NOVEL NEXT Chapter 85
Chapter 85: 085. Old Man, is that how you call him?
Author: Liaowumian MACHINE TRANSLATION
There was a light and happy laugh in the air.
The laughter from above seemed to come from above.
Song Beibei looked up and saw a person sitting on the branch of the Ginkgo tree.
She didn’t wear her glasses, so she couldn’t see clearly.
But she suddenly recognized the voice.
It was the beautiful man called Su Liangxiao.
The man jumped down from the tree.
He landed steadily in front of Song Beibei.
Song Beibei instinctively took a few steps back and frowned. “Why are you sitting on the tree in the middle of the night to scare people? ”
The man smiled. “I didn’t mean to scare you. I’m just sitting here enjoying the night breeze. As for you, why did you come out alone in the middle of the night without sleeping? ”
Song Beibei’s face turned red.
She couldn’t possibly say that it was because there were rats in that house.
If she said this reason, others would definitely think that she was delicate.
Therefore, Song Beibei also raised her head and said, “I’m also out to enjoy the scenery. ”
The corner of the man’s mouth curved into an arc as he said, “then do you want to come with me? ”
Song Beibei did not understand what he meant.
He pointed at the Ginkgo tree. “This is a hundred-year-old tree in the courtyard. If you want to see the night view, there’s no better view than this. Do you want to sit on the tree and take a look? It’s not worse than those tree houses in the forest oxygen bar. ”
Song Beibei was a little tempted by his words.
But the man in front of her… …
Under the dim night sky, the upward arc of his eyes could still be seen. In the blink of an eye, there seemed to be an indescribable bewitchment. There was always a slight arc at the corner of his mouth, and that small dimple. Even if he was really a big bad wolf.. He was still a very handsome big bad wolf.
Although Song Beibei had been influenced by Gu Yanqing’s handsome face all year round, she was not so bewitched by his beauty.
But at this moment, she had another plan in her heart.
So she readily agreed, “okay, I’ve never climbed a tree before. ”
Actually, climbing a tree was not difficult.
This century-old Ginkgo branch was well-arranged and very sturdy.
It was like a ladder, layer by layer, with one step, it was steady.
Song Beibei climbed about ten meters high and stopped where the man was sitting.
At this moment, the beautiful man came to Song Beibei’s side and sat down.
The view here was really good.
Even though Song Beibei didn’t wear her glasses, she could still see the lights of the town in the distance and the dark green mountains in the sky.
Song Beibei pointed to the distance, “What Mountain is that? ”
The man followed her line of sight and his expression suddenly changed.
After a few seconds of silence, he said, “that’s Huaguo Mountain. ”
Song Beibei’s interest was piqued when she heard that. “Huaguo Mountain? Is that Huaguo mountain where Sun Wukong lives? ”
The man smiled. “It’s just the same name. The reason why it’s called that is because there’s a cave on that mountain. Outside the cave, there’s a puddle of water left from the top of the mountain, forming a water curtain cave. After a long time, everyone decided to call it Huaguo Mountain or water curtain cave. ”
Song Beibei was really curious. “Water Curtain Cave. Are there monkeys inside? Can we go in? ”
The man smiled, but for some reason.. Song Beibei caught a hint of complicated emotions at the corner of his mouth. “there are no monkeys, but we can go in. Many years ago, the government developed tourism and built an iron chain bridge between the mountains, leading straight into water curtain cave. For decades, it was a scenic spot, but later, there was an earthquake. Half of the mountain collapsed, and some of the original scenic spots were destroyed. The government was too lazy to make up for it, so they abandoned it. Now, it’s just a desolate mountain range. ”
Song Beibei replied with an ‘Oh’ and sighed with emotion, “that’s a pity. ”
The beautiful man smiled, “it’s not a pity. When we were young, we still had to collect tickets to enter the mountain. After it was abandoned, it became the home base of the children in the courtyard. Because of the earthquake, the ground broke and formed a few clear rivers at the foot of the mountain. When we were young, we would go there whenever we had the time to catch fish and catch prawns. Then, we would go to the market to sell money to buy candied haws. ”
The man sighed with emotion, “it’s been so long. It’s so long that it feels like it happened in a past life. ”
Song Beibei suddenly felt a little curious and blurted out, “would that old man, Gu Yanqing, go to that place to catch fish and prawns when he was young? ”
The man turned his head and saw a pair of sparkling eyes.
