The words had barely left his mouth when the courtyard gate was pushed open, and a figure walked in with obvious anger. Chen Chongshan was still standing there, but Chen Chongming had already shouted happily, "Oh, Sister Yuan Yuan, what brings you here?"
"Um."
Yuan Yuan nodded to Chen Chongming but didn't say anything. She walked straight up to Chen Chongshan and stared intently at him, who was standing there.
Chen Chongshan was already in a panic. He originally thought that the two of them would go down different paths and never see each other again, but now Yuan Yuan had appeared in front of him again. He was extremely nervous and uneasy.
Yuan Yuan glared at him angrily. Chen Chongshan panicked for a long time before finally stammering, "Yuan...Yuan Yuan, why are you here? Don't you have classes?"
"Why am I here?" Yuan Yuan sneered. "If I hadn't come, I would have really thought that you, Chen Chongshan, had disappeared from this earth."
"No...it wasn't me..."
Chen Chongshan became increasingly nervous, and his speech became hesitant and stammering.
Seeing that things weren't going well, Chen Chongming had already sneaked into the room. Although the two of them were fine when they came back from Tanzhou, who knew what was going on now? Young people in love always have their ups and downs and arguments.
Although Chen Chongming is young, he has watched a lot of romance films and naturally knows a bit about them.
Looking at the extremely nervous Chen Chongshan, Yuan Yuan felt both angry and amused. She called Chen Chongshan on the afternoon he came to her house, but couldn't get through. Then she called home, but her mother, Ye Wanzhen, said that Chen Chongshan hadn't come.
An angry Yuan Yuan continued to call Chen Chongshan, but she could not get through. She thought something had happened to Chen Chongshan, but her classmate in Meishan said that Chen Chongshan was perfectly fine and that she had seen him walking his dog these past few days.
Yuan Yuan immediately realized that Chen Chongshan had blacklisted her.
Yuan Yuan was furious. She didn't understand why Chen Chongshan hadn't come to her house, and she didn't understand why he had cut off contact with her. Was it all just because of his damn pride?
Is his pride more important than his brother Chen Chongming's leg?
Yuan Yuan was furious. On the first weekend after military training, she couldn't wait to return to Meishan. She didn't even go home. As soon as she got off the bus, she took a motorcycle taxi straight to Chen Chongshan's house.
She didn't know why she was so angry, but the thought that Chen Chongshan had blocked her made her feel very sad and a little pained.
However, despite her anger, Yuan Yuan's heart softened instantly when she saw Chen Chongshan's face turn red with nervousness.
She sighed and said, "Tell me, why did you blacklist me? Why didn't you come to my house? Have you already settled Chongming's medical expenses?"
"Didn't you go to your house?"
Chen Chongshan was stunned for a moment, then he understood. He hadn't taken Ye Wanzhen's money, so Ye Wanzhen had made up an excuse for Yuan Yuan, saying that she hadn't gone...
Chen Chongshan gave a bitter smile. He had no intention of exposing Ye Wanzhen's lies. If he were to put himself in a mother's shoes, he could understand Ye Wanzhen's actions. However, because of Ye Wanzhen's attitude, he really didn't know how to face Yuan Yuan.
Chen Chongshan knew very well that his feelings for Yuan Yuan were not just those of a classmate or friend.
"Old Qin lent me some money, and I'll try to find other ways to raise more. That should be enough. I really can't accept so much money from your family for no reason."
Chen Chongshan paused for a moment before replying, his eyes flickering as he avoided looking directly into Yuan Yuan's eyes.
"Go somewhere else to collect money? Where can you go? To Chen Chongzhi's house?"
Yuan Yuan's anger flared up again: "We all know what kind of person your aunt is, don't you understand?"
"If you can ask Fatty Qin for money, why can't you come to my house to get some? Do you hate me that much?"
Yuan Yuan's voice gradually lowered from its high pitch, eventually turning into one of grievance. Her eyes were already red, and tears streamed down her face...
"No, Yuan Yuan, it's really not, I really..."
Seeing Yuan Yuan's tears, Chen Chongshan panicked. He was flustered and didn't know how to stop Yuan Yuan's tears or how to comfort her.
A woman's tears are always the most powerful weapon against a man.
"Really? You really can't bring yourself to do it? Is your pride that strong? That important? More important than Chongming's legs?"
Yuan Yuan remained relentless. In front of Chen Chongshan, she no longer held back any of her grievances and cried out in a choked voice.
"I just didn't want you to be so tired, so miserable, so miserable. I just wanted to help you share some of the burden. Why can't you accept it with peace of mind? You even blocked me. You're heartless..."
