Chapter 527: From Raw Rice to Cooked Rice

Lu Cheng went home.

Dragging his bicycle over the threshold, he could see that the courtyard was bustling during the day, and there was still a lot of discarded trash on the ground.

The Inner Courtyard was even messier, probably because the people who were watching TV had just left; Gui Yun was sweeping the place with a broom.

Lu Cheng put his bicycle into the Car Shed and said, "Sister Gui Yun, why are you cleaning alone?"

Gui Yun straightened her back and replied, "Since Lu Cheng is back, my parents have been busy all day and are now so tired they fell asleep. Because of me, this courtyard got all messy, which is already embarrassing. I plan to clean it up tonight, otherwise it will affect everyone more tomorrow."

Lu Cheng parked his bike and stood under the Car Shed, "I'm not criticizing you, Gui Yun sister, but you're being a bit distant. Living in the same courtyard, you getting into university is a pride for our Da Za Yuan, the honor hasn't even arrived yet."

Gui Yun smiled, "What pride am I? I'm just an ordinary teacher's college student, can't compare to you. You went to the top universities; if anyone should be proud, it's you."

Lu Cheng disagreed, "That's different. I'm a Borrowed Student, while you got in on your own merit."

Gui Yun was a bit surprised; in the past, when no one praised, Lu Cheng would always find a roundabout way to brag about himself.

"Yo, you're talking so sweet today, must have had honey in your mouth."

Lu Cheng recalled the lakeside scene, "I almost got a taste."

Gui Yun didn't understand and changed the subject, "Speaking of me getting into university, I have to thank you. If you hadn't acted with me back then, forcing my dad to give me more rest time, I would have ended up a clueless fool now."

"Really, Lu Cheng, especially thank you."

"Sigh, why say that? We're all in the same courtyard; it's a trivial effort."

Lu Cheng grabbed the big broom and walked over, "Let me help you clean."

"No need, no need, you go back and rest; it'll be fine soon."

"It's fine, I can't sleep right now either. If we work faster together, a man and a woman pairing isn't tiring."

Gui Yun smiled and had no choice but to go along.

While sweeping the courtyard, Gui Yun casually brought up a topic, "Lu Cheng, Aunt Xianglan keeps urging you to get married. You're not young anymore; when will you find someone? Then I can drink at your wedding."

Lu Cheng swept a large pile of trash together, "I'm not in a hurry. Besides, you're older than me and you haven't married yet; why should I be anxious?"

Gui Yun laughed back, "I'm a woman; being a bit older is fine. It's still better than you guys; the older a man gets, the harder it is to find someone."

That's true, especially now that Gui Yun got into a teacher's university; after graduation she'll be assigned as a teacher, and even if she's a bit older, it's still a coveted position.

And Lu Cheng has been divorced once. Although Gui Yun spared his face and didn't say it outright, that's probably what she meant.

Lu Cheng stopped cleaning, holding the broom, and teased,

"What to do then? I can't find anyone in a short while. If it really doesn't work, have some pity on me; let's just be together."

Gui Yun knew Lu Cheng was joking and deliberately replied, "Hmm, that works. We've lived in the same courtyard since childhood, our families know each other well. How about tomorrow you tell Aunt Xianglan and just propose to me at my house?"

Lu Cheng kept sweeping, "Why talk about a proposal? We're already that close. I think, let's just have the raw rice become cooked rice tonight, start with having a child right away. Later you can come to my room; it's spacious, we can have fun…"

Gui Yun smiled, about to scold, when a sudden clamor erupted from the Chicken Coop beside the East Wing Room.

Lu Cheng looked over, saw no one, and shouted, "Who's over there climbing the wall base again?"

As soon as the words left his mouth, Yue Min Xifu suddenly stepped out of the house.

The three exchanged glances, and Yue Min Xifu was the first to react.

"Oh, I, I was about to go to the bathroom, you keep chatting, you keep chatting, I didn't hear anything…"

What puzzled Lu Cheng was that Yue Min Xifu said she was going to the bathroom, but then turned around and went back inside.

Lu Cheng didn't mind, nor did Gui Yun; after decades of life in Da Za Yuan, they were used to it.

After finishing the courtyard, Lu Cheng returned to his room to sleep.

Gui Yun called out in the courtyard, "Is there any family that hasn't come back yet?"

Receiving no reply, indicating everyone was present, Gui Yun went to close the main gate and then returned to her room to sleep.

As the lights in Dong'er Fang dimmed and the courtyard fell silent, a small annex next to the East Wing Room showed Yue Min Xifu pushing Yue Min.

Yue Min turned over, a bit impatient, "What are you doing? I'm already asleep."

"Don't sleep, I have something to tell you, I just wanted to go to the bathroom…"

Yue Min rolled over again, "Just go to the bathroom. If you're scared of the public restroom, just pee in the urinal…"

"Hey, stop sleeping, I'm not talking about the bathroom; it's about Gui Yun and Lu Cheng—they're getting married."

Hearing this, Yue Min sat up abruptly, instantly losing his drowsiness.

"What did you say? Gui Yun and Lu Cheng are getting married? Don't joke, how could they possibly marry."

"Shh, lower your voice, it's true, I heard it clearly. Just now when I went to the bathroom, do you know what Lu San'er said?"

Yue Min blinked, "What did he say?"

Yue Min Xifu pursed her lips, "I don't even have the face to say it."

"Why not have the face to say it?"

"Ah, it's not that I have no face, it's on behalf of them. Lu San'er just said he wants Gui Yun to go straight to his room, saying we should just have the raw rice become cooked rice. Listen, how shameless!"

Yue Min fell silent for a moment, "No, no, Lu San'er just talks like that; probably just joking."

"What joke? Lu San'er likes jokes, Gui Yun wouldn't make such a joke, and she just agreed earlier."

Seeing his wife speak so seriously, Yue Min slapped his thigh, "Lu San'er is really a scoundrel, the rabbit hasn't even started eating grass yet, and now that Gui Yun got into university, he's already taking advantage."

Yue Min Xifu crossed her arms, "Who says it's not? Don't look at Lu San'er just because he has Fu Chu Da Yu; don't forget he's divorced. When he looks for someone lower, he doesn't consider them; when he looks higher, they don't consider him."

Now he's stuck—can't go high or low—so he's probably getting impatient and just targeting Gui Yun, without even needing a bride price; he's smarter than a monkey…

…

The next morning at dawn, Lu Cheng was woken by a clamor.

"Lu San'er, Lu San'er, let him come out…"

It was Teacher Wu's voice, sounding as if someone was blocking him, shouting loudly.

"Teacher Wu, there must be some misunderstanding; don't get upset yet, let's first find out what's going on…"

Lu Cheng scratched his head and sat up from the bed, feeling irritated; the noise started early in the morning, and he couldn't get any more sleep.

"Lu Cheng, Lu Cheng, are you up yet?"

This time Lu Cheng didn't get angry, because it was Sun Yan Hong's voice.

What happened? Everyone's gathered so tightly today…

Lu Cheng muttered while rolling out of bed; just as he opened the door, Sun Yan Hong let out a startled cry.

"Ah, why aren't you wearing any clothes?"