Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s

Chapter 1285: Chapter 1286: This is Love

”Jade Mine. We still don’t know how to handle it, and no outsiders are aware of it yet. That mountain has always been seen as a barren hill with very few people setting foot there. After Grandpa married Duan Qingqing, he was even less likely to tell Meng Chaojun about it, specifically to guard against the Duan Family.”

In front, Chen Yin glanced at the rearview mirror again.

Throughout the trip, Meng Xinian had been holding Chiang Xiao, whispering together intimately—it looked incredibly close-knit.

He then sneaked a peek at Wang Yi in the passenger seat and noticed that she was struggling to fight off sleep, her head nodding bit by bit but persisting in not dozing off.

”If you’re really tired, take a nap. I’ll wake you up when we stop for a rest,” he couldn’t help saying.

Wang Yi had been busy making pork jerky late into the previous night and had gotten up early today; she was indeed very tired. But it felt like falling asleep would be a waste of the time spent with Chen Yin, so she kept forcing herself to stay awake.

Upon hearing his words, she straightened up with a start, ”No, no need. I’ll talk to you, otherwise, you might get sleepy driving.”

”It’s fine, I went to bed early last night. I’m not tired.”

”Oh. Chen Yin, did you bring along a few thicker jackets? I heard it’s quite cool at Shier Bridge in the mornings and evenings, with a significant temperature difference.”

Wang Yi still made an effort to engage in conversation with him.

”I did.”

”Right, also, I went out of my way to ask around and someone mentioned there’s a hot spring in a valley near Shier Bridge with really good effects. If you have time, you should ask the villagers about it and go soak in it,” Wang Yi added.

Chen Yin was a bit surprised, ”Do you have friends who’ve been to Shier Bridge?”

”There’s an uncle in the painting academy; his wife’s cousin is from the town where Shier Bridge is located, he’s been to Shier Bridge,” Wang Yi said honestly.

Suddenly Chen Yin felt a warmth in his heart.

”How many people did you ask before you got this information from him?”

”I asked everyone in the painting academy, our neighbors, and my uncle’s neighbors too,” Wang Yi said with an embarrassed smile, ”Is that silly? I couldn’t think of anywhere else to ask, so I had to ask around like this. Luckily, I actually found someone who knew about Shier Bridge.”

”Not silly at all, quite impressive. What else did you find out?”

”Also, they said not far from that hot spring there’s a river with lots of beautiful stones. Local children often go there to pick them up to play. When you’re there, could you pick up a few pretty stones for me?”

Chen Yin suddenly heard a sense of reluctance in Wang Yi’s voice.

From the moment he decided to set off for Shier Bridge until just now, he hadn’t felt that being apart from her for half a month would be hard to bear. It’s just half a month, after all.

Couples don’t need to stay together every day, and besides, half a month will pass in the blink of an eye. Is there really something to miss?

But Wang Yi seemed to truly miss him.

He looked again at Meng Xinian in the mirror, still embracing Chiang Xiao.

He had come to the Capital in the early morning and then gotten up especially early to accompany Chiang Xiao on this segment of the journey, enduring two days of driving on rough roads. Was it worth it?

Could this be what love is?

”Chen Yin, is that okay? If you’re too busy, you don’t have to do it,” Wang Yi added another sentence.

Chen Yin snapped back to reality and said, ”Of course it’s okay. If I go to that river, I’ll pick out the prettiest ones for you.”

After hearing his words, Wang Yi smiled brightly, her eyes shining with light.

In the back of the car, Chiang Xiao was listening to Meng Xinian talk about the Meng Family’s mine.

So the Meng Family had been mine owners all along. If they could start mining, wouldn’t they become incredibly wealthy?