Chapter 46 Chapter 46 I'm Waiting for You

Xu Yunfan's series of questions stunned the ladies.

The two brothers never thought that Xu Yunfan would speak for Qin Run.

In their opinion, Xu Yunfan must be unwilling and angry to be picked up by an ugly boy and become his son-in-law. He should feel that they share the same hatred for Qin Run when they say bad things about him!

Why did he help Qin Run?

The two brothers had never been so embarrassed before, especially in front of so many people. They felt so ashamed that they started to cry.

Grandpa Sun, who had been silent the whole time, finally spoke up. "Hey, stop criticizing Run'er all the time. It's not easy for him to raise his younger brother alone. Why bother?"

"We..." An old lady was speechless when she saw the disapproval in Grandpa Sun's eyes.

Grandpa Sun is a man of high seniority in the village. He is the father of the village chief.

Seeing that Grandpa Sun was a relatively good person, Xu Yunfan said to him, "Grandpa Sun, please stop the car. The air on this oxcart is too stinky. Riding with a few people spewing feces all over their mouths, people who don't know me might think I also like to eat shit. I won't ride anymore."

Grandpa Sun sighed helplessly. After listening for so long, he finally knew what kind of person Xu Yunfan was.

A little narrow-minded and protective.

As Xu Yunfan got out of the car, he looked at the two guys, showing no sign of sympathy for women. He even said, "If you say anything bad about Run Ge'er again, I'll tell everyone else that you love to eat shit and have foul mouths. I'll tell everyone in the nearby villages. Even if one person doesn't believe it, I'll tell a few people that one will. Then, I'll let you all taste what it feels like to have Run Ge'er gossiped about and ridiculed behind his back. Don't take my words for granted. I mean what I say, hmph."

Upon hearing this, the two brothers were dumbfounded. They could never have imagined that Xu Yunfan could be so cruel to them. He had no manliness at all and even had this trick. They were scared to death.

Who told them to be unmarried? When they thought about the rumors in the nearby villages that they had eaten shit, the two brothers' faces turned pale and they were scared.

Xu Yunfan jumped off the ox cart and stood by the roadside waiting for Qin Run.

It’s not that Xu Yunfan is cruel or doesn’t know how to be gentle with women, but everyone has their own bottom line. Don’t advise others to be good unless you have experienced their suffering.

Do they know how much Qin Run suffered because of these groundless rumors? Have they experienced it themselves?

Have they ever seen Qin Run’s silence, or have they ever seen Qin Run crying helplessly?

None of them. In their mouths, Qin Run was nothing but a topic of conversation. They didn't care whether those false rumors were true or not. They only cared about what topics this matter could provide them with, how much recognition they could get from these trivial matters, and what sense of superiority they had compared to Qin Run.

As for Qin Run himself, what will the false statements spread by these people bring to Qin Run? What does it have to do with them?

The more Xu Yunfan thought about it, the angrier he became. So, you guys are not married and care about your reputation, but Qin Run doesn't care?

You are brothers, but Qin Run is not?

What the hell!

Xu Yunfan was so angry that he kicked a stone on the side of the road, and the stone flew away.

"Yun Fan?" Qin Run, who was chasing after him breathlessly, saw a tall figure from a distance.

Qin Run was stunned by the familiar figure. He couldn't believe it for a moment. His legs stopped uncontrollably. He gasped for breath and called out uncertainly, "Yun Fan?"

"I'm here." Xu Yunfan heard Qin Run's panting sound and turned his head to look in Qin Run's direction. "I'm waiting for you here."

After confirming that it was Xu Yunfan, Qin Run suddenly smiled. The strength he had lost and consumed was quickly replenished. There was an inexplicable force that urged him to go to Xu Yunfan, and he immediately started running.

"Qin Run, don't run. Don't worry. I'm waiting for you here." Xu Yunfan was stupid. Seeing Qin Run running towards him, he also ran towards Qin Run, just like a lover who met again after a long separation, unwilling to waste a minute or a second.

