Chapter 83

Working intensively during the day was too tiring. After finishing their meal, the two men didn't even touch their phones. They just washed up and fell asleep.

The house was an old-fashioned bungalow with only three bedrooms. The two men slept in Wen Han's former room, the nanny slept in the guest room, and Wen Zhenni had to share a bed with her grandmother.

Grandma was a light sleeper and woke up at five in the morning. Wen Zhenni didn't even notice and slept until she woke naturally. When she yawned and emerged from the bedroom, the sun was already high in the sky.

The people doing farm work went out early in the morning. Wen Zhenni finished her breakfast leisurely, and then the two old ladies in the village who were best friends with her grandmother came to visit with smiles on their faces.

Grandma said to her, "You may not remember, but this is Granny Zhang, and this is Granny Li."

Wen Zhenni generously called someone and cut a plate of Hami melon to entertain them.

The two old people looked at Wen Zhenni and said to her grandmother with a smile: "She looked a lot like you when she was little, but now that she has grown up, she looks most like her mother."

Grandma held Wen Zhenni's hand, her eyes full of smiles: "Her personality is much better than her mother's. Her mother's temper, I hope she will make me die of anger."

Granny Zhang rolled her eyes at her. "Your daughter's personality is naturally like yours. Besides, they're bringing you here to enjoy life, so what's wrong with that? And you're still finding fault with her, making her really anxious..."

Granny Li agreed, "Exactly. My child isn't that lucky. Otherwise, I'd definitely go see what foreign countries are like."

"I'm not familiar with the place, what's the point of going there? I might as well grow some vegetables in the countryside and chat with you old sisters when I have time." Grandma complained, but her eyes were full of pride.

As they chatted that day, Granny Li asked Wen Zhenni again: "Do you have a child?"

Wen Zhenni shook her head: "Not yet."

This kind of topic has become a permanent topic among the elderly.

Most people are quite disgusted by outsiders forcing them to give birth, but Wen Zhenni just smiled.

Granny Zhang raised her hand and patted Granny Li. "Young people nowadays don't even think about having children. Many don't even get married. What's wrong with not having children? They're just happy and at ease."

After hearing what she said, Granny Li looked embarrassed and a little ashamed.

Granny Zhang sighed and suddenly said with emotion, "You've worked hard all your life to raise Wen Han. Now that Wen Han is so successful and your two grandsons are so outstanding, it's time for you to enjoy your life. Why don't you go?"

"And your grandson-in-law. My kids say he's the boss of a big company. He was dressed so nicely when he drove you home. He's such a big boss, but he didn't say a word. He just took off his clothes and got to work. He's got no airs at all. And that car, they say it cost tens of millions, was used to haul wheat in the fields. It made me sad just looking at it."

"Look at you, you have so many children who are filial to you, and you still care about this little money, making your children run around everywhere, and making it difficult for both..."

My grandfather passed away very early. My grandmother was an ordinary rural woman who only knew how to do farm work. She raised my mother with her small body and was an exceptionally great person.

After all this talk, grandma was speechless. After a long while, she stammered, "Let's talk later."

The two old ladies sat for a while, and seeing that it was lunchtime, they slowly got up and went home.

Wen Zhenni went to the field to check on people. The wheat was almost harvested and the dawn of victory was just around the corner.

She stood by the field, took a photo, and sent it to Xi Miao: [Let me show you the bumper harvest in the countryside.]

Xi Miao asked a long series of questions: [What's going on? You guys are having such a good time that you're going to participate in a real-life metamorphosis show?]

Wen Zhenni recounted her grandmother's story and said with heartache, "After three days of harvesting wheat, Ciheng and Jinqi have gotten quite tanned. It's almost like they're in the Metamorphosis series."

Xi Miao: [Tsk, Master Ciheng is willing to condescend to do such tiring work. It's quite shocking.]

Wen Zhenni: [Your character really hasn't changed from beginning to end]

Xi Miao: [Hey, after you make peace with him, you'll wear the same pants.]

