Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder is Very Leisurely

Time flies, and before we knew it, the New Year was almost here. After entering the twelfth lunar month, the weather was so cold that Yu Nuan couldn't even leave the courtyard. The snow on the ground was getting thicker and thicker. In the morning, Yu Nuan got up and cooked some eight-treasure porridge on the stove. She also used leftover dumpling filling from yesterday to make herself a few steamed buns. After eating and washing up, she waited by the stove for Wu Xianya and the others to arrive.

Soon after, Yu Nuan heard footsteps coming from the courtyard and knew that they had arrived.

"Why are there only three of you? Where are Brother Li and the others?" Yu Nuan asked, puzzled, noticing that the male educated youths weren't following behind.

"Yu Nuan, let's go play on the frozen river today! Brother Li borrowed a few ice sleds, and they're already waiting for us on the ice," Zhang Nana said excitedly to Yu Nuan as she rushed into the house and went straight to the stove.

"Ah! It's so cold, I don't even want to go out into the yard." Yu Nuan thought about the temperature outside and quickly refused.

"You should wear something warmer. Besides, you'll get hot after playing for a while. This was something Brother Li went through a lot of trouble to borrow. It would be a shame if you didn't go," Wu Xianya said, trying to persuade Yu Nuan after hearing her refusal.

“Yes, yes. Ice skating is really fun.” Li Xiaoni also joined in persuading Yu Nuan.

It took the three of them a lot of persuasion to convince Yu Nuan to go out and play. Yu Nuan returned to her bedroom and bundled herself up in thick layers. She was already wearing thermal underwear under her clothes, then a cotton-padded coat, and finally a thick military-style cotton-padded jacket, making her look like a clumsy bear. She wrapped a scarf around her neck, put on a hat, and completely armed herself.

When Zhang Nana saw Yu Nuan's outfit, she couldn't help but complain, "Yu Nuan, I know you're afraid of the cold, but you don't have to be so exaggerated!" After saying that, Zhang Nana burst into laughter without holding back. Wu Xianya and Li Xiaoni also covered their mouths and laughed quietly.

"Is it really that strange?" Yu Nuan looked at Wu Xianya.

"No, everyone does this. Let's go!" Wu Xianya suppressed a laugh and pulled Yu Nuan towards the door.

Yu Nuan rolled her eyes. If she hadn't seen Wu Xianya's uncontrollable upward curve of her lips, the story would have been more believable.

When they arrived at the riverbank, the others were stunned to see Yu Nuan. They simply couldn't reconcile the image of this clumsy, bear-like person with Yu Nuan. Yu Nuan knew she had done something foolish. She hadn't left her own yard all winter, and her outdoor activities were confined to the yard. Besides, she wouldn't wear a coat for even a short while outside, so she felt very cold. Actually, if she wore a coat and got used to being outside for a while, she wouldn't feel so cold anymore.

"Yu Nuan, did you come out wrapped in a blanket?" Wang Gang asked, pointing at Yu Nuan, laughing so hard he couldn't straighten up.

Even Sun Xiaobing, who is usually not very talkative, came up to tease Yu Nuan: "Yu Nuan, can you still bend down later?"

Yu Nuan was immediately annoyed. Seeing that Yu Nuan was about to get angry from being teased, he quickly stepped in to stop her, saying, "Alright, let's focus on staying warm. Everyone, come and have some fun! Otherwise, it will get dark soon."

“That’s right, it’s getting late,” Wang Yang quickly added. Then he walked over to Yu Nuan and whispered comfortingly, “You look quite pretty like this.”

"Yes, thank you." Actually, Yu Nuan didn't think much of it. She knew that everyone was just joking around because they were familiar with each other, and it wasn't malicious teasing.

Yu Nuan sat on the ice sled and followed Wu Xianya's instructions, gliding forward. Before long, Yu Nuan began to enjoy it. Playing freely, Yu Nuan even had a race with Zhang Nana to see who could skate faster.

Yu Nuan hadn't played like this in a long time, sweating profusely. She touched the sweat on her head and realized she was so hot that she wanted to take off her coat, but she restrained herself. Taking off her clothes right after sweating would definitely make her catch a cold.

"How was it? Was it fun?" Wu Xianya slid down to Yu Nuan's side and asked.

"Mmm, it's fun. I'm all sweaty from playing."

"Please don't take off your clothes, you'll catch a cold."

“I know. Let’s go find Nana and Xiaoni.”

The four people huddled together, pushing and shoving each other, their laughter filling the entire ice surface. Seeing everyone laughing so happily from afar, Li Yu felt his efforts to borrow the ice sleds from the villagers hadn't been in vain.

Yu Nuan got tired of playing, so she stopped and watched everyone else play. Wang Yang walked up to Yu Nuan and asked, "Yu Nuan, why did you stop?"

"I'm a little tired from playing, I'll rest for a while, you don't need to worry about me."

"If you're tired, I'll help you slide."

"No, no, you go have fun! You really don't need to worry about me."

Wang Yang was about to say something when he heard Wang Gang calling him.

"Wang Gang called you; it seems like something's up."

"Then I'll go."

Wang Yang carried the ice sled to Wang Gang's side and asked, "What did you call me for?"

"It's nothing much, just wondering if you have time to go with Brother Li to return these ice carts later?"

"When Brother Li asked just now, I agreed. Oh right, you were right there too."

"Oh, really? I might have forgotten," Wang Gang said awkwardly, and then walked away.

Now Wang Yang realized that Wang Gang hadn't come to him with anything, but had deliberately distracted him from Yu Nuan. Angrily, Wang Yang caught up with Wang Gang and demanded, "Why did you do this?"

"What?" Wang Gang continued to feign ignorance and deny it.

"You like Yu Nuan too, don't you? Yes, it's understandable that I like such an outstanding woman like her. Let's compete fairly."

"What do you mean?"

“I like her too, we’re competing fairly.”

"Yes, I like her, but I know I'm not good enough for her, so I've never thought about pursuing her." Wang Gang didn't even know when he fell for Yu Nuan. When he finally realized it, he thought a lot and decided to bury his feelings deep inside. Wang Gang clearly understood that he wasn't good enough for the outstanding Yu Nuan, and he couldn't bring her any happiness. Staying by her side as a friend was enough for him. Wang Gang knew that if he confessed his feelings to Yu Nuan, she would definitely avoid him. Therefore, Wang Gang never showed any sign of liking Yu Nuan.

"That works too, it'll give me one less competitor."

"I don't think you're good enough for Yu Nuan, let alone give her happiness."

"How am I not good enough? I'm good-looking, and my family is well-off. You don't need to belittle me like this just because you're jealous!" Wang Yang had a strange kind of confidence. Indeed, Wang Yang's appearance was exactly the kind of gentle, scholarly type that was popular these days. Back in school, he often received love letters from female classmates. After going to the countryside, he attracted the attention of girls wherever he went, and often received food from the village girls—food they had saved from their own meals. Wang Yang never refused any of it, which was why Wang Gang looked down on him; Wang Gang considered it immoral. Now, with that incident, everyone thought Wang Yang was a bad person.