CHAPTER 35: CHAPTER 034 MY LITTLE GIRL NI IS AWESOME

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Zhang Shanni barely managed to hold on until Xie Jingchen swiftly killed the wild buck, then immediately withdrew her spiritual power. Just those few short minutes had turned her complexion ashen, luckily her darker skin tone made it less noticeable.

With a reality check, she finally accepted her fate; her spiritual power had not just decreased tenfold! At most, it only covered one-thirtieth of the range it did during her peak! The scope of her Space was also fixed, at the zenith of Level 5, it was impossible for it to grow anymore!

Zhang Shanni was now worried: was this era she’s living in a rerun of her original Space’s timeline, or a parallel universe?

Even knowing that many details of this era differed from the spacetime of her past life, the insecure Zhang Shanni was still terrified!

She hoped it was a parallel universe, otherwise, she didn’t even dare to think about time reversing!

When Xie Jingchen hunted the wild buck, along with a fat rabbit and a hedgehog, feeling this was enough meat, he carried the game back. From a distance, he saw Zhang Shanni obediently sitting in her original spot. The corners of his mouth curled up in a smile, making the tough aura around him slightly softer and more pleasing to the eye. He looked gallant and upright.

"Brother Chen, you’re back!" Zhang Shanni joyously stood up from afar, her delight further heightened when she saw the game he carried:

"Brother Chen, you’re really amazing, even managing to hunt a deer!"

"It’s not that I am amazing, the deer was trapped and had some minor injuries, which is why I could take advantage easily!"

"That’s still thanks to you for discovering it. Otherwise, who knows who the buck would have benefitted!"

"Alright, it’s getting late, let’s head back early, it’s almost 2 PM." Xie Jingchen wanted to ruffle his little wife’s soft hair, but realizing his hand was all muddy and bloody, he refrained.

"Mhm, Mother must be getting anxious! Let’s hurry back! I can handle this weight!" Zhang Shanni dodged Xie Jingchen’s attempt to take the sack from her, speaking earnestly.

Whether it was her original self or her now, she had never been a delicate person, such a weight was truly insignificant to her.

"Awesome! My little girl is really amazing!" Xie Jingchen laughed, he felt such a wife was wonderful — not delicate, which was so much better compared to the temperaments of some colleagues’ wives he worked with.

"..." Zhang Shanni blushed. Even a dark face can turn red, okay!

This man seemed even more casual today compared to yesterday!

Seeing her embarrassed expression, Xie Jingchen’s heart filled with joy, and he decided not to tease her anymore. He stooped down to organize the hunted game, stuffing them all into a leather bag. This way, the items wouldn’t attract attention and were easier to carry.

"Alright, let’s go, let’s head home earlier."

"Mhm!" Hearing the tall and strong man speak gently of ’going home’, Zhang Shanni thought of the Xie family and felt a deeper sense of belonging, nodding in agreement.

Xie Jingchen carried the game on his shoulder, took the simple exploratory stick in one hand, and Zhang Shanni followed three steps behind him. Eager to get home, they didn’t stop for the remainder of the journey and indeed saw their small courtyard twenty minutes later.

"Come, hold my hand tightly, we’re going downhill." Xie Jingchen casually placed the branch on the wayside, naturally took her hand, and led her slowly down the slope.

Zhang Shanni’s body stiffened, but she noticed he didn’t mind the calluses on her hands, holding tightly as she foolishly followed his steps. Though there was only a thin layer of calluses on her hands, it lacked the touch of a young girl’s soft hands.

Why didn’t he mind? Zhang Shanni found herself feeling a bit more confident, living better in this time and space than in her previous life.

Xie Jingchen had no idea of his little wife’s dilemma; Zhang Shanni felt the calluses resulting from frequent labor on her hands might make him dislike the ugliness of her hands!

She didn’t understand that in this era, women with calluses made up ninety-nine percent.

Xie Jingchen had no leisure to care about such trivia. Plus, the calluses on his hands were even more and thicker!

Thanks to this little mountain path, which he often came up to hunt, it had been worn into a distinct trail by their family. Whenever the older brothers craved meat, setting some food as bait in the animal pits he had previously dug would occasionally lure one or two foolish animals into the pit.

This was also why the Xie family could raise several healthy and robust grandchildren in such times.

When Xie Jingchen and his companion returned to the back door, they saw Xiao Si, Xiao Wu, Xiao Liu, and Xiaoqi still playing with mud. The children, seeing Second Uncle and Second Aunt returning, joyfully ran up and surrounded them, exclaiming:

"Second Uncle, Second Aunt, you’re back! What did you bring?"

"Xiao Si, continue playing with your siblings; Second Uncle is busy, be good," Xie Jingchen, seeing the children there, didn’t let go of Zhang Shanni’s hand but pulled her through the back door. The children obediently continued to play with the mud, not clinging to the adults at all.

"The kids are really obedient!" Zhang Shanni struggled with her hand. Even without much thought, she knew that in this era, expressions of affection were subtle, and physical contact in public was generally avoided.

Don’t ask her how she knew; she had ’seen’ using her spiritual power for quite some time today in town, naturally understanding things that others did not.

"This is all thanks to Mother’s teaching. All of us siblings were taught by her. When Dad was young, he was always busy attending meetings up the mountains or down the countryside; he barely had any time at home, almost everything was managed by Mother alone!"

Xie Jingchen loosened her hand following her cue, then continued: "Of course, when Dad was home, he was always busy too, taking care of all the heavy tasks around the house, only following the brigade when there was no other way."

"Mmm, Mother is really mild! Dad is also impressive." She felt that Mrs. Xie’s character was a hundred, no, a thousand times better than the original host’s mother!

Old Xie was even more impressive; one wouldn’t be able to be a cadre in the production brigade without being clever and steady during that era.

"Mother, we’re back," Xie Jingchen stepped into the courtyard with his newly wedded wife, saw his mother sorting things on the side, and another woman was there too; he quickly called out, "Older sister, you’re back."

"Mom!" Zhang Shanni followed behind and walked up to Zhou Xiuhua, sweetly calling out, her voice filled with sweetness!

Then, turning her head with her new husband, she caught a glimpse of that woman looking at her with a flash of disgust and... disdain?

"Little brother."

The woman barely managed a smile, greeted Xie Jingchen, and then seeing Zhang Shanni following behind, she relatively kindly looked towards her and said: