Cheng Yaoyao turned the little white cat over, and after struggling a few times, it finally lay on its side obediently on the ground. Its snow-white fur was a little long, which was usually not noticeable. At this moment, only its pink belly was visible, which was round and big, completely inconsistent with its petite body.

Cheng Yaoyao was surprised: "This... This is pregnancy?!"

Xie Zhao also half squatted down, and the two of them looked at the little white cat together, and then glanced at Jianjian at the same time.

Jianjian was unaware of the looks in the two people's eyes. He went up to lick Nianniang's ear, and was slapped by Nianniang with his claw again.

"Hey! Don't hit my stubborn one!" Cheng Yaoyao was quite dissatisfied this time.

The little white cat meowed, rolled over softly, and got out of Cheng Yaoyao's hand. It shook its fur and walked away leisurely, still stubbornly chasing after the person.

Cheng Yaoyao was in a daze: "Why do I feel like there's something fishy going on with Jianjian?"

No wonder Niangniang came back again, it turned out that she was here to recuperate after giving birth. In her eyes, Jianjian was just a father who wanted to take over the job. Despite this, Xie Zhao still made a plate of milk cake and put it in the cat bowl.

The next day, my grandmother found out about this and said cheerfully, "A kitten's litter is only two or three months old. Counting the months, it may be because we are too stubborn!"

Cheng Yaoyao added: “Maybe not.”

Grandma Xie said cheerfully: "Who cares? His belly is so big now. He must not be full after being brewed outside for a while. Let's go get him some food to replenish his stomach!"

Cheng Yaoyao cooked cat rice five or six times a day, and Xie Zhao would go to the pond every two days to buy some small miscellaneous fish, stew them and make fish for Xie Zhao to nourish his body.

It was hard to tell how much they had gained from the brewing, but Jianjian and Dantun had gained a lot of weight, and when they ran towards us, we thought they were two balls rolling towards us.

Cheng Yaoyao asked Xie Zhao to get two dog leashes, one for Shanshan and the other for Xiaoshen, and they would drag him out of the house every day.

It is early summer now, and vegetables are plentiful. The greenhouses are now planted with melons and watermelons, hoping to grab the first market share. After tasting the sweetness of greenhouse vegetables, the whole village is quite motivated.

Every morning, when the branches and leaves were still covered with dew, Cheng Yaoyao would go out with Xie Zhao, taking the cat and dog. They would first take a look at the vegetable greenhouse, and then go to the bamboo forest. After a few rains, the bamboo forest was full of mushrooms. Xie Zhao worked, and Cheng Yaoyao picked the mushrooms.

The early summer breeze was warm, and the bamboo forest's branches and leaves blocked out the sun, casting sunlight onto Cheng Yaoyao's jet-black hair, porcelain-white skin, and rosy lips. She was like a fairy conjured up from the mountains, making people hold their breath, for fear that a single sound would shatter this beautiful dream.

The orange and white fat cat and the little puppy chased each other and stuck to Cheng Yaoyao's feet. Cheng Yaoyao saw a bunch of fresh chicken fir flowers and squatted down to pick them, but Dongdong had already excitedly pounced on them and started scratching with his little paws.

Cheng Yaoyao: "...Xie Zhao!"

Cheng Yaoyao looked at Xie Zhao aggrievedly, but met his deep eyes. Xie Zhao didn't know how long he stared at her, with the hatchet in his hand still stuck on the bamboo.

Xie Zhao came to his senses, pulled out his hatchet and walked over. He was sweating from working so hard, and the strong yang energy rushed towards his face, invading all of Cheng Yaoyao's senses more domineeringly than the fragrance of bamboo leaves.

"Hmm..." Cheng Yaoyao was about to speak when Xie Zhao grabbed her with his strong arms and pulled her into his arms, kissing her tightly.

Xie Zhao's kiss was wilder and more passionate than his body, and Cheng Yaoyao's soul was almost sucked away. After an unknown amount of time, Xie Zhao suddenly released her lips and held her tightly in his arms again, with both of their hearts beating like thunder.

