Lin Xiaoxiao’s confession was too direct, and Cheng Xiaofan was completely flustered upon hearing it. It was clearly a proposal to offer herself in return for his help!
Recalling what he had seen with his clairvoyance earlier, his heart pounded incessantly.
He wondered if Shen Nong the Great had encountered similar situations when treating others in the past.
However, according to the legends, Shen Nong the Great had many beautiful women by his side!
“Ahem, ahem, ahem.”
Cheng Xiaofan covered his mouth with his hand, coughed a few times to dispel the distracting thoughts, and quickly said to Lin Xiaoxiao, “Xiaoxiao, we’re classmates. It was just a small gesture, you really don’t have to say that!”
At this moment, Lu Yufeng said, “Xiaoxiao, keep your classmate company for a while. I’ll go to the market to buy some vegetables, and we can have a simple gathering at home for lunch!”
Cheng Xiaofan quickly replied, “Auntie, you’ve just recovered. Don’t walk too far. I happened to bring two fish, so there’s no need to buy groceries!”
As he spoke, he went to the motorcycle outside the house and reached into a bag, taking out two immortal fish and several fruit-ginsengs.
In reality, these were all taken out by Cheng Xiaofan from his spatial realm using his mind, but he used the bag as a cover.
When he brought the items inside, Lu Yufeng rubbed her hands together and said with a smile, “Xiao Fan, how can we possibly accept this? I couldn’t pay you for treating my illness, and now you’ve brought us food.”
Cheng Xiaofan chuckled, “Auntie, these two are immortal fish I cultivated, and those are fruit-ginsengs I cultivated. You haven’t tried them before, so I wanted to let you have a taste!”
Lin Xiaoxiao exclaimed excitedly, “Xiao Fan, I heard from others that your fruit-ginseng sells for two hundred yuan per jin, is that true?”
Cheng Xiaofan smiled and said, “Of course it’s true. When my immortal fish officially hit the market, they’ll sell for even more!”
Lu Yufeng asked in surprise, “Then how much will they sell for per jin?”
Cheng Xiaofan smiled and said, “They should sell for around four hundred per jin!”
“Ah, they’re that expensive!”
Lu Yufeng was stunned. Estimating the two immortal fish before her, which weighed over six jin, meant one fish was worth over a thousand yuan!
“You two chat, I’ll go cook!”
Lu Yufeng took the fish and fruit-ginseng and walked towards the kitchen.
Cheng Xiaofan instructed, “Auntie, we can’t eat both fish. Keep one to raise for later, and as for the fruit-ginseng, it’s best for making platters or soups!”
“Okay, Xiao Fan, I’ll do as you say!”
Lu Yufeng replied happily.
After her mother went into the kitchen, Lin Xiaoxiao’s watery eyes scanned Cheng Xiaofan, and she shyly said, “Xiao Fan, what I said earlier was serious. Please consider it. I won’t ask you to take any responsibility!”
“I know you have Director Bai by your side, I won’t overthink things!”
Cheng Xiaofan hadn’t expected her to bring up this topic again, and a strange ripple went through him for no reason.
He quickly suppressed the gentle waves spreading in his heart and said, “Xiaoxiao, I understand what you mean, but I’ll say it again, it was just a small gesture. You really don’t need to take it to heart.”
“Besides, I’m not that kind of casual man!”
Hypocritical!
As soon as the words left his mouth, Cheng Xiaofan couldn’t help but chide himself.
Why pretend to be a gentleman? If you want her, just take her!
But!
Thinking of the beautiful woman before him, the girl he had once been infatuated with, he still wielded an invisible broom to sweep away that trace of dust in his heart.
A responsible man should not touch what does not truly belong to him.
Unexpectedly, Lin Xiaoxiao was rather persistent, “Xiao Fan, do you know how difficult it is for a girl to say something like that?”
“Words, once spoken, are like spilled water, they can never be taken back!”
“I’m not asking you to act on it now. When you want it in the future, you can come and take it whenever you wish!”
These words were truly tempting!
Perhaps any man hearing such words, even with a heart of iron, would soften like spun silk.
Although Cheng Xiaofan was the successor of Shen Nong, he was still a man at the end of the day. If he claimed not to be moved, he would certainly not be human!
“Alright, I’ve noted your words!”
Cheng Xiaofan finally opened his mouth with such a rare statement.
Since Lin Xiaoxiao had gone this far, if he were to refuse again, it would surely hurt her pride.
He had no choice but to answer this way.
However, for Cheng Xiaofan, his heart was still quite excited.
He wasn’t sure if Lu Yufeng was intentionally delaying the meal to allow her daughter and Cheng Xiaofan more time to talk, but by the time she brought out the dishes, Cheng Xiaofan’s stomach was growling with hunger.
“Xiao Fan, would you like some wine?”
Lu Yufeng said with a smile, “Usually, when my back hurts, I use white wine to numb myself!”
Lin Xiaoxiao said, “Mom, your wine is only three yuan per jin and it’s pure alcohol. How could Xiao Fan drink your kind of wine!”
Cheng Xiaofan smiled and said, “I happened to bring some wine, I’ll get it!”
He went to the motorcycle outside, reached into a bag, and took out two bamboo bottles.
These were bottles of “Happy Wine” that Cheng Xiaofan had stored separately in his spatial realm.
When he brought the two bottles into the house, Lin Xiaoxiao asked curiously, “Xiao Fan, do you usually carry wine and food with you when you go out?”
“Of course not!”
Cheng Xiaofan quickly improvised, “These fish, fruit-ginsengs, and wine are all things I specifically brought for you to try. I just forgot about them while treating Auntie.”
“If you hadn’t reminded me, I might have taken them back with me!”
“Here, try this. This is the Happy Wine I recently developed!”
He unscrewed the caps and poured half a glass of Happy Wine for each of them.
Lin Xiaoxiao smelled the intoxicating aroma of the wine, picked up her glass, and took a sip.
In an instant, the fragrance of the Happy Wine bloomed on her tongue, and her taste buds seemed to experience an unprecedented sense of satisfaction.
Only the gifts of nature could produce such a delicacy!
*Hiss*
“This is wonderful!”
Lin Xiaoxiao took a deep breath, and a look of blissful contentment shone in her beautiful eyes.
She felt as if she had been effortlessly captivated by this single sip of wine!
Lin Xiaoxiao even thought to herself that any woman would be satisfied for a lifetime if she could share even a little bit of this man’s love!
At this moment, Lu Yufeng also took a sip of the Happy Wine.
She let the wine roll in her mouth for a long time before swallowing it.
“Drinking this wine makes me feel like I’ve finally climbed out of the shadows of life. Tomorrow will surely be a beautiful day!” Lu Yufeng said sentimentally, with her eyes slightly narrowed.
“Tomorrow will surely be a beautiful day!”
Just then, a young man walked in from outside the door and finished Lu Yufeng’s sentence.
Upon seeing the young man, Lu Yufeng’s brows immediately furrowed, and her face turned cold.
Lin Xiaoxiao asked coldly, “Lei Jun, why are you here?”