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âAre you worried that Iâll get sick?â Lu Xingzhi snorted and immediately took off his undershirt, leaving only his wet pants dripping with water. He smiled and said, âIâm in good health. Itâs a hot day. Iâll cool down when Iâm in the water.â
âYouâre just trying to be brave.â
Jiang Yao took his undershirt and twisted it. Then, she looked around and said, âYou take care of the fish. Iâll look for something to start a fire and dry your clothes at the same time. Even if itâs summer now, the temperature in the mountains is different from the temperature in the city. Furthermore, the water is several degrees lower too. You canât wear wet clothes all the time. â
Jiang Yao shook her head. While she told Lu Xingzhi to take care of the fish, she quickly picked up a large bundle of dry branches around her to start a fire.
Lu Xingzhi had a lighter with him, so Jiang Yao started the fire by herself. Jiang Yao, born in the countryside, had known how to do that since she was young. When she was young, she did not have to go to school during the holidays. Jiang Lei would dig up sweet potatoes, and she would start a fire. Roasted sweet potatoes were the most common food that she and Jiang Lei ate at that time.
After the fire had started, Jiang Yao hooked Lu Xingzhiâs clothes up with a tree branch and dried them near the fire. She turned around and saw Lu Xingzhi by the pool. He was killing the fish with a knife. She walked toward Lu Xingzhi and said, âThereâs no one here. Why donât you take off your pants, and Iâll dry them by the fire? With this weather, it should dry quickly. Remember to wring your pants first.â
Lu Xingzhi skewered the fish with a tree branch as he said, âNo need. Iâll sit by the fire when I roast the fish. Itâll dry soon enough.â
âThatâs different. Donât you feel uncomfortable when your pants are wet? Itâs cold.â Jiang Yao shook her head in disagreement. She bent down to pull Lu Xingzhiâs pants as she said that. She had to touch his pants.
âHooligan!â
Lu Xingzhi imitated Jiang Yaoâs usual tone of scolding him. He gently pushed Jiang Yao aside, got up, and brought the fish to the fire.
Jiang Yao was stunned by Lu Xingzhiâs words. She had never heard Lu Xingzhi speak in such a tone before.
How should she put it?
Anyway, it was a strange feeling. He was a tough and masculine man. What was the point of imitating her?
Furthermore, her voice was naturally soft and sounded more delicate than other girlsâ voices. Yet, he had imitated her perfectly.
âWhy donât you take it off and dry it for ten minutes?â
Jiang Yao did not give up and continued to persuade him. Lu Xingzhi had soaked in the water for so long, so she was worried that he would catch a cold.
If she were at home, she would immediately take off his wet clothes and prepare a cup of tea for him. However, she was still in the mountains, so she could not do that.
Lu Xingzhi rejected her again. Then, he placed the fish on the bonfire that Jiang Yao had set up. He admired her effort. His wife was quite skillful; she had managed to set the bonfire quicker than most people.
âHey!â
Jiang Yao strode toward Lu Xingzhi. Just as she was about to persuade him again, she heard the man in front of her suddenly say something.
âRepeat it, and Iâll kiss you!â
Jiang Yao was so angry that she raised her leg and kicked Lu Xingzhi. She was so angry at that guy!