Surprise

"I'm not saying this to you, but you can't stay quiet anywhere. Can't you wait until we get home?"

Li Yang, with the air of someone who had gotten the better deal and was still complaining, was scolding Manman for her recklessness.

"Alright, alright, you're right about everything, okay? I was wrong, alright?"

Manman didn't bother arguing with him. Whatever you say, let's go, get in the water. Can you even do it or not?

Manman kissed Li Yang and teased him with a smile.

"A man can't say he can't."

Don't worry, Li Yang said casually with a confident air.

"You're annoying."

Manman rarely blushed when told that. The way she was just now was truly unforgettable, no wonder Li Yang was teasing her.

"You hold onto me first, and slowly try practicing with your legs."

After they got in the water, Manman first had Li Yang practice the basic movements in the shallow area. The temperature was surprisingly comfortable. The river water, which had been exposed to the scorching sun during the day, was very suitable.

"Hey, don't let go!"

Just as Li Yang was getting the hang of it, this girl, whether intentionally or not, directly let go of his hand, causing him to panic and sink immediately, gurgling and blowing bubbles.

Hehehe, Manman was shaking with laughter, amused by Li Yang. He was so angry that he hugged Manman and wrestled with her for a while before he felt better.

The two of them played happily. After a while, Li Yang could slowly doggy paddle in the shallow water.

Li Yang watched Manman playing spiritedly in the middle of the water and wanted to find out why.

So he boldly swam towards Manman.

"Li Yang, my leg is cramping, come quickly and save me!"

Suddenly, Manman was struggling in the water with a pained expression, calling out to Li Yang.

"I'm coming!"

At this moment, he couldn't care about anything else. Li Yang suppressed the panic in his heart and calmly swam to her side according to the technique Manman had taught him.

"Lie on my back, quickly!"

Manman knew they couldn't delay for too long, so she obediently wrapped her arms around Li Yang's neck without any nonsense and slowly swam towards the shore. Fortunately, it wasn't during the flood season, and the water was generally not too deep due to the drought. They reached safety in no time.

"Thank you, baby, I love you to death!"

Manman had no way to repay Li Yang's brave performance, so she could only express her deep love for Li Yang with a passionate kiss.

The two of them began another fiery passion.

At this time, her leg also miraculously recovered.

When everything calmed down, Manman lay in Li Yang's arms, her face beaming with a happy smile.

"Jiang Manman, you're a White Bone Demon, I'll die by your hand sooner or later!"

Li Yang held her and inexplicably let out a soul-like question.

Hehe, don't die, stay alive. You're not allowed to die, otherwise I'll go with you to be buried. When she said this, Manman had no intention of joking.

The two of them tidied up, finally changed into clean underwear, and put their swimsuits in a bag to take home.

On the way, Li Yang rode the bike slowly, feeling weak. Jiang Manman was sitting on the back seat, swinging her little feet and singing songs to Li Yang.

"I'm hungry."

Li Yang directly made a request. He had been working hard and was exhausted, so he definitely wanted Jiang Manman to be responsible for him.

Okay, baby, I'll treat you to barbecue, let's go.

The two of them arrived at the night market on Binhe Road. There were quite a lot of people, with a continuous stream of people coming to taste the delicious snacks.

They found a clean spot and sat down.

"Handsome guy, beautiful lady, what would you like?"

A young girl with a professional smile walked up and asked.

"Let my boyfriend order, I'm fine with anything."

Jiang Manman had waited for Li Yang for almost a week, and finally, today she was full and happy, so she replied to the waitress cheerfully.

"We'll have twenty lamb skewers, ten kidney skewers, grilled gluten, and fish tofu, ten skewers of each. Then one portion of boiled peanuts and two bottles of beer. Give her a bottle of fruit beer."

Li Yang looked around and just ordered a little for now.

"Oh, right, beautiful lady, do you have, well, supplements for men?"

Jiang Manman felt sorry for Li Yang, so she asked the waitress hesitantly.

"You mean lamb skewers? Of course we do."

The young girl said it very frankly, which made Manman quite embarrassed!

"Alright then, give him two," Manman said softly.

"Just one is enough, I'm not kidney deficient, are you stupid?"

"Okay, it'll be ready in a moment."

Li Yang replied to the waitress without hesitation, making the young girl cover her mouth and walk away, giggling.

"Hmph. You're so annoying, I was just worried about you!"

Thanks for your concern, darling. Don't you know if I need to replenish my body? Li Yang picked up a beer and took a sip, then touched Manman's cheek and smiled!