Then he asked: [When will you come back? ]

Wen Zhenni didn't know either: [Let's wait and see in a few days.]

The two people who had finished harvesting wheat came over to rest. She said goodbye to Xi Miao, logged out of WeChat, poured some water and handed it to him.

Jin Qi raised his head and drank a large cup. Then, dragging his exhausted body, he lay down under the tree and said, "I don't want to harvest wheat anymore in my life."

Wen Zhenni handed him a clean towel and asked, "Why isn't your brother-in-law like you?"

"Sister, do you want to listen to what you are saying?"

Jin Qi raised his aching arm and said in a dying tone, "It's been three days. My muscles are sore all over. I'm lucky I didn't die... I've never suffered this kind of hardship in my life."

The brother and sister were born with a silver spoon in their mouths and grew up in love without having to endure any hardship. The biggest setback in their lives was probably when their parents divorced.

Ciheng came over from a distance, heard the conversation between the two, and said with a smile: "Jinqi, you go home tomorrow, I will stay here."

Jin Qi sat up from the ground: "Brother-in-law, this is what you said, I take it seriously."

Ciheng nodded: "I said so."

When Jin Qi heard this, he no longer felt tired. He rolled over and got up, then started packing his things: "I'm going to return the machine."

He was really eager to go home and didn't even have time to eat dinner. He drove away in Wen Zhenni's car, leaving behind a pile of unfinished chores, which were finally finished by Ciheng.

At night, the couple returned to their room to rest. They lay on the bed, listening to the chirping of summer insects by the fields and talking.

Wen Zhenni took his hand which was covered with black spots, looked at it carefully, and stroked the new small cuts. She couldn't help but feel distressed: "His hands are rough, and there are so many small cuts..." No wonder he refused to let her help.

"I'm inexperienced and keep getting my hands scratched by straw." Ciheng didn't feel bad at all. Instead, she smiled and asked her, "Are you heartbroken?"

"I'm so heartbroken." Wen Zhenni smiled and nodded, "You have the Midas Touch."

After saying that, she got up and went to find some skin care products and applied a layer of them on him carefully.

"You're going to let me use this body lotion that cost tens of thousands of dollars?" Ci Heng narrowed his eyes and teased her, "Do you think I hold such a high position in your heart?"

"That's right!" Wen Zhenni's eyes curved and she smiled sweetly, "You don't know, the old ladies in the village love you so much, they praise you to the sky and the earth."

"Really?" Ci Heng held her fingers with his backhand and gently stroked them. "It doesn't matter whether others like it or not. It's enough that you like me."

"Why are you suddenly saying this..."

Wen Zhenni buried her face in his arms, then suddenly remembered something and looked up at him: "The two grandmas who came from the village today actually persuaded grandma. Could it be that you did something secretly?"

Ciheng did not answer directly, but asked: "What did they say to grandma?"

Wen Zhenni didn't respond to his question and kept asking, "What on earth did you do?"

Ci Heng said calmly, "Their orchards had a good harvest this year, but the rainy season was too long, and the fruit was unsaleable. Thousands of kilograms of fruit have already rotted, and the families are worried. I bought it all at the market price and had it shipped back to the company as employee benefits."

"You're doing a good deed, why don't you tell me?"

Wen Zhenni highly approves of his behavior: "My mother received a lot of care from the villagers when she was young, so it is only natural for her to return the favor now."

Ciheng smiled and said, "My mother-in-law has also given back a lot. She funded the construction of the village road and the reconstruction of the town school. She also sponsored 100 students from the mountainous areas to complete their studies."

Wen Zhenni knew that Wen Han had been quietly doing charity work, and her grandmother knew it too, but she never stopped her. She and her mother were both kind-hearted at heart.

Wen Zhenni felt a surge of warmth in her heart: "I feel so lucky to have such good parents, and to have met such a good person like you."

Ciheng put his arm around her shoulders and said softly, "Mom will be here tomorrow. She will be with Grandma. Let's go home the day after tomorrow."

