Chapter 1298 - 1298 1299 More Like Doubts

Chapter 1298: Chapter 1299: More Like Doubts Chapter 1298: Chapter 1299: More Like Doubts “After that, my aunt came back from abroad and found her quite to her liking. Since she didn’t have any children of her own, she took her away and has had her ever since.”

“Where are you guys from?”

“We’re from Jin Suburb. My name is Xie Gongxun, and this is my friend, Xi Xiaobao. We usually like to roam around and have fun when we’re free. Xiaobao has a relative at Shier Bridge, so we just thought we’d go check it out together.”

The man named Xie Gongxun wasn’t exactly young himself, already in his thirties. Xi Xiaobao looked a couple of years older than him.

However, Chen Yin was so excited that he couldn’t calm down. After Meng Xinian asked Xie Gongxun a few questions, Chen Yin kept talking to him about Chen Qi. Xu Yiqiu also joined in, because Chen Qi happened to be in the country where she was staying, so it all fit together.

Wang Yi carefully applied medicine to Chen Yin’s foot injury, then snuggled up beside him to listen to their conversation.

“Xiao Chiang, should we still barbecue the rabbit?” Ye Xiaoning quietly asked Chiang Xiao.

Chiang Xiao nodded and said, “Of course, let’s go out.”

Opposite and behind the guesthouse were all flat, sandy grounds.

Meng Xinian also came out with them and started skillfully setting up a simple barbecue grill, while instructing a few girls to gather some dry firewood.

Ye Xiaoning and the others were more than willing to follow his orders, they even thought he looked quite handsome while doing it.

Chiang Xiao watched them busily working with a hidden joy, not wanting to remind them that Meng Xinian was treating them like his underlings.

At times like these, he probably didn’t even think of them as women.

Teacher Zhang, Teacher Lu, and Professor Qiu also arrived after a while and joined the barbecue party, with some even digging up wild sweet potatoes and yams to roast as well.

When Chiang Xiao saw this, she hurried to buy some corn, sweet potatoes, cabbages, and other items from the owner, along with oil and other seasonings. Seeing that the owner had honey, she also got some.

Once brushed with honey, these items tasted even better after being roasted.

As soon as she took over the grilling, the delicious aromas wafted through the air. Only then did the others realize that these foods could be roasted and eaten this way, and they all got excited and pitched in.

When Meng Xinian finished cutting the meat, they simply took it upon themselves to roast it. It was their first barbecue, and everyone found it quite fresh and exciting.

In the end, Meng Xi prepared only a rabbit leg each for himself and Chiang Xiao. The two of them took their rabbit legs and walked a bit further away with orange-flavored soda, settling down on a large rock.

The evening breeze was gentle, and the stars twinkled, occasionally carrying the sound of their laughter from afar.

Meng Xinian chewed on his rabbit leg in silence.

“Brother Xinian, what are you thinking about?” Chiang Xiao asked softly.

“What do you think I’m thinking about?” Meng Xinian countered.

Chiang Xiao pondered before speaking, “Do you think Xie Gongxun’s appearance is too coincidental?”

“Let’s hear your opinion.”

“Firstly, their arrival was too coincidental. If they were really hunting in the mountains, you couldn’t have missed them when you went up because I smelled the smoke as soon as I got to the mountain. It shows they had been in that place for quite some time, and had been smoking continuously. Even if you had not noticed, after Chen Yin got injured, their first reaction should have been to find you. Why did they help Chen Yin down the mountain right away, ignoring you? Chen Yin would have mentioned he had friends nearby.”

“Secondly, how could Chen Yin have just happened to see that photo? Given Xie Gongxun’s age, he should be married with children by now, right? Why would he carry around a photo of his adopted sister?”