Chapter 296 Initiative
"Then you should marry her!" Luo Shiliu said in a congratulatory tone, as if to say, "You got a great deal."
Chen Dafu didn't want this huge bargain.
But the old woman also came over and said, "Young man, saving lives is the priority."
Bai Lu also said, "Let's save people first."
Chen Dafu could only perform artificial respiration on Wang Cuihua.
Wang Cuihua slapped him as soon as she woke up.
Then, amidst the bewildered crowd and their watchful eyes, she forced herself to run away, crying, despite her weakened state.
With unsteady, weak steps, he tripped over a pebble and fell, then got up and limped.
This was an extraordinary slap, so powerful that those who had just urged Chen Dafu to save the person fell silent.
Five finger marks appeared on Chen Dafu's face at a visible speed, a mixture of blue and red, making others envious.
"You have to look on the bright side; at least she didn't ask you to take responsibility." Luo Shiliu knew how to comfort people.
Chen Dafu was so comforted that he was speechless.
Everyone: "..."
That seems to make some sense.
The beautiful night quickly overshadowed the minor incident, sparking a joyful food craze for barbecue and beer.
The rapeseed flowers were eventually roasted.
One for each person, roasted together with the flower and stem, sprinkled with cumin and chili powder, the taste... is absolutely wonderful.
Bai Lu couldn't say anything because she had only eaten rapeseed flowers. Xiao Cheng wouldn't let her drink alcohol, so she could only watch as everyone ate a bite of rapeseed flower and a sip of beer.
Their expressions were very varied.
Zhang San and Li Si were also placed under a ban on alcohol.
There are no hotels in town, nor any empty houses that can accommodate so many people. Zhang San and Li Si will be driving the Xiao family back to the countryside soon, so they can't drive drunk.
All I could do was eat the barbecue dry, watching everyone else drink, and fantasizing that the rapeseed flowers in my mouth were beer.
Fortunately, Bai Lu specially set aside a few bottles for them so that they could take them home and show them off after seeing the Xiao family off.
The weather was good today, and the mountain road was much easier and safer to walk on than when it was raining. Even so, when Grandpa, Grandma, Xiao Guofu, Li Hongying and others were going back, Bai Lu gave them instructions again and again after seeing them off to the car.
Grandpa waved to Bailu: "Go back, don't see me off. Come back and play with Acheng when you have time. There aren't any delicacies in the countryside, but we can eat our fill of simple food."
The old woman smiled and said to Bailu, "Many fruits on the mountain are ripe, and there's the scenery you like: snails crawling all over the stream and lychees hanging from the branches. They're all waiting for you to come back and pick them."
"There's plenty of everything in the countryside, and even more family members to welcome you. You and Acheng should come home often. If anything is bothering you, tell Grandma, and Grandma will take care of it for you."
"Grandma is an old woman, and she doesn't have many things she's particularly attached to anymore. After meeting her a few times, I feel from the bottom of my heart that Lulu is well-behaved, kind, sensible and cute. She's lovable in every way. Grandma likes Lulu and can't bear to see Lulu being bullied."
“You can’t bully Acheng either. If Acheng ever makes you unhappy, remember to come back to Grandma. Grandma will stand up for you and won’t let you suffer. Grandma will take him to the ancestors and give him a good talking to…”
As Bai Lu listened to the old woman's kind and gentle words of advice, tears welled up in her eyes, and she smiled and said, "Okay."
Xiao Cheng gently grasped Bai Lu's shoulder and silently pulled her to his side, half-embracing her. His tall and imposing figure enveloped her, and together they watched the Xiao family leave.
People are already cleaning up the garbage along the riverbank. Everyone is working together and will soon restore the beautiful Guijiang River to its original state.
On the way home, the neighbors all praised the barbecue and hoped that there would be more barbecues in the future.
Having drunk a few more cups, Luo Shiliu and Xiao Dazhuang put their arms around each other and counted stars while looking at the ants on the ground.
Walking with unsteady steps, as if ignoring everyone, you escorted me home, and I escorted you home, back and forth.
Each time he passed Bai Lu, Xiao Cheng, and Xiao Wei on his way to the road, he would tell the three of them, "See you tomorrow."
I said it over and over again.
Bai Lu found it amusing, turned her head to look at Xiao Cheng, whose complexion was still relatively normal and who did not seem to be drunk, and asked softly, "Will they be able to get home tonight?"
Xiao Cheng was clearly used to this, and casually said a single word: "Yes."
“But they’ve taken the wrong path,” Xiao Wei pointed out sincerely, and Bai Lu nodded in agreement.
"The Luo family and the Xiao family are on different roads from ours. You can't get home this way, can you?"
Not only could they not find their way back, they were going in the opposite direction, crossing the streets, weaving back and forth in front of Bai Lu and Xiao Cheng who were walking in a straight line, and they still couldn't get home by dawn.
Thankfully, there were no stinky ditches along the way, otherwise these two brothers would have definitely wobbled into one.
Xiao Cheng wasn't worried at all: "Once they get us home, they'll know they've taken the wrong route."
"Uh..." So you've always known?
Bai Lu was shocked by the unusual tacit understanding between Luo Shiliu and Xiao Dazhuang regarding Xiao Chengxiang's farewell.
When drunk, one can't control their hands and feet.
Sure enough, as soon as they arrived at their doorstep, the two brothers exclaimed in surprise, "We've gone the wrong way!"
Goodbye, elder brother and sister-in-law!
The two figures promptly turned around and went home.
The Xiao family brought a lot of local specialties, which were piled up in the yard. After sorting and classifying them, it was already late at night.
After taking a shower and washing his clothes, Xiao Wei went back to sleep.
Bai Lu and Xiao Cheng were the same, but their mood was different when they returned to their rooms, so their pace naturally slowed down.
Cicadas were chirping and fireflies were flying outside the window. Bai Lu blushed, stood on tiptoe, and quickly kissed Xiao Cheng's cheek under his surprised and puzzled gaze.
After kissing, he ran back to his room and closed the door.
Xiao Cheng: "..."
The sound of the door closing disappeared for a long, long time, I don't know how long, maybe a century.
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