Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 1386 - 1208: Xiao’ai, Dabao, Xiaobei

Chapter 1386: Chapter 1208: Xiao’ai, Dabao, Xiaobei

"Oh? Which friend has you so worried, Abao?" Long Aixi asked with a feigned nonchalant smile.

Xia Dabao was still somewhat saddened, "He isn’t from the Peach Blossom Village, he came here because of some trouble at home. We got along really well before. Before he left Peach Blossom Village, he told me he wanted to marry me, and I’ve always remembered his words, so I went to the Provincial City to find him. But his parents do not agree with him marrying so early; they hope he would earn a reputation before marriage. Of course, they don’t like me either."

After hearing this, Long Aixi felt a twinge of pain in his heart but still tried to ask lightly, "So, what happened after that?"

"He compromised after that, but he asked me to wait for two or three years and said he would still come back to marry me," Xia Dabao remembered the day Tian Xiaobei left and couldn’t help feeling melancholic.

"Then, do you... do you plan to wait for him?" Long Aixi asked.

"I told him at the time that I wouldn’t wait specifically for him. If another man appears within these two or three years, I would just marry that person and not wait," Xia Dabao sighed as she spoke, "But I think, chances are I won’t meet another man I like in these two or three years. If one day I think I’m too old, I’ll just follow my parents’ arrangement and marry whoever is available."

"How could that be!" Long Aixi immediately objected, "The man you are going to marry is someone you will spend your life with; you can’t be so reckless."

"So what you’re saying is, I should wait for him to come back?" Xia Dabao asked Long Aixi.

"What I mean is, you shouldn’t marry just anyone; you could wait for another man who is good to you to appear. There definitely are better men out there," said Long Aixi.

He had actually thought about saying that he himself could also marry her, but then he thought that the feelings between them had not yet reached that level. Besides, there were still a couple of years left, right? He fully believed he could gradually win Xia Dabao’s heart.

Xia Dabao looked at Long Aixi, saw the seriousness in his eyes, and blushed inadvertently, "Look at me, talking so much to you when you haven’t experienced romantic troubles, even though you’re taller and bigger than me."

But Long Aixi just smiled faintly, "I actually have already experienced it."

"Really? You caught on so early? Then tell me, who is the lady you like?" Xia Dabao became intrigued.

But she couldn’t figure out whether her interest was genuine or not.

It was like in the summer when her mother made lychee sweet soup; it was supposed to be a very sweet thing, yet there was a sour taste lingering on the tongue.

"I’ll tell you later, I should go... fry the fish first."

"Do you know how to fry?"

"I’ve watched you and Aunt Nan Feng fry so many things, I’m sure I can do it. I can just use a little more oil. Don’t you always say... when in doubt, use more oil?" Long Aixi said with a smile.

"No, I’m still not at ease. How about I tend the fire for you, and give you some guidance on how to cook," Xia Dabao insisted, not wanting to waste the delicious fish, so she had to keep an eye on it.

"Alright, I’ll help you up."

"Okay!"

...

"You still want to go to Capital City to find Xiaobei?"

At night, Xia Dabao brought Nan Feng into her room.

As soon as Xia Dabao opened her mouth, Nan Feng was taken aback.

"Abao, although I definitely do not agree with you going to Capital City to look for him, I still want to hear why you suddenly have such a thought," Nan Feng said.

Though she was annoyed, she still wanted to hear Xia Dabao speak her mind clearly.