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Chapter 112: Live in the Present (Please Read~)
He felt mixed emotions, uncertainty about the future and helpless acceptance of the current situation.

After taking a shower, Chen Chen changed into clean clothes, walked out of the bathroom, stood in front of the window and stared at the night outside.

The moonlight is like water, gently sprinkling on the earth, casting a mysterious veil over this ordinary night.

He took a deep breath, trying to clear his mind of distracting thoughts, and told himself that no matter what the future held, he must face it bravely.

As for the present, let's live well first.
Chen Chen restrained his expression and went downstairs.
Chen Jianwen had also finished showering and was now sitting on the sofa watching TV.
The dishes tonight are all his wife's specialties, and he is happy to have some free time, hehehe.
Liu Xiuying came out of the kitchen and saw Chen Chen and said:
"Take your dirty clothes down. They're covered in mud and can't be put directly into the washing machine. I'll hand-wash them for you later."

Chen Chen nodded after hearing this, then turned around and went back upstairs to take down the dirty clothes and put them together with the pants.
Afterwards, they sat next to Chen Jianwen and watched TV in silence.
Soon, the aroma of food filled the whole house.
Chen Chen was already hungry. He stood up and went to the table. Lin Muxi just came out with some fried snow peas and bacon.
He couldn't help but reach out to try it first, but as soon as he stretched out his hand, Liu Xiuying, who came out of the kitchen, gently patted the back of his hand.

"You're already such a grown-up, why are you still eating food with your hands? Go and call Yuanyuan to come and eat."

Perhaps it was because Chinese New Year was approaching, Chen Yuanyuan spent the entire day in her room doing homework, except for eating, going to the bathroom, and drinking water.
It seems like he is practicing in seclusion.

“Who told my mom to cook such delicious food?”

After Chen Chen finished speaking, he walked upstairs resignedly.
Lin Muxi looked at Chen Chen's deflated look and couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh a few times.

Chen Chen came to the door of Chen Yuanyuan's room, knocked hard, and shouted, "Hey, it's time for dinner!"

"Just eat, why are you so fierce?" Chen Yuanyuan responded dissatisfiedly.

"How can I be fierce?" Chen Chen defended.

"You still say no. Just now you suddenly knocked on the door so loudly that I made a mistake in writing a word. What are you doing? Is your uncle here?"

Chen Chen rolled his eyes at her and said, "Eat it if you want." He turned and walked downstairs.
Looking at Chen Chen's gloomy and uncertain back, Chen Yuanyuan became more certain of her guess, "He must be here to have sex with his uncle."

The family sits at the dining table and eats.
When Chen Yuanyuan mentioned that her fourth uncle was going to drain the fish pond tomorrow, her eyes instantly sparkled with excitement. She couldn't wait to shout, "I want to go and play too!"

Chen Jianwen smiled and looked at his daughter, his eyes full of doting: "Okay, I'll take you there, but you have to promise Dad that you will be obedient and not cause trouble for Fourth Uncle."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yuanyuan nodded quickly, a happy smile on her little face: "Yeah, I'm grown up now, don't worry, Dad!"

Liu Xiuying listened and said, "Remember to wear your old clothes tomorrow. The fish pond is very muddy. Don't get your new clothes dirty."

"I understand, Mom." Chen Yuanyuan agreed without hesitation, and she couldn't wait to see the lively scene of the dried fish pond tomorrow.

Then she turned her gaze to Lin Muxi: "Sister Muxi, you are going too, right? We will dig loaches and catch small fish together. It will definitely be fun!"

There was a hint of childish excitement in Chen Yuanyuan's words.
Lin Muxi smiled and nodded, "Of course I will. I also want to see what it's like to dig loaches and catch small fish." Hearing Lin Muxi's affirmative answer, Chen Yuanyuan was so happy that she almost jumped up: "Yeah! That's great. You won't be disappointed then."

At this time, Liu Xiuying said to Lin Muxi with concern: "Xiaoxi, you don't have to play around with this girl. She is used to rolling in the mud all day long. You are a child from the big city. How can you stand being covered in mud?"

Lin Muxi shook her head gently and replied with a smile: "It's okay, Auntie, I really want to experience it."

Seeing this, Liu Xiuying had no choice but to compromise and said, "Okay, then you just stand by and watch, so that it won't get dirty."

Lin Muxi lowered her eyes slightly. As expected, she still couldn't fit in with her senior's family.
Chen Chen noticed her mood change and seemed a little irritated. He said:
"Mom, since Xiaoxi wants to play, let her have fun. Why are you saying all this?"

Liu Xiuying then realized that she might have done something bad with good intentions, and quickly explained: "I'm just worried about her. I'm afraid she won't be able to adapt."

Chen Chen's tone was somewhat impatient: "If she doesn't want to, it will be useless even if we force her to go."

Upon hearing this, Liu Xiuying immediately turned to Lin Muxi and said apologetically, "Xiaoxi, I'm so sorry. Auntie didn't mean it."

Lin Muxi smiled and shook her head, and replied gently: "Auntie, I understand that you are doing this for my own good. How could I blame you?"

After hearing this, Liu Xiuying nodded with satisfaction: "What a good child."

The atmosphere at the dinner table was a little subtle for a moment.

Chen Jianwen saw that the situation was not right, so he cleverly changed the subject:
"The weather looks good tonight. It shouldn't rain, right?"

Liu Xiuying continued, "Looking at the weather, it shouldn't rain in the next two days."

Having said that, the wind still started to blow in the first half of the night.
Chen Chen and Lin Muxi were still awake when they heard the lights on in their fourth uncle's house downstairs.
Not long after, the sound of a motorcycle engine starting was heard.
He stood up, picked up a coat, put it on, and went out.
"I'll go down and take a look. By the way, put away Yangguang's clothes so they don't get wet in the rain."

Lin Muxi nodded and looked at Chen Chen's departing back. She felt that he seemed to have something on his mind tonight.
I hope I'm just overthinking it.
She stood up, put on a coat, and went to the balcony to collect clothes.
When he went downstairs, Chen Jianwen also came out wearing a coat. Seeing Chen Chen, he said:
"Your fourth uncle and I will go and take a look. You don't have to go. Go upstairs and sleep."

Chen Chen nodded, "Dad, be careful!"

"Don't worry."

After saying that, he picked up the flashlight and went out.
Soon, the sound of the motorcycle faded away.
Chen Chen yawned and went back upstairs.
He was also sleepy.
Then he hugged Lin Muxi and fell asleep.
Chen Jianguo got up before dawn in the early morning.
Chen Jianwen also got up at about the same time.
At the same time, several other brothers also stood up.
Four or five adults rode motorcycles towards the pond.
Today, they made an appointment with the fish collector to come, planning to first pick out the big fish that can be sold and sell them, leaving some fish fry for later use.

We'll hire someone to clean up the silt in the afternoon.
At this time, other villagers are also allowed to go to the fish pond to catch fish and shrimp.
After Chen Chen got up in the morning, he went for a run with Apia and the others.
And told them about today's plan.
"Brother Chen, aren't you practicing basketball this afternoon?"

(End of this chapter)