"So are we taking a bicycle or the electric scooter?" Chen Shi'an looked at the electric scooter parked in the courtyard.
"The electric scooter. It'll be easier to carry anything we buy. I'll get the keys." Li Wanyin turned and went inside to fetch them. By the time she came out, Chen Shi'an had already opened the courtyard gate.
Li Wanyin straddled the electric scooter and deftly rode it out of the courtyard.
Liu Lingjuan, who was slaughtering a chicken nearby, looked up curiously.
"Wanyin, Shi'an, where are you two off to?"
"Mom, I'm taking Shi'an into town for a look around."
"All right. There's a lot of traffic over the holidays. Be careful."
"Xiao Yue, Xiao Yue, are you coming?"
"You two go ahead, Sis. I'm tending the fire."
"Shi'an, shall we go?"
"Sure."
Chen Shi'an closed the courtyard gate again. Fat Cat didn't follow them this time. With a chicken being slaughtered, the cat had slipped over to the kitchen, ready for food at any moment. Sitting in the driver's seat, Li Wanyin thought for a moment, then braced the scooter with her feet and shifted backward, leaving the driver's seat empty. "Am I driving?"
"Mm-hmm. You can give me a ride, Shi'an."
"All right. Sit tight and hold on, Sister Wanyin."
Chen Shi'an straddled the scooter. The seat still held the warmth left by her bottom.
Li Wanyin reached out with both hands and rested them lightly on his waist.
At first, she didn't apply much pressure, merely holding him loosely. But once her arms were around the young man's firm waist, she couldn't resist tightening her grip. As the scooter moved along, her shapely body gradually pressed against his back.
Feeling his familiar warmth and the scent that belonged to him alone, Li Wanyin's restless heart