The Male Lead’s Wife in the ’80s

Su Man-er was depressed.

She originally thought that once she said it was a “popular item“, it would explain everything. She did not expect Chi YunChen to still question closely.

She took a silent look at Chi YunChen and thought for two seconds: “I can’t remember what brand it is. I only know it was brought back from the port city.”

“Have you used it up? Have you thrown the bottle away? If you haven’t thrown the bottle away, you can check the label on the bottle. You can find out what brand it is with the label on the bottle,” Chi YunChen said hurriedly.

Su Man-er ground her teeth.

This guy actually was still getting to the bottom of things!

Her face darkened and her voice was dull: “What are you doing by asking so much about perfume as a big man? What, do you want to buy it? Do you want to buy one to please other young girls? Ha ha, you want to buy it, I won’t tell you!”

After speaking, she didn’t wait for his reply. She turned around and went to the kitchen.

Chi YunChen: “…”

He didn’t mean that at all. She should know it clearly. She said it on purpose. She seemed to be covering up something!

Grandma Chi glared at him and said angrily: “Look at you, you’ve made Man-er angry. You still aren’t hurrying to coax her!”

Chi YunChen frowned. After a few seconds of silence, he suddenly strode to the kitchen.

Hong YaShan approached Grandma Chi and said to her: “Grandma, Man-er is really fragrant. She’s so fragrant that I want to hug her and smell her.”

She had never smelled such a good fragrance before. It was very addictive.

Grandma Chi took a look at Su Man-er’s back: “En, there is a special fragrance on her. I like the fragrance very much.”

In the kitchen, Su Man-er went to the cupboard and prepared to take out a bowl to contain sweet potato porridge.

But as she just opened the cupboard, Chi YunChen came over.

Chi YunChen stood behind her. He reached into the cupboard to get the bowl and said: “I’ll do it.”

In this movement, he encircled her delicate body in his arms as if he were hugging her.

Su Man-er glanced at his long fingers. Instead of answering, she lowered her head to try to get out of the “hug”.

But he didn’t let her go.

He moved his arm down and gently held her shoulder.

His thin lips gently lifted, and his deep and intoxicating voice slowly spilled from his mouth: “Just now, when I asked you, I was only a little curious! I never thought about chasing other young girls. Since I have married you, I will be your husband for the rest of my life.”

All the breath he exhaled hit her ears, which made her ears a little itchy.

She couldn’t help but turn her head to avoid the breath from his thin lips: “Ok, I know. Let go quickly. We need to eat.”

Now, she couldn’t get involved with him over this topic anymore. If she continued with this topic, she was afraid that she would expose herself.

“Are you still angry?” Chi YunChen looked down at her and asked.

She glanced at him from the side of her eyes. His eyes were deep, and his handsome and exquisite appearance was cold. But this kind of him was more noble and charming.

She quickly shifted her eyes and coughed softly: “I’m not angry anymore.”

Actually, there was nothing to be angry about. If it was her, she would be confused. Maybe she would have been more curious than him and work harder to get to the bottom of things.

“It’s good if you’re not angry anymore,“ he said, releasing her shoulders quickly.

He took the bowl to the stove and put it down. Then he opened the cover of the steamer and prepared to scoop up the sweet potato porridge inside.

Su Man-er took a look at him. She thought for two seconds, went to him, and said, “I want to go to the mountain today.”

She felt that she should tell him. This would save her from having him worry after she went out by herself.

Chi YunChen’s hand movements stopped. He cast a sidelong glance at her: “Up the mountain? What are you going to do on the mountain?”

Su Man-er raised the corners of her mouth and lightly smiled: “I think there may be wild tree fungi or mushrooms on the mountain. I want to go to the mountain to collect some.”

The most important thing is to fetch pheasants and rabbits. If she could run into a pheasant or a rabbit, that would be best.

Chi YunChen’s face darkened and his expression was very serious.

He looked at her and said, word for word: “During this season, there are already no mushrooms on the mountain. If you want to collect mushrooms, I’m afraid you can’t! As for tree fungi, if there were tree fungi, the villagers would have collected them all long ago. So the matter about going up the mountain…”

“No, I’m going.” She interrupted him, looking as serious as he was: “Maybe I’m lucky enough to collect it.”

“No way…”

“It’s settled. After eating, I’ll set out for the mountain,” she always felt that the mountain was calling her and that the game in the mountain was beckoning her.

And she was a flower demon. Flower demons live in the wild. She had a mystery-like attachment and fondness of the wild.

Chi YunChen: “…” He stared at her profoundly for a while and saw her stubborn face, looking like she had to go. His brow was severely wrinkled, and his face darkened more.

……

At the dining table, Chi JiaYue, Grandma Chi, and the others praised Su Man-er’s cooking skills.

Su Man-er made sweet potato porridge and sweet potato pancakes in the morning. Because of this, the Chi’s found out that sweet potato could be used to make pancakes. They learned a lot.

After eating, Su Man-er went to pick up a basket and prepared to go to the mountain.

Chi YunChen came to her with a machete and a rope in his hands: “I’ll go with you!”

Su Man-er: “…”

She looked at the peach wood that hadn’t yet been dealt with in the courtyard: “Didn’t you want to make a walking stick? You can make the walking stick at home. I’ll go alone.”

“No, I can’t be at ease if you go alone. I have to accompany you!” he said solemnly, not allowing her to refuse.

At this moment, Grandma Chi looked at them curiously: “Where are you going?”

Chi YunChen turned to look at Grandma Chi and said: “Man-er wants to go to the mountain to pick some mushrooms and tree fungi, so…”

“Oh, she wants to go up the mountain to collect mushrooms. Where are there mushrooms on the Tian Shan Mountains? Mushrooms don’t grow in this season, ok? Are you stupid, Su Man-er?” on top of the side courtyard wall, Li CuiHua looked at Su Man-er with contempt. (1)

As soon as Li CuiHua climbed the courtyard wall, she heard Chi YunChen’s words. When she heard that Su Man-er was going up the mountain to collect mushrooms, she couldn’t help mocking.

Su Man-er was ignorant and stupid.

During this season, where are there mushrooms? It was just wishful thinking to want to go up the mountain to pick mushrooms.

That Chi YunChen was also stupid, he actually let his wife have her way.

Ha ha, these two oddballs, what a stupid family!

Seeing Li CuiHua on the courtyard wall, Chi YunChen and Su Man-er’s face both fell.

Chi YunChen said: “My wife is not stupid. I know it clearly. But I don’t know if Aunt wants face or not!”

In the past, Li CuiHua used to frequently eavesdrop on their family by leaning on the courtyard wall. She also liked to lie on the courtyard wall to see what their family was making to eat.

In the past, Li CuiHua would flip over the courtyard wall to come in and steal things when there was no one in their house!

Li CuiHua, he really hated her!

But he also blamed the courtyard wall for being too low, the courtyard wall wasn’t even as tall as his shoulder.

If the wall was built higher, Li CuiHua may not be able to climb up.

He wanted to build the walls higher a long time ago. It’s just that before, he couldn’t spare that much time and didn’t have the spare money to buy cement and bricks.

But now it seems that the matter of the building the courtyard wall higher must be put on the agenda as soon as possible. Otherwise, if their family has some secrets, Li CuiHua would eavesdrop on all of it.

“Chi YunChen, you are a dog. Who are you calling shameless? Who are you talking about?” Li CuiHua was angry and bared her teeth, wanting to come down from the courtyard wall to hit Chi YunChen.

And Su Man-er’s eyes were cold.

She suddenly stood on her tiptoes and kicked a small stone gently to the courtyard wall.

Suddenly, Li CuiHua fell down from the courtyard wall with an “ouch” and fell into her own courtyard.

Li CuiHua’s pained and angry voice came from the courtyard next door: “Which bastard hit me just now? Which bastard is playing dirty tricks on me in a secret place?!”

Li CuiHua did not see Su Man-er move, let alone see Chi YunChen move. So she thought that someone was secretly getting back at her.

Within two seconds, her angry voice came back: “Hu YuJiao, are you blind? Did you not see me fall? You still aren’t hurrying over to help me up?” After a pause, she roared again: “What’s the use of keeping a lowly wench like you who can’t see? It would be better to raise  a dog than keep a lowly wench like you!”

Hearing the cursing from next door, Su Man-er slightly pulled the corners of her mouth.

Hu Yujiao, that woman, was not easy to push around. Today, Li CuiHua insulted her like this. Hu Yujiao would definitely retaliate some other day.

Chi YunChen heard the cursing from next door, but his face only fell slightly. Then he looked at Su Man-er: “If you want to go up the mountain, go!”

Su Man-er: “…” Seeing that he insisted on accompanying her, she sighed helplessly and nodded: “Ok, let’s go together.”

They went out of the yard together and headed towards the village’s Yunxia Mountain.

Yunxia Mountain was very tall, more than 2000 meters tall. And it was so vast that it was impossible to finish walking it in seven days and seven nights.

When villagers went to Yunxia Mountain, they would stop at 500 meters above sea level. Because if they continued up, there would be beasts and poisonous insects.

Earlier, there were people who wanted to go up higher for game. But in the end, no one came back. It was said that they were eaten by beasts in the mountains.

After that, no one in the village dared to set foot in a place with an altitude of more than 500 meters, for fear that he would lose his life if he set foot in it.

Su Man-er and Chi YunChen arrived at the foot of Yunxia Mountain. Su Man-er looked at the mountain path ahead and was about to go forward when a voice came from behind: “Third Brother, Third Brother, wait for me.”

Hearing this voice, Su Man-er’s footsteps stopped and her eyebrows suddenly furrowed tightly together.

Chi YunChen, who was beside her, frowned like her.

Wearing a blue cotton-padded jacket, Hu YuJiao quickly ran to Su Man-er and Chi YunChen.

There was strong anxiety on her face as if she had an urgent matter and had to find Chi YunChen.

T/N:

The Tian Shan Mountains is a great mountain system in Central Asia.