Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Cheng Xin was suddenly...

Cheng Xin was shocked by Geng Yunye's sudden confession. She didn't reject him in her heart and had some feelings for him. It was just that it was a bit too fast to start dating him after just meeting him twice.

"Too fast. I need to think about it." She heard herself answering quickly like a mosquito's hum. Her cheeks felt hot. She wanted to go home and ask her parents for their opinions.

Geng Yunye didn't want her reply right away, but he wanted to leave an impression in her heart. No matter who she met in the future, she would think of him first.

"No need to reply now." Geng Yunye stuffed the chocolate into her hands. "Just give me your reply before the beginning of autumn." The beginning of autumn is the time for grain harvest. Her father's illness will not be cured in a short time. There is no labor force in her family, so he has to come to help.

He remembered that there was a lot of rain and hail this year, and all families who delayed harvesting millet suffered, with millet production reduced by more than half.

On the way back, the bicycle rolled over the bumpy yellow mud road. Geng Yunye had tied a cushion to the back seat in advance to prevent the people behind from getting uncomfortable.

Cheng Xin held onto the iron frame at the back of the car. Geng Yunye's back was soaked with sweat, and his white shirt stuck to his body.

Cheng Xin looked at the sweat stains on his back and suddenly realized that he always rode on the left side of the potholes, blocking the setting sun for her.

"Hold on tight." He suddenly spoke as they went uphill.

Cheng Xin hurriedly grabbed the hem of his clothes, but her fingertips touched the belt around his waist. The leather was hot from his body temperature, and her fingertips seemed to be on fire.

Just as she was about to let go of her hand, a wild rabbit jumped out from the bend in the mountain road. Geng Yunye drifted and braked suddenly, and the rabbit disappeared without a trace.

Cheng Xin subconsciously wrapped her arms around his waist, her face pressed against his sweaty back, her breathing becoming rapid. She heard his chest vibrate as he said, "Be careful of the bumps."

The setting sun stretched their shadows and cast them on the edge of the field. In the distance, farmers were chasing sparrows off the rice ears.

Cheng Xin counted the sound of the chain turning, and she almost had the answer in her mind.

Geng Yunye drove Cheng Xin past the brigade, and the women who were sitting around gossiping all stopped what they were doing and watched them leave. The scene went wild until the two young men completely disappeared.

"Is that Cheng Xin's boyfriend?"

"I heard it was from a retired soldier from the neighboring commune. Fengxia is really tight-lipped."

"Tsk tsk, no wonder Fengxia kept her daughter until she was 20 years old. Which retired soldier doesn't have money? He even bought a bicycle. It's amazing."

"Cheng Xin is a diligent girl who works quickly. Fengxia will definitely choose a good family for her."

"Fengxia's husband is like that, but she still wants to marry her daughter off. By then, she and her 14-year-old son will be left at home, and the whole burden will be on her. I think it would be better for her to keep her at home for a few years."

"I think Fengxia is very clear-headed. If my daughter meets the right person, she should get married. Maybe she can even help the family."

Everyone was talking about it, but no one was jealous. Instead, they felt sympathetic and wondered if the Cheng family's future would be even more difficult.

Cheng Xin could hear her brother shouting happily from a distance, it seemed that there were guests at home.

Cheng Xin was walking home with a brown paper bag of chocolates in her arms, and Geng Yunye was following behind her pushing his bicycle.

There were indeed guests at home. Cheng Xin saw through the fence a young girl wearing a pink plaid shirt and two pigtails squatting next to the rabbit hutch, teasing the rabbits.

Cheng Lei squatted beside her, his tone unable to hide his excitement.

"My sister said that rabbits will give birth next month. If you like little rabbits, let my sister give you one."

The young girl happily accepted: "Okay, I will teach you how to fold a paper boat tomorrow."

Geng Yunye didn't pay any attention to the other person, and Cheng Xin walked into the yard in confusion.

"Xiao Lei, are there guests at home?"

Cheng Lei introduced her to his sister cheerfully: "Sister, this is Chen Ying. Her mother and our mother are cousins."

A trace of surprise flashed across Cheng Xin's eyes. Chen Ying? !

In the dream, Chen Ying was the heroine of the novel and also Geng Yunye’s second marriage partner. He actually had a distant cousin.

Thinking that Chen Ying would also marry Geng Yunye in her dream, Cheng Xin suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

In her dream, she treated Chen Ying as her own sister, and they talked about everything. But after she passed away, Chen Ying took the initiative to marry Geng Yunye in the name of helping to take care of her children. If Chen Ying openly expressed her affection for Geng Yunye, she would not be so disgusted.

Cheng Xin forced a smile and returned the brown paper bag in her hand to Geng Yunye.

"Really? I haven't heard mom mention it."

