Nan Feng furrowed her brows: “I’m not worried about that, I’m concerned…that I can’t get back in time for the wedding!”
“There are still seven to eight days left, I’ll do everything to catch the suspects within these few days and we’ll make it back without issue!” Ye Ge caressed Nan Feng’s face and patted her back.
Nan Feng leaned against his chest, giving out another sigh.
“What’s wrong, Fengfeng? Why are you sighing?” Ye Ge then led Nan Feng to sit on a nearby bed.
Nan Feng let out a small sigh: “I encountered Xin Meng when I first started, then I met Lin Shouye in the county, and now at the Provincial City…”
Ye Ge continued consoling Nan Feng: “Wherever people are, conflicts arise. Though the world can be riddled with violence and blood, since you chose to take on this challenge, you must be always ready to fight. Regardless of your profession, nothing es easy. The higher you climb, the stronger your petitors bee.”
Nan Feng continued to lean against Ye Ge: “I know, but it’s tiring.”
Ye Ge simply listened to her quietly.
After a while, Nan Feng spoke again: “But don’t worry, once everything’s over, I’ll pick myself up and give everything another shot.”
Ye Ge nodded: “You’ve always been strong, present troubles are only a minor obstacle, you’ll always overe them.”
“Of course!”
Ye Ge gave Nan Feng a peck: “Before I came here, I already requested from the honorable Song to assign this case to me, so I have to leave now. You should rest here, soon I’ll have Wu Yang bring you a fresh cotton blanket as well as some books, you might even practice your handwriting. I’ll remind him to bring some pen and paper too.”
“Alright, thank you for your efforts!”
“When it’s for my girl, what’s laborious about it.”
After Ye Ge left, Wu Yang arrived shortly, carrying a new cotton blanket and stationery supplies.
“Sister-in-law, I apologize for the hardship. Nowadays, there are too many scoundrels. Ye Ge has gone to catch the culprit, he told me to bring you the blanket, books, and stationery, and also reminded me to hurry. Am I fast enough?”
“Yes, you’re quite fast,” As Nan Feng laid the blanket, she asked, “You didn’t just take this blanket from Ye Ge’s bed, did you? Where else would you get a blanket so quickly?”
Wu Yang slapped his head: “Sister-in-law, you’re really sharp, you guessed it immediately! That’s right, the blanket came from Ye Ge’s bed.” Wu Yang laughed, then added: “Ye Ge also told me to bring you some entertaining books, so I brought you some story books. There’re stories, plots, and illustrations, you will definitely understand them.”
“Thank you,” Nan Feng said, then took the books from Wu Yang’s hands.
The storybooks were extremely popular among the mon people and were perfect for passing time.
“Sister-in-law, I’ll leave now. Oh yeah, here are some papers and a pen. Ye Ge told you to practice writing when you’re free.”
“Okay,” Nan Feng had already immersed herself in the storybook, reading with keen interest.
She was currently reading Mulan Joins the Army, and although she knew the story of Mulan from a young age, reading it in this storybook presented a different experience altogether, “Clickety-clack, clickety-clack, Mulan weaves in front of the door…”
Each sentence was acpanied by an illustration. These pictures brought out Mulan’s heroic image vividly.
After finishing Mulan, Nan Feng started reading ’The Peacock Flies Southeast’.
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