Chapter 55 Chapter 55 A kiss that breaks apart
Xu Yunfan rolled his eyes at Qin Run, his eyes full of accusation, "Look at you, you scared An Ge'er so much."
Qin Run quickly stepped forward, squatted in front of Qin An, and wiped the tears from An'er's face with a distressed look, "I'm sorry, An'er, I scared you."
"Brother, don't be unhappy. If someone bullies you, I will help you fight back when I grow up." Qin An looked at Qin Run with tears in his eyes. He said harsh words, but his tears fell even harder.
Qin Run, who was infected by Qin An's emotions, had blurred eyes. Just when his tears were about to fall, Xu Yunfan spoke.
"Your eldest brother wasn't bullied. He was just... so moved by your brother-in-law that he couldn't control himself. Besides, your brother-in-law is so powerful, who would dare to bully your eldest brother?"
Xu Yunfan had never called himself "brother-in-law" when facing Qin An before, but he changed his words this time.
He found that the word "Gefu" was quite easy to say, much easier than "Brother Xu".
Qin An didn't understand why Qin Run was sad when he was moved by Xu Yunfan. The child looked at Xu Yunfan ignorantly, trying to get an answer from him.
Xu Yunfan rambled on, "Because your brother-in-law is so kind, your eldest brother likes me, likes me to the extreme. Because he likes me so much, and coincidentally, your brother-in-law also has a good impression of him, so your eldest brother cried with joy. Anyway, all you need to know is that your eldest brother is not being bullied. Don't cry, little one, your brother-in-law will make you something delicious tomorrow."
Qin An believed Xu Yunfan's words without a doubt and stopped crying instantly.
If Goff told him to stop crying, then he couldn't cry anymore. A disobedient child is not likable and not liked.
"Goff, are you going to make bread?"
Xu Yunfan lowered his eyes to look at the bread that Qin An was holding tightly in his hand and had already torn into pieces. "If you don't make bread, you haven't even finished the bread in your hand yet and you're already thinking about making bread?"
"The bread made by my brother-in-law is delicious." Qin An said, and to prove that what he said was true, he opened his mouth wide and took a big bite.
He handed the remaining, unbitten bread to Xu Yunfan, "Brother, have some too."
Xu Yunfan, who was sitting next to Qin An, looked at the bread that Qin An had torn apart. He had no appetite and could only shake his head. "I won't eat. I'm too full tonight and have no more food in my stomach."
"Big brother, eat it." Since my brother-in-law doesn't want to eat it, then give it to big brother.
Qin Run also shook his head to refuse and pushed Qin An's hand back, "I have eaten one, you can eat the rest." Such delicious bread, one is enough for him.
"Your elder brother and I won't eat. You should eat quickly. After eating, rinse your mouth and take a shower." Xu Yunfan stood up and lit a candle in Qin An's room. "Qin Run, come out with me quickly. Please help me get the candle. I haven't even started my shower yet."
After being delayed by Qin Run, it was already dark.
Qin Run touched Qin An's face. Hearing this, he quickly stood up and took the candle from Xu Yunfan's hand. "Have you got the clothes?"
"No." Xu Yunfan glanced at the people around him and moved closer to Qin Run. "Come with me to get some clothes."
"Yeah." Qin Run blushed when he thought of what Xu Yunfan had just said and didn't dare to look at Xu Yunfan.
While sitting at the kitchen door waiting for Xu Yunfan to take a shower, Qin Run was in a dazed state, as if in a dream, and everything seemed unreal. Xu Yunfan actually said...
When the two of them were lying on the bed, Qin Run finally asked, "Yun Fan, is what you just said true?"
Xu Yunfan knew that it was normal for Qin Run to be suspicious and uncertain since he was liked by such a handsome man like him.
If it were him, he would definitely think he was having a sweet dream.
Xu Yunfan didn't say much. Even if he said more, it would be better to prove it with actual actions.
With the help of the faint moonlight shining through the window, Xu Yunfan turned sideways to face Qin Run, glanced at him, then leaned over and quickly kissed Qin Run on the mouth.
While Qin Run was stunned and had not yet come to his senses, Xu Yunfan separated from her in an instant, and the kiss as fast as lightning was over.
Looking at Xu Yunfan again, he had closed his eyes, as if nothing had happened, as if the kiss just now was just Qin Run's illusion.
If it weren't for Xu Yunfan's irregular and heavy breathing that betrayed him, and the lingering touch on his lips, Qin Run would really think that he was thinking too much and had an illusion.
