Time Travel: My Comfortable Life After Going to the Countryside

Lin Xue didn't speak, lowered her head and ate a couple of mouthfuls of rice, then looked up at him again: "So how many do you have now?"

Liu Xiangyang glanced at her: "Why are you asking this? Do you want to date me too?"

Lin Xue's face flushed red, but instead of flinching, she stubbornly asked, "What's wrong? Is it not allowed?"

Liu Xiangyang was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

People at several surrounding tables turned to look. Lin Xue blushed furiously and kicked him under the table. "What are you laughing at!"

Liu Xiangyang stopped laughing, looked at her, and his eyes still held amusement. "Okay, why not? Get in line."

Lin Xue was speechless, so she could only lower her head and eat her rice.

But her lips were upturned, her ears were red, and she ate the meal absentmindedly, constantly looking up at him.

After eating for a while, Liu Xiangyang put down his chopsticks and looked at her.

"You've asked me so many questions, shouldn't you talk about yourself now?" He paused, a sly smile playing on his lips. "I also need to see if I'm willing, right?"

Lin Xue was taken aback for a moment, then gave him a playful glare: "You're such a jerk."

She put down her chopsticks, picked up her teacup, took a sip, and cleared her throat: "There are three sisters in my family. I am the second oldest. I have an older sister and a younger sister, both of whom are a year younger than me."

Liu Xiangyang raised an eyebrow.

Lin Xue continued, her tone flat, as if she were talking about someone else: "My sister talked about someone last year, my younger sister is almost there too, but me, I'm stuck in the middle."

She paused, her eyes fixed on the food in her bowl: "My mom had a difficult childbirth and almost didn't survive. So, from childhood to adulthood, my parents never really liked me. My older sister is sweet-talking and knows how to coax people, and my younger sister is the youngest and knows how to be charming. I, stuck in the middle, have never really felt like I existed."

Liu Xiangyang didn't speak, he just listened.

Lin Xue looked up at him, then lowered her head again: "The year before last, the community came to mobilize people to go to the countryside. My parents' words implied that I should go. I couldn't stand it, so I signed up on a whim."

After she finished speaking, she picked up her teacup, took a sip, and didn't look at him again.

Liu Xiangyang stared at her for two seconds, then asked with a smile, "So, you've had to fight and grab for everything yourself since you were little?"

Liu Xiangyang leaned back in his chair, a smile playing on his lips: "Very good, I like it."

Lin Xue was stunned for a moment, then looked up at him with reddened eyes, still stubbornly saying, "What do you like? I... I didn't promise you anything."

Liu Xiangyang leaned back in his chair, a smile playing on his lips: "Very good, I like it."

Lin Xue was stunned for a moment, then looked up at him with reddened eyes, still stubbornly saying, "What do you mean you like? I... I didn't promise you anything, and you've already fallen for me?"

Liu Xiangyang looked at her, her eyes red but trying to appear strong, and found it somewhat amusing. He leaned forward and lowered his voice:

"So, will you agree or not?"

Lin Xue blushed even more when he asked her so bluntly, and turned her head away from him.

"I...I haven't decided yet."

Liu Xiangyang smiled, leaned back, picked up his chopsticks, and continued eating.

"Okay, take your time thinking about it. I'm not in a rush."

Lin Xue secretly turned to look at him and saw that he was really eating. She was both angry and anxious, and kicked him under the table.

Liu Xiangyang looked up at her, his face completely innocent.

Why did you kick me?

Lin Xue glared at him: "Couldn't you... couldn't you have asked a few more questions?"

Liu Xiangyang was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter: people at the surrounding tables turned to look at him, and Lin Xue wished she could crawl under the table.

Liu Xiangyang stopped laughing, looked at her with a smile in his eyes, and asked softly, "Okay, then I'll ask you one more time, Comrade Lin Xue, would you like to be my girlfriend?"

Lin Xue was taken aback by his sudden seriousness. Her face turned bright red, and she opened her mouth, only managing to stammer out, "I...I'm not full yet!" After saying that, she lowered her head and ate her rice voraciously.

Liu Xiangyang laughed so hard his shoulders shook when he saw her like that.

After finishing their meal, the two came out of the restaurant. It was already getting dark, and the streetlights had just come on, casting a dim yellow light. Liu Xiangyang pushed his bicycle with one hand, while Lin Xue walked beside him with a big smile on her face.

Her hand hung at her side, swinging back and forth. As she swung it, it "accidentally" touched Liu Xiangyang's hand. She touched it briefly and then immediately pulled it back.

Liu Xiangyang glanced at her and said, "So happy?" He continued pushing the cart forward.

Lin Xue smiled and said, "Yeah, I haven't been this happy in a long time." After walking for a while, she swung her hand over again, touched it, and then pulled it back.

Lin Xue glanced at Liu Xiangyang, but he still didn't react. She got a little anxious, pouted slightly, and this time she swung her hand more forcefully, hooking her fingers around his. Just as she was about to pull back, Liu Xiangyang grabbed her hand and pulled it back.

Lin Xue was startled, her face flushed red, and she tried to pull her hand back forcefully: "We're on the main street, what...what are you doing?"

Liu Xiangyang didn't let go, turning his head to look at her with a smile: "Then what were you doing just now? If you wanted to hold my hand, just do it, I wouldn't refuse you."

Lin Xue blushed even more after he said that, and lowered her head, not daring to look at him.

Liu Xiangyang smiled, let go of her hand, and continued walking forward. Lin Xue stood there for two seconds, her lips almost curling up in a smile, then took a deep breath and quickly followed.

She walked beside Liu Xiangyang, her heart pounding. After a while, her hands started waving again.

This time she was much bolder. She swung her hand over, grabbed his, and took a few steps. Just as she was about to let go, Liu Xiangyang flipped his hand over and held it tightly.

Lin Xue paused for a moment, looked down at their clasped hands, and slowly a smile crept onto her lips.

After walking a few steps, Liu Xiangyang gently stroked the back of her hand with his thumb, one stroke at a time.

Lin Xue's face flushed again, but the corners of her mouth turned up even higher. She didn't want to let go anymore, so she just let him hold her hand.

After walking a while, she reluctantly withdrew her hand, only to swing it back and grasp it again a moment later. Each time she grasped it, Liu Xiangyang would squeeze it tightly back, rubbing his thumb against the back of her hand a few times. Lin Xue's eyes shone brightly, and the corners of her mouth remained upturned.

After walking for about ten minutes, Liu Xiangyang suddenly stopped, and Lin Xue also stopped and looked up at him.

Liu Xiangyang looked into her eyes and asked with a smile, "We're not going to keep going like this forever, are we?"

Lin Xue looked at him, blinked, and thought for a moment: "Then let's go to the riverbank? I loved playing by the river when I was little."

"People going to the riverbank at this hour are all on dates." He paused, looking directly at her. "So, you want to date me?"

Lin Xue was stunned. The dim yellow light of the streetlamp shone on her face, revealing that her face was flushed, her eyes were watery, and her eyelashes trembled.

She opened her mouth as if to say something, but then didn't.

Finally, she lowered her head, bit her lip, turned and walked forward. After a few steps, she stopped and looked back at him.

Liu Xiangyang was still standing there, pushing his cart, smiling as he looked at her.

Lin Xue blushed and whispered, "Are you leaving or not?"

Liu Xiangyang patted the seat: "Get in the car, are we supposed to walk there?"

Lin Xue blushed and walked back, jumped into the car, and hugged his waist tightly.

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