’t deny it, she felt pleased.

Just her face felt a bit hot.

Xiao Chenye’s act was like scolding the floor after a child fell, blaming the floor.

"Enough, you’re something else, weren’t you saying you’d find us a sheltered spot? If you can’t find one, we’ll end up in the deep woods."

"Hehehe, let’s go... go..."

Halfway through their walk, the two sheepishly returned.

The reason, they encountered a pair of wild lovers.

When they walked nearby, the couple was in the thick of it.

They turned around to leave, red-faced, as if on cue.

Wen Ran lacked even the strength to curse, feeling she shouldn’t have gone mad in the middle of the night, running aimlessly with Xiao Chenye.

Why not lounge at home, sipping drinks, and sprawling on the kang bed, isn’t that nice?

"I want to go home."

"Don’t, please," Xiao Chenye panicked, "We just got out, why go back?"

Wen Ran glanced sideways at Xiao Chenye, fiercely, "You have the nerve to ask?"

"Why are you mad at me?" Xiao Chenye swallowed, holding Wen Ran’s hand, "Don’t leave, I know another route, I’ll take you."

Wen Ran still didn’t get it, curious, "Why insist on going there?"

"It’s the secret base of my childhood."