Fire Captain

Bai Ziyang turned around and saw Bai Qian standing at the entrance of the teahouse staring at them in a daze. He immediately stood up and walked to Bai Qian and said, "Qian Qian, have you bought the things?"

Bai Qian said as if waking up from a dream: "Ah?...Oh...I bought it back."

Bai Ziyang looked at Bai Qian worriedly, touched Bai Qian's forehead and said, "Qian Qian, are you okay after going out just now? Why do you seem stupid?"

Bai Qian held Bai Ziyang's hand and didn't let go and said, "I'm fine!"

Bai Ziyang took Bai Qian's hand and said, "Then let's go home!"

Bai Qian said: "Okay!"

Bai Ziyang turned around and said to Yanzhi, "Then Miss Yanzhi, goodbye!"

Yanzhi smiled at the two and said, "See you later!"

Bai Qian walked all the way, her mind wandering the whole way, and when she was almost home, she couldn't help but ask: "That girl just now...?"

Bai Ziyang suppressed a laugh and said, "Qianqian, I thought you would wait until you get home to ask me!"

Bai Qian turned away from looking at Bai Ziyang and said, "Forget it, I don't want to know."

Bai Ziyang came close to Bai Qian and said, "I really don't want to know...?"

Bai Qian turned away from Bai Ziyang in a sullen manner, and Bai Ziyang smiled and said, "Okay... that girl was just asking me about something."

Bai Qian said: "Oh!"

After the two returned home, Bai Qian said, "Okay, you take a rest first, I'll go cook!"

Bai Ziyang said, "Okay..." As he sat on the chair next to the window, he teased the bird that Bai Qian had picked up.

Unexpectedly, I heard Bai Qian coughing a little while later. Just as I was about to go over to take a look, I heard Bai Qian scream, "Ah!"

Bai Ziyang walked into the kitchen and saw thick smoke coming out from under the stove and flames coming out of the pot on the stove. Bai Qian was so scared that she ran outside and bumped into Bai Ziyang's arms.

Bai Ziyang supported Bai Qian and asked, "Are you okay?"

Bai Qian was so frightened that she was stunned for a moment and shook her head and said, "I'm fine!"

Bai Ziyang walked around Bai Qian, picked up the lid and put it on the burning pot, immediately putting out the fire. Only then did he have time to look at the kitchen filled with smoke.

Bai Qian asked timidly at the door: "Okay...are you done?"

Bai Ziyang pulled out the extra firewood from under the stove, and said as he looked up, "Okay, it's okay, don't be afraid!"

Bai Qian said: "I just want to cook something for you to eat!"

Bai Ziyang said: "You put too much firewood, it covered the fire below!"

Bai Qian said as a matter of course: "Oh, it's always like this!"

Bai Ziyang was rarely puzzled and asked: "Then how did you live before I came here?"

Bai Qian said calmly, "Because I am not picky about food. When I am hungry, I will find some fruits to eat. If I can hunt some small animals, I will roast them and eat them."

Bai Ziyang had already relit the fire. He stood up and walked to Bai Qian. He tapped her forehead and said with a smile, "Silly girl!" He then turned around and started to wash the pot and cut vegetables while saying, "You come and help me watch the fire. I'll do it!"

Bai Qian sat down by the fire and said curiously, "You can cook!"

Bai Ziyang pretended to be exaggerated and said: "Of course, there is nothing in this world that I can't do! What do you think? Do you admire me?"

Bai Qian ignored him.

When Bai Ziyang saw Bai Qian walking towards the stool at night, he said, "You should sleep on the bed tonight."

Bai Qian asked, "What about you?"

Bai Ziyang rolled his eyes and said, "As for me... I will sleep on the stool, of course!"

Bai Qian said hurriedly: "How can that be possible? You are still injured, how can you sleep on the stool?"

Bai Ziyang pushed Bai Qian to the bed and said, "Okay, just listen to me!"

Bai Qian lowered her head and touched the edge of the bed, thinking for a while before she stammered, "Then...how about...I'll give you half of the bed!"

Bai Ziyang was just about to lie down on two narrow stools when he heard this and said, "Okay, I think the bed is pretty big, it's just right for the two of us!"

As he said this, he sat down beside the bed and let Bai Qian lie down inside. After covering her with the quilt, he also lay down beside her, covered himself with the quilt and tilted his head to look at Bai Qian.

Bai Qian was stunned by Bai Ziyang's series of actions. She hadn't come to her senses until she lay down. It was not until she saw Bai Ziyang's smiling eyes that she felt shy and quickly closed her eyes and prepared to sleep.

From then on, Bai Ziyang would recuperate every day and cook at noon, while Bai Qian would pick some fruits, mushrooms, wild vegetables and the like nearby. If she went far away, Bai Ziyang would definitely accompany her, otherwise Bai Qian would definitely get lost if she was alone.

