Chapter 299

The moment he saw Lin Hua and Zhao Chen, Xu Ran was shocked because he really didn’t expect them to come. It was really a long time since they were together.

Lin Hua and Zhao Chen were surprised to see Xu Ran. They had also been to Xu Village since the plague, but when they got there, they found that Xu Ran and his family had gone out.

Later on, Lin Hua and Zhao Chen would come here once a year. The time was uncertain. And Zhuo Yun did all the recpetions of them. It had become a habit for them in last five years, so they really did not expect to see Xu ran this time.

Lin Hua took the first step out and went to Xu Ran and patted him fiercely, “You brat, you’re finally willing to come back.”

Xu Ran smiled at him and said. “This is my home. Of course I’m coming back. But I didn’t expect you to come here.”

Lin Hua was dissatisfied when he heard this. “You don’t want us here? I’m telling you, you went out without a word, and been away for so many years. . You didn’t even say goodbye. I’m going to get even with you!”

Xu Ran smiled bitterly, “I couldn’t tell you even if I wanted back then.”

Lin Hua remembered that it was the time of the plague and he knew that Xu Ran was telling the truth, so he stopped tangling with the problem and said instead, “Even if it was urgent, you haven’t written a letter to me for so many years. Did you really forget us?”

Xu Ran hurriedly waved his hand and said, “No, no, how could I? if I really forgot about you, how can I call your name when I see you today? Yanzhou is too far away from here. Zhuo Yun and I have only two letters to each other all these years. It took a whole year to receive a letter! It’s really not that easy.”

Xu Ran’s explanation reluctantly made Lin Hua less angry. Zhao Chen also came out to persuade him, “Come on, they’re all back! Why do you care about this now? As long as they come back, we’ll just come here more often.”

Xu Ran looked at Zhao Chen, then at Lin Hua. Seeing that both of them looked good, he thought that they have had a good time over the years, so he was very happy for them.

The sun was shining outside and they did not speak long at the door before they entered the house. While no one was paying attention, Xu Ran quietly asked Lin Hua, “How’s your relationship with Zhao Chen? Have you been affected by the plague?”

Lin Hua sighed and said helplessly, “It was a blessing in disguise! He accidentally got infected with the plague when it was at its worst and it was a close call. At that time, we did everything we could to get him back. I had been with him and I got infected, too. His father had seen how much we loved each other. When he saw that, he said he would let us be together if we could only get through this. So we both managed to survive. Later on, his father really didn’t stop the two of us. We’re doing pretty well and we have a kid now.”

There was no helplessness on Lin Hua’s face when he talked about the latter part. Instead, he showed an extremely gentle smile and looked at Zhao Chen who was walking in the front.

Xu Ran patted him on the shoulder. “It was indeed a blessing in disguise! Congratulations to the two Jack shall have jill, all shall be well.” After saying this, Xu Ran made a cupped fist gesture.

Lin Hua didn’t argue with him and raised his head complacently.

After Lin Hua finished talking about his own business, he shifted the topic to Xu Ran. “You said that you have been in Yanzhou all these years. I heard from Zhuo Yun that you went to find your husband’s brother. How about it? Did you find him?”

Xu Ran nodded. “Yes, we found him. He was really Tong Tong’s brother, and looked exactly like him.”

“Oh! So are you here just for a visit, or are you planning to stay long?” “Lin Hua asked.

Xu Ran said, “We’re going to stay here. The children missed home and wanted to come back to see it. Tongtong had met his brother, too. If we have time in the future, we will take the children to visit them again. Although it was a little cold over there, it’s all right.”

Xu Ran didn’t want to mention the matter of Yanzhou. It was a knot in his heart and a knot in his family’s hearts. Yanzhou was very good, but he lost two children in that place, so no matter how much he liked it, his feelings had faded.

Lin Hua could clearly saw that Xu Ran was not in a high mood, so he stopped asking. After all, we all had things that we didn’t want to talk about.

When they entered the room, Zhuo Yun was busy making bamboo baskets. When he saw Xu Ran and Lin Hua, he also stopped his movements. “You’re back! Lin Hua also came over. What a coincidence!  Xu Ran and the others had only arriced yesterday.”

In the past few years, Lin Hua and Zhao Chen would come to stay for a few days every year. They were quite familiar with Zhuo Yun now, and Zhuo Yun didn’t treat Lin Hua as outsiders at all.

After hearing Zhuo Yun’s words, Lin Hua smiled and said, “It’s indeed a coincidence.”

