FID – Chapter 207

“Hmm?” Liu Yusheng tilted her head.

The man in the tree was dressed in a short waistcoat. The light of his eyes softened the coldness of his face with a more profound reflection in his eyes.

“Looking at you like this…it’s like twelve years ago,” he uttered.

Liu Yusheng was stunned, and a shallow smile ripped at the corners of her lips.

Yes, twelve years ago.

And those impressions seemed to remain just like yesterday.

No matter how much time has passed in between, how many years have passed, those memories have never faded.

Back then, he was still a child of eight years old in the Luofu Mountain while she was but a tiny dumpling who just spoke clearly.

They followed the village children to climb trees and gather birds’ nests. He climbed the tree, squatted next to the bird’s nest, looked down at her in the same way, and called out to her…

Shengsheng.

Time flew slowly, and when they met again, one of them became a regent in charge of the court and the other became a famous doctor.

With the same expression and smile once again, they were no longer the ignorant playmates in their childhood.

The man reached out and picked a loquat, peeled it and put it in his mouth.

A dark hue surfaced in the eyes that stared at her.

Suddenly, he plunged downward.

.

“Feng Qingbai–” Liu Yusheng’s pupils suddenly shrank, and she cried out in alarm.

But she saw the man’s foot hooking upside down on a tree branch, and the man approached her upside down.

Liu Yusheng only felt the wind brushing her cheeks, followed by a slight chill on her lips. He pecked and left, and a sweet loquat entered her mouth.

The man had already returned to the tree by force, gazing at her and slowly spitting out a fruit core from his lips!

“Shengsheng, I like it better now.”

“…” Blushing, Liu Yusheng slowly swallowed the fruit pulp without the core in her mouth.

Her eyes drifted aside, her heart filled with wisps of sweetness.

On the horizon, the bright red sun gradually rose, and the sunlight cast patchy rays through the dense branches and leaves.

The mountain breeze blew occasionally, blasting cool breezes.

Standing in the shadow of the fruit trees and wearing a specially brought veiled hat, the slender figure of a young girl was busy under the fruit trees, constantly catching the loquats dropped down from above.

The sound of shouting and cheering was still going on there, very lively and noisy, but in no way affected the charm and tranquility that vaguely flowed from place to place on this side.

“Feng Qingbai.”

“Hmm.”

“In the future, will you always be in court?”

“Wherever you want me to be, I will be there.”

The young girl didn’t ask any further.

Just this one answer from him was enough.

No one seemed to notice the happening on this side.

Or so it seemed.

When the two people left, Shi Xianrou noticed and occasionally cast her gaze over them without a trace. Seeing the atmosphere between the two where no one could insert, a gentle smile on her lips infused with envy rose.

One more person took notice.

It was Liu Zhiqiu, who had been skeptical all morning.

He inherited more of his father’s temperament. He was like Liu Erlin, straightforward and laid-back, but it didn’t mean he has no brain.

He was just too lazy to move.

But that scene in the morning always lingered in his mind.

The way their Nannan looked at Axiu was distinctly different.

Brimming with undisguised sentiments of a young girl.

Now the two even quietly slipped away. The picture of a man farming and a woman engaged in weaving and spinning made his brain ache.

He was desperately holding back to not say anything, and even turned around to help block them when his turned his eyes inadvertently.

If his uncle got wind of this later, he too wouldn’t live a peaceful life.

How could it be that kid!

Feng Qingbai stared at the well-behaved and busy girl below, a light shadow surfacing in his heep eyes. 

The matter between him and her, he’d start with Liu Zhixia and Liu Zhiqiu. Let them know bit by bit, as a buffer.

In the future, the two of them could be a help.

“Why did you stop picking?” When there was no movement above for a long time, the young girl looked up and asked.

The man curved his lips. “Rest for a while. The game over there is almost over. Do you want to go over and watch?”

“What is there to see?”

“Looking at Qian Wanjin’s disgruntled look, it’s quite funny.”

“……” Qian Wanjin would be furious if he knew he judged him like this.

The competition over there just ended.

The villagers who were gathered to help judge and finally decided that Feng Mohan won.

From the onset, Qian Wanjin had at least picked loquats for several years, so he was more experienced than the boy and should have won.

He lost because he couldn’t hold back eating while picking the fruit.

He picked a lot of fruits and spat out a lot of kernels at the foot of the tree.

The boy raised his chin and raised his eyebrows.

Qian Wanjin snorted, “I let you win considering that you’re younger. What are you proud of?”

“Losing is losing. Making excuses is losing. How embarrassing!”

“Hey, kid, what embarrassing? If I hadn’t eaten while picking, I would have won!”
“Then you should have resisted eating ah!”

“…”

The crowd roared with laughter.

He just couldn’t restrain him, could he?

Little Boss was a foodie. This was known to the entire Xinghua Village, from eighty-year-olds to three-year-olds.

Nothing could change it.

“What’s so funny! It’s a blessing to be able to eat!” Qian Wanjin’s disgruntled muttering was drowned out in the good-natured coaxing laughter.

“If you like to eat, you can eat. It’s a blessing to be able to eat.” A slightly hoarse voice gently reached Qian Wanjin’s ears, and he turned his head to meet the woman’s somewhat cold eyes.

She was the only one who did not laugh at him.

Swish – he quickly turned his face around, his heart thumping. He heavily jumped twice, fast and furious.

“Of course, eat well and sleep well for good health!” He couldn’t tell why, but even his speech has accelerated.

“Well, I quite like to eat too.”

“Oh! So that’s why every time we go out together, you always take me to eat. So, you’re a foodie too! I told you I thought you were deliberately trying to please me…” Qian Wanjin breathed a sigh of relief and reassurance, patting a hand along his chest.

She didn’t fall for him.

Although, that must have been tough.

But he really and truly wouldn’t marry her. They got engaged for mutual benefits!

“I heard that Cangwu town also has a lot of delicious street snacks that are not available in the capital. Shall we find time to go eat a meal together?” The woman seemed not to see his expression and offered an invitation.

“It’s not easy to go to the town for food. There are two carriages at home. Pick one at random and go by yourself.”

“I entertained you in the capital. Shouldn’t you extend your landlord’s hospitality here? I can go by myself, but I’m afraid Grandpa Liu and Grandma Liu will look down on you.”

Qian Wanjin frowned – she had a point.

“All right, I’ll take you there. There is a restaurant I opened in town. The signature dish is also the best in Cangwu Town. You’ll keep thinking about it even after the meal!”

The woman smiled and looked away, “You set the time. I’ll go help first.”

Boil the frog in warm water – she couldn’t be hasty.

Little by little.

If she alerted him, he would jump out of the pot.

Xue Qinglian, Liu Zhiqiu, and a few people took all this happening in.

Sigh, Xue Qinglian rested a hand on Liu Zhiqiu’s shoulder. “Do you also feel like looking for a wife?”

Liu Zhiqiu’s shoulders tilted, nudging him away.

Looking for a wife? What the hell!

He was still worrying about what to do if their Nannan was taken away!