Transmigration: Flirted with My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 196 - 195: Truly Worthy of Being Lin Nianhe’s Student

Chapter 196: Chapter 195: Truly Worthy of Being Lin Nianhe’s Student

"Fish! Fish!"

"Ha ha ha..."

By the riverbank, Niuwa was clapping his little hands, his chubby cheeks flushed with excitement.

"Niuwa, catch it!"

Zhao Zhuangshi mischievously threw a big fish towards Niuwa.

Niuwa, serious-faced, spread his arms wide open to match the fish’s trajectory, lunging forward and firmly hugging the fish to his chest.

The plump big carp, not content to stay still, wriggled vigorously, its tail smacking Niuwa’s face several times with a slapping sound.

"Ha ha ha ha..." Zhao Zhuangshi laughed unscrupulously.

Niuwa, neither annoyed nor complaining, took three steps in two and ran to the basket, tossing the fish into it.

Only then did he turn back, puffing his round cheeks, and said to Zhao Zhuangshi with all seriousness, "Brother Zhuangshi, don’t bully me, or else I’ll tell Sister Lin."

"Gah—"

Zhao Zhuangshi’s laughter came to an abrupt halt, as if someone had suddenly seized his throat.

He looked at Niuwa, baring his teeth: "You little Beanny-sized brat, why don’t you learn to behave!"

Niuwa chuckled and ran back to his spot, opening his arms again: "Brother Zhuangshi, I was just teasing you, I won’t tattle."

Zhao Zhuangshi’s emotions were sent soaring and plummeting by those two sentences.

He looked at the untouchable little kid and decided to scoop up some water to splash at him instead.

"Ha ha ha..." Niuwa laughed and ran away, the river water all falling on the grass.

Zhao Zhuangshi chased after him through the splashing water, threatening, "Little bastard, don’t you run, today I’ll definitely throw you into the river!"

"Can’t catch me, can’t catch me..."

"You’re an adult, how can you still bully kids!"

While they were causing a ruckus, suddenly a female voice called out.

Zhao Zhuangshi had just grabbed the back of Niuwa’s collar, pretending he was about to throw him into the water, and the scene did indeed look like he was picking on a child.

He turned towards the newcomer, his eyes suddenly brightening.

Two sisters, quite alike, with striking looks, ones he had never seen before.

Zhao Zhuangshi tugged at Niuwa’s little collar: "Hey, do you know them?"

Niuwa honestly shook his head: "Don’t know them, they must be..."

Before he could finish, Zhao Zhuangshi had already set him down and gave him a push towards the back: "Off you go. I’ll bring the fish to you later."

Niuwa, puzzled, tilted his head: "Brother Zhuangshi, what are you doing?"

"Scram, kid. Don’t butt into adults’ business," Zhao Zhuangshi said as he slicked his wet hair back with both of his hands.

Niuwa, blinking his big eyes, after watching Zhao Zhuangshi for a while, shook his head and turned to scuttle towards the cornfield with his little short legs.

Zhao Zhuangshi paid no attention to where he went and smiled a radiant smile, walking towards the two female comrades.

"Hey ladies, you look unfamiliar here, are you the new Educated Youth? Hey, I’m Zhao Zhuangshi, twenty-two years old, got a mother at home, and haven’t taken a wife yet..."

Zhao Zhuangshi was smiling charmingly.

Ever since he was sent off to the cowshed and suppressed by Uncle Guan, it had been quite a long time since he had a proper chat with a girl—not counting Lin Nianhe, she was an ancestor figure.

Now, finally meeting two fresh faces, Zhao Zhuangshi’s restless heart was skipping with extra zest.

Wen Qingqing was clenching Wen Ruannuan’s hand tightly, frowning and stepping back.

They had gotten lost, ending up by the riverbank in a daze, and when they heard the commotion here, they intended to ask for directions, only to see an adult seemingly trying to throw a child into the river.

Without thinking, they had blurted out in protest.

And now that ruffian had set his sights on them.

Wen Ruannuan furrowed her eyebrows, her eyes widening: "Don’t you come any closer! What do you think you’re doing? Acting like a hoodlum?"

The phrase "acting like a hoodlum" instantly evoked in Zhao Zhuangshi an embarrassing memory he’d rather forget.

