Transmigration: I Have Storage Space in the Apocalypse
Chapter 131 - 128: They Say She Is Unchaste

Chapter 131: Chapter 128: They Say She Is Unchaste

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Zhang Shanni seriously finished speaking to Chen Xiufang, and seeing the latter still overwhelmed with excitement, looked down to avoid eye contact, allowing her some time to compose her discomposure, then chuckled softly, "Sister Chen, you mustn’t refuse this gift. Otherwise, I wouldn’t dare to accept being called ’Little Aunt’ by Dabao."

"Hey, you’re such a polite girl! Alright, alright, I’ll take it without shame. But stop calling me Sister Chen, just call me Sister Xiufang, okay?" Chen Xiufang dried her tears, awkwardly wiping away the marks with a handkerchief.

She willingly followed her wish, calling out "Sister Xiufang," then curiously bent over to look at the tiny baby in front of her. She carefully extended a fingertip and slowly inserted it into the chubby palm of the baby. Seeing that the baby actually clenched her finger tightly, her heart warmed.

"So, so cute~~"

The round, red, and tender little face looked very well-nourished.

"Pff, little girl, you find it so strange! You’ll get used to it when you have your own baby," Chen Xiufang said with happiness and agreement upon hearing Zhang Shanni’s comment. Seeing the young girl’s nervous yet curious actions, her eyes still wet with tears, she smiled and said, "Come on, Dabao, let’s see what your little aunt has prepared for you."

Although the silver bracelet Zhang Shanni had prepared was valuable, she didn’t use a fancy wooden box. Instead, she wrapped it in an ordinary handkerchief.

But one touch was enough to tell that what was inside was a bracelet for a child.

"Oh my, it’s so beautiful! Is this, isn’t this too valuable?" Chen Xiufang exclaimed with joy upon seeing the bracelet. But after a closer look at the jade set in it, she, who always had a wealthy family, immediately recognized the jade’s extraordinary quality.

"What’s too valuable? We are fortunately connected by fate, and the child has caught my eye. It’s just a bracelet, don’t refuse it. Think about it, the wedding gift that your whole family gave me, isn’t that valuable?"

Zhang Shanni waved her hand nonchalantly. She didn’t care much, but in Chen Xiufang’s eyes, she felt that Zhang Shanni, the lifesaver, was very generous and wise, not at all like an 18-year-old village girl.

Zhang Shanni didn’t care what the other party thought, she was just surprised to see that Dabao was trying to put her finger into his own little mouth. Delighted, she did not dare to let him because she thought her hand was dirty. Instead, she took the bracelet with her other hand and coaxed the baby, "Good baby Dabao, we shouldn’t bite fingers, they’re dirty, your little aunt will put on the ding-ding ring for you~~"

"Ding-ding" is the soft sound made when the jade beads on the silver bracelet touch each other, very pleasant to hear.

Zhang Shanni really liked this sound. Seeing her interaction with the baby, she finally felt that her trip was worthwhile. Meeting such an adorably irresistible baby made her feel very happy.

Chen Xiufang was great at making conversation, knowing that Zhang Shanni liked Dabao, she filled their talk with his daily routines and little tempers. The two women stayed in the room chatting about this topic for two hours.

Afterward, Zhang Shanni had lunch, gave a red envelope, and despite the Li Family’s repeated requests for her to stay, she gracefully left the family compound.

Having finished lunch, it was only one o’clock. Zhang Shanni felt she might as well go to the county town to attend to Elder Liu’s daily needs.

Having nothing in her hands was not a problem for her. When she left home, she carried a self-made sling bag, with contents unseen by others.

Not daring to take too much, but yesterday’s homemade potato cakes and sweet potato cakes didn’t take up much space, everyone took a bit and packed them into small cloth bags.

After half an hour on the bus, they reached the county town, and Zhang Shan Ni only took the biscuits out of her shoulder bag when they arrived at the nursing home’s corner entrance.

Caring for Mr. Liu’s daily needs was actually very simple.

When Zhang Shan Ni arrived, Mr. Liu had just woken up from his midday nap, and as she took the time to pour him some water, she added a drop of Spirit Core Water to his tea. Together with the medicinal froth she had mixed into the cakes, it couldn’t completely cure Mr. Liu’s illness, but it could prevent his blood pressure from rising again, and that was achievable.

The old man was almost seventy, and although tormented by illness, his spirit was still strong.

In the end, perhaps because of Zhang Shan Ni’s support with her ’Golden Finger’, combined with his good mood, there he was, all smiles whenever he saw Zhang Shan Ni.

Zhang Shan Ni accompanied the old man for a stroll in the courtyard to lift his spirits.

Of course, she was the one walking; Mr. Liu was just sitting in his wheelchair, pushed along by her, admiring the surrounding flowers and plants.

Zhang Shan Ni had an innate respect for Mr. Liu, an old revolutionary. Despite the huge age difference, they got along very well.

Now aged, Mr. Liu’s mental faculties were not what they once were, but he recalled more and more the hard life of his youth. Every time he saw Zhang Shan Ni, he would eagerly tell her about old times. He spoke with relish, and Zhang Shan Ni listened with pleasure.

Wang Lixing, standing guard from a distance, couldn’t understand how the old commander could be such a chatterbox in front of Zhang Shan Ni.

Zhang Shan Ni was born with a remarkable intuition. Whenever the guard paid her any attention, she immediately felt it. But since she didn’t sense any hostility from his gaze, she let him be, knowing that she was genuine.

Liu Aimin was indeed getting on in years, his body much weaker. After chatting with Zhang Shan Ni below the trees for over an hour, he began to show signs of fatigue. Zhang Shan Ni, not wishing to tire him further, saw that he was weary and that it was getting late, so she pushed Mr. Liu back to his quarters. After seeing the guard give him his medicine, Zhang Shan Ni took her leave.

Only after Zhang Shan Ni repeatedly promised to come keep him company one day each week did Mr. Liu reluctantly let her go.

Liu Aimin now had no other passion but his constant thoughts of Zhang Shan Ni’s unparalleled culinary skills.

However, no one knew better than Zhang Shan Ni herself that it wasn’t her cooking that was exceptional, but the generosity with which she used her ingredients, especially Mr. Liu’s fixation on that bowl of chicken soup. It was really quite simple – it was only after the Spirit Core Water enhanced its flavor that he couldn’t forget it.

Seeing that it was getting late, Zhang Shan Ni didn’t dare linger in the county town and left the nursing home to head straight back to Qingfeng Village.

At that time, aside from the supply and marketing cooperative, there were no other shops in the county town. The town was a bit better; near the village brigade, village women would occasionally set up stalls selling their homegrown vegetables, gradually forming a market street.

But it was all eggs or green vegetables; even the fruit sold there was locally produced and couldn’t match the sweetness and crunch of later generations – Zhang Shan Ni really couldn’t come to love them. So, having her hopes dashed by reality time and again, Zhang Shan Ni simply lost the desire to go out for leisurely strolls.

She was a village woman, with her husband serving in the military far away, and dressing too attractively would prompt talk of impropriety. It was better for her to stay quietly at home and work~~