Chapter 151: A Rare Opportunity

October 18, 2023

Author: Zi Tao

Chu Xuan had already thought of an explanation for this matter.

""That's right, I knew about it a long time ago. When I went to the county before, I accidentally overheard a conversation between Feng Jun and Niu Ping. They mentioned that Niu Ping's son was actually Feng Jun's. I didn't pay much attention to it at the time, nor did I tell anyone. Later, I just forgot about it. It wasn't until I heard Feng Jun's name again that day that I remembered...""

Everyone present believed her explanation without question.

They chatted as they worked, not finishing until after seven in the evening.

A little after eight, Mu Chenze came by to pick up some grilled fish fillets. Before leaving, he stood outside the courtyard gate and asked Chu Xuan in a low voice, ""Are you sure you don't want me to take responsibility?""

Seeing that no one was around, Chu Xuan reached out and patted him exactly where he had taken advantage of her before, then quickly withdrew her hand. ""Now we're even. Neither of us owes the other anything.""

Mu Chenze was stunned for a moment. By the time he realized what had happened, Chu Xuan had already closed the gate.

Wait—did she just take advantage of him?

Chu Xuan didn't need to take responsibility, but he did!

Knock, knock.

Chu Xuan refused to open the door. ""Go home and catch up on your sleep! Aren't you heading to the city early tomorrow morning?""

Mu Chenze kept knocking. ""Open the door! I have something to say to you!""

""Say it through the crack.""

""If you're not afraid Xiao Feng will hear, I'll just say it out loud! But it’s not something a kid should hear!""

Helpless, Chu Xuan opened the gate.

""Mu Chenze, are you done yet? Are you even a man? I told you, you’re not allowed to bring up that matter again...""

Mu Chenze interrupted, aggrieved, ""I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about what happened tonight. I've never been touched by a woman before, and now that you have, you have to take responsibility!""

Chu Xuan rubbed her forehead. Was he really going to cling to this? ""How do you want me to take responsibility? I'm not marrying you, that's for sure!""

Mu Chenze understood her concerns. He didn’t want to force her, but he also didn’t want to let this opportunity slip by. After all, chances like this were rare.

""You don’t have to marry me. But you do have to make it up to my wounded heart for being taken advantage of—by knitting me woolen pants and socks!""

Previously, Chu Xuan had promised to knit him a sweater, gloves, and a scarf, but woolen pants and socks were still missing.

If she agreed this time, he’d have the full set.

Chu Xuan was at a loss with Mu Chenze. When he took advantage of her, he didn’t ask for anything and even comforted her, telling her not to worry about it.

But now that she’d taken advantage of him, he wanted so much in compensation?

If she refused, he’d just pester her and bring up marriage again.

""Fine, I’ll knit them. But you’ll have to get the yarn yourself.""

""No problem! I’m off!""

Mu Chenze left, feeling delighted.

Chu Xuan watched his retreating figure and sighed. In her previous life, she had never knitted anything for him. She always knitted for Chu Dashan and Feng Chunhua—every year, everyone got a new sweater and woolen pants.

The Mu family never enjoyed that kind of treatment.

She still remembered how, in her past life, she’d stayed up all night to knit a pair of woolen pants, planning to deliver them to Chu Dashan in the morning, only for Mu Chenze to stop her.

At the time, Mu Chenze asked her to give the pants to him and knit another pair for Chu Dashan.

Chu Xuan smashed a cup on the spot and argued with him, scolding him for fighting with elders over things and being unfilial.

Mu Chenze stormed out in anger.

Qin Mahua came to comfort her, telling her not to take it to heart. Not only did Chu Xuan ignore her, she even blamed Qin Mahua for not raising Mu Chenze properly.

In the end, it was Qin Mahua who stayed up late to knit a sweater and woolen pants for Mu Chenze.

Thinking of this, Chu Xuan suddenly wanted to knit a set of sweater and woolen pants for Qin Mahua, too.

She owed her in this life and needed to make it up to her.

Of course, she’d knit for Mu Chenze first.

She bolted the courtyard gate, went back to her room, and sat on the kang to knit a sweater.

The next morning, a little after eight, Chu Xuan had just finished her herbal medicine when everyone started arriving for work.

Hua Daling called her aside and whispered, ""Xiao Xuan, Feng Chunhua moved back to the village. Last night, I overheard her arguing with Chu Dashan—it sounded like it was about money. Chu Zhi came back too, and she made him take the boat out to sea to fish.""

Chu Xuan suddenly realized—her chance had come."