Two Hero brand fountain pens, one for Gu Chong, in case the business grows bigger in the future, he can use it to sign contracts!

The other one is for Gu Fei. The child will be learning to write with a fountain pen soon, and Gu Fei's handwriting right now is exactly the kind of handwriting he needs to practice more.

She also bought a cake of tea. She discovered that Gu Chong really liked drinking tea.

There are tea plantations in the county town, so tea is not difficult to obtain here.

In the Gu family, besides plain boiled water, there is also tea brewed by Gu Chong himself.

Xue Fu tried it once; the tea wasn't very good. It tasted bitter and astringent.

She also bought...

Finally, she pulled out a leather belt from the bottom, which was another one she had bought for Gu Chong.

She took everything out of the package, a jumble of miscellaneous and varied items, and laid them out on the table.

Xue Fu suddenly came to her senses and realized that she seemed to be quite good at spending money, having simply bought things recklessly and wasted money.

Will Gu Chong have a headache because of this?

Shocking! My partner is a money-devouring monster!

Xue Fu touched the tip of her nose, feeling somewhat guilty.

But looking at the things on the table, even though they cost money, they were all gifts from her heart!

As Xue Fu thought about it, she became more self-righteous again, since it was a gift for them anyway!

At noon, Xue Fu waited for Gu Chong to return.

She thought it might be because she was too busy learning how to drive a tractor.

There are more than twenty people in total.

Fearing he hadn't eaten lunch, Xue Fu sent Gu Fei to bring him some.

Because Gu Fei walks faster than her, so that the food wouldn't be cold by the time she brought it over.

Xue Fu found a clean towel to wrap the rice bowl to keep it warm, and then asked Gu Fei to carry it over.

After a while, Xue Fu waited until Gu Fei, whose face was flushed red from running, returned home.

How is your brother?

Xue Fu wiped his sweat as she asked him questions.

Gu Fei wrinkled his nose, his tone slightly dissatisfied: "There are so many people over there, everyone has to queue up. Each person only has one chance to observe the operation up close each time, and they're not even allowed to get on the tractor."

"I noticed that the teacher became more and more perfunctory towards the end. He barely spoke a few words, and he only answered when others asked him questions."

“My brother and Zhou Zhi were just standing there like idiots, it looked so pitiful.”

Gu Fei sighed a couple of times, feeling aggrieved and dissatisfied along with his brother after seeing him being wronged.

"Huh? Is that so?" Xue Fu frowned upon hearing this, her lips pursed and her expression displeased.

She thought the commune took this matter very seriously and would definitely arrange for someone to teach her properly.

So, is this how it's done so perfunctorily? How can you learn it in just one week?

"Xiao Fei, I know. By the way, is your kite ready? The wind is picking up now, it's perfect for flying a kite, go fly your kite."

Xue Fu patted the child's head, not wanting him to be troubled by this matter.

At their age, they should be enjoying their childhood without any worries.

"It's all set up!" Hearing this, Gu Fei's interest was immediately piqued, and her face lit up again. "Yay! I'm going out now!"

Gu Fei, clutching the finished kite, skipped and hopped outside.

Gu Chong returned from outside just before dusk.

When they came back, they were carrying a transparent bag filled with small fish fry and water.

He had barely entered the room when Xue Fu, who was sitting in the main room, immediately went to greet him.

She looked worried and didn't even take a close look at the small fish fry in his hand.

She read his expression and said, "Are you very tired? Come in and rest for a bit. I'll get you some water!"

Although she had only been there for a day, Xue Fu felt strangely that Gu Chong seemed to have lost some weight and looked very tired, perhaps because of what Gu Fei had said that morning.

She felt so sorry for him and kept comforting him.

"It's alright," Gu Chong also noticed something was wrong, and he immediately guessed, "Did Xiao Fei say something to you? That kid..."

"The wait in line is a bit long, but it's not tiring or strenuous, don't worry."

Gu Chong didn't find anything particularly tiring about today, except that waiting was a bit boring, but he couldn't leave. If he left, then all that waiting in line would have been for nothing.

Gu Chong wanted to learn something this week.

Having more skills is never a bad thing; even if you fall on hard times, you might still have a skill to support yourself and your family.

However, hearing his partner's concern over him, Gu Chong felt a surge of joy and excitement.

That's the advantage of having a wife. Without Xue Fu, who would care about him so much?

Fearing she would continue to worry, Gu Chong told her about his experiences that day, using the old master's words to reassure her.

“Afu, I learned pretty well today. The master said I have good comprehension. In a week, besides being able to drive a tractor, I might even have learned how to repair one.”

Xue Fu was calmed down by his words, and at the same time, she felt a little proud.

Look, this is her boyfriend, how smart he is!

She knew it; Gu Chong was good at everything!

Her praise came one after another: "You're amazing! I think you can definitely do it! Really! I believe in you, you can do anything!"

Gu Chong couldn't contain his excitement, and finally gave two restrained "Mmm!" sounds.

"Oh, right, and these fish fry too."

Gu Chong only then remembered what he was carrying.

He lifted the bag so that Xue Fu could see the condition of the fish fry inside.

This is the total amount to be placed into the three pools.

"Should we stop keeping them in the bag? Should we go to the fishpond now?"

She was a little worried that the little fish would suffocate from being kept in the bag.

Xue Fu leaned closer to look, and inside the bag were groups of small fish fry huddled together, a group of small fish fry that looked energetic and full of life, swimming around everywhere.

But Xue Fu felt that the fish fry were too small.

It's probably not even as big as one of her fingernails.

The smaller something is, the more fragile life seems.

In their cub stage, it's obvious they'll be difficult to raise.

Xue Fu couldn't help but feel a little worried.

I was afraid that if I wasn't careful, I might feed them a little too much fish food and kill them.

Or perhaps she didn't feed the fish on time, and they starved to death?

Xue Fu felt a pang of heartache just thinking about it, and her voice lowered slightly.

"Gu Chong, I remember you used to keep fish this small, right? Were they difficult to keep? Were they easy to keep? I feel..."

She bit her lip and made a soft "hmm" sound, her brows furrowing slightly as she stared intently at the swimming fish: "It feels like they could all die if I'm not careful."

"The captain will definitely be furious then. At that time, I'll definitely be the sinner of the whole village!"

Thinking about the potentially significant consequences, she couldn't help but wail softly, "Waaah!"

Gu Chongkong stroked her soft hair with his hand and coaxed her gently, "No, believe in yourself, you're not that fragile."

"You did a great job before, didn't you? You can do just as well this time."