But within a few days, except for intense exercise, Bai Ziyang's waist was no longer a problem. So one day after dinner, Bai Ziyang was playing with small animals, and saw Bai Qian hesitantly coming over and sitting opposite him.

Bai Ziyang put down the animal in his hand, sat up, looked at Bai Qian and smiled: "Go ahead!"

Bai Qian hesitated and said, "Zi Yang... um... what we just ate was our last bit of rice..."

Bai Ziyang nodded and understood what he meant: "Yes!"

Bai Qian said, "It's like this. You see, I have no problem living on this mountain by myself, and I can raise some small animals, but it's really difficult to feed a living person like you! I bought this rice with the fruits I picked for half a month and the money you left. It was eaten up in a few days. Now there is really no food at home..."

Bai Ziyang nodded and said, "Well, I ate a little too much. I'll eat less next time!"

Bai Qian said: "No...that's not what I meant!"

Bai Ziyang said: "But not having food in stock is indeed a problem. It's already late autumn, so surviving the winter will be a problem."

Bai Qian looked at Bai Ziyang and said, "It's not a matter of surviving the winter!"

Bai Ziyang asked: "What's the problem?"

Bai Qian said with great difficulty: "I see that your injuries are almost healed, is it time to leave?"

Bai Ziyang frowned and asked, "You want me to leave?"

Bai Qian raised her head quickly and said, "I... I don't mean to drive you away, it's just... although I saved you, but... but I can't support you!"

Bai Ziyang stepped forward and pulled over Bai Qian's two hands that were tangled on the ground and said, "Qianqian, do you think of me as the little bird or rabbit you picked up?"

Bai Qian looked at Bai Ziyang in confusion: "Huh?"

Bai Ziyang held Bai Qian's hands in his own, squatted in front of Bai Qian, raised his head and saw Bai Qian's head almost hanging down to her chest, and said softly: "Qian Qian, I don't need you to support me. I am a man, so naturally I should support you! You saved me, and I haven't repaid you yet!"

Bai Qian said: "No need to repay me. When I saved you, I didn't even think about how you would repay me!"

Bai Ziyang smiled and said, "It is good to do good, but I will not reward you! It is precisely because you did not ask for anything in return when you saved me that I should repay you for being such a kind girl!"

Bai Qian looked at Bai Ziyang and said, "But... I really don't lack anything!"

Bai Ziyang said: "You can think about it slowly!"

Bai Qian pursed her lips and said as if she had made up her mind: "If you really want to repay me, why not give me your body!"

Bai Ziyang tried hard to control his facial expression so as not to appear so surprised. Instead, he shouted wildly in his heart: You are worthy of being the Princess of Qingqiu. You are so generous in doing things. You even said that you would pledge your love to me so directly and confidently!

Bai Qian finished speaking and saw that Bai Ziyang didn't say anything, so she explained: "Because I live in this mountain, I have everything I need, but I have no one to accompany me. It's too lonely, so...if you really want to repay me, why don't you give yourself to me and keep me company!"

After saying this, he seemed to feel that what he had just said was a bit too bold. He stood up embarrassedly and said with his back to Bai Ziyang, "Of course, if you don't agree, it's reasonable. After all, I just saved you and didn't do anything. It's not a big favor."

Bai Ziyang couldn't help but chuckle as he watched Bai Qian's voice getting lower and lower. He walked behind Bai Qian and whispered, "Okay!"

Bai Qian immediately turned around and looked at Bai Ziyang in surprise and said, "Okay?"

Bai Ziyang walked up to Bai Qian, looked into her eyes and said, "I promise you!"

Bai Qian couldn't help but step back. Bai Ziyang took two steps forward and said, "Promise me your body!"

Bai Qian was at a loss and said, "I thought you would think about it for two or three days... You agreed so quickly without any preparation!"

Bai Ziyang pointed his finger at Bai Qian's lips and said, "No need to prepare, I'll do it... leave everything to me, you just need to get ready to marry me!"

Bai Qian said: "Marry...marry you?"

Bai Ziyang gently stroked Bai Qian's cheek and said, "But there is something I need to say first."

Bai Qian asked: "What...what happened?"

Bai Ziyang said softly: "I pledged my love to you not because you saved my life, but because I fell in love with this silly girl. I felt sorry for this silly girl who couldn't take care of herself. I felt sorry for this silly girl who lived alone on this mountain, so I wanted to accompany this silly girl forever! Qianqian... I love you!"

Bai Qian had never thought about this question, but at this moment she subconsciously said: "I...I like you too!"

Bai Ziyang raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a smile.

Bai Qian asked: "So what do we do next?"

Bai Ziyang gently kissed Bai Qian's forehead. Bai Qian subconsciously closed her eyes. Bai Ziyang said, "I will teach you how to collect herbs, sell them, and buy things!"

Bai Qian opened her eyes and asked, "Buying things?"

Bai Ziyang just smiled and said nothing!