Chapter 22

Mu Chuan said, sighing deeply, “My parents’ sighs made me feel that it was all my fault. For a long time, I was immersed in this self-blame and couldn’t get out of it. If it weren’t for me, that woman wouldn’t be like this, and my parents wouldn’t have the life they have now where they are gossiped about every time they go out.”

“It’s not anyone’s fault, it’s just the helplessness of living in this era. I believe everything will be fine.” Jiang Yule has not experienced this era, but the books are so miserable. The real experience is probably even more difficult.

Jiang Yule sympathized with Mu Chuan’s experience, but after listening for such a long time, she still didn’t understand what Mu Chuan was trying to say. Could it be that he was telling her a story in the middle of the night?

“Maybe,” Mu Chuan said calmly, but would that day really come? He didn’t know.

“My family of three has been fired. If we stay in the capital, there will inevitably be other troubles. So I am going back to the village to avoid trouble until things ease up, but I don’t know when things will get better.”

“As for that Nie…I probably saw her fall into a ditch when I returned to the village at the beginning of the year,” Mu Chuan said, and recounted the incident of saving someone at the beginning of the year. He repeatedly assured that he had nothing to do with Nie Xiangdie. If Nie Xiangdie hadn’t mentioned it, he wouldn’t have remembered it at all.

Listening to his words, Jiang Yule became more and more confused. What on earth was this guy trying to do?

She gradually became sleepy. Although Jiang Yule sympathized with Mu Chuan’s experience, she couldn’t just listen to him talk without any clue, and…it was already late at night…

“Comrade Mu, although I sympathize with your experience, I believe that the country will develop and ideas will progress. Your parents and your affairs will come to a conclusion sooner or later. At the same time, I also understand that you have some aversion to girls because of what happened at that time. I understand all this. As for Nie Xiangdie, if you say it doesn’t matter, then it doesn’t matter. I understand.”

After saying that, Jiang Yule looked at Mu Chuan’s expression, waiting for him to finish and send him away, but after waiting for a long time, the other party did not say anything, so Jiang Yule had to continue, “Comrade Mu, I know everything, do you want to… go back and rest early?”

“I…I don’t hate you.” Mu Chuan suddenly stood up, came to Jiang Yule and squatted down, raised his head slightly, and looked at her with a pious and serious look.

This sudden approach made Jiang Yule panic. He didn’t even have time to retreat, so he subconsciously moved back a little.

“Just talk if you want to. Why are you so close to me?” Jiang Yule had been convinced from the bottom of her heart that Mu Chuan had no interest in her since that day by the stream. Although she felt a little uncomfortable at the moment, she did not feel the slightest bit of love in her heart.

“Jiang Yule, I don’t hate you, I like you”

Mu Chuan’s words were like a heavy blow, which made Jiang Yule unable to recover for a long time. What kind of bloody plot was this? She stopped twisting the melon, and the melon fell off by itself?

Should she pick it up?

Just as Jiang Yule was hesitating, Mu Chuan continued, “Before, I felt that with what happened in my family, I had no future to speak of. I was worried that I couldn’t give you a better future. But now I realize that compared to losing you, I can work hard on other things. If I can’t be a soldier, then I will do something else. I have a lot of strength and will never let you suffer with me.”

“Wait a minute, I didn’t promise you. It’s too early for you to say this now. What’s more… I’ve only been in the team for a few days.” Jiang Yule pouted and complained. Although she was jealous of Mu Chuan’s face, wasn’t this too fast?

“Soon… soon?” Mu Chuan muttered. Didn’t my aunt’s brother decide on the marriage right after just one blind date? Did they need to get engaged first?

“Then…then I’ll tell my grandma first, let’s get engaged first?”

Mu Chuan’s words made Jiang Yule stagger to her feet. Her backward steps were tripped by the leg of a stool. The next moment, she felt a big hand supporting her waist and steadying her.

Jiang Yule calmed down, put his hands on Mu Chuan’s shoulders, and felt the hard muscles under his hands. Jiang Yule pursed his lips slightly, “Wow, you have a good figure!”

Jiang Yule’s fingers slid down gently, brushing across his shoulders and arms, his mind filled with all the bones and muscle tissues he had learned in his previous life.

I have to say that Mu Chuan has a really good figure, a standard human body model.

Jiang Yule’s mind was clear, but Mu Chuan, who was gently touched by the girl, was not so clear-headed. With the warm and soft jade in his arms and the girl’s soft waist under his hands, Mu Chuan felt a little moved, especially when the girl’s hands passed over his shoulders and chest. The tingling touch made his whole body unconsciously harden.