"I won't be able to play with you tomorrow night. I'm going to Yanqiu Village. You stay home and be good, don't run around!"

Li Yang helped Manman open the fruit beer, picked up a disposable cup, filled it, and handed it over!

"Why are you going there!" Why can't you take me with you!

Manman took a sip of the fruit beer and looked at Li Yang with innocent eyes.

"Silly girl, my buddy is getting married the day after tomorrow. Tomorrow night we're going to help put up the wedding decorations and arrange the bedding. It's all a bunch of big guys, there's nothing for you to do if I take you."

"If you really want to go, how about you come with me to the banquet the day after tomorrow!"

"Oh yeah, that's great! Of course I want to! I love eating banquets, is it the kind made at home?"

"Yeah, it's the kind done by a professional catering company that does flowing banquets, it's really lively." Li Yang also felt happy for Wang Long, who was about to get married. A few days ago, Li Yang had received his phone call invitation.

"Thank you, dear. I'll take the day off the day after tomorrow, and we'll go in the morning." Manman danced with joy, picked up Li Yang's cup, took a big gulp of beer, and let out a cute little burp.

Soon, the grilled skewers were all served. Manman playfully picked up Li Yang's "great tonic" and examined it curiously before finally feeding it to Li Yang's mouth.

"This thing looks quite cute."

Manman mumbled like a curious baby while feeding Li Yang.

"If you want to eat it, just try it."

Li Yang coaxed her like a big bad wolf.

In the end, Manman couldn't resist and took a small bite.

"Oh my god, what a weird taste, ugh ugh ugh!"

"You eat it, it's disgusting!" Manman shoved it back into Li Yang's mouth in disgust, and took a few more sips of beer to get rid of the strong, gamey smell in her mouth.

"You have to brush your teeth before you can kiss me when we get back, got it?"

Manman swore she would never touch it again. She felt like she had a shadow over her heart. She really couldn't understand why men liked to eat that stuff.

Watching Li Yang eat it without a care, she felt goosebumps all over and made a grimacing face.

"Didn't you order it? Are you blaming me?"

"I don't care, you have to brush your teeth when we get home, be good and obedient." Manman picked up a lamb skewer and fed a bite to Li Yang, then picked up a grilled gluten skewer and started eating it herself. She left all the meat skewers for Li Yang.

Li Yang didn't stand on ceremony and started devouring the skewers on the table. With Manman constantly feeding him, the skewers and small kidneys were all gone in no time.

Manman also did well, eating quite a bit of the vegetable skewers and boiled peanuts, giving the rest to Li Yang.

Finally, after finishing two bottles of beer, Manman called the waitress and paid the bill, which totaled over a hundred yuan. For Manman's spending habits, it was just a drop in the bucket!

As long as Li Yang asked, even if he wanted to buy a house, Manman would not hesitate to go home and ask her parents for money.

"I'll take you home," Li Yang said to Manman, stretching.

"Then aren't you sleeping at my place? I want you to hold me while I sleep!"

Manman was reluctant to part with Li Yang and started clinging to him and acting spoiled again.

"It's inconvenient with your parents at home, I wouldn't go even if you killed me."

Li Yang had never liked staying overnight at strangers' houses since he was a child, unless it was an opportunity to be alone, otherwise it was out of the question.

"Then let's go to your place, that way you won't have to worry,"

Manman suddenly thought of a solution and danced playfully.

"Whatever you want, but let's agree first, you have to sleep well and no acting up. We have to go very early on the wedding day, so we definitely can't not get enough rest!"

"I know, darling, don't I know how to care for you? You don't need to remind me."

"Let's go, let's go home and sleep early," Manman said, taking Li Yang's hand and getting ready to leave.

Along the way, a gentle breeze blew. Manman happily spread her arms and closed her eyes, enjoying the rare warm moment of a summer night. How wonderful it would be if time could stay in this moment forever!

After a while, Manman leaned on Li Yang's solid back and closed her eyes.

After arriving home, Li Yang listened to Manman and they shared a toothbrush to wash up.

"Go take a shower, be good. It was quite unsanitary in the river tonight." Manman's face turned red as she thought of the scene just now.

Actually, the idea tonight was something Manman wanted to try. How could Li Yang escape Manman's gentle temptation? He had to cooperate obediently in no time!

Li Yang took her to quickly rinse off and then they went back to the room. Anyway, they had agreed for the night.

This time, Manman was unusually docile, like a little cat, obediently lying in Li Yang's arms and enjoying his tenderness.