Yuan Yuan's anger continued, and her emotions became extremely agitated. Her inner feelings finally found an outlet. She shouted and shouted, and finally slowly squatted down, burying her face in her hands and crying bitterly.
Looking at the lovely woman in front of him, Chen Chongshan's eyes slowly welled up with tears. Yuan Yuan's genuine feelings warmed his heart, but when he thought of Ye Wanzhen's attitude, his heart ached terribly.
"Yuan Yuan, I'm sorry. Please don't do this."
Chen Chongshan also squatted down in front of Yuan Yuan and said softly, "Yuan Yuan, I know you are a good person, and I know you... but I also have my own difficulties. I am not resisting your help, it's just that I really have no reason to accept your family's help."
“You know what? Once I take your money, I always feel like I'm receiving charity from you. I can't stand it…”
Chen Chongshan's eyes were somewhat confused as he continued to mutter, "You know, we are actually from two different worlds now. You shouldn't be coming to find us anymore."
Chen Chongshan was in great pain. The feeling of first love is always the most beautiful, but these beautiful things can never cross the chasm drawn by reality.
"Chen Chongshan, you're a fool and a coward."
Yuan Yuan raised her head, staring intently at Chen Chongshan, gritted her teeth and shouted, then ran out of the yard without looking back.
Chen Chongshan stood there, staring at the direction where the figure had disappeared for a long time, his mind a mess, lost in thought. It wasn't until Ah Huang walked up to him that he snapped out of his daze. He sighed deeply, patted Ah Huang's head, and then stood up.
"Chongming, come and call the chicken. It's getting late. If we don't catch the chicken soon, we won't have time to make soup."
Chen Chongshan shouted into the house. No matter how much pain he felt, no matter how unforgettable those things were, Chen Chongshan still had to live his life well.
His life wasn't his own; his younger brother, Chen Chongming, was his everything. Only by curing Chen Chongming's leg and settling him in properly could Chen Chongshan have the right to pursue his own life.
A man's promises and responsibilities, as well as his obligations and duties to his family, do not allow him to be overly sentimental, even if, in the eyes of others, he is still just an eighteen-year-old boy.
Chen Chongming came out of the house at the sound of Chen Chongshan's shouts. He was clearly affected by the two of them. What kind of soundproofing could a mud-brick house in the countryside have?
However, Chen Chongming said nothing, turned around, grabbed a handful of millet, and went to call the chickens.
He knew that everything was changing because of him, but Chen Chongming was just a child of about ten years old. He had no other choice but to try his best to behave well so that his brother would worry less about him.
Chen Chongshan's cooking skills were indeed excellent; the cobra stewed with free-range chicken filled the house with its aroma. Ah Huang ate a large bowl of rice soaked in the soup with gusto, while Chen Chongshan and Chen Chongming seemed to be in perfect sync during the dinner, neither of them saying a word...
...
In the following days, Chen Chongshan received no further news from Yuan Yuan. It seemed as if she had truly vanished since she left that day, never to be seen again. Chen Chongshan felt that this time, the two of them should truly be separated forever.
When Chen Chongshan thought of Yuan Yuan, his heart ached. Fortunately, he didn't have much time to think about those personal matters. With the duel with Huang Mao San drawing closer, he had to hurry and get Ah Huang into the best possible condition.
For two days in a row, Chen Chongshan took Ah Huang up the mountain. After recovering from his injuries, Ah Huang needed to find his peak condition in the mountains and forests. It also loved to run wildly in the mountains and forests. The man and the dog spent two whole days in the mountains and forests, traversing more forests than they had done when hunting before.
However, this amount of exercise paid off. In the past two days, they hunted a wild boar weighing about 100 pounds, two bamboo rats, and a porcupine.
Ah Huang was the first to spot the porcupine. When Ah Huang rashly attacked, he was stung a few times by the porcupine's quills. Fortunately, it wasn't serious, leaving only a few small wounds, but it still gave Chen Chongshan quite a fright.
On the last day, Chen Chongshan didn't take Ah Huang up the mountain again. He just took Ah Huang for a walk near his home. Going up the mountain was dangerous and exhausting, so he wanted Ah Huang to rest well for a day and be ready for tomorrow's battle.
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The next morning, Chen Chongshan got up very early and carefully prepared breakfast for Ah Huang. After Ah Huang finished eating and rested for a while, he led Ah Huang into the city.
He didn't ride a motorcycle. The distance wasn't particularly far, about a twenty-minute walk. He accompanied Ah Huang there, which was just enough time for Ah Huang to warm up.
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