Chapter 58 The Ultimate Guide to Chasing Handsome Guys (Part 3)
Although the delicious food temporarily silenced Rose, it clearly couldn't completely shut down her wild thoughts.
During the meal, Rose munched on a braised rabbit leg, her mischievous little eyes darting back and forth between Su Yun and Ye Feng.
After Night Breeze finished cleaning up the dishes and left, Rose, gnawing on a bone, came over and said slyly:
"I still feel there's more to the relationship between you two. Tell me, are you hiding something from me?"
Su Yun: "You're nothing! What are you all talking about?"
Rose: "Just you and the night breeze~"
Su Yun: "What could possibly happen to us? As you can see, everything is perfectly innocent."
Rose: "Hmph! That's not what I saw! You were already putting your hand inside someone's collar! It's a good thing I showed up, otherwise you would have put your hand somewhere else! Sister, I'm not the kind of person who minds, if you want, I can be generous, three people isn't out of the question..." Rose's mutterings became more and more outrageous.
Su Yun was completely exasperated and quickly interrupted her, "Stop, stop, stop! I already said it was just picking up fluff, why don't you believe me?"
Rose: "What do you mean you need to pick up fluff for so long? Don't lie to me! Besides, it's just the two of you alone, and Ye Feng is so handsome. Don't you have any other thoughts? I don't believe it."
Before Su Yun could answer, Rose confidently chose the answer for her.
Su Yun looked at the audacious rose in front of her and gave a disdainful sneer: "Heh, just kidding. I'm not like you, all brawn and no brain. Of course, if it's just a handsome guy, that won't do. I'm a person with principles. Liking to look at handsome guys is one thing, loving someone is another."
"Love? It's not like you become partners just by sleeping together. Why do you make it sound so complicated? That's how it's always portrayed on TV."
Su Yun smiled helplessly: "That's why you don't understand. Love is an emotion, more intense and profound than liking. To become a partner means to spend your whole life with someone."
Rose scratched her head. "This is too complicated. Rose doesn't understand. Just be happy. Why think about so many things? You humans are so troublesome."
Rose sighed deeply, her eyes filled with confusion and bewilderment as she looked at Su Yun. "You humans have hands and feet, and so much time to be happy. Why do you always get caught up in strange and bizarre questions and hesitate to move forward, wasting so much precious time?"
Su Yun was stunned. She never expected that the carefree Rose could say something so philosophical.
Even the night breeze that "accidentally" passed by the window was stunned. Rolling around in bed once could make someone a partner? What does "rolling around" mean? Can you just roll around like that? If he rolled around with Su Yun in his arms, would he become her partner?
But what exactly is love?
Under the same roof, the three people have very different thoughts.
After cleaning up the dishes.
"Yay, let's go pick mangoes!" When Rose was still a husky, she had the good fortune to taste mangoes and developed a special fondness for this sweet fruit. Upon hearing that they were going to pick mangoes, she even skipped her afternoon nap, grabbed her little basket, and took the lead.
"You're walking so fast, do you even know where the road is?" Su Yun shouted after Rose, who was carrying a basket and rushing forward.
"Yes, I know! I can smell the sweet scent of mangoes!" Rose wagged her tail to indicate that she could.
"Wow! A good nose really makes a difference!" Su Yun was envious, but she was still worried about whether this unreliable husky could find its way.
However, it turns out that Rose lived up to her husky identity, following the scent and easily finding the yard where mangoes were planted.
"Wow, so many mangoes!" Rose rushed into the yard and saw a tall mango tree that almost covered the entire yard, with bunches of mangoes of all sizes hanging from its branches.
"Pick the ripe ones first! Like this—" Su Yun explained the secret to picking mangoes to the two of them.
