Marry a female star at a bargain price

Chapter 109 108. Hug in the Mountains (Additional Update, Two in One)

"Jia Jia, what do you think he means?"

After returning to the room, Han Xixi confirmed that Lin Xiao had fallen asleep in the small bedroom, and quickly called Chen Jiajia.

On the other end, Chen Jiajia was also confused.

"If she wasn't a star, she would definitely be a good wife? Is that what he said?"

"Yes, the original words!"

"This……"

Chen Jiajia clearly felt that her limited emotional experience was of no use at all at this moment.

It feels like I spent half a day memorizing the test points, only to find out that the test was not covered at all.

"He should like you... and want to marry you?" Chen Jiajia, following the principle of not leaving it unfinished if she can't do it, began to express herself.

"impossible!"

Han Xixi directly ruled out this answer. "When he said this just now, his attitude was not that of a confession at all. It even felt... a bit sarcastic!"

Chen Jiajia also felt something was wrong.

"So he dislikes you being a celebrity?"

"Uh……"

"That's not right! Who is he? Why does he despise you?"

"..."

The two analyzed it for a while, but in the end they found nothing.

Han Xixi hung up the phone and sat on the bed, thinking hard. The more he thought, the angrier he got.

"What? He was so kind as to cook sweet soup for him, but he didn't even say thank you. Instead, he said something like this to me!"

She was so angry that she wanted to hammer the wall!

I wanted to pack up my things immediately and slam the door and leave.

But then she thought that she had nowhere to go, and Lin Xiao had indeed drunk up the bowl of sweet soup just now, and even praised her for cooking it well, saying that it was sweet but not greasy!

Thinking of this, Xixi's anger instantly disappeared.

"He must be feeling unbalanced when he sees other people having wives and children and thinks about himself being single at his age... Hey, how pitiful!"

Han Xixi shook her head. She was no longer angry. Instead, she felt a little sad for him.

……

Lin Xiao slept until dark.

He got up and before he could wake up, a fragrance wafted over, immediately making his stomach growl.

When I went out to the kitchen, I saw Han Xixi was cooking dinner.

"Get up, wash your hands and have dinner!" The person in the kitchen greeted her naturally, and the apron was tied on her body perfectly.

"okay!"

Lin Xiao went to the bathroom and cleared out all the wine and soup in his stomach.

Come back and sit down.

Three dishes, a soup and a bowl of rice were already placed on the table.

"Don't you eat rice?" Lin Xiao asked.

"I ate several pieces of the chestnut cakes you bought this afternoon. I can't eat rice anymore... I'll just have some vegetables."

"Oh!"

Lin Xiao nodded, remembering that he did bring back chestnut cake.

I didn't take it seriously at the moment. I picked up the bowl of rice and inhaled it like a gust of air - I was really hungry!
Han Xixi sat opposite, picking vegetables one by one and eating them, but his mind was absent-minded.

I wanted to ask him several times what he meant by what he said in the afternoon.

But when the words came to his lips, he stopped.

The two finished their dinner in silence.

After the meal, Lin Xiao took the initiative to wash the dishes, and Han Xixi did not fight with him for it.

After washing the dishes, the atmosphere was a bit awkward.

"There's not much wind today, how about going out for a walk?" Lin Xiao suggested.

"Hmm...okay!"

Han Xixi agreed with a bright face.

She didn't like walking before, but after walking with someone a few times, she now likes this boring sport more and more.

The two immediately changed their clothes and went out.

When I got downstairs, it was just as Lin Xiao said, there was no wind at all.

In the winter in South China, as long as it is not windy, it is actually better to be outdoors than indoors.

Therefore, there are more people walking in the community than a month ago.

Han Xixi was afraid of being recognized.

So the two of them left the community and went to a nearby park, where they slowly walked along the newly built hiking trail.

Maybe everyone has something on their mind.

The two of them walked around for several rounds without saying anything useful. They talked about irrelevant things the whole time.

I always feel like something is wrong.

It was almost nine o'clock and Han Xixi felt a little cold, so they went back together.

No one said anything at home. Everyone went back to their rooms and wished they were well.

Han Xixi didn't sleep well that night.

This was the first time she didn't sleep well after staying at Lin Xiao's house for so many days. She spent the whole night wondering what Lin Xiao meant by that sentence.

