It was the first time Tang Zhou woke up to the crowing of a rooster.
The sun shone on the snow, reflecting an even more dazzling light that jumped mischievously on Tang Zhou’s eyelids through the gaps in the window.
The bed was so warm as spring that he felt a stinging cold as soon as he stretched out his hands, making him reluctant to get up.
There was no one in the house and the courtyard was silent.
Tang Zhou lay in the kang for a while, but with difficulty forced himself to get up and get dressed.
As soon as his feet touched the ground, he felt movement in the courtyard. Tang Zhou opened the curtain and stepped out of the back room, bumping into Fu Shen entering the room.
The cold air suddenly became sticky as their gazes met.
Fu Shen put the things in his hands and walked over, “Why don’t you sleep more?”
“Didn’t you say last night that we would make dumplings today?” Tang Zhou’s eyes rested on the bags he was carrying.
Fu Shen’s eyes were soft, and he took advantage of the situation to hold him in his arms and kiss him.
Tang Zhou covered his mouth with his hand, “I haven’t brushed my teeth yet.”
Fu Shen looked at him silently, kissed and kissed his palm several times before releasing him.
He personally fetched hot water for Tang Zhou while he squeezed the toothpaste. While Tang Zhou brushed his teeth, Fu Shen took several cups of hot water and poured them into a larger one, then left it there to cool.
The service is extremely attentive.
After Tang Zhou washed himself, he took a few sips of hot water to warm his stomach and calmly said, “What did you bring?”
“I went out to buy some items for the Chinese New Year celebration.” Fu Shen pressed a kiss to his moist lips, “What do you want to eat?”.
Tang Zhou didn’t choose anything in particular, “I’ll eat whatever you do.”
When Tang Zhou accompanied Fu Shen to make breakfast in the kitchen, he found it somewhat novel and stood there fiddling with things a couple of times, almost putting out the fire at each attempt. When she caught Fu Shen’s gaze in his head he simply looked at him innocently.
How could Fu Shen be willing to say anything to him? If he even found him more adorable like this.
When breakfast was served, Tang Zhou had time to carefully analyze the situation in the house.
The house looked very old, and the dining room table was full of historical vicissitudes.
Tang Zhou looked through the door and could see the rolling hills not far away.
Searching his memory of yesterday, he discovered that Fu Shen’s house was a bit removed from the other houses in the village, and that this was the only house that stood alone in this area.
He was curious and asked, “I see that the other houses in the village live quite close together, how come there are no neighbors around your house?”
Fu Shen paused and said calmly, “My mother had a child out of wedlock, so my grandfather didn’t want me to hear people’s gossip, that’s why he moved far away.”
Tang Zhou felt pain in his heart.
Even if they were far away, they were still in the same village. He couldn’t imagine how much gossip Fu Shen heard as a child.
Perhaps those people had no bad intentions, but those who spoke had no intention of listening to any explanation, and those harsh words must have left an indelible shadow on Fu Shen’s heart as a child.
Tang Zhou decisively changed the subject, “Shall we put up the Spring Festival couplets today? Let’s go out together later for dinner!”
Fu Shen lifted the corners of his lips, “I have to go to the mountain to visit the tombs after dinner, stay at home, and wait for me to return.”
Tang Zhou immediately said, “I’ll go too!”
“It just snowed, and the mountain road is not easy to walk,” Fu Shen did not want him to suffer.
Tang Zhou said earnestly, “I want to meet them.”
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He kidnapped other people’s son and grandson, it is his duty to tell the elders.
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Pa kjr reccs joafg atf rcbk, jcv atf reggbecvlcu wbecajlcr kfgf yfjealoei.
Me Vtfc ifv Kjcu Itbe vbkc atf cjggbk qjat ab atf mfwfafgs.
Ktf wbecajlcr kfgf mbnfgfv klat rcbk lc klcafg, klat bmmjrlbcji ugffc rtbbar bo qlcf, jvvlcu j yla bo nlygjcms jcv yfjeas.
Tang Zhou took a deep breath and said, “The air here is very pleasant.”
The freshness here has nothing to envy to the air of the cities, however beautiful the villas of the big city may be.
Fu Shen held his hand firmly, “Maybe in a few years it won’t be so good.”
Longtan village is a treasure trove of land that sooner or later will be discovered by others.
Before Longxin real estate had any intention of creating a resort, indeed there were some with genuine intentions, the fact that they had displeased Tang Zhou’s “lover” was only incidental.
But fortunately for some, Longxin Real Estate will no longer exist.
