Chapter 150

They dug heartleaf houttuynia herbs (aka fish mints) for a long time, and of course, gained a lot in the end. Every family took a few, and the old ones were buried in the Xu Ran’s house, waiting to sprout next year.

Zhuo Yun and Qin Shuwen really did not plan to go back. So Xu Ran asked them to pick a room for themselves, and this room would be specially reserved for them in the future.

Therefore, Zhuo Yun and Qin Shuwen chose the largest room without hesitation and moved the things they brought into the room.

After the room was all cleaned up, Qin Shuwen and Zhuo Yun couldn’t wait to urge Xu Ran to cook dinner. Of course, the main purpose was to cook the houttuynia herbs.

There were still some chili paste at home, but not much. It was only enough for them to eat by themselves. These days, because Liu Tong was in postpatrum confinement, the spicy food was not good for him, so they had been on a bland diet recently.

In this case, Xu Ran was very happy that he could make something spicy tonight.

Speaking of spicy food, Xu Ran thought of hotpot again. There were very few people in Sichuan province who had never eaten hotpot. The taste was beyond words.

Xu Ran felt that it was necessary to eat hotpot at home for once. They also had a brazier. When the time came, he would put more firestones in, put the pot on the brazier and then pile up the bricks so that the whole family would be able to eat hotpot together.

The more Xu Ran thought about it, the more he felt that it was feasible. He didn’t realize that he was cutting the vegetables now, so he accidentally cut his own finger.

“Ah!” Xu Ran screamed, then threw the chopping knife away and quickly pinched his finger.

Liu Tong, who was talking to Qin Shuwen outside, immediately ran in when he heard the scream. “Ran, what’s wrong?”

Xu Ran pinched his finger and said bitterly, “Tongtong, I just wanted to eat human flesh, and I didn’t find a suitable one, so I cut myself.”

Liu Tong also saw the blood oozing from Xu Ran’s finger. Looking at Xu Ran’s bitter face and thinking of what he had said, he couldn’t help but find it amused. “Look at you. How could you cut your own hand while cutting the vegetables? Do you really want to eat human flesh? It’s not convenient for me with Baozi in my arms. You have to take care of the wound by yourself. I remember that there is still some gauzes left by Doctor Liu in the room. Bind up your wound and I’ll ask Shao Yu to help take care of the kid. I’ll cook.”

Liu Tong left without even looking at Xu Ran. Xu Ran looked at Liu Tong’s receding figure and put his finger in his mouth, feeling like he was out of favor now.

When Liu Tong came back, he saw Xu Ran still standing there and sucking his own finger in a daze. He felt amused and vexed, “Take it easy. I wasn’t ignoring you just now. I’ll go get you gauzes, OK?”

Xu Ran nodded with grievance.

Liu Tong went to the room to get the gauzes and clreansed the wound for Xu Ran with water. Then he bound it up and chattered about how Xu Ran was so careless.

Xu Ran suddenly said, “Tongtong, you haven’t said that to me for a long time…”

Liu Tong was stunned for a moment and looked up at him, only to see his serious expression.

Liu Tong lowered his head and said, “How could it be? Do you like me nagging you? Don’t you find it annoying?”

Xu Ran shook his head. “Tongtong, you’re doing it for my own good. How could I find you annoying?”

Liu Tong sighed, “Ran, let’s have a talk tonight, OK?”

Xu Ran nodded.

The meal was made by Liu Tong eventually. Xu Ran pinched his finger and went to heal his wound. Then he was mocked by Zhuo Yun. Xu Ran challenged Zhuo Yun to duel in the yard.

Like a child. So childish.

…

At night, Xu Ran and Liu Tong were lying side by side on the bed, looking serious.

Xu Ran said, “Tongtong, promise me first. No matter what I say later, you can’t cast me out, okay?”

Liu Tong became even more nervous when he heard Xu Ran’s words.

But he still nodded. How could he cast Ran out?

Xu Ran felt relieved and began to come clean with Liu Tong about his transmigration.

He said, “I’m Xu Ran, but I’m not the fool who you have taken care of for seven years. But I’m also the fool, at least this body is his. My soul comes from another distant time and space where I could never go back to.”

“That place is very good. There are many advanced technologies, and there are many things that are not available here. The birds flying in the sky, the fishes swimming in the water and even the things in people’s hands are different from what we have here. There is no Ge’er in that place, only men and women.”

“Giving birth to kids is women’s matter, just like Ge’ers here. However, they look different from Ge’ers, but I can’t explain how. You just need to know that the other world is very different from here.”

Then Xu Ran started to talk about many things and people in that world which Liu Tong had never heard of and might never see.

