Chapter 3: Past Life and Present Life

  Xiao Fan fled to Chen Siliu when Chen Siliu had already risen to power.

  Once a person has become wealthy and influential, they inevitably develop some worldly and calculating views. They can't help but feel some regret towards the son-in-law they casually acknowledged as their own when they were poor, which is only human nature.

  Whether he was willing or not, his son-in-law came to seek refuge with him. He couldn't very well turn him away, so Chen Siliu had no choice but to grit his teeth and accept Xiao Fan.

  Being the son-in-law of the Chen family is not that easy. The so-called "son-in-law" is just a nominal title, and Xiao Fan has been living in the Chen family for four years with great embarrassment. Now Xiao Fan is 19 years old, and the Chen family's daughter is also 18 years old, but their marriage has not yet taken place. Although they live under the same roof, this couple has only seen each other a few times in the past four years.

  In ancient times, it was rare for a girl to be unmarried at the age of 18. From this point, we can see that Chen Si Liu is a very resolute person, with a strong sense of "it's better to break jade than to make pottery whole", willing to let his daughter become an old maid rather than compromise with Xiao Fan, a poor boy.

  The Chen family supported Xiao Fan, this idle person, not letting him work, nor telling him to read books. They gave him a secluded courtyard, provided him with food and drink, and every month gave him five coins of pocket money, leaving him to his own devices.

  He is nominally the son-in-law, but in reality, Xiao Fan's identity is neither humble nor arrogant, and it's quite embarrassing. Moreover, he is introverted and honest, not good at speaking, and doesn't know how to curry favor with his father-in-law, mother-in-law, and future wife. He even doesn't know how to get along well with the servants in the Chen household, so his relationships with people in the Chen household are extremely poor, to the point of being truly "ignored like a dog".

  Chen Si Liu was still relatively polite to him, barely treating him with courtesy, but he absolutely refused to mention Xiao Fan and his daughter's engagement, as if he had selective amnesia.

  Although I don't know what the previous Xiao Fan was thinking, the Xiao Fan who crossed over and figured out his situation after a while understood some of the truth.

  As expected, Chen Siliu might have had a change of heart, but was hesitant to express it due to emotional constraints.

  The ancients all attached great importance to integrity, especially merchants, who regarded the two characters "integrity" as more important than life itself. This is the foundation of a merchant's standing in the market. If Chen Si Liu regretted this marriage and didn't keep his word for even one night, the reputation of the Chen family would stink throughout the entire county town. Who would still do business with such an untrustworthy merchant?

  Ke Chen was really unwilling to marry his lovely daughter to Xiao Fan, a man with no achievements, no power and no brains. The two families were not compatible, let alone the fact that if his daughter followed him, would she have a good life in the future?

  What's so special about Xiao Fan? He was just a peasant, illiterate and unable to recognize a single character, let alone take the imperial examination. The county school wouldn't even accept someone as ignorant as him; he didn't even have the qualifications to be a student.

  It's even more absurd to talk about physical strength, how could Chen Si Liu not understand that the Xiao family, who have been farmers for generations, would give birth to such a weak and sickly son? From his appearance, Xiao Fan is just like those Confucian scholars who don't engage in physical labor, with a pale complexion, weak limbs, unable to carry anything on his shoulders or lift anything with his hands. When walking outside, he has to hold onto pillars tightly even when it's windy.

  By the way, Xiao Fan was able to cross over into this Chen family's old lady's body because she was too weak and often fainted. This phenomenon is commonly known as "ghost possession".

  As for Xiao Fan's character and temperament, it's even more infuriating. Xiao Fan is introverted and timid, not good at writing or martial arts, and has no talent for business. A person like this can only be used as fertilizer for the fields, and I really can't see what other use he has.

  Chen Si Liu's intestines are all regretful, this is the outcome of being greedy for cups! If it weren't for drinking a few more cups of yellow soup back then, how would they end up in such an embarrassing situation where they can neither advance nor retreat?

  How could Chen Siliu be willing to marry his daughter to such a useless son-in-law?

  In such a situation, Xiao Fan crossed over and crossed into the body of Chen Jia's aunt, who was also called "Xiao Fan".

  After inquiring about this information from the Chen surname population, Xiao Fan summarized it and roughly categorized the current situation into two points, one good and one bad.

