It's terrible. Mr. Lu is too clingy.

Fortunately, Xie Xingran knew Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang well, and could answer all their questions fluently.

It was not until I had dinner at Uncle Zhang's house and sat for another half an hour, and seeing that it was getting dark in the evening, I took the key and walked out.

The sunset glow in the sky is bright red, shining on the country road, even illuminating the road with its red light.

The figures of the two were stretched out in front, and Lu Ci also jumped and stepped on her shadow.

"Hey, I stepped on you." He walked backwards in front of her, his face full of smiles, his eyes bright and cheerful.

Xie Xingran looked at him gently and teased him:

"Don't step on other people's shadows, or you'll wet the bed at night."

Lu Ci also snorted, obviously not believing it, but a thought flashed through his mind, and he leaned forward with a wicked smile, pulled her collar down, and whispered in her ear.

I don't know what he said, but I saw Xie Xingran's face suddenly turned red, like the sunset in the sky, and he glared at him angrily.

Lu Ci also covered his mouth and laughed, then turned around and continued to step on her shadow.

Xie Xingran touched his face and looked at his back with indulgence in his eyes.

On the way back, I passed by a yard and saw an old lady sitting at the door, looking at the sunset in the sky. She looked quite lonely.

Just as Lu Ci showed a sympathetic look, Xie Xingran said calmly:

"Grandma Wang has three sons, and every year they would vie for her to live with them. She now has more than a dozen grandchildren."

Sure enough, the sound of children running and jumping could be heard in the yard.

One of the grandchildren ran out and shouted beside her, "Grandma! Dinner is almost ready!"

Grandma Wang smiled and nodded, but did not move.

Seeing this, the grandson handed her a candy, then jumped and ran back into the house.

Seeing Lu Ci's relieved expression, Xie Xingran was amused.

[Eh? Grandma Wang wasn't here just now. She must not know that my wife is married yet...]

Xie Xingran thought to himself that this person was showing off in public, and she really wanted to let the whole village know that she was married, right?

But she also wanted to say something specifically to Grandma Wang.

As a result, the man was afraid that she would stop him, so he ran over quickly without waiting for her, pointed in her direction, and introduced her to Grandma Wang with a smile on his face.

Lu Ci also spoke a little softly, so it was hard to hear clearly. I only heard words like "tall and handsome" and "husband".

Xie Xingran walked over and was about to tell him that Grandma Wang was a little deaf and he had to speak louder.

Then I heard Grandma Wang's surprised and gossipy voice say:

"What! Your husband Lu Zi is wild? How wild is he?"

Lu Ci also: “???!”

Xie Xingran: “…”

What the hell did this guy say to Grandma Wang?!

The noise attracted many people out of the yard, most of them were children, and also Grandma Wang’s third son and daughter-in-law.

Lu Ci never thought that this day would come.

The name he was so used to and so proud of! How could it be slandered one day?

Looking at the different expressions on everyone's faces, he kept waving his hands, so anxious that he could hardly speak straight.

"No, no, grandma, grandma, read it with me. Ci~ the second tone, ci~ci ye, Lu, ci, ye, not Lu Zi Ye!"

Grandma Wang’s third daughter-in-law burst out laughing, but was afraid that her laughter would cause dissatisfaction on the other party, so she hid in the yard.

The children didn’t quite understand, but when they saw their parents laughing, they started giggling too.

Lu Ci laughed so hard that he was both angry and anxious, and sweat was pouring down his forehead.

"Husband, please say something and tell them how to write your name."

Xie Xingran just felt that he had lost face by following him.

She smiled awkwardly at the others, squatted beside Grandma Wang, and said in a slightly louder but gentle voice:

"Grandma, Xiaoxing is married. I'm Xiaoxing's husband, Lu Ci Ye. If there's a soulmate who appreciates my song, I'll sing the 'Ci' of Yangchun and the 'Ye' of Yuxiang all over the place."

Grandma Wang and Grandma Xie Xingran were both primary school Chinese teachers. They were colleagues and neighbors, and they took good care of her and her brother when they were young.

Now that I am old, my hearing is not very good, but I still become subconsciously sensitive when I hear ancient poetry.

Hearing her explanation at this moment, he nodded in enlightenment, "What a good name, what a good name."

Then he held their hands and told her, "Live well with Xiaoxing. She has suffered a lot these years. You have to take good care of her."

After leaving Zhang Bo's house, Xie Xingran's eyes were red for the second time.

See, there are still many people who care about her.

I opened the gate with the key. The yard was clean and tidy, but the wooden house had a desolate and old feeling.

Over the years, she has been like a tourist, and this yard is her hotel. She comes and goes, but never stays here for long.

But this should have been her home.

Noticing that she was in a bad mood, Lu Ci also became more talkative.

While packing her luggage, she tried to divert her attention by talking.

"Honey, let's go to the market to buy some vegetables tomorrow. We don't have any at home."

"Uncle Zhang has vegetables in his fields, you can pick them as you like, but if you want meat, you have to go to the street to buy it."

"Then, wife, let's sit in the yard and watch the stars."

"Then you have to wear long pants, otherwise you will be fed to mosquitoes."

"Hmm~ Honey, what should I do about taking a bath?"

"Boil water."

"Ah? But I don't know how to light a fire. Wife, please teach me."

"There's a water boiler, so no need to light a fire."

"Oh~~" Lu Ci also chirped, but it did not delay his work, "Wife, is this the bed we sleep on tonight?"

He thought to himself, "It's a little narrow, but that's just right. I can be intimate with my wife openly, hehe."

Xie Xingran straightened the corners of the bed sheet and looked at the person sitting on the bed with a smile on his face.

She folded her arms and smiled, breaking his fantasy:

"No, this is where you sleep. I'll sleep in the other room."

Lu Ci stopped laughing instantly and asked with a pout, "Why do we have to sleep separately?"

Xie Xingran: "I'm afraid if my brother finds out, he'll beat me."

Lu Ci's face also became a little stiff: "This, this can't be my brother-in-law's old room, right?"

Xie Xingran raised an eyebrow and said nothing. "Why? Are you afraid that my brother will come out to talk to you tonight?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the person who was afraid of ghosts got furious and jumped to her side with a scream.

But when he thought that it was his wife's brother, the fear in his heart inexplicably lessened.

When he thought that his brother-in-law might be watching him at this moment, he pretended to be calm, got off her, and only grabbed the corner of her clothes.

Pursing her lips, she asked nervously, "If my brother-in-law sees me like this, will he think I'm too timid and unworthy of you?"

Seeing him like this, Xie Xingran smiled.

He jokingly said, "It's possible. After all, my brother has always been very brave and is not afraid of ghosts at all."

Hearing this, Lu Ci loosened his grip on her clothes, coughed, and said seriously:

"Brother-in-law, I'm your sister's husband. My name is Lu Ci Ye. It's the 'Ci' in 'If there's a soulmate who appreciates my talent, I'll sing it all over the place,' and the 'Ye' in 'Maybe'. Don't hear me wrong, I..."

"Alright, alright, I'm just kidding." Xie Xingran interrupted him with amusement, "If you want to talk, go to the grave. What's the point of talking here? Do you really think there's a ghost in the house?"