Lu Zhengting understood the underlying meaning in Lin Qingyan's words. Gu Mingzhou must have disliked Lin Qingyan's poor health before, which is why he broke off the engagement with her. But now he seems to want to entangle her again.

Her mother died early, and her father remarried, so she must have had a bad time in that family.

He comforted Lin Qingyan, "It's all in the past, just forget about it. We should look forward, tomorrow will be the most exciting day."

"Yes, the past is the past. As long as he's not around, I don't even remember he exists. Okay, let's not talk about him anymore, it's affecting my mood. Comrade Lu, I'm a little curious about things in the military, can you tell me a little about it?"

"Okay, I can tell you anything that doesn't involve military secrets."

"Hahaha, I don't want to know your secrets. The more secrets you know, the shorter your life will be. Just tell me how you train, what you eat, are you tired every day, and do you have days off?"

Lin Qingyan and Lu Zhengting were chatting when, before they knew it, Lu Zhengting had filled the bamboo basket to the brim with the grass he had cut.

He smiled and said, "The bamboo basket is full. Shouldn't we go deliver the pig feed?"

"yes."

Lin Qingyan was about to carry the bamboo basket, but Lu Zhengting beat her to it and slung the rope from the basket over his own shoulder.

Lu Zhengting was too enthusiastic, and Lin Qingyan knew she couldn't possibly carry both of them, so she let him carry them.

Halfway there, Lu Zhengting realized something seemed amiss and asked Lin Qingyan, "Comrade Lin, I've been thinking of helping you with your work, but I wasn't sure if people would misunderstand if we were alone together. Don't worry about it, I'm a bachelor, I'm not afraid of what others say. But you, do you mind?"

Lin Qingyan shook her head: "I'm currently single and don't have any plans to find a partner yet, so I'm not worried about anyone misunderstanding."

"oh."

Lin Qingyan then realized that a man like Lu Zhengting, with his outstanding abilities and striking appearance, could actually be single.

If he were in modern times, girls would line up for blocks to pursue him.

Even in the conservative 1970s, she would probably have had many suitors.

Why is he still single?

There are definitely many reasons. He wasn't very familiar with the person and didn't have the right to pry into their private affairs, so he just kept those questions to himself.

When they were going to the pigsty, they had to pass through a field path. Lin Sisi happened to be cutting beans in a field not far away. When she looked up to wipe her sweat, she saw a man and a woman walking towards them.

The woman was slender; wasn't that Lin Qingyan?

The man was tall and she looked at him closely for a while. He was not only very good-looking, but also the kind of person who would be stunning at first glance.

This man is the best of the best; even she has never seen a man with such outstanding looks before.

But how did he end up with Lin Qingyan?

Lin Qingyan usually cut pig feed, but at this moment she didn't have to carry anything; the basket ended up on the man's back.

Honestly, that man actually helped Lin Qingyan with her work.

Lin Qingyan is a sickly woman, what makes her so special?

She couldn't stand the thought of a man more outstanding than Gu Mingzhou appearing in front of Lin Qingyan.

How could the man Lin Qingyan chose be better than the one she chose?!

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She grabbed a handful of beans and chopped them off as if she were cutting Lin Qingyan's neck instead of bean vines.

But then she thought again, if this was a wild man that Lin Qingyan had seduced, he was probably just a pretty face but no substance.

Yes, with Lin Qingyan's qualities, how could she possibly find a man more outstanding than her brother Mingzhou?

Who knows, maybe this guy has other problems, or maybe his family is really poor.

Lin Qingyan did see her on the road, but only glanced at her before turning away.

She and Lu Zhengting went to the pigsty, where Tong Jiaojiao, who was feeding the pigs, spotted Lu Zhengting at a glance.

Her crush was right in front of her, and she was incredibly excited, wanting to run to his side.

But then I realized that she was no longer innocent and there was no future for her and my crush. Since it was impossible, I shouldn't go and bother them.

Lu Zhengting dumped a basket of pig feed outside the pigpen. Because Lu Zhengting often came to Mopan Village to visit relatives, and the brigade leader and Wu Fatian had a good relationship, Wu Fatian recognized Lu Zhengting and asked with a smile, "Zhengting, you've come to visit your grandma and uncle again. Hey, do you know Xiaolin, the educated youth?"

"I know her. She saved my life; she's my benefactor."

"You're exaggerating again. I can't accept the title of 'benefactor.' Don't say that again."

Wu Fatian became interested and asked, "Zhengting, tell me, what kind of favor did you receive from that educated youth, Xiaolin?"

"It was just a small favor," Lin Qingyan said first. "He was fighting with thugs in Jinshi that day and his arm was injured and bleeding. I helped him stop the bleeding temporarily. It wasn't too serious, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to help. Later, he even treated me to a meal on the train. I thought it was just a trivial matter, but I didn't expect Comrade Lu to keep it in mind all this time. I feel like I'm about to become his savior."

“Zhengting is a man of great loyalty and affection. What you consider small favors will be taken to heart by him,” Wu Fatian said with a smile.

After they delivered the pig feed, Lin Qingyan prepared to return to the educated youth settlement.

She put the little rabbit into her basket, picked it up, and smiled at Lu Zhengting: "Thank you for the little rabbit. I'm going back now. See you later!"

Lu Zhengting smiled slightly, a glint of light in his handsome phoenix eyes: "Goodbye!"

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