Chapter 152 Frankness
The clouded leopard no longer had any resistance to Du Ruo. As Du Ruo stroked it, it lay comfortably on the ground with its belly exposed, holding Du Ruo's arms with its paws and squinting its eyes comfortably.
"Come on, try it. Clouded leopard fur feels very comfortable to the touch. It's completely different from cats and dogs."
Du Ruo held Xiang Yuanyuan's hand and placed it on the clouded leopard's head.
"Woooo!!"
The clouded leopard must have been a little wary of Xiang Yuanyuan. It grabbed the two people's hands with its claws and then bit them with its mouth, while making a "woohoo" sound.
"Don't be afraid, just take out the beef."
Du Ruo felt that the clouded leopard had no ill intentions, and it bit the two people's hands with its mouth, but it did not really use any force, it was just groping with its teeth.
"Yeah, I'm not afraid as long as you're here."
Xiang Yuanyuan smiled at Du Ruo and took out the plastic bag containing beef with one hand. She did not dodge when the clouded leopard bit her just now, because she knew that Du Ruo would and could protect her.
The clouded leopard, which had been rubbing the palms of the two men with its teeth, immediately loosened its mouth and moved closer to start devouring the beef as soon as it smelled it.
The clouded leopard was eating beef and no longer cared about Xiang Yuanyuan stroking it. It would just look up occasionally and rub its head on Du Ruo's hand. The closeness between them was obvious at a glance. However, Xiang Yuanyuan was already very satisfied and happy to be able to touch the clouded leopard. She used both hands to stroke it. The clouded leopard's fur was still very soft and felt good to touch.
"Let's go check on the two cubs. These two little clouded leopards are only about 20 days old. They just opened their eyes not long ago and can't walk."
Du Ruo took Xiang Yuanyuan and walked two steps to the edge of the nest in the grass. The two little clouded leopards inside seemed to have just eaten. Their bellies were bulging and they were sleeping soundly with their arms and legs spread out.
Du Ruo was not polite either. He picked up two clouded leopards that looked like kittens, one in each hand. He kept one for himself and gave one to Xiang Yuanyuan.
The mother clouded leopard just looked back and then continued to eat the meat.
"The little clouded leopard is so cute, chubby, just like a kitten."
Xiang Yuanyuan grabbed the little clouded leopard and held it in front of her eyes to look at it. She felt her heart melt. The little clouded leopard was so cute. It did not wake up even when Du Ruo picked it up. It lay limp and let Xiang Yuanyuan play with it.
At this time, Du Ruo looked up and saw the kestrel on the cliff seemed to be standing beside the nest looking down. He took out a piece of beef from the plastic bag, put it in his palm, stretched out his hand and placed it in front of him.
This piece of beef was specially cut by Du Ruo. It was about the size of two thumbs. It was not big, but enough for the red kestrel to have a full meal. It could be considered as compensation for the last accidental injury to the red kestrel.
Xiang Yuanyuan also saw Du Ruo's actions. She looked up and didn't notice the kestrel's nest, but she didn't ask much. She carefully held the little clouded leopard to her chest and gently stroked it, then watched Du Ruo's actions.
"Whoosh~"
As if it had received some kind of signal, a sound of breaking through the air was heard, and the falcon swooped down from the sky, grabbed the beef cubes in Du Ruo's hand and wanted to take off.
"??"
The red kestrel flapped its wings a few times but failed to fly. It looked down at its claws to make sure it had grabbed the right target (the beef cubes). But it just couldn't take off, so it simply stopped flying and stood on Du Ruo's palm, tilting its head and looking at Du Ruo, as if to say, "What else do you want to do?"
Don't get me wrong, Du Ruo didn't use the so-called Tai Chi power. It is said that Tai Chi power can remove the force of the bird's kicking when it takes off, making it impossible for the bird in the palm to take off.
However, Du Ruo said that was a rumor, because birds do need to kick their feet to speed up their takeoff speed, but it is not absolute. The kestrel, which is the best flying bird, can take off even without kicking its feet, by simply flapping its wings, but the initial speed may not be that fast.
The kestrel couldn't take off because Du Ruo simply pinched its feet with her fingers.
"This is the stupid falcon I was talking about. It seems to have poor eyesight and often catches the wrong ones..."
Du Ruo held the red kestrel in his hand and told Xiang Yuanyuan some interesting stories about the red kestrel. Du Ruo was very excited at this time, as if he was sharing his most beloved thing with a friend.
The kestrel stopped flying and stood on Du Ruo's hand, holding the beef with its claws. It tore the beef off with its beak and ate it bite by bite. After all, Du Ruo had never hurt it several times and often gave it food. It was as easy to fool as a child.
"Yeah, it does look like you're not very smart."
Xiang Yuanyuan's eyes narrowed with laughter, and she stretched out her fingers as if wanting to touch Hong Xun's little head.
