RUHIP Chapter 008

Yun Xiaohua had already run out with a red face. As an unmarried ge’er, he had actually wanted to secretly touch a man’s hand—this was truly too shameful. What was even more shameful was that he had been seen. Yun Xiaohua ran out wildly all the way, not noticing that Dong Suisui was standing at the door, watching his back with an amused expression.

Dong Suisui had once worked as a servant in a wealthy household, so of course he knew many shady tricks. After his plan was thoroughly disrupted by Yun Xiaohua, he sent the old doctor in as soon as he came out. Since he himself couldn’t interact properly with Lin Ye, how could he possibly leave the opportunity to someone else?

Lin Ye didn’t wake up until nighttime, and as soon as he woke up, he realized he wasn’t at home.

When the old doctor saw that Lin Ye had woken up, he told him how he had been brought over.

Lin Ye understood in his heart that it was probably because his emotions were off today, thinking too much about things from the apocalypse, which caused his powers to go out of control.

When Lin Ye returned home, Yun Jiu was wearing his clothes and helping Lin A’mo cook. Don’t be fooled by Yun Jiu’s tall figure — whether it was cooking or washing vegetables, he actually did all these tasks very well.

When Lin Ye fainted and was sent to the old doctor, someone had already come to inform Lin A’mo. However, upon hearing the news, Lin A’mo wasn’t too worried.

When Lin Ye had just arrived here, he would faint every few days. At first, Lin A’mo was worried, but later he realized he was just falling asleep. Even calling a doctor didn’t reveal anything, so Lin A’mo figured this child was just too tired — as long as he slept enough, it would be fine.

After arriving in Yunjia Village, Lin Ye’s condition got much better. When Lin A’mo heard the door open, he sent Yun Jiu to take a look, and then saw that Lin Ye had returned.

Whenever Yun Jiu saw Lin Ye, he would become a little slow to react. Just like now, Lin Ye smiled at him and said, “What tasty thing are you making?”

Yun Jiu just stared at him, not knowing whether he had heard Lin Ye’s words.

Lin Ye’s originally gloomy mood couldn’t help but lift when he saw Yun Jiu’s face — he burst out laughing.

Honestly, sometimes Yun Jiu looked just like a husky. He always made Lin Ye want to tease him. Thinking this, Lin Ye reached out and waved his hand in front of Yun Jiu, and seeing that Yun Jiu was still staring at him, he curled his index finger and lifted Yun Jiu’s chin, making Yun Jiu — who usually kept his head down — lift his face.

This was the first time Lin Ye seriously observed Yun Jiu. In this world with ge’ers, Yun Jiu, as a childbearing ge’er, was indeed a bit too manly. But in Lin Ye’s eyes, who was used to seeing ordinary men, hmm~ Yun Jiu actually wasn’t ugly. On the contrary, he really suited Lin Ye’s modern aesthetic.

Looking at Yun Jiu’s unconscious hunching, which ruined his whole temperament, Lin Ye couldn’t help but say, “Stand. Stand properly. Don’t hunch your back — it doesn’t look good.”

This time Yun Jiu heard and obediently stood up straight.

Lin Ye patted his back, then his lower belly.

“Stick out your chest, pull your belly in. You need to walk like this too, understand? This way you’ll look much better.”

It was because of this one sentence — “look much better” — that Yun Jiu, for a while afterward, practiced walking diligently. Just like a baby learning to walk — it was stiff at first, but later he really got the hang of it.

Lin A’mo heard voices and came out, only to see Lin Ye tilting his head teasing Yun Jiu. Lin A’mo couldn’t help but laugh and say, “How old are you already, still acting like a child? Yun Jiu is a ge’er — don’t go touching him all over.”

Lin Ye quickly pulled his hand back and looked at Lin A’mo with a face full of grievance. He wasn’t playing around — he was clearly trying to teach Yun Jiu properly, okay? Though he really had forgotten Yun Jiu was a ge’er. Mainly because Yun Jiu really didn’t look like one.

But his actions just now — did they count as flirting in this world? Touching a ge’er like that? Judging from Yun Jiu’s reaction, he didn’t seem to mind Lin Ye’s actions. But who knows — did this big silly guy even know he was being taken advantage of?

Lin Ye always felt Yun Jiu was silly, and people in Yunjia Village thought so too. But Lin A’mo didn’t think so. Although he hadn’t spent much time with Yun Jiu, he could see that Yun Jiu wasn’t stupid. He just didn’t have anything worth caring about, so he didn’t fight or argue, and just quietly did his own things. That gave people the impression he was foolish.

His tolerance toward Yun Dali’s family wasn’t because he was stupid either. It was because he thought of them as family and saw no need to fuss with them. But he regarded them as family — they might not feel the same about him.

During dinner, Yun Jiu didn’t dare sit down. He took a bowl and intended to eat outside. Lin A’mo saw this and got a bit angry: “This isn’t that home of yours — come over and eat with us.”

Even when Lin A’mo was angry, his tone remained gentle. When Yun Jiu was scolded by him, he didn’t feel upset — instead, he felt warm.

Lin Ye was a picky eater — he didn’t eat many things. Compared to him, Yun Jiu ate everything.