Of course, it was all in vain in the end, and I didn't fall into a deep sleep until the second half of the night.

When I woke up, it was already bright.

The sun is shining on my butt again.

She got up in a panic and found Lin Xiao watching TV in the living room with the volume turned very low.

"Get up!"

Lin Xiao greeted him and asked casually, "Are you hungry? I'll heat up breakfast for you!"

Then he went to the kitchen.

Han Xixi felt a little embarrassed because since she was a child, she would be criticized for sleeping in at home.

But I have slept until noon several times here.

Lin Xiao didn't react at all, as if this was a very normal thing!
She couldn't help but think: "If married life is like this...it seems pretty good!"

With this shame, she went to wash up.

Come out just in time to have a hot breakfast.

"Today is the last day of the holiday, what are your plans?" Lin Xiao asked.

"Well... I can't go anywhere now, so I'd better stay at home!"

She said a little dejectedly.

Lin Xiao nodded, but he didn't think there could be any other answer.

Then the phone rang.

He frowned as he looked at the screen of his mobile phone because the caller ID showed that it was from Zhang Shaobo, the Agriculture and Forestry Committee member.

This gave him a bad feeling.

"Hey, Shaobo...what...I'll be right there!"

Lin Xiao hung up the phone.

Han Xixi opened his eyes wide and asked hurriedly, "What happened?"

Lin Xiao said, "Two kids were lighting a fire to roast sweet potatoes on the mountain and almost set the mountain on fire. Luckily, the ranger found them and gave them a good lesson. However, the kids refused to obey and started pushing each other. The ranger hit the kids' heads hard and broke them. Now the parents are not giving up and have even gone to the police station... I have to go back and deal with this!"

As he spoke, he had already put on his coat and was ready to go out.

At this time, I remembered that my car was still in Anyang County, and the only way back was to take the high-speed rail.

However, when checking the ticket.

Although there are many trains, all the tickets within three hours are sold out, and the earliest tickets available are around 1pm.

Then it will be too late.

After much thought, he decided that he could only drive Han Xixi's car, but he would have to drive back again, which would be very troublesome.

He hesitated for a moment.

At this time, Han Xixi took the initiative to say: "Take me back with you, and then I will drive the car back, okay?"

Lin Xiao was stunned.

I didn't say anything, but she seemed to be able to read my mind and provided a solution directly.

"Okay, thank you!" Since the girl had spoken, Lin Xiao stopped being pretentious.

The two reached an agreement.

Han Xixi hurried back to the room to change clothes, her steps light and jumping, which made Lin Xiao frown.

"I find it troublesome...but why does she seem so happy?"

He smiled bitterly for a while.

……

boarding.

Lin Xiao didn't take the highway, but went directly to the national highway - the same route where Han Xixi had a car accident last time.

Han Xixi still remembers the terror of that day vividly.

Although she was sitting in the passenger seat today, she was still nervous and her body was tense throughout the whole process.

Fortunately, Lin Xiao drove steadily and arrived at Chaobai Town Police Station in an hour.

Park the car on the sidewalk.

"Drive forward, get on the highway from Anyang County, and then go to Ninghai... Follow the navigation and go slowly, okay?" Lin Xiao instructed anxiously.

"Uh-huh!"

Han Xixi nodded hesitantly.

Although Lin Xiao was worried, he had no choice but to do so and asked her to call him anytime if she had any questions.

Then he waved and went into the police station.

There was a lot of noise in the police station.

The police officer on duty, Xiao Zheng, was a newcomer from another place. He was completely confused by the local accent of Chaobai Town and was unable to mediate the situation.

When Lin Xiao arrived, he had just understood what was going on and was trying to persuade the two parties who were arguing fiercely.

As soon as Lin Xiao came in, the forest ranger recognized him and both sides stopped.

Lin Xiao heard Zhang Shaobo say on the phone that they were a few children, but now he saw that they were all high school students, about 16, 17 or 18 years old. They were not children at all.

Immediately I became very angry.

After taking a look at the so-called injury, he found that it was just a scratch on the forehead, so he immediately grabbed a few people and gave them a good scolding.

The boy’s mother immediately became unhappy and asked who Lin Xiao was.

Before Lin Xiao could answer, the boy's father, who was sitting in the corner, spoke up: "You are... Deputy Mayor Lin, right?"

Lin Xiao frowned and said nothing.

