Chapter 68: Chapter 68: Being Noticed_1 Chapter 68: Chapter 68: Being Noticed_1 Fat Girl remarked, “The idea was Nan Feng’s, and she’s got quite some guts.
What does it matter if she applied or not?
If she wins, that’s all that counts, right?”
Zhou Dongdong obviously was not too satisfied with the situation.
Suddenly, someone shouted, “The tug-of-war competition has started.
Our Da Ping village is first to compete.
Let’s go and cheer them on!”
The girls immediately scrambled off.
But Nan Feng’s first instinct was to look for Ye Ge.
She had just put up an impressive performance in the singing competition, hoping Ye Ge would praise her.
However, when she looked in Ye Ge’s direction again, the tall, slightly humped figure was nowhere to be seen.
Nan Feng felt a pang of disappointment, thinking that Ye Ge, who doesn’t like bustling crowds, had probably left right after the competition was over.
So she decided to look for Nan Quanyou instead.
But he wasn’t where he was previously either; he must have gone to watch the tug-of-war match.
But Nan Feng wasn’t worried.
This was a place Nan Quanyou frequently visited when he was young, he surely wasn’t lost.
Just as she was thinking this, someone suddenly tapped her shoulder from behind, “Lady, Lady…”
Nan Feng turned around to see a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy standing behind her, giggling with a brilliant smile.
“Who are you?” Nan Feng asked, puzzled.
The boy stepped forward, behaving very politely, “I am from Da Gang village.
My name is Chen Chen.
Ear East Chen, Morning Chen.”
It seemed he was well educated too.
The way he looked at Nan Feng was a little fiery.
Nan Feng already anticipated Chen Chen’s intentions.
The song contest was essentially an event for single young men and women to get acquainted with each other.
So, she was being hit on!
Nan Feng acted as if she was oblivious and asked casually, “What can I do for you?”
Chen Chen laughed, “I’ve been noticing you since the singing competition.
You performed excellently, so…
I’d like to make friends with you.
May I know your name?”
“I am Nan Feng,” Nan Feng replied.
“There’s a wind from the south, what a nice name, very nice,” Chen Chen laughed, “The tug-of-war competition has started, do you want to watch?”
“No,” she replied.
As she wasn’t eager to get married, there was no need to observe which man had the greatest strength.
“Great, I don’t want to watch either,” Chen Chen said with a smile, “The tug-of-war competition is just a contest among mountain men to see who has the most strength.
It really doesn’t sit well with scholars like us.”
He must have been dismissed, just like Mo Wenxuan.
These scholars are always sour.
Nan Feng didn’t refute him, simply saying, “Please feel free to enjoy, Mr Chen.”
She was planning to take off, but Chen Chen continued to insist, “Nan Feng, the scenery by the willow trees isn’t bad.
If you aren’t busy, would you like to go over there and chat?”
Chen Chen unfurled his fan, acting like a suave, young gentleman, “We can go by the rocks and experience the beauty of ‘the creek becomes the mountain path’.”
By the river?
Nan Feng thought for a moment and agreed, “Alright, let’s go have a look.”
Chen Chen was overjoyed that Nan Feng agreed so quickly.
…
By the river.
Chen Chen and Nan Feng strolled slowly.
Indeed, the scenery here was pretty.
Since Clear Water Town was in the south, it was lush green even in autumn, and the air near the river was especially fresh.
What Nan Feng didn’t know was that a tall figure was following them from a short distance away as she walked along the river with Chen Chen.
Ye Ge had two strings of candied hawthorn in his hand.
He quietly watched the couple in front from behind.
The boy looked pretty, with an elegant demeanour and the young girl small and exquisite – they made quite a good-looking couple.
After following them for a short while, Ye Ge decided not to continue.
He stood there silently, watching them for a moment before turning and going back.
Nan Feng was oblivious to all this and just responded casually to Chen Chen’s words.