His words were a bit harsh.

Xue Fu was surprised, not expecting the captain to think this way. She quickly waved her hand and explained, "No, no, that's not what I meant. What I meant was that I'm going back to the city in April, and the fishpond needs a successor."

"Back to the city?"

Zhou Jianguo was startled, his voice rising sharply as he stared intently at Xue Fu.

Zhou Jianguo stared at her for a long time, making Xue Fu feel uneasy. Just as she was about to interrupt him, Zhou Jianguo looked away.

He waved his hand, his expression softening slightly: "Okay, I understand. I'll arrange for someone to hand over the fishpond to you in advance."

As the team leader, Zhou Jianguo had a general understanding of the origins and family backgrounds of these educated youth.

Among this group of educated youth, Xue Fu was one of the better off.

Didn't Xue Fu's parents come to Qingtang Village in person last time?

Zhou Jianguo believes that it was after that visit in person that Xue's parents decided to bring their daughter back.

As for how they managed to get the people transferred back, Zhou Jianguo didn't concern himself with such trivial matters.

It takes their skill to be able to be transferred back to the city.

Before Xue Fu and Gu Chong finished talking and were about to leave, Zhou Jianguo paused again and added a few words to Xue Fu about the procedures for returning to the city.

"When you go back to the city, you need to complete all the procedures and formalities. I need to register you before I can issue you a certificate. You need to prepare all the documents and give them to me at the same time."

Xue Fu nodded, indicating that she would definitely be prepared: "Okay, okay."

After explaining all this, Xue Fu felt a huge weight lifted off her shoulders. She was in a light mood and skipped around happily on her way back, kicking a small pebble that was blocking her way to the other side of the road.

His childlike and adorable appearance brought a smile to Gu Chong's face.

Gu Fei spent the whole morning at home doing her homework.

When Xue Fu entered the courtyard, she saw a little figure lying listlessly on the table, looking exhausted and worn out by homework.

Unfortunately, Xue Fu expressed her regret and said she couldn't help.

"Go for it, Xiao Fei!"

However, when Xue Fu passed by the table, she glanced down at his homework progress that morning and found that he had been dawdling all morning, having only written two small characters.

She subconsciously turned her head to look at Gu Chong, who was squatting by the well drawing water to wash his hands and face, and silently thought to herself, Gu Chong shouldn't be the kind of person who would hit a child.

Gu Chong is a very emotionally stable person. Apart from the incident with Sun Yu, Xue Fu has rarely seen Gu Chong angry.

He seems to be able to handle any situation calmly and skillfully, without being impatient at all.

He probably won't have to worry about his child's education anymore, right? He'll probably be a loving father?

This question popped into Xue Fu's mind.

But after the question popped up, she immediately dismissed these chaotic thoughts from her mind.

Pah! What kind of child is this! It's not even a sure thing yet, what are you thinking about!

She blushed, then turned her head and whispered to Gu Fei, "Hurry up and finish your homework. There are only a few days left. If you don't finish it, you'll see if your brother will punish you."

Her tactic of using the older brother to intimidate the younger brother actually made the child shrink back and nod like a quail: "Sister, I can fix it, I can definitely fix it."

Xue Fu couldn't help but shake her head, sighing inwardly, "No matter what, homework is always the biggest danger!"

After washing his face and wiping his hands, Gu Chong went to the kitchen and started cooking.

Xue Fu wasn't idle either; she went in to help start the fire.

Once the fire was lit, Xue Fu watched the flames and occasionally added a handful of dry firewood to keep it burning.

Then her attention fell on the man across the table who was chopping vegetables and cooking.

Gu Chong's hands were large, with distinct knuckles and somewhat thick but well-proportioned finger bones; they were large hands that looked very powerful.

At this moment, those hands are holding a cleaver and chopping meat on the cutting board, making rhythmic chopping sounds.

Xue Fu first paid attention to his hands, and then her focus gradually moved up his wrists and arms, finally settling on the spot she had previously hinted at in the ground.

It felt like a light feather was tickling her palms; just looking at that Adam's apple made her heart itch.

I wonder when I'll be able to touch it, maybe after we finish eating?

While Xiao Fei was doing her homework in the yard, she pulled Gu Chong into the house to sneak around.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Her gaze was so intense that Gu Chong couldn't ignore it, so he stopped chopping meat and looked up at her.

His sudden outburst startled Xue Fu, causing her to blurt out the words she was thinking of without paying attention.

"Your Adam's apple is really big."

After she finished speaking, both of them were stunned and fell silent.

An awkward silence filled the air, then gradually thickened, creating an atmosphere of ambiguity.

Xue Fu felt that what she said was indeed a bit vulgar, as if she had made a dirty joke at him.

She lowered her eyes like an ostrich, looking down at the fire in the stove. The flickering firelight cast an orange filter on her fair face, which just happened to offset and conceal the blush that later appeared on her face.

Gu Chong, on the other hand, felt that Xue Fu was becoming increasingly familiar with him.

He swallowed hard, secretly pleased, thinking it was actually a good thing.

Her directness and curiosity stem from her liking him and wanting to know more about him, don't they?

Gu Chong felt a sweet warmth in his heart. He saw the little girl over there lower her head shyly, so he took the initiative to ease the atmosphere.

"You'll know once you touch it."

Xue Fu gave a muffled hum: "Hmm."

Then he focused on the stove fire in front of her door and obediently tended the fire, lest he be bewitched again and utter lewd remarks.

Xue Fu ate much less during the meal, quietly picking at her food and eating, but her eyes occasionally couldn't help but glance at the person opposite her, landing on the protruding Adam's apple.

After the meal, Gu Chong pretended to urge Gu Fei to concentrate on doing his homework in the yard, and then he took the dishes to the kitchen to wash them.

Xue Fu, sitting next to Gu Fei, perfectly received Gu Chong's gaze, and he gestured for her to follow.

She was secretly delighted, but didn't show it on her face. She sat next to Gu Fei like a good older sister, pointing out a few mistakes he made in the stroke order of his writing before awkwardly getting up and pretending to be natural while actually walking quickly towards the kitchen.

Honest boy Gu Fei was diligently doing his homework in the yard.

The elder brother and sister-in-law faced each other in the kitchen, their faces flushed.

Gu Chong washed the dishes very quickly, while Xue Fu supervised him.

Before he could even wipe his hands clean after washing the last bowl, Xue Fu beckoned him with a finger, catching his attention.

"Look down, you're too tall, it's tiring to raise your arms."

Xue Jiaojiao ordered him to lower his head with a self-righteous air.