Rebirth of a Village Girl-Chapter 1057 - 268: The Second Silly Dog Among Birds (Chapter Seventeen)

Chapter 1057: 268: The Second Silly Dog Among Birds (Chapter Seventeen)

"Uncle Du nodded, ’As long as you’re aware, that’s good.’"

The two had a long conversation, until Ni Yang finished half of the book, and Mo Qishen called for her to go back.

Ni Yang stretched lazily and yawned, "Are we going back now?"

"Mhm," Mo Qishen reached out his hand toward Ni Yang.

Ni Yang, out of habit, placed the book upside down on the desk and her right hand on top of Mo Qishen’s.

Uncle Du saw them out.

Mo Qishen got into the driver’s seat, "Uncle Du, you should head back soon, it gets cold at night."

Uncle Du nodded, "Drive slowly on your way."

"Don’t worry."

It was at this moment that Ni Yang suddenly remembered something and turned her head, "Oh, Uncle Du, we brought some steamed buns and lotus root balls from home, I left them on the table in the Tea Room. The Tea Room is warm; it would be best to put them in the fridge when you get back."

"Okay," Uncle Du nodded.

"Then, we’ll head off first," Ni Yang waved at him.

Uncle Du also turned to walk back into the house.

Watching his desolate figure, Ni Yang sighed softly, "What do you think keeps Uncle Du from settling down? It’s so lonely like this."

Perhaps having experienced similar loneliness in a past life, Ni Yang now feared loneliness the most.

Especially waking up alone in bed to find not a single person to talk to—it was terrifying.

Mo Qishen, holding the steering wheel with both hands, said, "To each their own; we may think Uncle Du is very lonely, but that’s not necessarily true."

Ni Yang nodded, "That’s true. If he really wanted to settle down, he wouldn’t have married two beautiful wives just for show."

After speaking, Ni Yang added, "Oh, why do Uncle Du and Sister Jiaojiao both call you Pei Zhi?"

In fact, Ni Yang had wanted to ask this question for a long time but never found the opportunity.

Pei Zhi answered, "Pei Zhi is my courtesy name."

Courtesy name?

Ni Yang hesitated, then continued, "Like the Poet Immortal Li Bai, whose courtesy name was Taibai?"

Mo Qishen nodded slightly, "Yes, Yangyang is really smart."

Ni Yang was about to flaunt her pride when the man followed up with two more words, "Follow me."

Ni Yang: "..."

The next day was New Year’s Eve.

Last year’s New Year’s Eve was before Ni Cuihua and the elderly Master Zheng and Madam Zheng had acknowledged each other, so this year was their first reunion New Year.

Ni Yang was woken up early in the morning by Duoduo.

"It’s New Year’s! It’s New Year’s! Yangyang, get up!"

Ni Yang said, somewhat speechless, "You’re a bird, what does New Year’s have to do with you?"

Duoduo glared with his small eyes, defiantly saying, "You’re a bird, your whole family are birds!"

Possibly due to spending too much time with people, Duoduo seemed to have forgotten his species.

Ni Yang narrowed her eyes slightly, "You dog son, say that again!"

Duoduo fearlessly retorted, "You’re a bird, your whole family are birds!"

Ni Yang said with a smile, "Good, you won’t have lunch today."

"Heh," Duoduo turned his backside toward Ni Yang, "I’m not afraid of you!"

"Great, you’ve completely lost your mother now!" Ni Yang casually grabbed a pillow and threw it towards Duoduo.

Duoduo agilely dodged the pillow.

"You’re so dumb! Yangyang is so dumb! Yangyang is a big fool!"

Ni Yang: "..." She must have been crazy to have adopted such a bird!

Since she was already woken up by Duoduo, Ni Yang sat up in bed, grabbed some clothes, and went to the bathroom to change.

The festive atmosphere in the countryside was very strong. After changing her clothes and going downstairs, Ni Yang heard bursts of firecrackers.

In the dining room, everyone had already started eating breakfast.

Shangguan Xi, upon seeing Ni Yang, smiled and said, "Yangyang, you’re up, come and eat. After breakfast, let’s go to the fields and pick some roses to decorate the house."

Now, not a trace of Shangguan Xi’s heartbreak could be seen.

Ni Yang nodded, "Okay."

After eating, the sisters took their baskets and went to pick roses.

As soon as they stepped out the door, they saw a small sedan parked at the entrance, with Wu Chenjun getting out of the car.

"Shangguan Xiaosi, little sister Yangyang, where are you guys planning to go?"

Shangguan Xi exclaimed in surprise, "During the New Year’s holiday, why aren’t you staying at home, but coming to our house instead?"

Wu Chenjun smiled and said, "What else could I be doing? Of course, I came here to celebrate the New Year with your family."

