Wen Ran kept her word and went home to make mouthwatering chili sauce and meat sauce.

All made with real ingredients, you can taste every bite.

Xiao Chenye took the chili sauce and meat sauce, and no longer felt bad, happily heading back to his driving job.

Hehehe~

Don’t ask, he’s just happy.

At the transportation team, he showed off nonstop, making all the men so mad they wished they could catch Xiao Chenye and punch him hard.

Damn it, this kid is really good at making people hate him at such a young age.

...

Time flies.

The crops in the field, basking in sunlight and full of nutrients, sprouted rapidly.

Since Wen Ran got married, time has settled into tranquility.

Xiao Chenyue and Gula had their wedding in the brigade, and soon after, they returned to the Northwest with Xiao Chengguang, who had mostly healed from his injuries.

The train station is truly a place that makes people want to cry.

Every day, countless separations and reunions happen.

Xiao Chenyue hugged Minmin, tears falling, "Mother, I’ll miss you all..."

Xiao Chengguang didn’t look back, but helped Gula and Xiao Chenyue to their seats.

Xiao Chengguang had long planned his future, but now he didn’t know where he’d end up.

Farewells are truly distressing.

~

"Xiao Chenye!"

In the blink of an eye, it’s been three months of marriage.

If you ask Wen Ran how the married life is, she would only stretch lazily and answer in a laid-back manner.

Hmm, I’ve finally found my home.

Now, she feels like she should be called Xiao Ran, and her partner should be Wen Chenye.

For no particular reason.

After marrying into the family, life is truly delightful.

Xiao Chenye’s status took a sharp downturn.

Now, he can call Red Army and Hetao brothers.

"Mother, what’s this all about again?"

Xiao Chenye was about to burst, "I rarely come home, can we just be peaceful for once, okay?"

Mrs. Xiao was instantly furious, "You brat, who do you think you’re talking to?"

Wen Ran lay leisurely on the lounge chair, "Mother, don’t hit him too hard!"

"Don’t worry!"

Mrs. Xiao was full of confidence, "I’ve been doing this for decades; I know how to hold back."

"No," Xiao Chenye got hit on the butt; his face was turning green. He held his butt and hopped around in the yard.

Trying to evade the feather duster flying from all directions courtesy of his mother.

"Even if you’re sentencing me, there should be a reason, right?"

Xiao Chenye felt like he was about to become as unjustly condemned as Dou E, wondering why there’s still no snow in June from the sky, feeling so wronged.

"You’re shameless!"

Mrs. Xiao yelled at Xiao Chenye, "You’re never home, always wandering around outside.

Ranran is at home, working so hard.

And you still dare to flirt outside, attracting vagabonds! Even bringing those sluts home.

If I don’t beat you today, it’s only for Ranran’s sake."

Then Mrs. Xiao rolled up her sleeves and gave Xiao Chenye a fresh round of loving education.

Xiao Chenye was stunned, "No, Mother, aren’t you mistaken? Me? Attracting vagabonds?"

This charge is too heavy.

So heavy that Xiao Chenye dared not even try to run.

He knelt straight in front of Mrs. Xiao, holding her leg and began to wail, "Mother! This must be the plot of ill-intentioned people!

Their purpose is to drive a wedge in our family’s affection."

Mrs. Xiao: "?"

With suspicion, "What are you saying?"

"Mother, I really think there’s a misunderstanding."

Seeing Mrs. Xiao stop, Xiao Chenye instantly perked up, "Rather than saying this person is targeting me.

It would be more accurate to say she’s plotting against Ranran in a roundabout way."

Mrs. Xiao: "..."

She frowned, "Don’t give me that nonsense, speak straightforwardly, or I’ll break your legs."

"Actually, I think their target might not even be me.

It could be Ranran.

You know, Mother, Ranran is beautiful and kind-hearted; once she picks someone, she wouldn’t leave.

The male fox spirit wants to rise, and can only try to remove me. By spreading rumors, my reputation becomes foul and unbearable.

Finally, Ranran gets heartbroken and decides to leave me, which is his chance to exploit."

Mr. Xiao: "..."

What is this talk?

Unbearable.

He didn’t want to listen to Xiao Chenye’s nonsense anymore.

Straightforwardly said: "Alright, alright, let you become an informed ghost.

Before you came home, a young girl came to cause trouble, saying you should have better prospects instead of being trapped in this countryside place, gave us a thousand bucks.

Telling us the whole family to sever ties with you."

Xiao Chenye: "...?"

He could understand every word separately, but together, it’s baffling.

A thousand bucks, and his future was just bought out?

Wife gone, parents too, all for a life that’s starkly free of ties.

"No," he exclaimed, shocked, "Father, Mother, are you joking?"

"Nope."

Wen Ran pulled the money from her pocket, a full hundred sheets, thickly stacked, "Here’s the money, still right here."

Xiao Chenye: "...???"

He thought that the earlier happenings were already enough to seem neurotic.

Unexpectedly, Wen Ran taking out the money escalated the chaos.

He repeated three times in disbelief.

"No, you took it?"

"You really took it?"

"You seriously took it?"

A thousand bucks, for which he was sold by his own wife?

Wen Ran: "... Uh, how should I say it, although the girl’s brain wasn’t working well, money is innocent."

Besides, that girl was very audacious.

Came here, threw down harsh words, left a stack of money, and turned to leave.

Like she wasn’t even interested in communicating with these ants.

At that time, things were urgent; it was after she left that they slowly pieced the situation together.

Pieced it together, only to be utterly bewildered.

"No way!"

Xiao Chenye exclaimed in frustration, "You can’t take this money! It’s my selling-out money!"

Wen Ran speechless, "What selling-out money? It’s our household’s money."

"You really don’t want me?!"

Wen Ran: "..."

Seeing Xiao Chenye about to go crazy.

In front of Mr. Xiao and Mrs. Xiao, she didn’t dare use a slap, but stepped up to pinch his ear.

"Who said I don’t want you anymore!"

Wen Ran gritted her teeth, "Use your brain, please.

This money, we’re definitely taking."

"Then isn’t that not wanting me anymore?"

"Tsk!" Wen Ran cleared it up, "There’s no contract, no promise, who can prove this money belongs to that girl?"

In essence, Wen Ran just wants to pocket the money.

Damn it, someone deliberately disgusted her.

This is a compensation for emotional distress.

Return it?

Haha, not gonna happen.

A meat bun thrown to a dog will never come back.

The man is hers, the money too.