Begging You to Break Off This Engagement! Chapter 21 part1

Edited by Ahzinal

Thank you to Melfina Vamp for the ko-fi! ❤

Adding it all together, Luo Fei had only dug ten or so holes. Afterwards, he had not touched the shovel. The corn seeds were even more untouched by him, and he had only touched the dates and peanuts. Oh and the candy. These are the small snacks that Xi Yanqing prepared for him.

On the way, Xi Yanqing hadn't planned to have Luo Fei do any work anyway. He just wanted Luo Fei to see where their family's land was, and have Luo Fei accompany him. So that, anytime he wanted, he could turn his head and see Luo Fei. It gave him more enthusiasm to work. Thus, letting Luo Fei come out was nothing more than being able to chat and spend time together.

Jiang Baining did not have such a good life like Luo Fei. Since there was no good news after the marriage, Qin Guizhi is now very dissatisfied with him. If Luo Fei is not married, Qin Guizhi may not be so anxious, but Luo Fei married Xi Yanqing. If Luo Fei got pregnant before Jiang Baining, then wasn't him giving birth to that life slapping her in the face?! Therefore, she is now dissatisfied with Jiang Baining, and she is also urging Jiang Baining to work harder.

Before going out, Qin Guizhi said to Jiang Baining, when there is good news is when he will not have to labor in the fields.

Jiang Baining was now experiencing unspeakable suffering. He wants to work harder, but this kind of thing is not something he can do alone. Recently he did not know what enchantment has struck Zhang Yangfan. Besides eating and going to the toilet, he only studied and read books. If you really looked at it, he could still hope to one day be the wife of the country's highest ranked scholar. But, Zhang Yangfan obviously studied and studied until his mind wandered to who knows where.

On several occasions, Jiang Baining found Zhang Yangfan reading and reading until his mind wandered off. When he called his spirit back, Zhang Yangfan was especially angry. After several times like this, he was too lazy to call him. Anyway, the way their days passed were not very happy now. He felt that Zhang Yangfan's mind was not on him at all, and that it all started on the day when Xi Yanqing went to the Luo family to deliver his betrothal gifts, so, in the end, it was all because of Luo Fei that little vixen!

Jiang Baining is angry at Luo Fei and jealous as well. Therefore, whenever he sees him, he would not be in a good mood and couldn't help but act strangely. If he was able to make Luo Fei unhappy with what he says to him, then his heart may be more comfortable that way. But Luo Fei, who has pointy teeth and a sharp mouth, wouldn't just take what he throws at him!

Luo Fei kept turning the other cheek to Jiang Baining. He ate some dates and peanuts then felt thirsty, so he brought the water out; but, after thinking a bit, he didn't drink. He walked over and first handed it over to Xi Yanqing: “Qing-ge, how about drinking some water?”

Xi Yanqing enjoyed it very much. After drinking a mouthful, he gave it back to Luo Fei. Luo Fei drank water and saw Xi Yanqing was about done with digging the holes. Quietly, he grabbed the corn seeds then sprinkled seeds into the holes while smirking.

When all is said and done, who is the one planting seeds? Humph!

How would Xi Yanqing not be able to see what Luo Fei was thinking, but he did not expose him with words and just filled the holes with soil after Luo Fei. Anyway, watching Luo Fei's hop to each hole to drop in the seeds was like watching a small white rabbit pick mushrooms, extremely adorable!

“Jiang Baining, having you come out to work is not for you to come out and look at the mountain scenery. Why are you always looking to the side?!” Qin Guizhi, who had labored for half a day,  turned around and found that Jiang Baining had not even done half the work she did, so she was immediately unhappy. She has to gather together enough money to produce a first ranked scholar. How can she let someone be lazy right in front of her eyes?!

“Mother, I am also tired. I want to take a break.” Jiang Baining beat at his waist.

“There is this much land. If you take a break, how long will it take to finish?” Qin Guizhi glared towards Luo Fei's side. “You can't learn from that shallow-sighted person. Their land is only as big as the eye of a needle yet he's still over there being gluttonous and lazy. See if he isn't starving to death sooner or later.”　　

“Got it, mother.” Jiang Baining bowed his head and worked while inwardly cursing Qin Qinzhi for not being a good thing. Before he and Zhang Yangfan married, she was good to him in every way. Now look at him; just because he wasn't pregnant he had to assume the look of some old hag's*expression, and, at the same time, he had some envy towards Luo Fei. He never thought that someone who was unwanted by another would still be able to indulge in pampering. Just thinking about it made him choke with resentment.

