post middle age

Chapter 92 Keeping the Bottom Line
Early the next morning, Wang Lixin came to see Ren Shuxia. He smiled and asked:
"Can I go now?"

Ren Shuxia asked suspiciously:
"Where?"

Wang Lixin became anxious when he heard it. He was afraid that Ren Shuxia would change his mind again, so he said anxiously:
"Last night, didn't you agree to go to the suburbs with me for a few days?"

"I thought it was something important, so it is this matter? Is the sheep going?" Ren Shuxia asked.

"Yang'er, Yang'er..." Wang Lixin was embarrassed for a moment.

"I see, you don't want her to go to the suburbs this time, do you?" Ren Shuxia pretended to be angry and asked.

"Okay then, let's go with Yang'er!" Wang Lixin lowered his head and muttered unwillingly.

"Seeing you like this, let me tell you the truth. This time, Yang'er won't go. She has long said that she will use these few days to go to the library to read." Ren Shuxia gave Wang Lixin a blank look, and said with a smile.

"Then why didn't you say earlier that this is testing me?" Wang Lixin asked with a smile.

"Forget it, let's go!" Ren Shuxia urged with a smile.

"Come on, I have a big surprise for you today." Wang Lixin smiled secretly.

Ren Shuxia followed him to the gate of the university, and saw Wang Lixin came to a brand new motorcycle, took out the key, got on the motorcycle, put on the helmet, and said with a smile:
"Yan'er, please get in the car, I'll take you for a ride!"

"Where's the motorcycle you got?" Ren Shuxia asked in surprise.

"This is a buddy of mine whose uncle just bought a new motorcycle. I told him that we wanted to go to the suburbs for a few days. His uncle was very straightforward and let me ride the motorcycle back on the spot. How many days will it take?" Wang Lixin replied.

Ren Shuxia listened, smiled and didn't say anything, so she sat in the back and also put on a helmet. At the beginning, there were many people on the road, and Wang Lixin didn't dare to drive too fast. In the suburbs, there were not many people on the road. So he speeded up, Ren Shuxia's black hair was fluttering in the wind, the motorcycle was driving at high speed, making sharp turns at every corner, Ren Shuxia was so frightened that she hugged Wang Lixin tightly, and shouted repeatedly:

"Slow down, slow down!"

"It's slow, is it still a joyride?" Wang Lixin listened, not only did not slow down, but speeded up. This time, Ren Shuxia's face turned pale with a smile, her hands did not dare to let go of Wang Lixin for a moment, and her whole body was tightly pressed against her. On Wang Lixin's back, with his eyes closed, he couldn't say a word.

After driving for more than half an hour, they came to a small village, where camellias were blooming in the field. Wang Lixin stopped, took Ren Shuxia, facing the wind, smelling the fragrance of flowers all over the mountains and plains, enjoying themselves Running in the fields, laughing and laughing... I had a great time playing.

Playing until noon, Wang Lixin found a house in the village, he opened the door, and a big yellow dog rushed towards him, biting him wildly, which scared them both. An aunt in her 50s, she quickly scolded:
"Ah Huang, come here!" The big yellow dog listened to his master very much, turned his head, walked obediently in front of his master, wagged his tail, and stopped barking.

Wang Lixin explained the purpose of their visit to the aunt, and the aunt welcomed them into the house warmly and said with a smile:

"When I see you two, I think of my son and wife who are working away from home, and I feel a sense of affection."

Having said that, she grabbed Ren Shuxia's hands and continued:

"As long as you don't dislike our farm environment, you will stay at the aunt's house these few days, and I will prepare meals for you, great!"

"Then what a bother!" Ren Shuxia replied with a smile.

"Auntie, look, I'll give you 50 yuan if I stay at your house for a day, so why don't you cook us some delicious food?" Wang Lixin said with a smile.

"It doesn't matter if it's money or not. When you come to Auntie's house, you just look up to Auntie. Apart from the old man and me, there are usually no outsiders in this huge yard. You have added a lot of excitement by coming here, right?" The aunt said enthusiastically.

At noon, the aunt made rice for the two of them, and also fried some farm side dishes, especially the homemade bacon, which tasted really delicious.

