After they got dressed, Wang Lu returned with a flushed face. She had been lonely for so long, and finally got to enjoy a good time with a big guy. She was thoroughly satisfied.
Wang Lu was like a drug addict who had been suppressing her desires for a long time. She indulged herself to the fullest, feeling dizzy and ecstatic. She held onto Chen Chu's arm the whole way, resting her head on his shoulder like a little bird.
Meanwhile, Chen Chu's hands were also busy touching her buttocks from behind, sometimes slipping his hand inside her black short skirt to touch and rub her cleft.
Feeling that Wang Lu's backside was a little wet, Wang Lu let out a soft moan, pushed him away, and then said with seductive eyes, "Oh, don't move, it's wet again, and it's a little swollen down there, and it hurts..." Her cheeks were flushed, like a young girl who had just fallen in love.
Chen Chu chuckled. The two had already separated when they arrived at the hospital lobby. Although Wang Lu was wearing a white coat, her black pencil skirt was still showing.
Her black pencil skirt had quite a few wrinkles, and her two thighs, clad in flesh-colored stockings, were partially exposed inside the versatile skirt.
Chen Chu entered the hall first and saw that Jin Xing was already there. Jin Xing chuckled and said, "Brother Chu is back?"
"Hmm, how's the interrogation of Yang Zi going?"
"It's alright, um... let's go inside and talk." Jin Xing knew that the two of them had just finished, and Wang Lu seemed embarrassed, so Jin Xing quickly followed Chen Chu into a ward.
"Well done, Brother Chu, you have good taste! When did you set your sights on this one?"
"Hehe, it's been quite a while. By the way, did Shao Xiaodong say who the person who paid him to hire him was?"
Jin Xing was silent for a moment, then said calmly, "This... it's better if you don't know. It won't do you any good. Alright, let's call it a day and go home..."
Jin Xing had his reasons for not saying anything, and Chen Chu didn't ask any further questions. He simply greeted Ji Yang and then returned home.
It was already nine o'clock when Chen Chu and Wang Lu had been up until, and they got home around ten. His father should have been asleep by then, but the light was still on. Chen Chu looked at the sky by the dim light.
Although it was night, some dim clouds drifted overhead, and the moon, though in the sky, was obscured by the clouds.
Chen Chu recalled what the feng shui said: such slanted clouds are a sign of rain. Does that mean it will rain heavily tomorrow?
He smiled faintly, pushed open the door and went into the room. He was a little skeptical of what the inscription said. The moon was shining brightly, how could it rain? But after thinking about it, he still carried a few bundles of corn stalks into the room.
In rural areas, people cook with corn stalks. On rainy days, they also bring extra firewood into the house, otherwise the firewood will get wet and they won't be able to cook.
Just as Chen Chu finished carrying the firewood and was about to go inside, his father's coughing came from inside the house: "Cough cough cough... The donkey is back? Come in!"
Chen Chu agreed and went into the east room. His family had three mud houses, also called mud-and-straw houses. They were built with mud, with wooden beams and straw mats on the roof, and then a layer of sand on top. There were many such houses in the countryside, and they would usually leak to pieces when it rained.
"Donkey, where have you run off to again?" Chen Dejiang glanced at his son and then sighed.
"I didn't go anywhere, I went to Zhangla's place..."
"Hmm... Don't run around like that in the future." Chen Dejiang knew he was lying, but there was nothing he could do. Teenagers are the most annoying when they're half-grown, always running around and causing trouble.
"Ahem... Donkey, I called my hometown today. Do you still remember Xiaomeng?"
"Xiao Meng?" Chen Chu was taken aback; he really didn't remember her.
"Yes, it's Qian Meng, your Uncle Qian's daughter. She's five years older than you. When you were little, you played together, and you always called her 'wife'!"
Chen Chu slapped his forehead: "He's five years older than me!"
"Ahem, he's a sophomore in college now! In the provincial capital, your Uncle Qian's whole family has moved there. I was thinking, why don't you go and be their son-in-law in their old age..."
Chen Chu's eyes darted around, and he chuckled, "A woman five years older than a mother, that's way too old! This won't do."
"You're not ready yet?" Chen Dejiang glared at him. "It's more likely that they won't agree. Alright, let's go visit them for the New Year... Go to sleep."
Chen Chu grinned, returned to his house, and lay on the kang (a heated brick bed) unable to sleep. He had no recollection of Qian Meng at all. Her hometown was a poor mountain village, even more backward than Xiaoyangshu Village. So who was Qian Meng? Who cares who she is! Could she be as pretty as Liu Bingbing?
He fell asleep in a daze, but in the middle of the night, a rumble of thunder came, followed by a torrential downpour, which woke Chen Chu up without him even realizing it.
Soon, the sound of dripping rain came from inside the house. Chen Chu got up to get a basin to catch the rain, and then saw his father in the east room also getting up to find a basin or something to catch the rainwater. He couldn't help but shake his head, remembering what Liu Haiyan had said about renovating his family's mud and straw house.
Chen Chu continued to sleep amidst the thunder and rain. When he woke up the next day, the rain had lessened considerably, but the roads were still muddy and impassable for motorcycles and bicycles.
The roads in the countryside are all dirt, sticky after you step on them, and full of puddles, some so deep they're up to your knees. The sky is gloomy, and a light drizzle keeps falling.
