Watching Cheng Xiaofan's worried expression, Bai Yiling became even more curious about this man.
"Xiaofan, are you really worried about Long Xingyun's fate after he leaves?" Bai Yiling asked incredulously.
Cheng Xiaofan nodded and said, "Although Long Xingyun's purpose in coming to Zhuxi Village was impure, he was arrogant and even crossed my bottom line with his words."
"However, afterwards, he sincerely apologized to me, and I could see that his regret was very genuine."
"From childhood to adulthood, I have been rooted and raised in Zhuxi Village, and at no time can I change my identity as a farmer's son."
"The people of this land taught me how to treat others with kindness and how to interact with them."
Upon hearing this, Bai Yiling elegantly swept aside the stray strands of hair from her face and smiled, saying, "I didn't expect you to be such a Zen man!"
Cheng Xiaofan shook his head and smiled, "If you call me a Zen man, then you are wrong. You didn't see how I treated Long Xingyun and the black-clothed men around him just now."
"Long Xingyun had his martial arts crippled, and those black-clothed men were not much better off."
"It was because he threatened to bloodbath Zhuxi Village that my anger flared up. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been so ruthless!"
"Hehe, Xiaofan,"
Bai Yiling winked at him flirtatiously, "I find you to be a man of true character. This time, I'm not wrong, am I?"
Cheng Xiaofan chuckled noncommittally and said, "Actually, Yiling, no matter how you say it, I always enjoy listening."
"What if I say bad things about you?" Bai Yiling tilted her head and said playfully.
Cheng Xiaofan nodded and said, "Then I will listen even more intently, so I can know what I did wrong and why I offended our beautiful Miss Yiling to the point of speaking ill of me!"
"Hahaha..."
Bai Yiling smiled triumphantly, reached out, and pinched Cheng Xiaofan's nose, "I like hearing you say that. To show my appreciation, I'll pinch your nose!"
Dizzy!
My appreciation is a pinch on the nose?
Should I go for something more intimate...
Forget it!
Stop daydreaming!
One must know when to advance and when to retreat!
Never try to force something you don't have!
"Yiling, let's go back!"
Cheng Xiaofan filled a large twenty-jin bottle halfway with his happy wine and placed it on the motorcycle. The two of them rode their own motorcycles towards the village.
When Cheng Xiaofan entered the house with the happy wine and Bai Yiling, Miao Xiuhua completely ignored her son and greeted Bai Yiling: "Yiling, I called you several times this afternoon, why didn't you answer?"
"Ah, you called me?"
Bai Yiling quickly took out her phone and looked. There were more than a dozen missed calls from Miao Xiuhua. "Mom, I'm really sorry. The thunderstorm this afternoon was too strong, and I didn't hear it!"
"Mom, is something wrong?"
Miao Xiuhua smiled and said, "I'm fine, dear. It's just that the thunderstorm today is too abnormal, incredibly strong. I was worried about your safety in the back mountain, so I called you a few times."
Bai Yiling smiled and said, "Mom, our engineering team has very good safety measures, so there's no problem."
Miao Xiuhua continued, "This afternoon, I saw five cars driving towards the back mountain. Why did they come back so soon?"
Bai Yiling naturally knew that Miao Xiuhua was referring to Long Xingyun and his entourage's cars.
"Mom, they were friends visiting me. They had other things to do, so they came and left!" Bai Yiling could only find an excuse to evade the question.
"Mom, this is the wine I brewed, have a taste!" At this moment, Cheng Xiaofan poured his mother a glass of wine.
As Miao Xiuhua took the wine, she was intoxicated by the aroma, "Wow, Xiaofan, what kind of wine is this? It smells so good!"
Cheng Xiaofan smiled and said, "This is the happy wine I just developed. This is the wine we will produce in the future!"
"This wine is good, and the name is good too,"
Miao Xiuhua said as she took a small sip, "Just smelling the wine makes me feel especially happy!"
"It smells so good, what wine is so fragrant?" Just then, Cheng Fugui returned from outside and shouted into the house.
Miao Xiuhua said, "This is the happy wine Xiaofan just developed!"
Cheng Fugui took the glass of wine from Miao Xiuhua, took a sip, and said ecstatically, "Good wine, it's truly good wine!"
"Ever since Yiling came to our house, the wine Xiaofan brews has become so delicious!"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Xiaofan almost exploded!
What does the wine I brew have to do with Bai Yiling?
"Yiling, get a glass, I'll pour you some of this wine to try!"
Cheng Fugui, pushing his luck, said, "It's free! Without you, he couldn't have developed such an exquisite wine!"
"That's right, Xiaofan's father, you've finally hit the nail on the head!" Miao Xiuhua agreed.
These old couples seemed determined not to stop until they choked their son.
Cheng Xiaofan looked speechless. You two elders are being too obvious!
"Dad, Mom, Xiaofan has already let me try this wine, and I like it very much!" Bai Yiling grabbed Miao Xiuhua's arm and shook it a few times, saying with a cute and charming expression.
Miao Xiuhua's bones softened when Bai Yiling shook her, "Yiling, as long as you like it, Mom couldn't be happier!"
She then turned to her son and said, "Xiaofan, the main beam of the winery will be erected tomorrow morning. According to the old village custom, we must set off firecrackers for good fortune when erecting the main beam. People from the village will come to celebrate, and we must host a banquet for them!"
"See if you can get some yellow-jaw fish from White Python Lake tomorrow!"
Cheng Xiaofan nodded and said, "I can do that. I'll go and get it first thing tomorrow morning!"
I have to do what Mom asks! It's a good thing I discovered White Python Lake, otherwise, where would I find such large yellow-jaw fish?
He felt that in the short time he had been back home, there had been one banquet after another!
And from a certain perspective, they were all celebratory banquets.
According to the customs of Zhuxi Village, no matter how poor a family is, when building a house, everyone will bring gifts. The head of the household will naturally have to host a banquet in return.
Due to poverty, the banquets were very simple: a large pot of vegetables and tofu with a few slices of meat, boiled and served on platters. With homemade wine, the meal was ready.
It was a meal of harmony, festivity, and blessings!
Unlike Cheng Xiaofan's banquets since his return, which were always grand with endless variety of dishes.
The next morning, Cheng Xiaofan rode his Potiaying, with Taogiba, towards White Python Lake.
Unlike before, this time there was a little white goose flying alongside them.
Upon arriving at White Python Lake, Cheng Xiaofan boarded a bamboo boat, activated his clairvoyance, and searched the lake for yellow-jaw fish.
However, Cheng Xiaofan searched more than half of White Python Lake and couldn't find a single yellow-jaw fish.
The first time he discovered yellow-jaw fish, he caught three at once.
The day before yesterday, he caught a yellow-jaw fish weighing over two hundred jin. Could this entire stretch of White Python Lake only have these four yellow-jaw fish?
If there were more, where did the yellow-jaw fish disappear to?