Chapter 12: Su Erniu's Secret...

Chapter 12: Su Erniu's Secret...

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Ye Anguo stayed at the Jiang family's house for quite a while that day. After lunch, Ye Anguo asked Jiang Lai to go out for a walk again, and Jiang Lai agreed at Liu Aihua's prompting.

Jiang Lai didn't agree to go out with Ye Anguo entirely because of Liu Aihua. It was because she felt that the most important thing in a relationship is getting along and talking. Only after a long time can you know whether two people are compatible.

If it weren't for the fact that it's not appropriate in 1970, and there aren't the conditions, Jiang Lai would have liked to go on a trip with Ye Anguo. No, how can you tell if two people are compatible just by going on a trip? Jiang Lai thought it made a lot of sense, but what can she do when she's in 1970? You need a letter of introduction to go out, so what's the point of traveling?

"Where are we?" Jiang Lai asked.

"Is there anywhere you'd like to go?" Ye Anguo was rarely home and didn't know where he could go from here.

However, what Ye Anguo didn't know was that Jiang Lai knew less about this place than he did: "I don't have anywhere to go, how about we go to the market? Didn't you promise to drink with my dad tonight? Let's buy some ingredients to make some snacks to go with the drinks?"

"I think it's a good idea." Then the two, who had just started dating and were very fond of each other, went to the farmers' market.

Actually, it can't be said that Jiang Lai didn't do it on purpose. She really couldn't think of anywhere to go, but then she remembered Ye Anguo saying that he always cooked for himself when he was in the army. To see if what he said was true, she could just go to the market to buy some vegetables.

As it turned out, he was not lying. Ye Anguo was particularly skilled at picking vegetables, much more so than Jiang Lai. The vegetables he bought were all very fresh, and he was also willing to spend money, buying quite a lot of meat.

"Buy this pig's head meat. I know a recipe for braised pig's head meat that's especially fragrant. My dad loves to eat this when he drinks," Jiang Lai said.

"Then let's add a pig's head meat dish. We can braise the pork belly after we buy it..."

"Huh? Isn't that Su Erniu and Shi Cheng?" Jiang Lai first saw a very familiar back view, it was Su Erniu, who was carrying a basket and desperately stuffing it into Shi Cheng's hands.

The Su Erniu of today is a completely different person from the Su Erniu that Jiang Lai met a few days ago. After all, Su Erniu was once the wife of a military commander and returned from decades in the future, so her aesthetic sense is naturally different from that of people today.

Just like the clothes Su Erniu is wearing now, they seem to be no different from other people's styles, but they look particularly good on her. She has a slim waist and long legs, and she looks especially feminine.

Did she still wear powder and lipstick on her face? She looked much fairer and more delicate. Standing next to Shi Cheng, they could at least be considered a beautiful couple in appearance. However, while Su Erniu was all smiles, Shi Cheng's expression was rather unpleasant, especially when he turned his head and met Jiang Lai's gaze, his face turned as black as iron.

Shi Cheng strode over with his long legs: "Jiang Lai? Are you also at the market to buy groceries?"

“Yes, my dad said he wanted to keep him drinking, so I came out to buy some food to go with his drinks.” Jiang Lai knew that Shi Cheng liked the original owner of this body, but she had no interest in Shi Cheng. She spoke very directly, and she had no intention of playing the field.

Sure enough, upon hearing Jiang Lai's words, Shi Cheng's face darkened, as if the light in his eyes had disappeared. Su Erniu, who had followed Shi Cheng over, felt uneasy upon seeing this: "I heard you two are getting engaged? Congratulations!"

Jiang Lai knew exactly what Su Erniu was thinking. She just wanted to say that Jiang Lai was about to get engaged, so that Shi Cheng would give up. However, on this point, Jiang Lai and Su Erniu had the same idea: she didn't want to have any other involvement with Shi Cheng.

Therefore, Jiang Lai followed Su Erniu's words, but without even glancing at Su Erniu, she directly said to Shi Cheng, "Yes, I heard you two are getting engaged too, congratulations!"

Seeing that Jiang Lai was agreeing with him, Shi Cheng looked bitter, while Su Erniu was all smiles, thinking that Jiang Lai had hit the nail on the head: "Thank you, I'll invite you for drinks sometime."

"Then there's no need. I have no interest in drinking your wedding wine, you troublemaker. Remember to stay away from me in the future, or I'm afraid I might not be able to resist slapping you a couple more times." Jiang Lai didn't have a nice look for Su Erniu. After saying that, she directly grabbed Ye Anguo's hand and left.

However, what she was thinking about wasn't the relationship between Su Erniu and Shi Cheng, but rather the basket she had just seen in Su Erniu's hand. Inside were several earthenware jars filled with meat, and the aroma of meat was very strong.

Considering Liu Aihua's earlier statement that she saw Su Erniu carrying a large bag of things to Shi Cheng, it seems that Su Erniu must have had some kind of extraordinary encounter, but it's unclear what it is.

Su Erniu's mother demanded 500 yuan from Shi Cheng as a betrothal gift, but Shi Cheng couldn't afford it. Su Erniu was determined to marry him anyway. Given the Su family's circumstances and their preference for sons over daughters, the fact that Su Erniu could bring so much meat to Shi Cheng today suggests that the package she gave him earlier must have been enough to cover the 500 yuan.

Jiang Lai pondered what Su Erniu's extraordinary encounter was. Logically speaking, her personal space only came about because Su Erniu's ring pricked her hand and stained it with her blood. Could Su Erniu also have a cheat code?

