Chapter 214: You and I

Listen up!

What nonsense are you saying!

What does it mean to wrestle and lose your clothes!

Just keep on fanning the flames, Nu Nu!

Your Wife Master is having her ears pulled, and she doesn't feel a bit of pain or mental fatigue!

Du Shanü smiled apologetically while trying to snatch back her ear:

"Ah, Afang, I really know I'm wrong——o(╥﹏╥)o"

Wrong, wrong.

This time, when Afang pulled her ear, she truly had no romantic thoughts left, and truly everything was wrong!

She, she earlier said that Afang pulling ears was just a joke!

Who would have thought, Afang actually went ahead and did it!

Chen Weifang, being overly worried today, saw the other party grinning and admitting fault, and her temper mostly faded.

He released his grip on Du Shanü's ear, then lightly tapped her forehead, repeatedly muttering:

"Truly, you have no sense at all! Guilin is full of snakes, bugs, rats, and ants; now it's winter, the riverside wind is strong, and there's not even a place to take shelter, yet you......"

The force of that finger isn't actually strong, but the posture and expression are all too familiar.

Du Shanü was scolded into flustered silence, not daring to make a sound.

But she didn't know that her meek appearance, in others' eyes, came to mean 'Sorry I was wrong, but I'll dare again next time'.

Chen Weifang nagged on for several sentences before coming to her senses, almost laughing from anger.

But how could this not prove that their feelings are deep and hard to restrain?

Chen Weifang sighed, and finally withdrew her finger:

"...... Maybe we should go inside the cabin."

"The night wind outside is cold; inside the ship it's better, and there are beds and blankets...... I'll stand guard for you, let the helmsmen go first, then I'll come get you later."

Chinu: "......"

Du Shanü: "......???"

Afang, what nonsense are you spouting!

They're addicted, but not that addicted, right!

Just a moment ago they were nagging about them, the next moment they're making space for them......

No matter how you think about it, something seems off, right!

Du Shanü didn't move, cleared her throat, and tried to seriously and solemnly decline this behavior.

However, the next moment——

"Otherwise, if you go back, it's also rare to find peace."

Chen Weifang sighed:

"I haven't yet assigned Ruan Jintian to clerical work; this person might still be in the county office......"

This hit like a thunderclap, striking both squarely on the head, instantly leaving them dazed and confused.

Chinu: "......"

Du Shanü: "......"

It's over.

I forgot there was still this talent.

When we return, if she and Chinu make any move, that troublemaker might sneak over!

Du Shanü clicked her teeth to show her displeasure, and her resolve to earn money for a bigger house strengthened further.

However, when Chen Weifang truly made way for her, she still shook her head and only said:

"No problem, let's go home."

No problem, it's truly no problem.

Du Shanü used to think her pity for Chinu stemmed from lust for beauty; otherwise, she wouldn't have wanted to rendezvous with her at first sight.

However, however.

Tonight's moonlight is too beautiful, too beautiful.

She gazed at the shimmering Guilin waters, only then realizing——

It's not that she lusts after beauty, but that she lusts after Chinu.

As for Chinu, she feels an irrepressible joy deep down.

Chinu, Chinu......

Now everyone knows she won't bear to let go.

Chinu will accompany her for a long time to come.

And she no longer needs to rush at the present moment; instead, it's one bite, another bite, and yet another bite......

"Tonight's moonlight is so beautiful."

Du Shanü took Chinu's hand, smiling at the bow of the boat, and uncontrollably repeated those words.

The two sat leaning together, shoulders touching, hands clasped.

Each time Du Shanü repeated the words, she gripped Chinu's hand tighter and more affectionately.

Chinu gazed at her Wife Master without blinking, her eyes growing softer as she smiled, and she smiled too:

"Yes...... tonight's moonlight is truly beautiful."

Their soft laughter fell into Chen Weifang's ears behind them; Chen Weifang glanced at the two kissing with a sizzling sound, then looked up at the cloudless sky, sparsely dotted with a few scattered stars, and for a moment thought she herself had gone blind——

Tonight there isn't even a moon—where does the moonlight come from?

These two are constantly lost in lovey-dovey...

Could it be that they've finally gone mad?!

That night there was no moonlight—heaven and earth know.

Du Shanü and Chinu, alone between heaven and earth, remain unknown.

Du Shanü is just happy, extremely happy.

Even after they returned, for the next two or three days, they were overseeing the smelting workshop, processing the first batch of tungsten ore, and had to divert attention to send people to gather news from surrounding cities, seeking Liu Liu who hadn't returned for a long time......

A whole bunch of things, keeping them busy running around in circles......

Yet this happiness never subsided.

The two clung together as they rose, clung together as they ate, clung together as they handled affairs; in between, Du Shanü even added calligraphy practice to the schedule.

Usually calligraphy is written on paper, but Du Shanü's calligraphy is written on Chinu's waist and abdomen.

Brush ink falls on skin, the waist belt softly rings.

Every other day, the two again clung together as they rose......

Sun and moon wax and wane, heaven and earth upside down, yet they lose track of time.

Up to the fourth day, the two sat side by side on a chair, drawing and writing, while Chen Weifang read beside them; then, as if nothing were amiss, she spoke:

"Tomorrow is the Cold Food Festival; Wise Lord, what would you like to eat? Let me know early so I can have the servants prepare."

Chinu stiffened at the words, but Du Shanü noticed nothing.

These past days, with the silver given by Ruan Jintian, the smelting workshop has launched in full swing; although the original plans should suffice, circumstances demand adjustments, and a few small details need revising.

Du Shanü, busy to the point of not lifting her head, casually said:

"I have no appetite; Afang, just arrange it as you see fit."

"No matter how delicious, it can't compare to the tasty obedient slave......"

Chinu: "......"

Chen Weifang: "......"

What nonsense!

What nonsense!

Forget it, count it as a wasted question.

Chen Weifang muttered a few things inwardly, but ultimately sighed in relief and said:

"Then let's treat it like an ordinary household—pick some cool dishes and prepare some willow branches......"

It's just those festival things; as long as the Wise Lord stays, what's eaten is still food.

With this promise, I suppose the three of us can spend a reunion-filled festival......

Chen Weifang was still pondering when she heard heavy footsteps outside the courtyard, approaching from afar, hurried and weighed down by dust and travel.

The next moment, the wooden door burst open with a bang.

A tall, cold-faced man strode in, his clothes stained with dust and a faint scent of blood, his whole body exuding heavy fatigue.

Yet this overwhelming fatigue could hardly hide the hint of a smile on his usually stern face:

"Good news, good news......!"

"We......"

Liu Liu came rushing back, overjoyed for just a few breaths; when he saw the indoor scene clearly—especially the two sitting on a chair, their temples almost touching—his smile suddenly shifted and sank.

He seemed not to understand what had happened, only speaking in a muffled voice:

"Madam Du, if I recall correctly, the man you married back then... isn't the one beside you?"

?? No moon, so each extra praise of moonlight is just telling Chinu 'I love him'.

? There's no way, our Shasha is just like that—improper with outsiders, but actually extremely restrained inside; she can say sweet words, but when she speaks from the heart, she's more cautious than anyone imagines......