Sweet Nostalgia of the 80s
Chapter 702 - 691: Going Home with Him

Chapter 702: Chapter 691: Going Home with Him

Tian Niu’s home was located deep in the mountains, within an ancient forest, in a village aptly called Tian Family Village.

Because most of the villagers shared the Tian surname.

The village was considerably underdeveloped; by the mid-to-late eighties, many places already had electric lights.

Yet, Tian Family Village still relied on kerosene lamps.

The people here always adhered to the routine of working from sunrise to sunset.

The villagers cultivated a few meager acres of thin soil, subsisting on the scant harvests.

Some of the young and strong adults had left to find jobs elsewhere, while women and children stayed to gather nuts in the mountains during winter, carrying baskets on their backs.

Visitors were a rarity in the village, year in, year out.

Because the place was too poor and remote, girls from outside were unwilling to marry in.

Therefore, the young men usually married girls from within the village.

Over time, the surnames in the village all became the same.

On the train, Tian Niu gave Gu Shuangshuang a brief introduction to the villagers, and told her not to be disappointed after seeing the place for herself.

As the train drew closer to Tian Family Village, Gu Shuangshuang’s heart fluttered with excitement, eager to see the place where Tian Niu lived and his kindhearted parents, as he had described them.

Wuu wuu wuu~

The train let out a long whistle.

The wheels slowed, and at last it came to a stop at the station.

Tian Niu, carrying his heavy luggage, and Gu Shuangshuang disembarked from the train.

By then it was nearing dusk, and tiny flakes of snow began to drift down from the sky.

The mountains were much colder than the city, and Gu Shuangshuang couldn’t help shivering.

Tian Niu took off his military coat and draped it over Gu Shuangshuang, "It’s cold here, wear something thick."

"But what about you? Just wearing a sweater won’t be enough, you’ll get cold and sick," Gu Shuangshuang refused to wear it.

"I’m fine, I’m sturdy. Besides, we still have miles of mountain road to cover, I’ll be sweating soon enough," Tian Niu said.

"Alright then, I’ll put it on for now, and if you get cold later, I’ll give it back to you."

"Alright!"

The mountain paths were rugged, and Shuangshuang was wearing leather shoes, which soon started to hurt her feet.

She began to lag behind, moving slower and slower.

Seeing her struggling to keep up, Tian Niu squatted down and said, "Shuangshuang, come on, I’ll carry you."

"How can that be okay? The path is already hard enough, and if you carry me and the luggage as well, all the weight would be on you," she protested.

"You’re not that heavy. Our training was much tougher than this. Come on, it’s getting late," he urged.

"Okay then!" Gu Shuangshuang climbed onto Tian Niu’s back, holding onto things with both hands and wrapping her arms around his neck.

His back was strong and broad, muscles taut with strength, giving Gu Shuangshuang a sense of security.

This was a feeling she could never get from the likes of Li Zhi, with his boyish looks.

And for Tian Niu, carrying Gu Shuangshuang also felt blissful. The path was difficult, even more so with the snow making it slippery, each step sinking in deep then shallow, which made it quite a struggle.

Yet, he didn’t want to let her down at all. At this moment, he understood how Staff Officer Qin must have felt carrying his wife back then.

He’d rather suffer himself than let his woman face the slightest hardship.

Finally, they reached Tian Family Village, and Tian Niu was drenched in sweat.

Gu Shuangshuang kept insisting on getting down, incessantly using her handkerchief to wipe his sweat, feeling incredibly worried about him.

But Tian Niu wouldn’t let her, "Don’t move, let me carry you a little longer."

"No, what if someone sees us? It wouldn’t be proper."

"It’s so late, who could see us? And even if they did, in the pitch-black night, they wouldn’t know it was me, not to mention you?"

No sooner had Tian Niu finished speaking than they heard someone shouting from afar, "Tian wazi! Is that Tian Niu?"