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Chapter 46: It was a Shame Not to Pedal

“Son, how is it, do you remember?”

Chen Fengjiao saw that her son kept silent for a long time and asked impatiently.

Her anger still waited to be vented.

Shen Qingshu shook the hands he kept under the table.

Chen Fengjiao understood at once when she saw this.

The corner of her mouth curved, revealing a contemptuous smile.

Humph, she wondered how capable someone was when even her son had no impression of that person.

At most, that person just carried a little pocket money, and never deserved a place on the stage, and in her eyes this kind of person was not worth mentioning.

Noon approached, yet the people still failed to arrive.

Chen Fengjiao already stored a bellyful of anger and now finally found an outlet.

“It’s already noon, why hasn’t Little Xuan come yet?

Mom and Dad are so old, and as a junior he lets his elders wait like this?”

She raised her voice, and the sharp sound echoed in the small courtyard.

“You sure talk a lot.”

Lin Yue curled her lips in disdain at once.

That old woman truly knew how to speak with hidden sarcasm.

Usually no one saw her show much filial piety toward the elders, yet now she criticized others, which felt truly disgusting.

In her mind, Little Xuan surely met an important issue that delayed him.

Lin Yun, who sat beside her, looked at Chen Fengjiao’s face so gloomy that water could drip and felt indescribably delighted.

She almost laughed out loud.

However, she still uttered a few perfunctory pleasantries.

“Sis, we are all one family, how can you speak like that?”

Lin Yun’s words on the surface

seemed to mediate yet actually brimmed with satire.

“Humph!”

Lin Yue snorted coldly. “She isn’t family with me.”

She embraced the principle that what the eye did not see would not trouble the heart.

Lin Yue simply stood up, strode out of the small courtyard, squatted by the roadside, and waited for her Little Xuan.

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“Uncle Li, is there no other road?”

Jiang Yubing checked the time; it was almost noon.

They sat stuck on this road for half an hour and still moved only a little distance.

The National Day mini holiday truly lived up to its name.

The scale of the traffic jam nearly drove people to despair.

“Miss, there is a small road ahead, but judging from the situation, we will reach its entrance only after a while.”

Uncle Li’s helpless reply came from the driver’s seat.

After hearing this, Jiang Yubing could only sigh helplessly.

What else could she do? She could only wait slowly.

It was her first time going home, yet she made the elders wait so long, so anxiety inevitably rose in her heart, and she feared that the elders’ impression of her would drop sharply.

Shen Qingxuan noticed the worry in her eyes, and gently held her small hand.

“I’ll give them a call and tell them not to wait for us.”

Jiang Yubing nodded, and the uneasiness in her heart eased a little.

Shen Qingxuan did not hesitate and immediately pulled out his phone, and dialed.

While Shen Qingxuan made the call, Jiang Yubing accidentally spotted a little yellow cart not far away.

Suddenly, an idea popped up in her mind.

When Shen Qingxuan ended the call, Jiang Yubing pointed at the little yellow cart nearby, and said excitedly, “Idiot husband, let’s ride that back.”

Shen Qingxuan froze for a moment and then reacted, “You mean, we ride the little yellow cart home?”

His tone was full of surprise, and he seemed unable to believe his ears.

Jiang Yubing blinked those big watery eyes, “Yes, who knows how long the jam will last!”

Besides, she imagined her idiot husband riding the bicycle and carrying her home, and the scene felt incredibly romantic even in imagination.

Shen Qingxuan showed a thoughtful expression, and the suggestion indeed sounded feasible.

The traffic jam only filled the section leaving the city, and once they reached beyond, his grandma’s house lay not far away.

But!

Shen Qingxuan looked at the expectant Jiang Yubing and still felt the matter was not so simple.

“Will we or won’t we!”

Jiang Yubing tugged his arm and acted spoiled.

“All right!”

Seeing that Shen Qingxuan nodded in agreement, Jiang Yubing arranged things at once.

“Uncle Ling, we will ride a bicycle home. Take your time, no rush.”

As soon as she finished speaking, she eagerly pulled Shen Qingxuan out of the car.

They stood in front of the little yellow cart.

“This one will do. I’ll pay, you ride.”

While speaking, Jiang Yubing took out her phone to scan the code.

“Why don’t you ride?”

Shen Qingxuan countered.

He finally understood why he felt uneasy earlier.

It turned out she waited for him here.

“I’m a woman!”

Jiang Yubing declared with righteous confidence.

“So what if you’re a woman? We advocate gender equality now.”

Shen Qingxuan immediately felt displeased.

Jiang Yubing’s long legs made it really a waste if she did not pedal the bicycle.

Yet Jiang Yubing completely ignored his protest, and sat directly on the back seat.

She crossed her arms in front of her chest, wearing an expression that the matter did not concern her.

It looked as though she said, “I don’t care.”

Uh!

This miss even threw a little tantrum.

She just forced all the work on me.

He really did not know what debt he owed her in a past life.

In the end, Shen Qingxuan compromised.

Thus, Shen Qingxuan rode the little yellow cart and led Jiang Yubing on the way home.

He did not dare to ride too fast, for the road teemed with people and vehicles, and if someone suddenly appeared he might fail to brake.

Although the little yellow cart was crude, it offered plenty of advantages.

It not only skipped traffic jams but also let him stay close to his beloved girl.

Sure enough, Jiang Yubing’s hands already clasped his waist tightly.

The soft sensation came from his back, making Shen Qingxuan’s mind wander for a moment.

Luckily, with two and a half years of PUBG experience, he suppressed the feeling within seconds.

Shen Qingxuan secretly sighed in his heart:

their child would definitely never go hungry.

Along the way, a gentle breeze brushed past and lifted Jiang Yubing’s hair.

Strands of hair occasionally swept across Shen Qingxuan’s face, making his cheeks itch.

“Achoo!”

After sneezing, Shen Qingxuan could not stand it and slowly stopped the bike.

“Tired?”

Jiang Yubing turned slightly and asked gently.

Shen Qingxuan said nothing.

He quickly stepped off the bicycle, moved neatly, and walked behind Jiang Yubing.

He grabbed the culprit in one swift motion.

Jiang Yubing did not know what he intended to do, but she felt he surely had his reasons.

So she stood quietly where she was, and allowed Shen Qingxuan to fiddle.

Shen Qingxuan extended both hands, divided her hair into two parts, and held them.

After some careful work, several small braids appeared at the back of Jiang Yubing’s head.

Only then did Shen Qingxuan clap his hands in satisfaction, and walked back to the bicycle.

Jiang Yubing looked at Shen Qingxuan, her eyes full of suspicion.

A faint smile hovered at the corner of her mouth.

When Shen Qingxuan saw her like that, he hurried to explain: “Your hair kept blowing on my face and itching me, so I couldn’t ride properly.”

As he spoke, he gently scratched his cheek.

When Jiang Yubing heard this, she could not help releasing a snicker.

“You’re still laughing?”

Jiang Yubing put on an innocent face. “Did I laugh?”

Yet the upturned corners of her mouth still betrayed her thoughts.

“Hee hee, you still want to fool me? I saw everything.”

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