Chapter 26: Which Granddaughter-in-law Should I Choose?

After dinner, darkness lay thick outside.

Chen Fan came out after his shower and found Zhang Wanrou in her pajamas, sitting under a fan and watching TV.

At that moment, Chen Fan came to a profound realization.

It turned out that the wind had a shape!

Zhang Wanrou did not notice Chen Fan’s admiring gaze; she pursed her lips and took out a bank card.

“Chen Fan, there’s 60,000 yuan on this card; take it and use it.”

“Sister Wanrou, are you really giving me all your money?”

Chen Fan dried his hair, sat down beside Zhang Wanrou, and did not hurry to take the card.

Even if Modou University housing could be placed in a demolition and relocation area, that would be a matter for after October.

If he took all the money, what would happen if Zhang Wanrou needed cash in the meantime?

Zhang Wanrou quietly moved her stool a little farther away, shook her head slightly, and said, “Don’t worry about me; I still have some money on me, and I don’t have much to spend it on.”

As it turned out, Zhang Wanrou’s furtive action was useless.

Deeply moved, Chen Fan practically flopped into her arms in a weak, limp embrace.

“Sister Wanrou, you are so good to me.”

“Chen Fan… don’t do anything… I…”

Zhang Wanrou thought for a long time but couldn’t come up with any concrete way to threaten him, so she could only struggle.

Summer was naturally hot, and with Zhang Wanrou’s enticing body constantly brushing against him, who could resist?

Chen Fan had only intended to give a hug, but now he had to take things a step further; he could not hold back and leaned down to capture her soft red lips, stifling all of Zhang Wanrou’s emotions with his mouth.

Zhang Wanrou’s body suddenly went rigid and her mind went blank.

No matter how she tried to think it through, she could not understand why things had suddenly developed this way.

That element of surprise was exactly what Chen Fan wanted, so he took advantage of Zhang Wanrou’s stunned moment to launch an even wilder attack.

Time passed without them knowing how long, and the fan kept whirring.

Zhang Wanrou felt a chill beneath her clothes, finally came to from her dazed state, pressed his large hand anxiously, and cried, “Not there!”

Chen Fan was a genius at reading signals; he took a moment to confirm, “Sister Wanrou, you mean not there, but kissing is okay?”

“That’s not what I mean…”

Zhang Wanrou, both embarrassed and flustered, had her mouth covered before she could finish speaking.

And whenever she showed the slightest sign of resistance, Chen Fan shamelessly reached out to threaten her.

There was nothing she could do; since resistance was useless, she could only accept her fate.

Zhang Wanrou closed her eyes helplessly, endured the utmost shame, and silently told herself to treat it as a parting memento…

After a long time, their lips finally parted.

By sheer will, Chen Fan finally let go of Zhang Wanrou, who had been passively yielding.

If they had kissed any further, something truly indescribable would have happened.

But when he saw Zhang Wanrou instinctively lick her lips in an intoxicating pose, the spark in Chen Fan that had not yet been extinguished instantly flared into a raging fire.

“Sister Wanrou…”

“Chen Fan, I’m going to sleep first!”

Zhang Wanrou seemed to sense the danger; before Chen Fan could awkwardly make a request, she slipped into the bedroom like a rabbit, not even bothering to pick up the slipper she’d lost.

Hearing the clear sound of the door being locked from inside, Chen Fan calmed down and felt somewhat regretful.

He had been too hasty today; he guessed that he had frightened his Sister Wanrou.

But he could not blame himself either; after all, his Sister Wanrou was too alluring.

The next day, unsurprisingly, it was another bright, sunny day.

When Chen Fan woke up, Zhang Wanrou had already left, and a prepared breakfast and a bank card were on the table.

Chen Fan felt relieved; his Sister Wanrou really still loved him.

After finishing breakfast and buying some fruit and supplements, Chen Fan boarded the bus back to his hometown.

Xianglong Village was some distance from the county town; after a bumpy 20-minute ride, he finally saw the familiar scenery.

In 2010, most of the village had already moved into brick houses, and the higher the floors, the more they showed off a family’s status.

But eldest uncle’s house was still a rundown tile-roofed dwelling, resembling a siheyuan courtyard and full of the marks of time.

Walking along the newly built country road, he passed many villagers working in the fields, and their eyes lit up when they saw Chen Fan.

“Oh, the Literary Star is back!”

“The Chen family produced a great talent; he actually got into a key university in the big city, so now we’re lucky.”

“My dear Fan, do you have time to tutor my daughter? I could give you some tutoring fees…”

Thanks to grandmother’s energetic boasting, word had spread throughout the countryside that Chen Fan had been admitted to a key university.

Now that they were seeing the man himself, how could they not be amazed?

Chen Fan handled it calmly, chatting while handing out cigarettes and fruit, which made the villagers look at him with even more respect.

A student who had gotten into a key university really was different; he was treated like some big-shot official.

A few minutes later, when they reached the front gate, a girl was squatting in the courtyard washing her hair.

“Sister Qing, you’re up so early today.”

Chen Fan stepped into the yard and joked with a smile.

The girl was Chen Fan’s cousin Chen Qing; she should be a college junior this year and was an avid gamer.

A few days earlier she had worked a month of part-time summer jobs away from home but couldn’t stand it and had come back.

Chen Qing’s mouth was not one to be teased; she retorted, “Isn’t this the key-university student Chen Fan? You actually left your comfortable life?”

“Pfft, don’t pretend; I refuse to believe I hadn’t noticed that Wanrou likes you.”

“You two shared a room this month, didn’t you… hehe.”

“Hey, cut it out!”

Before Chen Fan could reply, a roar rang out from inside the house and auntie appeared at the doorway carrying a broom.

“Do you even look at what time it is? Every day all you do is eat and sleep, eat and sleep, like some dung machine!”

“How did I give birth to such a lazy, gluttonous thing?!”

“….”

One thing tames another, and Chen Qing dared not say anything further; she pursed her lips and continued washing her hair.

Chen Fan had once been terribly afraid of auntie, but he no longer felt that way, so he stepped forward and handed over the gift.

“Auntie, I just bought some fruit at the supermarket; please try some.”

“…What are you doing, kid? Do you have money and nowhere to spend it?”

Auntie froze for a moment and instinctively started lecturing.

Grandmother, who had just come out of the kitchen, bristled at the words and said, “This is a gift my grandson brought me; don’t try to refuse it.”

“My dear Fan, have you been eating well lately? Why have you lost so much weight?”

“Grandmother, you know my cooking; how could I be thin? I’ve actually gained several kilos.”

Chen Fan handed the fruit to auntie, took grandmother’s hand, and asked, “Grandmother, how are you feeling now?”

“I’m already completely recovered; if your eldest uncle hadn’t stopped me, I would have no problem going back to work in the fields!”

Grandmother’s face smoothed out and she looked more spirited than before she fell ill.

Now that her health had recovered and her grandson had gotten into university, and after hearing from the older women that he had secretly brought a pretty girlfriend home, she felt pleased but also a little uneasy.

If they accidentally ended up having a child, she would have to be prepared at all times.

No, wait, in that case, what would happen to her chosen granddaughter-in-law Wanrou?