Every time Lin Ye pushed some food aside, Yun Jiu would quietly take it all into his own bowl. He was always very careful when picking up food, afraid of taking too much or taking something Lin Ye liked. Faced with Yun Jiu’s caution, Lin Ye felt both amused and helpless. What kind of household environment would cause him to behave like this?

Lin A’mo couldn’t bear watching anymore. He put down his chopsticks, and Yun Jiu immediately followed, setting down his own chopsticks with a cautious expression.

“Yun Jiu, Uncle really likes you as a child. You’re honest and obedient. Lin Ye told me the villagers say you’re stupid and ugly. But Uncle thinks you’re not stupid at all — just that no one ever taught you properly. Sometimes, when dealing with people, if you keep giving in, others won’t think you’re a good person — they’ll just think you’re easy to bully.”

As Lin A’mo spoke, he gestured on the table. “If you give up one step, some people will take three steps forward. Being tolerant depends on the timing. Say you’re holding a steamed bun now, your family is already full, but you’re still hungry — and they still want to eat it. Would you give it to them or not?”

Yun Jiu was stunned for a moment. Lin A’mo’s metaphor was simple — he already understood it. It was just that, in his family, the issue wasn’t about giving way — that steamed bun was never in his hands to begin with.

“The steamed bun is in their hands.”

Lin A’mo hadn’t expected Yun Jiu to say that and paused for a moment. Then he continued: “Then go snatch it back. You work yourself to the bone for them every day — that steamed bun is something you deserve.”

Yun Jiu nodded. He wasn’t stupid. It was just that ever since he was little, his family disliked how he looked. Yun Xu-shi always said he was the eldest and should yield to the younger ones. Yun Jiu had unconsciously developed the habit of giving in.

Now that Lin A’mo was teaching him anew, he finally realized he had been wrong all along.

“Uncle said, if you want something, you have to fight for it — especially if it was yours to begin with.”

Yun Jiu lowered his gaze and silently murmured in his heart: If I want something, I have to fight for it? If what I want is…

Thinking of this, Yun Jiu’s face suddenly turned red, then he sneaked a glance at Lin Ye. Lin Ye, after saying that sentence, was now frowning while picking at his food again.

Lin A’mo reached out with his chopsticks and tapped Lin Ye’s hand. Lin Ye immediately said with grievance, “A’mo, you’re hitting me again?”

Looking at Lin Ye acting so spoiled, Lin A’mo felt both annoyed and amused.

“You still have the nerve to teach Yun Jiu? Xiao Ye, you’re a man, and yet you’re picky with food — what kind of behavior is that?”

Lin Ye didn’t like green onions, garlic, chili skins, and a kind of green-stem vegetable unique to this world. In fact, if counted carefully, there were really a lot of things Lin Ye didn’t like.

“So what if I’m a man? Who says men can’t be picky eaters?” Lin Ye argued back, quickly pushed some vegetables aside, picked up his bowl, and dashed off.

If he didn’t escape, he might end up getting hit again.

Yun Jiu really envied a family like Lin Ye’s. Although they bickered occasionally, it was full of warmth. Their quarrels were mostly for each other’s sake. It was completely different from his own family, where they would eat behind his back and leave him only the leftovers. Sometimes, when there was good food, they’d deliberately send him out to do chores. He knew they were eating something good at home, so he’d wander around outside for a while longer on purpose.

“Your body hasn’t recovered yet. Eat more meat. This was bought by Lin Ye last time from the town. If you don’t finish it soon, it’ll spoil. It’s great that Yun Jiu is here — you can help eat all this.” As Lin A’mo spoke, he dumped a whole plate of stir-fried chili pork into Yun Jiu’s bowl.

Yun Jiu glanced outside at Lin Ye and said, “Then… what about Lin Ye?”

Lin A’mo smiled and then deliberately called toward the door, “He’s amazing — this and that he won’t eat, about to become an immortal!”

A certain person who was “becoming an immortal” stood outside in the cold wind, speechless. He didn’t eat chili, but he did eat meat, okay!

After dark, the village head came to Lin Ye’s house.

The village head had only been to Lin Ye’s house a few times, and each time he came in, he would sigh at how nice Lin Ye’s house was.

He came to check on Yun Jiu and also to inform him that once he recovered, he didn’t need to return to Yun Dali’s house. Instead, he would temporarily live in a vacant house. After all, Yun Jiu was a newly widowed ge’er, and if he continued staying in a man’s home, it wouldn’t look good for Yunjia Village’s reputation.

Seeing that Yun Jiu had recovered quite a bit, the village head told him to move in the next day. As for the silver that Lin Ye had paid in advance, Yun Dali’s family would be made to repay it later.

The next morning, Lin Ye took Yun Jiu to the vacant house.

Yun Jiu hadn’t slept well the entire night because he was going to leave the Lin household. He really liked the Lin family — liked Lin A’mo, and also liked… him.

But he knew his own status and understood that he couldn’t shamelessly cling to someone else’s household — especially when that person was his benefactor. He couldn’t cause trouble for Lin Ye, and even more so, couldn’t let Lin Ye be gossiped about because of him.

Yun Jiu himself was unhappy, but the others in Yunjia Village were all very happy — especially those ge’ers of marriageable age.

When everyone heard the news, they all came out of their homes saying they were there to help — but deep down, everyone knew the real reason they came.