Chapter 16 You Are A Ger

Early in the morning of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Su Huai and the eldest brother of the Wang family took Lu Yuan and Ganzi to the town. They originally planned to let both of them work as clerks in the silk and satin shop. Unexpectedly, Lu Yuan clumsily scratched the silk brocade as soon as he entered the door, spilled fuel on the account book, stained the newly arrived white satin, and fell into the dye vat…

After such a performance, the boss naturally refused to keep such a stupid apprentice, so Su Huai had to entrust Lu Yuan to a familiar drugstore. Fortunately, it was not far from the silk and satin shop, so the two could see each other when they went out and take care of each other. The family was relieved.

In addition, the work in the drugstore was leisurely, and there was no need to walk around, so Lu Yuan’s pregnant body was also safe.  Although Lu Yuan was a careless person, Su Huai was a little worried that he would lose the child without knowing why, but the boss was always familiar with Su Huai. Su Huai specifically asked the boss to take good care of Lu Yuan for him, saying that Lu Yuan was weak and should not be asked to do heavy work. He also gave him some eggs and preserved meat. Su Huai felt that rather than throwing Lu Yuan here to make money to pay off debts, it would be better to say that he spent money to find a large nursery for him.

The work of the apprentice in the medicine shop is relatively leisurely. It is nothing more than helping to sort out the medicinal materials and packing Chinese medicine. The old friend told him some precautions and took Lu Yuan to see the residence. He gave him a half-day holiday and started his formal apprenticeship from tomorrow. When Lu Yuan followed Su Huai out, Ganzi was listening to a lecture in the silk shop. The two waited for a while, but there was no intention to let him go. Lu Yuan urged Su Huai to take him around the town first to get familiar with the environment.

 The town was much bigger and busier than Shihe Village, but in Lu Yuan’s eyes, it was just like the dirty and messy vegetable market at his doorstep. His high spirits were almost worn out in an instant. He casually identified where to buy his food and clothing, and then looked for where cattle and sheep were sold, asking about everything from price to variety.

Su Huai followed Lu Yuan, and he didn’t look like a normal ger shopping. He didn’t look at the hairpins, silks, jewelry, and clothes, but only focused on the most practical things. If he hadn’t recognized the birthmark on his chest with his own eyes and felt the pregnancy pulse, the troublesome guy reflected in his eyes now should be a man!

After struggling to find a job for most of the day, it was already past noon, and the people in the market were still bustling. Seeing Lu Yuan being squeezed farther and farther away, Su Huai frowned, stepped forward, grabbed Lu Yuan’s wrist and held it in his palm.

 “Brother Su?”

“There are so many people here, don’t get lost.”

“Oh.” Lu Yuan nodded in understanding, and smiled. He raised his hand to hold Su Huai’s shoulders, and walked forward with his arm around his: “You won’t get lost this way! It’s awkward for two grown men to go shopping holding hands…” Lu Yuan looked nonchalant, but he didn’t know that Su Huai’s face turned green.

“Xiao Yuan.”

“Hmm?”

“Let go.”

“Ah?”

“I told you to let go!” He pulled Lu Yuan away. Su Huai looked at him gloomily, and the two of them stopped in the middle of the road.

“Uh… Brother Su, what’s wrong with you? We’re blocking the road…”

“What’s the point of pulling and tugging like this? Do you know who you are?”

Su Huai’s sudden outburst made Lu Yuan confused for a moment. He squinted at the people coming and going on the street, who were all paying attention. Lu Yuan pulled Su Huai to the side of the road awkwardly. With a flat mouth, he said: “Brother Su, what are you doing! You were fine just now, why are you so angry all of a sudden?”

Raising his hand to insert into the hair, Su Huai looked speechless and sighed: “I’m not angry.”

“Then you…”

“Xiao Yuan, can you have a little more awareness of being a young ger?”

“Young ger? Who are you talking about? Me?” Lu Yuan was stunned for a moment. He looked at Su Huai in surprise, and was stunned for a long time. Suddenly, he chuckled and bent down and laughed.

“Pfft…Brother Su…Hahahaha…What are you talking about! I am…a young ger? Hahahaha…Don’t make me laugh! I am a big man from the inside out!” He almost fainted from laughing. Lu Yuan squinted at Su Huai, but the other party looked calm, and the look in his eyes seemed to reveal a little…disdain.

 “Uh… Brother Su? Why are you looking at me like that?”

“You… don’t you know you’re a ger?”

“I…”

I’m not a ger bloody heel!

Have you ever seen a ger as big and strong as him? Have you ever seen a ger who has no interest in men? I’m strong and energetic, and I don’t have the ability to have children. Su Huai, you dead face paralysis, figure it out for me!

“Hasn’t anyone told you… that you’re a ger, and you’re going to marry a man in the future?”

Looking at Su Huai’s eyes changing from surprise to disgust, and then to pity, Lu Yuan was furious and said angrily: “I’ve been a real man since I came out of my mother’s womb! For real!”

“If it’s a knot in the heart, it’s not that there is no way to cure it…”

Go to your grandmother’s knot!

 “Su Huai, is there something wrong with your eyes? Can’t you see that I’m a man? You said I’m your brother!” Lu Yuan was about to be driven crazy by Su Huai at this moment, and he basically looked at him with a frown, regardless of whether his tone was kind or not.

“You have a big frame and you’re not from here. I was wrong.” Su Huai frowned. It’s not that he didn’t see the birthmark at the beginning, but the shape was too small. Lu Yuan was tall and bold, so he didn’t think about it at all. Now that the pulse of happiness and the birthmark are connected, he feels more and more that this guy is indeed a ger.

