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Chapter 447: Indirect Kiss
There were more than ten people crowded in the east room, which was filled with smoke, bustling with activity and noise. Xu Ning ordered Wang Hu to go up to the kang and crack the small window. He saw Xu Laonian, Chai Bing and Sun Jieye sitting cross-legged on the kang, smoking and chatting. Xu Ning locked his eyes on Chai Hongyan's face. She was blushing a little at the moment because Sun Lianjun was sitting next to her shamelessly. She moved to the side, and Sun Lianjun moved closer, remembering the instructions of his brother-in-law Guan Lei.

Liu Lizhen and Han Fengjiao sat down with their legs crossed on the edge of the kang. Because Chai Hongyan moved to the left, she just squeezed next to Liu Lizhen. My mother took Chai Hongyan's hand enthusiastically and said with a smile: "My daughter, I heard from your uncle that you don't usually like to talk."

Chai Hongyan lowered her head and said, "Grandma Liu, I'm a little embarrassed."

On the side, Han Fengjiao praised: "Oh my god, this girl's little noise is so nice to hear! The sound is like a lark, so clear and crisp!"

"Not bad at all. Look at this little face, with delicate skin and tender flesh. You can tell at first glance that she is a lady from a wealthy family."

The two old ladies' generous praises made Chai Hongyan's face flushed, and her whole body was emitting heat, soaking the clothes on her back.

Chai Hongyan smiled and said, "Grandma Liu, Grandma Han, my mom asked me to bring you some good things before we came."

"Good! This child is really sensible."

Han Fengjiao nodded: "Yeah, your memory is pretty good. Oh, now you look like a pitiful person."

Xu Ning couldn't help but hear this. He stepped forward and patted Sun Lianjun on the shoulder and said, "Why don't you say anything?"

Sun Lianjun raised his head and scared Xu Ning. He said in shock: "Oh my god! What did you eat that you are allergic to?"

"Ah, Brother Ning, haha...I didn't." Sun Lianjun said, holding back his laughter.

Seeing this, Sun Lianfang, who was chatting with Chai Baotong at the door, hurriedly took two steps forward, bent down to look at Sun Lianjun's face, and patted his shoulder: "It's over! Go out and get some fresh air, go find your brother-in-law! Go!"

Sun Lianfang slapped Sun Lianjun on the back and pushed him to the outer room. Guan Lei stood beside Wang Shujuan waiting for the tea tray to be served. He turned around and asked, "What's going on?"

"Oh my god, what a shame! This bastard is looking at the girl's red face, he's almost as red as a monkey's butt."

Sun Lianfang was speechless. She didn't act like this when she first saw Guan Lei. At most, she felt happy and couldn't help but smile.

Sun Lianjun said hurriedly: "I'm not... I just wanted to laugh when I heard Auntie and Second Aunt chatting with her."

Wang Shujuan asked: "What are you talking about? Are you trying to find something to praise her?"

"OK."

Wang Shujuan smiled and said, "That's quite normal. You'll understand once you stay here for a while. Your aunt and second aunt are good at praising people."

Sun Lianfang rolled her eyes and thought about it. She felt that what Wang Shujuan said was quite right. Yesterday, Liu Lizhen and Han Fengjiao praised her so much that she was at a loss for words. They said she was a heroine and was as good as any man, just like Hua Mulan and Mu Guiying...

Guan Lei pointed at the two tea trays and said, "Bring these tea trays in and go into the house to pour some water."

"Yeah, I know!" Sun Lianjun took two steps to the stove, picked up the tea tray and went into the house again with Guan Lei.

When he entered the room, Chai Hongyan, who was having an awkward conversation with Liu Lizhen, took a sneak peek and saw that Sun Liansheng looked quite like a decent person in his Zhongshan suit, so she smiled secretly in her heart.

Of course she knew what she was here for, so she was moving in that direction. However, there were too many people in the room, so Chai Hongyan was inevitably a little shy. She was not as adventurous as Sun Lianfang and Xu Feng, but was more similar to Meng Ziyan and Guan Hua, with a personality that was a compromise between the two women.

Chai Bing slapped his legs on the kang: "Look! I knew it was Erning! When my elder brother heard about this, he couldn't believe it..."

Sun Jiye said: "It's not good. I had just finished talking to you on the phone, and this happened the next day."

Chai Bing was chatting with Xu Laonian and others about Xu Ning's hunting of bandits. Chai Shao was the first to hear about this matter. He had a friend in the city and they talked about it on the phone. At first, Chai Shao found it hard to believe, but when he got home and told the whole story, Chai Liangyu, Chai Bing and Chai Feng all said it was Xu Ning, because only he could do such a thing!

"I wanted to make a phone call, but my grandfather said he didn't know if Erning had returned home..."

Chai Bing said, "Erning is really brave! This time the city and the province have all identified him as a hero, and he should be able to appear in the newspapers when the case is over! Uncle, how do you feel?"

Xu Laonian squinted his eyes and held a cigarette in his mouth: "I don't feel anything, it's just an article in the newspaper. Hey, he was already quite famous in Qing'an, and if it's in the newspaper, he will be even more famous. Then there will be more people looking for him for hunting and business. I'm afraid something will happen to him."