At this moment, Mu Chuan’s world became silent, with only Jiang Yule existing.

He seemed to be able to hear the sound of his own heart beating wildly.

So, Yule also likes him, right? She doesn’t reject me, so she likes me, right?

This thought flashed through his mind, and Mu Chuan couldn’t help but feel ecstatic in his heart.

Looking at Jiang Yule, who was smiling with curved eyebrows, and then looking at the place where her eyes swept and her fingers brushed, a thought flashed through Mu Chuan’s mind.

Why does he feel that Jiang Yule likes his body more? Mu Chuan can’t help but think in a wrong way. When he was in the army, although they were all male soldiers, many of them were married. In their spare time, they would inevitably talk about some nonsense. Even though Mu Chuan was a young man, he also knew a lot about things between men and women…

“Yule, do you like it?” Mu Chuan asked in a low voice, his voice was very light, as if he was worried about disturbing the girl.

“Yeah, not bad,” Jiang Yule nodded in praise, especially when he saw the well-defined abdominal muscles faintly visible under the thin T-shirt, Jiang Yule expressed his approval.

The finger slid down and poked it gently, and his face was full of praise.

The soft touch of the girl’s fingers made Mu Chuan stiffen all over, and the anger in his body rolled uncontrollably. Whether it was the girl’s lowered eyes or her red and moist lips, they were all so tempting. Looking at Jiang Yule carefully, Mu Chuan’s eyes darkened, as if a storm was about to come.

Jiang Yule didn’t notice Mu Chuan’s strangeness. It was the first time that Dr. Jiang saw a living, standard human model. He was a little too proud and smiled brightly.

But the next moment, Jiang Yule seemed to realize something and froze.

Although the other party tried to avoid her, summer clothes were so thin. As an excellent doctor, she could understand the human body structure clearly even with her eyes closed, not to mention the gradually rising temperature in the room.

Even if Jiang Yule had never eaten pork, he had seen a pig run. His face immediately turned red with embarrassment. He pushed Mu Chuan away with force and turned his back, not daring to look at the now embarrassed Mu Chuan. “It’s getting late, you should go back quickly.”

“I’m sorry, Yule, I…” Mu Chuan was embarrassed and wanted to explain something. He just stared at the girl. How could he be so shameless? Being like this in front of a girl, Mu Chuan felt very offended, but apart from apologizing, he didn’t know what else to say.

Jiang Yule didn’t want to hear a word he said. Mu Chuan liked her, and it was normal for them to have a reaction when they were so close to each other, but your explanation was wrong!

Turning around, Jiang Yule pushed Mu Chuan out and said, “Go back first, we can talk about it tomorrow if there is anything.”

“Then I’ll bring you something delicious tomorrow.” Jiang Yule said tomorrow, which meant she was willing to see him tomorrow. If she was willing to see him, it meant Yule agreed that he liked her, and if she agreed, it meant they could date.

Mu Chuan thought about it in his mind until he climbed over the wall and left Jiang Yule’s yard, still laughing.

After Jiang Yule drove the man out, he once again felt that it was necessary to keep a big wolfdog in their yard. This time it was Mu Chuan, and he had no bad intentions, but what about next time?

Jiang Yule only thought of someone climbing over the wall, but he also ignored the fact that the wall was not something that ordinary people could climb over with bare hands. At least few of the young guys in the team could do it…

Lying on the bed, Jiang Yule thought about Mu Chuan’s confession just now. What went wrong? He liked her, so what happened by the stream last time?

She couldn’t be so shy that she turned into disgust, right? Or did she see it wrong?

Jiang Yule couldn’t figure it out

As for Mu Chuan’s confession… Jiang Yule couldn’t tell what emotion he felt. He was happy, but not as excited as when he decided to twist the melon.

Agree…it seems that it has not reached that stage yet. Now she is more attracted to Mu Chuan because of his beauty.

But if I refuse… I still feel a little reluctant… After all, he is someone who lives up to her aesthetic standards…

Well….Jiang Yule is still a person who is attracted by beauty…

Feeling slightly sleepy, Jiang Yule couldn’t help but think before falling asleep… Never mind, if you can’t figure it out, just think about building a career. The career is yours, and with a career, a man will also have…

That night, Mu Chuan’s dream was filled with Jiang Yule, the indifferent her, the smiling her, the charming her, and even… the very seductive her…

Before dawn, Mu Chuan woke up from his dream. Looking at his disheveled clothes, he sighed slightly, got up, took a cold shower, and went up the mountain in the dark. Today he was going to look for the little girl. He planned to catch a rabbit on the mountain and send it to the next door after making it.