She pointed to a mango with a slightly yellow top and some juice, and demonstrated: "You can pick the ones like this that have started to turn yellow at the top. Although the bottom is still a bit hard, you can take them home and leave them for a few days before you can eat them. If you leave them on the tree, they will just be blown off by the wind and broken, which would be a waste. You can't pick the ones that are very green and very hard yet. Come back next week and they will grow a bit more."
Rose: "Mmm..."
Although her eyes were on the mangoes, her mind was already wandering. Faced with the yard full of sweet mangoes, she couldn't wait to pick a ripe one, peel it, and take a bite. "This mango is so sweet and delicious!"
"Little glutton."
Seeing that the other person was enjoying their meal, Su Yun thought for a moment and also picked out two soft, ripe mangoes, handing one to Ye Feng and keeping the other for herself.
"Let's eat first! A full stomach will give us the energy to work!"
Although the mango skin is green, once you peel it open, the flesh inside is already yellow. One bite reveals it to be sweet and juicy with a soft, fluffy texture. Unlike later improved varieties, this mango tree seems to be the most original native species, with very sweet flesh and abundant juice, making for an unparalleled flavor.
However, the only drawback is that the pit is a little big. It seems that's how it is with the local variety – big pit and sweet flesh.
Su Yun was still slowly savoring the mango.
Rose quickly finished one: "Ah! This mango is so delicious, it's sweeter than any mango I've ever eaten."
Su Yun bit into the fruit, mumbling indistinctly, "Mmm, it's delicious."
Rose picked a second one, saying with some regret, "The pit inside is a bit big; the ones I've eaten before didn't have pits."
Su Yun: "Hmm? Seedless mangoes? Are seedless mangoes available now?"
Rose: "Seedless mango? I think that's what it's called. The seedless mangoes I've eaten before are all filled with flesh when you just bite into the skin. You don't have to spit out the pit. They're soft and fluffy. The taste is similar to this one, but it's not as sweet."
"Wow! Isn't that just like a banana? Peel it and eat the flesh directly. This is the banana mango of my dreams!" Su Yun never expected that her childhood dream had actually come true. Humans had really invented a seedless mango that could be eaten directly after peeling. She smacked her lips longingly, "I wonder if I'll ever have the chance to eat such a special mango."
"Yes! It really doesn't have any shell inside! It's so delicious!" Rose said, biting into her second mango, her voice trembling with emotion. She recalled something, "I once visited a city where mangoes were planted everywhere, along the roads and in the neighborhoods. It was summer then, and the whole city was full of ripe mangoes. When the wind blew, the mangoes would fall like rain, and there was so much to eat that Rose almost didn't want to leave."
"Hmm? Is that so? If it were me, I wouldn't want to leave either." Su Yun imagined the whole city covered in mangoes, and she was filled with longing. "But then why did you leave? Was it to find your master?"
Rose chuckled, scratching her head. "I was so focused on eating mangoes that I almost forgot about my owner. It's nice there during the day, but at night there are just so many cockroaches! They're as big as leaves, swarming all over the fruit, frantically sucking at the ripe mangoes that have fallen to the ground. If you walk by, they'll scatter in panic, flying straight at your face. At night, the whole street is covered in cockroaches flying around! Ah! Luckily I ran fast, otherwise—I would have been overwhelmed by the cockroaches..." Rose patted her chest, still shaken, as if the swarm of cockroaches was right in front of her.
Cockroaches the size of leaves that can fly? Su Yunguang couldn't breathe just thinking about it. Well, for a moment, she felt that this secluded little mountain village was quite adorable.
Su Yun silently said, "Then let's not go."
Night Breeze: "We can find some seeds and plant them."
Su Yun: "That's a good idea! But these mango trees are all seedless, so whether they can still be planted is a problem."
Night Breeze: "We can bring the stems back directly, just like honeysuckle, and plant them in the ground."
Su Yun: "Hmm, that's a good idea."