The little girl sat on the tree trunk, her arms propped up on both sides, her long legs dangling under the tree trunk.
She tilted her head slightly, like a lazy kitten.
The man’s lips curled up. “Old man? Is that how you usually address him? ”
Song Beibei muttered, “so what? I call him an old man when I’m unhappy. ”
The beautiful man finally couldn’t hold back his laughter. “interesting, really interesting. ”
Song Beibei frowned. “Hey, I’m asking you a question. ”
The man deliberately said, “that old man Gu Yanqing also went fishing and catching shrimp when he was young. He was the most active in the entire courtyard. Sometimes, he even stayed in the mountains for a day and a night. Every time he went to town, he earned the most money. ”
Song Beibei really couldn’t imagine Gu Yanqing fishing and catching shrimp. She thought that a person like Gu Yanqing should have been a bookworm since he was young.
But there was one thing that she was willing to believe.
Gu Yanqing was born to be a capitalist. He had been earning money since he was young.
Song Beibei asked, “why did he earn so much money? Did he buy candied haws like you guys? ”
“He never spends the money he earns. He saves it all up. He’s so stingy. ”
Song Beibei nodded in agreement. “that man is not only stingy, he’s also narrow-minded. ”
The man next to her said, “you don’t seem to like your husband very much? ”
Song Beibei was slightly taken aback by the question.
It was because she seemed to be able to sense the man’s probing intentions.
She was naturally not guarded against people, so she unconsciously exposed the bad relationship between her and Gu Yanqing.
But in reality, she did not want others to gossip about the good and bad relationship between her and Gu Yanqing.
So Song Beibei pouted. “between him and me, it’s none of your business. ”
The man laughed and did not ask further.
After a moment of silence, Song Beibei suddenly asked, “you and Gu Yanqing grew up together. Do you know the embarrassing things that happened to him when he was young? For example, when he was late, he was scolded by the teacher, or when he got into a fight and got beaten up like a pig’s head? ”
The beautiful man glanced at Song Beibei. “Your man has always been strict since he was young. He was never late for school for even a minute. As for fighting, there was once when he beat someone until they looked like a pig’s head. ”
Song Beibei felt extremely bored.
She originally wanted to get some information about Gu Yanqing from this man, but she didn’t expect that she wouldn’t be able to get anything out of him.
The man looked at Song Beibei’s obviously disappointed expression and said, “however, your man does have a weakness. ”
Song Beibei’s eyes lit up. “What? ”
“He’s especially afraid of frogs. ”
“FROGS? ” Song Beibei’s eyes widened in surprise. “They’re those little green frogs that jump around and can be seen everywhere. ”
The man smiled and nodded. “that’s the kind. ”
Song Beibei was in disbelief. “They’re very cute. Why would they be afraid? ”
The man shook his head. “I don’t know either. I just know that he’s been afraid since he was young. Whenever he sees a frog, he has to take a detour. If a frog accidentally jumps on his feet, he would be so scared that he would scream out. I still remember that one time when he was standing by the Lotus pond catching fish, fifth sister mischievously placed a small frog in the fish basket on his back. It just so happened that the frog jumped out of the basket and onto his hair. Your family member was so scared that he fell into the small river. All the fish and prawns that he caught for an entire day were taken away. You can’t imagine how pathetic he was. ”
Song Beibei couldn’t help but giggle as she imagined Gu Yanqing falling into the river when he was young.
It was unbelievable that Gu Yanqing was afraid of frogs. A small thought had already formed in her mind.
Song Beibei’s mood immediately brightened up. She laughed out loud and was unusually excited. “There’s more, there’s more. Tell me more. ”
However, she realized that the man beside her was very quiet. When he turned his head, he was looking straight at Song Beibei.
Song Beibei was slightly stunned. That man placed a hand on Song Beibei’s face and said, “your eyes are really beautiful! ”
Song Beibei was terrified.
Her entire body shook, and she immediately dodged to the side.
However, because she used too much strength, she had already forgotten that she was sitting on a tree branch.
In an instant, her body had already collapsed, and she had fallen from the tree… …