A car accident, our family of three crossed

When it was getting dark, Shuisheng went to the back mountain to replace Chen Laoer.

As soon as Chen Laoer left, Mudun came up the mountain.

When Shuisheng saw him, he asked in confusion: "It's already dark, why are you still up the mountain?"

"You are guarding by yourself. I am afraid you will be bored, so I am here to keep you company." Mu Dun walked into the wooden house with his hands behind his back, and began to take off his shoes and coat and lay on the couch. "By the way, I have a piece of news to tell you. Uncle Hengzi and his friends will leave for the capital in five days. They will travel with Shopkeeper Zhou and his friends. Sister Zhou and Sister Xianghuan will also go with them."

"W-what? So soon?" This news really caught Shuisheng off guard. "But, isn't the Spring Examination held in February next year? Even if Uncle Hengzi and the others spend the New Year at home before going, it will still be in time!"

"Uncle Hengzi said that it was freezing cold at that time, and the road was difficult and unsafe. We can only take advantage of the good weather now and go with Shopkeeper Zhou and his people so that they can take care of us on the way."

After taking off his coat, Mudun lay down on the couch, folded his hands and placed his head on the back, and said nonchalantly: "Brother, don't blame me for not reminding you! You don't have much time left."

Shuisheng glanced at him, neither agreeing nor refuting, but this night was destined to be another sleepless night.

The next morning, Chen Laoer went up the mountain early to replace people.

The two brothers went down the mountain together and had breakfast in the workshop canteen. After Shuisheng started working, Mudun slowly came out of the workshop and returned to the Hang family. He had to go to school today.

At noon, Shuisheng came to the Hang family for a meal for the first time. Song Ning and others were a little surprised to see him.

Shuisheng scratched his hair awkwardly and said, "I haven't tasted Aunt's cooking for a long time. I came here to have a meal today."

Song Ning looked at him suspiciously. Her intuition told her that something must be wrong with this boy, but he didn't say anything, so she didn't ask.

"Okay, okay, come over whenever you want to eat at home. You'll have to eat a bite. It's almost time to eat. Go wash your hands and wait!"

How could Shuisheng just sit there and wait for food? He washed his hands and went into the kitchen to help. After all the dishes were out of the pot, he helped to serve them out.

From the moment Shuisheng entered the door to the moment he sat down to eat, Mudun looked at him with a look that seemed to see through everything, which made him feel uneasy.

After dinner, Shuisheng didn't leave in a hurry. He chatted with Song Ning about this and that, and then started to find work for himself.

He was either filling the water jar or chopping firewood. Even though the firewood pile was already several piles high and it would take a month to burn it all, he would still chop a small pile.

After chopping the wood, seeing that there was nothing else he could do, the guy picked up the broom and started sweeping up the few fallen leaves in the yard.

Looking at his busy figure, Xu came to Song Ning and whispered, "Madam, is there something wrong with this child?"

"Eighty percent likely." Song Ning nodded. If her guess was correct, he was probably here for the Xianghuan matter.

Young people are shy and this was their first time experiencing emotional matters, so after working for a long time, he still didn't have the courage to speak to her.

"Shuisheng, stop working. We've already swept the yard this morning. There aren't many leaves now, so you don't need to sweep anymore. Come over here and have a drink of water and take a rest."

Shuisheng responded, put the broom away, walked over reluctantly, took the cup of herbal tea poured by Song Ning, and drank it in two gulps.

Song Ning added more tea to his cup. She wanted to wait for him to speak, but he hesitated several times. She sighed and asked, "Shuisheng, is there anything you want to do today?"

Shuisheng was still preparing his answer in his mind and didn't expect her to ask him this suddenly. He was stunned for a moment, then he realized what was going on and felt a little guilty and flustered.

He nervously took a sip of tea and began to stutter as soon as he spoke, without a single complete sentence, "Um, I, I, I, I..."

Before he could finish his sentence, he gulped down the tea in the cup.

"It's okay, don't be anxious. Just tell me what's the matter slowly and don't be so formal with your aunt." Song Ning reluctantly added tea to his cup again and waited patiently for him to speak.

However, his hesitation made Mudun, who was leaning against the door and eavesdropping, very anxious. He muttered in a low voice, "Stupid goose, hurry up and speak!"

He was really worried that his elder brother might not be able to save face and give up on this matter halfway.

Fortunately, although Shuisheng hesitated for a long time, he finally expressed clearly what he wanted to say.

"Aunt, aunt, that is, I, I want you to come forward and propose marriage on my behalf."

After saying this, he lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Song Ning's expression. His whole face turned red, spreading all the way to the base of his neck.

Song Ning couldn't help laughing, pretending to just know about it, and said in surprise: "Oh! This is a happy event! Tell your aunt quickly, which girl do you like?"

"Yes, yes, it's Miss Xianghuan." Shuisheng mumbled a name, and the head was buried lower and lower, almost buried in the teacup.

He waited for a long time but didn't hear Song Ning speak. He became more and more uneasy and couldn't help but think wildly in his mind.

"Aunt, do you also think I am a little wishful thinking?"

He muttered sullenly, raised his head somewhat dejectedly, and saw Song Ning resting his chin on his hand, looking at him with an understanding look and a meaningful smile.

He was stunned for a moment, then he quickly realized that it was possible that his aunt had already known about his little thoughts?

Thinking of this, the blush on Shuisheng's face that had just receded suddenly covered his entire face again.