Yes, a person is born and lives for no more than a hundred years. If you take away childhood and old age, you only have a few short decades to enjoy life. Why make yourself live such a tiring life?

High positions of power and influence can last for decades.

They lived a leisurely and carefree life for decades.

In the end, they're all just a handful of dust.

Gu Jin glanced at Ye Yun and suddenly realized that this woman was different from the other women he had met before. Although they were all content with the status quo, Ye Yun had a sense of tranquility that made people yearn for the words she had spoken.

But he still had doubts.

"What you say is certainly good, but where does the capital for such a leisurely life come from?" Gu Jin glanced at Ye Yun's kitchen shed and Qin Xiang'e cooking under it. "Don't you think you'll go hungry?"

"Do you think I can't afford to support Qin Zheng?"

Ye Yun smiled, a smile that had a somewhat unfathomable quality.

Gu Jin was now uncertain.

He still wanted to work on Qin Zheng's matter. First, he apologized to Ye Yun for Gu Yingying's impulsive actions that day: "Ye Yun, calm down. Yingying was wrong to argue with you that day, but I was also wrong. I shouldn't have protected her."

Ye Yun smiled upon hearing this.

She didn't talk about reconciliation or forgiveness, but simply said, "Get to the point."

Gu Jin stopped dawdling and said directly, "Actually, I came here today for two main reasons."

"Um."

"I hope you can persuade Qin Zheng to return to the team." Gu Jin said without hesitation, staring intently into Ye Yun's eyes.

Ye Yun: "..."

"Ye Yun, I really hope Qin Zheng can come back to the team. It's the best job for him right now. So many people want a secure job but can't get in. He can't just give it up like that, can he?" Gu Jin said, glancing at Qin Zheng on the road.

At this moment, Qin Zheng was bending down to pick up something, which looked like Gu Jin's lighter.

Clearly, Gu Jin didn't accidentally drop the lighter in the mountains.

night.

Ye Yun tidied up the scattered items on the kang (a heated brick bed) and spread out the quilt. Qin Zheng also finished washing up and came in.

Ye Yun told him about Gu Jin.

During the day, when Gu Jin talked to her about something, she deliberately tried to evade Gu Jin's questions, but she still listened to what Gu Jin said.

"Qin Zheng, Gu Jin asked me to persuade you to go back to work at the team today."

Ye Yun also spoke frankly, saying that she had nothing to hide from Qin Zheng or test him on this matter.

Qin Zheng paused in his movement of getting onto the kang (heated brick bed), and looked at her uncertainly.

"Didn't we agree on this?"

Ye Yun had previously told him to wait for news from the team. If they didn't get any news, he would go back and follow her. Anyway, life was just about getting by, and being with his wife was the most important thing.

Ye Yun nodded. "I know you listen to me, but you also need to consider what Gu Jin said. I can understand what he meant, and what he said is actually not wrong. It's better for a man to have a career."

"I'm not going."

Qin Zheng was not happy at all, and buried his head in her arms.

That felt like being a scoundrel.

Ye Yun couldn't help but laugh at her, and stroked the top of his head, saying, "You can't be willful. Think about this matter carefully, so that you won't regret it later."

She had lived a whole life, and she knew how difficult it was to get a secure job later on.

If Qin Zheng doesn't give up, the benefits he can reap will be evident in every aspect of his life.

Qin Zheng fell silent.

He held Ye Yun's hand, buried his head in her lower abdomen, and said in a low, hoarse voice, "Wife, I don't want to give in to Xu Longsheng's family. I'd rather not have that job."

Ye Yun reassured him, "Then let's not give in to them. I'll find a way, okay?"

"You?" Qin Zheng asked, puzzled, as he lifted his head from Ye Yun's embrace.

What could his wife possibly do?

Ye Yun found his slightly bewildered expression rather endearing, and couldn't help but pat his head again, chuckling softly, "Don't worry, I'll do my best to do this."

"Need not."

Qin Zheng suddenly became serious, took her hand and stood up, "Wife, I'll handle this myself, you don't need to worry about it."

Um?

Ye Yun was surprised.

A hint of coldness flashed across Qin Zheng's resolute brows. "My feud with the Xu family should have been settled long ago."

Most importantly, he doesn't want his wife to worry about him.

Ye Yun frowned.

She sensed something was off about Qin Zheng's words; it seemed that Qin Zheng's conflict with the Xu family went beyond a simple fight from back then...

...

With ten days to go until Children's Day, Ye Yun saved a portion of mung bean cake and thin steamed buns when she sold out of her stall. Afterward, she took Tian Xiaohui to Old Li's place.

She originally planned to take Qin Zheng with her.

Upon hearing that it was Old Li, Qin Zheng waved his hand dismissively, clearly not wanting to clash with the grumpy old man.

She and Old Li ordered a large quantity of mung beans and rode their old bicycles home.

Since they didn't have enough large appliances at home, Ye Yun and Qin Zheng went and bought a large iron pot. They also asked Qin Zheng to find someone to set up a new earthen pot under the stove shed.

Otherwise, we won't have enough pots at home, and we won't be able to steam that many at once.

Soon everything was ready for the house.

While Ye Yun was out setting up her stall, Qin Xiang'e was grinding mung beans at home, little by little. Since she didn't have much to do besides weeding in the fields, she just wanted to grind all the mung beans into powder by June 1st.

After everything was on track, Ye Yun checked the money in her hand in the room.

She had made a lot of money selling mung bean cakes before, but this time she bought a large quantity of mung beans, and also bought a new earthen pot and hired someone to set up a new earthen stove, leaving her with only a few dozen yuan.

Just wait a little longer, and the school will give us the final payment after Children's Day.

Qin Zheng finished washing up and went into the house.

"Honey, it's best to take me with you when you go out these next few days. Don't go out alone. I saw Zheng Song today, and he told me something very important."

"Huh?" Ye Yun stepped forward and took the towel from his hand, telling him to get on the kang (heated brick bed) first.

Qin Zheng glanced at Ye Yun, seemingly considering whether he should tell her the news. After thinking for a moment, he said truthfully, "It's like this. Zheng Song said that there have been several murders in the neighboring town recently. The victims are mainly young women. It seems to be a serial murder case. The killer is very cunning, and they haven't been able to catch him. According to recent news, they have fled to our town, so our town is in great danger now."

Ye Yun was slightly taken aback.

She had heard about this in her past life. At that time, she was in her postpartum period and was locked at home by Li Xiuying every day to do laundry, cook, and serve the family. She managed to escape a disaster.

I heard that a girl from the next village was kidnapped, and when she was rescued, she was mentally impaired.

Knock knock knock—

Just then, there was a knock on the door, but it was pitch black outside...