Rebirth: My Dear Little Wife Is So Scheming

Chapter 40: Chapter 40 Achievement Chapter 40: Chapter 40 Achievement Everyone had already dispersed.

Liu Baoguo and the others had left as well.

It was all said and done, but Liu Baoguo and Li Chunmei were still worried about their darling daughter and were not in the mood to talk to Instructor An.

A few students, eager to please, fetched water and swept the courtyard for Bai Xiao, the future instructor’s wife, their sister-in-law—how could they not show their diligence for the instructor?

Instructor An looked at Bai Xiao, who since a moment ago had seemed preoccupied. He wondered if he was ugly or of bad character to make the girl wear such a look of disdain.

Bai Xiao looked at Instructor An, wanting to speak but hesitating. If she didn’t, misunderstandings could really blow out of proportion.

She gritted her teeth and pulled Instructor An into the house. Such words could only be discussed in private. With so many students outside, if they overheard, what face would he have left as an instructor?

Instructor An’s mouth curved into a smile as he watched Bai Xiao’s slender, slightly cold fingers hold onto his large hand, the contrast between dark and light hands so stark. He couldn’t help but tighten his grip on her hand.

“This affectionate? It doesn’t seem like your style!” Instructor An teased as he entered the house with Bai Xiao.

Only then did Bai Xiao react and briskly let go of An Zhiyuan’s hand. She had been so rushed that she forgot it was 1985, and men and women still had to maintain a certain distance to avoid gossip. Even married couples wouldn’t behave inappropriately in front of others. She had crossed a line.

“Instructor An, I need to talk to you!” Bai Xiao said bluntly.

An Zhiyuan sighed, “Are you going to say you don’t want to be a burden to me?” The girl was too thoughtful. If he, a former reconnaissance platoon leader, couldn’t see that, then he would be blind. Her concerns were all too obvious.

She had been fretting about it for quite a while.

With her head raised, Bai Xiao’s astonished look made An Zhiyuan chuckle, and he reached out to touch her glossy black hair—such beautiful hair she had.

She dodged An Zhiyuan’s hand uncomfortably, “Stop touching me!” she chided, frustrated and agitated.

Outside, students hiding under the window, listening in, curved their lips into smiles. Their instructor was becoming a wolf as well.

Quite the news.

The window was thrown open, and An Zhiyuan shouted: “Ten push-ups each!”

The three eavesdroppers beneath the window stood up dutifully and lay down in the courtyard to do their push-ups.

Bai Xiao let out a laugh.

So there were those listening at the corner as well.

“They really are amusing!”

The corners of An Zhiyuan’s mouth turned up.

“I can be quite amusing too!”

Bai Xiao almost burst out laughing. Instructor An was like the pot calling the kettle black, praising himself shamelessly.

“Instructor An, I’m serious. We’re not suitable for each other! I don’t want you to feel obligated to me just because you saved me. This isn’t ancient times where a rescue means a lifetime of responsibility. This is a new society where you saved a life, and that’s all. I can’t let that ruin your life.” Bai Xiao spoke earnestly, very seriously.

An Zhiyuan looked at Bai Xiao, his eyes filled with tenderness, “Why are we not suitable? I think we are a perfect match!”

Bai Xiao glared, “Match? You’re an instructor, and looking at your youth, you will surely have a bright future. I’m just a village girl from the countryside, how could we possibly be a good match?” How could he not see the obvious?

“Yes, I’m an instructor, that’s true, but aren’t you the only university student in the village? We’re a perfect match,” An Zhiyuan kindly explained.

Bai Xiao was speechless, “I am a university student, which makes it even less suitable. I have to go to university, and after four years, I’ll be heading to a big city. Aren’t you worried that I might meet someone else and change my heart? Then you’ll have just wasted all your efforts!” She wouldn’t give up school for anyone.

An Zhiyuan nodded, “So that’s what you’re worried about! Well, I can assure you with all seriousness, you can go to university without any worries. I will send you living expenses every month. If one day you meet someone you like, just let me know clearly, and I’ll absolutely not stop you from finding your own happiness!” But in his mind, he thought the opposite!

An Zhiyuan wasn’t as harmless as he appeared. Deep down, he was a dominant person. He said all this to avoid Bai Xiao’s resistance and to hope for time to give Bai Xiao a period of adjustment! It would allow them time to develop feelings for each other. What he wanted, he wouldn’t easily let go of.

Bai Xiao was dumbfounded.

Are there really such silly people in the world?

“But, like this, won’t you be at a big loss?” She didn’t understand what An Zhiyuan was after.

An Zhiyuan, looking at the students who had finished their push-ups in the yard, said, “How am I at a big loss? Maybe after getting to know each other, you’ll find I’m quite a good person and won’t want to leave me. Then wouldn’t I have gained a wife?”

Bai Xiao rolled her eyes. “Are you overly confident or just too generous?” She couldn’t figure him out.

An Zhiyuan turned around and patted Bai Xiao’s hand. “Rest easy and accept all of this, it’s really not much! Anyway, I don’t have anyone I like, and you’re not someone I dislike. Plus, having a university graduate as a wife should be enviable to many. All these reasons combined should be compelling enough, right? Besides, if you don’t agree, your grandmother might think about marrying you off to just anyone. Isn’t that exactly what you’re trying to avoid?

So, just accept everything, go with the flow, let fate decide, and maybe one day, you’ll realize we are the most suitable people for each other!”

Bai Xiao looked at An Zhiyuan seriously. She could tell that An Zhiyuan wasn’t joking. In fact, An Zhiyuan’s appearance did resolve her urgent dilemma. After all, Li Chunhua and Hao Fang had been trying to marry her off for quite some time, and this time the reason was very compelling. Instead of endlessly arguing with them, it might really be better to settle it once and for all with An Zhiyuan’s proposal.

Anyway, if in a few years they really weren’t suitable, she wouldn’t force herself.

“Fine, but I’ll state upfront that if you meet the right person, I’ll never stop you, and you can end this relationship at any time.” Bai Xiao didn’t want Instructor An to think she wanted to cling to this position.

After all, marrying a man like Instructor An was probably something nobody would dislike, as it was a leap out of peasant life.

In this era, marrying a leader was still a very attractive prospect. Many village girls were willing; being able to go to the city meant leaping out of the countryside.

An Zhiyuan nodded. “Don’t worry! As long as I meet the right person, I will definitely tell you.”

Bai Xiao no longer had any concerns.

“Good! It’s a deal!”

The two exchanged a smile.

Bai Xiao finally relaxed.

The students in the yard, hearing the instructor’s laughter, couldn’t help but look at each other, thinking they had a chance!

It seemed the instructor really liked his prospective wife.

They worked with even more vigor.

Bai Xiao had intended to invite them to have a meal, but An Zhiyuan did not allow it and directly took everyone back to school. Bai Xiao couldn’t say much, after all, they belonged to a place with rules.

She could only ignore those dissatisfied little looks. These students hadn’t forgotten the delicious dishes that Xiaozhang and the instructor had talked about last time. They had all been looking forward to this meal.

But the instructor’s heart was too tough.