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No matter the reason, Bai Lin’s relationship with the Mo family has indeed improved.
On the other hand, after enduring hardship, Bai Rouya not only gained no advantage from Mo Yi but also ended up dirtying her clothes and losing face. She limped back home feeling resentful. After hastily changing her clothes, she walked out to find only coarse grain porridge, a vegetable, and poorly preserved pickled vegetables on the table for dinner, without any meat. Feeling even more dissatisfied, she remembered seeing Mo Yi carrying a basket full of mountain produce and a wild rabbit when he descended from the mountain earlier. If she were at the Mo family’s place, she could have enjoyed those delicacies too.
Seeing her parents already eating and ignoring her, Bai Rouya went to the kitchen, scooped up the remaining porridge into her bowl, and ate it without paying attention to anyone else.
When her mother wanted to ladle more porridge and found only thin rice soup left in the pot, she angrily scolded Bai Rouya, “You wasteful thing! You even scooped up all the rice in the pot. Do you still have any regard for your parents?”
Bai Rouya sneered quietly at her mother’s words before speaking up, “Mother, I was just very tired today, so I ate a little more. You don’t know, I was worried about my cousin, so I went to the neighboring village to check on him. Now that he’s married into the Mo family, life is much better there. They have meat every meal, and the Mo family even takes good care of his health. It’s much better than our life here.”
Bai Rouya exaggeratedly described Bai Lin’s situation at the Mo family’s house, leaving her parents envious. Her mother glared at her discontentedly and said, “What’s the point of saying all this now? We intended to marry you off there in the first place. If you hadn’t run away, you would be the one enjoying a good life there now.”
“At that time, we could have brought back some good things to take care of our family, but now that sickly fellow is the one benefiting!”
“Exactly!” Bai Laoda echoed.
Thinking about how Bai Kaicheng had recently come home asking for money again, saying he needed it to buy books and stationery, their household was even tighter now. It had been months since they had tasted meat.
“Mother, haven’t I already told you that I will never marry a farmer? My brother has a promising future ahead, and I will definitely marry into the county or city in the future. I won’t forget about you and father then.”
Listening to Bai Rouya’s fantasies, Bai’s mother, Wang Shi and Bai’s father, Bai Laoda’s expressions softened slightly.
“So, it’s because of us that our cousin is living so well. How could he enjoy a good life and forget about his uncle and aunt? Shouldn’t we go visit him and remind him?”
Bai Rouya’s intention was obvious, and she was still thinking about the good things at the Mo family’s house.
Wang Shi also began to consider the idea, but Bai Laoda, knowing he had already taken over his eldest brother’s house and land, and now Bai Lin had been made to replace his daughter as someone else’s wife, felt uneasy. The gossip in the neighborhood wasn’t sounding so pleasant anymore, and he felt somewhat ashamed.
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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Bai Laoda found this reasoning convincing, and his doubts faded away.
So the next day, the family set off with a basket to the neighboring village, purposely choosing lunchtime to visit. Their intentions couldn’t have been clearer.
Mo Yi didn’t go to the mountains that day. Instead, early in the morning, he accompanied Mo Dali to the fields to help with some farming. Mo Anan was busy embroidering, while Mo Chunhua prepared lunch. Thinking about her husband and son working hard, she even added a leftover rabbit leg for each of them.
After preparing the meal, Mo Chunhua turned to see Bai Lin feeding the chickens in the yard and exclaimed in surprise, “You, a scholar, shouldn’t be doing such rough work! Never mind, put down the basin, and let Anan do it later.”
Bai Lin shook his head upon hearing this and smiled, “Why so many rules for scholars? I know there aren’t many tasks I can do now, and feeding the chickens doesn’t require much effort. Let me do it. Even scholars are ultimately from farming families. There’s no need to be so delicate.”
With a gentle smile on his face, Bai Lin quickly finished his task. Seeing this, Mo Chunhua smiled happily, feeling even more satisfied with him.
Seeing the basket meal in Mo Chunhua’s hand, Bai Lin knew she was going to deliver food to Mo Dali and the others in the fields. Thinking that Mo Yi was also there today and not having seen him for a while, he felt a bit eager to see him. So, he suggested to Mo Chunhua, “This basket is for delivering food to the fields, right? You’ve been busy all morning. How about I go and deliver it?”
“How can that be? You’ve just recovered from a serious illness. Don’t tire yourself out again,” Mo Chunhua said with some concern.
“It’s okay. The fields aren’t far, just delivering food. Besides, going out for a walk might actually be beneficial for my health, helping me regain some strength,” Bai Lin reasoned.
Mo Chunhua found his argument reasonable and quickly went to the kitchen to add two more steamed buns and a chicken leg to the basket. She then explained in detail the location of the fields to Bai Lin before handing him the basket.