  Good news is: Xiao Fan doesn't have to spend money on food, and he also gets five taels of silver to spend every month.

  The bad news is that such a good thing may not be enjoyed for many days, because Chen Siliu might be brewing how to sweep this idle young master out of the house.

  But Xiao Fan was not worried.

  As a traverser, he naturally has more knowledge and experience than people of the same era. Conservatively speaking, with this knowledge and experience, Xiao Fan should not starve to death on the streets even if he was kicked out of the Chen household. Optimistically speaking, Xiao Fan thinks that making a fortune and becoming a wealthy man in this era is not a difficult task at all.

  Sometimes people's confidence will expand beyond their own strength, and the cruelty of reality will strike down the expanded confidence, leaving nothing but dregs. After that, many people become madmen.

  Xiao Fan is now somewhat swollen.

  He views everything in this era as worthless, he thinks that soon he will be able to stand firm in this era, gather a large group of awesome younger brothers, shake the tiger's body, scatter the king's majesty, and maybe even Zhu Yuanzhang would cry out and beg him to become emperor...

  So, on this sunny afternoon, in the garden of Chen's front yard, Xiao Fan leaned against his hand, laughing as happily as a blooming flower.

  His smile was pure and harmless, radiating joy from the inside out. —— He knew that the ending of a traverser is always good, the most common one being an emperor, the worst one being able to become a prince in the Ming Dynasty, this had almost become a law, Xiao Fan naturally couldn't be an exception.

  It's just a pity that he still carries the notorious reputation of being a "madman", so when his smile falls into other people's eyes, it becomes completely different.

  Like falling into Boqin's eyes.

  "Ah——"

  Xiao Fan's side was not far away, and just as he passed by, Bao Qin started screaming, acting more like a madman than Xiao Fan.

  "Miss, run quickly! That madman is laughing!"

  Miss Chen, of course, refers to the young lady from the Chen family, that is, Miss Chen who has a nominal relationship with Xiao Fan.

  At this moment, Miss Chen was beside Bo Qin, and the two girls stared at Xiao Fan's smile with wide eyes, their eyes revealing a shocked expression.

  Under such a gaze, Xiao Fan couldn't laugh anymore. After all, he wasn't a real madman, and he still had a soft and shy side. When the two lovely girls stared at him with wide eyes, Xiao Fan felt a bit embarrassed.

  Today is indeed Xiao Fan's lucky day. It is said that this young master has been in the Chen Mansion for four years and has only seen Miss Chen twice. Today is the third time, a probability much smaller than a total solar eclipse.

  He adjusted his attire and bowed solemnly to Miss Chen, saying calmly: "I have seen you, miss."

  Fortunately, Xiao Fan was wearing a long gown of a Confucian scholar. These days, people who wear long gowns are all cultured individuals. It's unknown where he got this long gown from, although it's a bit old and has two patches on the hem. However, it added a few points to Xiao Fan's elegant demeanor. Coupled with his own good looks, which could be described as handsome, this gave him even more points. Miss Chen's pretty face suddenly turned red.

  A woman's face turns red, not entirely because of shyness. When she sees a handsome guy paying attention to her, she will unconsciously blush, indicating that she is a pure and innocent lady. This is an innate instinct in women, with the same principle as certain animals changing their protective colors according to their environment.

  This is also the difference between a virtuous woman and a courtesan, a virtuous woman blushes because of her innocence or pretends to be innocent, while a courtesan blushes because of her lust or pretends to be lustful.

  Xiao Fan completed his courtesy and stood up straight, gazing at Miss Chen with a scrutinizing gaze.

  This is his own wife, and it's only natural for a husband to look at his wife, so Xiao Fan didn't think there was anything wrong with that.

  Miss Chen is not the kind of beauty that takes your breath away at first sight. In fact, in this era with a small population base, the chances of encountering beauties are very low, and it's definitely not like the previous life where beauties filled the streets.

  Miss Chen's facial features were delicate, with the typical elegance of a Jiangnan woman. Her eyes were neither big nor small, her lips were slightly thin, and her nose was small and neat. What made Xiao Fan feel somewhat unaccustomed to was that Miss Chen's eyebrows were slightly thick, and the ends of her eyebrows were slightly raised, giving off an air of arrogance between her eyebrows and eyes. Due to being raised in a secluded courtyard since childhood, her skin was very fair and soft, like a fine piece of smooth silk.

