Supreme Warrior in the City

Chapter 390: Chapter 389 Plain Boy

By the time Su Yang and Ye Wantong returned to little boy Lin Dong’s home, it was already the wee hours of the morning.

When Su Yang and his group had left, the sky had darkened. At that time, Lin Dong’s home had only a single oil lamp lit.

Now, however, lights were on in the house. And what’s more, the lights were very bright, which surprised Su Yang. How could Lin Dong be willing to use such bright lights?

After parking the car, Su Yang and Ye Wantong walked into the courtyard, where Da Huang and its several puppies immediately pounced on them.

The little ones were now very familiar with Ye Wantong and went straight into her arms.

Da Huang wagged its tail and followed beside, a very gentle dog that was extremely friendly to guests.

An oil lamp was lit in the kitchen, with Lin Dong’s slender figure busily moving about.

Hearing the commotion at the door, Lin Dong immediately turned his head. Seeing Su Yang and Ye Wantong, he beamed with a big smile.

”Big brother, big sister, you’re back!” Lin Dong jiggled the dough in his hands and said with a smile, ”I made some hand-pulled noodles. You must be hungry, right? Want to have some?”

Lin Dong had decent cooking skills, and even without much seasoning, the aroma still made its way insistently up one’s nose. Even Ye Wantong couldn’t help but sniff the air.

”Thanks!” Su Yang said with a light smile, nodding his head. It had been five or six hours since dinner, and indeed, he was feeling quite hungry.

”Just have a seat, it will be ready soon.” Lin Dong got busy in the kitchen again.

Ye Wantong moved a chair and sat in the courtyard, playing with the few puppies.

As Su Yang’s eyes swept the room, he noticed that the light in Lin Dong’s sister’s room was on, indicating she must have returned home. No wonder the lights were so bright.

Soon, Lin Dong’s midnight snack was ready. First, Lin Dong arranged the chairs and table, smiled at Su Yang and Ye Wantong, and then went to his sister’s door, knocking gently.

”What is it!” an impatient voice of a girl came from inside.

”Tingting, the midnight snack is ready. Come out and have some,” Lin Dong said cheerfully.

”I don’t want any!” the girl replied coldly.

Lin Dong paused for a moment before saying softly, ”Tingting, you came back so late, you must be hungry. How can you not eat? I made your favorite...”

”I said I don’t want any!” the girl’s voice grew firmer.

Lin Dong scratched his head and eventually, not daring to ask further, said in a low voice with a laugh, ”Well, if you’re not hungry, get some rest early and don’t study too late. You’re already so tired from school...”

”I know, you’re so nagging!” the girl replied indignantly.

Lin Dong gave an embarrassed smile and dared not say anything more, returning to the courtyard.

”Big brother, big sister, sorry for the wait, let me serve you some food!” Lin Dong said to Su Yang with a smile.

Su Yang smiled and nodded, while Ye Wantong frowned slightly. Lin Dong’s sister’s words from moments ago had displeased her. Lin Dong was so good to his sister, but why was her attitude like this?

Lin Dong brought out two steaming bowls of noodles and set down two dishes. One was a fish soup and the other a plate of wild vegetables, both prepared with care.

Ye Wantong didn’t usually eat much in the evening, but after tasting a mouthful, she ended up finishing the whole bowl of noodles. In the end, she looked as if she still hadn’t had her fill.

”Big sister, let me serve you another bowl,” Lin Dong said with a beaming smile.

”That’s enough, I can’t eat anymore,” Ye Wantong rubbed her stomach and said, ”Xiao Dong, we are staying here for one night and only giving you thirty yuan, yet you have cooked us several meals. You’re going to lose money at this rate.”

Lin Dong quickly waved his hands and said, ”Big sister, all this food is grown by our own family. The fish I netted from the river, and the wild vegetables are from the mountains; they don’t cost much.”

”You are just too honest, kid!” Ye Wantong chuckled, even though she had only stayed here for half a day, she was very satisfied with the boy. This Lin Dong was honest and hardworking, a truly down-to-earth person, a rare find indeed.

”By the way, your sister seemed to be in a bad mood?” Ye Wantong whispered.

”Oh, she’s under a lot of pressure from school,” Lin Dong quickly replied with a smile. ”She’s studying all day, and with so many students in one class, she’s way more tired than I am at home.”

Ye Wantong looked at Lin Dong and couldn’t help but sigh. How could school be as tiring as the work Lin Dong did at home? For her school expenses, for their paralysed grandma at home, this little child, Lin Dong, had taken on too much pressure, more than one his age should bear!

It was a pity that his sister didn’t seem to appreciate all that he had done.

After the meal, Lin Dong cleaned up everything, and Su Yang returned to the room inside with Ye Wantong.

Back in the room, Ye Wantong’s face suddenly flushed. Although they had agreed upon this during the day, the fact that a man and a woman were in the same room still made her heart race.

Especially when she recalled the scene in the cave where she fed Su Yang the Immortal Herbs with her mouth, her face grew even hotter.

Su Yang, on the other hand, was calm. He took out a mat, laid it on the ground, sat cross-legged on it, and said, ”Let’s sleep!”

”How... how can you sleep like that?” Ye Wantong whispered.

”It’s fine,” Su Yang said. ”I practice martial arts. Meditating all night is even better than sleeping.”

Su Yang then sat cross-legged on the mat while Ye Wantong lay on the bed, but she found it hard to fall asleep.

When had she ever had a man sleeping so close to her?

Moreover, this was the man who had taken her first kiss. Even though he didn’t know about it, she was very clear that in that moment, she had truly felt her heart flutter!

At five thirty in the morning, Su Yang stepped out of the yard and strolled through the woods. By then, Ye Wantong had finally managed to doze off hazily.

The village air was fresh in the early morning. Su Yang walked along the river and, when he passed a mountain stream, saw a slim figure in the distance—it was Lin Dong with Da Huang bounding around him.

This was a narrow river channel with shallow water. Lin Dong had placed a bamboo basket in the water, one that was wide at the mouth and tapered down, positioned against the flow of water.

This was a simple fish-catching device. Fish would swim into the wide-mouthed bamboo basket with the current, easily entering. However, because the stem was narrow, it was difficult for them to swim against the current to get out.

Set in the river overnight, one could harvest some fish the next morning.

Lin Dong took the bamboo basket out of the water and poured out a dozen lively little fish, along with some small shrimp and crabs.

Lin Dong picked out three larger fish and released all the other fish and shrimp back into the river. Then, stringing the three fish on a grass rope, he headed home cheerfully.

Behind him was a bamboo basket on his back, filled with wild vegetables, likely harvested from a morning foray into the mountains.

Watching silently from a distance, Su Yang felt moved by the simple acts of this young boy. Even the smallest gesture touched Su Yang’s soul.