Then he pointed to the bamboo baskets in the house and asked Zhuo Yun, “What are you doing with so many bamboo baskets?”

Zhuo Yun explained, “The fruit trees in the orchards are ready to be picked. These bamboo baskets are for picking fruits. By the way, you can take some of them when you go back. The fruits are big and nice this year.”

“Okay! When the time comes, I’ll pack one basket, but I’m still here for the potatoes. I don’t know why, but the ones I grow aren’t as good as the ones here.”

Zhuo Yun said, “There are potatoes, all of them are left for you. As for the problem of how the potatoes grow well, you probably have to ask Xu Ran. He planted all the fields that produced the best potatoes, and I don’t know how he made it.”

These two people who were talking like crazy finally remembered Xu Ran when they needed him. that he was here.  Xu Ran touched his nose unhappily.

However, Lin Hua couldn’t care that much, so he asked Xu Ran directly, “Xu Ran, tell me, does it matter where the potatoes are grown?”

Xu Ran rolled his eyes and found a seat to sit down. Then he said to Lin Hua, “Of course, tell me what kind land you planted, when you planted it and how you planted it.”

Zhao Chen and Zhuo Yun also sat down, intending to hear what Xu Ran said.

As for Liu Tong and the rest, they did not follow in. After putting the things down, they went to the kitchen to do theiir work. No matter how familiar Lin Hua and the others were, they were still guests. And the guests must be entertained when they came.

People who used to be busy in the kitchen were Liu Tong and Shao Yu. Now that Shao Yu was not around, the person became Qin Shuwen .

Over the years, Qin Shuwen’s cooking skills have been pretty good. He did all the cooking in their house by himself, and Chan-Shu would occasionally come and help.

The two of them were busy in the kitchen. Qin Shuwen asked Liu Tong some interesting things about Yanzhou and the road while working.

Liu Tong naturally wouldn’t hide these things, so he told Qin Shuwen everything， whihc made Qin Shuwen want to go out and take a look.

Liu Tong said, “We won’t go to Yanzhou for a while. But you can come with us when we go next time, but we should probably be relatives by then.”

Qin Shuwen smiled and said, “Okay!  I’ll go with you then and see what is going on outside. However, when it comes to the matter of relatives by marriage, our Qingshu was really like his father. He is an infatuated person, and has been missing Baozi with a deep heart.”

Liu Tong also smiled, “Baozi is also the same. When we left, he said he would go back and look for Qingshu on the way, and he got beaten up by his Dad. Now you can see how he has changed. His father told him that if he wanted to marry Qingshu in the future, he would have to learn to read and manners with his uncle, and he did for many years.”

Qin Shuwen nodded, “Yes, Baozi’s change is quite obvious. He really looked like a baozi when he left, except that he was thinner. Now he looks like a decent childe. If he is not a childe, he might have been attarcting a lot of childe.”

Liu Tong took the words and said, “But the boys liked him just the way he was. However, Baozi only loves Qingshu, so he couldn’t find a husband who satisfied me.”

Qin Shuwen said, “What? Aren’t you satisfied with Qingshu? I can tell you, Qingshu is so gorgeous that many boys like him.”

Liu Tong said hurriedly, “There’s no dissatisfaction. If I’m really dissatisfied with him, Ran and I wouldn’t give my childe permission to marry a childe. The two childe seem like a good match even when they are so young.If they were older, who knows how many people would envy them.”

“Haha, you’re right.” Qin Shuwen agreed.

In any case, both of them were very satisfied with this.

By the time the two of them have finished their meal, Xu Ran and the others also finished talking and were waiting for dinner.

Xu Ran’s original plan to go to Wu Mei’s home tonight had to be postponed.

Xu Ran asked Lin Hua while eating, “How long are you staying this time?”

Lin Hua said, “Three days! We’ve been busy lately, but since you’ve just returned, I have to show respect for your feelings.

Hearing his words, Xu Ran laughed. “Thank you. Don’t worry, I’ll definitely treat you well and make up for our lost five years of friendship.”

That didn’t sound right, but Lin Hua didn’t hear it.

Of course, in the next few days, Xu Ran did entertain Lin Hua well and he didin’t lied.

Due to Lin Hua and the rest, Xu Ran and his family did not go to Wu Mei and others’ homes. They just called them over for dinner and chatting, as if they had returned to the days before they left.

There was a flat stone road at the entrance, and there was a dense forest behind the house. Next to it was an orcharland filled with fruits. It was as beautiful as always, as beautiful as a painting.