Chapter 242: I Almost Can ‘t Make it
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
It was almost time.
The contestants who did not have many fishes placed their eyes on the fishes in Huang Zhong’s basket.
As long as they s.n.a.t.c.hed the fishes from Huang Zhong’s basket, they would be able to come in first place.
The prizes were so generous. Under the huge temptation, many people could not help but quietly approach Huang Thong.
As long as they separated Ye Wu from Huang Zhong, they could s.n.a.t.c.h the fishes in Huang Zhong’s basket.
Ye Wu also sensed it. He said to Huang Thong, “Hurry over.”
Huang Zhong quickly walked over, but the next second, a man grabbed his basket.
Even if they could not s.n.a.t.c.h the fishes, as long as they knocked over their basket, the chances of winning were high.
Ye Wu quickly pulled the man away.
Fortunately, Huang Zhong protected the basket well, so he did not succeed.
Some large families had come to the event in several groups. As long as one of them took the prize, they would have benefitted a lot.
Some people went to stop Huang Zhong.
Others went to stop Ye Wu. The event rules stated not to hurt anyone, so they were not afraid that Ye Wu would hurt them.
Huang Zhong was quite smart. When he saw others approaching him, he quickly fled and dodged left and right.
He moved through the crowd like a loach.
As he ran, he shouted, “Uncle, save me. Uncle, save me. I almost can’t make it...”
Ye Wu was extremely anxious. It was almost time, but the people around him were blocking him.
Ye Wu s.n.a.t.c.hed someone else’s basket and poured out the fishes and crabs in
it.
In order to avoid his attacks, a path was finally cleared for him.
Just as Huang Thong was drained of energy, Ye Wu finally descended from the sky and shouted, “Who dares to touch my nephew!’
The contestants were all stunned. Then they remembered that Ye Wu could not attack them. They shouted even louder than him, “Quick, s.n.a.t.c.h the basket!”
Ye Wu and Huang Thong were stunned. In front of so many people, they looked at each other and said in unison.
“Run!!!”
They ran in front, while everyone chased after them behind.
The audience shouted excitedly, “Run quickly! They’re about to catch up!”
Huang Zhong also wanted to run faster, but he had already used up so much stamina just now. He really could not run anymore.
Huang Zhong waved his hand. “Uncle, I can’t take it anymore. Run first!”
Ye Wu grabbed his hand. “Continue running! You are saying so much nonsense. ”
Only Huang Thong continued to hold the basket. They had to persist until the end before they could obtain the prize.
At this point, he could not let all his previous efforts go to waste.
Ye Wu was also very upset. There were so many people in this match, but they were only eyeing them.
How could one keep collecting wool from the same sheep! Just as they were about to be surrounded by the partic.i.p.ants.
“Dong—”
Village Chief Zhao shouted, “Time’s up! ‘
In an instant, Huang Zhong collapsed in the turbid rice field and panted heavily. “We’re finally saved!”
Ye Wu was also exhausted. He realized that the women and children at the audience stand were all looking at him happily.
He originally wanted to sit down in the rice field, but he instantly straightened his back.
Doudou tugged at Madam Ye’s clothes. “Mother, Father and Uncle are so powerful. Can they get the first prize?”
Before Madam Ye could answer, her sister, Tiantian, immediately said, “It’s definitely first place! No one has more fishes than Father and Uncle!”
Madam Ye smiled, her eyes gentle. “l hope so.”
Even without being in the top three, they should be safely in the top ten.
Soon, the fishes and crabs were weighed and the results were out.
Just like what Tiantian had said, Huang Thong and Ye Wu obtained first place.
After receiving the award, Huang Zhong gave the mandarin duck jade pendant to Ye Wu. “Uncle, go give it to Sister-in-law!’
He didn’t have a partner, so it was useless to take such a good jade pendant.
Ye Wu frowned. “No, I’ll keep it until you get married in the future!’
How could that be? Most of the credit that day belonged to Ye Wu.
Huang Zhong shook his head firmly. Ye Wu did not agree, so he thought of a compromise. “Then give Doudou and Tiantian a jade pendant each! I’ll have to trouble Sister-in-law to settle my marriage in future!”
Ye Wu could not convince him. He originally wanted to give the jade pendant to his wife and use it as a betrothal gift when Huang Zhong married.
Unexpectedly, Huang Zhong was very stubborn. When he received the jade pendant, he immediately gave it to his two nephews and nieces.
Seeing how happy his son and daughter were, Ye Wu could not take it back. He could only secretly remind his wife to find a good girl for Huang Thong. When the time came, they would make up for the betrothal gifts.
After all, the quality of these two jade pendants was worth at least a hundred taels.
Everyone was very excited and happy when they received their respective prizes. They praised the organizer for being so generous.
Little did they know that gold was priceless. The expensive white jade pendant was actually the cheapest among the top three prizes.
A large piece of raw stone could mine countless supreme-grade white jade pendants.
Sheng Huaixuan had earned a lot from the registration fee for this event.
Not to mention, Sheng Huaixuan took the opportunity to promote the fancy writing tools being sold.
Chu Tianbao reached out and two crystal clear white jade pendants landed in front of Bai Wutong.
The rewards for the individual and pair segment were the same, but the design of the mandarin duck jade pendants was different.
The fat mandarin ducks pouted and could be put together perfectly.
Surprise in her eyes, Bai Wutong asked despite knowing the answer, “Is this for
Chu Tianbao nodded. “Yes.” He tied one of the jade pendants to her slender waistband and looked at it. “It’s very nice.”
Bai Wutong reached out and touched it. It was smooth and delicate. If it was in the modern era, it would definitely be very valuable.
Bai Wutong smiled. “Thank you.”
Chu Tianbao waved the other jade pendant in his hand and stared at her with his black eyes. It was obvious that he wanted her to put it on for him personally.
Chu Tianbao had more and more thoughts, and all of them involved her.
This feeling was actually very good.
It was as if she was the only one in his world.
Bai Wutong took the jade pendant from his hand and brushed her fingertips against the back of his hand, as if she was seducing him indistinctly.
Chu Tianbao suddenly approached and said in a low voice, ‘Wife, Gu Zhongxun said that I’m a virgin.”
Although he still had not recovered his memories, his mind had matured rapidly.
Recalling his first meeting with Bai Wutong and the experience on the way to escape, Chu Tianbao already knew that they were not really husband and wife.
He thought for a long time before guessing what she was worried about. Gu Zhongxun had said that he was a virgin. His wife should be relieved.
Bai Wutong had just fastened the jade pendant for him when she suddenly heard Chu Tianbao’s words. Her body stiffened and she looked up in a daze, a little at a loss.
Chu Tianbao held her hand tightly. “Wife, let’s get married again?” After the marriage ceremony, they could immediately sleep together.
Still a little confused, Bai Wutong subconsciously nodded. “...Okay.”
Chu Tianbao hugged her tightly and said affectionately, ‘Thank you, wife!
After a while, she realized that she had been proposed to by Chu Tianbao. Her heart was pounding as if it was about to jump out at any moment.
She really needed to calm down herself. She said to Chu Tianbao, “You caught too many crabs and fish. Handle the fishes first. Clean them and make them into pickled fish. We’ll cook some crabs. Dig out the remaining crab roe to make crab roe sauce. I’ll make crab roe buns for you another day.”
Chu Tianbao rubbed against her reluctantly before sending her away. “I’m going. Wife, rest well..”