Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s Chapter 2591 - 2527: That Jealousy Back Then

With the truth gradually coming to light, those individuals will start to emerge one by one, yet this will make Chiang Xiao and Little's position even more perilous.

He is about to head off to Ke Ku Li.

"When are you leaving?" Cheng Cheng inquired.

"We assemble in four days."

Cheng Cheng paused briefly, realizing extra words wouldn't help, so she simply uttered, "Take care."

"Mm."

After ending the call, Meng Xinian stepped into the yard and lingered there for a bit.

When Chiang Xiao emerged and spotted him sitting solo, she approached and propped her chin on his shoulder, "What are you thinking?"

"Come here, let me share something with you."

Meng Xinian drew her before him, had her settle on his lap, encircled her slim waist with his arms, his tone soft and deep.

"Cheng Cheng’s group has found some leads, tied to a figure known as Boss Du. This Boss Du was likely operating in Pingzhou, the Lu Family’s domain. I reckon Zhu Shun knows about it, so should Zhu Shun show up after I depart, you can question him."

Boss Du...

Chiang Xiao nodded, "Got it. But will Zhu Shun actually show?"

Meng Xinian affirmed confidently, "He will."

"Okay."

"And also..."

"Alright, I understand the rest. I know you’re concerned for me, but I promise to stay cautious, nothing will happen to me, so don’t fret over me."

Chiang Xiao worried his words sounded like a goodbye, so she quickly added, "I nearly forgot to mention something."

"Mm?"

Chiang Xiao rose, tugged him along, headed to the shared courtyard wall, and declared, "Look."

"Admiring flowers, eyeing walls?" Meng Xinian arched a brow.

Back then, before learning her major secret, he truly couldn’t fathom how she made flowers thrive so rapidly, bloom so vibrantly, and endure so long.

Now that he knew her secret, the enigma made sense.

Take this courtyard wall: within a year, it’s now draped in flowering vines.

Had Chiang Xiao not trimmed or guided the branches occasionally, they’d have overrun the entire wall already.

He held little fascination for flowers. Had she dragged him here just to gaze at blooms?

"No, I meant to say, the yard next door belongs to us now too."

Meng Xinian froze in surprise.

"Brother Yun Xian sold the adjacent place?"

"Not exactly sold. Remember we got the Kong Family’s house from him before? Seems Du Jinruo no longer wishes to neighbor us, so Brother Kuang swapped the next-door yard for the former Kong Family home with me, and they intend to settle there."

Chiang Xiao reflected further and deemed this choice perfect.

Meng Xinian never anticipated Kuang Yunxian pulling such a move for Du Jinruo.

Especially since he’d initially refused to part with the neighboring courtyard.

"Brother Xinian, any ideas? About renovations."

"No, you handle it."

"Then I’ll style it in warm wood shades, emphasizing airy grace. I’ll create a spacious studio there, and guests can mainly use that side. We’ll remove this wall, merging the two yards into one vast space, with a grand, lovely garden."

"Okay."

"If things progress well, by your return from Ke Ku Li, you’ll see this transformation. I’ve sent word to Xu Lin and Uncle Canyuan, inviting them to craft the woodwork for us."

That Xu Lin...

Meng Xinian recalled him still.

And in those days, he’d felt a twinge of jealousy over "Brother Lin Zi", amid all the chatter of Yong Cong Brother, Brother Lin Zi. He figured she had plenty of "Brothers" back then.