FIMA Ch113: The Hunter

“Old Chen, ah, it’s only been a few days, how did you age like this?”

Inside the Revolutionary Committee office.

Looking at Chen Feipeng’s head full of white hair, Director Wang was stunned for a long while before managing to speak.

Chen Feipeng twitched the corners of his mouth, squeezing out an awkward smile.

Director Wang understood, letting out a deep sigh: “At any rate, Zexin’s life was spared. Over these years, you’ve also saved quite a few good things. Ten years will pass in the blink of an eye. Just wait for your son to come back and nourish him well, that’s all.”

Chen Feipeng came to beg for help this time.

To these words, he could only nod in agreement: “Director, I think so too. However, I am still unwilling to accept this matter, ah! Those few little beasts who harmed my son, I absolutely cannot let them off.”

Director Wang frowned: “That girl named Fang Dandan has been very prominent in the limelight recently, ah! Both the newspapers and the masses are paying attention to her. In the end, you must not recklessly act on any ideas, otherwise this matter will implicate both you and me.”

“I know,” Chen Feipeng gritted his teeth: “However, when I went to the Public Security Bureau previously, I heard from the little beast at home that the real reason this matter blew up wasn’t because of that girl, but because of that damn couple! Especially that brat surnamed Gu, I want him dead.”

Only then did Director Wang nod: “Tell me the name, what is he called, what does he do? I’ll help you inquire about him.”

A look of joy appeared on Chen Feipeng’s face, and he immediately reported the name: “Called Gu Siyuan, works at the agricultural repair factory.”

“Agricultural repair factory?” Director Wang was somewhat hesitant.

The agricultural repair factory was exactly the place where County Party Secretary Zhang concurrently served as the Director. If any trouble was stirred up there, wouldn’t that be asking for trouble?

Secretary Zhang was originally dissatisfied with their Revolutionary Committee to begin with. After Chen Feipeng’s matter came out this time, his attitude had become even worse.

Chen Feipeng hastily took a few steps closer, eagerly explaining: “That brat is just an ordinary worker, that’s all. Director, you just need to make him lose his job, I’ll handle the rest myself.”

Looking at his old colleague’s ferocious face, Director Wang’s mood was complex.

After a good while, he finally sighed and said: “Alright, I’ll make a phone call to the agricultural repair factory to ask.”

Chen Feipeng nodded excitedly.

Director Wang took out a small telephone book from the drawer, looked at it, and dialed a number. The call was quickly connected.

He nodded: “Right, looking for your Deputy Director Sun.”

There were a few ‘du du’ sounds in the receiver, and then a tough and sturdy male voice rang out: “Who is it?”

Director Wang smiled: “Director Sun, ah, this is Old Wang from the Revolutionary Committee, ah! Inquiring with you about someone…”

Only, as the conversation progressed, Director Wang’s frown grew deeper and deeper.

“Okay, I understand, sorry to trouble you.”

After a long while, Director Wang hung up the phone.

He looked up at Chen Feipeng waiting to the side, extremely helpless: “Old Chen, stop tossing about. That brat surnamed Gu isn’t someone I can casually touch. He isn’t an ordinary worker at the agricultural repair factory at all, but a major researcher. It’s said that his name is registered with Secretary Zhang and the city leaders. He won’t be staying in Qingshui County for much longer either, he’s about to go to the City Machinery Factory soon.”

Chen Feipeng stood frozen on the spot.

In the Xie family courtyard of the soda factory.

Mother Xie and Father Xie stood in front of a certain room’s door, knocking on it with deep worry: “Darling, today is a holiday. Bought your favorite roast duck, come out and eat a bit…”

Inside the room, Xie Jinyu sat on the bed. His eyelids moved, but he didn’t reply.

After running home from the Qingshui River that day, he immediately told the matter to Father Xie and Mother Xie.

They all originally thought that with the ability of the Revolutionary Committee and Chen Feipeng, this bit of matter could perhaps be quickly resolved.

Who knew that the next day they learned Chen Feipeng had already lost his position in the Revolutionary Committee.

The family was greatly shocked.

