Live-in Son-in-law
Chapter 236 Clueless

Chapter 236: Chapter 236 Clueless

Qin Yi laughed and explained, "Wife means ’wife’ in a local dialect."

Lan Jiaojiao was slightly taken aback, "Pfft, who’s your wife? Stop taking advantage of me."

"Big Sis, aren’t you overthinking this?" Qin Yi was speechless. He turned back to Old Man Niu and said, "Uncle Niu, there’s a misunderstanding, she’s my friend, not my wife."

Uncle Niu looked at Qin Yi, then at Lan Jiaojiao, and said, "Do you city folks call wives friends?"

Qin Yi: "..."

Uncle Niu grinned, showing his big yellow teeth, and smiled suggestively, "If this girl isn’t your wife, would you have been so eager to go into the mountains to find her?"

Qin Yi: "..."

Old Man Niu laughed merrily and said, "I know you young people are thin-skinned. Even if she’s not your wife, you’re still dating."

Qin Yi gave a wry smile and looked at Lan Jiaojiao, "You explain it."

Lan Jiaojiao rolled her eyes, knowing that trying to explain would only make things worse.

Qin Yi changed the subject, "Uncle Niu, has your son’s wife been found?"

Old Man Niu tapped his tobacco pipe on the horse trough beside him and said casually, "Didn’t we hire someone to negotiate the price?"

Qin Yi grinned mischievously and whispered to Lan Jiaojiao, "Uncle Niu’s son is looking for a wife. Since you don’t have a boyfriend, why not..."

"No, no..."

Before Lan Jiaojiao could speak, Uncle Niu shook his head vigorously like a rattle drum.

Despite his age, the old man’s hearing was quite sharp.

Qin Yi curiously asked, "Why not?"

Uncle Niu said, "Us rural folk can’t afford to support you city girls. Besides, this girl is too skinny, she can’t do farm work or herd sheep..."

Qin Yi burst into laughter.

Lan Jiaojiao glared fiercely at Qin Yi.

Qin Yi chuckled, "Why are you glaring at me? I’m not the one dissing you."

Lan Jiaojiao felt like crying, never imagining she’d be looked down upon one day.

Qin Yi quickly said, "Uncle Niu, how do we get back to the city from here? We need to get going."

Uncle Niu, sipping on his agate-tipped tobacco pipe, leisurely said, "Transportation here isn’t great, there’s only one bus to the city every day. You can’t leave today, so rest at my place for the night and leave tomorrow."

Qin Yi laughed, "Uncle Niu, can’t we call a taxi? Or order a ride online?"

"I know what a taxi is, but what’s this online app car? Anyway, the roads here are terrible, a taxi round trip would take two to three hours. Besides, we don’t even have a phone to call one."

"Uncle Niu, wasn’t the driver who brought me here your friend’s son? You should have his number, right?"

Uncle Niu nodded, "Yes, I do, but he’s in Feishuang City. Even driving fast, it would take three to four hours, and by the time you get to the city, it’d be dark."

Qin Yi nodded slightly, looked at Lan Jiaojiao, "Looks like we’ll have to stay at Uncle Niu’s tonight."

Lan Jiaojiao smiled, "Uncle Niu, then we’ll be imposing on you."

"Imposing what? This old man gave me a hundred thousand and got me red dates back in return. Staying a night, hell, ten nights is no problem," Uncle Niu said cheerfully.

Lan Jiaojiao looked puzzled, "Why does Uncle Niu say you’re my ’old man’? What does that mean?"

Qin Yi laughed, "In this area, ’old man’ has two meanings. One refers to someone older like Uncle Niu, and the other means ’husband’."

Lan Jiaojiao suddenly understood, and couldn’t help joking, "Then, Old Man Qin, let’s stay here tonight."

Qin Yi twitched his mouth, knowing when Lan Jiaojiao called him ’old man,’ she definitely didn’t mean ’husband.’

Uncle Niu turned and went into the yard, shouting, "You two kids come in with me."

Qin Yi and Lan Jiaojiao entered the yard, which wasn’t large. The house was made of red bricks and green tiles, with red bricks paved on the ground as well.

Lan Jiaojiao curiously pointed at small round black balls the size of fingernails on the ground and asked, "What are these? Why are there so many?"

Qin Yi glanced over and said seriously, "These are ripe mulberries, good for enhancing beauty."

Lan Jiaojiao didn’t believe him, "You’re making that up, aren’t you? I know what mulberries look like."

"Mulberry looks different depending on the place. It’s normal if you haven’t seen it before. Here, the climate’s dry, the mulberries get plenty of sun, they’re sweet, juicy, and leave a refreshing taste."

Lan Jiaojiao looked around, "But there’s no mulberry tree in this yard."

At this moment, Old Man Niu walked to a room’s door and turned back, saying, "What are you two looking at? What’s so interesting about sheep poop pellets?"

Sheep poop pellets?

Lan Jiaojiao was puzzled, "What’s sheep poop pellets? Some kind of bean?"

Qin Yi couldn’t hold back and burst into laughter, "Sheep poop pellets are just sheep poop."

Lan Jiaojiao’s face turned black as she glared at Qin Yi angrily. This guy was too wicked, tricking her into thinking sheep poop was mulberries, and she almost believed it.

"Your Lan Family is a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, and you don’t recognize sheep poop?"

Lan Jiaojiao gritted her teeth and said, "Traditional medicine identifies herbs, not manure pellets."

Qin Yi shook his head, "Truly a sheltered young lady, lacking basic common sense. To put it plainly, you’re just dense."

"You’re the one who’s dense. No, you’re just heartless, without a conscience."

The two of them followed Old Man Niu into the room.

The room wasn’t large, and its furnishings were simple. Instead of a bed, there was a heated brick bed.

"You two can stay here tonight."

Lan Jiaojiao’s eyes widened, "What do you mean, we’re sleeping in the same room?"

Uncle Niu chuckled, "Hey, you two shouldn’t be acting shy in front of this old man. I’ve seen it all. Didn’t your generation sleep together before marriage? What’s it called... oh right, trial marriage."

Lan Jiaojiao got anxious, "Uncle Niu, we’re really just friends."

"Then no choice, there’s only this one room left at home. I’ll get the quilts for you..."

As Uncle Niu spoke, he walked out, giving Qin Yi a wink as he left, looking suggestive, as if saying this is as far as Uncle Niu can help you.

Qin Yi was dumbfounded, full of speechlessness, shaking his head with a wry smile.

Lan Jiaojiao glared at him, "I haven’t even shaken my head, yet you’re already not happy? As if this miss wants to sleep with you. You’re already married, and this miss is still virtuous. If word gets out, won’t my reputation be ruined?"

Qin Yi gave a bitter smile, "Don’t worry, I won’t say anything. If it gets out, it’ll be you who spread it. I wouldn’t want this to cause issues with Xiaobing."

Lan Jiaojiao gritted her teeth, "Then I’ll sleep on the bed, and you can sleep on the floor."

"No problem!" Qin Yi agreed without hesitation.

Soon, Old Man Niu came back with new quilts, "These were prepared for my son’s wedding. You city folks have high standards, so go ahead and use them first."

"Uncle Niu, isn’t that a bit too much?"

"It’s fine, these aren’t worth much. I’ll just make more new ones later."

Qin Yi nodded, "Thank you, Uncle Niu."

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