Chapter 73: He Only Wants Her

Chapter 73: Chapter 73: He Only Wants Her

"Sister Qiu, can you get him to go to the base entrance and say he’s here to see me?" Fu Xiaoxiao turned her gaze to Lin Qiu, who nodded.

She pulled the man aside, teaching him what to say and do.

"Can he do it?" Lin Xue was doubtful, harboring skepticism.

"Otherwise, what can we do? If he suddenly shows up, that would be hard to explain," Fu Xiaoxiao shared with Lin Xue the incident with Chen Xiu seeing the man, and Lin Xue sighed.

"Sister Xiao Xiao, I really don’t know how to thank you. You’ve helped me so much, yet it’s caused you trouble." Lin Xue looked apologetically at Fu Xiaoxiao.

"If you consider me a friend, don’t say things like that." Fu Xiaoxiao smiled, holding Lin Xue’s hand seriously.

"If your brother-in-law comes back and sees him, what should we do? Though isn’t he injured? Why isn’t he here?" Lin Xue glanced at Lu Feng’s room, not seeing him, but everyone knew Lu Feng’s condition wasn’t good and he needed seven more days to rest in the hospital.

Fu Xiaoxiao smiled silently at Lin Xue, gesturing a zipper motion on her lips.

"Oh, I understand. I know nothing." Having been in the military a long time, Lin Xue naturally had heard of some secret missions, and nodded in agreement, sealing her lips.

"He’ll be back in about two days, so for now, he can stay here!" Fu Xiaoxiao observed Lin Qiu earnestly teaching the man, who cooperated well.

"Do you think he might become your brother-in-law?" Fu Xiaoxiao nudged Lin Xue with her shoulder, playfully teasing.

"Forget about possibility, I feel like if he were a normal man, he might already be my brother-in-law." Lin Xue eyed the man. "You know, his physique is thousands of times better than Liu Qiang. My sister won’t be suffering with him."

"I also feel, he seems to have eyes only for your sister. Look, in front of her, he behaves like a big puppy." Fu Xiaoxiao laughed teasingly.

"Now that you mention it, he really does seem a little like that." Lin Xue observed the man’s attitude of following her sister’s every command, like he truly fit the description.

"Logically, someone like him should have some background, living as a wild man in the mountains; are there still such people these days?" Fu Xiaoxiao was hearing about wild men for the first time, noting the man’s clothes seemed scavenged, barely covering him, with unkempt beard and hair, indeed resembling a wild man.

"Perhaps he’s the son of a hunter from the mountains? I recall my dad saying those living in the mountains have no fields, thus reside there, living off the land, descending to the village once a year or so to trade animal fur for supplies." Lin Xue remembered her parents’ stories, curious about what hunters looked like then.

"Makes sense," Fu Xiaoxiao nodded in agreement. Faced with a large wild man in front of them, they had no choice but to believe it.

"Xiaoxiao, what’s your cousin’s name?" Lin Qiu, having taught the man everything, suddenly realized she didn’t know Fu Xiaoxiao’s cousin’s name.

"Just make one up, how about Fu Cheng?" Fu Xiaoxiao thought it over, having no real cousin, creating one as needed.

"Fu Cheng? Did you remember that? From now on, you’re Fu Cheng, a distant cousin of Xiao Xiao, here to visit her." Lin Qiu repeated to the man a few times, who nodded obediently.

"I know. I’m called Fu Cheng." Fu Cheng looked at Lin Qiu, internally noting the name, then turned and pointed at Fu Xiaoxiao, saying, "She’s my cousin."

"Right." Lin Qiu sighed in relief, having finally taught him.

"Now go to the base entrance and register with the soldier there." Upon Lin Qiu’s words, Fu Cheng suddenly jumped out the window, vanishing from the three’s sight.

Fu Xiaoxiao and Lin Xue watched Fu Cheng’s skillful movements, eyes wide. "... Truly a wild man?"

"He’s quite impressive." A hint of pride subtly showed in Lin Qiu’s eyes.

"Sis, have you thought it through? Are you really going to be with him?" Lin Xue walked to Lin Qiu’s side, holding her hand.

"Thought through what?" Lin Qiu was taken aback, then realized Lin Xue had misunderstood. "What are you imagining? I can’t just leave him without care, I... we aren’t what you’re imagining."

"It doesn’t matter if we misunderstood, what’s important is, he already considers you his wife?" Fu Xiaoxiao smiled at Lin Qiu. "With your current mindset, can you refuse?"

"... He doesn’t understand!" Lin Qiu’s cheeks flushed.

"So you need to think it through now! If we do teach him, and he really wants you as his wife later, would you accept or not?" Fu Xiaoxiao and Lin Xue exchanged a look, speaking in unison.

"... I... I..." Lin Qiu stammered for a long time without giving an answer.

"If he becomes normal and meets another girl someday, maybe he won’t need me anymore." Lin Qiu considered the possibility, the blush on her face turning pale.

Seeing the suddenly insecure Lin Qiu, Fu Xiaoxiao approached, "That’s valid reasoning; if you meet a better man later, would he then become a burden?"

"He wouldn’t! And neither would I." Lin Qiu immediately shook her head, denying it upon hearing Fu Xiaoxiao’s suggestion.

She knew he wouldn’t be a burden; she’d never consider him one. Rather, she was the burden, having been that in past years.

"Ohhh..." Lin Xue and Fu Xiaoxiao exchanged an ambiguous smile, both silent in amusement.

"Hey, stop teasing me! It’s not even certain!" Lin Qiu also realized the duo was doing it on purpose.

"Alright, alright." The two simultaneously mimed zipping their lips shut.

The trio moved to the courtyard; Fu Xiaoxiao led them to sit down. Lu Chen was still seated, watching the rabbits, with Lin Xue curiously joining him.

"Such a cute bunny, where did you get it?" Lin Xue’s heart delighted at the sight of the fluffy rabbit.

No girl can resist such adorable creatures.

Picking up a bunny, it looked at her vacantly, nibbling on the leaves Fu Xiaoxiao had tossed down, utterly captivating Lin Xue.

"I caught them with mommy today!" Little Xiao Chen patted his chest, expressing pride.

"You’re amazing! To have caught so many rabbits." Lin Xue complemented him, lightly stroking the rabbit’s fur.

"We’ve got wolves too!" Little Xiao Chen, basking in the praise, eagerly began introducing everything in the house to Lin Xue.

"Wolves?" Lin Xue was puzzled; soon she noticed a small gray creature at Fu Xiaoxiao’s feet—a stealthy presence easily missed without careful observation.

"Is this a wolf?" Lin Xue set down the bunny and went to Fu Xiaoxiao, surveying the small wolf pup lying beneath the table near Fu Xiaoxiao’s feet.

"Yes, Xiao Chen’s brother brought it home after it got its hind leg caught in a hunter’s trap." Fu Xiaoxiao explained with a gentle smile, stroking the small wolf’s head.

Seeing Fu Xiaoxiao’s easy touch with it, Lin Xue couldn’t resist trying to stroke it too, but her hand hadn’t quite reached it before the wolf pup growled in warning.

"Okay, I won’t touch it," Lin Xue wisely withdrew her hand, the wolf pup resuming its calm demeanor.