After another period of time, Chen Zexin was even sentenced by the court to ten years of labor reform.

When Xie Jinyu heard this at the time, he stared blankly for a long time before finally struggling to realize that the marriage he was once most proud of was just finished like this.

And after Father Xie and Mother Xie found out, they also severely scolded Gu Siyuan and Xie Yiyang at home almost every day.

But they could only scold severely; they absolutely didn’t dare to show up to attract firepower right now.

After all, truly speaking, that famous quote “My dad is from the Revolutionary Committee” was still thoroughly blown out of proportion by Xie Jinyu.

Actually, before the verdict came down, the Xie family also secretly went out wanting to visit Chen Zexin at the police station. After all, the Chen family’s conditions were truly good. If Chen Zexin managed to turn his life around in the end, he might remember their affection and righteousness.

But, that day happened to be the day Chen Zexin was transferred from the Public Security Bureau to the court. They watched helplessly as Chen Zexin was publicly criticized and denounced all along the way, smashed with rotten eggs, thrown shoes at, with public sentiment agitated, and subjected to the pointing fingers of a thousand people…

That scene was truly hard to forget, profound for a lifetime.

Thus, the family no longer dared to hold onto any fluke mentality. Without showing their faces, they hurriedly hid back home.

And Xie Jinyu was even more frightened by this scene, not having stepped a foot out of his room for several days.

He truly couldn’t figure out, why did his own days turn out like this now?

He hated himself for falling into Gu Siyuan’s trap at that time, following his intentions and speaking those irretrievable words.

He hated Chen Zexin for not being able to behave properly, insisting on acting like a hooligan! Ruining himself, and ruining him too!

He also hated Fang Dandan for not knowing how to settle matters peacefully. It was just a touch, why did she have to be so unrelenting and unforgiving?

But he hated Gu Siyuan and Xie Yiyang even more. If they hadn’t insisted on meddling, things absolutely, absolutely wouldn’t have turned out like this now! It was they who completely ruined his life!

Every time Xie Jinyu thought of this, he hated them so much that his heart, liver, spleen, and lungs almost sprouted fire.

“Darling, open the door a bit, you have to eat at least a little…” Outside, Mother Xie’s voice rang out again.

Xie Jinyu abruptly raised his head, shouting gloomily: “Stop calling, not eating!”

He irritably punched the pillow.

He also couldn’t help but hate his mom and dad. Back then, why did his mom and dad have to adopt this troublemaker Xie Yiyang? If the past didn’t exist, perhaps the present things wouldn’t have happened either.

Mother Xie and Father Xie were startled by Xie Jinyu’s voice. Their hands, about to knock on the door again, stopped in mid-air. The two exchanged a glance, twitched the corners of their mouths dryly, and said no more.

Just at this moment, a commotion rang out from the main gate.

Mother Xie sighed, and went over to open the door. When she saw the two people standing there, her fingers moved, subconsciously wanting to close the door.

However, those two had already walked directly inside.

“Who is it…” Hearing the footsteps, Father Xie turned around and asked. But when he saw the two figures walking in, his expression instantly changed too.

After a long while, he finally mumbled: “Big Brother Chen and Sister-in-law, why did you come over?”

Looking at the two, Chen Feipeng didn’t speak.

“Hmph, is it okay not to come over? Does your heart still remember my Chen family?” Mrs. Chen gave a cold sneer, however, sitting directly down on the sofa extremely impolitely.

Father Xie and Mother Xie smiled awkwardly, explaining: “These days, it’s messy outside. I haven’t gone out for a long time, and Old Xie’s work was also stopped for a few days.”

“So it’s like this, then it’s me who misunderstood you guys. I thought you guys were also those who treat guests according to the dishes served (snobs). That’s right, the relationship between our two families is unusual after all.” Looking at the two, Mrs. Chen gave a shallow laugh.

“Yes, yes…” Mother Xie hurriedly nodded and responded.

Over these years, the Chen family had great power, and she was already accustomed to flattering Mrs. Chen. At this time, she subconsciously flattered her too.

Mrs. Chen raised her chin: “Where’s Jinyu? Why didn’t I see him? Zexin is going to the Beidahuang farm tomorrow, Jinyu should be packed and ready too, right?”

