"I could actually do so leisurely work like Zhao Xiaoli, it’s just I’m not sure if the Captain can arrange it for . Can you ask if he could help out a bit? If he can, I can earn so work points too. It’s too hard relying solely on you.
If I can’t get assigned to anything, then I’ll rest at ho. After three months, I can work. Aren’t the village won the sa?
Once I eat better, I’ll definitely recover well. I can do so work too."
"Alright, I’ll go early tomorrow to talk to the Captain."
In the middle of the night, they heard thunder. Chen Hui imdiately got up, and Ding Xiaojuan sat up as well.
"You lie down, I’ll go move the adobe bricks; it’s just a matter of two cartloads, you don’t need to bother."
"I’ll hold the flashlight for you."
"No need, it’s hard to see at night. I’m afraid you might have an accident. I can handle this myself, just two cartloads. Don’t worry."
Chen Hui ran off pushing the cart. By the ti he moved the adobe bricks indoors, it still hadn’t started raining, but there was lightning, thunder, and strong winds.
He checked the doors and windows again before getting onto the kang bed. "Looks like it’s going to pour."
"Yeah, rain at this ti is quite good; it’ll be a bumper harvest this year, and everyone can take a day off."
The temperature was perfect for sleeping. When Chen Hui hazily woke up, he saw it was still raining heavily outside. He checked the ti; it was already six o’clock, so they didn’t need to get up early today either. He lay back down and hugged his wife to continue sleeping.
This ti they truly felt rested. When the couple woke up, it was already half past eight, and it was still Ding Xiaojuan’s hunger that woke them.
Chen Hui still made his wife a bowl of milk powder. Then he started kneading dough; in this weather, having dumplings is the best.
Old Yang’s family was the sa; they hadn’t woken up either. It was Sister-in-law Wu who called them up after making breakfast.
They had tomato at soup noodles for breakfast. Each family mber also had an egg. This way, it was nutritious.
The rain outside hadn’t stopped, so after breakfast, they all returned to their rooms. Once Guodong lay down, he fell asleep quickly.
Old Yang and Zhao Xiaoli were also lying on the kang bed, chatting idly. Zhao Xiaoli did all the talking, and Old Yang listened.
She talked about her childhood and things that happened during school.
"You wouldn’t know, but the director of the Revolutionary Committee looked at , and I felt disgusted. After my parents were taken away, I was at a loss. Luckily, Uncle Lv was there at that ti."
Zhao Xiaoli spoke lightly, but Old Yang, having seen so much, knew all too well how difficult things had been.
"Back then, Uncle Lv told to go to the countryside, saying that enduring hardship there was better than being ruined by others.
Jing Chu was also affected by . She’s beautiful, and that gang of beasts set their eyes on her, so Uncle Lv and Jiang Xinyu decided it was best for the three of us to leave together.
Luckily, you were there to take care of us at the ti. Otherwise, like other educated youth, I wouldn’t have been able to hold on."
"Haha, it seems you were destined to be my wife."
"We were ant to be together. You lived in the county for so long, but we t here."
"Yes, you were ant to be my wife."
"In the future, it’ll just be you, Xiao Qiang, and the kids. So you must protect and be good to for a lifeti."
"I definitely will. At my age, I finally have a wife; I will definitely cherish you.
Xiao Li, after the autumn, during the slack season, I will go sowhere with Xiao Wei. You all can stay at Xiao Wei’s house. Xiao Jiang will be there. I’ll be at ease with you all together."
"Is there any danger?"
"No, it’s just to et soone, and Xiao Wei is planning to help set up a pesticide factory in the village. We are going out to purchase raw materials."
"Alright, Jiang Xinyu is indeed impressive. I feel at ease with her even without you."
"It was Xiao Wei who persistently pursued her; otherwise, Xiao Jiang might not have ended up with Xiao Wei."
Zhao Xiaoli smiled with pursed lips. "When I learned of their relationship this year, I kept wondering how Jiang Xinyu ended up with Wei Kaiyun. Otherwise, everyone wouldn’t have guessed that Shi Jing and Feifei’s dad was Wei Kaiyun."
Old Yang also laughed. "Xiao Wei was determined early on; Xiao Jiang couldn’t escape."
Zhao Xiaoli turned over and found a comfortable position in Old Yang’s arms. "What about you? If I hadn’t taken the initiative to talk to you, would there have been no possibility between us?"
"Definitely no possibility; I’m way older than you, and I hadn’t considered it at all. Besides, at that ti, I wasn’t planning on settling down; I was afraid I’d end up harming soone.
But after you spoke up, I was moved. You’re beautiful and gentle, just my type.
Back then, I only thought that I would be cautious and careful in the future, as I have soone to spend my life with."
"At that ti, I really mustered up all my courage. If you had hesitated, maybe we wouldn’t have what we have now. I’m a timid person without determination, and that was the bravest I had ever been in my life."
"Thank you for being brave. I thought if I interacted with you, I genuinely developed feelings for you, but I wouldn’t have expressed them. I was scared because you were too young and too good."
The two shared a smile. In their hearts, they cherished each other even more.
"Old Yang, I won’t ask about your work. I only hope that whatever you do in the future, you think about us—a wife and child. Rember, you have a family to support."
"Yes, I definitely will. Look at Xiao Wei, for the sake of his wife and kids, he endured here without going out. Can I do any worse?"
"Alright, I trust you. I’m like a dodder flower; without you, I have no future."
"Yes, I’m your lifelong support."
Having opened up, Old Yang shared so situations about his family.
"Our family is wealthy; even if we do nothing, we’ll have good days for the rest of our lives. I have friends in the Capital and bought a house there, but I haven’t made any other investnts. So, you don’t have to scrimp or toil; there’s absolutely no issue with supporting you."
"I have money too. My family’s wealth was split between Xiao Qiang and , and this ti when Xiao Qiang ca, he brought it all.
Old Yang, we must treat Guodong and Jing Chu well. If nothing had happened to my family, maybe Jing Chu would still be living at ho. Plus, Uncle Lv really helped us a lot.
He visited my parents when they were taken, helped avoid danger, took care of Xiao Qiang, buried my parents, and brought Xiao Qiang over."
"Yes, don’t worry, I’ll treat Guodong and his sister as if they were your biological siblings."
"Thank you."
"We’re a couple; there’s no need to thank ."
The atmosphere between the couple grew warr and their feelings deepened rapidly.
anwhile, Jing Chu couldn’t sleep. She spent her ti with a magazine given by Jiang Xinyu. Usually hoping for a break during work, but now having a break, she didn’t know what to do. It was too boring, and she couldn’t fall asleep. If she had known it would rain, she might not have co back and could have stayed with Feifei to play.
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