Country Love: Xie Dajiao, 37, is pregnant!

Xie Dajiao was exhausted after a long day. After returning from Lin Chen's place, she lay on the kang (a heated brick bed) and fell into a deep sleep.

Outside the courtyard wall, a dark figure crept furtively along the base of the wall, peering around suspiciously for a long time.

This man was Li Fu. He deliberately chose to sneak back from the county town late at night when no one was around. He was thinking of simply killing him in the middle of the night and catching him red-handed.

Li Fu tiptoed around to the backyard, looked around to make sure no one was there, then clumsily climbed over the wall.

He deliberately tiptoed when he landed, not daring to make a sound. He had lived here for so many years that he knew it like the back of the house. He felt his way along the wall to the window of the back room, gently flicked open the old window latch, and silently climbed into the house.

Who knew that as soon as his feet touched the ground, he lost his balance, his back swayed, and he bumped into the enamel washbasin in the corner of the wall.

Clang!

The piercing sound was particularly jarring in the dead of night.

Xie Dajiao, who was fast asleep, was instantly awakened. Her first thought was: A thief has broken in!

She didn't panic at all. Having been guarding the house alone for many years, she had long since become skilled at it. She grabbed the rough rolling pin leaning against the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), stepped barefoot onto the cool mat, rolled off the kang, and swung the stick hard at the dark figure in the room with all her might!

"Oh my god!"

Li Fu screamed in pain as his head was hit hard. His vision went black for a moment, and he clutched his head with both hands, squatting down on the ground with a large bump on his forehead.

Xie Dajiao quickly reached out and turned on the light, instantly illuminating the room.

She looked down and saw that the person squatting on the ground was no stranger. She was instantly stunned, both shocked and furious.

"Li Fu? What are you doing! Climbing over the wall and breaking through the window to sneak into the house in the middle of the night, are you crazy! Trying to scare me to death?!"

Li Fu winced in pain, his forehead burning with an excruciating ache. He looked up and glared at Xie Dajiao:

"What am I doing? I'm back to catch someone cheating! Where's Wang Changgui? Where did you hide him? Hand him over right now!"

"Grab your mother's head!"

Xie Daben was already frightened, and upon hearing this nonsense, his anger instantly flared up. He raised his hand and hit him again with the rolling pin, which startled Li Fu, causing him to take a step back.

"Open your eyes and take a good look! Who else is in this house besides me? I'm all alone! You sneak back like a thief in the middle of the night, I'm being lenient by not killing you outright!"

Li Fu endured the pain and hurriedly looked up to scan every corner of the room, checking under the bed, behind the door, and under the cabinet, but there was indeed no one there.

He gritted his teeth, clutched his head, and viciously uttered a harsh threat:

"Xie Dajiao, you just wait! This isn't over yet, don't give me any leverage over you!"

After saying that, he didn't care about appearances anymore and walked out in a disheveled state. Taking advantage of the darkness, he disappeared in a flash, and no one knows where he went.

Xie Dajiao was so angry that she trembled all over. She slammed the rolling pin on the ground with a thud.

She was completely wide awake now. She sat alone on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), feeling more and more aggrieved and angry. She sat there for half the night.

As dawn broke, sunlight streamed through the gaps in the grocery store's curtains, casting patches of light and shadow on the floor.

At this hour, no one is loitering in the village. Those who need to work are working, those who need to eat are eating at home, and the grocery store is deserted.

Xie Dajiao sat behind the counter, her eyes red-rimmed, clearly having stayed up all night and secretly cried. She looked listless and listless, occasionally touching the rolling pin, her grievances still lingering.

Just then, Lin Chen strolled in leisurely and saw Xie Dajiao looking very unhappy and depressed.

Lin Chen smiled and said:

"Auntie, what's wrong? Who made you angry? You look so upset."

Upon seeing Lin Chen, Xie Dajiao felt as if she were seeing a family member. She sighed and recounted the events of the previous night in detail.

"Tell me, isn't my life miserable? What kind of mess is this? They just came back to deliberately torment me!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen's smile slowly faded, his brows furrowed slightly, and a hint of coldness appeared in his eyes.

He gently comforted her:

"Don't take it to heart. It's not worth getting yourself upset over such a jerk. I'll come over to dinner with you tonight. Just relax. If Li Fu dares to come back and cause trouble again, I'm here. You won't have to suffer any injustice. I'll back you up."

Xie Dajiao was still a little apprehensive and said worriedly:

"Li Fu is a stubborn and unreasonable person. He's capable of anything when he gets really angry. I'm worried that what he says might affect your chances of finding a wife in the future."

Lin Chen took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a drag, his tone calm and firm:

"Don't worry, he doesn't have the guts. With his limited abilities, how dare he challenge me? I'll come over tonight, let's have a few drinks and relax."

Seeing Lin Chen's composed demeanor, Xie Dajiao felt inexplicably at ease, nodded, and her brows relaxed considerably.

"Okay! I'll get you a couple of dishes tonight, and we can drink slowly."

Before we knew it, it was past nine o'clock at night. In the front room of Big Foot Grocery Store, right next to the counter, there were dishes on the table and half a case of chilled beer next to it. It looked lively and comforting.

Lin Chen sat at the table, having already drunk quite a bit of wine, but his eyes remained clear and steady.

Xie Dajiao sat opposite him, chatting with him while thoughtfully peeling peanuts for him.

"Drink slowly, don't drink too fast, or you'll get a headache," Xie Dajiao advised with a smile.

The two were chatting and drinking, neither of them noticing that Li Fu was crouching in the shadows by the wall outside the shop, secretly eavesdropping inside.