Father Xie and Mother Xie were stunned: “W-what do you mean?”

Chen Feipeng, who had been silent all along, finally opened his mouth at this time: “It’s better for the young couple not to be separated in different places, it’s not conducive to cultivating feelings. Jinyu accompanying him to Beidahuang can also happen to take care of Zexin. I will try my best to arrange the money and certificates properly.”

“What?” Mother Xie screamed. “You… you want my Jinyu to follow along too?”

Father Xie was also dumbfounded: “Big Brother Chen, Sister-in-law, isn’t this not quite good?”

Mrs. Chen sneered: “What’s not good about it? They were already engaged. If an accident hadn’t happened, they should be married by now.”

Father Xie frowned: “Ultimately, they still aren’t married.”

Mother Xie also hurriedly shook her head: “No way! What kind of place is Beidahuang? Jinyu has never suffered hardship, he can’t go!”

Hearing these words, the cold sneer on Mrs. Chen’s face completely turned into icy chill. She almost gnashed her teeth and said: “Your family’s Jinyu has never suffered hardship, could it be my Xin-er has? Hmph, my Chen family becoming like this now, isn’t it all thanks to the blessing of those two good sons of yours! One biological son stupid enough to almost ascend to heaven, and one adopted son loving to meddle in other people’s business!”

“My son is going to suffer, do you guys actually still think you can live a good life again after the matter passes? You’re dreaming!”

Chen Feipeng looked up at the two, saying word by word: “That adopted son of yours found a good husband, I can’t touch him for now. Does your biological son still want to stay out of the matter? I, Chen Feipeng, have lost power now, but as the old saying goes, a starved camel is still bigger than a horse. Dealing with you guys is still very easy for me.”

Father Xie’s brows frowned deeply: “Big Brother Chen, this is completely tearing face. It’s the heart of parents worldwide, everyone dotes on their own children.”

Standing up, Chen Feipeng said coldly: “Stop talking this nonsense with me! My son is already like this now, so you guys better be honest and behave! Otherwise, if some accident suddenly happens one day while walking on the road, it’s hard to say, ah!”

After speaking, he and Mrs. Chen directly walked out of the Xie family’s main gate.

Watching the backs of the two leaving, Mother Xie directly pounced on the sofa, crying out loud: “Creating evil, ah! Tell me, where is the heavenly justice in this? Their own son couldn’t control his hands and feet and acted like a hooligan toward someone, on what basis should our Jinyu still have to accompany him to suffer hardship, ah.”

After crying for a while.

Mother Xie sat up again to scold Father Xie: “It’s all your fault, insisting on setting up such a marriage for Jinyu!”

Rubbing the center of his brows, Father Xie sighed: “Wasn’t this originally set up for Xie Yiyang?”

Mother Xie immediately found an outlet to vent, starting to scold even louder: “Right! It’s all Xie Yiyang, this jinx’s fault! This marriage was originally his, it should be him going to Beidahuang! He has harmed my Jinyu so bitterly, ah…”

…

At the same time, in the agricultural repair factory dormitory large courtyard next door.

The autumn breeze fluttered the curtains, quietly slipping into the room.

The fair calf accidentally stretching outside the covers touched this cool intention, immediately shrinking back inwards alertly.

Gu Siyuan raised his head from the book in his hands, looked at the little guy shrinking into his embrace, and hooked the corners of his lips. Under the covers, straight and powerful long legs clamped onto those slightly ice-cold slender ankles.

“Wu…” Feeling the warmth transmitting from the legs, Xie Yiyang rubbed his cheek against Gu Siyuan’s chest, letting out a satisfied breath.

Gu Siyuan reached out and pinched his sleep-flushed cheeks.

Xie Yiyang hummed and grumbled: “Husband…”

“Mm,” Gu Siyuan looked at the person, responding softly.

Xie Yiyang opened his eyes groggily, meeting his own husband’s handsome face exactly. He couldn’t help being dazed for a moment, and then his heart started beating increasingly fast.

