Pei Jingzhou snapped out of his daze and stared at Qin Mi with a serious expression. "You two are sharing a room?"
Wen Xi smiled awkwardly, "Brother Qin sleeps in my room so he can take care of me at night, but he sleeps on a cot and I sleep in the big bed."
"Second Brother," Qin Mi called out.
Pei Jingzhou quickly stopped him, saying, "Don't call me Second Brother, I don't want to shorten my lifespan."
How could a man several years older than him call him "Second Brother"?
"Second Brother, I love Wenxi, and I want to marry her." Qin Mi didn't want to hide anything; he was willing to face whatever storms lay ahead.
"You think you can just marry her like that? Our Xiaoxi is still young, and we need to keep her at home for a few more years." Pei Jingzhou pulled Wenxi behind him, looking at him speechlessly.
An old ox eating young grass.
Although he was unhappy, he was the one who saved Wenxi, the one who took care of her, and the one who had always looked after and protected her. Pei Jingzhou, this derelict second brother, was indeed beyond reproach.
"It's your business if you want to stay a few more years, but I want to be good to Wenxi and take care of her. That's my business, and you have no right to interfere," Qin Mi said firmly.
"Aren't you afraid that in a few years you'll be old and faded, and our Xiaoxi won't want you anymore?" Pei Jingzhou said smugly.
Wen Xi tugged at Pei Jingzhou's clothes. He was really going too far. Didn't he know that outstanding men become more popular as they get older? Even when they're old, there will be a bunch of suitors trying their best to win them over.
"I respect Wenxi's decision," Qin Mi said firmly.
"Alright, alright, stop talking and get some rest!" Wen Xi waved her hand speechlessly. Why did it feel like a negotiation during a marriage proposal?
Have she and Qin Mi reached this point?
Wen Xi shrugged, turned around, took a change of clothes from the closet, and went out.
"Don't do anything you shouldn't do to Wenxi." Seeing Wenxi leave, Pei Jingzhou lowered his voice and threatened, "Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite."
Raising a daughter comes with this worry: the fear that she might be fooled by a young, inexperienced man.
"I care about Wenxi more than you do." Qin Mi said, then dragged out the cot, unfolded it, and lay down to rest. He didn't want to lie on the same bed as Pei Jingzhou!
The next morning, when Wenxi got up, she saw that Qin Mi was still there, but he hadn't left for work early as usual. She asked curiously, "Brother Qin, don't you have to go to work today?"
"Take a break today." Qin Mi touched Wen Xi's hair.
Wenxi dodged to the side, "How about we go catch some crabs later? I saw so many crabs last year, and after a year of growth, they must be quite big now!"
"Okay." Qin Mi never refused such a request.
Pei Jingzhou came out of the kitchen. "I'll go too."
“Okay, I’ll take you there. It’s super beautiful. I haven’t told anyone about it because I’m afraid everyone will go there and ruin my secret base,” Wen Xi said with a smile.
He quickly went to the yard and said to Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue, "Jiaojiao, Xiaoyue, go to the watermelon patch and tell everyone, then come back. I'll take you to a fun place to catch crabs."
Then she whispered to Shen Jiaojiao, "When you come back, please call Lin Yiwan for me and tell her that I'm taking her to a fun place. Ask her if she wants to go, and if she does, have her come with you."
Wenxi had thought about introducing Lin Yiwan to her second brother before, but she didn't expect that her second brother would actually come to the countryside to see her.
Such a great opportunity should naturally be given to create a chance for the two of them to meet. As for whether it will work out, that's up to them.
Anyway, they don't know she's trying to set them up. Even if nothing comes of it, it's good to be friends. After all, Lin Yiwan is going to develop her career in Beijing, and Wen Xi will definitely have a lot of contact with her.
"Okay." Shen Jiaojiao happily agreed. Going to catch crabs would be so much fun!
Wenxi instructed, "Oh, and also prepare a change of clothes. That way, if we accidentally get our clothes wet while catching crabs, we can find a place to change. Wearing wet clothes all the time can easily make us sick."
After breakfast, Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue went out in high spirits, while Wen Xi packed the things she needed to catch crabs. She took out several baskets, as well as a wooden bucket and a fishing net.
She had also released fish fry into the river near the waterfall over a year ago. The fish should be ready to eat by now. She hadn't been out for a while and hadn't been able to get the fish out, so she could only catch some to bring back.
When Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue returned with Lin Yiwan, everyone packed their things and took a change of clothes and went out together.
Only Wen Xi knew about that place, so naturally Wen Xi took the lead and led everyone out. Qin Mi supported Wen Xi, his brows furrowed with worry, "Xi, are you okay? Or should I carry you on my back?"
The first thing I did was this physically demanding mountain climbing activity.
"Don't be so nervous, I'm really fine now. You don't need to support me; it's making it harder for me to walk." Wen Xi smiled faintly. "You can carry me when I can't walk anymore!"
Qin Mi was overjoyed. The fact that she didn't let Pei Jingzhou carry her meant that in her heart, he was ranked ahead of Pei Jingzhou.
It was too far away; it would take three or four hours to walk there. After walking for an hour, Qin Mi refused to let Wenxi cross the mountains by herself. He handed the basket to Pei Jingzhou and then carried Wenxi on his back.
Wenxi, perched on Qin Mi's back, gave directions to everyone. They walked until noon before reaching the waterfall, where lush trees provided shade, a cool breeze blew, and wildflowers of various colors bloomed on both sides, making it very beautiful and eliciting exclamations of surprise from the girls.
"Brother Qin, put me down quickly." Wen Xi patted Qin Mi's shoulder, signaling him to put her down.
After getting off, Wenxi walked forward and was surprised to find that many vegetables had grown on their own in the place where she had planted vegetables last year. Even the brambles not far away were climbing on broad beans, loofahs and bitter melons, but they were not yet ready to be eaten.
These dishes are either eaten in the height of summer or the beginning of autumn, and it's still early summer now!
"Xiaoxi, how did you discover this place? I've lived here for so many years and never noticed it." Lin Yiwan was overjoyed. This place was really beautiful; it would be a great place to swim in the hot summer.
"We stumbled upon this place by accident while digging for wild vegetables," Wenxi smiled. "Let's go down and look for crabs among the rocks. The sooner we catch crabs, the sooner we can go back, otherwise we'll have to wait until dark to get back."
Afterwards, everyone found a convenient spot to go into the water and went down. The stream was not deep; in some places it reached the knees, and in others it only reached the ankles, so it was very safe.
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