Age: My Small World

Yang Jun did not absorb the jade Buddha.

As Uncle Hu has already said, this is for the children.

After putting away the jade Buddha, he left immediately, as he still had to go to Sishui Hutong to deliver locust flower cakes to Wei Ran's family.

When I arrived at Wei Ran's house, they had already started eating.

"Xiaoshan's here! Perfect timing, come and have something to eat together."

Wei Min was not at home; only Meng Ran and Wei Ran were there.

Yang Jun took out the locust flower cakes that he had prepared beforehand.

"Aunt Meng, these are locust flower cakes made by my mother. She said she brought some for you to try, and also asked me to thank you for the malted milk powder you gave me last time."

"No need to thank me."

Meng Ran gave a reproachful look.

She then took the pancake from Yang Jun's hand.

"This was made by your mother? Then I must have a good taste."

"I was planning to get some locust flowers to make steamed buns for the father and daughter, but when I got there they were all picked. There were too many people."

Meng Ran was still shaken, which showed that many people had tried to steal the locust flowers.

"That's great! Your mother even asked you to bring these for me. I feel so bad." That's what she said, but judging from Meng Ran's happy expression, she knew she had gotten the right cake.

"As long as you like it."

Yang Jun didn't notice much difference in Meng Ran compared to last time, so he was unaware that his situation had probably been exposed.

So after Meng Ran put down his things, his expression became somewhat complicated.

She knew perfectly well that this guy already had someone else, and now he was hooking up with her daughter, but she couldn't say anything. Even her plan to meet the in-laws had to be shelved.

Otherwise, Meng Ran would have definitely taken the opportunity to say that he wanted to pay a visit or something.

Wei Ran kept giving her mother meaningful glances, but she couldn't say anything.

"Why do I feel like Aunt Meng isn't in a good mood this time?"

His enthusiasm remained the same, even his expressions and movements were identical, but Yang Jun had experienced several performance incidents, so he was somewhat sensitive.

Yang Jun raised an eyebrow: "Did Aunt Meng find out about what happened between us?"

He was referring to the time they went to the guesthouse together.

Thinking of this, Wei Ran couldn't help but glare at him fiercely.

So much time has passed, and this guy still hasn't come looking for her, leaving her feeling like a living widow.

After transforming from a girl into a woman, Wei Ran finally understood why men and women always need to be paired up; she had a taste for it now.

However, Yang Jun still raised an eyebrow, signaling her to answer the question from earlier.

Wei Ran said helplessly, "I've told my parents about your situation."

That one sentence sent a chill down Yang Jun's spine.

A few beads of sweat appeared on his forehead: "You just said that? Didn't you prepare anything?"

Wei Ran shrugged: "What else can we prepare? Anyway, you're not going to marry me. It's better for my parents to know some things. Otherwise, what can you do if they come to your house one day and ask you to marry me?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Jun sighed deeply, realizing that he truly could not do it.

But this would be too unfair to Wei Ran.

"Don't feel sorry for me, this is my own fault."

She seemed to know what Yang Jun was thinking.

"Actually, it's already great that I met you. If it weren't for you, I would probably still be somewhere in the dark, without any thought of going home, let alone bringing a man home."

In the end, she was still trying to understand Yang Jun's feelings. "Anyway, just do what you were doing before, pretend you don't know anything, we all understand each other."

As long as neither side mentions the issue, the answer will remain buried, and everyone knows what the answer is.

When Meng Ran came out again, she found the living room completely silent.

She ignored him and, smiling, brought over the locust flower cakes she had just eaten.

"I heated it up, and we can eat it together on the table now."

Then he handed Yang Jun a bowl of rice.

"Xiaoshan, come and eat with us."

"Aunt Meng, I really have eaten."

"Do I not know your appetite? Hurry up, let's all have some fun, it's not like you have to eat a lot."

Since things had come to this point, Yang Jun had no choice but to pick up his bowl and eat a few bites of food.

"Why aren't you saying anything? Did you two have a fight?"

Meng Ran didn't want them to keep their problems bottled up inside. Any conflicts had to be discussed face-to-face. Otherwise, letting them fester would only make things worse, until one day they couldn't take it anymore and the conflicts would resurface, which would be a real problem.

Wei Ran shook his head: "Mom, Xiaoshan is talking about going to the countryside."

"Is there a result on this? Are you both going?"

"It should be that almost every university in Beijing should be visited; no one is exempt."

"Could you be assigned together so you can look out for each other?"

Ideally, the two of them could live together in the countryside, and when she came home with a big belly, she and Wei's father would be overjoyed.

"I'm afraid it's unlikely. After all, we are two different schools, and each school has several majors, so students may not be able to be assigned to the same majors."

Wei Ran is also going to the grasslands this time, and so are some professors.

"That's such a pity."

Meng Ran shook her head regretfully.

Then something occurred to her, and her eyes lit up.

"How about this, I'll call your Uncle Feng and ask about the situation. Anyway, it's not considered a leak of secrets now, right? It would be best if you two went to the same place together, so it wouldn't be considered a violation of discipline."

"Mom, please don't keep troubling Uncle Feng. He's having a hard time at work right now, so please don't add to his burden."

"Why would he cause trouble? He and your dad were practically inseparable growing up together. Why would he be unwilling to help you out?"

After all, it wasn't a matter of removing two people directly from the list of those sent to the countryside, so it really wasn't a big deal.

"I know that Uncle Feng and Dad were both pursuing you back then, but after Dad got you, you dumped Uncle Feng, didn't you?"

Meng Ran's cheeks flushed slightly. Why did this silly girl say everything in front of Xiao Shan?

She glared at Wei Ran: "I already said, that's called free love. There's nothing between me and your Uncle Feng."

"Yes, yes, it's nothing."

Wei Ran was being sarcastic again, which made Meng Ran roll her eyes at her a few times before she finally quieted down.

"Alright, I'm getting down to business. I'll have your Uncle Feng make the arrangements. There shouldn't be any problems. It would be best if you both took good care of each other."

Yang Jun raised an eyebrow, not expecting to be assigned to a whole group just by coming to Sishui Hutong.

Now, there's a very high chance that Wei Ran will be with him.

Even if he didn't know who Uncle Feng was, just hearing that he must have considerable influence, he knew that Uncle Feng was someone powerful.

Next, all he needs to do is prepare for his journey to the grasslands. (End of Chapter)