"How about we go to the guesthouse to rest for a while?"
Gu Chongshan was understanding and offered suggestions.
Xue Fu lifted her eyelids and looked at him carefully for a few moments, then a question mark slowly appeared on her face: ?
What does he mean?
To the guesthouse?
Although Xue Fu knew that Gu Chong probably didn't mean anything by it and just wanted her to rest at the guesthouse, she couldn't help but wonder if he had become too daring after not seeing her for half a month and if he was planning to do something bad.
She was lost in her own thoughts, about to say something, when she unexpectedly choked and coughed, her shoulders hunching and her back slightly bent.
"Have some water."
Gu Chong patted her back with one hand to help her catch her breath, and with the other hand he held a cup and fed her a sip of water: "Drink slowly, no rush."
He didn't think her sudden cough was because his words had frightened her. Seeing that she had stopped coughing, he continued with his previous suggestion: "I have a letter of introduction, so I can book a room. Your ID is still valid, so we can book one too."
Xue Fu, whose face was already flushed from coughing, blushed even more now. She raised her hand and slapped his chest, glaring at him playfully, and said, "Don't even think about it!"
To stop him from continuing, she quickly pulled him outside, saying, "Let's go, let's go get in the car."
Gu Chong then realized from her reaction how ambiguous their conversation had been, and he silently shut his mouth.
They bought tickets and boarded the bus just in time for its departure.
Xue Fu got on the bus and sat by the window. She glanced down at her watch and mentally calculated the time.
This bus departs from the provincial capital at 10:30 a.m. and arrives in the county town after 5 p.m.
At that time, there were no oxcarts that could take you back to Qingtang Village.
Xue Fu only thought of this problem now. She pinched Gu Chong's arm. His forearm was all muscle and felt hard to the touch.
"How are we going to get back to the county town? We're not going to have to walk all the way back, are we?"
When Xue Fu thought about walking, her expression immediately turned miserable.
She also remembered the scene when she first transmigrated; back then, she was walking. Gu Chong carried her back with him.
Gu Chong reached back and wrapped his hand around her forearm, kneading her slender fingers. He was clearly also recalling the scene when the two of them first met, and his voice carried a hint of teasing: "I won't let you walk, don't worry."
He knew perfectly well how delicate his partner was.
He said, "I borrowed a bicycle and rode it back."
"Oh, that's good."
Xue Fu finally felt relieved, breathed a sigh of relief, and comfortably leaned her head against his shoulder.
She said, "I need to sleep for a while, I'm really sleepy."
"Okay, go to sleep."
He reached out and covered her eyes; his hands were large enough to completely cover her small face with just one hand.
With the light gone, Xue Fu's consciousness gradually faded, and smelling the familiar scent of the person beside her, she finally drifted off to sleep.
Although the mountain road was winding and the bus swayed from time to time, Xue Fu slept soundly.
Her pale complexion, which had been dull from lack of sleep, finally regained its rosy hue, adding a touch of radiance to her face.
Xue Fu slept the whole way.
When it was time for a meal, Gu Chong rubbed her face and whispered in her ear if she was hungry, telling her to eat something and continue sleeping.
But Xue Fu was so sleepy she could barely open her eyes, and in her drowsy state she said she wasn't hungry and didn't want to eat.
After waiting all the way, the bus finally stopped at the county bus station and arrived at its destination. Xue Fu finally woke up after a good night's sleep.
She didn't need to think at all; she was led and protected as she walked out.
Are you hungry?
When they arrived outside the station, Gu Chong asked her the same question again.
He genuinely cared about her daily meals.
But Xue Fu shook her head, not feeling particularly hungry. Having just woken up, she didn't have much of an appetite.
"Shall we go back first? We can cook when we get home. Can you manage?" Gu Chong asked her gently. "It will take about an hour to get home by bicycle."
Xue Fu hummed in agreement: "Did you borrow the bicycle from your friend?"
"Yes, I'll introduce you to my friends next time, okay?"
"Okay, I haven't met your friend yet."
Apart from having heard him mention the name 'Zhouzhi' before, Xue Fu assumed that Gu Chong was a loner with no other friends.
Hearing that he had quite a few friends, Xue Fu was naturally pleased.
She didn't want Gu Chong to always be 'alone', even if he didn't think there was anything wrong with being 'alone'.
Gu Chong's friend's bicycle is a classic 28-inch model from that era.
With his long arms and legs, Gu Chong's proportions were even more striking as he rode the old-fashioned bicycle. His long legs were straight and well-proportioned, neither too thick nor too thin like bamboo poles.
He had tied his suitcase to the back seat with a rope, so Xue Fu could only sit on the bar between his arms in front of her.
Gu Chong even thoughtfully took off his undergarment and wrapped it around the pole to prevent it from digging into her bottom, which made her blush with embarrassment again.
“Get on,” he said, straddling her with one foot on the ground and reaching out to pull her up. “Hold on tight, hold onto my waist, you won’t fall.”
Xue Fu blushed; it was her first time riding a bicycle.
Once you sit down, you're practically enveloped in his embrace; the slightest movement of your shoulder will bring you into his chest and arms.
Gu Chong's clothes were washed with the simplest soap, without any scented soap or anything else. The soap should have a very faint smell, and after drying in the sun, it would be almost undetectable.
But Xue Fu could always distinguish that this scent belonged to Gu Chong; it was dry, with a faint alkaline smell after being exposed to sunlight, and it wasn't unpleasant.
"Has anything happened in the past two weeks?" she asked, trying to kill time.
"Hmm... Xiao Fei set off firecrackers on New Year's Eve and almost set the woodpile in the yard on fire."
Gu Chong exposed his brother's shortcomings without hesitation.
Xue Fu was startled at first, then smiled and smiled, her eyebrows curving upwards: "Ah! How could Xiao Fei be so careless? Luckily it didn't catch fire, that would have been terrifying."
She smiled radiantly, her lips curving into a gentle smile, and she looked very beautiful.
So Gu Chong picked up some other interesting stories and said, "Well, last year the village's production targets were all exceeded, and we were praised by the commune. The team leader even told me last time I saw him that he would give you a good commendation at the meeting after work resumes."
"Really!"
Xue Fu raised an eyebrow, her expression somewhat proud, and chuckled twice, quite pleased with herself.
Gu Chong also praised her: "Of course, you did a great job, everyone can see that."
Xue Fu is indeed a little vain, but who doesn't like to be praised?
She was beaming with pride, her fox tail practically sticking up in the air.
If she were a fluffy creature, Gu Chong would definitely have smoothed out all her fur.
She was incredibly charming and obedient.
"Yes, I also heard that the team finally got a tractor, so we can ride tractors to the county and towns from now on."
Xue Fu's eyes lit up, and she exclaimed happily, "That's wonderful!"
"Um."
Gu Chong talked about many things that had happened in the past two weeks, which reduced the sense of unfamiliarity Xue Fu had felt during that time, and she returned to the familiar Qingtang Village.
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