"Do you still remember the first time we met?"

Manman listened to Li Yang's strong heartbeat and murmured softly.

"Hehe, of course I remember! You were captivated by my beauty on the bus, completely smitten by my handsomeness, so you pretended to strike up a conversation with me and finally tricked me into your grasp. Am I right? Hahaha!"

Manman didn't argue. In fact, the first time she saw Li Yang, Manman felt a strange flutter in her heart, as if an invisible force was controlling her to approach Li Yang. Thinking of this, she didn't regret it at all and even felt lucky for her courage and decisiveness. Otherwise, where would she have the happy times she has now? Every day spent with Li Yang was Manman's happiest and most unforgettable memory many years later.

Perhaps sensing the subtle affection emanating from the flushed Manman, Li Yang also couldn't help but seek out Manman's red lips, naturally kissing her fragrant skin...

When passion was at its peak, everything fell into place...

I love you, Li Yang. I only love you in this life...

After a heartfelt declaration from the depths of her soul, the room began to fill with various echoes...

Early the next morning, Li Yang was woken up by Manman's playful teasing.

"Were you tired last night, my darling~" Manman blinked her big eyes, gave him a fragrant kiss, and asked with a giggle.

"You deserve praise. Keep up the good work in the future!"

After receiving Li Yang's approval, Manman finally couldn't help but smile happily.

The two generously went to the kitchen to eat the food Old Mom had prepared. Although simple, it was enough to fill their stomachs, which was much better than having no one care.

Old Mom was also used to Manman's presence. After all, her son wasn't married yet, and he was an adult with his own judgment. When it came to finding a future daughter-in-law, Old Mom was broad-minded and didn't interfere. She believed Li Yang had his own ideas.

"Is it enough, Manman? Have some more."

Old Mom looked at Manman's beautiful and lovely appearance, her heart stirring. This girl indeed had a great temperament, like someone from a prominent family.

"No need, Auntie, I'm full. If I eat too much, I'll get fat, and then Li Yang will dislike me,"

Manman politely declined Old Mom's offer, not at all shy or awkward. Her graceful demeanor also made Li Yang look at her with newfound admiration.

Finally, after Li Yang finished the last steamed bun, the two held hands and went out. Old Mom couldn't bear to take her eyes off them. Ah, thank you, God, for caring for our family.

Watching their retreating figures, Old Mom sighed in her heart.

Li Yang first took Manman home to change clothes. She had been wearing slippers when she came out last night.

Then the two took a car to work together. However, starting from today, Manman became even more clingy in her love for Li Yang.

She almost wanted Li Yang to carry her in his pocket wherever he went. Sitting in the car, this girl held onto Li Yang the whole way, making Li Yang not know whether to laugh or cry. The single young men in the car were incredibly envious, wondering what kind of magic Li Yang used to make a beauty so infatuated. It was infuriating!

"Have lunch with me," Manman stood at the entrance of Li Yang's shop, reluctant to let go.

"Didn't you say you guys eat in shifts and only have half an hour?"

Li Yang asked, puzzled.

I don't care. Anyway, I'm the leader, and I can make whatever rules I want. At this moment, Manman was completely consumed by love. She didn't care about anything else. If she was unhappy, she would just quit and leave. A golden talent shines wherever they go, and Manman was never afraid of being unemployed.

The title of "Gold Medal Salesperson" wasn't for show. During her peak, Manman's sales performance ranked first among all branches in Henan Province. However, she was later promoted to Shop Manager and no longer did sales work, but many old customers still came to shop because of Manman!

"Alright, I promise you. Now go to work obediently,"

Li Yang patted her cheek and said with a doting expression.

"Hehe, kiss me before you go," Manman leaned her fragrant, pretty face over again.

Li Yang couldn't bear to spoil the mood, so he took it upon himself to peck Manman's red lips hard, making a smacking sound.

Manman was amused and also learned to kiss Li Yang back. Their affectionate display was truly sickeningly sweet.

"Bye-bye, darling,"

Manman happily looked back at Li Yang every few steps, finally swaying her perky butt as she walked towards the north side of the Pedestrian Street...

At noon, Xu Rui told Li Yang about helping out at Wang Long's place that evening.

"Got it. We'll go after work. I'm going to eat first." Li Yang said goodbye and left. Xu Rui knew he had a date with a beauty, so he didn't follow him to be a third wheel.

Then he went to find Zhang Xiaoli to see if he could freeload another meal. He had long forgotten the lesson from last time.