Cheng Yaoyao leaned on Xie Zhao's shoulder, his cheeks flushed and his eyes drunken, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.

Xie Zhao raised his head and gently kissed the corners of her red eyes. His voice was hoarse: "Sister, when can I take the college entrance examination?"

Cheng Yaoyao's chaotic brain worked for a long time before he understood what Xie Zhao meant. Grandma Xie said again last night that they would get married after the college entrance examination.

Xie Zhao had a vague idea of ​​her background, but he never asked her any questions about it, and he never thought of using her foresight to do business or anything else. This was the first time he asked about the college entrance examination, and his purpose was...

Cheng Yaoyao was hugged tightly by Xie Zhao, and she knew Xie Zhao's reaction clearly. She rubbed Xie Zhao's fluffy short hair and said without sympathy: "It will take a few more years~"

Xie Zhao's arms suddenly tightened, squeezing Cheng Yaoyao so hard that he cried out, "It hurts so much!"

Xie Zhao quickly let go of his hand, looking somewhat amused and helpless: "You lied to me again. You said that the college entrance examination would be this year."

Cheng Yaoyao deliberately said: "This kind of thing is hard to predict, there are many variables."

Xie Zhao said: "I have seen a lot of new policies in the newspapers recently, and there are also news from Shanghai... I think there will be major changes no later than the end of the year."

"You are well-informed." Cheng Yaoyao recalled. She couldn't remember the exact time of the first college entrance examination. What did her grandfather say at that time...

She looked adorable with her brows furrowed in thought. Xie Zhao grabbed her chin and kissed her passionately again.

Cheng Yaoyao was kissed obediently for a while, then began to struggle: "I remember..."

Her lips were red, like cherries covered with dew. She said breathlessly, "It's winter."

Xie Zhao frowned and thought. It was already June: "There's still half a year left..."

The tone was slightly frustrated.

Cheng Yaoyao comforted him: "You have reviewed for so long in advance, and your foundation is very solid. Don't worry."

Xie Zhao said: "It's been too long."

"..." Cheng Yaoyao reacted and said angrily: "I won't marry you right after the college entrance examination!"

Xie Zhao stared at her deeply, and Cheng Yaoyao didn't dare to move for a moment. After a long while, she murmured softly, "It's... it's not impossible."

A smile appeared on Xie Zhao's lips. He knew Cheng Yaoyao's little thoughts. He was always like a little cat, making trouble and would only be obedient if he was coaxed and pampered.

"Woof woof!" The little puppy was unwilling to be left out, and started barking by grabbing Xie Zhao's trouser legs.

Cheng Yaoyao then remembered that Jianjian and Tuntun were still watching them.

The little fat dog clung to Xie Zhao's trouser legs, looked up at Xie Zhao and Cheng Yaoyao's mouths, and drooled. They must be eating something delicious, eating so happily! Wang wanted to eat too! Xie Zhao's trouser legs were dug into mud by it.

But Jianjian had already hidden away, lying in a grass nest, basking in the sun and sleeping with his legs spread out. When he heard any movement, he would prick up his ears, ready to escape at any time.

"Look at the cockscomb flowers I found." Cheng Yaoyao finally remembered to complain.

All I saw was a cluster of cocklebur flowers thrown all over the place, and the fat little dog was sticking out his tongue, not realizing at all that he had done something bad.

Cheng Yaoyao said angrily: "Look! When you don't accompany me, Jianjian and Xunxun always make trouble for me."

Her tone was coquettish, and it was unclear whether she was angry at the kitten and puppy for making trouble, or at Xie Zhao for not accompanying her.

Xie Zhao half-knelt down, tapped Kunkun's forehead with a finger, and poked the little fat dog down: "Don't make your sister angry."

"Oh oh woof~" The little fat dog fell to the ground, scratching its head with its four paws and howling.

Cheng Yaoyao burst out laughing.

Unexpectedly, Jianjian took advantage of the situation and threw a flying pounce on Sunshun. Sunshun was only one month old and was the same size as Jianjian. He was crushed and cried out.

Xie Zhao picked up Jianjian. The little fat dog was lying on the ground pitifully, crying with his eyes closed.