Not long after, Tang Zhou saw two tombstones, one “Fu Guang” and the other “Fu Junlan”.
By title, Fu Guang was Fu Shen’s grandfather, and Fu Junlan was Fu Shen’s long-dead mother.
So, the word “blue” in “deep blue” is taken from Fu Shen’s mother’s name.
Fu Shen looked at the tombstone with no sorrow on his face, he had a faint smile, even.
“I came to see you,” he said, holding Tang Zhou’s hand tightly, “with my lover.”
Tang Zhou was a little shy: “Grandpa Fu, Auntie Fu, hello.”
Fu Shen raised the corners of his lips, showing off like a child in front of an adult. “Isn’t he great? You must really like him.”
Tang Zhou also complimented him: “Fu Shen is doing very well now. He has excellent grades in school, won a scholarship, and even won first place in a competition. He even founded a company. He’s really amazing.”
Fu Shen was amused by him. His low laughter quietly fell on Tang Zhou’s heart, both light and heavy.
He could hardly imagine how Fu Shen had managed to survive all these years alone, but he knew very well that Fu Shen would never be alone again.
“Fu Shen, let’s get married after you graduate.”
Tang Zhou’s soft and calm voice quietly sounded in the silent forest.
Like a thunderbolt out of the blue, it exploded in Fu Shen’s ears.
He was so stunned that he was speechless. And it wasn’t after a long time, that he reacted: “Baby, what did you just say?”
Tang Zhou smiled at him.
“After you graduate, shall we get married?”
He wanted to be with Fu Shen for the rest of his life.
Fu Shen stared at him blankly, his amber eyes glistening in the sunlight. The water in them flashed away, so fast that it was almost impossible to catch.
He suddenly hugged Tang Zhou tightly, burying his face in his neck, and muffled for a long time, before saying in a low voice: “I can’t wait to graduate.”
He even thought about finishing his credits early and getting his diploma ahead of schedule.
On the way down the mountain, the two occasionally ran into villagers. The villagers rarely saw such a handsome young outsider and chatted endlessly with Tang Zhou.
They either praised Fu Shen’s studies or expressed their sympathy for Fu Shen’s hardships over the years.
Fu Shen was helpless, but Tang Zhou listened very seriously.
They were all witnesses of Fu Shen’s past. Through their words, he could picture in his mind a young Fu Shen striving hard.
It was almost noon when they got home. The two of them worked together to paste the Spring Festival couplets and started to prepare the New Year’s Eve dinner.
There were only two of them eating, so there was no need to prepare too much for the New Year’s Eve dinner. Dumplings and a few dishes would be enough.
Tang Zhou originally wanted to learn how to make dumplings with Fu Shen, but Fu Shen said, “Making dumplings will make your hands cold.”
“But you said yesterday that we would do it together.”
Fu Shen smiled, “I’ll make them, you watch, that’s also together.”
Tang Zhou: “…” Fine.
In previous years, Fu Shen would just make whatever he wanted to eat that day, but this year he was especially attentive, although he was a little tired, his heart was full of happiness.
He had even forgotten the hatred he felt when he left Longtan Village.
He hadn’t thought about Qiao Cheng’an in a long time.
Tang Zhou looked at the beautiful dumplings he had made and asked, “Is there a movie theater in the county town?”
“Do you want to watch a movie?”
“Yes, Lu Ye said that the movie will be released on the first day of the new year. Shall we go and see it together?”
Fu Shen suddenly raised his head, his deep eyes filled with extremely gentle light, “Baby, let’s go back to Jiangcheng tomorrow.”
“What?”
Fu Shen said, “I want to go back. And the movie theaters in Jiangcheng are better equipped than in the county town.”
He couldn’t bear to let Tang Zhou stay here with him and suffer in the cold. His sweet little bun should be staying in a warm and spacious house, not in such a remote and cold mountain village.
Tang Zhou nodded, “Okay.”
Night fell, the village was full of New Year atmosphere, every family was bustling with activity, everyone had finished the New Year’s Eve dinner and gathered together to chat, play cards and watch TV, the children were holding sparklers, running and playing around.
Tang Zhou stood in the yard, looking at these scenes, thinking back to the years he had spent before. He felt that they had all been wasted.
“Do you want to watch fireworks?” Fu Shen walked up behind him and hugged him.
Tang Zhou turned his head, “Can we?”
“Hmm. I’ll go get them.”
The fireworks were very big and heavy, Fu Shen put them outside the yard, lit the fuse, and then returned to the yard, holding Tang Zhou’s hand.