In the afternoon, the aunt took them to the orange orchard of her family. When Ren Shuxia came to see the garden, she exclaimed:

"Why is the orange peel black?"

"This is our specialty black-skinned tangerine. Although it looks black, it tastes as sweet as honey." The aunt picked two from the tree and handed them to them. Wang Lixin took them. Peel the orange, take out a piece of orange, and put it in your mouth. It is really fresh, sweet, and extremely moist.

So they decided to let the aunt pick a few dozen catties for them and prepare to take it back, so that Yao Ting can also try something new.

In the evening, the uncle also came home from outside. They sat together and had dinner. The aunt cleaned her son's new house and let Ren Shuxia live in it. Wang Lixin lived in the next room.

Ren Shuxia arrived in a strange place and couldn't sleep for a while. She couldn't help being very grateful to this aunt in her heart. She felt that the peasant family was simple and honest. If she left, she must leave some money for them. That's right.

When Ren Shuxia was thinking wildly, she suddenly heard a knock on the door, which made her sit up from the bed in fright. She asked tremblingly:
"Who is it!"

"I'm Xiaoxin. I came to see you. I'm afraid you will sleep alone. Are you afraid?" Wang Lixin replied outside the door.

When Ren Shuxia heard that it was Wang Lixin's voice, she opened the door with confidence and let him in. As soon as Wang Lixin entered, she hugged him tightly and muttered:
"Yan'er, I, I, I..."

Ren Shuxia struggled to break free from his embrace, walked to the bedside panting, sat down, and stared fiercely at Wang Lixin:
"You, what are you doing?"

"I, I like you, I think, I think..." Wang Lixin stared at Ren Shuxia with a pair of fiery eyes, muttering in his mouth.

"I know what you want to do, but not now!" Ren Shuxia said firmly.

"But, but, don't you love me?" Wang Lixin asked painfully.

"I love you too!" Ren Shuxia said with a smile.

"Then I, I..." Wang Lixin thought about hugging Ren Shuxia again as he said that, Ren Shuxia held his embrace with both hands at this time, and asked sincerely:
"Xiaoxin, do you really love me?"

"Needless to say, don't you know what I've done to you for so many years?" Wang Lixin said anxiously.

"If you really love me, you will respect my inner thoughts, and you can't force me to do anything, otherwise, you won't treat me sincerely, and I will hate you forever." Ren Shuxia said.

"But me, I miss you so much, I'm going crazy, I can't sleep! Just promise me, just once?" Wang Lixin seemed to have lost his mind at this time.

"No, I want to leave myself perfectly for that sacred moment, which is our bridal chamber wedding night. At that time, I will give my whole being to you. This is also the most beautiful interpretation of love in my heart." Ren Shuxia said affectionately.

Hearing what Ren Shuxia said, Wang Lixin's enthusiasm slowly cooled down, and he finally said to Ren Shuxia calmly:

"Yan'er, you are a good girl, I respect your choice, and I will love you forever."

After finishing speaking, Wang Lixin hurriedly left Ren Shuxia's room, returned to his guest room, and fell asleep.

After they played around this village for a few days, they were about to leave here and go back to school. When they left, Wang Lixin took out 300 yuan and handed it to the aunt:

"Auntie, here are the food and accommodation expenses for the past few days, by the way, and your orange money."

But the aunt didn't want to live or die. She kept saying that their arrival brought a lot of joy and laughter to this peaceful home. Finally, under Ren Shuxia's repeated begging, the aunt reluctantly accepted 100 yuan.

On the way back to school, Ren Shuxia said to Wang Lixin:
"You see, how simple and kind Chinese farmers are, but most of them live in places with great inconvenient transportation. This is the great significance of our country's vigorous development of electrified railway construction in recent years. Auntie’s house has a train connection, which makes the transportation convenient. Her specialty black-skinned tangerines can be shipped out, and she can make money selling tangerines. Once her family is rich, her son and daughter-in-law don’t have to work outside to earn money. A family reunion, living together happily, isn’t this a great thing that benefits the country and the people? Therefore, for the vigorous development of the motherland’s electrified railway project, I am willing to inherit my father’s career and continue to dedicate my youth and sweat ..."

(End of this chapter)