"Hahaha, look at how good my big brother is at talking! Big brother, don't worry, if you ask him to do something for you, you have to pay him money or get a red envelope, otherwise who would do things for free?"

Chai Bing said: "No problem! He has to pay, otherwise how can he keep busy?"

At this time, Sun Lianjun handed the poured tea to the three men and said, "Uncle, uncle, third uncle, have some tea."

Chai Bing turned around and said with a smile: "Hey, this kid is dressed straight, huh? Does he usually go hiking with your uncle?"

Sun Lianjun said: "Sometimes I run with them, but I am not very good at hunting. Does Third Uncle like hunting?"

"I went hiking with Er Ning a few times last year. It's been a while since I last hiked. I'm itching to go hiking again!"

"Hahaha, then let Erning take you there tomorrow." Xu Laonian laughed.

After pouring tea for Liu Lizhen, Han Fengjiao and others, Sun Lianjun stood against the wall next to the kang with a slightly stiff expression. Looking at Sun Lianfang who was chatting happily with Chai Baotong, he felt a little helpless because his sister was too extroverted and could chat with anyone, while he had nothing to say to strangers but had endless things to talk about with acquaintances.

Li Fuqiang and Wang Hu were whispering at the end of the kang, while Guan Hua and Meng Ziyan were laughing. Xu Ning saw his mother and second aunt dragging Chai Hongyan to talk endlessly, so he stepped forward and said, "Mom, it's almost time to let them talk alone."

"... Hongyan, follow your uncle to the lower house. You young people can chat more and get to know each other better. Don't be embarrassed."

"Eh!"

Xu Ning said to Chai Bing, "Third brother, you guys stay in the room. I'll take them downstairs."

"Okay! I'm relying on you. You said I've never taken a child on a blind date. My child is only this tall. It will take at least ten years for them to go on a blind date!"

"Yeah, nothing happened. They are both adults and they must have their own standards in their hearts. Jun'er? What are you doing standing here? Go out."

"Eh……"

Sun Lianfang and Chai Baotong stood up, and Wang Hu, Guan Hua, and Meng Ziyan followed them out of the house. Xu Ning turned around and said, "Baotong, did you talk to your aunt?"

Chai Baotong walked up to him and nodded, "Go ahead! Uncle Xu, my aunt doesn't seem to like to say much either."

"Just get familiar with her. She's almost like your sister."

He turned around and saw Meng Ziyan and Guan Hua whispering with their heads down and their hands covering their mouths, and their voices were as soft as a mosquito. When he looked at Guan Lei again, he felt that there was some silence. This was the first time they met, and Guan Lei had never been to Wangxing before, so they were not familiar with each other at all.

The group of young people walked into the lower room, where there were thermoses, teapots and melon seeds on the edge of the kang. Xu Ning and Sun Lianfang pushed the two of them into the kang, saying that it was warm there. In fact, the weather was not cold at all, and they could wear light clothes and short sleeves at noon.

Xu Ning said: "Jun'er, you are a man, you should take the initiative when necessary."

"Hey, I know."

Chai Hongyan sat at the end of the kang, about two meters away from him. Sun Lianfang said, "Jun, move to the end of the kang. It's so hot at the head of the kang."

"Ah, it's a little hot..." Xu Ning said with a smile: "Don't be nervous, just chat as you want, okay? Don't feel embarrassed, we know each other well, there's nothing to be embarrassed about."

Sun Lianfang replied, "Of course, there's nothing to be embarrassed about. Your parents have taught you since you were a child that men should be open and aboveboard. So why don't you just do it?"

Guan Lei grabbed her arm and dragged her to the door, "Why are you pulling me?"

"Stop chattering. How can you be so chattering? Lian Jun was afraid of you in the first place, and look at you, he has made you look even more terrible."

"Well, I won't say anything then. Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, let's go and help Auntie with her work."

Meng Ziyan and Guan Hua turned around and followed Sun Lianfang. The three of them linked their arms and started whispering as soon as they walked out the door.

"Hua, Fang, were you both embarrassed when you met Huzi and Leizi?"

Guan Hua nodded: "Yeah, my face felt like it was on fire, and flames were coming out."

Sun Lianfang said: "I was also angry, but I was angry in my heart! At that time, he pointed the barrel of the gun at my lower back. When I got home, I became angrier and angrier. I couldn't help but come to find him, but he pushed me into the snow again and used his feet to bury the snow on my head. I was so angry that my teeth itched!"

"Aiya, Lei Zi is not gentle with women, but I see you seem quite happy?"

Sun Lianfang pouted and said, "I'm a little happy. This is the first time in my life that someone dares to make trouble with me."

As soon as the three sisters-in-law walked to the door, Xu Ning, Wang Hu, Guan Lei and Chai Baotong came out. Liu Lizhen stood in front of the stove, covered the edge of the pot with a rag, turned around and said, "Yan Na, think about calling your sister-in-law after half past midnight."

"Hey, what are you doing now?"

"No need to fix anything, just go inside."

