Chapter 98: Guagua Guagua is a bit too much of an idol drama...
As it turns out, there is really no need to save any of the two pounds of meat for tomorrow.
Because as soon as the twice-cooked pork was served on the table, the three of them had just sat down and had no time to say a serious word when Old Nie excitedly shouted, "Eat!"
So, along with Xiang Yao, they all quickly joined the ranks of those who were eating frantically.
The greasy and shiny twice-cooked pork is made of alternating fat and lean meat, with occasional distinct green and white garlic leaves mixed in, and garnished with green and red peppers. Just from the color alone, it is enough to make people drool.
Old Nie opened his mouth wide, picked up a piece impatiently and stuffed it into his mouth neatly, his eyes narrowed in an instant.
"Hmm..." He shook his head and gave Xiang Yao a thumbs-up. "It's delicious and tasty. Hey, my! It's even better than the ones in the state-owned restaurants in the city!"
Xiang Yao smiled with her lips pursed, her heart blossoming with joy at the compliment.
Of course, she knew that her cooking skills were at best home-cooked, and could not really be compared with the chefs in restaurants. However, Old Nie obviously had the idea that "what one cooks at home is the best in the world", and he spared no effort in praising others.
"If it's delicious, eat more, Dad!"
"Alright, let's not be polite and eat to our heart's content!"
Xiang Yao herself did not expect that the atmosphere would be so relaxed and happy when the new family had their first meal together.
She doesn't have to eat food amidst many direct or subtle stares, nor does she have to sit outside to eat every meal alone just to feel more comfortable.
He just made a few simple dishes, and even washed the vegetables and lit the fire, which were done by Nie Baichuan, but he easily received very sincere praise.
She likes this atmosphere!
After the meal, Nie Baichuan collected the dishes and went to wash them, while Xiang Yao cleaned the table. The two worked in perfect harmony. Old Nie rubbed his belly and said with a smile, "I'm a happy old man today!"
Xiang Yao had never come into contact with this kind of elders since he was a child, so he found it both novel and familiar.
"Happy old man", what an interesting and pleasant self-proclaimed name.
Before she came here, she had few relatives. Apart from her grandparents, she had hardly any contact with male elders of Old Nie's age.
For a moment, I felt closer to him and thought it was really great to have such a father.
Old Nie is a person who can't sit still. After finishing his meal to digest the food, he chatted with Xiang Yao about family matters, then walked out with his hands behind his back, staggering forward.
When Nie Baichuan dried his hands and came out of the kitchen, he saw Xiang Yao standing alone in the yard, looking up at something.
He walked over, hesitated for a moment, raised his hand and gently placed it on Xiang Yao's thin shoulders.
Xiang Yao paused, but didn't avoid it. She turned her head, her eyes shining brightly in the dim sky: "Nie Baichuan, look, the moon is out!"
Nie Baichuan stared into her eyes and didn't look up at the moon as she said, but he nodded: "Yes, the moon is out."
Xiang Yao felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by him, and her heartbeat gradually quickened. She blinked, her eyelashes curled upwards, and shook off Nie Baichuan's hand on her shoulder, instead holding his arm.
"Come on, let's go for a walk!"
Nie Baichuan felt the softness and warmth in his arms and said with a smile, "Okay, let's go."
When they reached the gate of the yard, Nie Baichuan called Xiang Yao and waited, then turned back to the main room and came out with Xiang Yao's coat in his hand.
Xiang Yao had just gotten hot from the meal and casually put her coat on the back of the chair, completely forgetting about this matter. When she saw Nie Baichuan holding the coat in his hand, she felt a little jealous.
Nie Baichuan approached, as if this was a perfectly normal occurrence, and said nonchalantly, "It's still a little cold at night. I'll take it first, and put it on when you feel cold later."
Xiang Yao nodded gently and looked up at him: "Nie Baichuan, you are really thoughtful!"
Nie Baichuan smiled and said, "Of course you should. You are my wife."
wife.
A very formal name.
Xiang Yao felt warm in her heart and reached out to hold his arm again.
The two walked out of the valley side by side, with a white smoke bridge hanging behind them, sandwiched between the two mountains, embodying the passionate love in the hearts of the young man and woman.
At dusk, the entire Xiangjia Bay was shrouded in haze. Some families were still having dinner, and the adults were strolling around with their bowls in their hands. When they met neighbors or acquaintances, they would gather together to gossip.
Most of the children finished their meals quickly and took advantage of the time before dark to run around with their friends.
There were some very young children who followed behind their older brothers and sisters and were rejected. They sat on the ground and started crying.
Soon, the child's mother ran out, grabbed one of the child's arms, pulled him up and started spanking him.
While hitting him, he cursed: "I just gave you a bath! Roll in the mud! You bastard, why don't you go back!"
Looking at it from a distance, I thought it was a little funny, with curved eyebrows and eyes.
Nie Baichuan's gaze fell on the child for a moment, then he tilted his head and asked, "What are you laughing at?"
Xiang Yao curled his lips and said happily, "Yeah, that kid is really fun! Like a little mud monkey."
Cubs are adorable, whether they are animals or humans.
Even though he is covered in mud and his face is black, he still has a very natural and silly look, which is very funny.