"Okay. This drama has received good response, and the crew wants me to cooperate with the promotion. It's time to go back." Wen Zhenni leaned into his arms, and the old wooden bed under her made a slight creaking sound.

She didn't dare move, but couldn't help laughing: "It's hard to imagine how you and Qiqi managed to sleep in this bed."

The wooden bed was too old, and it made constant noises with the slightest movement. Ci Heng was afraid that the bed would not hold up, so he held her tighter, but teased her, "He sleeps better than you."

Wen Zhenni snorted: "I squeezed you, didn't I? Then I'll go sleep with grandma."

She made a move to get up, but Ciheng grabbed her wrist and pulled it back to her chest: "No, the bed is not big enough."

He lowered his head and lightly touched the tip of her nose, then slowly found her lips and pecked them gently. His rough fingers reached into the neckline of her nightgown and slid from her shoulders to her back.

Wen Zhenni felt a tingling sensation and suppressed her laughter. She used her soft hands to stop him, "Someone will hear us."

"No." Ci Heng turned over and pressed her down on the pillow, intertwining their fingers and kissing her soft lips again. Along with the soft creaking of the wooden bed, outside the window, it began to rain again without anyone noticing...

It rained in the middle of the night and the fields were full of muddy puddles. The wheat could not be dried for the time being and there was no other farm work to do, so Wen Zhenni and Ciheng went for a walk in the town.

When I got home, Wen Han was already there, sitting in the yard chatting with the old lady who came to visit.

Wen Han was visibly happy. As soon as she saw Wen Zhenni, she waved and called her, "Auntie sent some fresh fish. Go to the vegetable garden and pick some perilla leaves. I'll show off my cooking skills and make perilla fish for lunch."

The vegetable patch wasn't far ahead, but it was all muddy, making it difficult for Wen Zhenni to step in. She turned to Ciheng and motioned for him to turn around: "Hubby, I'm counting on you."

Ciheng understood her meaning and said, "It would be easier if I could go by myself."

"Mom told me to go. If I don't go, she'll say I'm ordering you around." Wen Zhenni glared at him and gently pushed him, "Hurry and squat down."

Ci Heng couldn't do anything about her. He smiled and bent down, supporting his knees with his hands. Wen Zhenni picked up the bamboo basket with one hand, put her other arm around his neck, and lay on his back: "Let's go."

The muddy ground was soft and slippery after the rain, so they stepped into the vegetable garden, one foot deep and one foot shallow. By the time they finished picking the perilla, their clothes were soaked with dew.

Wen Han caught her red-handed when she came back. Seeing her daughter lying on her son-in-law's back, both of them in such a mess, she jokingly said, "Are you ashamed? Aren't you afraid of being seen?"

Wen Zhenni stuck out her tongue, got off Ciheng's back, ran to Wen Han with the basket, and hugged her arm affectionately: "Mom, you look so happy, is there something good happening?"

Wen Han walked into the kitchen and, while preparing the food, whispered to her daughter, "Your grandmother has relented. It looks like this is a done deal."

Wen Zhenni's face lit up immediately: "Old ginger is still the best. If a few old ladies take turns to fight, it's only a matter of time before they take down Grandma."

The kitchen window faced the yard. Wen Han looked up and saw Ci Heng setting up a ladder. She patted her daughter's hand and said, "Don't cling to me here. The cherries in the yard are ripe. Go help grandma pick some."

Wen Zhenni followed the line of sight and responded decisively, "Okay, I'll go right away!"

Wen Han watched her daughter run out of the yard, helped her grandmother, who was standing under the tree giving orders, back into the house, and then took the vegetable basket and went out.

Under the cherry tree, a young couple worked in perfect harmony, one standing on a ladder picking the cherry blossoms while the other stood at the foot of the tree to catch them. The smiles between their brows brightened the gray, rainy day.

The nanny also saw this scene and praised: "The two children have a really good relationship."

"Yes, it's great." She had been worried when the two families had arranged the marriage. The Ci family was too prestigious, and she was afraid her daughter would be wronged if she married into their family. Now, it seemed like a match made in heaven.