Chapter 195 - Chapter 195: Chapter One-Hundred and Ninety-Five: Undeserving (1/2)
Chapter 195: Chapter One-Hundred and Ninety-Five: Undeserving
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Shi Nian was the new son-in-law in everyone’s eyes. He and Yun Nan raised their wine glasses and toasted the neighborhood elders. The elders earnestly instructed him to take care of Yun Nan and solemnly entrusted her to him.
Some elders even had tears in their eyes; they were as reluctant to part with Yun Nan as if she were their daughter or granddaughter.
Shi Nian sincerely promised to treat Yun Nan well and take good care of her. After the toast, Yun Nan’s peers and juniors came over to challenge Shi Nian to a drinking contest.
Yun Nan facepalmed and softly sighed, “Why are they treating this like a couple of newly-weds’ bridal visit home?”
Fang Xi laughed. “Didn’t you think this would happen beforehand?”
Yun Nan frowned at her. “Why would it occur to me?” Deep down, she’d always Imown that her marriage with Shi Nian was fake. She’d never treated Shi Nian as her husband, so how could she have thought of this?
“You knew this might happen? Then why didn’t you remind me?” Yun Nan questioned lowly.
Fang Xi smiled but didn’t say anything. She looked at Shi Nian chatting with the townsfolk and lightly said, “Yun Nan, you should try to make your act more convincing. Look at how well Shi Nian is performing! Act natural, and don’t expose yourself in front of your fellow townsfolk.”
Yun Nan gritted her teeth and glared at Fang Xi. Shi Xiu ran over with a bowl and a piece of pork rib held in her chopsticks, saying, “Yun Nan, Fang Xi, these ribs are delicious!”
Fang Xi laughed and commented, ‘You’re such a foodie!” Shi Xiu didn’t mind and took a bite of the rib.
Affected by the warm atmosphere around her and a little drunk, Xiang Yang cheered up slightly and enviously remarked, “Yun Nan, you’re so lucky to be loved by so many people. I’m so envious of you.”
Yun Nan patted her shoulder and sat down beside her. “You don’t have to envy me. You have Shi Ke’s love, which makes you luckier than most.”
Xiang Yang’s eyes were unfocused as she smiled and uttered, “That’s right! No matter how far I go, Shi Ke will always wait for me to return. With him around, I have a home. No one can snatch him away!”
Despite her words, Yun Nan knew Xiang Yang hadn’t resolved her pent-up frustrations. Yun Nan could only go along with her and say, “That’s why you’re also a lucky person!”
Xiang Yang looked up at the starry sky and muttered, “Look! There are stars.”
Yun Nan also looked up. “Yeah, you can see the stars here in my hometown. I’ll take you to the mountaintop to stargaze someday. It’s quite beautiful up there.”
Tears rolled down Xiang Yang’s face. She wiped them away and smiled. “I haven’t had the chance to stargaze with Shi Ke before. They’re so beautiful.”