  This white silk is slowly turning red, the redness spreading from her face to her neck. - Which young lady can remain unblushing when stared at so brazenly by a man?

  "Xiao... young master, you're too polite." Although her face was red, Miss Chen's tone was very calm, her beautiful eyes half-closed, head bowed and gazing at the ground, with a hint of coldness still evident in her gaze.

  Her gaze made Xiao Fan feel regretful.

  From Miss Chen's expression and tone, Xiao Fan found that his fiancée had no affection for him at all, which was normal. They had only met three times in four years, he had neither talent nor wealth, and was a son-in-law who ate free food at her house. If she had any affection for him, that would be strange.

  Xiao Fan didn't mind Miss Chen's indifferent attitude towards him. Even if he was a madman, he was a reasonable madman. Putting himself in her shoes, after all, Xiao Fan didn't have any emotional connection with her either.

  After glancing at Miss Chen twice, Xiao Fan immediately shifted his gaze away because he noticed that Miss Chen's face was slightly annoyed. After all, in this era, a man staring fixedly at a woman is very impolite, even if she is his fiancée.

  Xiao Fan then turned his gaze towards the guqin beside Miss Chen.

  The last time Xiao Fan woke up, Bao Qin was happily shouting that she wanted to bury herself. At that time, Xiao Fan had just woken up and Bao Qin was scared away. Xiao Fan confirmed that this little servant girl was indeed his past life's first love, Wu Tian, the woman who made him sweetly sorrowful.

  Everyone's first love is beautiful, even if it crosses time and space, the first love is still as fragrant as a fine wine, lingering in the mind.

  Xiao Fan couldn't help but take a cold breath, it was just too similar!

  Xiao Fan's voice trembled as he asked: "Wu Tian! Is it really you? Have you also crossed over?"

  The two girls were also startled and hugged Qin behind Miss Chen's back, exclaiming: "You... you're having another fit of madness!"

  Xiao Fan stared at Bao Qin with a gaze that seemed to pierce through her soul, his eyes suddenly welling up with tears. The Bao Qin in front of him was unmistakably the spitting image of Wu Tian, his first love from his past life - that sweet little woman whose smile was as warm and soothing as honey, who loved to grab onto his arm and shake it back and forth while pouting, making him feel both loving and pitiful. She was the love of his past life, and even though they had parted ways later on, he had always carried a torch for her in his heart.

  Hu Qin seemed to have completely forgotten him, which made Xiao Fan feel a little heartbroken. They had loved each other so deeply in the past...

  Xiao Fan's face floated up with sadness: "Wu Tian, don't you recognize me? I'm Xiao Fan!"

  "Madman, madman...... Miss, he's gone mad, let's run away quickly......" Baoqin tightly grasped Chen Miss's arm, extremely frightened.

  Past life and present life, a foot away is like heaven's end, how sorrowful it is.

  Xiao Fan became excited: "Don't you remember me? When we watched the moon together, I called you Little Sweetie, and how happy you were back then..."

  "Little... Little Sweetie?" Hu Qin's eyes widened in shock, and she was clearly displeased with this form of address.

  Xiao Fan nodded vigorously, with a pampered expression on his face, then suddenly became tense and serious, staring intently and saying in a deep voice: "Have you now become a new person, replacing the old one, and turned into Niu Furen?"

  Hu Qin had a premonition of going crazy, grabbing her own hair and screaming: "What are you talking about?"

  Xiao Fan was so anxious that he stomped his feet: "How come you still haven't remembered? You're Wu Tian!"

  Xiao Fan said as he reached out to touch Bao Qin's lovely face, then slid his hand down her face and continued downwards: "Look at this beautiful face that has been haunting my dreams, and these slender hands...this jade arm...this silky chest...hmm? Little Sweetheart, you've lost weight, haven't you? You used to be a D-cup, how did you become a B-cup now?"

  Xiaotiantian's predecessor had a 35D bust, and when she walked, it would shake back and forth, making people want to help hold it for her. As for Baoqin, at most she was just a B-cup, even if a typhoon blew by, her breasts wouldn't budge.

  Xiao Fan's hand was still on Bao Qin's soft chest, his eyes full of pain and regret, completely unaware that the two girls were staring at him with shocked expressions.

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