Unexpectedly, Ye Feng mastered the pole planting technique after only seeing her plant it once. She was indeed very clever. Her own little cat was indeed smart. Su Yun immediately glanced at the husky next to her, who was only eating mangoes. The husky, who only knew how to eat, could not compare to the cat.
Su Yun's disdainful look came out of nowhere. Rose, who was engrossed in eating a mango, was caught in the crossfire for no reason. She scratched her forehead and thought for a long time before she realized, "Ah, I know this! There are a lot of mango trees over by the reservoir. It looks a bit like the kind I saw before."
Su Yun: "Hmm? A reservoir?" She suddenly remembered that the mermaid had mentioned before that there was a small reservoir upstream of the river, which she had never visited.
Are there zombies over there?
Rose: "No, there are a lot of those flying mice, but they only appear at night. They're rare during the day and hard to catch. It took me a lot of effort to catch this one. We can catch some tonight for grilled mouse skewers." After saying that, Rose smacked her lips, looking like she was savoring the memory.
Su Yun analyzed, "Many mutated flying squirrels?" Recalling what they looked like this morning, Rose probably caught a cub, whose claws and teeth were not very sharp yet. He wondered if these animals were gregarious.
It's best to avoid provoking them.
Su Yun tapped Rose on the head: "Stop thinking about eating all the time, or you'll get attacked."
Rose: "No, they only come out at night, and they're very timid. Rose can catch a lot of them."
Su Yun: "Alright, consider it an extra dish, whatever you like."
Rose: "Yay! When are we going?"
Su Yun: "Let's talk about it tomorrow at noon. Let's pick the mangoes first!"
"Alright~" Rose grabbed the basket and scrambled up the tree.
There were quite a few mangoes growing, and because they were worried about them falling, Su Yun had them pick most of the edible ones.
Lay them flat on a winnowing basket and hang them under the beam in the main room. This allows for ventilation and helps them last a little longer. When you want to eat them, just take a few that are soft and ripe and enjoy them as dessert.
Looking at the two large baskets full of mangoes, Su Yun successfully achieved fruit freedom.
Summer is almost here, and there's a lot to do in the fields.
After a busy day, Su Yun tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.
"Sigh, it's really hard to sleep alone." Su Yun sighed, sat up slowly, and prepared to turn on the light to go to the bathroom.
This was her third night of insomnia; when she couldn't sleep, she was always tempted to go to the bathroom.
Today is probably the first day of the lunar month. The moon is small, and the light shining on the ground is weak. Su Yun fumbled around and lit the pine oil lamp, which she made by collecting pine oil from the mountain. She poured the pine oil into an iron can and put in cotton thread.
It works well when burned, but it produces a lot of black smoke, which is quite pungent.
But it's better than groping in the dark. Su Yun carried a simple pine oil lamp in one hand and a stick in the other, preparing to open the bedroom door and walk out.
The courtyard was quiet, which was a little frightening, as if opening the door would lead to another world.
Su Yun always felt that sleeping alone made her overthink, but she just couldn't control herself.
What are you thinking? Just shout if you need to. Mingming Yefeng lives next door. Don't panic, it's not a big deal. Su Yun didn't understand why she was panicking. Maybe, perhaps, she was just not used to it.
Su Yun took a deep breath, mentally prepared herself, and prepared to move the wooden strip blocking the doorway to go out.
Unexpectedly, the door to the second bedroom creaked open, and Ye Feng, with disheveled hair, walked out.
Su Yun was quite embarrassed when she saw that Ye Feng had been woken up: "Oh, I'm sorry, I came over a lot tonight, did I disturb you?"
Night Breeze shook its head. "It's alright. I wasn't woken up by you."
"Huh? What's this?" Su Yun asked, puzzled.
Night Breeze didn't answer her question, but simply pointed out the window and said, "It's nothing, shall I go with you to the restroom?"
Seeing that Ye Feng offered to keep her company, Su Yun felt a little embarrassed and waved her hand, saying, "Ah, no need, I can manage."
