Wind and Rain Cabin

"Kobayashi, you're so thoughtful. I knew I wasn't wrong."

Despite the distance, Lin Xiao could still feel the intense gaze He Saihua was casting, and for a moment she was flustered and didn't answer immediately.

After a few seconds, he managed to stammer out, "It's not easy for anyone, it's not easy for anyone!"

Suddenly a gust of cold wind blew, bringing Lin Xiao back to his senses. Only then did he realize that the sky in the distance had become quite gloomy, with dark clouds slowly gathering. It seemed that a storm was about to break.

"Kobayashi, are you alright?"

"What?"

"Can you still ride your bicycle? We need to hurry, or it's going to rain heavily!" He Saihua shouted, clearly noticing the change in the weather.

"No problem, I just haven't had it in a long time..."

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Xiao felt raindrops pounding on him, and the force was increasing.

"They're here! They're here!"

He Saihua shouted as she pedaled hard on her bicycle, but they were going against the wind, so they didn't actually travel very far.

"Splash..."

Suddenly, a torrential downpour began, and their clothes were soaked through in an instant.

"No, this rain is too heavy. We need to find somewhere to take shelter."

"Sister Hua, look over there, there seems to be a small wooden house on that hillside. Why don't we go over there and take shelter from the rain?"

"good!"

The two then rushed towards the hillside to the right, and when they arrived at the cabin, they were already soaked to the bone.

"This rain came down so fast and so hard! In just a short while, I was soaked through, even my underwear was soaked. Kobayashi, what about you?"

As He Saihua spoke, she lowered her head and patted the leaves off her clothes. When Lin Xiao did not answer, she raised her head and realized that Lin Xiao's gaze had been on her all along.

The next second, her face turned red, because she knew that she was wearing a light white shirt today, and the one underneath was black. With the rain, the shirt was soaked through, and the black stains underneath were quite clear.

Not only that, she didn't know when, but a button on the front of her shirt had fallen off, drawing Lin Xiao's attention to it because it was so eye-catching.

She instinctively covered her chest with her rain-soaked hands, her face showing a strong sense of shyness.

At this moment, Lin Xiao hurriedly turned around and said, "I'm sorry, Sister Hua, I didn't mean to look..."

"I know, but look how serious you are, isn't it beautiful?"

"Ah..." Lin Xiao scratched his head, unsure how to answer.

Do you have a girlfriend?

"We've already broken up."

"So you've seen that before!"

"..."

"How about it? Me compared to her?"

"Sister Hua, you..."

"Okay, I'm just kidding. Hurry up and take off your clothes and wring them out. Wearing them like this all the time will easily make you catch a cold. Do you need my help?"

As she spoke, He Saihua even took a step forward.

"No need, no need, Sister Hua, I can do it myself."

As Lin Xiao spoke, she quickly took off her clothes, wrung them out several times, and then quickly put them back on.

He Saihua murmured to herself, "Youth is wonderful, everything about it is wonderful!"

Seeing that Lin Xiao had put her clothes back on, she said, "Xiao Lin, come a little closer and help me block the wind. I need to wring out my clothes too, or I'll really get sick."

After hesitating for a few seconds, Lin Xiao leaned in with his back to him, and then he heard the sound of water droplets hitting the ground.

"Here, let me hang up my clothes for a bit."

He Saihua hung the clothes directly on Lin Xiao's shoulders, and then raised her hand to unbutton the black undergarment.

"black......"

For some reason, the word popped into Lin Xiao's mind. Then he became a little thirsty and, without thinking, began to imagine He Saihua undressing, which then brought to mind some images.

"oops......"

"Sister Hua, what's wrong?"

"My leg seems to be cramping, and I can't move it now."

"Then I..."

"Bring that chair over so I can sit for a bit. It should be fine after a short while. It's to your upper right."

"it is good."

Lin Xiao opened his eyes and indeed saw a chair in his upper right corner. He then took two steps in one, and in a flash, he was in front of the chair. After picking it up, he took a big step back and returned to his original position. He pushed the chair back a little, but he never turned around.

He Saihua sat down in the chair, twisted the black shirt, and put it back on. Then she took the shirt off Lin Xiao's shoulder and put it back on as well. As for the popped button, she temporarily fastened it with a hairpin.

A little while later, she said, "Okay, turn around now."

Despite hearing this, Lin Xiao still hesitated for a moment.

"What? Are you really afraid I'll eat you up? Looks like you're going to be a henpecked husband from now on."

Lin Xiao finally turned around and apologized again: "Sister Hua, I'm so sorry about that. I really didn't mean to, I..."

"What's the big deal? You just glanced at it a few more times, right? It's because it's pretty that you looked at it more, don't you think?"

Seeing He Saihua's smiling face, Lin Xiao was still too embarrassed to answer, so he could only lower his head and deliberately brush off the dirt on his body.

At this moment, looking at Lin Xiao's figure, He Saihua couldn't help but feel emotional: she was also a young woman under thirty, she could have been a happy woman, with a loving husband and a lovely child in the future, but now all of that was shattered by that accident.

In fact, just a fleeting moment ago, a crazy idea popped into her head: to borrow a seed to have a child...

However, recalling Lin Xiao's earnest demeanor in the Songmao Village meeting room, she felt how "filthy" her thoughts were. How could she possibly harm a young man who had the people's well-being at heart?

"Xiao Lin, how confident are you about the situation in Songmao Village? Just now, I saw you chatting quite enthusiastically with Lao Liu, so you must already have a good idea of ​​what's going on."

"Sister Hua, to be honest, I'm not sure either. What Lao Liu said is the crux of the problem. Any policy can't be implemented without the support of the higher-ups. There's a saying, 'Ideals are lofty, but reality is harsh.' That's reality."

Of course, I'm not just saying this casually. I will definitely try to get it, but as you know, my current situation isn't very good, so I can only wait and see.

In short, I will definitely do my best. As the saying goes, "Man proposes, God disposes; woman proposes, man disposes." It's all about human effort; as long as I've done my best, I can be true to my conscience.

"Well said! I believe you can do it. Keep it up!"

"Thank you, Sister Hua!"

"Hey, don't stand on ceremony with me. If anyone in the village bullies you, just come and tell me, and I'll skin them alive."

"Ah... Sister Hua, is that all..."

"It's alright, they wouldn't dare mess with me, after all, I'm considered a jinx to husbands!"

Although He Saihua was smiling when she said this, Lin Xiao could hear the bitterness mixed in.

"Sister Hua, haven't you ever thought about living for yourself?"

Lin Xiao's sudden remark stunned He Saihua. For a rural woman, this question shouldn't even be on her mind.

"Live for yourself?"

"Yes, you've done all you can. It's time to think more about your future. You're still young, and you deserve a future that's different from what you have now."

"Actually, my husband has repeatedly advised me to divorce him and remarry, but he's truly a very good person and treats me very well, so I can't bear to part with him. Besides, I don't know what kind of person I'll find next, so..."

"Shouldn't good people be rewarded?"

When she said those words, Lin Xiao felt as if she had been electrocuted, her heart pounding.

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