Chapter 24: Something Happened to Huo Chuchun

It was a high school.

Even decades later, after the implementation of the nine-year compulsory education system, high school tuition was still a significant expense for every family.

Not to mention this era when educational resources are not yet fully popularized.

Moreover, it was a high school in the town.

This meant that Huo Dongzhi would have to live at school, and the tuition, accommodation fees, and daily meals…

These expenses added up, even for families in the city, they might not be able to afford it.

The Huo family could afford to eat white rice, and they had some savings at home, which was considered a good household in this small mountain village.

But they relied on just a few acres of land and the mercy of the weather to fill their stomachs.

They couldn’t compare to families in towns who received monthly salaries.

Given this reality and their family’s financial situation…

Huo Nanchuan was determined to send Huo Dongzhi to school, which meant he would have to sell everything they had to support his education.

Chi Wan could imagine this, and Huo Dongzhi had already thought about it.

That’s why this stubborn boy was so emotional and yelled that he wouldn’t go.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to study, it was that he didn’t want to become a burden on the family.

He didn’t want to spend everyone’s hard-earned money on him.

“I’ll stay at home, I’ll help you work, I’ll make money for the family!”

The boy’s words still echoed in her ears, and his stubborn, determined expression kept appearing in Chi Wan’s mind.

As Chi Wan thought about these things, she became lost in thought.

Huo Nanchuan didn’t want to see Chi Wan with such a heavy expression, so he avoided everyone and talked to Huo Dongzhi in a secluded place.

But he didn’t expect Chi Wan to find them.

He interrupted, “This isn’t urgent, we have some time, we can figure it out slowly. But your wound—”

He spoke.

The man’s fingers brushed against Chi Wan’s collar, his fingertips lightly touching her skin.

“Ah…”

Chi Wan was completely caught off guard and couldn’t help but cry out.

Her delicate voice, a soft whisper like a gasp.

Her slender figure trembled slightly under his touch.

In this situation.

It couldn’t be more ambiguous.

Even though Huo Nanchuan’s mind didn’t have any romantic thoughts, Chi Wan’s suggestive cry made some thoughts that heated his body flash through his mind.

His deep, gazing eyes suddenly turned dark.

A heavy desire was hidden deep within his pupils.

His fingertips felt numb, as if they were electrified.

After a brief moment of surprise, Huo Nanchuan urgently wanted to retract his hand, not daring to continue touching Chi Wan’s delicate neck.

But Chi Wan wouldn’t let him.

Upon noticing his hesitation, she immediately put on a pitiful expression, her watery eyes staring intently at Huo Nanchuan without blinking.

“It hurts.”

“I still feel some pain.”

“Can you blow on it for me?”

As she spoke, she turned her neck, revealing a patch of snow-white, delicate skin on the back of her neck.

And… the faint mark on her skin.

After a night, the originally shocking scar had turned dark red, a thin line.

The ointment Huo Nanchuan had applied was very effective.

Even without the nourishment of the Spirit Spring water, the wound healed quickly.

In a few days, there might not even be a scar left.

So, Chi Wan’s “pain” was a lie, she was deliberately playing the victim in front of Huo Nanchuan.

What she really wanted was to get closer to Huo Nanchuan.

Like the deep kiss the man had given her in his moment of loss of control yesterday.

The morning sunlight was bright, gently falling on Chi Wan’s neck, her snow-white skin seemed to glow.

So white and tender.

Like a piece of meat delivered to Huo Nanchuan’s mouth.

Tempting him to bite.

Huo Nanchuan’s body stiffened, feeling the heat rising from his feet, from his waist and abdomen, and he hesitated for a long time before taking any action.

Chi Wan was waiting too.

Until her neck began to stiffen.

Sigh…

He really is a block of wood…

The anticipation in her heart eventually turned into a helpless sigh.

She liked Huo Nanchuan’s gentlemanly demeanor, but she was also annoyed by his gentlemanly demeanor.

They were husband and wife, they had already kissed and embraced, what was the difference in getting a little closer?

Could she just rush forward, strip Huo Nanchuan naked, and ask him if he wanted to do it?

For a long time.

Chi Wan finally gave up.

She couldn’t seduce him this time because the location and time weren’t right, but she wouldn’t believe she couldn’t seduce him next time!

Just as she was about to separate from Huo Nanchuan—

At that moment.

The man, who had been silent all along, suddenly leaned down and approached Chi Wan’s neck.

The man’s dark eyes stared at the thin, small scar, and at the patch of snow-white skin, and the small bone protruding from the back of her neck.

So fragile, so cute.

He suppressed the urge in his heart and didn’t lean in to take a bite.

Instead, he did as Chi Wan asked.

He breathed gently.

Huo Nanchuan’s breath was hot, the heat from his mouth and nose brushed against Chi Wan’s skin.

Chi Wan suddenly felt.

As if her legs were going weak.

This… this… this hasn’t even done anything yet?!

Why was her reaction so strong!

The small patch of skin on the back of her neck had been painless before, but now that Huo Nanchuan had blown on it, it felt uncomfortable.

Could it be that this man was finally getting it?

This wasn’t her seducing Huo Nanchuan, it was Huo Nanchuan seducing her!

Chi Wan’s face flushed red.

The blush was about to spread from her cheeks to the back of her neck.

She couldn’t take it anymore, she raised her hand and wanted to touch the back of her neck.

Huo Nanchuan immediately stopped her, grabbing her wrist.

“Don’t touch it. The wound hasn’t healed yet, it will get infected.” His voice was low and serious, with a thick layer of concern, he continued to whisper, “You have to apply medicine every morning and evening, it will be fine in a few days, it won’t leave a scar.”

“Hmm…”

Chi Wan blushed, lowered her head, and nodded slightly.