But… she opened her eyes wide: “I can probably only accept that other people’s children are little mud monkeys. If it’s my own, just thinking about having to wash dirty clothes for a little girl or boy all day long, I’m going to collapse right now.”
Nie Baichuan laughed grimly, his chest trembling slightly.
Xiang Yao hit him: "Why are you laughing? Isn't that right? When it's your turn, you'll know how devastating it is."
Nie Baichuan said seriously, "If we really have a child, I'll wash the dirty clothes, or we can hire someone to do it."
Xiang Yao's face turned red all of a sudden, but luckily it was getting dark, which effectively concealed her red face.
"You're still hiring someone to wash it. That's a capitalist approach, you know?" she said casually.
Nie Baichuan: "It's okay, just keep quiet. There are always people who can't resist money."
Xiang Yao laughed and tapped his chest: "Then you have to make more money."
She was just saying it casually, and didn't think that just because she herself was unwilling to wash the dirty children's clothes, Nie Baichuan had to wash them. Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you.
If you have money, such problems can be easily solved.
Nie Baichuan grabbed her hand: "Yeah."
Xiang Yao felt a little embarrassed when he held her hand. She turned her gaze towards Tian Ye and said, "It's too early to talk about this now!"
Nie Baichuan laughed again.
He usually doesn't laugh out loud, and when he does, it's always done in a reserved and polite manner, which inevitably creates a sense of distance.
But in front of Xiang Yao, when he smiled, even his eyes were filled with smiles, and that sense of alienation disappeared.
Noticing Xiang Yao's hands were slightly cold, Nie Baichuan draped the coat he had been wearing over her shoulders and gestured, "Extend your hand."
Xiang Yao obediently put her hands into her sleeves, blinking her eyes as she watched Nie Baichuan put her clothes on and carefully button them up.
The two of them walked along the main road and didn't encounter any dramatic incidents. Instead, they were surrounded by several groups of old ladies and aunts, who asked them all kinds of questions.
In the end, Xiang Yao's face was so stiff from smiling that she couldn't hold it any longer. She pinched Nie Baichuan, who was smiling warmly and answering every question, and signaled him to leave.
Someone tried to persuade him: "Just go ahead, let's chat for a while, the girl and the boy are such a perfect match!"
Someone joked: "Hey, those young people just got married, they must go home to make out, why are you, an old man, joining in the fun!"
Xiang Yao responded with a random "hmmmm" and ran away with Nie Baichuan.
Even after walking away, you can still hear that group of people talking loudly, which makes you feel embarrassed.
Xiang Yao said with some fear: "These people's fighting ability is really terrifying! We shouldn't have come out!"
She now felt that her melon field system must have kidnapped the wrong person. If she had kidnapped an old lady with agile legs and feet, she would have eaten countless melons.
Nie Baichuan gently squeezed the warm hand in his palm and responded with a smile: "Yeah, I didn't expect you to be so powerful."
Even though the older people in the team had a good impression of him, they actually had very few personal relationships with him. After all, he and Old Nie had bad backgrounds. No matter how much they did or how well they performed, most people would still be wary of them and didn't consider them locals from the bottom of their hearts.
But today was different. It was as if he had married Xiang Yao. In the eyes of those people, he had indeed become a local, could be accepted into the group, and could joke around freely.
Nie Baichuan is not a person who likes to be in a lively atmosphere, but he feels that it is a good feeling to participate in this kind of excitement shoulder to shoulder with Xiang Yao.
He did not let go of Xiang Yao's hand, and led her towards home in the dark.
The sky gradually changed from dim to dark.
This is what it's like in the countryside at night. In order to save lamp oil, many families turn off the lights and go to bed early. After entering the valley, if it weren't for the half-moon hanging in the sky, it would be pitch dark.
Even so, there was only a small path extending outward that could be barely seen clearly.
"I can't see clearly, Nie Baichuan."
Xiang Yao tried to open her eyes wide to see the road, but she still couldn't see clearly. The dirt road was uneven and bumpy, making her feel afraid that she would kick a stone or fall into a small hole at any time.
I should have brought a flashlight, she thought.
After hearing this, Nie Baichuan stopped, let go of her hand and stood still.
Xiang Yao was wondering, she had said that she couldn't see the road clearly, so why didn't this person hold her hand tightly to lead the way, but instead let go?
I vaguely saw Nie Baichuan squatting in a horse stance and said in a deep voice, "I walk this road every day, I'm very familiar with it. Come, I'll carry you."
"Oh, this is not good..." she whispered.
It's a bit too idol-drama-like... weird.
"Come on up, I'll carry you, it's safe." Nie Baichuan turned his head and said.
Hearing him say that, Xiang Yao didn't think much about it and lay on Nie Baichuan's broad back. Then she felt the other party's hands around her thighs, and then she stood up steadily.
Every step Nie Baichuan took was steady, without any bumps or ups and downs, even his breathing was still smooth and regular.
The night was like a pool of thick ink, lingering all around. The mountains in the distance were so dark that the background could not be seen, yet they brought an inexplicable pressure.
Xiang Yao gently placed her head against the other's neck, feeling the beating of her pulse and her breath hitting her skin, in clusters, intimate and sweet.
The darkness is no longer scary because the warm body of the person beneath me is so steady and his back is so solid.
Warm, solid and safe.
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