SWOOSH——BOOM——
The first firework bloomed in the vast night sky, the beauty and brilliance of which made Tang Zhou’s eyes widen slightly.
The ground under his feet trembled with the loud noise, and his heart trembled along with it.
He tilted his head and watched the entire fireworks display without dropping a single one, his eyes shining brightly as he said heartily, “It’s beautiful.”
He gazed at the fireworks, and Fu Shen gazed at him.
It is indeed very beautiful.
“It’s cold outside, let’s go back to the house.” Fu Shen said softly.
Tang Zhou followed his footsteps, unusually meek.
Just as he stepped into the house, he heard the door creak shut, and before Tang Zhou had the chance to say anything, Fu Shen steeply embraced him from behind and kissed his cheeks and earlobes.
A face that has been frozen by the cold wind suddenly feels a warm touch, and instantly flushes.
Tang Zhou took the initiative, turned around and kissed him.
When they got carried away by the emotions of the moment, Fu Shen picked him up and carried him from the main room to the inner room, all the way to the bed.
Fu Shen just kissed him, his hand clasping on the back of his neck，but this time the kiss was long and deep, as if he wanted to pour out all the love in his heart.
Tang Zhou’s lips and tongue were numb by the end, and he could only passively follow his rhythm, occasionally letting out a few whimpers.
“Let’s not kiss anymore, if we kiss again tomorrow it will be swollen.” Tang Zhou muttered, and his eyes were filled with tears.
Fu Shen smiled and pecked him a few times, “It’s okay, it’s normal to wear a mask in winter.”
Tang Zhou: “……”
Fu Shen couldn’t bear to bully him anymore, so he got up and said, “I’ll go prepare hot water for you to wash up.”
“Okay.”
After washing up, the two of them got into bed and hugged each other.
Tang Zhou didn’t feel cold at all, he just felt at ease.
The village outside was quiet and peaceful, with occasional dog barks, which added some liveliness.
“Fu Shen, I heard from Qiao Yuan that Aunt Sheng has gotten hold of quite a few of Qiao Chengnan’s assets, and may use legal means and the board of directors to expel him after the new year.”
Fu Shen sniffed the faint fragrance of his hair and said nonchalantly, “That’s good.”
“Then what are your plans?”
Fu Shen thought for a moment, “After the new year, we will continue to work on the project and try to complete it before April to apply for a license.”
Tang Zhou couldn’t help but ask, “What about Qiao Cheng’an?”
“What’s wrong with him?”
Tang Zhou blinked and didn’t say anything.
Fu Shen stopped teasing him and said seriously, “Before I met you, I did have those thoughts. I even thought that if one day I could really defeat him, I would bring him here and let him kneel in front of my mother and grandfather’s grave to repent.”
Tang Zhou’s fingertips trembled slightly, “What about now?”
“Now I understand,” he kissed Tang Zhou on the tip of the nose, “he is not worthy.”
His mother and grandfather would never want to see that scumbag again.
And now, he has the most beautiful lover in the world, so why waste his time on irrelevant people?
Hatred was only the motivation he used to work hard in the past, to make it all worth fighting for.
But now, he has a more worthy inner support for which to fight.
That is love.
Hello! I ws going to post ch. 50 but don’t really know if I’ll have time so I’ll put my note over here hahaha.
Hello y’all!! I’m here again! Oh god, I missed posting (and translating) very much… I’m sorry I haven’t posted in some weeks too, I’m just back in uni since some weeks ago and my professors have been rutless ever since lol
However, I’ve been getting used (again) to the workload and have been doing well over here. I’ve even had time to translate >< It makes me so happy lolol especially since we’re on the verge of finishing the novel!! I can’t believe there’re currently just 2 chapters left from the main history… it feels very surreal
Anyway, tyvm for reading this cute story with me!! (cof cof I need to se that piece of trash that calls itself Qiao Cheng’an suffering and ruined cof cof I hope it actually happens cof cof)
See ya soon!! Love u all 
Billie Eilish was playing a very quiet and nostalgic song while I was reading this chapter and it was just perfection. I almost cry thinking of home 🥺🥺🥺🥺
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Thank for all the updates!
Thank you so so much for all these chapters at once. I can’t believe it’s so close to the end! I love this couple so much…
Thanks for your hard work 😊
I was so happy to see this updated! Thank you so much for all the chapters!!! These two are so sweet! 💜🙏💜
Thank you for the update! And I wish you all the best with your studies!🌺
Ahhh they’re so precious T.T
I knew it was one of the shorter novels, but I’m still shocked we are so close to the end! 🥹 Thank you for translating this 🤗
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