The Tempting Educated Youth Married to a Rough Man-Chapter 108 - 106: Xiao Family Stories & A Good Fight
"Did aunt really do such a thing? She doesn’t seem like that kind of person. She’s always so straightforward."
Wen Ran was a bit skeptical, Xiao Chenye covered his mouth and grumbled, "Well, you’re thinking too much, haven’t you noticed?
In our unit, there are actually no really close family members with us."
Wen Ran: "?"
She was a bit bewildered; she had always been someone with shallow family connections and didn’t pay much attention to these things.
Scratching her head, "Really?"
Last time when Xiao Chenyue had a mishap, she remembered that quite a few people went to the Xiao Family to manage things.
"Well, my grandparents are biased; my dad suffered since he was young. Later he married my mom, my mom..."
Xiao Chenye paused, uncertain about how to describe, but Xiao Chengguang naturally continued, "Assertive."
He looked at Wen Ran, "She was born bold and didn’t hold back. After realizing my grandparents were biased, she cried and made scenes, demanding to split the family."
The Xiao Family’s old couple were cold-hearted too; seeing the couple couldn’t be controlled, they simply ignored them, like commanders with no troops, and split the couple out.
During their youth, they truly went through hardships.
Xiao Chenye smiled bitterly, "You know why in the past half year since you came to the countryside, Big Brother hasn’t kept in touch with our family?"
Wen Ran blinked, "Is it because he sides with your grandparents?"
"Yeah, the family was suffering, and my grandparents couldn’t bear to see us doing well. They often gave Big Brother half an egg, winning his heart,"
Xiao Chenye said sentimentally, "Big Brother believed the tough days now were because our parents were disobedient. When he grew up, supported by our parents, he went to the county to work, and then, against their wishes, insisted on marrying the person introduced by our grandparents."
He turned his head, "You basically know the rest. Big Brother no longer interacts with the family. Later, the parents occasionally visited the kids but stopped after realizing they were not welcomed."
Wen Ran: "..."
Wow.
It can only be said, the Xiao Family matters are plenty.
This is just the elder brother, and younger brother, the family never even mentioned a word.
"Well, it’s all in the past," Wen Ran said with a smile, "Besides, our current life isn’t worse than theirs!"
"Right," Xiao Chengguang also smiled, "We should’ve moved on a long time ago, but since we grew up together, there’s always a knot in our hearts."
The atmosphere wasn’t as heavy as before, and the three followed Xiao Chengguang to the place.
A lot of people.
A lot, a lot of people.
Pulling aside the tent to go in, they saw an old man standing in the corner, the one who guided them and drove yesterday.
Seeing Wen Ran, the elder was excited.
"Yes, yes, yes, I’m talking about her. She said if I help guide the way, she’ll speak for me, make things easier."
In an instant, the gaze felt like a mortar, all aimed at Wen Ran.
Wen Ran: "."
Her face was calm; she shook the snow off her body and looked up innocently, "Huh? Did I say that? Sir, did you remember it wrong?
I’m just an ordinary youth going to the countryside, here for a family visit."
The driver elder: "?"
He got more excited, "You’re tricking me!"
"I wouldn’t call it that," Wen Ran grabbed five cents from her pocket and tossed them to the elder, "If you feel I tricked you, then I’ll pay the carriage fee now, okay."
Five cents, like a loud slap, stunned the elder.
He was taken away, leaving behind the soldiers.
Wen Ran glanced around, well, they all looked quite formidable.
But those gazes...
Were quite overwhelming.
She nudged Xiao Chenye, calmly making a request to Xiao Chengguang, "Third Brother, could you get a chair? My legs feel weak."
As soon as she said this, the tense atmosphere instantly broke.
Xiao Chengguang also laughed, but managed to get a chair for everyone to sit down. Wen Ran rubbed her hands, warming by the fire, and talked about what happened yesterday on the road.
Afterwards, she added a bit more, "I think we can check out the train station. Their robberies don’t seem random, but rather selective."
Like them, when they got off the train yesterday, with their luggage, especially wearing those clothes made by Mrs. Xiao for coming to the Northwest with thick fur, piece by piece.
Brand new clothes, plus all that luggage, they were like plump little sheep.
If not robbing them, who else?
"Alright, Comrade Wen Ran, we will seriously consider your advice."
"Oh my gosh, you never stop, and still don’t get to the point," The soldiers couldn’t sit still, stood up, "Comrade Wen Ran, I heard you’re strong and skilled, can you, spar with us?"
Wen Ran: "?"
She was overwhelmed, casting a glance for help at Xiao Chenye.
Xiao Chenye stepped up protectively, shielding Wen Ran behind him and confronted the wolf-like men, "What are you doing?"
"Wow!"
The serious atmosphere completely dissipated, "Don’t be so serious, let’s all give it a try!"
"Yeah, I heard from your brother, you’re quite skilled too. Want to practice?"
The scene was bustling, Xiao Chenye and Wen Ran pushed into a tight spot.
Xiao Chenye had decent skills, but it was all self-taught, never systematically trained, just secretly learned some moves while sparring with Xiao Chengguang, and in actual combat, could hold his own.
And he didn’t play fair, acting sneakily, making the scene pretty exciting.
But Wen Ran’s situation was quite tragic.
Wen Ran’s style was entirely self-taught, with no technique whatsoever. You hit me? Then I’ll hit back.
Of course, that’s unless Wen Ran catches hold of any part of you; otherwise, the result is being thrown out by her.
The soldiers suffered unexpected losses initially.
Mostly because they knew Wen Ran was strong, just didn’t expect the strength to be this immense.
Gradually adjusting tactics, making sure Wen Ran couldn’t land hits, she too calmed down, observing the moves, and imitating, leading to another overwhelming victory.
Xiao Chengguang silently watched from the side, increasingly surprised, more and more intrigued; such talent, left in the countryside farming, was absolutely wasted.
"Interested?"
Xiao Chengguang startled, "Captain?"
"Yeah, don’t be nervous, let’s talk outside."
"Alright."
People were lively and bustling, the atmosphere exceedingly merry, and nobody noticed when Xiao Chengguang and the captain went out.
"How is it?"
Xiao Chengguang settled his breath, "Captain, you might not know this girl well; she’s already accomplished quite a few things."
The captain chuckled, "I know her, Zhang Jili hasn’t stopped talking about her. But, it’s intriguing that all the talented ones ended up with your family.
I see your brother isn’t simple either. Without much training, he can hold his own against my soldiers."
