Chapter 41: The original storyline is about to unfold.

Ever since that incident with Fat Ma.

Whenever the villagers saw Jiang Feiyan, they would try to avoid her.

Unexpectedly, this Jiang Zhiqing was not only fierce in nature, but also quite shrewd in his methods.

This fat woman suffered such a huge loss, yet she didn't dare utter a single word. She howled in her room for half a month before she finally felt a little better.

Little did they know, this fat woman was terrified of Jiang Feiyan.

In addition, she was caught red-handed stealing from someone's house, and Jiang Feiyan dragged her to see the village chief, who even threatened to send her to jail.

After all that, she had no energy left to cause trouble; she just wanted to settle things quickly and let the matter pass.

As for the future, she didn't have the guts to retaliate.

That brat is ruthless; if it happened again, she's afraid she'd be killed.

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A few days later, Zhou Linghui came to find Jiang Feiyan and heard about the matter from the villagers.

Upon seeing the person, Zhou Linghui excitedly rushed over:

"My goodness, Yanzi, do you know that you're famous in your village? You're amazing!"

Zhou Linghui grinned, showing her bright white teeth, and continued smugly, "Hmph, if I get bullied in the future, I'll come to you for help!"

Seeing the proud look on her face, Jiang Feiyan couldn't help but smile: "Yes, that's for sure."

Just then, Little Huang happily bounced back from outside the yard.

It had just gone out to take care of its personal hygiene when it saw a strange young woman in its house, which it found quite unusual.

A pair of big, dark eyes, like grapes, blinked and circled around Zhou Linghui's feet.

Zhou Linghui's eyes lit up, and she squatted down to pick up Xiao Huang, saying, "Wow, Yanzi, is this your puppy? It's so cute!"

As he spoke, he began to stroke the little guy's fur mercilessly, making his head all puffed up.

Jiang Feiyan smiled and said, "Yes, its name is Xiao Huang."

The little guy has been with her for almost a week now, and he's gained some weight, so he definitely looks even better.

Zhou Linghui looked up: "What a nice name, hehe." Then she continued to stroke her fur.

"Waaah~" The little guy opened his big, innocent eyes and pawed at his owner for help.

Help! It's really not lucky enough to enjoy this beautiful lady's enthusiasm; it's almost had all its fur plucked off!

Also, the thing on that pretty lady's chest is so tight it's making it hard for her to breathe.

Jiang Feiyan glanced at it lightly, completely ignoring it.

Who told this little guy to be so fickle? He didn't even bother with her when he came back from outside; he went straight to flirt with Sister Linghui.

Hmph, she's a little jealous.

Little Yellow's inner monologue: Master, you've misunderstood! I was just welcoming the guests ε（┬┬﹏┬┬）3～

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After petting the little guy, Zhou Linghui then visited Jiang Feiyan's little house.

"Your place is nicely decorated, but isn't it a bit too lonely living alone?"

Jiang Feiyan: "I'm used to living alone, it's quite nice."

These words reminded Zhou Linghui of the terrible things that had happened to the Jiang family in Beijing.

Afraid of upsetting Xiao Feiyan, she quickly changed the subject, saying, "I deliberately skipped dinner tonight to come and freeload. Why don't you try my cooking?"

“Okay!” Jiang Feiyan said with a smile, “Then you wait here, I’ll do it right away.”

Zhou Linghui immediately said, "Then I'll help you start the fire!"

Working together, the two quickly prepared dinner.

There were three dishes in total: stir-fried wild vegetables, spicy chicken pieces, and mushroom and egg soup.

The wild vegetables and mushrooms were all freshly picked from the mountains and forests. Jiang Feiyan said that the chicken pieces and eggs were exchanged from the villagers yesterday, but in reality, they were taken from her space.

The wild vegetables were fresh and crisp, the chicken pieces were flavorful, and the mushroom and egg soup was delicious.

Zhou Linghui ate with gusto, praising repeatedly, "Mmm, it's so delicious! Yanzi, your cooking is amazing!"

This was the most enjoyable meal she had had since arriving in the countryside a week ago.

In the educated youth compound, everyone would drink porridge with some pickled vegetables, or pick some wild vegetables or other vegetables to stir-fry. You couldn't see anything else.

She also brought some dried cured meat from home, which she would take out from time to time to improve her meals. She finished it all a couple of days ago.

Jiang Feiyan smiled and said, "When you come to my place in the future, I will cook more delicious food for you, so you can eat your fill."

"Yanzi, you're so kind." Zhou Linghui was deeply moved. "Then I'll share some of my money with you. I can't let you suffer a loss."

Chicken and eggs are money, she can't just eat them for free.

"We're practically family, why are you being so polite with me?" Jiang Feiyan snorted, feigning anger.

"Besides, Aunt Wu has to collect my rent in Beijing and send me money every month. Shouldn't I pay her for such a troublesome thing?"

"Oh, that's a different matter. My mom is happy to help you." Zhou Linghui smiled and took her arm. "Okay, don't be angry. I won't talk about this anymore."

Jiang Feiyan's expression changed, but she smiled and said, "Alright then, you ate the most tonight, so you can do the dishes~"

Zhou Linghui rolled up her sleeves and said, "Hmph, I'll wash them then! I'm a master at washing dishes!"

There was nothing she could do; her cooking was really bad. In the educated youth compound, she was responsible for washing dishes.

Upon hearing this, Little Yellow immediately picked up the bowl and ran over.

It also had a good feast tonight, eating several chicken nuggets – they were so delicious!

However, its little bowl was a bit dirty. It licked it several times but still didn't feel it was clean enough, so it wanted the pretty lady to help it wash it.

Seeing its movements, Zhou Linghui exclaimed in surprise, "Oh my, this little guy has become a spirit! It can even understand what we say!"

Jiang Feiyan looked at Xiao Huang with doting eyes: "This little thing is very smart."

Hearing its owner's praise, Little Yellow was overjoyed and ran over to ask for a sticker, wagging its tail and jumping around happily.

Jiang Feiyan smiled and rubbed its little head, then looked at Sister Linghui's back as she washed the dishes.

Outside, the last rays of the setting sun shone in, making everything seem so beautiful.

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After tidying up, the two sisters took a walk and chatted for a while at the foot of the mountain.

As usual, Jiang Feiyan brought up Xiao Feng: "Have you been in contact with him these past few days? Is he still giving you the cold shoulder?"

"It's alright." Zhou Linghui smiled awkwardly, clearly not wanting to talk any further.

Seeing that her expression was off, Jiang Feiyan asked, "What's wrong? Did he yell at you?"

"No, don't overthink it." Zhou Linghui said in a muffled voice, her head lowered.

"I saw him talking to a woman yesterday, and they seemed to have a good relationship..."

Jiang Feiyan raised an eyebrow. Well, she's hurt by jealousy.

"What's that woman's name? Do you know her?"

Zhou Linghui: "Yes, I know. Her name is Zhang Pan'er, and she is the village accountant's daughter."

Zhang Pan'er? Jiang Feiyan knew who it was as soon as she heard the name.

Isn't this the lucky koi heroine from the original book?

It seems the male protagonist has already met the female protagonist, and the plot is about to develop...