Chapter 109: No Promises Needed

An Yinan rubbed her nose, feeling a bit embarrassed; the main thing was that she had been too busy during that time. Let's not even mention how many documents she had translated—she had earned over two thousand yuan in translation fees in a single week, and had she said a word about it?

Liu Meijie had been looking forward to her clothes, her eyes already worn out from waiting.

Just a few days ago, she had specifically set aside two days to make some clothes and send them over, and she had made a piece for Liu Meijie, Liu Yun, Auntie Wang, and Aunt Yun Dan each, which could be considered their New Year's gifts.

Over these past few months, everyone's interactions had become increasingly close.

"Mm, I'm too busy, you know...?" Before An Yinan could finish, Chen Xun pulled her around, then bent down directly and kissed those chattering pink lips; he didn't want to hear a single word of explanation.

An Yinan threw an elbow at him, but Chen Xun seemed to have sensed it beforehand; his large hand directly gripped her arm, though his lips had already pulled away.

"Girl, say something I like to hear." Chen Xun looked at her, his eyes as dark as ink, yet he made no other moves; he was afraid of scaring his girl.

An Yinan wrinkled her nose, "Hmph, hooligan."

Chen Xun pursed his lips, a muffled laugh escaping his throat, carrying a hint of hoarseness, "Kissing one's own girl doesn't count as being a hooligan."

"Who can prove that? We aren't even married." An Yinan was unconvinced.

At this moment, she seemed unconsciously childish, not pretending, not putting on an act.

By Chen Xun's side, she was like this involuntarily.

"After I return to the Camp, I will submit a courtship application, and the marriage application will be submitted along with it," Chen Xun said in a muffled voice.

He even wanted to get the marriage certificate right now to prove that they possessed one another.

Once An Yinan heard this, well, did this man have a stress reaction?

"There's no need to be that fast; even if it's approved, I won't be following the army for a while," An Yinan was not resistant.

In the modern era, there were plenty of people who married on a whim; the two of them had been in contact for nearly half a year, and although they didn't see each other often, the letters had never been few.

To be honest, there were very few men who could give An Yinan a sense of security, and Chen Xun happened to be one of them. It wasn't just Chen Xun who was anxious; she didn't want to miss out either.

Chen Xun shook his head, "Nan Nan, I respect your choice, but I don't want to be anxious about gains and losses. I want you to know that no matter when or where, there is still someone missing you, someone waiting for you."

An Yinan's heart skipped a beat. She would weigh the consequences of everything she did and calculate the process, but there were times when she could risk her life.

Like saving Yun Shen.

At that time, she had the will to die; who could have imagined it?

"Chen Xun, as for the future, we'll see how you perform." After saying this, An Yinan ran away playfully.

Chen Xun was stunned. Performance? What he had always lacked was not performance, but rather the opportunity to be examined by her.

"Slow down, don't fall." Chen Xun took long strides forward, yet he dared not get too close, fearing she might slip if she ran too fast.

Years later, An Yinan thought, was the man she married a man? No, no, no, that was an old father.

Returning to the Xiao Yuan, Xie Yuanyuan was copying books at the table, thirty pages every day, not a single page less.

"Shall I nail a small blackboard for you all tomorrow?" Chen Xun looked at the people filling the table with copied books, guessing they really needed it.

When An Yinan heard this, "That's feasible. After finishing the copying every day, everyone can sit together and discuss the knowledge points learned; that's not bad."

"I'll go to the County tomorrow to find someone to get some chalk," Zhang Qian said after thinking about it.

"Everything is ready except for the east wind." An Yinan raised an eyebrow.

"Let's go cook first. Yuanyuan, you keep copying; after you finish, we'll copy tonight." Li Xiue stood up and carefully put away the manuscript she had written. Don't say it, this method was very good; every time she copied, her brain was recalling, and the content being copied was also imprinted in her mind.

Xie Yuanyuan didn't have time to speak, just nodded.

The few of them had always had three meals, and An Yinan always arranged ingredients according to three meals, and the ingredients were only ever more, never less. Just like that, this group of three never mentioned the matter of two meals.

After eating dinner, An Yinan pulled Chen Xun out of the Xiao Yuan and went to the Back Mountain.

They didn't walk too far, just to the foot of the Back Mountain, where the two sat on the snow, watching the dark clouds in the sky and the white snow falling one after another.

"Chen Xun, let me introduce myself. My name is An Yinan. My parents passed away early, and I rely on Beibei for survival. Being with me, you have no help from in-laws, and I cannot give you a bright future." An Yinan lay in the snow, letting the heavy snow fall on her face, turning into water vapor in a moment.

Chen Xun used his hand to wipe it off for the girl, "A bright future? If I want one, I will take it myself. My girl, naturally, only needs to be pampered and protected."

An Yinan turned to her side, "I have many secrets; I cannot say, must not say, and do not want to say."

Chen Xun smiled, "I won't ask. You don't say, I don't ask. We are such a good match."

An Yinan also smiled, "Indeed, we are a bit of a match, it's just... the age gap is a bit large."

An Yinan was eighteen now, while Chen Xun was already twenty-three.

For An Yinan, a five-year age gap was truly not an issue, but for Chen Xun, the five-year age gap was a point of insecurity.

"Think I'm old?" Chen Xun turned to his side, looking directly at the girl beside him, wanting to see through her thoughts.

"Old? Isn't it about being caring?" An Yinan heard his sensitivity.

Chen Xun sighed; for the first time, he wished he were two years younger.

"Nan Nan, for the rest of my life, I will definitely not let you down." What Chen Xun had said, he would definitely keep.

He hadn't known what liking was before, thinking those feelings of liking came inexplicably.

But after he heard the sound of his heart beating, he understood: it wasn't that he didn't know how to like, he just hadn't met that person he liked.

An Yinan shook her head, "We don't need promises. Before you let me down, I will definitely kill you."

"Good." Chen Xun nodded solemnly.

"Does Godmother know you came?" An Yinan asked.

Chen Xun first shook his head, then nodded, making An Yinan feel a headache coming on.

Young man, be normal.

"Cough." Chen Xun was also a bit uncomfortable.

"I wrote a letter to my mother before I left, telling her I came here, and also telling her I was going to pursue you." Chen Xun was actually quite honest now.

An Yinan covered her face with both hands; how was she supposed to write letters to Godmother now?

"What's wrong?" Chen Xun saw An Yinan covering her face tightly and didn't quite understand what he had done wrong.

An Yinan threw a punch at him; this time he didn't dodge, nor did he catch her fist.

"How am I supposed to see Godmother in the future?" An Yinan was huffing with anger, looking extremely cute.

Chen Xun smiled, "If godmother becomes real mother, our mother will be even happier."

"Who is 'our mother' with you." An Yinan rolled her eyes, then stood up, "It's too cold, let's go back."