Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 302 - 303: A Lifetime Pair (Third Update)_1

Chapter 302: Chapter 303: A Lifetime Pair (Third Update)_1

Seeing Nan Quanyou seeming deep in thought, Nan Feng said again, "Father, you’re just over forty years old and Aunt Yun is just in her thirties. If you two were to marry, you could possibly give me a younger sibling. People say having many sons and grandsons is a blessing. Don’t you want descendants filling your house? Even if you don’t have more children, we can bring Fengfeng back to the village and find him a wife in a few years. By then you’ll surely have grandchildren at your knees. When you can no longer work the fields, you can spend your days taking care of your grandchildren. Wouldn’t that be fulfilling?"

Nan Quanyou seemed somewhat moved.

Moreover, when Nan Feng mentioned having more children, he thought of a man planting his seed.

After the death of Nan Feng’s mother, he had not lived that kind of life.

"Father, how about this? Tomorrow I will talk to Aunt Yun and explain that you were simply caught off guard and responded too hastily. I will ask her to give you some time to think. Once you’ve made up your mind, you can speak to her yourself, okay?"

Nan Feng finished speaking and yawned as he returned to his room before Nan Quanyou had the chance to refuse.

Well, he thought, I might as well think it over a bit more. Hasty decisions don’t usually yield good results.

...

By the creek.

A figure appeared as though descending from the heavens and landed gently at the spot where the lanterns were just released.

He searched downstream and eventually found the lotus-shaped lanterns about a dozen yards from their launch site. The creek was winding, so he figured the lanterns wouldn’t have travelled far and would have caught on the riverbed somewhere.

He picked up the lanterns, two of which were test ones and empty, while the other two contained paper slips.

Well, he admitted to himself, breaking the rules of the lantern tradition, but he was really, really curious about Nan Feng’s wish and whether it had anything to do with him. That’s why he had hurried back after escorting Nan Feng home.

The candles in the lanterns had just burnt out, and the paper slips were still warm. He took the paper from Nan Feng’s lantern and tucked it into his sleeve, then hurriedly left the riverbank.

Back in his room at the Yamen, he lit a lamp and slowly unfolded the paper slip under the lamp light. However, upon seeing the jumbled handwriting on it, he furrowed his brow.

What kind of characters were these?

Was that "feng" character meant to be 風?

It was clear that Nan Feng could only recognize characters and had no clue on how to write them.

Unfurrowing another sheet of paper, he ground some ink and copied the characters from Nan Feng’s note. After closely studying his copy, he realized that Nan Feng had simplified the characters.

He thought, This girl is too clever, recognizing characters in such a way. But she is skimping on her studying. When I see her next, I should push her to practice her writing properly.

As for the paper slip, after examining it, he concluded that it read: "Wish to spend a lifetime with Ye Brother."

A lifetime together?

He unfolded the note and made a notation next to the message, then folded it up and placed it in a hidden box.

There were two paintings in the box.

...

The next day.

Nan Feng got up early to wash up and saw that Lin Qiaoyun had also gotten up. Whether because of embarrassment over the previous night’s incident or not, Qiaoyun closed the door again upon seeing Nan Feng.

Quickly drying her face, Nan Feng rushed out to buy breakfast in the alley.

Carrying a few bags of fried dough sticks and tofu pudding, Nan Feng went straight to Lin Qiaoyun’s house and knocked on the door: "Aunt Yun, are you there?"

After a long while, Lin Qiaoyun cautiously opened the door again, not daring to meet Nan Feng’s eyes: "Fengfeng, do you need something?"