Ye Lingyu squatted by the river, idly observing the fish and shrimp swimming in the river.
Cheng Qingyan was still some distance away from Ye Lingyu when he started calling out, "Wife~ what are you doing?"
Ye Lingyu turned her head, stood up, and smiled at the person going out, "Ayan, you're up?"
Then he got up and waited for Cheng Qingyan to walk over from not far away.
Cheng Qingyan quickened her pace and arrived at the riverbank.
The morning breeze rippled the calm river surface, creating layers of waves.
A few scattered lotus flowers sway in the water, their leaves standing tall like umbrellas.
The tip of my nose was filled with the moist scent of the river, a faint aroma of lotus leaves mixed with a slight fishy smell of the river.
The surrounding steam carries the fresh scent of grass and trees.
It was a nice morning.
"Wife, why are you squatting by the river all by yourself? It's so dangerous!"
Ye Lingyu pointed to the gap between herself and the river, which was about half a meter away: "There's still some distance. You should stay away from the riverbank."
Cheng Qingyan grinned mischievously, "My wife, I have a bold idea~"
Ye Lingyu showed no mercy: "No, you didn't."
Cheng Qingyan also squatted by the river picking his fingers. It's hot, so we can arrange activities like swimming in the river, catching fish, and catching shrimp.
But her wife seemed to have some kind of precognitive ability; before she could even speak, the budding idea was nipped in the bud.
She quietly moved closer to the riverbank, and Ye Lingyu successfully grabbed her by the ear.
Cheng Qingyan leaned to one side as Ye Lingyu grabbed his ear and begged for mercy: "Wife, wife, I was wrong. I'll stay away from the river, I'll stay away."
"Ouch, ouch, ouch! Wife, let go! My ear's going to fall off!"
She knew perfectly well how much effort her subordinates had put in.
He didn't actually use any force; he was just bluffing, trying to make me feel sorry for him.
Even though he knew she was bluffing, he still slowly let go of her hand when she cried out in pain.
Cheng Qingyan felt as if he had been granted a pardon and hurriedly rubbed his ear, which had been saved.
In no time, her ears, which were not red before, were rubbed until they turned red.
Then he turned his head to show Ye Lingyu his ear, and accused her guiltily, "Wife, look, your ear is all red from being pinched, it hurts so much!"
Ye Lingyu was so angry she laughed. When she let go, her ears weren't even red yet.
Cheng Qingyan, right in front of her, shamelessly rubbed his ears until they turned red and slandered her, truly treating her like family.
He reached out to Cheng Qingyan: "Come here, let me take a look."
Cheng Qingyan's eyes darted around. She rubbed her red ears, having blatantly slandered Ye Lingyu. Now she dared not offer her ears to Ye Lingyu again.
She smiled ingratiatingly and waved her hand, "No need, no need, it doesn't hurt anymore, it doesn't hurt at all."
As he spoke, he didn't take any steps forward; in fact, he seemed to be taking a step backward.
"Slow down, or you'll fall into the river," Ye Lingyu said as she saw her backing away.
Cheng Qingyan looked back and saw that there was still a little distance, about half a step.
"My dear wife, I'll play by the river for a while~"
Ye Lingyu seemed to have anticipated this, knowing that she would rub her ears and slander her with impure motives.
"What do you want to play? If you want to play, come over here. You can only play near the riverbank, not in the deep water."
"Mmm, my wife is the best~"
Ye Lingyu pulled the person back, glancing at her still red ear, and asked, "Does it still hurt?"
Then I reached out and touched it; it was a little hot.
This person is really willing to hurt themselves; they don't even feel pain.
Cheng Qingyan chuckled and shook his head: "Hehe, it doesn't hurt anymore, it was just a little itchy back then."
A finger touched Cheng Qingyan's forehead: "You always have so many crooked ideas. Tell me, what do you want to do in the river?"
Cheng Qingyan smiled mysteriously: "I won't tell you yet. My wife, you'll have to come with me to my second brother's house later. I doubt we can hide the fact that Cheng Shaowen isn't working here from his father."
Ye Lingyu remembered the question she had wanted to ask Cheng Qingyan, and now was the perfect time to ask it: "By the way, I was going to ask you before, when did Cheng Shaowen start working at the venue?"
Cheng Qingyan shook his head: "He wasn't working at the venue; he was there to catch Chen Yanping lying to his father."
"So now that things are over, I want to go and take a look."
"The important thing is that my eldest and second eldest brothers have changed their attitude towards me this time. I feel that there must be something fishy going on."
"Let's go take a look; we might find something useful."
Ye Lingyu also knew about Cheng Shaowen's arrest of Chen Yanping.
I never expected that Cheng Shaowen would stake out the fishpond day and night to catch Chen Yanping. He's quite patient for his age.
After thinking for a moment, Ye Lingyu said, "He seems to be a little different from his father."
Cheng Qingyan smiled and said, "Perhaps. Let's go take a look after we finish eating."
"good."
After finishing our meal, we took two watermelons and went to Cheng Yuanji's house.
Cheng Yuanji's home was some distance from theirs. But Cheng Yuanji and Cheng Yuanfu's homes were not far apart.
The villagers sought refuge from the heat under the trees and in the shadows of their houses.
Many of them greeted Cheng Qingyan and Ye Lingyu upon seeing them, and the greetings continued throughout the journey.
This was the first time Cheng Qingyan realized that she was so popular and well-liked in the village.
Arriving at Cheng Yuanji's door, they knocked.
Cheng Shaowen's mother came to open the door; it was Madam Lu, Lu Xiao.
Upon opening the door and seeing Cheng Qingyan and Ye Lingyu, he was quite surprised and momentarily forgot to invite them inside.
The sounds of Cheng Shaowen running and being beaten came from the courtyard. Cheng Qingyan looked past Lu Xiao into the courtyard.
After a moment of surprise, Lu Xiao immediately stepped aside and invited Cheng Qingyan and Ye Lingyu into the courtyard.
The sounds inside the courtyard showed no signs of stopping. Lu Xiao called out into the courtyard, "Husband, Shaowen, we have guests."
After that shout, the courtyard fell silent instantly.
After a second of silence, the sound of frantic running footsteps filled the air.
Cheng Qingyan and Ye Lingyu were already standing at the entrance. There were no obstructions in their courtyard, so if you peeked out a little, you could see everything.
So naturally, they also saw Cheng Shaowen, who was panicking and running away, and Cheng Yuanji, who was holding a stick.
When Cheng Yuanji saw Cheng Qingyan and Ye Lingyu carrying watermelons, he angrily threw the stick aside.
The stick rolled away a long way.
Cheng Shaowen was beaten so badly that he was in a sorry state. His robe was covered in dirt, and his once neatly tied hair was now loose, with a few strands of hair falling around his face.
Cheng Yuanji didn't even glance at Cheng Qingyan. He hesitated at the door for a moment before letting her in: "Come in."
If it weren't for the strong sunlight in the courtyard, Cheng Qingyan really wouldn't want to go into that house.
The main reason was that Cheng Yuanji seemed unwelcoming to her, and she didn't want Ye Lingyu to go in and suffer.
However, the sun was too strong, and Ye Lingyu didn't want to be exposed to it.
Following behind Cheng Yuanji, they stepped into the house.
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