The kiss was quick and ended before he could come to his senses, but Qin Run felt his body temperature soar and his heart was boiling with love. He loved this feeling!
The two of them were too close, facing each other, their breaths entwined, and their hearts gradually approaching each other. Qin Run stared at Xu Yunfan's facial features, and the more he looked, the more itchy he became.
After a while, he mustered up the courage and said, "Yunfan, I like you. I really like you very much. Please stay here. I will treat you well and love you forever. I will work hard to provide you with meat every day and will not let you go hungry or go without clothes."
"I know I'm poor, and I'm not like the other guys in the capital who can play the elegant music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. I know I can't compare to them, and I'm not as delicate and elegant as them, but I can learn. Please don't look down on me for not knowing this or that, okay?"
Qin Run felt inferior in front of Xu Yunfan. Xu Yunfan was like the bright moon in the sky that was out of reach. He was just a speck of dust in the quagmire coveting the bright moon. How could he compare with him?
Xu Yunfan didn't like to hear Qin Run say this kind of thing. People are equal, so how can there be a distinction between high and low?
Admittedly, he knows a lot. To put it bluntly, Qin Run really doesn't know this or that, but is this his problem?
It’s all due to the environment.
How many of the boys in the village can read and play music, chess, calligraphy and painting?
Even if they can't, does that mean they are useless?
No.
He was simply reincarnated and born in the city of Rome, a place that no one could reach even if they worked hard all their lives. Therefore, he had the conditions to improve himself.
Xu Yunfan opened his eyes. "What you said earlier was fine, but why did you start talking nonsense later? You can't do it, but I can; you can do it, but I can't. This is what we call complementing each other. Only then can we form a circle, and we will live a happy life in the future."
"Don't you dislike me?" Qin Run asked nervously.
Xu Yunfan stared at Qin Run without blinking. "What do you dislike about you? Do you dislike your model figure? Or do you dislike your looks that can drive girls crazy? Or do you dislike your excellent cooking skills? Oh, come to think of it, I am the one who dislikes you. When I'm with you, my shining points are almost dimmed by you."
Qin Run suddenly laughed. Xu Yunfan's aesthetic taste was different from that of other men. Qin Run knew that Xu Yunfan was "blind", so he liked him and thought he was good.
He selfishly thought that it would be better if Xu Yunfan could remain blind forever.
The handsome man smiled, and Xu Yunfan's dog eyes were almost blinded, and his deer hooves almost jumped out of his chest.
It’s really hard to resist having to look at the “delicacies” in front of you but not be able to eat them.
After taking a deep breath, Xu Yunfan said with regret: "Go to sleep quickly, don't you have to go to bed tomorrow?"
If I were an adult now, I wouldn't have to endure it.
At the age of seventeen, it is still too early to start eating meat. One should have a long-term vision.
Although the family asked Fang Liehu and his family to help, Qin Run still had to go to work.
When Xu Yunfan woke up, Qin Run was no longer by his side.
Even Qin An got up early in the morning. After feeding the pigs, he and Qin Run each took a piece of bread and ate while walking to the field.
After Xu Yunfan finished washing up, he lifted the bamboo cover on the table. As expected, Qin Run had cooked porridge for him early in the morning and also fried a plate of minced meat and pickled radish to go with the porridge.
Stir-fried minced meat with pickled radish is very appetizing. Xu Yunfan loves it very much and drinks three bowls of porridge every morning.
Qin Run knew that he loved to eat, so he would prepare it for him every now and then.
Xu Yunfan ate to his heart's content. After the meal, Qin An was not there, so he had to clear the table and wash the dishes himself.
After cleaning up, Xu Yunfan looked at the red beans and mung beans that he had soaked yesterday afternoon. He saw that they were almost done and could be cooked.
Red beans and mung beans are difficult to cook, so they will be easier to cook if you soak them first.
Xu Yunfan has been here for a long time, but he is still not very skilled at making a fire. After he finally managed to light the fire, he was already sweating.
Xu Yunfan plans to use red beans and mung beans to make red bean popsicles and mung bean popsicles.
Popsicles are also known as ice bars. The ingredients of this thing are basically water and sugar.
After washing the big pot, Xu Yunfan started to cook the red beans. This time, he asked Qin Run to soak not too many red beans, but it was enough.
It's a rare opportunity to make this, so I must not only give it to Qin Run and Qin An, but also send some to Aunt Qin's family. As the saying goes, a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor, so we must still maintain the relationship.
Every time Aunt Qin and Qin Sen's families borrowed Xu Yunfan's cart, they would give him some eggs or a few bunches of vegetables they grew themselves.
