Carrying a Jurassic on me
Chapter 182 - 55 Strike while the Iron is Hot_2

Chapter 182: Chapter 55 Strike while the Iron is Hot_2

"I’m not even sweaty at all, look at me, you can stop fanning me now, look at how hot you are!" Yan Fei said helplessly to the girl.

After listening to him, the girl inspected him carefully again, making sure he was really not hot, before she started fanning herself. However, consciously or unconsciously, she was still taking care of Yan Fei, pointing most of the wind in his direction.

Yan Fei couldn’t be bothered to argue with her anymore, so he said after a moment, "Your second sister went back in the morning. She must have told your father about us. I guess your father will have to agree this time, right?"

As expected, as soon as he said this, the girl’s attention was immediately diverted. Instinctively, she slowed down the speed of her fanning, bit her lip, and said, "Who cares whether he agrees or not. He knows now, I wouldn’t have the face to go home even if he disagrees."

"We should find someone to propose marriage first. But..."

Before Yan Fei could finish his sentence, he heard the sound of a motorcycle outside the cowshed, followed by the sound of the motorbike stopping at the small window of the liquor store, then Pang Fa’s voice rang out: "Xiao Fei, open the gate!"

Xu Xiaoyan quickly got up: "I’ll go open it!"

Pang Fa had ridden over on Ma Yongming’s bike. The two of them entered the room and without ceremony, helped themselves to the watermelon and started eating.

While they were chewing they asked, "Xiao Fei, did you really carry that stele over there?"

Both men asked together, exactly in unison.

"Yes? What’s the matter?" Yan Fei casually threw out the watermelon rind he had finished eating. The rind traced an arc and landed neatly in a rotten pot in a corner used for trash. "How did you guys find out so quickly?"

"We are probably the last ones to know." Pang Fa polished off a piece of watermelon in just a few bites, and also threw the rind, but he misjudged and hit the wall. He giggled sheepishly. "We heard about it while having lunch. At that time, half the street had already gone to see it at Granny Dazui’s place! We both rushed to see it before finishing our meal and came here right after."

"Did the news spread that fast?" Yan Fei laughed. "You two ate lunch together? Anything up?"

"News spread even faster than you thought!" Ma Yongming glared at him. "You focus on your own issues first, and think about how to handle this!"

"What’s there to handle? I placed the giant stone to annoy Granny Dazui. Let’s see if she’ll dare to gossip about others’ marriages."

"Are you out of your mind, showing off your strength like that? Is your deed something insignificant? Now, every adult and child on the street is talking about this being your tombstone. Do you even understand the saying ’To attract the wind by being tall’?" Ma Yongming was mad at him.

"Is it really that serious?"

"Yes, absolutely. Within the little time that Uncle Ming and I were having lunch, we heard it several times. Move that stone first, don’t leave it there, it attracts too many eyes. People in town are queuing to go and see it, more than those going to Liudang Mountain to worship."

Liudang Mountain is a famous religious holy site. Although it’s not in our province, Wancheng City is at the junction of two provinces so it’s not very far either. These past few years, the craze for Qigong has subsided and people have stopped studying how to project energy to strike a bull through a mountain. Instead, they have inexplicably started going to Liudang Mountain to burn incense and worship. It’s said that the big passenger bus from the county, which goes there once a week, is always packed full of people.

"Stop saying anything else and quickly move that stone away." Just as Pang Fa finished his sentence, Ma Yongming continued, "I won’t discuss anything else with you. If you don’t remove it, I will call your parents or relay a message to your grandpa..."

Before he could finish, there was another shout from outside the gate, "Xiaofa, open the door!"

Xu Xiaoyan responded from next door and went to open the door, and this time it was Lin Baoguo who came in.

Lin Baoguo leaned his bicycle against the wall, saw Xu Xiaoyan about to go next door, and immediately called out to stop her: "Xiao Xing, come here if you’re not busy, and even if you are, take a break."

When Pang Fa and Ma Yongming came earlier, she instinctively went into Yan Fei’s room. Now at Lin Baoguo’s call, she nodded and came in.

The moment the young lady entered the room and saw the watermelon rind that Pang Fa had just thrown away and rushed to pick it up, Lin Baoguo spoke again, "Stop picking it up for now, I have just a few words to say, after that I really need to rush into town."

Then he started to lecture Yan Fei, "Has your brain gone haywire, showing off your strength or what?..."