“I…I…” Lu Yuan wanted to say that he was strong, but he looked around at the other men here and gave up the idea. Lu Yuan still wanted to say that he looked rough, but when he remembered that the young man from the Wang family praised him for his good looks, he shut up embarrassedly. Lu Yuan wanted to say that he had a little penis as proof, but then he thought… who doesn’t have one…

“Don’t talk nonsense, I won’t have a baby with a man!”

“You…” Su Huai frowned, wondering if it would be too shocking to tell Lu Yuan that he was pregnant. He didn’t even seem to realize that he was a ger. If he knew that he was pregnant, would he be able to bear it?

Lu Yuan twitched his mouth, thinking, Su Huai, what does your hesitant look mean? Could it be… Shaking his head violently, Lu Yuan took a deep breath to calm down. Just as he was about to say something, he heard Su Huai speak first.

“What happened before I took you in, don’t you remember?” Seeing Lu Yuan like this, Su Huai really doubted whether he had forgotten everything in the past, including that he was a ger, how he got pregnant, why he was wanted, and how a normal person should live…

Lu Yuan was stunned, and then he realized that he was clumsy and had no common sense in this life. He was probably exposed long ago. He was nervous for a moment, and simply lowered his head and stammered: “The past… I also remember bits and pieces… I think the things I forgot are probably not good memories, so my brain doesn’t want to think about them…” Lu Yuan felt pitiful for the muffled voice. He didn’t believe that Su Huai, a guy who was cold on the outside but warm on the inside, would have the heart to ask.

After a while, Su Huai sighed deeply and said slowly: “Forget it, forget the past! But the fact that you are a ger…” The words were choked by Lu Yuan’s resentful glare, and Su Huai’s face twitched: “Forget it, let’s talk about it later!”

When your stomach is bloated in the future, you can’t help but admit it.

“Let’s go eat something first, there are good wontons here.” Changing the subject, Su Huai pulled Lu Yuan away.

 Although Su Huai didn’t say anything more, Lu Yuan was worried after he started talking. He didn’t know what to do when he went shopping, and the food he ate was tasteless. He kept thinking about this sentence – Am I a ger?

Lu Yuan racked his brains to find evidence to prove that he was not, but he couldn’t find anything. He was getting more and more panicked. He dropped the spoon many times while eating wontons. Finally, Su Huai couldn’t help it and grabbed Lu Yuan’s arm.

“Xiao Yuan!”

“Ah?” Looking up in confusion, Lu Yuan murmured: “Brother Su, why don’t you let me eat?”

“Are you eating? The wontons are all over the table!”

Lu Yuan lowered his head when he heard the words, and found that his wonton spoon was all over the table. The spoon in his hand seemed to be the one Su Huai gave him.

 “Hehe…” Lu Yuan raised his hand to scratch his hair, smiled awkwardly, opened his hand and found that there were wounds on his fingers from weaving bamboo baskets, so he shook it towards Su Huai: “Look at me, my hand is broken, I can’t even hold a spoon.”

He brought Lu Yuan’s bowl over and pushed his own bowl over. Su Huai asked for another pancake and stuffed it into Lu Yuan’s hand: “You have a big frame, and your appearance is different from the people here. Except for me, no one can tell that you are a ger. If you don’t want to be a ger and want to be a man for life, no one can stop you.”

As soon as the words came out, Su Huai couldn’t help but frown. This kid is perverted, so why did I say such perverted words?

Of course, Lu Yuan didn’t know what Su Huai was thinking, but this sentence really hit him. Anyway, there are no women in this world, and he can’t stand finding a man as a wife. Being single is destined, and passing on the family line is already a bubble. What’s the difference between being a man or a ger? No one except Su Huai knows that he is a ger, his soul is a man, so he is naturally a big man!

After understanding this, Lu Yuan’s knot in his heart was immediately untied. He felt hungry immediately. Looking at the big bowl of steaming wontons in front of him, his appetite was instantly aroused, and he started to eat with the sesame cake. However, Su Huai, seeing Lu Yuan’s ability to change his face so quickly, lost his appetite.

This wonton is really delicious, fresh and full of spices. Lu Yuan ate two big bowls before wiping his mouth with satisfaction. He touched his round belly, and sat on the stool to rest.

 The sun was setting and the weather was a little cool. Su Huai was originally staring at the people coming and going outside the shop. When he found that Lu Yuan had finished eating, he retracted his gaze and said, “Are you full? Do you want another bowl?”

“No, I’m full.” Seeing that he had eaten two large bowls and Su Huai just solved the leftover soup for him, Lu Yuan smiled a little embarrassedly. Somehow, he always felt that Su Huai seemed to be particularly easy to talk to today. Could it be that he was really moved by his pretending to be pitiful just now?

“Then let’s go! The sun has set and the lanterns have been lit. Didn’t I say I would take you to see the lantern festival?” Su Huai took out the money to pay the bill. Seeing Lu Yuan looking at him hesitantly, he added, “I’ll treat you to this meal. I won’t keep the debt.”

As soon as the two of them paid the bill and stood up, they heard a bang on the bench in the corner of the shop. It was the guest who was in a hurry to get up and bumped into the waiter. Lu Yuan was just curiously turning his head to watch the excitement, when Su Huai grabbed his hand and gently pulled him: “Let’s go.”

“Okay.” Nodding, Lu Yuan stepped out of the shop and saw the lanterns on the street lighting up one after another. In the evening, the light was hazy and the street became shadowy and dreamy. Lu Yuan was slightly stunned by the scenery and naturally did not see that Su Huai, who was beside him, was holding his hand and looking slightly sideways at the shop behind him, with a faint smile on the corner of his lips.