Chapter 8 Chapter 8 The little guy who eats more than a sow...
Uncle Qin didn't think too much about Aunt Qin's words. He had seen Xu before, and he still had some conscience to stand up for Run Ge'er. "If you know, then know. There's nothing to worry about."
Aunt Qin: "How can I not be worried? They must think they are together now, but I don't think Xu is that interested in Run'er."
Having lived for decades, Aunt Qin has her own way of judging people. Tonight, facing her, Xu Yunfan's eyes were obviously evasive, as if he had done something wrong.
"Oh, don't think too much. Whether it will succeed or not is not something that can be solved by worrying about it. You can't keep those who want to leave, and you can't drive away those who really want to stay."
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Xu Yunfan, who was enjoying his roasted sweet potatoes, had no idea that he had become the talk of the villagers.
But it doesn't matter even if Xu Yunfan knows about it. Other people have mouths on their bodies. As long as they don't say unpleasant things in front of him, they can say whatever they want behind his back. He can't hear it anyway, and it won't hurt him. His mentality is extremely good.
Qin Run picked up the roasted sweet potato and patted it on the ground to shake off the dust. Then he peeled the skin and handed it to Xu Yunfan. "Is it delicious?"
These sweet potatoes have been kept for a long time and have lost some moisture, so their sugar content is relatively high. After being baked at high temperature, when you peel off the outer layer of the sweet potato skin, you can see a layer of sweet potato oil. Some sweet potato oil even penetrates into the surface of the sweet potato. Don’t be fooled by the fact that the sweet potato oil looks sticky like oil, it is actually sugar, and it tastes very sweet!
Bury the sweet potatoes in the ashes with sparks and roast them. Some places will inevitably be a little burnt, but the roasted and fragrant part inside the sweet potato skin is also delicious.
Xu Yunfan ate with great relish. Even though he ate quickly, his movements remained elegant. Because the food was delicious, he smiled at Qin Run generously. His expression was full of handsomeness that made people unable to look away. "It's delicious and sweet. You should have one too."
At this moment, Qin Run, facing Xu Yunfan's spring-like smile, had only eight words in his mind - graceful and beautiful, as pretty as the flower of Shunhua!
I was so stunned that I was not careful.
Qin Run came back to his senses and shook his head awkwardly, "I don't want to eat it. If it tastes good, I'll bake it for you when I cook tomorrow, okay?"
"Okay." Xu Yunfan squinted his eyes in enjoyment, turned his head and asked An Ge'er who was quietly eating sweet potatoes beside him, "An Ge'er, do you want to eat tomorrow?"
"If my brother-in-law eats it, I'll eat it too." Qin An raised his head and smiled shyly at Xu Yunfan, "But I'll only eat one. If I eat too many roasted sweet potatoes, my farts will smell bad and people will talk about it."
Xu Yunfan laughed heartily. "It's okay if it stinks, as long as you don't fart in front of others. If you do it secretly, others won't be able to smell it, so naturally they won't know whether your fart stinks or not."
"Is this still possible?"
"Why not?" Xu Yunfan took another bite, pushing the sweet potato in his mouth against his left cheek with his tongue. "Isn't farting normal? Even the emperor... who doesn't fart? We're not fairies or immortals. Anyone who eats will fart."
Qin Run looked at Xu Yunfan's cute appearance and quickly turned his face away to avoid letting Xu Yunfan see his blushing face.
"Fairies and fairy boys? What are those?" Qin An had never heard of mythological stories, so naturally he didn't know these things.
Xu Yunfan said casually: "It's the immortal in the sky, don't you know?"
Qin Run listened carefully to the conversation between Xu Yunfan and Qin An. He was very satisfied with Xu Yunfan and liked him at first sight, but Xu Yunfan was...
Putting his affairs aside for now, would Xu Yunfan be impatient with Qin An if he lived here? Would he dislike Qin An for being stupid?
In the past, Qin Run wanted to find a husband who was kind to him and Qin An, but he knew that such a person was hard to find. Secretly, Qin Run hoped that Xu Yunfan would stay.
He is ugly, but he is very strong and is good at farming.
Last year, an aunt from the next village told him that her family was very satisfied with him, but the man had married a wife, and if he went there, he would be a mistress, on the condition that he could not bring Qin An with him.
Qin Run knew what the other party was planning. Wasn't it just to find a free servant to work for him?
He was not stupid and refused her outright. The man was quite angry and said that Qin Run was not good-looking but had a high aspirations. Even he looked down on her and said that she wanted to marry someone from a wealthy family. She didn't even look at how ugly she was. She should be thankful if a man was willing to marry her. How dare she be so picky?
Now, Qin Run's reputation has become even worse.
Qin Run understood that no man would not mind marrying a boy and raising a brother-in-law at the same time.
Not to mention others, even he himself, when he was busy and tired at work, just wanted to have a good rest when he got home. When faced with some of Qin An's questions, he sometimes just dealt with them perfunctorily, and even felt a little impatient when it came to him.
Every time this happened, Qin Run would be overwhelmed by intense guilt and regret.
