Free Web NovelChapter 442: Chapter 438: Number One at Doting on His Wife
Leng Yuan went to get their things ready, while Gu Jiaojiao asked the two children if they wanted to come along.
Sweet Girl and Xiao Yang both declined. They were still engrossed in the puzzle and the Lu Ban Lock in their hands.
Gu Jiaojiao didn’t press the issue. She just told them not to open the door for strangers and left the room.
Leng Yuan was carrying a large bucket and a burlap sack. Gu Jiaojiao offered to help carry something, but he refused. frёeωebɳovel.com
"Just stick close to me."
The two walked side by side toward the river on the east side of the village.
There was a river near Daqing Mountain that flowed through several villages. A shallow tributary ran through the center of the Qingshan Team, which was where most people went to fish.
In the fall, you could still see rocks covered in moss beneath the water. But now, the surface was frozen over, and the surroundings were completely bare.
Gu Jiaojiao had thought it would be too cold for anyone to be out on the river, but to her surprise, there were quite a few people.
But it made sense after a moment’s thought.
People didn’t have much to do in the winter, and catching a couple of fish was a good way to supplement their meals.
People back then had strength to spare, and their labor wasn’t worth much. If they didn’t catch anything, it was no great loss, but if they did, it was a bonus.
Just as Gu Jiaojiao and Leng Yuan approached, they saw Chen JianShe waving enthusiastically at them.
"Brother Leng, Sister-in-law, over here."
Seeing Chen JianShe, Leng Yuan prepared to lead Gu Jiaojiao over to him.
He stepped onto the frozen surface of the river first, then turned back to look at Gu Jiaojiao. "Dare to try?"
Gu Jiaojiao nodded.
She had never walked on a frozen surface like this, not in her past life or her current one. She really wanted to give it a try.
Leng Yuan reached out, took her by the arm, and helped her step carefully onto the ice.
Gu Jiaojiao was still in her red, cotton-padded jacket and a pair of fleece-lined leather boots. They were her thickest pair, not only warm but also fashionable and stylish with their cowhide exterior.
But being stylish was completely useless on the ice.
The moment Gu Jiaojiao stepped onto the ice, she lost her footing and stumbled sideways. Thankfully, Leng Yuan was holding her steady, otherwise she would have landed flat on her butt.
Gu Jiaojiao glanced at her leather boots, then at the cotton-padded shoes on Leng Yuan’s feet, feeling a bit frustrated.
’This ice is really slick. It’s easy to fall if you don’t have good balance, and my leather soles are just making it even more slippery.’
’It’s like trying to stand on one piece of ice with another.’
Leng Yuan, however, didn’t seem surprised in the slightest. He simply pulled two pairs of wooden "boat shoes" from the bucket.
Each "shoe" was a large wooden plank with a shoe-sized hollow carved in the middle, somewhat resembling the canopy of a boat.
"Wear these."
"What are these?"
"They’ll keep you from falling."
Gu Jiaojiao was speechless.
’He came prepared!’
Looking at the two plank-like shoes, Gu Jiaojiao held onto Leng Yuan’s hand and carefully stepped into them.
Surprisingly, once she was standing on the wooden planks, Gu Jiaojiao instantly felt much more stable. After all, each plank was nearly half a meter long and thirty centimeters wide.
With Gu Jiaojiao standing on the wooden "boat shoes," Leng Yuan gave a slight pull and glided her away.
She didn’t have to walk at all.
It almost felt like she was riding a flying sword. Gu Jiaojiao even struck a pose.
And you know what? It was actually quite a graceful sight.
Leng Yuan’s eyes softened as he pulled Gu Jiaojiao all the way to where Chen JianShe was.
The river was frozen solid in the winter.
The people fishing were standing right on the ice. Each had smashed a hole in the ice in their chosen spot.
Chen JianShe was no exception; he had already broken a hole in the ice.
His face lit up with excitement when he saw Leng Yuan and Gu Jiaojiao approaching.
"Brother Leng! I came looking for you yesterday and you said you weren’t coming. What made you change your mind?"
"Jiaojiao was bored."
Chen JianShe was speechless.
’Wow, talk about putting your wife first. No need to rub it in!’
Chen JianShe was about to protest when he saw Brother Leng pull a folding stool out of the burlap sack and place it beside Gu Jiaojiao.
The legs of the stool were even wrapped in a fuzzy, plush cloth, the kind that wouldn’t slip on the ice. freewēbnoveℓ.com
Chen JianShe couldn’t help but gulp.
"Brother Leng, don’t you think you’re spoiling her a bit too much?!"
First the wooden shoes, now a special stool... This didn’t look like a fishing trip at all. It was more like a leisurely outing.
In the entire Qingshan Team, he’d never seen another man dote on his wife this much.