"ke~"
The kestrel was eating. When Xiang Yuanyuan stretched out her finger, it stretched out its beak and pecked at the food. Du Ruo did not stop it. She just watched with a smile.
"Yeah, the little thing is pretty fierce."
Xiang Yuanyuan felt pain, withdrew her finger, and took a look. There was just a red dot, no skin broken.
But after looking at it for a few times, Xiang Yuanyuan didn't dare to do it anymore. She still liked the clouded leopard in her arms more. It was soft and seemed to be eating when it was sleeping. It sucked Xiang Yuanyuan's arm and felt itchy.
"Go."
Du Ruo shook his palms, letting Hong Xun grab the beef and leave, then rubbed his hands that had just grabbed the beef on the little clouded leopard in his arms to wipe off the grease on his hands.
A man was holding a little clouded leopard and sitting on a boulder. Xiang Yuanyuan rested her head on Du Ruo's shoulder. The clouded leopard mother had eaten enough and was squatting beside Du Ruo, licking her paws and swinging her tail comfortably.
"very nice."
Xiang Yuanyuan looked at the hazy scenery in the distance and murmured softly, but it was unclear whether she was talking about the scenery or something else.
Du Ruo didn't say anything, but just rubbed his face on Xiang Yuanyuan's hair.
"Next time you come to the mountain, you must take me with you!"
Xiang Yuanyuan raised her head, turned around and looked at Du Ruo, and said something seriously.
"Muma~ It's stamped, it's a deal."
When Du Ruo saw Xiang Yuanyuan's look, he quickly leaned over and kissed Xiang Yuanyuan on the corner of her mouth before continuing.
"Meow~~"
Before Xiang Yuanyuan could react, the clouded leopard next to them saw it, jumped up from the ground, put its front paws on Du Ruo's shoulders, and poked its head over.
"Go away and lick your own kid."
Du Ruo lifted the little clouded leopard in his hand and placed it next to the mother clouded leopard's mouth, letting it carry it back to its nest.
"Hehe~"
When Xiang Yuanyuan saw this, she couldn't help but laugh.
The two of them stayed snuggled together on the boulder mountain for a long time. Du Ruo hugged Xiang Yuanyuan and looked at the scenery in the distance. Occasionally, they talked in low voices. Time passed quietly in the peaceful time.
They sat for a while, and everything was still the same. It was not until the sun rose that Du Ruo took Xiang Yuanyuan and the Yunbao family to say goodbye.
Xiang Yuanyuan lay on Du Ruo's back, feeling Du Ruo's lightning speed steadily, occasionally turning her head to look at the flowers and plants beside her. She was not as excited as at the beginning, but still excited, almost humming a song.
"Haha, you two are going up the mountain together today."
Just as I came down from the mountain and walked out of the path, a hearty laugh was heard. It was Yang Chenguang's father.
At this time, he was standing in the tea garden, leaning on the hoe and looking at the two of them with a smile.
I was not surprised at their intimacy. They were not stupid. Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan were both single and often together. It seemed that it was not surprising for them to be together. I just saw them coming down the mountain today, so I made a joke.
"Yes, Uncle Yang, I will accompany him to the mountains in the future."
Unexpectedly, Xiang Yuanyuan responded loudly to Yang Chenguang's father, and patted Du Ruo's shoulder while speaking and asked Du Ruo to put it down.
"That's great, but you have to be careful not to pick mushrooms to eat in the mountains."
Yang Chenguang's father smiled, and finally couldn't help but give a reminder.
It seems that his troublesome brother and son's two hospitalizations also gave him a headache.
"Okay, but my sister sent me some mushrooms from Yunnan. They will probably arrive tonight. Do you want to send some to Uncle Yang then?"
When Du Ruo heard Uncle Yang talking about mushrooms, she suddenly thought of the mushrooms her sister Du Na had sent back, and she couldn't help but ask, "They are good things, so you should still give some to relatives and friends."
You have to know that when Du Na talked about the shipping cost of sending mushrooms, she gritted her teeth, just to send the freshest mushrooms home for Du Ruo to taste. It can be seen that she spent a lot of money when buying them, and chose the fastest and most expensive courier.
"Buy some mushrooms from Yunnan. Okay, you can send some to me when the time comes. Not too much. I just want to try some."
When Uncle Yang heard this, he smacked his lips. He was somewhat moved by what Du Ruo said. At this time, he had already forgotten what he had just said. Perhaps his mind was full of the delicious taste of mushrooms.
It turns out that people from the same family often visit the same door. They all can't move their feet when they hear the word "mushrooms".
"Okay, we'll go back first, Uncle Yang, you can do your work."
Du Ruo took the smiling Xiang Yuanyuan's hand and walked quickly down the mountain.
After they came down the mountain, they had breakfast and then took Maomao to the river to catch fish.
