Pursuing Her Best Friend after Confession Failed Chapter 338 153: Don't Make a Move Easily, But When You Do,

Li Zixia muttered as she compared the fields to those back ho, "Brother has to rely on manual labor to farm here? That's so much work. Back in our hotown, with the flat plains, it's much easier using combine harvesters."

Li Yuan nodded. He gazed at the distant mountains, which looked like a classic ink painting, and a refreshing sense of peace and joy washed over him. The air here was indeed incredibly fresh, and the mountain spring water was exceptionally sweet and pure, untainted by any pollution.

Suddenly, he noticed a motorcycle parked by the door with two middle-aged n getting off it. A thought crossed Li Yuan's mind as he patted Xia Zhining, who was silently following behind him.

"Ning, are the people at the door your uncles?"

Xia Zhining nodded obediently, her voice tinged with fear, "Mhm, that's my eldest uncle and second uncle."

Li Yuan's heart tightened. The key players have arrived.

At the end of the day, with Xia Zhijin's parents gone, her uncles were the ones who called the shots. Whether he would pass muster depended entirely on them. So things just couldn't be avoided.

"Ning, Zixia, let's head back."

「...」

Chen Qiuhan and Chen Qiudong looked at the Land Rover parked at the entrance and then at Yu Qiang, who was smoking nearby. After exchanging pleasantries, they went inside to find Xia Zhijin, who was cooking with firewood.

As Xia Zhijin's eldest uncle, Chen Qiuhan chided her with so dissatisfaction, "Jin, what's all this about? Bringing a boyfriend back all of a sudden without giving us a heads-up."

Xia Zhijin looked timidly at her eldest uncle. She stood to the side as if she had done sothing wrong, her body trembling slightly as she pinched the corner of her clothes and responded in a small voice.

"Eldest Uncle, I missed ho. I missed Grandma and Ningning, so I ca back."

The second brother, Chen Qiudong, frowned and said, "Modu is so far away, over two or three thousand miles from Shancheng. It would take you several days just to travel back and forth. Next ti you co back, give us a call beforehand."

Her voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz, Xia Zhijin replied, "Second Uncle, we took a flight. It was fast; we got here in just a few hours."

"You flew back? How much did that cost?" Chen Qiudong asked instinctively.

Having lived for decades, neither of them had ever been on an airplane in their entire lives.

Chen Qiuhan frowned. He had already heard from relatives in the village over the phone that his niece had brought a wealthy suitor ho.

"Jin, where's that young man you ca with? Call him over. You're still young and naive. As your uncles, we have to personally screen him for you."

Xia Zhijin obediently replied with an "oh" and went outside.

Inside the kitchen, only the mother and her two sons remained.

"Mother, you should prepare so impressive dishes. No matter what, they've co all the way from Modu. We can't let them look down on us."

"Second Brother, call Qiushi over, too. Have him keep them company for a bit."

"Alright, I'll also go to our second uncle's place and get a couple of bottles of good liquor," Chen Qiudong replied.

The old lady said, "Eldest, Second, that boy Li Yuan also brought a few cases of liquor. I heard them say it's sothing called Maotai. We'll drink that for lunch."

"Maotai?" Chen Qiuhan was taken aback. As a man who drank, he knew there were few across the country who hadn't heard of Maotai.

Chen Qiudong also stopped in his tracks and couldn't help but swallow hard. As ordinary mountain villagers, they had never tasted Maotai in their lives.

The old lady pointed towards the main hall. "They brought a lot of things when they ca. It's all in there."

The Chen Family Brothers exchanged a look and walked together into the main hall. They saw four six-bottle cases of Maotai and four cartons of Zhonghua cigarettes casually placed on the floor. Their bodies trembled as they swallowed hard, the craving for alcohol suddenly stirred within them.

They were more worldly than their mother. Maotai was one of the most expensive liquors on the market, with each bottle costing several hundred yuan. These four cases alone were worth over ten thousand yuan.

"The man Jin found is indeed quite generous," Chen Qiuhan remarked emotionally. For a family like theirs, ten thousand yuan was no small sum.

"Second Brother, I rember Second Uncle just caught a few wild rabbits from the mountains. Bring those over as well."

Chen Qiudong licked his lips. "Got it. I'll go right now."

「...」

On his way back, Li Yuan ran into Xia Zhijin, who was jogging toward him.

Xia Zhijin looked at Li Yuan and began to speak hesitantly, "Li Yuan, my uncles are back. They asked to call you over."

"Their tone might not be the best, so please don't take it to heart."

Seeing her extrely anxious and worried expression, Li Yuan smiled faintly and patted her head.

"Mhm, Zhijin, don't worry. I've got everything under control."

"I have superpowers, you know."

Xia Zhijin asked blankly, "Li Yuan, what are superpowers?"

Li Yuan laughed heartily. "My superpower is the power of cash. You'll find out soon enough."

「...」

"Eldest Uncle, Second Uncle, my na is Li Yuan, and I am Zhijin's boyfriend," Li Yuan greeted with a smile, introducing himself.

His gaze took in the two middle-aged n before him. Xia Zhijin's two uncles were noticeably taller than the average person in Shancheng, both over 1.75 ters tall. From their features, one could roughly tell they had been quite handso in their youth. Xia Zhijin's stunning beauty must have been inherited more from her uncles' side of the family.

"Little Li, co on in and sit down. Have so tea," Chen Qiuhan called out, covertly sizing up Li Yuan and nodding to himself.

Based on Li Yuan's looks and build alone, there's nothing to criticize. No one in the surrounding villages could compare. He and my niece make a perfect couple—a handso and talented man for a beautiful woman. To spend ten to twenty thousand yuan on gifts for a first visit and to fly all the way from Modu to Shancheng… his family background must be quite good, too.