Even though these things are not valuable, they are the few gifts they can show off.
Sometimes, the thought behind something cannot be measured by money.
It is true that the gifts from the two families were not valuable, but they were real things and what they needed.
Qin Run had just planted the vegetable seeds yesterday afternoon, so there weren't many vegetables at home. The vegetables he had eaten these past few days were mostly sent by the two families.
He sold red beans and mung beans for five cents per pound, and he was willing to give away the popsicles made from them.
It’s not that Xu Yunfan is too generous or wants to save face even though he is poor, but that’s just how human relationships work.
Xu Yunfan knew how good Aunt Qin and the others were to the Qin family. Now that he was here, as the only man in the family, he naturally had to return the favor.
While cooking the red beans, Xu Yunfan sharpened the small bamboo sticks he had cut on the mountain last night.
Cook the red beans until they are soft and can be easily crushed.
Xu Yunfan found a vegetable bowl usually used for soup, put in an appropriate amount of glutinous rice flour and an appropriate amount of white sugar, stirred it, and then poured the stirred glutinous rice water into the pot and cooked it with red beans while stirring until it became thick.
When the cooked red beans were a little cooler, Xu Yunfan took out the bamboo tube that he had washed and boiled last night.
These bamboo tubes are all made of moso bamboo. They are not too big and have just the right width, making them perfect for making popsicle molds.
After packing all the red beans and inserting a bamboo stick into each bamboo tube, Xu Yunfan dragged out a large wooden basin.
This large wooden basin has been placed in the utility room, and no one knows what it is used for, but now it has been requisitioned by Xu Yunfan.
While waiting for the red bean popsicles to be frozen and removed from the mold, Xu Yunfan cooked the mung beans according to the steps for making red bean cakes...
Because the wooden basin took up too much space in the kitchen, Xu Yunfan cleaned up the woodshed and moved the wooden basin there. For hygiene reasons, Xu Yunfan covered it with a bamboo vegetable cover.
The bamboo vegetable cover at home is very large, more than enough to cover a large wooden basin.
Qin Run usually doesn't go into the firewood room except to get farm tools, so Qin Run and his brothers didn't know that Xu Yunfan had "hid" popsicles in the firewood room.
After everything was done, Xu Yunfan looked up at the sky. Based on the current position of the sun, Xu Yunfan guessed that it was around eleven o'clock.
Well, it’s already this late, why are you still doing this?
You can't rely on him, a kitchen killer, to cook, but he can still feed the pigs and chickens.
Xu Yunfan was already skilled at feeding pigs. He carried a bucket of pig food to the backyard. Xu Yunfan skillfully grabbed a wooden stick beside him and hit his second brother when he heard the sound and came over to get up.
Xu Yunfan had no experience before, and it took him most of a day's battle of wits and courage to finally pour the pig feed into the trough with the pig's head sprinkled on it. When the second brother shook his two fat pig ears, the water on the pig's ears splashed on his face.
"Hehe." After feeding the pigs and keeping himself clean, Xu Yunfan couldn't help but feel a sense of pride.
The pigs have been fed, but how do we feed the chickens?
Xu Yunfan said that it was impossible to dig earthworms, and all he had to do was throw in a handful of pig grass, it was that simple.
Well, I have done all the housework that I can do, and I am not eating for free anymore.
Seeing that Qin Run and the others had not returned yet, Xu Yunfan thought that it was time for dinner and it was time to call them back to cook.
In the fields, Hunter Fang and his two sons worked without rest and harvested more than ten sacks of corn in one morning.
At first, when Aunt Qin's family learned that Qin Run had asked the Fang hunter family for help, they thought that Qin Run didn't know how to make a living.
On second thought, there are three people in their family, one young and one old, and they have never done much farm work. They would be scared to faint when they see a caterpillar, and they would need to rest for a long time to recover. How much can Qin Run do alone?
Their family will start planting the second season of corn the day after tomorrow, but Xiao Qin’s corn and rice fields have not been harvested yet.
"Run'er, where's Xu? Isn't he coming?"
Hunter Fang is not the kind of person who would want to slack off just because there is work to do and his family can earn a few dozen cents a day.
In his opinion, it was one thing for them to come to work. Although the Xiao Qin family invited them to work, this did not prevent Xu Yunfan from coming to work.
Now that Xu Yunfan is here, if he works harder, won’t the Qin family be able to save more money?
Qin Run looked towards the way home. The morning was almost over, and Xu Yunfan still hadn't arrived. This was indeed not right.