The man took this as a tacit agreement and immediately put on a happy smile, then came up and shook hands with Lin Xiao.

The boy's mother was confused and unconvinced: "What's wrong with the deputy mayor? The deputy mayor cannot be biased. He broke my son's head, so he must be responsible..."

Before she could finish her words, she was pushed aside by the man and almost fell on her butt.

"Hey, don't do it!" Policeman Xiao Zheng shouted in standard Mandarin.

The man nodded apologetically, and then held Lin Xiao's hand and said, "This crazy woman knows nothing. Your second master's wages were recovered by Deputy Mayor Lin..."

This time, there was no need for Lin Xiao to take sides, as the victim's biological father started to take sides and gave his son who had made the mistake and his wife who had thrown a tantrum a good beating.

Lin Xiao doesn't have to do anything.

He was a little dazed. Since he came to Chaobai Town, he had only accomplished one thing, which was to revitalize Xuefu Yaju. Only about thirty relocated households and workers had benefited from it. He originally thought that not many people would know about it.

But now it seems that the impact of this incident has spread to all residents of the town!

Is there a great scholar who can debate for me?

Is this the power of a rural society based on human relationships?

Looking at the situation in front of him, Lin Xiao took advantage of the situation and after a while of shirking responsibility, he grabbed those kids and gave them another lecture.

Now, everyone in the room was convinced and admitted their mistakes, saying that they would never use fire in the mountains again.

The matter was finally resolved. Lin Xiao breathed a sigh of relief. It was almost 12 o'clock when he came out of the police station.

Just as I was about to call Han Xixi and took out my cell phone, I saw the familiar red Mercedes still parked on the sidewalk.

His eyes lit up, and he hurried over and knocked on the car window.

"Why haven't you left yet?" he asked.

"Um... I'm hungry, looking for a place to eat!"

As Han Xixi spoke, he shook his phone, which showed the takeaway page.

Lin Xiao didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Did you find it?"

Han Xixi looked frustrated: "There are so few restaurants, and they don't have what I want to eat..."

So you’ve been ordering for half an hour and you still haven’t given up?

Lin Xiao's heart was as clear as a mirror. This girl clearly wanted to wait for him, but she refused to admit it.

But then he thought again, it was such a shame for him to be the host, as he didn't even treat the guests to a meal.

He immediately sat in the driver's seat and restarted the vehicle.

"Where are you going?" Han Xixi asked.

"Eat, eat delicious food!"

Lin Xiao answered, the corners of his mouth curled up inexplicably.

……

Soon, the Mercedes stopped at a snack stand on North Street.

Han Xixi didn't dislike this place, but was afraid of being recognized, so she didn't get off the car. Instead, she asked Lin Xiao to buy a portion of fried noodles and wontons before getting on the car.

The car started again and arrived at a bank of Chaobai River.

The two then got out of the car, basked in the warm winter sunshine, and began to eat facing the quiet river.

"These wontons are so delicious, wow, so hot!" Han Xixi opened her little mouth and exhaled hot air.

"Would you like to try the fried noodles?"

Lin Xiao picked up a chopstick and handed it over.

Han Xixi was also not vague. She covered her long hair with her hands, opened her mouth wide, and put the steaming rice noodles into her mouth.

"This is delicious too, wow, so spicy!"

She stuck out her tongue again and fanned her mouth with her hand.

Lin Xiao was touched by her carefree and unpretentious appearance, and was a little curious - has this girl really never eaten good food? She can eat things that cost less than ten yuan in total and taste so delicious!
There was no teasing at the moment.

She took a bite of wonton and a mouthful of noodles and soon she was full.

Then he looked at the mostly leftover food with an embarrassed look on his face: "Lin Xiao...what are you eating?"

Lin Xiao directly picked up the fried noodles and signaled with his eyes.

"But this is what I left over..." Han Xixi was even more embarrassed.

"It's okay, I don't dislike you!"

As he said this, he inhaled the food like a storm and quickly finished the noodles. He then picked up the remaining half bowl of wontons and drank it all in one gulp.

The whole process lasted less than a minute.

Han Xixi was stunned and had no time to think about why he didn't dislike it, or that it was not a matter of dislike or not.

But I was shocked again: How can a man be so fast in everything? !
"Clap!"

Lin Xiao packed the lunch box, clapped his hands and stood up.

"Let's go, I'll take you back to Ninghai!" he said.

