Traveling through the 1970s: The young wife loves to make trouble

Chapter 273 The Fault Lies With Him

Today is another foggy day with very low visibility.

On the main road leading out of the village, Wei Jingyuan rode his bicycle at a leisurely pace. Tao Qiuyi held onto his clothes with one small hand and sat on the back of the bicycle.

The cold wind that blew against her face felt like knives, and a sentence suddenly popped into her mind: "I'd rather cry in a BMW than laugh on a bicycle."

Tao Qiuyi wholeheartedly agreed with this statement: BMWs have air conditioning, but bicycles are bitterly cold; if you add two tubes of snot to that, the feeling is...

Two words: tangy and refreshing.

In those days, bicycles were far more valuable than BMWs.

Wei Jingyuan remarked, "The fog is quite thick today, so we can't ride our bicycles too fast. Luckily, we left early, so we shouldn't miss our bus ride when we get to town."

Looking ahead, Wei Jingyuan made a rough estimate in his mind. The visibility was only about ten meters ahead.

"The fog is quite thick today." A sly glint flashed in Tao Qiuyi's eyes as she tried to find humor in the situation. "What if we're unlucky today and miss our bus stop?"

She asked that on purpose, not for any other reason than to see how Wei Jingyuan would respond.

"It doesn't matter if we miss the bus, we can just ride our bikes to the county." Wei Jingyuan's words showed his determination.

No matter what happens today, he will take Qiuqiu to the county to get their marriage certificate.

Hearing him say he was riding his bicycle to the county, Tao Qiuyi was genuinely surprised. She asked him incredulously, "Are you serious?"

She didn't know how long it would take to cycle to the county. All she knew was that she had only been out of the village for a short while when she felt the biting cold wind.

If they rode bicycles to the county, the two of them might freeze solid.

“Of course I’m serious.” Not noticing the change in her tone, Wei Jingyuan explained, “If we can’t catch the bus to the county, we’ll have to ride our bicycles ourselves.”

"Then you should ride faster." At this moment, in Tao Qiuyi's mind, riding faster meant catching up with the bus to the county, and catching up with the bus meant not being cold.

Wei Jingyuan said, "The fog is too thick today, and we can't see the road ahead clearly, so we can't ride too fast."

Knowing he was telling the truth, and looking at the thick fog all around, Tao Qiuyi could only sigh.

"Why are you sighing?" Hearing her sigh, Wei Jingyuan automatically pictured her with furrowed brows in his mind. He wanted to smooth her furrowed brows, but more importantly, he wanted to find out what was causing her sigh.

Why did she sigh? Tao Qiuyi realized she couldn't explain it clearly. She could only ignore his question and return to the previous topic.

"I hope you're not too tired to ride a bicycle to the county." Since the person riding the bicycle had no objections, Tao Qiuyi felt it was inappropriate for her, the passenger, to have any objections.

Anyway, she's the one riding in the car, so it won't take much effort. Wei Jingyuan is the one riding the bike, so as long as he doesn't find it tiring, what right does she have to complain about being cold?

Wei Jingyuan said, "I don't mind being tired, nor am I afraid of being tired."

Tao Qiuyi felt that what he said sounded a little... dangerous. So she changed the subject, "Wei Jingyuan, do you remember the first time we rode an ox to town?"

"I remember." He would never forget the first time he rode an ox with her to town, it was to get treatment for his lame leg.

Everyone, including himself, thought his leg would be crippled for life and gave up on treatment. But she believed he could get better and insisted on taking him to the town hospital for a checkup.

The town doctor suggested she see Dr. Jiang, and without hesitation, she took him to see him. As it turned out, she was right.

No, to be precise, it was her medicine that was miraculous and completely cured his lameness.

Looking around, all they saw was thick fog; it seemed as if they were the only two people in the world. Tao Qiuyi said with great interest, "That day was also a foggy day like this."

"We not only rescued the Huang family mother and daughter, but we also encountered a robbery. Do you think we'll run into those people again today?"

"I can't guess," Wei Jingyuan replied honestly.

That was a classic straight-man answer, and Tao Qiuyi wouldn't accept it. She pursed her lips and said, "I asked you to guess, not to give me a definite answer."

"Just guess anything to get by!"

Wei Jingyuan suddenly slammed on the brakes, bringing the bicycle to a stop. He turned back and looked at Tao Qiuyi earnestly, "Qiuqiu, I don't want to be perfunctory with you, I never want to in this lifetime."

Similarly, I don't want you to be perfunctory with me, not in this lifetime.

Tao Qiuyi stared at him blankly, momentarily at a loss for words. And what was this surge of emotion welling up inside her?

Fortunately, she quickly regained her composure and softly replied, "I understand."

"What do you know?" Wei Jingyuan raised an eyebrow, highly doubting whether she really knew.

“I understand your attitude, and I promise I will never be perfunctory with you in this lifetime.” After saying that, Tao Qiuyi urged him, “Hurry up and go, or you’ll really miss the bus to the county.”

That's human nature; if someone makes you a promise, they'll naturally expect you to make a promise to them in return.

She didn't mind Wei Jingyuan's promise; after all, he was the one who made the promise to her first.

"Okay." He raised his hand to stroke her face, but realizing his hand was too cold, Wei Jingyuan lowered it. He gave her a loving look, then turned and rode his bicycle back towards the town.

She truly understood what he meant and gave him the same promise.

Wait a minute, Wei Jingyuan suddenly realized something. His hands were too cold to be exposed, but weren't the hands that were gripping his clothes just as cold?

Suddenly stopping her bicycle, Tao Qiuyi, sitting on the back, lost her balance and fell onto Wei Jingyuan's back, her face hitting his hard back first.

"Wei Jingyuan, you'd better give me a reasonable explanation, or else..." Tao Qiuyi hadn't thought of what to say next, so she simply stopped talking.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Wei Jingyuan apologized repeatedly. He had angered the little woman, so it was only right to apologize.

He got off his bicycle and parked it by the roadside. Standing in front of her, he bent down slightly, looked at her small, delicate face, and said anxiously, "Let me see, did I hurt you?"

Seeing her originally fair and radiant face now slightly flushed, Wei Jingyuan felt extremely guilty.

Seeing his nervous expression, Tao Qiuyi suddenly felt she had overreacted. Her face bumping into his back wasn't particularly painful, considering he was wearing a thick down jacket.

"It's okay, my face doesn't hurt much." Tao Qiuyi turned her face away uncomfortably. With his cotton coat cushioning the impact, her face wasn't hurt.

She wouldn't let him see, and Wei Jingyuan felt disappointed, but he didn't dare force himself to look at her face. It was his fault, though unintentional, but the little woman was angry, and he had to coax her.

Lowering his head to hide his disappointment, Wei Jingyuan straightened up. He took a step back and said, "Qiuqiu, you can scold me or hit me if you're angry, just don't ignore me."