"To celebrate the New Year with our family?" Shangguan Xi’s eyes widened.

Wu Chenjun nodded, "Don’t you welcome me?"

Shangguan Xi was speechless, "Don’t you have your own home? Why come over to celebrate at mine?"

Wu Chenjun straightened his face, "My parents took my grandparents to Bansai Island to escape the cold, and now I’m the only one at home, so they told me to come celebrate the New Year with your family."

Shangguan Xi frowned slightly, "Really?"

Just at that moment, Shangguan Dehui came out from the yard, "Chen Jun is here, come on in."

Old Lady Shangguan followed behind with a smile, "We were just talking about you, and here you are!"

With a surprised face, Shangguan Xi said, "Grandma, Dad, you both knew about this already?"

Shangguan Dehui nodded, "It was I who invited Chen Jun to spend the New Year with us. Otherwise, he would be so lonely all by himself."

The Wu Family and the Shangguan Family were close friends, and besides, Wu Chenjun grew up under the watchful eye of Shangguan Dehui. With the Wu Family not at home, it was only natural for them to invite Wu Chenjun over to the Shangguan’s to celebrate.

Shangguan Xi turned to Ni Yang, "Yangyang, did you know about this too?" freewebnσvel.cøm

Ni Yang shook her head, "I had no idea."

Shangguan Xi, arm in arm with Ni Yang, said, "Forget about him! Wu Lao San has always been shameless. Let’s go pick roses instead."

Wu Chenjun dropped off his big and small gift bags at the Ni Family’s place and hurriedly followed the two, "Hey, where are you going? Take me with you!"

"We girls are going to pick flowers, what would a big guy like you do following us?" Shangguan Xi looked at Wu Chenjun with disdain.

Wu Chenjun said, "Men and women are already equal, why can you girls go pick flowers and I can’t? That’s gender discrimination!"

The two kept walking and bickering, while Ni Yang tried her best to minimize her presence and give them space.

They reached the rose field, and the two were still nonstop chattering.

Normally, Shangguan Xi was a very quiet and gentle girl, but she transformed completely when it came to Wu Chenjun.

During the process of picking flowers, Ni Yang found an excuse to head home first.

Wu Chenjun looked at Ni Yang gratefully.

Ni Yang quietly gave him a thumbs up.

"What are you two whispering about?" Shangguan Xi turned back to look at Ni Yang and Wu Chenjun.

Ni Yang smiled and said, "We didn’t say anything, Sister Xiaoxi, you saw wrong."

"Is that so?"

"Yes," Wu Chenjun slapped Shangguan Xi’s head lightly, "You’re not old yet, Shangguan Xiaosi, but why are your ears not working well?"

As the two kept playing around, Ni Yang quietly left the rose field.

After lunch, Shangguan Xu took Wu Chenjun to paste couplets and paper-cuts on the windows.

The Ni Family had many doors and windows, so pasting couplets was a major undertaking; and since their neighbor Ni Chengui had gone to his daughter’s house to celebrate the New Year, they also had to paste couplets for his house.

Ni Yang and Shangguan Xi took the couplets to Zhao Shuyue’s home. On one hand, they were helping the elderly with their Spring Festival decorations, and on the other hand, they were also fetching Zhao Shuyue to celebrate the New Year with them at the Ni Family’s place.

Shangguan Xi adored Zhao Shuyue’s orange cat, Dapang, and didn’t forget to hold it in her arms while putting up couplets.

Zhao Shuyue watched everything in front of her, suddenly feeling her eyes moisten.

There’s a saying, "on every joyous occasion, one longs for their kin even more," and what’s more during the New Year? Thankfully, Ni Yang still remembered her, the old widow.

After finishing with the couplets, Shangguan Xi, holding Dapang, and Ni Yang, supporting Zhao Shuyue, all headed towards the Ni Family’s place.

If Shangguan Xi and Wu Chenjun were a pair of bickering buddies, then Dapang and Duoduo were another.

Duoduo liked to tease Dapang when there was nothing else to do.

For example, nipping at Dapang’s fur when he wasn’t looking, and afterward smugly saying, "Ha ha! Silly cat! Silly cat!"

What’s more, Duoduo didn’t just bully Dapang alone, it also brought other little friends to gang up on Dapang.

Although Dapang was agile, he was no match for Duoduo. He would meow furiously as if he wished to throttle Duoduo.

"Don’t be mad, Dapang," Ni Yang reached out and picked up Dapang, "one of these days, we’ll butcher that little dog and make stewed soup out of him!"

Duoduo said, "Murder is a crime!"

Ni Yang corrected, "You’re a bird!"

"I’m your dog son!" Duoduo said.

Ni Yang: "..."

Shangguan Xi couldn’t help but laugh on the side, "This Duoduo is almost too clever for its own good!"