Today’s Gu Siyuan was somewhat different from usual days. Because he was sitting on the bed reading a book, a pair of simple brown-rimmed glasses rested on his tall, straight nose bridge.

The facial features that originally looked extremely cold, stern, and profound at a glance were thus neutralized by a few points, radiating a bit of mysterious scholarly refinement. But matched with his sturdy and masculine upper body, it possessed a more contradictory and alluring charm, making one wish to directly pounce on him and strip him entirely clean.

“…” Xie Yiyang couldn’t resist curling his toes shyly.

Seeing the person staring straight at him, and then inexplicably blushing red in the face and ears, Gu Siyuan couldn’t help but feel a bit amused.

His thumb slowly moved away from Xie Yiyang’s cheek flesh, instead pressing onto his dark red, soft lips, saying in a low voice: “Teacher Xie, tell me, what good things are you thinking about?”

“…”

Hearing these lingering three words, ‘Teacher Xie’, Xie Yiyang’s face couldn’t resist turning even redder.

Gu Siyuan raised his sword-like eyebrows: “Teacher Xie, what secrets can’t be told?”

Xie Yiyang hurriedly shook his head.

His whole person shrunk into the covers, like a ball of a cat, completely losing its trace.

“…” Gu Siyuan.

It’s been a long time since seeing such a shy wife.

He chuckled lightly, took off the glasses, and placed them on the bedside table to the side.

This plaything was still the parting gift Section Chief Lu gave him the day before yesterday.

The day before yesterday was exactly his last day working at the agricultural repair factory. And after the Mid-Autumn Festival passed, he and Xie Yiyang would move to the city.

Oh, today was exactly the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Remembering something, Gu Siyuan gently patted that round lump inside the covers, saying faintly: “It’s already past ten o’clock, isn’t it time to go out and buy groceries?”

The next moment, as if a carp leaping out of the water, the entire cover was directly lifted open, bringing up a burst of clear breeze.

Glaring at him, Xie Yiyang said anxiously: “It’s past ten o’clock?”

Gu Siyuan nodded: “Right.”

“You…” Xie Yiyang glared at him huffily, then hurriedly jumped out of bed, putting on clothes and shoes in a flurry, “Why didn’t you say so earlier! Today is a holiday, everyone definitely went out early! Going out now, not to mention mooncakes, probably won’t even see a few vegetable leaves to buy…”

“If they’re gone, then forget it. Aren’t there still leftovers from yesterday?” Standing up, Gu Siyuan said unhurriedly.

Looking at him like this, Xie Yiyang got even angrier, pouncing onto him: “Today is a holiday, ah! Shouldn’t we eat something fresher?”

Holding the person and bouncing him a couple of times, Gu Siyuan said faintly: “Then let’s go now. If we’re lucky, maybe there’s still something left.”

“Hmph!”

Angry, Xie Yiyang bit fiercely onto his lips.

And then, he was successfully countered by Gu Siyuan, pressed against the wall, and kissed for a good long while.

By the time they truly went out, Xie Yiyang’s mouth was already red and swollen.

The two ran to the supply and marketing cooperative and the department store, and sure enough, the mooncakes had long been snatched away. Ultimately, they only managed to buy a catty of flour and a handful of string beans to bring back.

Xie Yiyang pulled at Gu Siyuan’s fingers: “It’s all your fault.”

Pinching his chin, Gu Siyuan: “Unreasonable, who got up late?”

Xie Yiyang puffed his cheeks: “That’s because you were too that-that last night, I went to sleep too late.”

Letting out a light chuckle, Gu Siyuan said in a low voice: “Which that-that?”

Seeing through this person’s bad intentions at a glance, Xie Yiyang ignored him with a red face, directly walking fast ahead.

Gu Siyuan was tall with long legs, and caught up in just a couple of steps.

Looking at his little wife’s disappointed smiling face, he thought about it, and seriously comforted: “If there are no mooncakes, then forget it. Didn’t we just buy flour? Let’s go back and wrap steamed buns (baozi) or make meat pies ourselves, they’re all round anyway.”

“…” Xie Yiyang was shocked.

They’re all round anyway?

Is it calculated like this?