If even his own brother treated him like this, what right did he have to ask others to treat Qin An well?
Even the kids outside were not very friendly to Qin An. They thought he was stupid and asked a lot of questions. As time went by, Qin An seldom went out to play and spoke much less. He would only talk more when he wanted to ask questions.
Hearing that Qin An was coming again, Qin Run subconsciously tensed up.
He glanced at Xu Yunfan, then looked away, concentrating on cleaning the burnt part of the sweet potato on his hand. His eyes were lowered, but there was a little expectation in his heart.
Qin Run felt indescribably disappointed when he heard Xu Yunfan's perfunctory response.
Qin An shook his head. "No, are there really immortals in the sky? How can they live so high up? I thought birds living in trees were the highest they could get."
Qin An tilted his head, clearly confused. "Brother, could it be that immortals can live in heaven because they have wings like birds?"
Xu Yunfan found it amusing, and he softened his tone towards Qin An, his adorable younger brother. "No, immortals, those are things that exist in myths and legends. There are no immortals in the real world. However, in myths and novels, immortals are all stunningly beautiful. So, when many people compliment a girl on her good looks, they'll say she looks like a fairy."
"What about the child? If the child is good-looking, how should we praise him?" Qin An was obviously interested. He even forgot to eat the sweet potato and stared at Xu Yunfan with his bright almond-sized eyes.
He didn't know why, but when he talked to Goff, especially when he got a response from him, he felt very excited. There was an inexplicable, vague happiness and excitement that was hard to explain and describe. If he was forced to say it, he couldn't explain it.
Whenever this happened, he would smile to let Goff know that he was very happy and pleased to receive his response.
At such a young age, he didn't understand what this feeling was like. He only knew that he didn't reject this feeling. On the contrary, he liked it very much, like he liked his older brother.
Xu Yunfan smiled patiently and said, "Then praise him for looking like a fairy boy! Someone like you, who is well-behaved, obedient, and cute, is a fairy boy."
In Xu Yunfan's eyes, if a child is good-looking and cute, and he is a naughty kid, let alone praising him as a fairy boy, he would feel itchy just to look at him for a second longer.
After spending a few days with Qin An, Xu Yunfan, the prince who had little patience, actually liked this young man very much.
Qin An chuckled. Even though he had never seen what the little fairy boy looked like, he still knew what Xu Yunfan was praising him.
Qin An, who was rarely praised, smiled so much that his eyes were curved. He took a big bite of the sweet potato, which almost made Xu Yunfan cover his heart with his hands.
Xu Yunfan added, "Why is our Ang'er so cute? He looks like a cute little hamster." He really looks like your brother.
Qin Run, who was standing by, found that when facing Qin An's questions, Xu Yunfan was not only impatient, but also praised Qin An. Qin Run was not jealous about this, but only felt happier.
Xu Yunfan is really a very patient little man. Who wouldn’t love such a little man?
Seeing Xu Yunfan finish the sweet potato in his hand, Qin Run handed over the cleaned sweet potato in his hand. Xu Yunfan had already eaten three, and with this one, there were already four. The sweet potatoes he used to bake were not small, each weighing half a pound.
Qin An ate one and it was already full in his throat. Xu Yunfan was more amazing. He ate four in a row without choking and without even drinking a drop of water. He was really amazing.
With a throat like this, how could he not be able to swallow brown rice?
"Do you want more?" Qin Run looked at the sweet potato peels on the ground. There were only a few roasted sweet potatoes, and not a single one was left. Xu Yunfan was not full, so he could only light a fire and continue roasting.
Xu Yunfan choked and realized that he had already finished several sweet potatoes. He didn't dare to ask for more. "Enough...enough, I'm full after eating this."
If they eat too much, won’t this already poor family go bankrupt?
Xu Yunfan had no choice. Whether he was full or not was not something he could control. He was now at the age where he could eat his father out of money.
At the age of seventeen, he was in the period of physical growth and development. During this period, his appetite was comparable to that of a sow.
For this reason, his father specifically told the aunt at home that if one rice cooker was not enough, then use two, and never let his precious son go hungry.
Otherwise, if he earns so much money but his youngest son can't even get enough to eat, what's the point of making more money?
When Xu Yunfan had almost finished eating, Qin Run filled a basin of water and said, "Yunfan, An'er, come over here and wash your hands after you finish eating. It's very late."
Qin An stuffed the last bit of sweet potato into his mouth, trotted to the yard to wash his hands, and was about to run back to his room when Xu Yunfan called him, "Brother An, rinse your mouth before going to sleep."
Roasted sweet potatoes are very sweet, and after eating, you should rinse your mouth before going to bed, otherwise what if you get cavities?
There were no dentists at that time, and toothache was not a disease, but when it hurt, it could be fatal.
"Rinse your mouth?" Qin An was puzzled. "Brother, it's not morning yet. You only rinse your mouth when you wake up in the morning."
Even Qin Run didn't understand why Xu Yunfan asked An Ge'er to rinse his mouth so late at night. He thought it was because this person was used to being particular, or maybe he had such a habit.
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