The two men ran towards each other, and when they were close, only a fist's distance apart, both sides stopped. Qin Run didn't dare to do anything else. He held the straps of the backpack tightly with both hands, staring at Xu Yunfan without blinking.

At this moment, Qin Run's bright eyes seemed to contain some complex emotions that could not be expressed.

He just stared at Xu Yunfan straight in the eye, not daring to even blink, as if he was afraid that the Xu Yunfan in front of him would suddenly disappear the moment he blinked and opened his eyes again.

Seeing this, Xu Yunfan jokingly said, "What's wrong? Did you notice that I'm even more handsome today than yesterday? Are you completely bewitched by me?"

Xu Yunfan was quite narcissistic, grinning broadly. "One less glance, and that's your loss," he said, thrusting his face closer to Qin Run, closing the distance between them. "Look, one more glance, and that's your gain."

He didn't even think about whether Qin Run could see his full appearance clearly when he was so close.

"Why did you come down?" Qin Run took a step back awkwardly, his eyes panicking, glancing around, not daring to look at Xu Yunfan again.

Xu Yunfan spoke naturally, "I wanted to go with you, so I got off. You and I are good brothers, sharing happiness and hardship. If you walk while I sit alone in an ox cart, my conscience won't let me go. When I sit in that ox cart, I feel like needles are pricking my butt, so I just got off."

Buddy?

Qin Run didn't ask any more questions. After all, Xu Yunfan was willing to wait for him and chose to go with him, so Qin Run was very happy.

It is undeniable that the moment he saw Xu Yunfan, his heart felt warm, as if something was spreading uncontrollably in his heart again.

When Xu Yunfan was sitting on the ox cart and Qin Run was chasing him from behind but couldn't catch up no matter what, he couldn't describe his feelings.

Bitterness, grievance, sadness, fear, etc.

Watching Xu Yunfan sitting on the ox cart, getting farther and farther away from him, so far that he couldn't catch up even if he tried his best, that feeling gave Qin Run an illusion.

He had the illusion that he would never be able to catch up with Xu Yunfan, and that Xu Yunfan was leaving him.

This illusion made him panic and afraid, so even though he knew he could not catch up and was obviously very tired, he still ran as fast as he could, trying to catch the only light that illuminated his miserable life.

At the same time, he chased so hard and looked so embarrassed, but Xu Yunfan just looked at him without saying a word, and in the end he didn't even look at him. All this made Qin Run feel wronged.

Although it was he who suggested that Xu Yunfan go first on the ox cart, and although he knew that he was not the kind of person who would make Xu Yunfan feel distressed, he just couldn't help but feel sad.

Fortunately, Xu Yunfan did not let his grievance and sadness last too long.

Xu Yunfan threatened Qin Run, "Let's go, let's go to town together. Don't complain that I walk too slowly, otherwise I won't let you have candy today."

Qin Run hummed, swearing solemnly, as if to make a promise, his expression unprecedented and unusually serious, "No, I won't mind if you walk slowly. If one day you are old and can't walk fast, I will wait for you, forever. If you walk slowly, I will slow down and wait for you."

Just like you are standing here waiting for me today, it makes me feel extremely warm. Therefore, if he is lucky enough to grow old with Xu Yunfan in the future, even if he has a hunched back, he is willing to slow down and wait for Xu Yunfan, and walk side by side with him forever. He will never let him be like himself today, helpless and aggrieved watching people go farther and farther away, unable to catch up, and becoming a joke in the eyes of others.

Faced with Qin Run's seriousness, Xu Yunfan was obviously stunned. Then, he said in a joking tone: "Really? Are you so nice? I'm so touched."

Qin Run smiled and walked beside Xu Yunfan. "Originally, we planned to take a bullock cart today and come back with Grandpa Sun later, but it seems that's not possible now. When we get to town, if you're hungry, I'll take you to eat wontons."

"Okay, anything is fine." Xu Yunfan didn't care what he ate. Now he was not so picky. After all, wontons were better than brown rice.

The two arrived in the town. Because today was market day, there were a lot of people in the town, and it was bustling with people coming and going.