If Xie Yiyang were in the 21st century, he would probably know a word called ‘straight man’ (straight-thinking man).

The two entered the agricultural repair factory large courtyard playfully fighting and making noise.

On the stoves of other families in the courtyard, cooking smoke had already risen.

In the empty space, several children were fighting and playing. But almost every child held a small piece of mooncake tightly in their hands; by the looks of it, the adults in their families couldn’t withstand their noisy clamoring, and cut a piece off from a whole one.

Xie Yiyang gave Gu Siyuan a huffy look again.

Other children all have them…

Not knowing whether to laugh or cry, Gu Siyuan thought, the wife is still a child, ah, having such great obsession over a mooncake.

Thinking this through, he cleared his throat, gave Xie Yiyang a look, and said deadpan: “Wait, I’ll conjure up a mooncake for you.”

“…” Xie Yiyang.

What the hell are you playing at?

Taking a plaything out of his pocket, Gu Siyuan walked close to that group of children, saying in a loud and clear voice: “Little comrades, whoever lends their mooncake to our Brother Little Xie for a bite, this toy will belong to them.”

“…” Xie Yiyang.

Xie Yiyang wanted to find a well and directly jump down.

But, he couldn’t do it.

Because at this time, children had already actively leaned over, holding up their little hands high and saying: “Brother Xie, mine, mine, for you to eat…”

Closing his eyes, Xie Yiyang smiled with difficulty at this group of enthusiastic little comrades: “Brother won’t eat the mooncakes, won’t eat, ah! Just play with the toy all together…”

Then, he grabbed Classmate Gu Siyuan, who was standing there keeping out of the affair, in one go, and ran upstairs in a flurry.

As he ran, Xie Yiyang swore.

He would absolutely never pay attention to Gu Siyuan, this annoying guy, again! At least before today ended.

After entering the house, Gu Siyuan put down the bought things.

Xie Yiyang, however, sat down on the sofa huffily.

Reaching out, Gu Siyuan pinched his cheek flesh: “What, not going to cook?”

Giving a humph, Xie Yiyang turned his head and ignored him.

Staring at him for a moment, Gu Siyuan got up and went into the kitchen.

Because they were about to move to the city immediately, there basically wasn’t any grain left here; whatever could be resolved had all been stuffed into their stomachs.

Aside from the cured meat (bacon) hanging under the eaves, there were only two potatoes left.

He stuck his head out from the kitchen door, saying faintly: “There’s still a bit of cured meat. Adding the string beans just bought, today we’ll wrap steamed buns with cured meat and string bean filling, and toss a cold shredded potato dish.”

“Cured meat and string bean filling? Are there steamed buns with this kind of filling?” Subconsciously raising his head, Xie Yiyang asked with wide eyes.

Only, as soon as the words fell, he remembered that he had just sworn not to pay attention to Gu Siyuan today.

But it seemed to be too late already.

“Yes.” Holding back a smile, Gu Siyuan nodded solemnly.

Although he hadn’t eaten them either, but since these two things could be stir-fried together, could they not be made into a filling together?

“…” Xie Yiyang was bluffed by his own husband’s deadpan face.

However, he was quite curious about the steamed buns with cured meat and string bean filling, wondering if they would be delicious…

Just at this moment, Gu Siyuan beckoned him with his hand: “Come over, let’s cook together.”

Rolling his eyes wildly, Xie Yiyang got up and slowly moved over.

Mm, he absolutely wasn’t deliberately failing to keep his promise.

He was just forced by Gu Siyuan. If he was disobedient now, what if Gu Siyuan didn’t give him steamed buns to eat later? What if he punished him on the bed again tonight?

After making up this scenario in his mind, Xie Yiyang immediately became calm and composed.

Face was naturally very important, but could it be more important than delicious food and a harmonious sex life?

Gu Siyuan was responsible for preparing the filling. He chopped the cured meat and string beans into extremely small granules, then put them into the pot to stir-fry until fragrant and the oil oozed out, and finally added soy sauce, salt, chili powder, and other seasonings.

Xie Yiyang, on the other hand, was beside him adding warm water to knead the dough and letting it rise.

