CHAPTER 102: CHAPTER 102: HE’S MY BOYFRIEND

"Hmm, no need to look!" Xu Qinghuan originally wanted to tousle his hair, but because there were many people watching, she gently tugged at his bangs, "In the future, you’re not allowed to get into fights or brawls."

"Alright!" He happily agreed, his eyes were brimming with smiles.

Having gone to the neighboring blue-brick house, Jiang Xingye placed the tomatoes on the well platform, and seeing half of the courtyard had been plowed, he picked up a hoe to help Xu Qinghuan plow the land but was stopped by her.

"Chen Dewen and others will plow, you don’t have to."

"Are those three male educated youths partnering with you?" Jiang Xingye asked.

Xu Qinghuan hummed a response, seeing his expression unchanged, asked, "You’re not happy?"

Jiang Xingye said seriously, "If I weren’t happy, would you not partner with them?"

Xu Qinghuan thought for a while, shook her head, "I would consider your opinion, but may not necessarily accept it. With such big plots of land, the three of us can’t manage it alone."

Jiang Xingye was already very satisfied, "I’m not unhappy, whatever decision you make, don’t worry about me, do what you want!"

Of course, considerations are necessary, Xu Qinghuan is not self-absorbed or selfish, when two people are together, managing a relationship cannot always be one-sided, it’s a profound knowledge, Xu Qinghuan lacks experience but she will try hard.

Especially in her relationship with Jiang Xingye, it’s clear that Jiang Xingye placed himself in a lower position.

Just like when a man and a woman kiss, there’s always one who has to tiptoe and another to lower their head, only then can they perfectly match.

Voices came from outside, Qiao Xinyu and Yu Xiaomin had returned, no matter how unwilling, Jiang Xingye had to leave.

Upon exiting, he saw the two’s surprised expressions, merely nodded at them and left.

"Did you just see, did Jiang Xingye nod at us?" Qiao Xinyu pointed at Jiang Xingye’s retreating figure.

Yu Xiaomin thought for a while, nodded, "Why was he in our house?"

The two quickly went inside, Xu Qinghuan washed a tomato, took a bite, the juice flowed freely, she swallowed it in one go, sour and sweet, it was delicious, "Come eat tomatoes, they’re really tasty."

Each of them washed one, took a bite, indeed very tasty.

"Huan, did that rogue Jiang Xingye bring these just now? Why did he give us tomatoes?" Qiao Xinyu thought, that guy is fierce all day, can he be so nice?

Xu Qinghuan sat on a chair, supporting herself with the back two legs, rocking back and forth leisurely, "Because I am dating him. I am announcing to you, he’s my boyfriend, you must not call him a rogue anymore!"

Spurt, cough cough cough!

The two coughed in succession.

"Is it true, you’re not joking? When you first arrived, what did I tell you?" Qiao Xinyu’s eyes widened, even the tomato lost its flavor.

"Not joking, how could I joke about such things." Xu Qinghuan was extremely earnest.

Yu Xiaomin also advised, "Huanhuan, if you marry a rural person, you might never be able to return."

It’s seventy-four now, three more years to return to the city, how could it be a lifetime.

Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west, after decades, rural household registrations become sought after again.

Xu Qinghuan said, "It’s not that serious, if I want to go back, I can still return. In a few years, the cities will be filled with the elderly and weak, machines with no operators, equipment without repairmen, no one to do the work, naturally we’ll have a reason to return to the city."

"Do you really mean it?" Qiao Xinyu asked.

"Hmm, you’ll see, many things will change." Xu Qinghuan reassured, "However, I think the most respectable way to return to the city is to pass college entrance exams."

"How to take exams? College entrance exams are not allowed now." Yu Xiaomin was also quite hopeful.

"They’re not allowed now, but it won’t be forever. We should prepare first, opportunities often come to those who are prepared. Don’t view the country with a static perspective, but with a developmental perspective of the future, everything will get better."

Xu Qinghuan’s tone was full of hope, invigorating the other two girls.

"Should we pick up our books then?" Yu Xiaomin said excitedly.

"Of course, definitely don’t throw them away, knowledge is always valuable, whatever you learn is yours, and no one can take it away." Xu Qinghuan said.

"Oh, where did you go earlier?" She asked.

The two unwittingly were led astray by Xu Qinghuan’s shift in topic, entirely forgetting to persuade Xu Qinghuan against dating a rural person.

"Just now, there was chaos at the educated youth station, scared little Song out of his wits, he ran to tell us, and we rushed over to watch the commotion." Qiao Xinyu said, really excited.

"What’s it about?" Xu Qinghuan promptly sat up, she actually missed such important gossip, quite a pity.

"First, there was Lu Nianying who spilled water outside last time, causing Qu Qiongfang to slip badly, then Lu Nianying was supposed to cook, but was too lazy, handed money to Kong Lijuan, who while cooking slacked off, resulting in undercooked green beans, causing the educated youth station to collectively suffer food poisoning."

Yu Xiaomin took over the explanation, "Yes, if only the first incident happened, it wouldn’t have escalated, now the educated youth station members don’t want Lu Nianying and Kong Lijuan to partner, want them split out, hence the argument."

"What’s the outcome?" Xu Qinghuan curiously asked.

Qiao Xinyu said, "The outcome was they called the captain, who refuses to handle it, told them to resolve it themselves."

The educated youth station now in a commotion, Shen Jinju is still residing there, occupying a spot, her foolish husband always by her side, won’t leave no matter what.

Now there’s the addition of Xu Manman, with six female educated youths in total, three on each kang, it’s not exactly crowded.

Duan Qingmei usually has a bad temper, and after spending nearly five yuan on hospitalization, became even more irritable, she snarkily remarked inside the house, "Once married off, don’t come back to live, what’s this? From the day you’re married off, does this educated youth station still hold your place?"

If one’s hukou isn’t here, what face is there to return and live?"

Shen Jinju acted like she didn’t hear, but Dong Liangcheng, though mentally slow, isn’t truly foolish, his intellect didn’t grow with age, yet he understands good words.

Dong Liangcheng clenching his fists in anger, "Mind your own business, live if they want, this is Shangjiang Team, you’re a city dweller, get lost!"

Duan Qingmei was furious, "As if I’m willing to come here, who cares for this rundown place!"

Dong Liangcheng punched Duan Qingmei’s face, directly stunning her.

Xu Manman was terrified, shivering, hugging a blanket in the corner, trembling.

Shen Jinju helplessly got up from the kang, after taking Xu Qinghuan’s medicine, she lay still for an entire day and night, her body mostly recovered, mobile again.

"Liangcheng, let’s move to the west wing."

Today, she had Dong Liangcheng tidy up the west wing, and now, the couple plans to settle there.

Once they left, Xu Manman finally asked, "Where are the three educated youths, how come my sister and others aren’t living here?"