She followed Huo Nanchuan, and they walked out of the narrow alley.

One tall and strong, the other beautiful and charming.

They really were like a newly married couple, shy and sweet.

…

Since the “five pounds of pork” incident, the rumors in the village had changed drastically, just as Chi Wan had expected.

Everyone was amazed at the good fortune of the Huo family.

Their words were filled with envy, which they couldn’t hide.

After all, they had all smelled the fragrant pork that night, more or less.

It even made several children cry, they cried and shouted that they wanted to eat pork too.

As a result.

The slander and defamation that Lu Xiangxiang had spread about Chi Wan’s relationship with Song Jing was forgotten by the villagers.

Now, when they mentioned Chi Wan, they didn’t think of her entanglement with Song Jing, the unclear things between them.

Instead…

“That woman named Chi Wan, she has a good fate, she’s destined to bring good luck to her husband…”

“Look at her, she has a thin waist and a big butt, she must be good at giving birth, three children in three years…”

“She’s capable! She’s really capable! I’ve lived for decades, but this is the first time I’ve seen such a capable woman…”

These words were mixed together, and eventually became a sentence—

“That kid Huo Nanchuan is really lucky, after Lu Xiangxiang broke off their engagement, he actually married such a great wife!”

The implication.

Was to directly compare her to Lu Xiangxiang.

Since being threatened by Huo Nanchuan that day, Lu Xiangxiang didn’t dare to pester Huo Nanchuan like she had before.

But after all, they lived in the same village.

They would see each other every day.

Chi Wan had met Lu Xiangxiang several times on the village paths.

Lu Xiangxiang’s face was incredibly gloomy, and her expression was ferocious and angry.

She glared at Chi Wan with eyes that seemed to want to devour her.

All of this was within Chi Wan’s expectations.

After all, Lu Xiangxiang was a reborn woman who had lived a previous life, she knew how powerful and wealthy Huo Nanchuan would become in the future, it was impossible for her to give up such a golden opportunity.

Lu Xiangxiang’s silence was definitely only temporary.

She was probably plotting a more sinister and vicious plan.

But Chi Wan wasn’t afraid at all.

She now had the Spirit Treasure Space in her hands, even if Lu Xiangxiang had the heroine’s halo, without a golden finger, she wouldn’t be her opponent.

But it’s better to be safe than sorry.

What if Lu Xiangxiang didn’t target her, but targeted someone else in the Huo family?

Especially Huo Chuchun…

Such an introverted and easy-to-bully little girl, it was really hard to feel at ease.

So Chi Wan kept an eye out and subconsciously paid attention to Lu Xiangxiang’s movements.

From the clues she gathered.

Lu Xiangxiang seemed to be hooking up with Song Jing again…

…

One afternoon, a few days later.

What Chi Wan had been worried about actually happened.

Huo Chuchun was bullied.

But it wasn’t Lu Xiangxiang who bullied her.

It was afternoon.

Chi Wan was working hard in the production team, thinking about how much work points she had earned today, she was happy.

She straightened up and stood in the shade to rest for a while.

A figure rushed towards her.

It was Qiao Xinan.

She looked flustered, even her steps were unsteady, and she almost slipped and fell several times on the path between the fields.

Chi Wan watched from afar, worried several times.

Her relationship with Qiao Xinan had been lukewarm, just colleagues.

But since a few days ago, Chi Wan had kept her word and brought Qiao Xinan a few pieces of pork for lunch, which touched Qiao Xinan deeply.

She said with tears in her eyes, choked with sobs, “Xiao Wan, not even my own mother has been this good to me!”

In the past, when Qiao Xinan’s family had pork to eat, it was always her younger brother and sister who ate first.

As the eldest sister, she would only get the scraps of pork, sometimes even just meat scraps.

But what Chi Wan brought her was a square piece of pork belly.

It was made by Huo Nanchuan himself, delicious and fragrant.

In these times, a piece of pork was a sign of affection.

After eating Chi Wan’s pork, Qiao Xinan remembered her kindness and regarded Chi Wan as her best friend.

Sometimes, when she heard others gossiping about Chi Wan, deliberately saying mean things about her, Qiao Xinan would rush out and speak up for Chi Wan, full of anger.

The two of them gradually felt like they were becoming best friends.

So, when Chi Wan saw Qiao Xinan so flustered, she was also worried that something had happened to her.

However.

When Qiao Xinan reached her side, she said…

“No good! No good! Chi Wan, your little sister-in-law, something seems to have happened to her.”

Chi Wan frowned, her heart sank.

“What are you saying?!”

She urged Qiao Xinan to continue.

Qiao Xinan didn’t even dare to breathe, she quickly said.

“Just now… just now when I went to the toilet, I saw your little sister-in-law, the one with the red birthmark on her face, right?”

“She was being dragged by four or five men towards the back mountain…”

“I saw her struggling… but I was alone, there was no one else around, I couldn’t do anything, I could only come and tell you…”

Chi Wan heard this!

She couldn’t listen to anything else!

She held the hoe in her hand, her palm clenched into a fist, her knuckles were white with force.

Her expression was covered in frost, terrifyingly gloomy.

She took a step.

Chi Wan rushed out.

Qiao Xinan gasped for breath, patted her chest hard, and watched Chi Wan run quickly.

In the blink of an eye.

She could only see Chi Wan’s back.

She shouted, “Xiao Wan! It’s towards the back mountain! Xiao Wan! Don’t be impulsive, I’ll go find someone… find Captain Zhang!”

Qiao Xinan was in a panic.

She didn’t know if her decision to inform Chi Wan was right or wrong.

But in her panic, she instinctively felt that Chi Wan was the most reliable person.

On the other side.

Chi Wan was gritting her teeth, angrily thinking… Could it be Lu Xiangxiang again?!