Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s

Chapter 1178: Chapter 1179: Crying

Meng Xinian finished instructing Dai Gang on a few matters before he walked over to Chiang Xiao, patted her head, and asked, ”Can’t seem to take your eyes off me, can you?”

”Huh?” Chiang Xiao didn’t catch on immediately.

Meng Xinian chuckled softly. ”My little girl has been watching me so intently, I couldn’t ignore her even if I wanted to.”

Although he had been talking to Dai Gang just now, he could still feel Chiang Xiao’s gaze on him.

It made him feel itchy inside, eager to rush to her side.

Chiang Xiao gave him a sideways glance.

”So full of yourself.”

Meng Xinian laughed again.

Dai Gang and the others watching his smile from a distance all felt their teeth sour.

”Tell me, why doesn’t the Officer ever smile like that when he’s with us?”

Zhao Xin, who had just finished his work and came over, heard this and immediately nodded in agreement, ”Exactly, I used to think our Officer was a naturally sullen Ice Face who couldn’t smile.”

”It’s not that he can’t smile. It’s because you guys aren’t good-looking enough to bring a smile to his face!” An expert who happened to come out heard their conversation and couldn’t help teasing with a laugh, ”Look at how pretty that little girl is.”

Zhao Xin and the others immediately facepalmed.

”To be as pretty as sister-in-law, that’s a tall order.”

”You’ll have to try again in your next life. Even if you were good-looking, our Officer isn’t interested in men.”

”Hahaha.”

Meng Xinian and Chiang Xiao walked away for a bit and could still hear their laughter.

”Which way? I’ll follow your lead into the mountains.” Meng Xinian took her basket off her back and carried it himself.

Chiang Xiao glanced at the deep mountains and said, ”We’re going to walk further in today.”

She had walked through the outskirts.

”Okay.”

The two of them made their way deeper into the mountains.

They both moved quickly, and after an hour, they had reached a part of the woods even Chiang Xiao had not been to before.

Chiang Xiao deliberately avoided the direction of the Ancient Tea Tree she had found before, choosing a new area.

This terrain was slightly higher than the ancient tomb area and was lush with trees.

It was the peak of summer’s heat, and they were sweating profusely from climbing the mountain, but as soon as they entered this part of the woods, they felt cool, and their sweat dried up quickly.

The sunlight couldn’t penetrate, only making its way through gaps in the leaves and casting small splotches of light.

The ground was covered with a thick layer of fallen leaves, which rustled softly under their feet.

The surroundings were so quiet that even bird calls were rarely heard, only occasionally a clear and ethereal chirp.

”Want to take a break?” Meng Xinian reached out and tucked a damp lock of hair behind Chiang Xiao’s ear that had stuck to her ear because of the sweat.

Her face, cooled by sweat and dried, was smooth and delicate. Her eyes shone like they had been soaked in still water; they were sparkly and extremely beautiful.

Such a Chiang Xiao was a vivid and vibrant beauty.

”There’s a herb, with small light purple flowers, vine-like and ground-hugging, usually found near the damp roots of trees. Let’s search for it here; it fits the growing environment for this type of herb.” Chiang Xiao had no intention of resting.

It was better to quickly gather the herbs and head down the mountain.

In these deep woods, you never knew what kind of wild animals there might be.

If something were to happen, it might reveal her Space.

”I’ll follow you,” Meng Xinian said.

Chiang Xiao was taken aback, ”We’re not going to search separately? It would be quicker that way.”

”Let’s not split up; let’s do it together.” Meng Xinian had no intention of letting her search alone in such a place.

Seeing that she couldn’t persuade him, Chiang Xiao agreed.

They each snapped off a tree branch and began to methodically inspect each tree.

While they were searching for herbs on the mountain, Hu Xibing received a call from Secretary Yao and was preparing to go to Osmanthus Alley to speak with Chiang Songhai.

Suddenly, he heard the sound of suppressed crying coming from up ahead.