The three sisters-in-law couldn't sit still in the room. The masters were chatting so loudly that they couldn't get a word in, so they went straight to Li's house to find Yang Shuhua.

Xu Ning, Li Fuqiang, Guan Lei and Wang Hu were in the east room chatting with Chai Bing, Sun Jiye and Chai Baotong.

In the east wing, the atmosphere was a little awkward. Sun Lianjun placed a handful of melon seeds in front of Chai Hongyan, coughed twice and said, "Eat some mao ke."

Chai Hongyan nodded, reached out and grabbed two melon seeds and started to peel them. Sun Lianjun asked again: "Are you thirsty? I'll pour you some water."

Without waiting for her to reply, Sun Lianjun went downstairs, picked up the thermos, and poured some hot water into the teacup. Chai Hongyan said, "You don't have to work."

"It's okay. I can't stay idle... I heard that you have a whole garden of ginseng at home?"

"Yes, what does your family do?"

Sun Lianjun said: "I do everything. My family has a fish pond next to the reservoir. I usually go fishing in the river by boat, or do some transport work, like hauling wood. But now I am basically not needed for housework. My younger brother and I are going to build a greenhouse this winter to try greenhouse farming."

"Then you're pretty capable."

"I'm not afraid of hardship or fatigue! Don't worry, my brother Ning introduced you to me because he trusts my character. I don't have any bad habits. I usually smoke at most, and I rarely drink, unless there are guests at home..."

After they communicated for a few sentences, they felt the tension in their hearts disappear and gradually relaxed.

Sun Lianjun said: "I'm telling you the truth, don't scare you. I felt that I had a good impression of you the first time I saw you..."

As he spoke, he moved closer to Chai Hongyan. This time, Chai Hongyan did not avoid him, but lowered her head to listen. He said, "I've been kissed twice, but neither of them made my heart beat fast. If you don't believe me, just touch them!"

Sun Lianjun reached out and grabbed her wrist, pressing her hand against his chest. Chai Hongyan didn't react at all, and was stunned when her hand touched his chest. They looked at each other, and Sun Lianjun was startled by himself and quickly let go of Chai Hongyan's hand.

"Sorry! I'm... a little excited. Anyway, my brother Ning told me that if I like you, I'll tell you. If you don't like me, it's okay."

Chai Hongyan blushed and lowered her head. She picked up the enamel pot and drank some water. She said, "I've been on two blind dates, but my parents and my grandfather didn't agree, and I didn't like them either... Then why did you choose me?"

"She's good-looking! She's fair-skinned! And she has a good personality! I like people with good personalities. If they're a bit aggressive, I'm afraid they'll get beaten."

"Haha..." Chai Hongyan was amused. She covered her mouth and asked with a smile: "Why are you afraid of being beaten?"

"Ah, I was beaten by my sister when I was little, and it left a scar on my heart. When I was sixteen or seventeen, I decided that I had to find a gentle one, otherwise I would have to live in the shadow for the rest of my life."

Chai Hongyan said with a smile: "What if I hit you too?"

"Why did you hit me? I didn't provoke you... Do you usually hit Bao Tong when you have nothing to do at home?"

"No, he didn't do anything wrong, why would I hit him?"

Sun Lianjun clapped his hands and said, "Yes! My sister beats me whenever she has nothing to do, and I didn't even provoke her."

"Are you still fighting now?" Chai Hongyan asked curiously.

"She won't fight me now. Ever since she started dating my brother-in-law, she hasn't hit me. My brother-in-law is very good at talking!"

Chai Hongyan pushed the peeled melon seeds to his hand and said, "Eat them. I peeled them for you."

"Ah! Thank you." Sun Lianjun grabbed the melon seeds and threw them into his mouth, chewing them and saying with a smile, "It smells so good!"

"When I was at home yesterday, my grandfather said that the person my uncle Xu introduced to me must be good in appearance, character, and family background, otherwise he would not introduce me. I just got off the car and saw you wearing a Zhongshan suit..."

Sun Lianjun said with a smile: "This is what my sister matched for me. Does it look okay?"

"You look quite energetic. How did you get to know my Uncle Xu?"

Sun Lianjun said: "At that time, an elder in my family was kicked by a black bear. My third uncle led a group of us into the mountains to chase the black bear. When we got to the snail shell in Qing'an, we saw my brother Ning and the other four..."

After the conversation started, the two of them chatted calmly. Chai Hongyan listened while peeling melon seeds for him. After Sun Lianjun finished speaking, she pushed the enamel pot over to him. Sun Lianjun was thirsty, so he tilted his head back and took a sip without thinking.

After putting down the enamel pot, he saw Chai Hongyan's face was red. He was slightly stunned and looked down at the enamel pot before he reacted.

"Oh my god! I was wondering why it tasted a little sweet! Um, Yan, I didn't mean it..."

Chai Hongyan pursed her lips and said, "It's okay, I didn't notice it either. You...you eat mao Ke."

"Eh!"

Sun Lianjun responded quickly, grabbed the melon seeds on the kang mat and threw a few into his mouth. He thought: This seems to be the indirect kiss that Brother Ning talked about with his brother-in-law. Oh my God! This teacup is so sweet!

(End of this chapter)