“Here, I’ve also put your lunch in it. You can eat with them later. It’s a good opportunity to rest and then come back,” Mo Chunhua said.
Bai Lin nodded with a smile and took the basket outside.
Indeed, the fields weren’t far from the Mo family’s home, just a fifteen-minute walk. Although the Mo family rented out a lot of land, they also kept some for themselves. Mo Dali was responsible for farming these fields, which provided enough food and vegetables for the family. Any surplus produce would be sold.
Although the two villages were adjacent, Bai Lin had never been to this area before. As he approached the fields, he saw Mo Dali resting by the trees and Mo Yi weeding in the fields. Bai Lin couldn’t help but quicken his pace.
For some reason, Bai Lin’s heart couldn’t help but flutter when he saw Mo Yi.
He walked straight to Mo Yi’s side without saying a word, wanting to see when Mo Yi would notice him.
Feeling a shadow cast over him, Mo Yi wiped his sweat and looked up. Seeing his partner, he immediately broke into a bright smile.
“Why are you here?” Mo Yi asked happily.
Bai Lin glanced at the basket in his hand and said, “Bringing lunch for you guys.” With that, he pulled up his sleeve and wiped Mo Yi’s forehead a few times.
Mo Yi’s face was flushed from working under the sun, and sweat dripped down his cheeks, disappearing into his collar.
Bai Lin felt that Mo Yi looked particularly radiant and full of youthful vigor. He swallowed, feeling a bit thirsty.
Not far away, Mo Dali also noticed Bai Lin and stood up, shouting to them, “Hey, it’s enough for today’s work. We’ll finish the rest tomorrow. Plus, lunch has arrived. Let’s eat and then head back.”
Mo Yi nodded at his father’s words, intending to reach for Bai Lin, but halfway through, he realized his hands were covered in mud from working. About to dirty Bai Lin’s clothes, Mo Yi smiled awkwardly and withdrew his hand. However, Bai Lin noticed Mo Yi’s expression and instinctively grabbed his wrist.
“What’s wrong? Weren’t you going to hold me?” Bai Lin asked softly.
“My hands are dirty. I don’t want to dirty your clothes,” Mo Yi explained slowly.
Bai Lin understood, but for some reason, he couldn’t stand seeing Mo Yi being so careful around him.
Although he often scolded Mo Yi harshly when they were close, why was Mo Yi suddenly being so cautious about holding hands?
Suddenly feeling a surge of frustration, Bai Lin directly grabbed Mo Yi’s wrist and pulled him to the edge of the field, all the way to the tree where Mo Dali was resting, before letting go.
Bai Lin took out the food from the basket one by one. He specially pulled out a handkerchief from his pocket and carefully wiped Mo Yi’s hands before handing him a steamed bun.
Mo Dali noticed the interaction between the young couple and couldn’t help but smirk. He tactfully took his portion and stood up, saying, “I’ve been sitting for a while, and I’m tired too. I’ll take these over to chat with Xiao Lao. Call me when you’re done eating.”
With that, Mo Dali left, leaving Mo Yi and Bai Lin alone.
Mo Yi immediately devoured a boiled egg and then took a bite of the rabbit leg, stuffing his mouth full. Bai Lin couldn’t help but chuckle at the sight.
Perhaps enjoying the taste of the rabbit meat, Mo Yi quickly offered some to his partner.
Staring at the rabbit leg that had been bitten by his silly partner, Bai Lin was momentarily stunned. But seeing the expectant look in Mo Yi’s eyes, he inexplicably felt warmth in his heart.
Bai Lin looked at the bite mark, and gently took a bite himself. Turning to see Mo Yi’s lips glistening with oil and his face filled with contentment after eating, Bai Lin unconsciously moved closer.
Occasionally, a breeze blew by, bringing a slight chill and blowing Mo Yi’s strand of hair.
When Bai Lin leaned in close, he could felt the strand of Mo Yi hair touching his cheek. He felt itchiness but those itchiness stretched to his heart.
He knew the taste of Mo Yi’s lips and was familiar with it. He had tasted it last night, and now, he couldn’t resist the urge to taste it again.
But before he could do anything, Mo Yi suddenly spoke, “Bai Lin, I want to kiss you.”
Hearing this, Bai Lin’s throat felt dry, and his voice was hoarse, “Someone might see us…”
Before he could finish, Mo Yi stood up, looked around, then wiped his mouth and leaned in to kiss him.
After the kiss, Mo Yi smirked triumphantly and winked at him, “Don’t worry, no one saw us just now.”
Watching the boy in front of him, who seemed to be gleefully taking advantage of the situation, Bai Lin sighed softly.
How could this silly boy be so adorable…
So cute!❤
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What a hateful girl, I can’t believe she even hit the original Mo Yi! That’s monstrous!
that girl is an abuser