Xu Ran talked for a long time and felt that his mouth and his tongue were both dry. However, Liu Tong felt more and more insecure because that world was so good that Ran must want to go back. Then what about him? What about Tangtang, Guoguo and Baozi? What would happen to them?

He may have long forgotten what Xu Ran at the beginning that he was not the fool, but a soul from another time and space.

After Xu Ran finished speaking, he saw that Liu Tong was silent so he felt a little uneasy, too. He stretched out his hand to poke Liu Tong’s cheek, “Tongtong, Tongtong.”

“Ah!” Liu Tong came to his senses, looking at Xu Ran, and suddenly hugged him. “Ran, can you not go back?”

Only now did Xu Ran realize that his and Liu Tong’s focuses were not the same!

Xu Ran reminded him again, “Tongtong, I’m not the fool who you have taken care of for seven years. Can you still accept me?”

Liu Tong finally noticed the key point of Xu Ran’s words. “Ran, when did you come? What about him? Where did he go?”

Xu Ran said, “Since the day you bought pastries before the family separation, I suddenly woke up and became him. I was also called Xu Ran in the other world. As for him, I don’t know, but I remember that I was sick when I first came here so he should be gone.”

“Gone…” Liu Tong murmured.

Xu Ran hugged him and said in a flustered tone, “Tongtong, I didn’t kill him. I came after he died.”

Liu Tong suddenly smiled. “Ran, I didn’t blame you. You don’t know how happy I was when I saw you get better. In my heart, you have always been my responsibility. If you continued being stupid like that, I will take care of you for the rest of my life. I didn’t know if I liked you at that time.”

“But later, after you got well, the one who accompanied me became alive. You would do anything with me and think about this family. You treated me, Tangtang and Guoguo very well. Although you can always come up with some strange novel things, I’ve never thought about anything else.”

“But later on, things became increasingly strange. I started to feel that something was not right. I managed to held back my questions. It wasn’t until the day you said that the two men could love each other that I couldn’t help but ask. Ran, actually, I was just scared. I was afraid that I wouldn’t be able to hold on to you any longer.”

Xu Ran suddenly smiled when he heard Liu Tong say this. “Tongtong, why would you think so? Think about it! If I really like men, how could we have Baozi?”

Liu Tong agreed. If Ran didn’t like him, he would definitely leave when he got better and they wouldn’t have Baozi.

Xu Ran continued, “Tongtong, I know that you only have this idea because you felt insecure, and I felt the same, but as long as we talk it out, there won’t be any problems.”

“We are family and lovers. We are the ones who are going to live together for the rest of our lives. By the time when our hair become grey and we become old, we will have children and grandchildren around us. We will die together and be buried in the same grave. Perhaps we will have a reincarnation, and I will still find you in the next life.” No matter if you are a man, a woman or a Ge’er.

Xu Ran’s words were something that Liu Tong had never thought about. He had never thought about it before, and even until now. He had never known that life could be so good.

He could grow old with Ran, and be buried in the same grave with him after death. Then perhaps there would be a next life. This was something he never thought of and did not dare to think about.

Because it was way too good.

But Ran thought of such good things for both of them.

Liu Tong didn’t speak for a long time. Xu Ran felt that he had said everything he needed to say and didn’t know what else to talk about, so he could only quietly wait for Liu Tong’s reaction.

It seemed that a long time had passed when Liu Tong rubbed against Xu Ran’s arms. “Ran, I believe in you.”

When Xu Ran heard Liu Tong’s words, he felt as though a load had been taken off his mind.

Xu Ran said, “Tongtong, we can’t let others know about this. I don’t know what the consequences will be if anyone knows. And we could only tell Tangtang and Guoguo when they are older.”

Liu Tong nodded. “I know.”

They had done talking about the main problem, and it was already late. Just as Xu Ran was about to go to bed, Liu Tong opened his mouth, “Ran, Shuwen said that he was going to stay at our house for a while after the Spring Festival, but why didn’t you tell me? Even this time, you didn’t tell me that they were coming to our house for the Spring Festival. “Liu Tong said this with a sad look, as if Xu Ran had hidden something extremely important from him.

Xu Ran was stunned for a moment and realized that he really did not tell Liu Tong about this. He immediately apologized, “Tongtong, I’m sorry. I was busy earlier and forgot about this. The thing is like this…”

Xu Ran told Liu Tong about his plan to go to do some business with Zhuo Yun. After saying that, he promised that everything he said was true.

Looking at Xu Ran’s serious expression, Liu Tong believed it for sure.

But his focus shifted to somewhere else.

That was what Xu Ran said about buying mountains and growing fruits.