Chapter 810: Lotus in Clear Water

Although there were quite a few types of vegetables, many had not yet borne fruit in this season.

Thus, Wang An only plucked a handful of bok choy and a few water radishes, along with a handful of scallions and a few garlic sprouts.

After searching for a long while, he finally found two medium-sized zucchinis.

After trimming the scallions and vegetables, Wang An carried his small basket from the backyard back to the front yard.

By this time, Sun Nian had already washed her face and was standing outside the door of the outer room, combing her hair.

Looking at Sun Nian as she combed her hair, Wang An was instantly stunned.

Even "Little Wang An" subconsciously stood up to show its respect to Sun Nian.

At this moment, Sun Nian was wearing a small floral dress that just passed her knees and had no sleeves, with cloth-wrapped slippers on her feet.

From her long hair, which was still dripping water, it was easy to see that Sun Nian hadn't just washed her face, but had washed her hair as well.

This made Sun Nian look like a "lotus emerging from clear water," several degrees more beautiful than her previous sickly sort of beauty.

The reason Wang An was stunned was because of Sun Nian's exposed fair legs and those playful, cute little feet.

He had to admit, Wang An really wanted to go over and play with them.

Of course, to say that the most eye-catching things for Wang An were Sun Nian's little feet and fair legs would be a bit of a stretch.

Because for things that were merely "cute," Little Wang An would absolutely not stand up to pay respects.

Therefore, what actually caught Wang An's eye the most were those two snow-white peaks.

To put it bluntly, this woman, Sun Nian, was truly damn well-endowed.

Mainly, under the sunlight, Wang An was very surprised to discover that the two of them were actually without any restraints.

This was a bit too much, wasn't it!

Who does she think she's looking down on?

However, Wang An only dared to take a look; he didn't dare make any further moves. He turned around and went to the well to fetch water to wash the vegetables.

Just as Wang An was squatting there, focused on scrubbing the dirt off the vegetables, he suddenly felt the light dim as someone stood in front of him.

Subconsciously, Wang An looked up.

Immediately after, Wang An's eyes went straight.

Then, Wang An felt a warmth in his nose, and blood began to flow down toward his lips.

Fuck, blood is truly salty—both fishy and salty.

Just as Wang An raised his hand to wipe the nosebleed, a laugh like a silver bell rang out.

"Giggle giggle... I thought I was so beautiful that you had no feeling for me, Xiao An. Turns out you've been pretending this whole time? Hehehehe."

Wang An really wanted to say: if it weren't for your father, I would have taken you down long ago, alright?

Damn it, who does she think she's treating like he's not a real man?

Regardless, Sun Nian's mood seemed to have improved significantly.

So, Wang An was happy to play along and said

"You're talking nonsense. Sister Nian's charm would rank at least second in our entire DJ County. How could it not be attractive to a commoner like me?"

Hearing this, Sun Nian immediately said with great indignation

"Second? Why only second? Then who is first?"

Wang An replied without lying in the slightest

"First is definitely my wife. With my wife's looks and figure, forget DJ County—even if you piled up all the women in the entire Heilongjiang Province, they wouldn't be a match for her."

Hearing this, Sun Nian said with a face full of competitiveness

"I admit Xue Qing is very beautiful, but that's just your opinion that I'm not as good as her, hmph~"

Wang An wisely stopped arguing with Sun Nian over the issue of who was first or second in appearance; mainly because this kind of thing was a matter of subjective taste.

If one insisted on ranking them, there would likely be different opinions all over the world.

So, Wang An suddenly asked with a smile

"Sister Nian, in the time it took me to pick some vegetables, you've become a completely different person. What happened?"

Sun Nian's expression tightened, and she sighed

"There's a second-generation rich kid in Ice City named Shang Tianbao. Years ago, he almost plotted Wang Shuai's death, and Brother Yu's face became the way it is because of Shang Tianbao."

Wang An nodded without interrupting, quietly waiting for Sun Nian to continue.

"It's just that the scar-removal medicine you made removed a lot of the scars on Brother Yu's face. So lately, Brother Yu hasn't been cooped up at home; he's been investigating what happened back then. It just so happens that Wang Shuai is also still resentful about those events..."

Then, Sun Nian began to recount the story to Wang An in a rambling fashion.

By the time Wang An had finished washing and cutting all the vegetables, Sun Nian still hadn't finished talking.

From this, one could see how many major events had occurred during this period.

However, the only thing that surprised Wang An was that because of his rebirth as a "small butterfly," many things had already deviated from their original tracks.

In Wang An's previous life, Sun Xianghuo had only been transferred, not removed from office.

He didn't know which link had gone wrong.

At the end, Wang An learned that the reason Sun Nian had changed so drastically was that while he was picking vegetables, she had received a phone call.

The content of the call was that the investigation into Comrade Sun Xianghuo had concluded.

The result was that Sun Xianghuo was dismissed from various positions, but was spared the hardship of spending time behind bars.

It had to be said that for Sun Xianghuo to land safely was already a very good outcome.

While listening to Sun Nian's story, Wang An set the rice to simmer on the western stove.

Then, as the "clatter-bang" sound of a spatula hitting a pan rang out, Wang An stir-fried two simple home-style dishes on the eastern stove: sautéed zucchini slices and sautéed bok choy.

Sun Nian looked at these two vegetable dishes and perhaps felt they were a bit low-class. She frowned and thought for a long while before producing a pound of peanuts and a pile of dried meat from somewhere.

Subsequently, Sun Nian pulled four bottles of Maotai out of the kang-bed cupboard and muttered

"My dad never had the heart to drink them. Let's just finish them all today."

Looking at Sun Nian, who was full of happiness and excitement because her father had landed safely, Wang An didn't want to dampen the mood and said with a smile

"That's four pounds of liquor. If we finish it all, we'll definitely be drunk."

To his surprise, Sun Nian said with a look of disdain

"Look at you, you useless thing. Being so hesitant about a bit of alcohol; you have none of the spirit of a Northeast man."

Wang An smiled upon hearing this and didn't argue with her. Whether he was "useless" or not would only be known after drinking.

In any case, Wang An had never known what it meant to be "too drunk."

However, after a few glasses of wine, Sun Nian underwent another transformation, changing from a "lotus in clear water" directly into a "glamorous temptress."

And Wang An didn't know why, but Little Wang An kept uncontrollably and frequently standing up to salute, leaving Wang An feeling utterly overwhelmed and tormented.

Finally, though it's unclear who took the first step, a new pair of "dog-and-woman" lovers was born in a strange fashion.

(End of Chapter)