Professor Liu told Ming Lang that as long as Xiao Qian felt that he was a very reliable man, capable of overcoming the fear of the unknown, she would be willing to marry him.
Yu Minglang thought his chance to propose had come!
Catching the snake with his bare hands would surely touch Xiao Mei!
âIs there a snake in your bag?â
A voice came from the hillside, and Xiao Qian and Yu Minglang looked up. A young man appeared at the top of the slope, not very tall and thin, dressed like an ordinary mountainside farmer, with dark skin.
âDo you raise snakes?â Yu Minglang frowned.
âYeah, my family runs a restaurant on the top of the mountain. Cuiâer is my pet. Sheâs a green snake, looks scary but sheâs not poisonous.â
Yu Minglang thought, damn, he quickly reacted to the sudden revelation, widened his eyes in surprise, and pointed at the bag with great acting.
âAre you saying this is not a poisonous bamboo viper?â
âOf course not. Bamboo vipers have triangular heads, and my Cuiâer has a round head, not poisonous.â
Yu Minglang immediately pretended to understand, and gave Xiao Qian, who was already beginning to doubt him, a grateful expression.
âXiao Mei, it seems my knowledge is not enough. People really should learn as long as they live, and never be like me just now, shaking an empty bottle while mistaking a non-poisonous snake for a poisonous one!â
He blurted out what she wanted to say, leaving Xiao Mei with nowhere to retreat! Yu Minglang silently praised his own reaction.
All of Xiao Qianâs emotions evaporated, and she believed others might mistake poisonous and non-poisonous snakes, but the probability of Yu Minglang making such a mistake was as low as her, a psychologist, confusing the most straightforward depression and anxiety disorders.
He had taken a course in identifying dangerous wild animals when he was in school, and Yu Minglang would never make such a basic mistake.
So just now, someone was trying to gain her sympathy by impressing her to agree to their marriage!
Yu Minglang didnât dare to look at her, because even without looking, he could feel her anger from within. It was over. He had failed his beautiful dream of expressing himself as a dependable man, gaining Xiao Meiâs trust, dispelling her fear of marriage, and having her agree to marry him and wear a wedding dress for him!
Yu Minglang vented his anger on the suddenly appearing man.
âWhy the hell are you raising snakes! And with such a big forest, how did you let it go and know where to find it?â
The thin man was startled by Yu Minglangâs outburst and shivered, saying timidly.
âI was blowing a whistle at the stream. Cuiâer was in my basket, as usual, but today she climbed out, and when I heard noises from this side, I came over. Itâs not far from the streamâ¦â
It was because Yu Minglang had shouted a slogan before catching the snake, intending to gain Xiao Meiâs trust. The young man had heard the noise and come over, only to see Yu Minglang holding a bag with something wriggling inside, so naturally, he had to ask.
And successfully exposed oneâs shamelessness.
Yu Minglang threw the bag to the man, glared fiercely at him, and the man shrank his shoulders, feeling wronged for no reason.
Xiao Qian witnessed the whole process and was greatly amused.
Well, Yu Minglang the shameless, now she had seen his true face.
âIf there is an afterlife, would you like me to marry you?â She asked coldly.
Yu Minglang nodded awkwardly, âYesâ¦â
âFine, Iâll marry you in the afterlife.â
Before Yu Minglang could rejoice, she added darkly.
âNot in this lifetime!â She was so angry, he had deceived her!
Looking at the time, it was already impossible to go down the mountain. She would have to stay on the mountain tonight, but never think she would forgive Yu Minglang.
Never!
The feeling of having his little scheme discovered by his future daughter-in-law was more awkward than being caught masturbating by his mother! The problem was he had never been caught by his mother, but he had been caught cheating by his fiancé!
Yu Minglang felt Xiao Qianâs sharp gaze on him, making the hot weather feel a little cooler. Through this gaze, he seemed to see the red books he had longed for growing wings and flying away.
Flying and laughing at him: dumbass, dumbass!
Under the guidance of the snake-raising young man, Xiao Qian and Yu Minglang quickly arrived at their destination.
She didnât expect the young man to be the son of the âwell-knownâ farmhouse boss Yu Minglang had mentioned!
Standing at the entrance of a dilapidated courtyard, with a shaky sign at the door, the wind-blown, sun-and-rain-faded plaque was already very blurred.
Xiao Qian twitched the corner of her mouth and stared at Yu Minglang.
Now in a cold war period, she wouldnât talk to him, but her eyes expressed everything she thought. This is the so-called well-known farmhouse?
She had been tired for hours, walking with her legs almost breaking, and had come to such a place?
His death wish record had another thick and heavy line added.
Yu Minglang also didnât expect the well-known farmhouse to be this shabby and on the verge of collapsing. Professor Liu had clearly told him that this was the most well-known place in the mountains!
The faded plaque, with the words âwell-known farmhouseâ barely recognizable, truly âwell-knownâ indeed!
Yu Minglangâs mind was filled with countless âdamn itâ thoughts. He felt that the two little red books were singing âI want to fly higher!â and moving further away from him!
Professor Liu, you usually have the appearance of a scholar, but I never thought you would play such a trick on people. Are you trying to make me a lifelong bachelor and a monk who canât get married?
âIt was Auntie Liu who recommended this placeâ¦â Yu Minglangâs explanation was not accepted by Xiao Qian, but it made her angrier.
âDonât try to blame my teacher! Are you planning to create a collapsing kang or wall inside to gain my sympathy?!â
Iâm not! Thatâs what Yu Minglang wanted to scream, but he couldnât.
After the snake-catching farce was exposed, he was now on Xiao Qianâs blacklist, and she wouldnât believe anything he said.
Every time Xiao Qian thought about the tears sheâd shed in worry for this scoundrel, and all the sentimental things sheâd thought about for a moment, her heart burned with anger.
If it wasnât for the small farmhouse boss, Xiao Qian really wanted to pick up her umbrella and stab him with its sharp end!
There was no way to eliminate this situation, only poking chrysanthemum could relieve the worry!
Yu Minglangâs cleverness had backfired this time, angering Xiao Qian. She felt she had to punish the scoundrel and not forgive him as it was too much.
Unaware of the situation, the young farmhouse boss added another comment, which almost made Xiao Qian furious.