The timing was right, and Xu Nuo nudged Li Xian's arm, her voice soft: "Li Xian, have you thought it through? Do you want to take the college entrance exam with me?"
Li Xian paused, steadyed her swaying head, and asked softly, "Nuonuo, are you sleepy?"
"Hmm." Xu Nuo was indeed a little sleepy, her eyelids drooping, but she was still fixated on her college entrance exam: "Do you... want to take it?"
If Li Xian were to take the college entrance examination, he would definitely pass. Even if he couldn't get into the same school, as long as they were in the same city, it would be fine.
Li Xian lowered his eyes, his gaze falling on her fair face. Seeing her expectant expression, he felt a pang of pity.
"Nuonuo, I'm not taking the exam."
He said he wouldn't take the exam, and Xu Nuo wasn't too disappointed.
She squinted, her eyelashes trembling slightly, her voice a little tired: "Why?"
Li Xian gently picked the person up, took a few steps, and placed them on the bed.
He knelt down beside the bed, cupped her face in his large hands, and gently held it, his voice soft: "I didn't do well on the test."
Xu Nuo excels in all subjects and will have no problem getting into a university in Shanghai.
But Li Xian never went to school; he relied entirely on the knowledge his talented father imparted to him in the cowshed, the back hill, and the mounds of earth.
He has an exceptional talent for mathematics and can apply what he has learned to other situations. Dr. Li Chengyan, who studied in the United States, also taught him English for several years, but it was not a systematic teaching method, so his English was limited to everyday conversational English.
However, when it comes to a rigorous exam, Li Xian has a fatal weakness.
Time is tight now, the college entrance exam is in a month, and with that incident a few days ago, he simply can't find the time to study.
Xu Nuo had already fallen asleep, her soft little face resting on his palm, like a white and glutinous rice ball.
Li Xian affectionately stroked her hair.
He looked at her with tender eyes.
A letter has arrived from my maternal grandfather, saying that there is progress in the process of exonerating him, and that he should wait patiently and prepare to return to Shanghai.
As long as I can go to Shanghai and be with her, it doesn't matter whether it's through university or something else.
Moreover, by not going to university, he would have more time to earn more money and give her a better life.
Remembering how the spoiled brat always cheered herself on, she clenched her fists and shouted proudly, "I will do my best!"
She was so adorable it melted one's heart. Li Xian looked at her sleeping face and had never said anything like that before. Even though no one else heard, a hint of embarrassment appeared on his usually stern face.
His voice was as gentle as a breeze outside: "Nuonuo, I will try my best too."
…
Xu Nuo slept for a long and deep time, and by dinner time she was still fast asleep in bed, hugging her blanket.
Li Xian had no choice but to wake the people up.
Getting someone with a bad temper to wake up was harder than hunting a leopard in the mountains, Li Xian thought.
He patted the spoiled girl on the shoulder: "Nuonuo."
The spoiled child let out a whimper, then rolled away to the side, clutching the blanket.
They sleep happily, but wake up whimpering.
Li Xian had no choice but to pull her into his arms and gently coax her to get up and eat.
She frowned, her eyes still closed: "I want to sleep."
Her big eyes opened drowsily for a moment, then closed quickly again, as if she wanted to sleep a few more minutes as fast as she could.
Li Xian chuckled and gently patted her back, whispering in her ear, "Nuonuo, it's late. If you sleep any longer, you won't be able to sleep tonight."
Oh dear, Li Xian!
Xu Nuo found him annoying, grabbed his collar, buried her face in his clothes, and muttered, "Don't bother me, you're so annoying."
Seeing that she was starting to wake up, Li Xian picked her up, patted her back, and slowly paced around the bed.
After a while, Xu Nuo opened her eyes groggily and rubbed her forehead against his shoulder.
His voice was very soft: "Are you awake?"
"Mmm." She rested her chin on his shoulder, squeezing out the sound from her throat, too lazy to move.
Li Xian knew she was still asleep, so he patiently asked her, "Are you hungry?"
A little.
"I made pumpkin pancakes, the way you told me, and they're fried."
At noon, Xu Nuo looked at the pile of pumpkins and asked Li Xian to fry pumpkin cakes for her with flour. While she was taking a nap in the afternoon, Li Xian was busy in the kitchen for a long time.
"Pumpkin pancakes." Xu Nuo finally perked up a bit, raising her little head, her messy hair like a bird's nest, lying on her rosy little face.
Xu Nuo's sleeping posture can be described as extremely poor.
I was lying down peacefully when I fell asleep, but after a while I was sprawled out at the foot of the bed, the blanket was gone, and the pillow had fallen off the bed.
Fortunately, Li Xian would come in to check on her after he had been busy for a while, straighten her pillow, and cover her with a blanket.
He carried her to the table, opened a drawer, and took out the comb that belonged exclusively to Xu Nuo.
She belatedly touched her head and asked, "Is my hair messy?"
"Mm." Li Xian nodded honestly, his eyes full of smiles.
She leaned her head out to him, her voice soft and sweet: "Then comb my hair."
She's incredibly spoiled.
"good."
Li Xian held her head, preparing to comb the delicate girl's hair, but she found a comfortable position, closed her eyes and said, "Then I'll sleep a little longer."
Li Xian wouldn't let her sleep: "Don't sleep."
Xu Nuo kept her eyes closed and mumbled, "Sleep."
Li Xian gently combed her hair. Her black hair was already smooth and shiny, so it was easy to comb. He tapped her head and said, "You'll cry again if I call you later."
"Wow," Xu Nuo said, clearly displeased. She opened her big eyes, sat up, and said firmly, "I didn't cry."
Li Xian smiled and pulled her back, gently massaging her scalp with his fingertips. Seeing her close her eyes in enjoyment, he smiled slightly.
"Do you want to wash your face?"
"want."
Xu Nuo only nodded, while Li Xian went out to wring out the towel.
The towel, slightly cool, brushed against her eyes, and Xu Nuo felt much more refreshed.
She leaned against Li Xian, stretched lazily, and said to him in a coquettish tone, "I want to eat pumpkin pancakes."
"good."
Li Xian scooped the person up and carried them to the kitchen.
…
With limited ingredients, the pumpkin pancakes only contained pumpkin, flour, and sugar.
They're wrapped together and fried until golden brown and crispy, with a chewy filling inside.
Xu Nu pouted her greasy little mouth, a mischievous smile flashing in her eyes, and then kissed Li Xian's clean and handsome profile.
He touched his oily face, his ear tips were a little red, pinched her little nose, and said softly, "You're teasing me again."
"I'm praising you, I'm praising you!" Xu Nuo smiled and held up the small cookie, then gloated and started to take advantage of the situation: "It's very delicious, so I gave you a reward."
Li Xian felt an itch to touch her as she laughed, so he reached out and cupped her small face in his hands, then lowered his head.
Xu Nuo thought Li Xian was going to kiss her, and she pouted happily.
As a result, Li Xian turned her right cheek over and took a bite of her fair and smooth cheek.
…
Li Xian couldn't bear to use force, so he only gave her a light nibble, never expecting...
Xu Nuo held the mirror and looked at the red teeth mark on her right cheek.
Her delicate little face scrunched up, and she almost burst into tears from anger.
Li Xian thought to himself, "This is it," and quickly picked him up, pressing him against his chest like he was comforting a child.
"I was wrong, Nuonuo."
"Go away from me, waaaaaah!"
"Nuonuo, I was wrong, hit me."
…Xu Nuo cried even louder: “I can’t beat you, waaaaaah!”
Li Xian quickly replied, "We can beat them."
The conversation then turned to going up the mountain tomorrow.
Li Xian hesitated for a moment, but after being glared at by Xu Nuo, he immediately nodded: "Go."
Xu Nuo was happy, jumped off his lap, and ran to the sweet potato pit to get sweet potatoes.
Xu Nuo was in a great mood because she could go on a picnic in the mountains tomorrow: "Tomorrow I'm going to bring sweet potatoes up the mountain to roast them, and we're also going to roast corn. Oh, and mushrooms too, let's find some more mushrooms."
Li Xian pulled the person back, his cold face full of doting: "Okay, come and eat your food first."
After finishing dinner, Xu Nuo ate half a slice of watermelon, gave the rest to Li Xian, and went to the yard to look at the pumpkins.
That pumpkin, which was half a person tall, was a bit scary to look at at night. It looked like the entrance to a cave that would eat children. Xu Nuo squatted there for a while and felt a chill down her spine.
She stood up nonchalantly, patted her wrinkled clothes, and then rushed into the kitchen.
Li Xian was quick and efficient, and had already cleaned up the stove. Seeing her acting clumsily, he went over, picked her up, and lifted her up in his arms. She was still too light.
He looked down at her and asked, "What's wrong?"
Xu Nuo nestled in his arms, her little head resting against his chest, and uttered, "I'm scared."
Fear?
Li Xian was taken aback, and looked around the courtyard with an icy gaze.
Everything in the courtyard seemed normal. He looked at her with a puzzled expression: "What are you afraid of?"
Xu Nuo turned her head and pointed at the pumpkin, saying innocently, "It's too big."
"who?"
"That pumpkin is huge, it's scary."
Li Xian: "..."
Nuonuo, you're too young.
Xu Nuo was already terrified of ghosts and monsters, and with that thought creeping into her mind, she felt that everything was a bit off.
In addition, the countryside is pitch black as soon as it gets dark, and the chirping of insects and birds outside can easily evoke some fear in people's hearts.
So she stayed in Li Xian's arms all night.
Li Xian went to whittle wood, and she had to sit in his lap. Li Xian then whittled the table legs, preparing to make a new table.
When the table leg was half-shaved, Xu Nuo asked him to carve an imperial sword.
Li Xian used a table leg to carve a Shangfang sword for her. Although it looked rough, you could tell it was a sword if you looked closely.
With the imperial sword in hand, Xu Nuo played with it for a while, but felt unsatisfied. Bored, she started thinking about what fun thing Li Xian could carve out for her.
As she thought about it, her eyes lit up.
You often see those kinds of scenes on TV, where the male lead carves a wooden statue of the female lead and keeps it close to his body all the time, reminiscing about her whenever he sees it.
"Li Xian, I'm going to beat you up."
Li Xian's hand trembled, and he almost cut himself.
"Give it to me, give it to me, I'll carve it out, I'll carve one of you out."
Li Xian looked at Xu Nuo's soft, boneless little hands, then at the large wood-chopping knife in his own hand.
She was full of anticipation.
He was expressionless.
"Bang."
The large machete was ruthlessly thrown into the pile of pumpkins.
That spoiled brat who was thinking of beating someone up was carried back to her room.
…
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