This is what it’s like when you first start dating. You want to see each other all the time, and you want to stick together no matter what you do. You won’t feel bored even in the hottest weather.
"You go back first. I'll go take care of these fish and shrimps and come find you later."
Downstairs in the tavern, after Xiang Yuanyuan finished speaking, she quickly kissed Du Ruo on the face and then ran to the second floor, humming a song as she ran.
Touching the place on his face that had just been kissed, Du Ruo took Maomao and walked towards the room in the yard.
Du Ruo returned to the yard and practiced a few rounds of boxing before going to the bathroom for a quick shower. He then sat in the room and rummaged around for a while before taking a bag of things to the coffee table in the living room and starting to make tea while waiting for Xiang Yuanyuan to come over.
Not long after the tea was brewed, Xiang Yuanyuan came over. She had put on some makeup, wore a light pink long skirt, a pair of sandals, and held a mobile phone in her hand. Du Ruo didn't close the door, so Xiang Yuanyuan went straight to the living room and sat on the sofa next to Du Ruo.
"You look so beautiful in this outfit."
Du Ruo poured Xiang Yuanyuan a cup of tea and started praising her. He said that he had only seen Xiang Yuanyuan put on makeup yesterday when he took her to meet his parents. In the past, Xiang Yuanyuan was naturally beautiful. Except for putting on makeup when shooting videos, she always went out with a plain face and did not pay much attention to her image.
"Do you like it? If you like, I'll wear it like this every day."
Xiang Yuanyuan didn't go to drink tea either. She put her face close to Du Ruo so that Du Ruo could see more clearly.
"It's you I like. As long as I see you I'm happy. Nothing else matters."
Du Ruo pressed his forehead against Xiang Yuanyuan's, stared into her eyes and said sweet words. Du Ruo had a girlfriend before and knew what women liked to hear.
"I am very satisfied with this answer. I will give you a reward."
Xiang Yuanyuan smiled, gave him a kiss, then quickly sat back, picked up the teacup and took a sip.
Maomao was originally lying on the living room floor. When he saw this scene, he stood up and walked out.
"I have something for you~"
"I have something for you~"
Almost at the same time, Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan spoke at the same time, and then Xiang Yuanyuan took out something from under the phone. At the same time, Du Ruo also took out something beside him and handed it to Du Ruo.
"Hehe, let me tell you first. Here is million. The password is on it. It's the money I made from running the tavern this year. I'm giving it all to you now. Don't bully me in the future."
Xiang Yuanyuan held the bank card in her hand with a smile on her face, but her eyes were fixed on Du Ruo.
"I have five million here, password ******. It's the reward for helping someone with something. I'm giving it to you for safekeeping. I hope you won't let yourself suffer."
Du Ruo also had a serious look on his face and was holding a bank card in his hand.
"Okay, I'll take it, and you can take this too."
Xiang Yuanyuan took Du Ruo's bank card and put her own bank card in Du Ruo's hand.
The two of them smiled at each other while holding each other's bank cards. They were not young anymore and did not want to miss each other. Since they had met and felt they were suitable, they chose to believe in each other. This was also a test. In today's society, what test was more direct than money?
When a person gets a large sum of money, his most primitive behavior can reveal a lot of things.
"But is running a pub so profitable? Making million a year?"
After putting the card away, Du Ruo leaned back on the sofa hugging Xiang Yuanyuan and asked curiously, at the same time asking Xiang Yuanyuan's secret to getting rich.
"Yes, it's very profitable. The initial capital was my New Year's money, and then I just asked my mother to deliver any wine I wanted. I can sell several thousand or even ten thousand yuan every day."
Xiang Yuanyuan said this with a smile and looked up at Du Ruo.
"Uh... great!"
When Du Ruo heard this, he was speechless for a moment and could only raise his hand and give a thumbs up.
"Don't worry, although I don't make much money, I'm not a spendthrift. Apart from drinking, I don't have any other expenses, so I'm easy to support."
Xiang Yuanyuan naturally knew where her money came from. If her family didn't provide her with wine, she might not lose money, but she definitely didn't make much. She was afraid that Du Ruo would misunderstand, so she explained it quietly.
"Okay, I get it. I'm not as easy to feed as you. I eat a lot. I have to eat a lot of beef and drink medicinal wine every day. But don't worry, I will work hard to make money."
The two of them were chatting, and it was also an opportunity for them to open up to each other.
Du Ruo has decided not to talk about the system panel and the trip to the Philippines. He will tell Yuanyuan everything else as long as she asks him, including how many girlfriends he has had.
However, Xiang Yuanyuan did not ask those questions. She just shared with Du Ruo which medicinal wine was delicious, what it tasted like, what effects it had, etc.
"I'm planning on going out tomorrow, but I haven't decided how long it will take."
As they were chatting, Du Ruo suddenly spoke something.
The living room fell silent in an instant.
(End of this chapter)
