150: Chapter 150 The Wedding Ceremony

Jiang Miaozhu was driving, and looking at Chi Zhao in the passenger seat, her mood was instantly overcast by a dark cloud.

Chi Zhao's mouth was acting as if it had ADHD.

He wanted to speak but didn't dare to, so he could only open and close his mouth as if he were rapping.

As long as he didn't speak, Jiang Miaozhu would just treat it as if she were out traveling with a pet.

Chi Zhao still couldn't help but ask, "Where are we going next?"

"Why don't you take a look at the travel plan I made? I specifically created a PPT."

As Chi Zhao spoke, he pulled it up on his phone.

"Look!"

The phone blocked Jiang Miaozhu's vision, and the car suddenly jerked.

Jiang Miaozhu shouted loudly, "I'm driving! If you want to die, just jump out of the car yourself, don't drag me down with you!"

Chi Zhao sheepishly pulled his head back.

It was indeed a bit scary just now; he hadn't expected that.

The atmosphere in the car instantly dropped to the freezing point, leaving only the roar of the engine and the whistling wind outside the window.

Jiang Miaozhu stared straight ahead, her knuckles on the steering wheel turning slightly white.

The good mood that had just risen in her heart because of the magnificent scenery was completely dissipated by Chi Zhao's few words.

Chi Zhao huddled in the passenger seat like a large dog that had done something wrong.

The PPT interface on the phone screen glowed awkwardly, and he eventually had to silently turn it off.

He was utterly perplexed; he had meticulously prepared this travel plan with pictures, text, and even animation effects, staying up all night without sleep!

Who did he offend?!

[Chi Zhao is really asking for a beating. If someone interfered like that while I was driving, I'd be furious!]

[This guy just has no situational awareness. He Yunshen was too easy on him.]

[His mouth is all busted up, doesn't it hurt?]

[If you ask me, kick him out of the car quickly, otherwise the good mood for the trip will be gone.]

The car finally entered the West Lake Road around Qinghai Lake. The azure lake surface spread out infinitely on the right, and the boundary with the sky became blurred.

The scenery was magnificent enough to wash away any irritability, but the low pressure inside the car seemed even heavier than the altitude of the lake surface.

Chi Zhao held it in all the way until the car came to a steady stop, then he found a topic he thought was safe.

Pointing at a lone yak on the grass across the lake, he said with a chuckle, "Miaozhu, look at that yak. Doesn't it look like a lonely watcher?"

Jiang Miaozhu turned off the engine and unfastened her seatbelt expressionlessly. "It looks like you—looks unintelligent, but is actually just a blockhead."

Chi Zhao: "..."

I shouldn't have bothered talking to you!

ヽ(‘⌒´メ)ノ

[Hahaha, this is what you call asking for a snub!]

[Jiang Miaozhu is absolutely right!]

[Chi Zhao, please shut up, or I'm going to die laughing!]

[Chi Zhao looks as aggrieved as a four-foot-tall child. It makes me want to give him a warm... slap in the face!]

...

Xia Ningle and Xiao Wenhan planned to visit a nearby Miao village.

After all, it was a local specialty.

Unexpectedly, while they were on the way, it suddenly started pouring rain.

"The weather in August changes as soon as it says so," Xia Ningle sighed.

They hadn't brought umbrellas because the weather forecast said it would be sunny.

Xia Ningle muttered in a low voice, "The weather forecast really can't be trusted, hmph!"

"Quick, get in!" Xiao Wenhan grabbed Xia Ningle's wrist and ran into a small roadside pavilion to take shelter from the rain.

In the cramped space, the two were squeezed together.

A few strands of Xia Ningle's hair were soaked by the rain and stuck to her cheek.

Xiao Wenhan subconsciously reached out to help tuck them behind her ear, but halfway through the motion, he suddenly realized something and his hand froze in mid-air.

The atmosphere suddenly became subtle.

Xia Ningle could smell the faint, fresh scent of laundry detergent on Xiao Wenhan, mixed with the damp scent of the rain.

She looked up and met his deep eyes.

She was also a bit shy.

"The rain... the rain seems to have let up a bit," Xia Ningle stammered for some reason, her heart beating uncontrollably fast.

She didn't look like her usual lively self at all.

Instead, she seemed a bit more demure.

Xiao Wenhan withdrew his hand and replied softly, "Yeah, it should stop after waiting a bit longer."

He didn't dare look into Xia Ningle's eyes.

[The boy has finally grown up and knows how to flirt.]

[Even after all this, they're not kissing? Is Xiao Wenhan capable or what?]

[Regardless of anything else, if it were me, I'd just kiss her and call it a win!]

[Get out! This kind of ambiguity is more intoxicating than a straightforward kiss! So sweet!]

[As expected, for romance, you still have to watch young people!]

After the rain stopped, they continued forward.

The mountain road was washed into a muddy mess by the rain. Xia Ningle wasn't paying attention and her foot slipped—

"Careful!" Xiao Wenhan caught her waist in time and stabilized her body.

Xia Ningle grabbed his arm, still shaken. "You scared me. I almost fell."

"Follow me."

Xiao Wenhan didn't let go; instead, he naturally took her hand and instructed, "The path on this side is more stable."

His palm was warm and dry, completely enveloping her fingers.

Xia Ningle followed quietly behind him, watching as he carefully chose every foothold, a warm current welling up in her heart.

The Miao village was hidden among the mist-shrouded mountains, with Stilted Buildings built against the slopes, layer upon layer.

When they arrived, sunlight pierced through the clouds, casting mottled spots of light on the wet bluestone road.

"It's so beautiful!" Xia Ningle couldn't help but exclaim, taking out her phone to record the beautiful scenery she saw.

Xiao Wenhan also recorded it, but the largest part of his photos was a girl.

This village was somewhat like a resort; they weren't the only two tourists there.

There were other people taking photos and chatting.

A Miao elder dressed in traditional clothing warmly invited them to taste their home-brewed Rice Wine.

Xia Ningle curiously took a sip and was immediately choked into a cough by the pungent taste.

Xiao Wenhan gently patted her back, his tone carrying a helpless smile. "Drink slowly, this wine is quite strong."

He had only seen it in materials and hadn't tried it himself.

The elder looked at them with a smile and said in Mandarin with a heavy accent, "Young people, have a 'Nuptial Cup' together. It's our Miao custom; drink it and you'll be together for a long, long time!"

Xia Ningle's face instantly turned red, and she hurriedly waved her hands to explain, "We aren't..."

But Xiao Wenhan, not knowing where he got the courage, picked up the wine cup and said to the elder with a smile, "Thank you for your hospitality, then we won't be formal."

[Xiao Wenhan is so brave, this move deserves a thumbs up!]

[Wine gives a coward courage, but he has courage even without drinking. Not bad, not bad.]

[Xia Ningle looks so cute when she's shy! (ૢ˃ꌂ˂⁎)]

[Could this be an NPC arranged by the Production Team to advance their emotional progress?]

"Wenhan..." Xia Ningle's small face was flushed red, looking incredibly adorable.

Xia Ningle's mind was almost blank as she mechanically completed the action.

Under the elder's guidance, the two crossed arms and drank the cup of sweet yet spicy Rice Wine.

Xia Ningle didn't dare look into Xiao Wenhan's eyes, feeling as though the skin he touched was burning up.

(*/ω＼*)...