Chapter 372: Chapter 368: So-Called Love at First Sight

No other reason, Ding also quite likes working with wood, whenever idle he just makes a small wood carving, chiseling stuff.

Ding got excited, "Wait here, I’ll go inside and bring some nifty stuff for you to check out, maybe you can assess my craftsmanship."

Watching Ding’s back, Mr. Xiao scratched his head and murmured, "Wow, this stuff is quite official, assess it?

I came from farming, never heard of this."

"Tsk," Mrs. Xiao heard, and rudely nudged him with her elbow, "Never heard of it before, well now you have!

Why are you complaining? Just learn it, it’s just talking, you have a mouth, why can’t you speak."

Mr. Xiao rubbed his sore arm, "Got it, why are you so fierce now."

Mrs. Xiao: "??? "

She couldn’t believe it, "Are you serious."

Returning to Capital City, she felt her feisty nature had already toned down a lot.

Normally, she’d definitely throw a slipper, now...

Mrs. Xiao felt she’d returned to a gentler demeanor, how come she was even fiercer.

"Really."

Mrs. Xiao: "..."

Couldn’t understand, but respected it.

She raised her hand, pulled Mr. Xiao’s ear, "If you don’t understand, just ask, now, am I still gentle?"

The ear was aching, stinging.

It was still the same flavor.

Mr. Xiao chuckled foolishly, totally relieved.

"Okay, okay, don’t worry."

Mrs. Xiao was speechless, what kind of bad habit is this.

She shook her hand, went to knead the dough, not bothered with these rough old guys, messing around.

Over there, Ding had already pulled out his little treasures to share with Mr. Xiao.

While Wen Ran was busy, she sneaked a glance, not to mention, that small wooden cat was carved vividly.

Even, she almost wanted to say the patterns on its body were carved clear and distinct.

This craftsmanship is really top-notch.

Finally, the two hit it off right away.

Wen Ran: "..."

That’s it.

No more worries now.

Everyone gathered to make dumplings, gossip together, Mr. Xiao and Ding exchanged their experiences on carving and woodworking over the years.

Mr. Xiao felt quite emotional, after all, he had been in the countryside all along, mostly dealing with the land, working with wood was relatively rare.

"By the way, your courtyard isn’t very peaceful, huh."

Wen Ran curiously asked, "I’ve been here for not long, and already saw several troublemakers."

Bai Zhenzhu smiled awkwardly, "Haha, this is a long story, our courtyard, the front and back are houses rented out by the street office.

We can only observe who comes to live, point out those blatantly unsuitable.

As for the rest, nobody’s perfect, we’re powerless."

How should I say it, the ones causing harm are the minority, at most they say a couple of sarcastic remarks to disgust people.

Wen Ran understood, regardless of where you live, eccentrics are unavoidable.

As long as one’s own strength is solid, presumably these problems won’t be issues.

The next day after arriving, they ate a fragrant dumpling dinner that night.

On that very night, a disaster never seen before occurred.

The children’s diapers were almost gone during the journey, for the two kids, they were nearly unusable.

"What should we do?"

Xiao Chenye scratched his head, "Don’t worry. It’s late now, wait until tomorrow, I’ll go out and find some cotton cloth, wash and dry them."

"I give up," Wen Ran howled, "Let’s just make do for one night."

The so-called making do was cutting up Wen Ran’s clothes.

Of course, Xiao Chenye offered to cut his own clothes, but feeling the rough material, Wen Ran thought if that stuff were placed under her daughter and son’s butt, it would definitely cause an uproar.

The two little treasures had never suffered much grievance since birth.

No choice, but to sacrifice one of Wen Ran’s garments.

"Don’t worry," Xiao Chenye comforted while cutting diapers, "We’ll make do now, tomorrow, I’ll buy a couple more for you."

Wen Ran shook her head, "No need for now."

She still had quite a few clothes left, enough to wear for the time being.

Later on, when the full reform and openness take place, she’ll get some fashionable fabric, make some new styles.

At that time, the designs and styles of those clothes might even be saleable.

Many ideas were in her mind, but implementation had to be step by step.

The main purpose of Wen Ran going to university is to officially move her household registration to Capital City.

Everything else would be taken one step at a time.

Xiao Chenye had no idea what Wen Ran had in mind, thinking she was just reluctant to spend money.

Thinking about the job he sold, Xiao Chenye became unusually serious.

"Ranran, there’s something I want to talk to you about."

Wen Ran: "?"

She looked bewildered.

Talk?

Talk about what?

Could it be her mischief got discovered?

No way, she’s been quite obedient and kind lately, hasn’t done anything bad.

"What, what’s the matter?"

Wen Ran held her daughter, looking helpless, "Did I do something bad?"

"No," Xiao Chenye laughed seeing her tense face, then realized something was off.

His brow raised, "Ranran, what you said, makes it sound like you’re hiding quite a bit from me."

Wen Ran: "...Where did you hear that, surely you’ve got the wrong idea."

Xiao Chenye got serious, started questioning Wen Ran, she had no choice, too relaxed and let slip, she could only tell what had happened.

"Actually, I was thinking of being a rogue myself, who knew suddenly a warrior of justice showed up.

Took advantage of their unprepared state, each took a hit and knocked them out."

Xiao Chenye felt a bit guilty, "I should have gone out with you."

Wen Ran: "Stop joking, actually, I don’t need your protection much.

If you really have nothing to do, perhaps stroll around nearby and see if you can find some work."

Xiao Chenye: "...What you said, really hurts my feelings."

"No problem," Wen Ran consoled, "keep being hurt until you feel fine."

Xiao Chenye paused before speaking, "We have money at home, you don’t need to be so frugal."

"Alright," Wen Ran was helpless too, "then I won’t be frugal anymore, find a way to get me more clothes."

Wen Ran thought for a while, then changed her mind, "In case the clothes aren’t available, buy some fabric, we can make them ourselves."

Moreover, the clothes we make can have some creative little touches.

"Okay."

Xiao Chenye agreed readily.

"That’s enough," Wen Ran patted the bed, "Then what are you waiting for? It’s late, let’s sleep!"

"Coming, right away!"