Love in Winter (2)

  Love in Winter (2)

  Zheng Zhi heard Xiao Li's serious tone and thought about his own slip of the tongue, so he didn't dare say anything else for a while.

  Xiao Li saw Zheng Zhi not speaking, and continued: "I'll tell you! The man who took me out was a human trafficker! She slept with me, and then sold me to a poor mountain man as his wife. I escaped and ran back."

  "I know. Don't mention it. We're home." Zheng said dryly.

  "Alright, don't mention chasing me again. Your dad and mom will have an opinion about me if they find out." Xiaoli glanced at Zheng Zhi.

  Zheng Zhi looked at the road and didn't say anything.

  As soon as she entered the house, Xiaoli happily said: "Sister, brother-in-law, you two are really good to me! Zheng Zhi is back and he invited me to eat well again."

  "You just know we're good to you! When did the delicious ones run out of yours?" Xue Er said.

  "Sister, you... your voice?" Little Li asked in surprise.

  "My mom ran out to pick me up, so excited, and her voice was shaking!" Zheng Zhi said.

  "Oh? So that's what they mean by 'a mother's intuition'! Your mom must have been worried sick about you! She'll be overjoyed when you get back!"

  "Zheng Zhi came back without giving us any notice, it was a sudden attack!" said Village King.

  "It's a good thing it was a surprise attack, or else how would Mother's voice be restored!" Zheng Zhi said.

  Zheng Shuang looked at Zheng Zhi and smiled: "So, I should thank you, kid?"

  "Look at you father and son, speaking so freely with each other, just like brothers." Xiaoli said with a smile.

  "After many years, father and son become brothers." This is saying that the feelings between father and son are good, without a generation gap!" Zheng Zhi burst out laughing.

  "You two! Always like this, either laughing and joking without any reserve, or stubbornly refusing to give in to each other." Xue Er said with a smile.

  "Do you need my help, sister?"

  "No need, no need! You just enjoy yourselves. If there's anything that needs help, I'll call your brother-in-law."

  "Sister-in-law, you'll be able to hear the birds' crisp songs again in the future, congratulations!" Xiaoli smiled and gave Zheng Shuang a slight bow.

  "Haha, you not only have sweet words, but also learn to make a fist and bow like a man. You, I don't know who will be lucky enough to marry you in the future, and be amused by you until they are overjoyed!" Village King said, looking at Xiaoli.

  "Haven't you found a good man for me yet?" Little Li said with a smile.

  "Not yet! Ordinary people are not worthy of you. Besides, I'm not willing to let my sister get married yet!" Xue Er interrupted.

  Zheng Zhi looked at his dad, then at Little Li, and sat down to watch TV by himself.

  Zheng Shuang called out to Little Li, "You sit by the fire and warm up, don't just talk, I'll go call Dad and Mom."

  Xiao Li sat beside Zheng Zhi and saw that he wasn't speaking, so she nudged him: "Not happy now?"

  Zheng just looked at her in the same way and continued watching TV, ignoring her.

  "Do you want me to leave?" Little Li said with a smile.

  "I don't know what to say." Zheng Zhi's eyes remained fixed on the TV.

  "Never mind." Little Li stood up and walked over to Xue Er's side: "Sister, the braised duck meat is done, it smells so good!"

  "En, yi hui er jiu ke yi chi fan le."

  Translation: "Yes, we can eat soon."

  "Sister, you're really capable. Brother-in-law is really lucky."

  "Hehe, you're quite capable too. In the future when you marry the one you like, you'll find a way to make delicious dishes. To capture a man's heart, first capture his stomach!" Xue Er laughed.

  "I'm so envious of my sister's good fortune! I've missed the chance to find a good man," said Xiaoli.

  "Nonsense! Who wouldn't fall for his sister?"

  "I'm a woman who has slept with two men."

  "That's not your fault. A man who truly loves you won't mind this about you."

  "I can meet such a man, and I will not marry him because I love him," said Xiaoli.

  "Nonsense! He loves you and you love him, why don't you marry?" Xue Er said while stir-frying the duck meat.

  "Other people's gossip can make one's loved ones sad."

  "Oh, you! Don't think too much. If you really have the chance to meet a man you like, you should grasp it tightly. Go watch TV by the fire and fry some dishes that are not greasy." Xue Er hurried Xiao Li away.

  "Afraid I'll steal your cooking skills?" Little Li smiled and returned to the charcoal fire.

  Xiao Li's conversation with Xue Er was all heard by Zheng Zhi.

  "When I meet a man I love, I must grasp him tightly. When I meet a woman I love, I also want to grasp her tightly." Zheng Zhi thought to himself.