"Go back..."

Han Xixi was a little reluctant, "I finally got out, can you take me around?"

Lin Xiao didn't expect that she would be so interested.

"This isn't a tourist town, it's a remote town, what's there to see?"

"This is where you're wrong, Deputy Mayor Lin!"

Han Xixi pretended to be stern and said seriously, "You are the parent official of Chaobai Town. You should love every plant and tree here so that you can develop and build this place well! If even you despise this place, how can you benefit the town, improve the environment, and increase income for the people?"

Lin Xiao's eyes widened.

I really didn't know whether to laugh or cry for a moment: OK, OK, is this the talent of the only daughter in a systemic family? She can come up with the composer's lyrics right away, and they even rhyme!

At the moment, I could only obey: "Okay, okay, I'll take you around, okay!"

Han Xixi's plan succeeded.

He snorted proudly before getting in the car.

Lin Xiao drove and circled Chaobai Town.

The town market is not big, most of it is gray and messy, and there is nothing to see.

So Lin Xiao turned around and drove onto the asphalt road connecting the village.

There are bare fields on both sides of the road and rolling green hills in the distance. There is a village every few minutes. Along the road in the village are newly built two- or three-story buildings, some of which are still emitting smoke.

"It's so beautiful and leisurely!" Han Xixi opened the car window and looked outside with admiration.

"She is beautiful, but she can't relax at all!"

Lin Xiao said seriously, "Farming doesn't make money, and there aren't many jobs to go to. Farmers can only go to other places to make a living. Many people can only go home for a few days during the Chinese New Year... Your so-called leisure is just a lament about why city people don't eat meat!"

Han Xixi pursed her lips, feeling like she had said something wrong.

Lin Xiao also felt that he was exaggerating a bit, so he smiled and said nothing more.

Soon, the car arrived at Zhoujia Village, where Lin Xiao's grandmother lived. On the other side of the road was Zhoujia Village's private mountain, which was planted with chestnut trees.

Lin Xiao came here to play often when he was a child.

Han Xixi didn't feel much at first, but when he heard that it was a chestnut tree, his eyes immediately lit up and he said he wanted to go for a walk in the mountains.

Lin Xiao was actually afraid of meeting acquaintances.

But considering this season, the chestnuts have been sold out long ago, and there should be few people on the mountain.

Just let her be - who told her to be so happy now!

They parked the car on the side of the road, with half of the car buried in the dry grass. Then they got out and headed into the mountains.

It's winter.

The grass on the mountain is yellow and the chestnut trees are planted at large intervals, so the view is relatively wide and the road is not difficult to walk on.

Lin Xiao led the way in front and Han Xixi followed behind.

When encountering some slopes, they have to hold hands for support. Lin Xiao is used to it, after all, they have had such small touches of holding hands several times.

Han Xixi still couldn't help feeling nervous.

After letting go of her hand, her fingertips were still lingering on the roughness and warmth of Lin Xiao's palm, and her cheeks turned red.

"What is this thing on the ground that looks like a hedgehog?" Han Xixi asked curiously.

I have seen a lot along the way.

Lin Xiao laughed: "Hedgehog? You can really associate it! This is a chestnut shell!"

Han Xixi frowned and said, "You must be kidding. I've eaten raw chestnuts before. How can there be such a shell?"

Lin Xiao shook his head and smiled helplessly.

In fact, if you don’t grow up in the countryside, few people will get to see crops just as they mature.

Just like a walnut.

Many people think that the walnuts sold outside are the same as those grown on trees, but this is not the case.

The same goes for chestnuts.

He then explained seriously: "The chestnuts you see on the market are all wrapped in this shell when they are hanging on the tree!"

Han Xixi suddenly understood.

"Then picking chestnuts isn't that dangerous?"

"really!"

Lin Xiao recalled the last time he was patrolling the mountains, he was ambushed by Chestnut Shell, and his butt still ached.

He said seriously, "So when picking chestnuts, farmers will wear thick clothes, all the way to their eyes. Otherwise, they will easily get hurt by the chestnut shells. The chestnut shells you see now are not that lethal. In September and October, when the chestnuts are just ripe, the thorns on the outside are lethal. Sometimes they can even pierce through shoes! So the money earned from chestnuts is really hard-earned!"

Lin Xiao shook his head with emotion.