They fell asleep very quickly last night, and even if Xu Yunfan slept in, it would be impossible for him to sleep that long.
After thinking for a moment, Qin Run spoke up for Xu Yunfan, "He's busy with household chores at home."
"What could be happening at home that could keep you busy for a whole morning?" Hunter Fang was really worried about Qin Run.
He was afraid that Qin Run would "pamper" Xu Yunfan too much. Although it was indeed not easy for Qin Run to get married, if Qin Run had to serve him like a slave in order to keep Xu Yunfan, it would be better not to have such a husband.
Qin Run racked his brains and was about to speak for Xu Yunfan when Xu Yunfan happened to arrive.
Xu Yunfan didn't even get off the ground when she reached the roadside. She stood there like a wicked old woman, hands on her hips, and shouted, "Qin Run, it's already this late, why don't you go back and cook? You're starving me to death!"
Wow! As soon as Xu Yunfan said this, the villagers in the cornfield next to him stopped what they were doing.
Some felt sorry for Qin Run's bad luck. She had originally thought that she had picked up a handsome man and taken him home, which would give her hope for the future.
With a man at home, Qin Run can finally feel happy after all the hardships he has suffered. He has someone to help share his burdens.
Now...listen to Xu Yunfan ordering Qin Run to go back and cook in a bossy tone. Isn't it obvious that he is treating Qin Run as a slave?
Did you break your arm or are you unable to take care of yourself? Farm work is so busy that it's fine if you don't work in the fields, but even cooking for me requires someone to go back home to do it.
Although it is said that a gentleman stays away from the kitchen, but in the village, when things get really busy, who cares about these things?
Some people laughed at Qin Run behind his back and said he deserved it.
If you are ugly, you should accept your fate. Do you think that if you pick up a man, the Qin family will be able to get established?
I'm dreaming.
So what if you can make a cart?
Qin Run will suffer in the future if he marries a lazy man.
Just because there was a man at home, Qin Run started to act rich and hired people to do work, thinking that he was a wealthy man in the town.
Their family conditions are many times better than Xiao Qin's. They didn't hire anyone, so why should Qin Run surpass them?
These people were extremely jealous of the fact that the Xiao Qin family asked the Fang Liehu family for help.
Even Aunt Qin's family was stunned for a moment. Xu Yunfan left a good impression on them. He was generous, sensible, capable, and not a lazy man.
But his gangster, bossy tone today really made people doubt themselves.
Hunter Fang looked at Xu Yunfan with an expression that was hard to describe.
Is this Run Ge’er’s husband?
To be honest, no one in the surrounding area can compare to Runge'er's house.
Hunter Fang usually sells the prey he gets from hunting in the town’s restaurants. Among the young masters of those restaurants and the students who eat there, who can compare with Xu Yunfan?
No.
This Xu Yunfan is really handsome, uniquely handsome.
The only bad thing is that he is a bit lazy. I heard that he bought a basket of red beans and mung beans yesterday. He is really not good at managing the household.
It is hard to tell whether it is a blessing or a deep pit for Run Ge'er to be with such a person.
Qin Run didn't know what the others were thinking. He knew Xu Yunfan's cooking skills were truly indescribable. He was happy that Xu Yunfan could come and ask him to go home and cook for him, so he shouted back, "I'll be back soon."
Xu Yunfan waited for Qin Run to come over. Unable to bear the heat, he urged him, "Hurry up, it's too hot. It's already this late. Tell Uncle Fang and the others to go back for dinner. It's so hot, be careful of heatstroke. Where's An Ge'er?"
When Xu Yunfan went to the countryside to visit his cousin, he heard that in some places, some workers died of heatstroke while harvesting rice due to the high temperature. Xu Yunfan broke out in a sweat when he walked from his home to the field, let alone Fang Liehu and others who had been working for the whole morning.
Qin Run: "Then wait for me. I'll go call Uncle Fang and the others back. Come back in the afternoon when it's cooler."
"Well, it's already this late and it's too sunny. You should ask them to go back quickly." Xu Yunfan didn't think of exploiting the labor force.
Qin Run went to the field and said, "Uncle Fang, please take Fang Yi and the others back first. It's too hot and it's time for dinner. Let's go back and eat first. Come back in the afternoon when it's not so hot."
When the village hires people for help, they have to provide meals if they don’t pay them. Since Xiao Qin’s family pays them, they naturally don’t have to provide meals.
Of course, there is also a type that provides meals and wages, such as hiring someone to build a house.