They divided the work and acted separately, both sides basically finishing at around the same time. Afterward, it was kneading the dough and wrapping the steamed buns.

And then, Xie Yiyang felt extremely proud and smug.

Haha…

This husband, who was almost omnipotent in his eyes, could surprisingly wrap a simple steamed bun so ugly! Haha…

Gu Siyuan put the steamed buns he wrapped behind Xie Yiyang’s row of smooth and beautiful steamed bun troop. It looked as conspicuous as if a few tumors had suddenly grown in a neat troop.

One catty of flour was completely used up, wrapping a total of 12 steamed buns. Xie Yiyang accounted for 8, while he accounted for 4.

Tsk…

In his original world, his family environment since childhood wasn’t good either. So he basically knew how to do any farm work or housework. But ultimately, he was a person from the relatively southern regions.

Over in his hometown, they basically rarely ate wheaten food, and basically wouldn’t steam mantou or make steamed buns at home or anything like that.

As a person like him, who naturally had no demands for the desire of appetite and found things troublesome, he wouldn’t naturally go learn to make steamed buns.

This time, it was a rare loss of face.

Looking at his distorted, crooked steamed buns, Xie Yiyang deliberately acted bad. Pointing at the ugliest one among them, he said: “This is the legendary ‘appearance stems from the mind’. Because the inside is a big bad guy, the steamed bun wrapped out also looks this improper, a single look and you know it’s not a good thing.”

“…” Gu Siyuan gave him an indifferent look.

Do you think I can’t hear that you’re cursing people?

Giggling, Xie Yiyang dodged his gaze, and ran outside hugging a bamboo steamer of steamed buns.

Hot water had long been boiled on the stove in the corridor. Placing the steamer on it, direct heating would do.

Leaning his slender figure against the wall, Gu Siyuan watched his little wife bustle about.

Squatting at the door, Xie Yiyang stared fixedly at the steamer without looking away.

When uncovering the pot at the very end, that ugly steamed bun evaluated by him as ‘not a proper thing’ was actually the first one snatched and stuffed into his mouth by him.

Gu Siyuan looked at him: “Is there a difference in taste?”

Rolling his pitch-black eyes, Xie Yiyang said stubbornly: “Definitely not as delicious as the ones I wrapped.”

Giving the proudly arrogant wife a faint look, Gu Siyuan then reached out to take the other three rather unsatisfactory white steamed buns; these three were all his masterpieces.

Watching this, Xie Yiyang became somewhat anxious, however: “You’re only eating these few, ah? A big guy like you, can you get full?”

Gu Siyuan nodded, casually saying: “Can.”

“…” Xie Yiyang glared at the person.

Is this guy deliberately not eating the steamed buns he wrapped?

Puffing his cheeks, Xie Yiyang took out a white, plump, and perfectly straight steamed bun from the steamer, put it into Gu Siyuan’s bowl, and said with a reserved posture: “I see you seem to have lost weight recently, is work too hard? Here, eat more! I just happened to eat one of yours just now, so I’ll return this one to you.”

Lowering his eyes, Gu Siyuan couldn’t help but smile. Picking up the steamed bun, he stuffed it into his mouth and took a bite.

The salty and savory aroma of the cured meat, along with the fresh sweetness of the string beans, bloomed together in the oral cavity.

Staring at the person with burning eyes, Xie Yiyang immediately asked: “How is it, delicious?”

Raising his head, Gu Siyuan looked at him silently.

“…” Anxious, Xie Yiyang: “Not delicious?”

Stuffing the remaining larger half into his mouth, slowly chewing and swallowing it down, Gu Siyuan finally said faintly: “Delicious, very delicious. It seems indeed more delicious than the ones I wrapped.”

“Hehe…” Xie Yiyang immediately smiled smugly.

And then, he immediately took several of the best-looking steamed buns from the steamer, and put them into Gu Siyuan’s bowl: “Eat, if it’s delicious then eat more, hehe…”

Gu Siyuan nodded.

Mm, sure enough, high-end hunters always appear in the form of prey.

This isn’t it, the wife is no longer angry, and delicious food was automatically delivered to the door.

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