Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s

Chapter 1087: Chapter 1088: Her Nickname

Gong Xinhe suddenly slapped his forehead.

”Now that you mention it, I do remember,” Officer let out.

He had heard it too at that time.

However, he had thought the Officer was just chatting leisurely with his comrade from the Sentinel Post, given the sparsity of human presence in the area, as the team members hardly got a chance to meet other people and might have wanted to talk more when someone did show up.

Thus, he hadn’t listened closely at the time, nor had he taken the conversation seriously.

He hadn’t expected it all to be useful.

Gong Xinhe bowed his head in embarrassment.

He had made a big mistake.

”You are very smart. What’s your name?” Yiwa stared at Meng Xinian.

Meng Xinian’s lips curved into a smirk, ”Moreover, your Chinese is not bad, but your accent is too strong. As for my name, you don’t need to know it. Now it’s my turn to ask you. Is she really your cousin?”

Meng Xinian glanced at Kitten.

Kitten immediately yelled out, ”No! I don’t know her! I am from the village across the hill, my name is Jin Xiaomiao!”

”Not Kitten?” Meng Xinian’s eyes flashed.

”Kitten... is my nickname,” Jin Xiaomiao’s face heated slightly.

For some reason, when he uttered the word ’Kitten’, she could sense a distinct softening in his tone; a nickname she usually didn’t like, as when others mentioned it, there often seemed to be a hint of frivolity or jest, likely because she indeed resembled a little cat. But when this young Officer called it out, there was a slight, warm affection in his voice.

Jin Xiaomiao had never found her nickname to sound so pleasant.

Yet, as soon as she finished speaking, she saw a sudden shift in the Officer’s demeanor becoming cold and stern.

”Tell me, how did you end up with her?”

Meng Xinian stopped looking at the two of them and could not help but touch the pendant again.

Why did he dislike it when someone’s nickname was the same as his family’s Kitten?

Kitty Chiang: My nickname is Little! Little! Not Kitten!

Officer Meng: Kitten is suitable for you; I chose it, and it suits you better than Little.

Kitty Chiang: ...

Chiang Xiao had dug up a whole bunch of little hemp straw, just enough to fill her carry-basket. She was about to descend the mountain when she raised her head and saw another peak ahead, sheer cliffs stretching across.

Suddenly, a thought struck her.

Some medicinal herbs grow on sheer cliffs.

She hadn’t explored the cliffs of Bai Gu Mountain much, but it was rather unsafe.

The cliff in front of her, however, seemed climbable.

Since she was here and there was still time, it seemed a waste to just return.

Thinking so, she made up her mind.

Without further hesitation, Chiang Xiao immediately ran forward and began to climb, using both hands and feet.

The cliff had scattered stones, with soil between them; some spots were just enough for a foot, while others formed a narrow path.

It seemed dangerous from below, but with her current skill, climbing up wasn’t too challenging.

While climbing, she even detoured around a bend.

There was a somewhat flat area where Chiang Xiao sat down to rest, then noticed several small clusters of plants nearby—stem segments cylindrical, with leaves growing oppositely in pairs, nothing special at first glance yet somehow familiar.

Not knowing what they were exactly, but figuring since she was there she might as well dig them up, she dug up the few clusters. After thinking it over, she threw one into the Space and only then did she pack the rest into her carry-basket.

She had intended to climb higher, but then someone below cried out to her.

”Young lady! Come down quickly! How did you climb up there?”

”Hurry down, this mountain is too high and steep, it’s dangerous.”