Although Su Yun was timid when she first arrived, she usually brought Ye Fengyi with her when she came at night, and there was nothing embarrassing about it. But after living there for a while, she gradually got used to it and basically didn't need anyone to accompany her anymore. Suddenly having someone accompany her again made Su Yun a little embarrassed.
“It’s okay, I’m going too,” Ye Feng insisted.
Su Yun could only reply, "Oh."
After quickly relieving themselves, the two returned inside. Su Yun yawned widely and said sleepily, "Ugh, Ye Feng, thank you. I'm fine now. Sorry to have troubled you again."
Night Breeze: "No trouble at all."
Su Yun: Goodnight~
Su Yun didn't know if it was because she had taken care of her physiological needs or because she saw Ye Feng, but suddenly she wasn't so scared anymore. Then a wave of drowsiness washed over her. She yawned and was about to close the bedroom door when she saw Ye Feng still standing there blankly, looking somewhat forlorn.
Sensing something was wrong, Su Yun looked at the other person's listless expression and asked, "What's wrong? Why don't you go back to sleep?"
Night Breeze lowered its head and whispered, "I...can't sleep..."
Su Yun: "Huh? Can't you sleep? Am I too noisy and disturbing you?"
Night Breeze shook his head, his ears drooping, his eyes brimming with innocent tears, and said pitifully, "I'm not used to it..." He wasn't used to the sudden absence of another person's presence, nor was he used to sleeping alone in his room in the middle of the night, surrounded by emptiness.
"Not used to it?" Su Yun frowned and thought for a long time, figuring it was probably because she wasn't used to the bed. Looking at the sky, it was already very late. She hadn't slept well for a day and a night, and now she was so sleepy her head was spinning, and her eyelids kept drooping. Looking at the quiet courtyard, Su Yun thought that Rose probably wouldn't come over. Anyway, she'd already stayed so long, one more night wouldn't make a difference. So—
Su Yun yawned again and said in a low voice, "Then you should come back and sleep first. We'll go earlier tomorrow, just don't let Rose find out."
Ye Feng's eyes lit up immediately, and he nodded quickly: "Okay!"
Then the night wind quickly rolled up the bedding and returned to his and Su Yun's bed.
Su Yun struggled to keep her eyes open, already incredibly sleepy, but before Ye Feng lay down on her, her nerves remained tense, refusing to drift off to sleep.
Only after confirming that the familiar presence beside her had returned did she tilt her head and fall into a deep sleep.
Night Breeze was also extremely tired. He had barely slept a wink last night, and if it weren't for the darkness, his exhaustion would have been completely obvious.
He listened intently to the sounds coming from the other side, initially worried that she might be in danger, but then he gradually found himself unable to sleep...
I'm not used to the empty room, I'm not used to the absence of familiar scents, and I'm not used to her not being by my side.
All night long, he tossed and turned, with only one thought in his mind: he wanted to go back, to be by her side, to sleep with her scent in his arms like before.
Now, it's finally all better.
He turned over and looked to his side.
The little girl beside him was fast asleep, emanating a soft and sweet scent. Hearing him turn over, she moved her head and gently snuggled closer.
Su Yun's sleeping posture was actually not good. She always liked to kick off the covers. Often, when she was half asleep in the middle of the night and felt hot, she would kick off the covers. When it got cold in the early morning, she would snuggle straight into Ye Feng's arms. Ye Feng had long been used to her habit of moving around and snuggling. Every night, when she came close, he would habitually pull her into his blanket. His nose and body were already used to her scent and her breath.
The girl, still half asleep, quietly approached again.
He lowered his head slightly, and the warm, milky scent easily reached his nose. It was sweet and comforting, lingering around his nose for a long time. He couldn't help but lower his head, pressing his nose against the tip of her hair, and inhaling deeply for a very long time.
Finally, he couldn't resist reaching out and pulling her closer to the fragrance.
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