But I heard that they were going to the Youth House to eat together in the evening, so he had to be quick. It would be best if he could deliver the food to the next door at lunch time. Thinking of this, Mu Chuan moved much faster.

The educated youth had two to three days off a month, but the villagers had none. Unless they could not get out of bed or had something important that could not be postponed, few people would not go to work even during festivals. After all, in an era when it was difficult to even get enough food, one day off meant one day less of food.

So when Mu Chuan came back with the basket on his back, only the old couple were at home.

“Chuan, what have you been doing these days? You don’t eat breakfast every day, and no one is around when you get up. Your aunt left some food for you, so grandma will heat it up for you.” Grandma Shen came back from the house after hearing the voice and went to the kitchen to heat up the meal for Mu Chuan.

“Grandma, no need. I went to the mountain to catch two rabbits. I’ll prepare them and cook them for you at noon.” Mu Chuan said as he carried the basket to the well. He quickly prepared the rabbits and took the rabbit meat to the kitchen. He hung the whole piece of rabbit fur in the backyard.

Mu Chuan thought that it was very cold here in winter, so he could save some rabbit fur to make a pair of shoes for the little girl.

Grandma Shen was already upset because she didn’t get anything out of her daughter-in-law yesterday. Now she was even more confused when she saw Mu Chuan busying around like crazy.

“Aunt, is my brother Chuan back?” Qi Bai’s yard was called from outside the door. When Grandma Shen heard Qi Bai’s movement, she didn’t care about Mu Chuan and trotted out, pulling Qi Bai aside. From time to time, she looked at Mu Chuan. Seeing that Mu Chuan ignored them, she asked, “You went out early in the morning and just came back. Xiao Bai, have you noticed anything wrong with Mu Chuan recently? In the past one or two days…”

Compared with whether to find a partner or not, Grandma Shen is more worried about the psychological trauma her grandson will suffer because of family affairs.

“Auntie, don’t worry. Brother Chuan was a soldier in the past. He has some ability to handle pressure. He will be fine once he figures it out.”

“You young people have a lot to talk about. If there is anything, you can help me keep an eye on it. If Mu Chuan has any problems, please tell me.” Grandma Shen reminded her worriedly.

“Okay, Auntie, I’ll go find Brother Chuan first.” Qi Bai said a few words to Grandma Shen and went to find Mu Chuan

But you don’t know until you walk away. The closer Qi Bai gets to Mu Chuan, the more he doubts what he just said…

This guy who hums a song and chops a rabbit with a loving look as if he is looking at his lover, is he really Brother Chuan?

“Brother Chuan…Brother Chuan? Are you okay?” Qi Bai stuttered. This kind of brother Chuan was really weird.

Mu Chuan looked towards the door after hearing that. He was in a good mood. Even the silly Qi Bai seemed to be more pleasing to his eyes. “You’re here!”

“I came here in the morning. Since you were not here, I went to the fields first. Brother Chuan, why don’t you call me when you go up the mountain now?” Qi Bai looked at the fat rabbit in Mu Chuan’s hand, feeling somewhat envious. Although his family conditions were considered good in the village, who would complain about having too much meat…

“I went out because I couldn’t sleep this morning. If I want to go another day, I’ll tell you in advance.” Mu Chuan used to be taciturn, but today he was particularly talkative, which made Qi Bai’s mood a little erratic, and his words became more outrageous.

“Brother Chuan, when I went to work this morning, I heard someone gossiping about you, saying that you were very close to Yule. I fought back for you. If you run into Yule on your way to work, remember to avoid him. Otherwise, those gossipers in the village will be mean to girls.”

Mu Chuan paused while chopping meat after hearing what Qi Bai said. This kid was really obedient to him at this time.

Looking up at the silly Qi Bai, Mu Chuan was too lazy to waste so much time talking to him, so he just kept cutting meat and side dishes.

“Brother Chuan, don’t take it lightly. Since there is no future between you and that girl, we as men should be more cautious.” Before Qi Bai finished speaking, he saw Mu Chuan slamming the corner of the kitchen knife into the chopping board.

Qi Bai swallowed unconsciously

“Brother Chuan, did I say anything wrong?”

“If you really have nothing to do, just shut up and stand aside. If you really have no other options, there’s firewood in the yard and water in the well.” Mu Chuan said, and started to light a fire and heat oil. His little girl was about to have lunch, so he had to hurry up.

After being scolded by Mu Chuan, Qi Bai stood aside and watched obediently. As he watched, he suddenly discovered that there seemed to be an extra lot of meat today!