He secretly returned to the village and hid in the shadows, plotting his evil deeds, not daring to show his face.

Upon hearing a man's voice inside the house, Li Fu was overjoyed. He was certain it was Wang Changgui, thinking he had something on him. Now he wondered what Xie Dajiao would have to say.

He took a deep breath, flung the door open, strode in, and shouted at the top of his lungs:

"What are you two doing! Alright, Xie Dajiao, I've finally caught you! A lone man and woman secretly drinking at home in the middle of the night, and you still have the nerve to complain!"

But as soon as he finished speaking, he saw who was sitting at the table and froze on the spot.

It wasn't Wang Changgui at all; it was Lin Chen, who was tall and had an imposing presence.

Li Fu's heart skipped a beat, and his arrogance vanished in an instant, but he still forced himself to look directly at Lin Chen.

Xie Dajiao stood up, her temper flaring instantly, and pointed at him, cursing:

"Li Fu, have you no shame? You climbed over the wall and caused trouble in the middle of the night yesterday, and I chased you away. You dare to come back today? Are you just looking for trouble?!"

"Can I really not come back?"

Li Fu stubbornly argued back, his outward appearance fierce but inwardly weak:

"If I hadn't come back, you would have had to live with someone else!"

"Stop spewing nonsense!"

Xie Dajiao was furious and immediately introduced:

"This is Lin Chen!"

Lin Chen remained silent throughout. He picked up the beer glass on the table, downed the rest of the beer in one gulp, and then slowly stood up and walked towards Li Fu step by step.

Lin Chen was tall and had a large frame. When he stood in front of Li Fu, he immediately loomed over him, creating a real sense of oppression that made it hard for Li Fu to breathe.

Li Fu was so frightened that he backed away repeatedly, his legs almost giving way, and he stammered:

"You...you stay away! I'm telling you, don't you dare lay a hand on me! I'm not afraid of you!"

Lin Chen remained expressionless, glanced down at him, reached out and grabbed his waistband, giving it a gentle tug that rendered him immobile.

His voice wasn't loud, but it was deep and carried a sense of pressure:

"Do you even know what brand your belt is, how much it cost?"

Li Fu was so tightly bound that he couldn't move, frozen in place, and dared not speak.

Lin Chen's eyes turned cold, and he suddenly raised his voice:

"Speak! Are you mute? How much do you want?"

Li Fu shuddered violently, his face turned pale, and his voice trembled uncontrollably:

"Dunhill, two...two thousand more..."

"Who gave it to you?"

"My...my wife..."

Lin Chen looked down and pointed to his leather shoes:

"What about these shoes? What brand are they, and how much do they cost?"

"I don't recognize this brand. I heard from others that it costs four...five thousand..."

"Who gave it to you?"

"My wife..."

Lin Chen glanced at the phone in his hand again:

"What about the phone? It's not cheap, is it?"

"It's not cheap, and they don't even sell it in the city..."

"Who gave it to you?"

"It was also given to me by Bigfoot..."

The three questions left Li Fu completely speechless.

Lin Chen released his grip, raised his hand, and patted his chubby face, making the flesh on his face jiggle. His tone was mocking:

"You fucking search your conscience! Ever since your wife met me, what the fuck have you been lacking?!"

Li Fu was speechless after being rebuked. He stood there dumbfounded for a long time, scratched his head stupidly, and his eyes became much more obsequious.

He chuckled and said:

"Well... then we're still missing a gold ring..."

Lin Chen chuckled, turned around, walked back to the table, sat down, poured himself a glass of wine, downed it in one gulp, and said calmly:

"Okay, I'll buy it for you!"

Upon hearing this, Li Fu's expression immediately changed. He scurried over, bent over with his large buttocks sticking out, and quickly picked up the wine bottle to pour wine for Lin Chen, bowing and scraping obsequiously.

"Mr. Lin, you're so generous! Drink more, drink more. Do you think my style suits those slightly wide noodles?"

Lin Chen glanced at him and cursed:

"I'll fucking give you a heavy-duty square ring that costs two thousand dollars! Is that enough?!"

"That's enough! That's more than enough! Thank you, Mr. Lin, thank you so much!" Li Fu was so happy he couldn't stop smiling, his face full of flattery.

"Get lost! Don't wander around Ivory Mountain again, and don't bother Xie Dajiao again. If I see you again, you'll be in big trouble!"

"Okay, okay! I got it! I'm leaving right now!"

Li Fu quickly agreed, turned around and was about to slip away, but before leaving, he didn't forget to turn back and warn Xie Dajiao:

"Big Foot, you keep Mr. Lin company while he drinks, and prepare some hot dishes. I see the food is getting cold; don't neglect our distinguished guest!"

Lin Chen's eyes narrowed, and he grabbed an empty beer bottle from the table, raised his hand and threw it without holding back, aiming straight for the man's head!

Clang! Smash!

Li Fu reacted quickly, smashing the bottle against the door frame, where it shattered instantly, shards of glass flying everywhere.

The rim of the bottle grazed Li Fu's forehead, instantly cutting it open, and blood immediately flowed down his forehead.

"Ouch! That hurts so much!" Li Fu clutched his forehead, howling in pain, completely panicked.

Lin Chen pointed at the door and roared:

"Get the hell out of my sight right now! If you dare utter another word, I'll break your legs today!"

"Hey hey..."

The roar terrified Li Fu, who was no longer arrogant. He didn't even care about the pain, and covered his bleeding forehead as he scrambled out of the grocery store, running for his life, looking utterly pathetic.