As Jiang Lai was thinking this, her left index finger suddenly felt burning hot, extremely hot, and extremely painful. She didn't know if it was the feeling of ten fingers being connected to the heart, or if it was her imagination. Jiang Lai felt pain in her chest, so painful that she felt a little short of breath.

Jiang Lai clutched her clothes tightly with her left hand, trying to calm her breathing. However, her face turned pale, and large beads of sweat appeared on her forehead. Without a word, it was clear to anyone with eyes that she was in great pain.

"Comrade Jiang Lai? Jiang Lai?" Ye Anguo half-embraced her but couldn't get a reply. He immediately disregarded everything else and picked up Jiang Lai, intending to take her to the hospital as quickly as possible.

"Is this Jiang Lai? What happened to Jiang Lai?" After Jiang Lai fell into a coma, someone who looked familiar to Ye Anguo came over and asked.

"Hello, Auntie, Jiang Lai suddenly fainted for some reason. I'm taking him to the hospital now. Could you please inform Jiang Lai's family? Thank you!" Ye Anguo said without waiting for the other party's reply, and quickly carried Jiang Lai to the nearest hospital.

He literally ran, because there were no cars or bicycles available, and buses were hard to catch, slow, and crowded. Fortunately, Ye Anguo was in good physical condition and ran fast. Plus, the hospital wasn't too far away, so he managed to get there in just 5 minutes.

"Doctor, please take a look. She suddenly clutched her chest and fainted," Ye Anguo said anxiously to the doctor.

The doctor was also startled, thinking that Jiang Lai had a heart condition or something, since her complexion was really bad. Fortunately, after some examination, the conclusion was that Jiang Lai had a high fever and was unconscious. As for why she had chest pain, the reason could not be confirmed for the time being, because it was Ye Anguo who said it, not Jiang Lai herself. Moreover, no other problems could be found in the examination. Everything would have to wait until Jiang Lai woke up before conducting a further consultation.

Jiang Bolin and Liu Aihua arrived quickly, in less than half an hour. After asking Ye Anguo about Jiang Lai's condition, Liu Aihua couldn't help but wipe away her tears. Jiang Bolin comforted her from the side. There was no dramatic scene where only Ye Anguo was asked about Jiang Lai's coma.

“It’s my fault. Lai Lai was weak when she was little, and I went to great lengths to improve her health. Although she has had some minor illnesses in recent years, she hasn’t fainted for seven or eight years, so I became careless. I should have taken her to the hospital for a check-up the day she fell into the water, otherwise a minor illness would have turned into a major one.”

Liu Aihua's eyes were swollen from crying. Jiang Lai was born late in life and had been in poor health since childhood. Liu Aihua doted on Jiang Lai even more. How could she bear to see her lying silently in the hospital bed?

Jiang Bolin was also sad, but he still had to comfort Liu Aihua: "Okay, don't be sad. This is not your fault. We thought Lai Lai's health had improved in the past few years, but no one expected this. Don't cry, otherwise when Lai Lai wakes up and sees your swollen eyes, she will feel bad again."

Ye Anguo, on the other hand, stood guard on the other side of Jiang Lai's bed, looking down at Jiang Lai's pale face and tightly furrowed brows. He felt that his current situation was just as painful as when he saw his comrades who had fought alongside him die. It was as if his heart was being squeezed tightly, making him feel like he could hardly breathe.

Ye Anguo knew that he might never be able to let go of Jiang Lai for the rest of his life. He had only known her for a few days, but seeing her lying in a hospital bed like this made him so sad.

Ye Anguo thought to himself that if he could, he hoped he would never see Jiang Lai sick like this again for the rest of his life. He liked Jiang Lai to be lively, cheerful, and happy, definitely not like she was now.

However, Jiang Lai, who was in a coma at this moment, had a different feeling than Jiang Bolin, Liu Aihua, and Ye Anguo. She was overjoyed.

As for the burns, pains, and chest aches she had just experienced, none of that mattered to her anymore. She was now like a mouse that had fallen into a rice jar, completely absorbed in her newfound happiness.

Why?

This brings us back to her cheat-like portable space. As mentioned before, Jiang Lai's portable space was "given" to her by Su Erniu. However, Jiang Lai never expected that Su Erniu had another portable space, and that it was connected to her own.

Both of their personal spaces were created by the same master craftsman. The two personal spaces are from the same lineage, and they share some of the same principles in crafting. They also use the same materials. The personal space they will receive in the future will be a secret realm meticulously crafted by the master craftsman, who has put a lot of thought and materials into it, for his apprentice to use in his adventures.

It was only at this moment that Jiang Lai realized that what he had seen before—gravity field, wind field, torrential rain, scorching sun, lightning and thunder field—could actually be freely combined by Jiang Lai into a level-based game.

This is good news for her. She won't need to rack her brains to come up with so many excuses anymore. Jiang Lai can just treat this portable space as a challenge dungeon. She can just put it anywhere, send two people in, and then send the challenge dungeon out. All those unsatisfactory methods she came up with before can be completely discarded.

Okay, we've gotten off topic. Let's get back to the differences between Jiang Lai's personal space and Su Erniu's personal space. They are both made of the same materials by the same person. The only difference is that Su Erniu's personal space was made from scraps of Jiang Lai's personal space.

To put it another way, imagine Jiang Lai and Su Erniu's personal spaces as a large magnet. Su Erniu's personal space is like a small piece knocked out from this large magnet. Therefore, Jiang Lai can influence Su Erniu's personal space and enter it. Su Erniu has absolutely no secrets from Jiang Lai.

For example, the secret that Su Erniu tried so hard to hide was discovered by Jiang Lai, and this secret is what we mentioned before, which made Jiang Lai so happy.