[T/N: I translated as witch because I wasn't sure what other word in English to use to describe an old woman withered by age and labor, but editor suggested hag which is actually so much better :D]

Luo Fei vaguely heard the dialogue between Jiang Baining and Qin Guizhi, but he did not care. Whether your land is large or small, what does it have to do with other people's business? What that hag cared about was oddly wide.

"All right, I finished planting!" Luo Fei finished sprinkling  corn kernels in the last hole, stood up, and said, "Qing-ge how about you?"

“I'm also almost done.” Xi Yanqing smiled towards Luo Fei, “If you are tired, then take a break. I have to fix up…the ruined chrysanthemums*.”

“Where would some calamity* come from, you just…” Luo Fei suddenly found that something was not quite right. “You, you! Where are you looking?!” Why was he looking at his butt with such interest!

[T/N: Ruined/wild growing chrysanthemums and calamity are homophones in Chinese lmao]

“Hey, the reaction is getting faster.” Xi Yanqing said then rubbed Luo Fei's head as he went over to pack up the farm tools.

Luo Fei, the little wife followed, and quietly roared at him: "You aren't allowed to rub my head in the future! My Grandma always said rubbing a head would make it dumb!"

Xi Yanqing gave a single "en": "Then, if I can't rub your head, rubbing your butt is also okay."

Luo Fei paused: “Then just rub my head."

"Wait! You aren't allowed to rub anything!”

Xi Yanqing rubbed Luo Fei's head without thinking: “Too bad. If you have the ability, come bite me!”

Luo Fei followed him intending to beat him up. Once Xi Yanqing saw that he was chasing, he immediately ran away.  The two people were like children, laughing all the way from the fields to the village; chasing til the village entrance before stopping. Luo Fei caught his breath then patted the arm of Xi Yanqing with a small smug look on his face: “Pa! Got you!”

Xi Yanqing, seeing Luo Fei's flushed face, had to use all of his strength to control his urge to embrace him.

“Tsk, in the end, it's the couple who just got married, so intimate!” Some villagers seeing Luo Fei and Xi Yanqing playing and making noise, laughed and said, “Luo Fei, earlier before, I heard your mother reminiscing about you. Is it close to the visit date?”

“We already visited. We live close anyway. If I want to go back, I just go back.” Luo Fei used his elbow and poked Xi Yanqing, “My Qing-ge doesn't really have much to say about it. He just indulges me.”

“No, I still remember when you were so big…” The fat boy was taller than his waist. “Wherever that youngster went, he would lead you along; treasured you a lot.”

“I've set my mind on him, so protecting him is a given.” Xi Yanqing was in a good mood, smiling, he said, “Auntie Pan, elder brother Zhu is not at home. If you have any tasks where you have to lift things, just come and look for me.”

“Good good good, ever since you were small, you have always been kind and generous.” Auntie Pan smiled and said, “Go back soon. It will most likely rain today.”

“Yeah, talking about the sky being overcast, it really became overcast.” Luo Fei raised his head to take a look. When he went out in the morning, it was a fine, sunny weather. Speaking about raining, small droplets began to fall!

“Auntie Pan is also very busy, so we'll be going first.” Xi Yanqing naturally put his arm around Luo Fei's shoulders and placed the other hand on top of Luo Fei's head to block some of the rain for him, hurriedly taking him to walk forward .

Luo Fei originally wanted to struggle, but, when he thought about how they were outside, he just let it be. Only this time was he not able discern Xi Yanqing's intentions.

Tsk, although thinking this way was not very kind, but, once he thought about Jiang Baining getting drenched in the rain, he couldn't help but be filled with joy!

Hahahahaha, serves him right!

Jiang Baining really did get it worse than just getting drenched. After seeing Luo Fei and Xi Yanqing leave not long after the color of the sky began to change, he spoke to Qin Guizi about not planting today as it looked like it would rain. However, Qin Guizi didn't listen. She originally already disliked Jiang Baining for being lazy while working and was not willing to do as he said. She responded that after planting the seeds, having a little rain would help them sprout; therefore, she was determined to finish planting before they returned. The result was great. Once the droplets began to fall, they hurried home, yet they were still drenched like drowned rats.

When Zhang Yangfan heard that his mother was drenched in the rain, he was busy caring for her, fearing that she would get ill, but he just threw Jiang Baining aside. Jiang Baining saw the "loving affection" between Luo Fei and Xi Yanqing during the day, so originally his heart didn't feel good. This time, he was annoyed to death. After a period of time, that Qin Guizhi was fine, but he fell sick.

Luo Fei only heard from Han Xu after a day that Jiang Baining was sick.

Chapter end