Han Xixi looked at the chestnut tree, as if thinking about something.

"What are you thinking about?" Lin Xiao asked.

"Oh, nothing... I just suddenly remembered that rural tours and picking gardens have become popular in recent years. Taking children to pick strawberries and radishes, etc., I have never heard of chestnut picking projects!"

"That is!"

Lin Xiao laughed and said, "Even farmers are afraid of getting pricked when picking chestnuts themselves, so how can they dare to develop it into a tourism project? Who would dare to come?"

Han Xixi frowned, but disagreed with this answer.

After hesitating for a moment, she said, "I don't think so!"

Lin Xiao was a little surprised.

"How to say?"

"Look at this chestnut tree. Its trunk is short, many of them are only half a person's height. It's actually very suitable for climbing!"

Han Xixi said seriously, "Picking in the countryside has actually cooled down a bit in the past two years. Last time I heard my cousin and his wife talking about it, they said it was boring, there were only a few projects, and the kids didn't want to go after going once!

"But if you bring your children here to pick chestnuts, I think it's quite interesting. First, you can climb trees. Children like to climb trees, and this tree is not very high, so there is no danger.

"Secondly, picking chestnuts is very novel. Many people have never experienced it. For example, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes today, I wouldn't have known that chestnuts looked like this.

"Third, the scenery on the mountain is beautiful and suitable for picnics and camping. Those so-called camping sites are not much better than this..."

Han Xixi became more and more excited as he spoke, and said seriously: "Of course, the most important thing is that Chaobai Town has a good geographical location and is so close to Ninghai. If this project is really carried out, passenger flow will definitely not be a problem.

"As for your concerns about safety, I don't think it's a big problem. Chestnuts mature in autumn and winter, and everyone wears plenty of clothes. We can provide some protective measures and post safety warnings. If any safety accidents occur, you will be responsible for them yourself..."

At this point, Han Xixi noticed Lin Xiao's stern expression and thought he had said something wrong.

"I just said it casually. If you think it's not okay..."

“That’s awesome!!”

Lin Xiao said quickly.

His eyes were shining and he was more excited than ever before. He was so excited that he picked up Han Xixi and spun around on the spot.

"what!!"

Han Xixi was so frightened by this sudden intimacy that she screamed.

When Lin Xiao heard the scream, he came to his senses and put her down.

The afternoon sun was scorching and the atmosphere on the mountain was warm.

"Well...I think this chestnut picking project is very promising!" Lin Xiao spoke up to break the silence.

"really?"

"Yes! Before, I only thought that picking chestnuts was dangerous, so I never thought about agricultural tourism. But after your advice just now, I found that it is really feasible... but there are many details that need to be improved, such as safety, transportation, and supporting facilities..."

"Uh-huh!"

Han Xixi was very happy, and her face was full of joy at being affirmed. "I just said it casually. I don't understand a lot of things. I'm very happy to be able to give you some inspiration!"

Lin Xiao looked at her with burning eyes, his appreciation unconcealed.

"This is very inspiring... Xixi, it's no wonder your parents want you to take the civil service exam. With your brain, you are definitely suitable for becoming a high-ranking official!"

"..."

Han Xixi pouted, not knowing whether he was praising himself or insulting himself.

Thinking of the unexpected hug just now.

Her heart was pounding and her whole body was hot, as if it was on fire.

Then he secretly looked at Lin Xiao.

But I found that he was in a state of absent-mindedness, apparently still thinking about the idea of ​​the chestnut picking garden, and the more he thought about it, the more excited he became.

Han Xixi became angrier the more he looked at it.

"What the hell... He didn't even give me an explanation after hugging me, and acted as if nothing had happened... Scumbag!!!"

Han Xixi thought to himself and stomped his feet in anger!

　I promised to add one chapter for the first order of 2000, and one chapter for the first order of 3000. Now the first order result is out, more than 2900, so I will add two chapters and put them together.

　　The pace of these chapters is a bit slow, which is considered a turning point in the relationship between the two, so they are written in more detail. The progress will be faster later.

　　Also let me tell you about the update.

　　The new book period is one chapter at 9 am and one chapter at 12 pm, and from now on it will be uniformly released at 12 pm. Because I usually write at night, and I fix typos in the morning. Brothers have spent money, and I don’t want everyone to see the kind of content with a lot of typos and incoherent content.

　　Well, that's it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)