Yan Fei had heard this sentence twice within a short span of time, but this was only the beginning, there was more to come.

"You don’t say anything, hurry up and get that stone removed. If you don’t move it, I won’t talk to you anymore, and I’ll go to the town to call your parents back..."

"I haven’t even proposed to Xu Xing’s father yet! Can I move it back after he agrees?" Yan Fei was quite upset. It was a ’masterpiece’ that he had finally completed not long ago. It had only been a little while since and he had yet to enjoy it, yet they wanted him to move it. He was definitely not willing to do so!

"Then you go propose now. No, wait, you’ve made me so forgetful! Can this matter be settled so quickly? No, wait, with such a fuss, if he disagrees now and wants to change his mind in the future, there will be no way to save face... How about this, you go find your aunt now, ask her to help you propose this afternoon. Whether it works or not, you should hurry up and move that stone away. Go now!"

Lin Baoguo really had something urgent to attend to and was in a rush. After finishing speaking, he turned his head to Xu Xiaoyan and said, "You’re almost in college, and yet you’re tolerating his nonsense. This afternoon, you have to keep an eye on him and make sure he moves that stone away. If it’s not gone by the time I get back tonight, I... forget it, forget it. I need to ride Xiao Fei’s motorcycle into town this afternoon."

"It’s still in the usual spot, go ahead and ride it!" Yan Fei stood up in frustration and led him out.

Because Yan Fei’s motorcycle was too big and inconvenient to keep in the house, he had built a small shed by the wall specifically for it.

As Lin Baoguo walked, he explained to Yan Fei that all the motorcycles in the station had been taken out and he had an urgent matter to attend to. As for what matter, Yan Fei didn’t need to ask, it certainly was official business, otherwise Lin would have said it outright.

Lin Baoguo was about to push the motorcycle as he spoke, but he paused, looked at the three motorcycles lined up side by side, and finally chose the old motorcycle that Ma Chao currently rode. He thought for a moment and said, "I’ll ride this one, I’ll be back soon anyway, it’s not appropriate to ride your flashy motorcycle this time."

While pushing Ma Chao’s motorcycle, he continued scolding, "Look at you guys now, one flashier than the other. Buying motorcycles to show off, as if to tell others that you are rich..."

Ma Yongming was wrongly accused while just watching the commotion. He was a small business owner after all, what’s wrong with having a decent motorcycle?

Pang Fa felt relieved. He had earned some money recently and was considering buying a nice motorcycle after consulting with Ma Yongming. Her was lucky that he hadn’t bought it yet. Hearing Lin Baoguo say that, he decided to buy the cheapest motorcycle to avoid being called flashy.

Fortunately, Lin Baoguo only said a few words before mounting the motorcycle and riding off. Otherwise, who knows what else he would have lectured Yan Fei about!

As soon as Lin Baoguo left, Ma Yongming muttered, "Is he’s showing off just because he’s a precinct chief? And it’s just an acting chief too!"

He quickly found a target to vent his frustration on when he saw Yan Fei heading back into the house, his tone changed, "What are you going back in for? Go look for Xiang Rui for! Strike while the iron is hot, ask her to help you propose."

When he heard that he was to find Lin Baoguo’s wife, Yan Fei immediately felt troubled.

Because of the "chicken soup" incident, Xiang Rui, his aunt, was very displeased with him for a while. He hadn’t seen Xiang Rui for a long time and didn’t know whether she had lost weight yet.

Just thinking about this incident made Yan Fei feel terribly wronged. When she was in confinement after giving birth, he had thought of sending her some soup for nutrition, but was it wrong? She was staying indoors with little movement during her confinement, who wouldn’t gain a little weight? Was gaining a few pounds such a big deal?

Seeing Xu Xiaoyan’s expectant look, Yan Fei clenched his teeth and decided, "Alright, let’s go! Knowing that the mountain has tigers, one should still choose to walk towards it."

He turned his head and went to push the motorcycle. Pang Fa called after him, "Are you not going to prepare anything? When you go to a matchmaker to propose, you always bring something, right?"

Yan Fei thought for a moment and said, "That makes sense. But there’s really nothing decent at hand right now. How about this, you guys wait for a bit, I’ll go catch a couple of fish from the river!"

"No! Don’t bring fish. Don’t bring anything! If you bring food again, this proposal will be doomed! Just say that Uncle Baoguo sent you. She’ll definitely run this errand for you." Ma Yongming quickly stopped him.