Surrounded by mountains and forests, sunlight filters through the leaves and falls on a couple.
Occasionally, the sounds of insects chirping and birds singing could be heard.
It was early winter, and there weren't many small animals around. A lizard on its way to hibernation passed by, glanced at the snake curiously for a few moments, and then scurried away.
Chu Yang released the young lady, and seeing her flushed cheeks, he couldn't help but lower his head and peck her a few more times.
"Let's keep looking for wild fruit."
"Mm." The young lady followed him forward.
Soon after, something ahead distracted her.
"Chu Yang, look, isn't that a pineapple!"
Chu Yang looked in that direction and indeed saw several wild pineapple plants with bright yellow fruit.
The fruit is quite large and looks ripe enough to be picked; it must be very juicy.
The young lady pushed aside the weeds, took a few steps forward, and reached out to pick it.
"So this is what a pineapple tree looks like."
"Uh, pineapples are herbaceous plants, not trees... Hey, don't pick them, watch out for the thorns!"
"ah!"
It was too late; the young lady pricked her finger on a pineapple leaf and cried out in surprise.
"Let me see!" Chu Yang took her hand and saw a small bead of blood on one of her fingers.
Without saying a word, he put it in his mouth and started sucking.
The young lady let out a soft moan: "Oh, you can't do that, you can't put it in your mouth..."
Chu Yang wouldn't listen to her. After taking a few puffs, he took it out and looked at it. Seeing that the bleeding had stopped, he asked softly, "Does it hurt?"
"...It doesn't hurt." The young lady blushed, and her beautiful eyes welled up with tears again.
"Then don't move, okay? I'll pick them." Chu Yang told her to stand still and went over to pick a few wild pineapples.
Then he tied it with vines, carried it, and led the young lady down the mountain by the hand.
First, they arrived at the fishpond and saw that Zhou Yang had caught two big mandarin fish. Old Chu and Li Yanbai were amazed.
"I've come to this pond several times, but I haven't caught a single mandarin fish," Li Yanbai said enviously.
"When I took over the contract, the previous owner told me that there were 30 catties of mandarin fish in the pond. If we could catch them, that would be amazing!" Old Chu said with a smile.
"I didn't expect Xiao Zhou to be such a good fisherman!" Li Yanbai said.
"Xiao Zhou, try your best to catch the kingfisher! Go for it!" Old Chu shouted to encourage him.
After exchanging greetings, Chu Yang praised, "We'll have mandarin fish for lunch, that's great!"
"Wow, Zhou Yang is such a good fisherman!" Li Qingshu exclaimed in admiration.
Zhou Yang was embarrassed by the praise: "Don't praise me so much, I was just lucky, I haven't caught fish many times."
Old Chu nudged Li Yanbai with his elbow: "That's what you call talent, see?"
Li Yanbai sighed deeply, "Why don't I have this kind of talent?"
The words fell.
Whoosh!
The fishing rod in Zhou Yang's hand was suddenly pulled by a tremendous force.
This startled everyone. Chu Yang reacted quickly, reaching out to wrap his arms around Zhou Yang's waist, thus preventing her from being dragged into the water.
"Wow! Wow!" Li Yanbai was extremely excited.
"Absolutely the king of pouty lips! Haha, haha..." Old Chu shouted excitedly.
He and Li Yanbai steadied the fishing rod together.
"Xiao Zhou, leave the rest to your uncle! Don't worry, I won't steal your credit, haha!"
"Old Chu, let's work together to lure the 'King of Upturned Mouths' up here, haha!"
The two middle-aged men put in all their effort, working together to outwit and outmaneuver the man with the upturned lips.
Chu Yang moved Zhou Yang aside, and after a short while, they saw them pull up a huge fish.
The two men were so excited that their laughter echoed through the mountains.
If this were WeChat, I'd definitely take a picture and post it on my Moments to show off.
"Come on, Xiao Zhou, this is your catch. It's not thirty jin, but it's at least twenty-five jin!" Old Chu brought over the big mandarin fish.
Zhou Yang waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, no, this is your fish, Uncle Chu."
Old Chu pushed it forward: "These are your fish, they're yours!"
Chu Yang chuckled and reached out to scoop up some fish: "It doesn't matter whose fish it is, we can all have a bite!"
So, an extra meal was added for lunch. Poor Qiaozui Wang was turned into several dishes. There was too much to finish, so Lao Chu called over Chu Yang's second and third uncles and their families.
A dozen or so people sat around a table, happily eating and drinking.
After dinner, Grandma called Chu Yang aside and mysteriously took out a box.
As soon as the box was opened, Chu Yang saw several packets of Lan Jingling (a type of anti-elemental drug).
Grandma still has some of these 1982 Lan Jingling watches in stock!
However, Grandma didn't give it to him this time, probably because she was thinking of holding her great-grandson sooner.
There were also some gold and silver jewelry in the box, including three silver rings for Xiaoli and Zhou Yang.
He thought his grandma was going to give him some treasure, but she didn't give him anything and just closed the box again.
Then he said earnestly, "See? There are only three rings left. Child, don't be too greedy. Cherish and treat every girl well. Also, take care of your health and don't overwork yourself, understand?"
Chu Yang finally realized that, at least in this matter, his grandmother was truly not confused.
I'm also worried about his overwork.
He was touched and nodded, saying, "I understand, Grandma. I will definitely treat them well."
Grandma smiled kindly and patted his head: "Good boy, go and call Xiaoyang over."
“Xiao Yang? Grandma, if I’m not mistaken, you should call her Shu’er?” Chu Yang said.
"You know which one I need to call, hurry up and go," Grandma urged.
Chu Yang responded and went to call over Shu'er, who was making tea.
Then Shu'er successfully received the third silver ring from her grandmother and happily put it on her hand.
Although the ring's design was clumsy and old-fashioned, it was a sign of great importance because it represented Chu Yang's grandmother's approval.
Zhou Yang read it and felt somewhat conflicted.
You're trying to have your cake and eat it too, let's see how you deal with that!
Just then, they heard Li Qingshu mutter to herself.
"I feel like I've seen this ring style at Zhou Yang's house before?"
Zhou Yang: "!!!"
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