Xue Chuchu couldn’t deceive Tongtong and had no other choice but to honestly bring Tongtong along.
Xue Yuantong suggested: "Ride Jiang Ning’s electric scooter, his ride is cool."
"I don’t have the keys..."
Before she finished speaking, Xue Yuantong fished out the keys from the pocket of her padded jacket.
Xue Chuchu’s cool face flashed with surprise: "Uh."
Xue Yuantong crossed her arms proudly: "Today is the 29th of the last month, tomorrow is the New Year, Jiang Ning will definitely co back."
Xue Chuchu suddenly felt ashad: ’Turns out she was prepared, and I was still thinking about tricking her...’
Suddenly, an inexplicable thought crossed her mind: ’Could Jiang Ning have thought of this and deliberately manipulated and Tongtong into bickering?’
The more she thought about it, the more likely it seed. Jiang Ning’s repeated ’intentionality’ made Xue Chuchu realize that he was not one of those upright characters.
Xue Chuchu couldn’t help but complain: ’Clearly not at the river dam, yet still had at his rcy...’
She started the electric scooter, took Tongtong on it, and headed to the urban area.
On the vacant lot near the entrance next door, Dongdong, who was taking a break from playing badminton, withdrew his sidelong glance.
Zhang Ruyun sipped so old tea and sighed: "At first glance at the electric scooter, I thought Jiang Ning was back."
Upon hearing this, Dongdong’s face changed drastically.
Previously, when Jiang Ning was at the river dam, he had Dongdong hauling tires like a beast of burden. Later, when the ice and snow lted, Dongdong thought he’d be free.
Surprisingly, Jiang Ning launched a new rural tourism project, using carts to take guests around, and Dongdong was once again like a beast of burden.
Now that Jiang Ning was gone, Dongdong was no longer oppressed, spending his days chasing chickens, teasing dogs, bullying the kids at the rural tourism al, seizing toys, and playing badminton; he couldn’t be more carefree.
Dongdong’s cheeks twitched as he said, "He’s not coming back!"
Zhang Ruyun glanced at Dongdong, who was originally a leading figure among the younger generation at the river dam, but after recent contact with Dongdong, he found that this young man was really quite notorious, with the ambition of usurping leadership.
This changed his perception of Dongdong.
Zhang Ruyun deliberately asked: "What if Jiang Ning cos back?"
Hearing the na of the demon king, Dongdong had a stress reaction, clenched his fists, and growled: "If he dares to oppress again, I will destroy this river dam with my own hands!"
Zhang Ruyun laughed: "Really? If you destroy the river dam, will you spare ?"
Dongdong gritted his teeth, filled with rage: "No way, not even I would be spared!"
Zhang Ruyun thought to himself: ’Mad, knocked around by Jiang Ning!’
...
At the entrance of the big mall, Jiang Ning t Tongtong.
From a distance, Xue Yuantong caught sight of Jiang Ning’s figure and whispered joyfully into Chuchu’s ear: "He really ca back, hehe!"
At this mont, Xue Chuchu deeply felt the difference in Tongtong, who was like a wilting little flower, suddenly moved into the sunlight and blossoming again.
She said: "Yes, he’s here."
Tongtong was very happy, but when she got closer, she raised her little chin defiantly: "Hmph."
Jiang Ning patted the backpack on his back: "I brought you so treats."
Tongtong forgave him: "You’re lucky you have a conscience."
She slowly got off the scooter, making room: "Let’s go, we’re heading ho."
Jiang Ning said: "Let’s go straight to the mall, I plan to buy so clothes."
Tongtong and Chuchu naturally had no objection, Tongtong noticed Jiang Ning had a heavy-looking black bag in his hand, reached out to help him carry it, but Jiang Ning politely refused.
"So mysterious." Tongtong pouted.
However, this little complaint quickly faded away amidst her chattering.
During the New Year season, the urban area was particularly lively and bustling, and Jiang Ning used a bit of mana to quieten the noise slightly.
Tongtong followed Jiang Ning, telling him about the happenings at the river dam during the two days he was absent, how she and Chuchu worked part-ti as strawberry sellers, made a lot of money, bought firecrackers and blew up Xiao Ben’s dog bowl, and so fireworks, planning to set them off together when he visited the house...
The words were simple and ordinary, yet Jiang Ning felt inexplicably reassured as he listened.
The three entered the mall. It was early 2015, and physical stores hadn’t been overwheld by online shopping yet, so the mall’s clothing stores were bustling. Upon learning Jiang Ning planned to buy clothes, Tongtong found a store with brands she couldn’t understand and led him to browse.
In the past two days, she helped with the strawberry garden, and combined with the money she made from gaming this morning, even after repaying Chuchu one hundred, she still had 600 bucks left, a fortune.
Only, after scanning the store, Tongtong felt that none of these clothes suited Jiang Ning.
The female sales assistant nearby noticed her hesitating and approached, asking: "Hello, may I ask what’s bothering you?"
Tongtong said: "I don’t have money."
Female assistant: "Got it."
Jiang Ning led the unambitious Tongtong out of the n’s clothing store and into the adjacent won’s clothing store: "Tomorrow I’m going to visit my parents and buy them clothes."
Tongtong thought of her hardworking mom, feeling tempted. She knew winter clothes were expensive, and the money she had probably wouldn’t be enough to buy two pieces.
She was torn.
...
Hu Miao Town, Xue Xiaozhuang.
At year’s end, the village was filled with many people returning from working outside, dressed in stylish clothes, chatting at the doorsteps of various hos, the air filled with the New Year’s atmosphere.
In a courtyard, Aunt Gu said: "I noticed the kitchen wall and chimney of mom and dad’s house are cracked, it’d be bad if they collapsed and injured soone."
After she spoke, a middle-aged man sitting on a long bench lit a cigarette, frowning deeply.
A sharp-looking middle-aged woman comnted: "This is hard to fix, isn’t the elder brother saying it needs to be completely rebuilt? That’s not a small amount, whose family wants to contribute, and how much?"
A man leaning at the door chid in, his words tinged with reluctance.
Next to him, an elderly couple remained silent.
The old tile house was built many years ago, now facing the risk of collapse. However, building a new house costs money, and even in rural areas nowadays, labor costs have risen, definitely not a small sum.
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