Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s Chapter 2441 - 2377: Lifelong Bachelor

Right before the chicken leg could smack into his face, the fellow lunged forward and grabbed it, yet he failed to block Meng Xinian's swift kick. With no chance to draw back his leg fast enough, he toppled onto his backside on the dirt, gripping the chicken leg all the while.

"Hey, tell me, what's the story with this girl and you? How's she so aggressive?"

He cast a quick look at the chicken leg clutched in his palm, his gaze flickering oddly, before turning back toward Chiang Xiao.

That throw packed quite a punch.

Had it truly struck his face moments ago, the pain would've been intense for certain.

This young woman packs a wallop.

Earlier, her move had come totally out of nowhere.

Plus, considering Meng Xinian's fiery temperament, how could he tolerate someone cutting into his sparring match like that?

Yet at this moment, he shot a glance at Meng Xinian and spotted a hint of embarrassment there.

"Little one, I'm okay."

"You claim you're okay, and suddenly everything's fine?" Chiang Xiao huffed, "If that kick had connected for real just now, let's see you brush it off as nothing!"

Both the man and Chen Yin stared at Meng Xinian with wide-eyed shock.

"You're hurt?"

"Xinian, you're injured?"

Meng Xinian, never one to broadcast his wounds or play the part of the wounded, simply rubbed his nose and muttered, "Just a minor scratch."

Chiang Xiao rolled her eyes in exasperation.

Minor scratch?

Without the Spirit Spring Water and the Spatial Spirit Medicine, that spot would've likely reopened and bled fresh by this point.

What's more, she was convinced that even lacking the Spatial Spirit Medicine and Spring Water, Meng Xinian would've pressed on with the fight against this fellow anyway.

Hmph.

From the look on Chiang Xiao's face, the man could sense it was far from the "minor scratch" that Meng Xinian downplayed.

"Whoa, so you took me down even while banged up?"

Meng Xinian flashed a sly grin but stayed silent.

The pair of them understood full well that the kick from earlier wouldn't have connected.

Meng Xinian had braced himself for it already.

Maybe since Chiang Xiao lacked deep battle experience, she couldn't spot the difference from afar.

He extended a hand to the man, their palms clasping tight, and with a firm yank, Meng Xinian hauled him to his feet.

"Allow me to introduce," he added, "This is Zhu Shun. He served as a special forces operative back in the day, and these days he's..."

Zhu Shun picked up where he left off, "These days, you might not guess? I handle various gigs—hauling cargo, managing small ventures, bodyguard duties, safeguarding shipments or folks. I dive in for a spell, then lay low."

Taken aback by Zhu Shun's current line of work, Meng Xinian eyed him briefly but held his tongue.

"Meet my wife, Chiang Xiao. Our wedding's set for August 27th this year. You in?"

Zhu Shun elbowed Meng Xinian lightly and murmured, "Your wife's a real stunner, no surprise you got hooked. Figured you'd stay a lone wolf forever."

Then, facing Chiang Xiao, he greeted, "Hey there, sister-in-law."

Chiang Xiao pressed her lips together.

Hearing that title felt fresh to her ears.

Before, Meng Xinian's buddies, fellow soldiers, and underlings had all gone with sister-in-law, Chen Yin included.

But this marked the very first time.

"How should I address you? Brother Zhu?"

"Nah, nah, that comes off like Brother Pig, you know, the swine from pork!" Zhu Shun chuckled once more, "If it's cool with you, go with Brother Shun. You seem pretty youthful, huh? Did Xinian pull some fast one on you or what..."

"Since when do I pull fast ones?" Meng Xinian's expression soured, cutting in right away.

If this kept going, it'd circle back to his age yet again.

The real kicker was how he was beginning to feel his years piling on.

Twenty-five already.

Sigh.