It’s different now. Qin Run takes Qin An to work in the fields together. Who cooks at home?
So, he agreed with Hunter Fang not to provide meals.
Hunter Fang looked at the position of the sun and realized it was noon. He said, "Well, I'll collect a little more until this bag is full and I have enough for a whole cart, then I'll go back."
Xu Yunfan looked at Fang the Hunter and Qin Run and talked about something, then continued to harvest corn.
Xu Yunfan couldn't stand the sun, so he took a few steps back and walked under the shade of a tree beside the path.
"Goff~"
When Qin An heard Qin Run calling him to go home, the little guy rushed out from the cornfield and saw Xu Yunfan on the road. He immediately abandoned Qin Run and ran towards Xu Yunfan.
Xu Yunfan smiled and said, "Run slowly, be careful not to fall."
Until Qin An ran closer, Xu Yunfan looked at the sweaty little guy and touched his head with pity, "Let's go home."
"Yeah." Qin An was happy to see Gefu. He didn't know why he was happy, but he was happy anyway.
At this time, Dadan and Erdan also came out from the cornfield nearby.
The two ran to Xu Yunfan and greeted him obediently, "Brother Xu, you're here~"
Because it was too hot, Dadan, Erdan and Qin An's faces were flushed and their foreheads were wet with sweat. Maybe they wiped the sweat with their hands, and their hands were dirty, so the sweat marks on the faces and foreheads of the little guys were very dirty.
It was hot and stuffy in the cornfield, and the adults had to grit their teeth and persevere, but the little ones didn't make any noise.
Xu Yunfan looked at them, feeling both amused and distressed. "Aren't you going home yet?"
Dadan: "Grandma said she'll be back soon. Brother Xu, thank you for the bread. The bread you make is delicious."
"It's delicious. I'll make it for you next time." Xu Yunfan pulled Qin An over and said, "You guys should go back quickly. It's very hot out here."
Erdan panted heavily, "Well, Brother Xu, you guys go back first, we'll be back soon."
After returning home, Qin Run and Qin An had no time to rest. Xu Yunfan was hungry, so the two brothers hurried to work together to cook.
Qin An is responsible for lighting the fire and washing the vegetables, while Qin Run is responsible for washing rice, cooking and frying dishes.
The two brothers worked well together and the food was ready on the table in no time.
Qin Run cooked today's dish with the leftover meat from last night. He bought a pound of meat when he went to town yesterday. After two meals for two adults and Qin An, there wasn't much left.
Qin Run was afraid that it wouldn't be enough to eat, so he fried some eggs that Qin Sen's family sent over.
He fried two, and there were only two left.
Xu Yunfan: “…”
Eating alone can easily cause diarrhea.
He put a fried egg into Qin An's bowl. Qin An panicked for a moment, "Brother, I don't eat eggs. The eggs should be given to Brother, I won't eat them."
"Why don't you eat it? Is it not delicious? Or do you think your elder brother's fried egg is not fragrant enough?" Xu Yunfan said as he used an unused pair of chopsticks to split the egg in the bowl into two.
Qin An knew that the delicious food should be given to Gefu. As long as Gefu had good food, drink and accommodation, he would not leave.
He finally had such a good and powerful brother-in-law. He didn't want him to leave. He wanted him to stay and live with them. With him around, he was not as afraid to sleep at night as before.
This is the sense of security that no one else can give him except his brother-in-law and elder brother.
Now, Gefu gave him the fried egg, but Qin An couldn't eat it at all and made a gesture to give it back to Xu Yunfan.
It’s not that Qin Run doesn’t love his younger brother, it’s just that his family’s financial situation is limited. What he said to Xu Yunfan will not change just because Xu Yunfan stays.
Besides, how did the eggs come from? Didn't the Qin Sen family borrow the cart and send the eggs as a thank you gift?
So, Qin Run gave the fried egg to Xu Yunfan and didn't take the initiative to pick one for Qin An. He didn't think too much about it.
"Just eat it. There's more here, Gefu. Just be good and listen."
Xu Yunfan put half of the fried egg into Qin Run's bowl and said, "You eat too. Don't do this again in the future. When there's food, let's eat together. Don't eat alone. If there aren't enough eggs, just stir them up. That way, everyone can eat."
Qin Run looked down at the eggs in the bowl and said, "But, this is for you. There's not much meat today."
Xu Yunfan: "If there's no meat, then eat vegetables. I'll eat whatever you eat. We're family, why should I get any special treatment? If I get upset by your behavior, it proves that you don't treat me as a family member and you don't listen to me."
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