As soon as Chen Chu stepped outside and exhaled, he saw his breath. The moisture level was low due to the rain, which also indicated that autumn was getting closer.
A spring rain brings warmth, an autumn rain brings chill. In Hancheng, it usually doesn't rain when it should, but in autumn, when the crops are ripe and there's no shortage of rain, it rains endlessly.
The rain cooled the temperature considerably, so Chen Chu put on a jacket and went out. There weren't many students at school in this kind of weather anyway, and he didn't want to go. He called Wang Xia and said he had a cold and asked for a day off.
Wang Xia hummed in agreement twice and told him to take care of himself. Just as Chen Chu hung up, Liu Haiyan called.
"Chen Chu, did you go to school today?"
No!
"That's good. The township head is coming over soon. The higher-ups have allocated some money to build houses for the poor households in the village. They're going to rebuild the really dilapidated houses that are about to collapse. I see your house... Don't get the wrong idea, this is a good thing. I'd love for the government to rebuild my mud-brick house..."
Liu Haiyan chuckled again and said, "And another thing, you're not getting any younger. You'll get married in a few years, and then you'll need a new house. Your dad can earn so much money, it'll be perfect for building a new house and bringing home a beautiful wife..."
Chen Chu chuckled: "Sister Haiyan, why would I need to get married if you're so beautiful? I could never find a wife as beautiful as you..."
"Get lost, you rascal, you're never serious!"
"Um... Sister Haiyan, shall I go over now?"
"Alright, come over here. This money is currently under the management of Deputy Village Chief Liu, and she'll decide whether it's a mud-brick house or a thatched house. Hmm, take Deputy Village Chief Liu to your house to take a look later, I think it's about right..."
Chen Chu laughed: "Sure, but I'm a bit short-faced and don't like to talk to strangers. I'm quite shy... rather reserved..."
Liu Haiyan was stunned for a moment, then spat and said, "Chen Chu, don't you dare try to act like a wolf in sheep's clothing. I've seen plenty of your 'Painted-face Cat' persona, you..."
Then she whispered, "I've been feeling something's off with Deputy Village Chief Liu lately. She walks with her legs turned to the side. I haven't noticed she has a boyfriend. Chen Chu, tell me the truth, I think I heard that you're the one who took Deputy Village Chief Liu's virginity..."
"Oh dear, who said that? Isn't this just throwing mud at my head? This is blatant slander! Sister Liu, you have to clear my name! I'm not that kind of person!"
Chen Chu was taken aback: "Wang Xiaoyan? Doesn't his family own a brick house?"
"There are brick houses, but their three large tile-roofed houses all burned down! Now that there's this policy, Wang Xiaoyan is eager to come and take advantage of it. You'd better hurry up, or you might really miss out..."
"Hmm...okay..." Chen Chu hurriedly put on his shoes, thought for a moment, then put two plastic bags on them before walking towards the village office.
Stumbling along, he finally reached the village office. Just then, Wang Xiaoyan arrived and was already sitting inside. Chen Chu felt annoyed; that bastard Wang Xiaoyan had a nose like a dog's, always the first to know if anything happened in the village.
At that moment, he was rubbing against Liu Bingbing.
"So what? Aren't I a villager too?"
"You are, who isn't? What makes you special? Besides, you have no right to blame yourself for losing your house; it was a natural disaster..."
Wang Xiaoyan glared angrily: "Natural disaster? I think it's man-made! I think it's..."
At this moment, Chen Chu walked in, glared at Wang Xiaoyan, and the guy didn't say anything more.
Chen Chu was also furious, thinking to himself, "Damn it, Wang Xiaoyan, you have no shame! You've already lost your house fighting me, and you're still trying to sabotage me! No way, I have to teach you a lesson."
Chen Chu started to have wicked thoughts. This Wang Xiaoyan was simply... like someone with big trouser legs wrapped around their legs.
At this moment, Liu Haiyan chuckled and said, "Oh, Chen Chu is here! Wait a moment, Deputy Village Chief Liu will come over to check on your house after he's done with his work..."
"His house? His house is perfectly fine, isn't it?" Wang Xiaoyan glared. "My house is the one that should be rebuilt, my house..."
"Phew..." Chen Chu laughed. Wang Xiaoyan was stunned for a moment and asked, "Chen Chu, what are you laughing at?"
"Oh? Oh, it's nothing. I think I saw your daughter-in-law, Xiaolian, when I came here!"
"You..." Wang Xiaoyan was stunned: "You...you're lying! You're the one who kidnapped my daughter-in-law! You..."
Chen Chuzhen wanted to spit out a mouthful of phlegm, but she held back. Although Wang Xiaoyan was not very strong and she could take him down with a single punch or kick, that would be a real problem. That old guy was the kind of person who would extort money from people without paying for it.
"Hehe... Uncle Wang, you're something else. People are afraid of gossip and what others might say, but you're the one who's deliberately trying to frame your own family! You say I abducted your daughter-in-law, where's the evidence? And besides, I clearly saw her go to Wang Wei's house just now, believe me or not..."
"You, you... Fine, I'm going to Wang Wei's house right now. I want to see if my daughter-in-law is there. If she's not, I'll definitely settle the score with you..."
Chen Chu chuckled: "Alright, Uncle Wang, slow down, don't strain your hip. By the way, don't say you can come to me if your daughter-in-law gets lost, you can come to me even if your wife gets lost!"