That day, it was the same river, the same kind of afternoon, and also...

"Aunt Zhao! Aunt Zhao!"

"Brother Zhuangshi is calling you to the riverside!"

The young boy’s tender voice drifted from afar.

Right, it was just like this, shamelessly calling out directly to his mother!

Zhao Zhuangshi’s body swayed, nearly toppling headfirst into the river.

That little bastard Niuwa, truly a protégé of Lin Nianhe!

Zhao Zhuangshi instantly suppressed the smile on his face, leaped backward nearly two meters, the basket he had been sitting on got kicked over by his foot, and several fishes flipped and flopped back into the river.

"Hey, hey! My fish! The fish!"

Zhao Zhuangshi couldn’t care less about how pretty the girl was, he hastened to pick up the basket, scrambling to gather the fish.

Wen Qingqing and Wen Ruannuan, seeing him busy collecting fish, glanced at each other, linked arms, and without looking back, ran away.

The two sisters were afraid of being bullied by a hooligan in this remote riverside, running in haste, not watching the path...

Just as Zhao Zhuangshi had picked up all the fish, he heard his mother’s voice: "What’s going on? I was at work, why are you yelling for me?"

Zhao Zhuangshi felt a chill down his spine, turned his head to look, and when he didn’t see the two female comrades, he actually let out a long sigh of relief.

Grinning, Zhao Zhuangshi pushed the basket towards Widow Zhao’s direction: "Mom, I caught some fish. I’ll bring a couple to Cuihua later, the rest we can keep in the basin for you to eat."

"Oh my, that’s my son!" Widow Zhao immediately smiled with squinted eyes, she came over to look at the fish, and patted Zhao Zhuangshi’s shoulder, "Keep two aside, we’ll use them as a gift when Xiao Shan gets married. Send the rest to Cuihua; she’s loved fish since she was little."

"Hey, she can’t eat all of them in one meal; I’ll get more for her if she likes," Zhao Zhuangshi said, lifting the basket, then suddenly thought of something and asked, "Where’s that little bastard Niuwa?"

He was gritting his teeth.

He couldn’t lay hands on Lin Nianhe, the man who gave him steamed buns, he couldn’t offend him.

But couldn’t he sort out a little brat?

Letting him ruin his good fortune...

"Oh, Niuwa met Educated Youth Lin on his way back, he must have gone back to the school," Widow Zhao said.

Zhao Zhuangshi: "..."

A little brat, dealing with him didn’t fit the status of his former village tyrant identity!

Zhao Zhuangshi gritted his teeth, muttering: "Just now, Niuwa was catching fish with me, I’ll go and give him a couple."

"Hey?" Widow Zhao felt a little reluctant, but after thinking it over, she nodded, "Alright then, you go."

Giving them to Niuwa was like giving them to Principal Wu; her daughter Cuihua was pregnant, she needed to be on good terms with the principal. In the future when the child goes to school, the principal could ensure good teaching from the teachers!

Widow Zhao pondered over it and felt she was extremely clever.

She instructed Zhao Zhuangshi: "Pick two big ones, don’t cheat the kid."

Zhao Zhuangshi was surprised: "Mom, did you hit your head?"

The way his mom pinched pennies, even reluctant to feed herself, would she really pick two large fish to give to Niuwa?

Widow Zhao’s original good mood all but vanished.

She looked up at the willow trees by the river, considering which branch would be more convenient to use.

"Hey, hey! Mom! I didn’t mean it like that! Ouch!"

Zhao Zhuangshi dashed all the way to the village schoolhouse, Niuwa, reeking of fish, had already cleaned up.

The little guy had a piece of fruit candy in his mouth, holding a large broom, standing in the courtyard, and grinning at him.

For some reason, Zhao Zhuangshi felt Niuwa’s smile... was just like Lin Nianhe’s!

Zhao Zhuangshi narrowed his eyes, staring at the annoyingly smiling little face, lifted his foot, moved forward, and heavily stomped down, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Niuwa blinked, suddenly hugged the broom and ran towards the first-grade classroom.

He was still shouting:

"Sister Lin! Sister Lin!"

"Brother Zhuangshi is here with the fish!"