  He saw Xiaoli coming over and said: "My mother was right. Do you have a man you like?"

  Xiao Li looked at Zheng Zhi and didn't say a word.

  "Really?"

  "No!"

  "I don't believe it!"

  "Believe it or not! Who cares if you believe?"

  "You!"

  "I'm like this. You drive me away, see if your mother agrees?" Little Li said with a smile.

  Zheng Zhi looked at Xiaoli's face and saw a flush rise up. He didn't know if she was shy or if it was from the charcoal fire.

  "Is dinner ready? Dad and Mom are coming!"

  "Hurry up! Hurry up!"

  Xiao Li hastily stood up to welcome the two elderly people.

  The dishes were ready and six people sat around the table, chatting and drinking.

  The village chief was delighted, and the two cups of wine that his junior had accompanied him to drink were both drained. Finally, he raised his cup and said: "Come on, today is a happy day, let's have a drink together, old lady!"

  Xue Er's mother smiled and said: "You haven't drunk so much wine for a long time. Drink! I'm happy too!"

  Everyone burst out laughing.

  After drinking and eating, chatting for a while, Xiaoli said: "I'm a bit drunk! I'll go back and rest for a while."

  "Look at your rosy face! You're really a bit drunk. Go back and rest!" Xue Er said.

  Xiao Li walked for a while, and then Wang said he wanted to go home and rest.

  "Come on! I'll see you and grandma off."

  "I understand." Xue Er said with a smile.

  Zheng Zhi sent his grandparents back home and said: "Grandpa, Grandma rest, I'll go to the village to take a look around and see the changes in the village."

  "Alright! Young people like to have fun, I won't bother you about it either." said Village Chief Wang.

  Zheng walked straight for a while and arrived at the village committee. He saw Xiaoli's door was closed, knocked on the door: "Xiaoli, open the door."

  The door opened and Xiaoli stood at the doorway with her cotton-padded jacket already off: "How did you get here?"

  Zheng Zhi looked at Xiaoli's towering chest and quickly shifted his gaze: "Are you asleep?"

  "No. I was roasting charcoal and reading a book! After drinking wine, I felt a bit hot by the charcoal fire, so I took off my sweater. Come in and sit down." said Xiaoli, moving her body to the side.

  Zheng walked straight in, unintentionally bumping into Xiaoli's chest. He felt electrified, his blood swelling instantly. He turned around and pushed Xiaoli against the door: "Xiaoli, I truly love you!" As he said this, he grasped Xiaoli's head and covered her mouth with a passionate kiss.

  "Stop, stop... Zheng Zhi... you, you're drunk..."

  Zheng Zhi ignored her and continued kissing wildly.

  Xiao Li's face turned bright red, and after stuttering out a few words, she threw herself into Zheng Zhi's arms and started kissing him.

  Zheng directly used his hand to insert the key into the lock.

  He hugged Xiaoli and kissed her while moving towards the bed.

  He laid her down on the bed and she wrapped her arms around his neck, closing her eyes.

  Zheng Zhi's hands trembled as he held Xiao Li's sweater and put it on her head. Then his hand wandered over her chest...

  Xiao Li let out a happy murmur...

  After everything returned to calmness, Zheng Zhi said: "Xiao Li, I love you. I want to marry you."

  "Don't be silly! Zheng Zhi."

  "I really love you! Don't you like me?"

  "Don't you like me? Can I give it to you? Do you think I'm a very casual woman?" Little Li was unhappy.

  "Why don't you marry me if you love me?"

  "There are many things that can't be obtained just because you like them."

  "You're treating me like a thing!" Zheng Zhi laughed and pinched Xiao Li's arm.

  "You're nothing!" Little Li said with a smile.

  "I'm a bad thing, I'm a wicked thing!" Zheng Zhi said, and then he kissed Xiaoli's face again.

  After a passionate kiss between the two, Zheng wanted to lift up Xiao Li's sweater again.

  "It's no use, you'd better go back now! It's too late, your father and mother will ask where you've been."

  "I'm not going back, you're my wife anyway, just know it!"

  "Listen up! Otherwise, I'll never speak to you again!"

  "Okay okay okay, I'll listen. Tell me, do you like me?"

  "I love it!"

  "Before I became a soldier and chased after you, did you like me?"

  "I like it."

  "Why won't you answer me?"

  "You don't understand! I'm several years older than you, and you're the son of the village chief. I dare not. Alright, hurry up and go!" said Xiaoli.

  "I'll come again tomorrow."

  "Uh-huh."

  Kiss me and I'll go.

  "Oh you! Still with a child's temper!" Xiaoli said as she kissed Zheng Zhi's face.

  Zheng walked away.