Chapter 509: Who Gave You Such a Stupid Idea

Fu Yan Cheng rushed to the bus station, but the person he was looking for was not on the bus.

He stood in the station's courtyard, his face full of regret.

He had actually returned from a mission the day before yesterday, but after listening to those few bad friends, he held back from calling Liu Chuxue, thinking he would pick her up downstairs at the office building before she got off work to give her a surprise; now, she was nowhere to be found.

Now there was no other choice but to wait.

If the bus left and he still couldn't see her trace, he would have to drive to Willow Tree Village himself.

After all, for the Mid-Autumn Festival gifts, he, as the son-in-law, must deliver them.

Standing at the ticket office of the station, he almost became a statue waiting for her.

Just as he hated himself for being stupid once again, he finally saw the little woman he had been thinking about.

He had long forgotten about wanting to give her a surprise; he took three steps as two and rushed over: "Xue'er."

Liu Chuxue heard the familiar voice and thought she was hallucinating; she looked up and saw Fu Yan Cheng walking quickly towards her: "Why are you here?"

How could Fu Yan Cheng bear to tell the truth: "I went to the factory to find you. They said you could finish work early today, so I thought I'd come to the station to try my luck."

She had thought the bus wouldn't leave for over an hour, and she would have to wait here for over an hour; she never expected Fu Yan Cheng to appear: "How did you get here?"

Fu Yan Cheng pointed to the jeep not far away: "I drove over."

Saying this, he reached out and took the things from Liu Chuxue's hands: "Let's talk as we walk."

Liu Chuxue felt a wave of relief in her heart: Fortunately, just as she was nearing the station, she took the things she had prepared to bring home out of her space.

After putting the things away, he personally opened the passenger door for Liu Chuxue: "Get in."

Fu Yan Cheng waited until she was seated properly before circling the front of the car to the driver's seat: "Sit tight, we're leaving now."

Once the car was on the road, Liu Chuxue finally asked: "Didn't we agree that I would come see you at the unit this weekend? Why did you come over?"

Fu Yan Cheng felt a bit embarrassed, but he told the truth anyway: "I originally wanted to give you a surprise, but who would have thought it would be so coincidental that your section chief had a change of heart?"

Liu Chuxue understood perfectly; she uncharitably laughed out loud: "Who gave you such a stupid idea?"

Fu Yan Cheng didn't mention his bad friend's name, but he made a mental note to settle the score: "Forget it, this is my fault too. I'll definitely give you a heads-up in advance next time, so you don't have to walk such a roundabout path like this time."

Liu Chuxue rolled her eyes ungracefully: "You're talking about yourself, right?"

This little move was seen by Fu Yan Cheng, stirring an indescribable emotion in him; he didn't think it was ungraceful at all, but rather incredibly cute; in short, his heart was itching uncontrollably.

The car quickly exited Dongzhimen; Fu Yan Cheng saw the young Miss staring out the window: "Xue'er, do you want to drive for a while?"

She was actually feeling a bit of an itch to drive; since there wasn't a single car on the road for half a day, she readily agreed: "Sure, just in time to scratch that itch."

The two quickly swapped seats; the jeep of this era was nothing like those of the future; they all had mechanical steering systems with heavy steering force, lacking the power steering systems of the future; without a bit of strength, one really couldn't do this job.

These were all minor matters; the most important thing was that the current jeeps, to ensure off-road performance, had hard suspension systems with direct road feedback; once out of the city, it was all dirt roads, bumping along the whole way, which also tested driving skills especially.

She had after all played street racing with her lady friends, plus she hadn't deliberately concealed her skills this time; the car was driven very well, which made Fu Yan Cheng look at her with new respect: "Xue'er, not bad. You've only driven a few times; if you didn't say anything, I'd think you were an old driver."

Liu Chuxue felt a bit guilty: "Of course, it's because my teacher taught me well."

Fu Yan Cheng didn't think so: "No, no, no. I just showed you the door; you have the talent yourself."

Liu Chuxue suddenly laughed: "Alright, alright, there's no one else around; let's stop blowing each other's horns."

The two talked and laughed until they reached the village entrance.

Liu Chuxue stopped the car: "You drive."

The reason she drove all the way back was first to show Fu Yan Cheng the way, and second, she really did want to scratch that itch, but she didn't want to be too high-profile now.

Fu Yan Cheng understood Liu Chuxue's meaning; without a word, he got out of the passenger seat and switched to the driver's seat.

As soon as the car entered the village, all the children followed behind, not minding the dust kicking up, just shouting, calling, and laughing as they followed.

Fu Yan Cheng had gained some experience by now; he quickly slowed the car down and drove slowly towards the end of the village.

Everyone at the village entrance information station stood up and looked towards the end of the village: "Oh my, it must be Liu Shanliang's son-in-law coming to deliver the festival gifts."

"The Liu Shanliang family has really made it; not to mention anything else, having a four-pocket military officer cadre as a son-in-law, who wouldn't look at them with higher regard?"

"That's absolutely right; didn't you see even Liu Shanliang's little daughter has become arrogant? She used to be a pushover, but now the village children all revolve around her."

"Let's go, let's go follow and see."

At this time, people were finishing work one after another, and the crowd following grew larger and larger.

Originally, Liu Chuxue had prepared quite a lot of things herself, plus what the prospective son-in-law Fu Yan Cheng prepared; it really opened everyone's eyes.

Someone exclaimed: "There are way too many festival gifts!"

Someone else chimed in: "Heavens above, that's Moutai."

"Don't talk nonsense; you can barely read a few characters, how do you know that's Moutai?"

"I might not recognize other wine bottles, but I really do recognize this Moutai. My niece found a young man working in the government; when they proposed, they brought two bottles of Moutai. My brother-in-law couldn't bear to drink them all, so during the New Year, he brought one bottle over to pay New Year's respects. My father opened it and even gave me a small cup, then hid the rest away."

At this, an old man in the back of the crowd, hearing his own son's words, also spoke up: "My son is right; that wine is Moutai. It's very expensive, but it's also very good to drink."

As he spoke, his face was full of pride.

Seeing everyone looking at him, he cheekily added: "You really need a good son-in-law."

Hearing this, some were envious, some jealous, some spoke indirectly to criticize, and some were disdainful; but what he said was also the truth; there really wasn't a single family in the village whose son would be willing to buy Moutai for his own father to drink.

Among the onlookers, the men with daughters felt very depressed; why didn't their daughters have such good fortune, and why didn't they have such good luck?

Some went up to greet Fu Yan Cheng and the others; Fu Yan Cheng didn't put on airs; instead, he smiled and handed out a Daqian Sect cigarette to each person, which made those few extremely happy.

Just as they were talking, Liu's father and Liu's mother returned; they couldn't let their own son-in-law suffer a loss; their faces were full of smiles, but their mouths complained: "Oh my, why did you bring so many things? Don't do this next time."

Looking at the pile of things being carried down from the car, what they said was also the truth.

After speaking, they helped carry the things and walked towards home.