Cheng Cunzhi poked his head out of the kitchen and said, "Xinxin, go to the field and call your mother back for dinner."

His father cooked for him personally, and Cheng Xin was worried: "Dad, why don't you stay in bed to recuperate? Can your body handle it?"

Cheng Cunzhi said with a smile: "What's so hard about cooking? Go and call your mother back. We have guests at home today."

After saying that, he held onto the door frame and coughed heart-wrenchingly. Geng Yunye put down the brown paper bag containing chocolates, took out a cough pill from the basket and handed it to Cheng Xin.

Seeing that there was a stranger in the yard, Cheng Cunzhi thought that it was the gay man his wife had liked. He nodded to Geng Yunye to show that he had greeted him.

Cheng Xin came out from the kitchen with a bowl of water and asked her father to take the medicine first.

"Dad, these are the cough suppressants I got from the hospital. Take them for two days. We'll go to the hospital for a checkup when we have time."

Cheng Cunzhi raised his head and took the medicine, then shook his head and refused: "Why go to the hospital? I just have a minor cold, it will be fine in a few days."

There were guests at home, so Cheng Xin kept her father's illness to herself and tried her best to persuade her father to see a doctor.

Seeing that his father had stopped coughing, Cheng Lei turned his attention to Geng Yunye.

He asked knowingly, "Who are you?"

Geng Yunye smiled and handed him a bag of chocolates: "Hello, I'm your sister's friend. You were not at home when I came last time, so this is a gift for you."

Cheng Lei looked down upon the thing in his hand. Sister Chen Ying gave him a bag of candy today. Not everyone can bribe him. Especially since the man in front of him wanted to marry his sister, he had to let the other party know that he was not so easy to bribe!

Geng Yunye didn't mind his attitude, but patiently explained: "This is the gold coin chocolate I bought at the commune supply and marketing cooperative. It looks good and tastes good."

Cheng Lei pricked up his ears instantly. He was extremely curious: "What's this?"

Chen Ying, who was standing by, suddenly interrupted with a smile: "It's chocolate, imported from abroad, it's not cheap!"

Geng Yunye ignored Chen Ying and grabbed a handful of chocolate and gave it to Cheng Lei.

"Try it and see if you like it."

Cheng Lei saw the golden foil packaging and stammered, "Is this made of gold?"

Chen Ying smiled and said, "This is dyed tin foil. It's packaged like this just to make it look more expensive."

As she spoke, she stretched out her hand towards Geng Yunye and said, "Can you give me a piece? I've never eaten chocolate before." She then smiled innocently.

Geng Yunye shook his head and didn't give her any look: "This is a snack for children. I don't have the right to give it away."

Chen Ying didn't have the nerve to ask Cheng Lei for snacks with such a flattering face.

Cheng Lei generously gave Chen Ying a few pieces of chocolate, "Sister Yingying, I'll give you some of mine!"

Chen Ying looked at him in surprise: "Xiao Lei, are you really going to give it to me? Chocolate is not cheap."

Cheng Lei tried hard to hold back his heartache, and he was reluctant to eat it: "Sister Yingying brought me some candy today, I'll treat you to some too."

Chen Ying happily accepted Cheng Lei's chocolate. God knows how long it has been since she last had chocolate, even this cheap stuff.

Cheng Xin was trying to persuade her father when she looked up and saw her brother and Chen Ying already eating the chocolates Geng Yunye had bought. She felt helpless.

She could only say to Geng Yunye: "Take the rest back with you. Xiaolei is a greedy cat. It will be hard to fool him if he gets greedy."

Cheng Lei was not convinced: "Sister, you still said you didn't fool me!"

Cheng Xin thought of her father dragging his sick body and felt exhausted: "You are a greedy boy. If I give you something delicious to eat, the cost of using you to work will increase in the future."

Cheng Lei looked away guiltily, his lips moving constantly, chocolate was the most delicious snack he had ever eaten.

After eating the chocolate, Chen Ying smiled and was about to take Cheng Xin's arm, but Geng Yunye got there first and blocked her way.

Chen Ying covered her mouth and teased: "My future brother-in-law is so domineering!"

Cheng Xin felt embarrassed and annoyed. She trotted into the kitchen and told her brother, "Xiao Lei, go to the field and call mom back for dinner."

Cheng Lei went out in a hurry. Chen Ying was overjoyed and wanted to take this opportunity to be alone to build a good relationship with Geng Yunye. Unexpectedly, Geng Yunye walked towards Cheng's father.

"Uncle Cheng, regarding your condition..."

Chen Ying squatted in front of the rabbit nest and continued to tease the rabbits. She lowered her head and seemed to be humming a song to herself. If someone greeted her at this time, they would find that her face was extremely hideous and scary.

"System, why did Geng Yunye meet Cheng Xin in advance? It wasn't so fast in the previous life!"