Cheng Yaoyao pinched his stubborn and puffy face and criticized him, and then fed him a piece of dried chicken to appease him. Xie Zhao put them both down, and the two fur balls chased each other and ran away again.

The clump of cocklebur flowers had been dug up into a mess. Xie Zhao covered it with soil and said, "I know where there are cockleburs. I'll take you there."

Cheng Yaoyao squatted on the ground and looked up at him: "Is it far?"

Xie Zhao turned the hatchet over and handed the handle to Cheng Yaoyao: "Will you come?"

Cheng Yaoyao grabbed the handle of the knife and stood up, following Xie Zhao closely, and warned him: "Don't take me to some deserted place and do anything strange to me..."

Xie Zhao looked strange and turned to look at her: "Thanks for the reminder."

"..." Cheng Yaoyao bit his tongue and scolded himself for talking too much.

The two walked along the bamboo forest for a while and found the cocklebur bush. There was a termite nest under the cocklebur bush, which grew in the same place every year.

Cheng Yaoyao's hands were light and gentle, so as not to disturb the termites below - if the termites moved away, the chicken mushrooms would not grow here. She pulled up the chicken mushrooms one by one by the roots and placed them in a basket covered with leaves. These chicken mushrooms were half open and half closed, which was the most delicious time. Cheng Yaoyao picked a full half basket, and the rest were not grown yet, and she could harvest another batch in a few days.

Xie Zhao was very familiar with the bamboo forest and found two more clumps of chicken mushrooms. Chicken mushrooms are the most delicious of all mushrooms. Last year, Cheng Yaoyao made fried chicken mushrooms that the whole family could not forget. Now that the family was not short of money and had enough oil coupons, they could make more fried chicken mushrooms. It was very rare to sell them or give them away.

Xie Zhao brought a large basket, and chicken mushrooms alone filled up half of it. With Xie Zhao around, Cheng Yaoyao didn't bother looking for those small mushrooms, and only picked the rare mushrooms such as morels, bamboo fungi, and swan eggs.

She found another nest of bamboo swallows under the bamboo roots and happily scraped it off with Xie Zhao's hatchet. Xie Zhao said, "Don't squat under the bamboo, there are snakes."

When these words came out, both of them were moved.

Last year in this bamboo forest, Cheng Yuanyuan squatted under the bamboo leaves, and her cute appearance confused Xie Zhao at first sight. He never thought that he would be favored by her one day.

How lucky he was. He thanked God a thousand times for sending Cheng Yaoyao to him. With Cheng Yaoyao, the sufferings in the first half of his life could be eliminated.

Xie Zhao stared at her deeply. Before he could say anything, Cheng Yaoyao said angrily, "You threw a snake on me last year! And you hurt me!"

Xie Zhao hesitated to speak, and explained: "It's not thrown on you, it's to save you."

Cheng Yaoyao was making trouble unreasonably and rushed into Xie Zhaohuai: "You just want to scare me! You even killed a bamboo rat in front of me!"

Xie Zhao caught her and said, "Don't you want bamboo rats?"

"I want it alive! Alive!" The brutal scene of Xie Zhao breaking the bamboo rat's neck was still fresh in Cheng Yaoyao's mind. He pinched Xie Zhao's ears to vent his anger, "You've given me several nightmares!"

Xie Zhaohun had no idea that this was how Cheng Yaoyao viewed him, so he quickly tried to save her: "I'll catch one as a reward, alive."

Cheng Yaoyao said: "You should let the bamboo rat go."

Deep in the bamboo forest, the breeze was gentle, and the cicadas chirped and the bamboo leaves rustled. Xie Zhao held Cheng Yaoyao in his arms, enjoying the coquettishness of the person in his arms, but also feeling a little wronged. The memories he treasured deep in his memory had brought such a big shock to Cheng Yaoyao.

Cheng Yaoyao rubbed against Xie Zhao's shoulder and would not tell him that the young man with a cold face who scared her to tears at that time, when he appeared in her nightmares, was a great hero who fell from the sky to protect her.