Liu Ling cared about her a lot. The two of them had lived together for two years, so their relationship was naturally quite deep.

Liu Ling was mainly worried that Li Jing would suffer after getting married. After all, she married into the village, and her family home was too far away. If something really happened, there would be no time to help, and Li Jing would have to bear it all alone.

"Everything is fine, he treats me very well." Li Jing said this with a hint of shyness.

During the Lunar New Year, she took He Luosheng back to the city to introduce him to her family.

When they first learned that she was going to get married here to a farmer from the countryside, and that she had done it without informing them first, her family was so angry that they wanted to sever ties with her. They said she was too willful, that she didn't tell them about such a major life event, and that she had no regard for her parents at all.

They said she was an ingrate, that she didn't care about them as her parents at all.

Li Jing shed many tears as she read the words in the letter, which made He Luosheng feel extremely distressed.

Later, Li Jing didn't know what he wrote and sent home to explain, and only then did her family's attitude improve.

Although He Luosheng was teased by his parents and relatives when they took him home for the Lunar New Year, the family relationship returned to normal after the anger subsided.

Liu Ling was happy for her: "That's good, that's good."

"What about being a teacher? It must be exhausting to be around those kids. They're all over the mountains and fields, and it must be hard to discipline them."

"No, if you communicate with them properly and reason with them, the children will listen."

Li Jing enjoys spending time with her students; she likes the teaching profession even more than she imagined.

"Since you like children so much, when are you and... planning to have one?"

As they talked, Liu Ling and Zheng Peipei's gaze unconsciously fell on Li Jing's stomach, where her lower abdomen was still quite flat.

Li Jing glared at them lightly, unable to do anything about it: "You... this is still a long way off."

After getting married, Li Jing encountered many people pressuring her to have children, but she didn't want to have a child so early. She had a gut feeling that she should wait, that there would be many more opportunities in the future.

As for He Luosheng, he listened to her and said he wouldn't have children if she didn't want to.

Xue Fu returned at that moment: "Hey, Sister Jingjing, you're here."

Li Jing stood up and greeted her: "Yeah, I chatted with them for a while, and the dormitory feels like it has changed a lot."

The dormitory layout has indeed changed a bit. After Li Jing moved out, the bed she used to sleep on became empty and is now used to store things.

"Wait a moment, I'll find you a book."

Xue Fu mainly had high school textbooks, as well as materials compiled by her father and some test papers.

She's been reading politics and history books lately, and doesn't need the books for the other subjects for the time being, so she can lend them to Li Jing.

"Which one do you want? They're all textbooks, not extracurricular reading materials."

"Could I borrow this geography textbook for a few days? I can probably finish copying it in three days and return it to you."

"Sure."

Xue Fu picked out the geography book and handed it to her.

"Thank you, Xue Fu."

Li Jing's voice suddenly became a little hoarse as she spoke. Xue Fu looked at her closely and found that her eyes were slightly red and moist.

Xue Fu glanced away, pretending not to notice her sobbing.

"It's okay, it's okay."

"Learning is a good thing; knowledge will help us someday."

Li Jing rubbed her eyes, nodded with an "Mmm," and said, "You're right."

The next day, Xue Fu was eating breakfast when Gu Chong stood beside her, staring at her intently. His gaze was unusually strong.

Then she remembered the incident in Zoucheng, swallowed the pancake in her mouth, and said, "I don't know when the phone will call. If the broadcast reminds you later, I won't go. I'll just stay at the fishpond."

He said in a deep voice, "Yes, I will handle it."

Looking at his current 'spirited and full of fighting spirit' appearance, Xue Fu thought he looked a bit like a rooster full of fighting spirit.

Xue Fu found it amusing; she knew without even thinking that he would definitely resolve the issue.

That morning, Xue Fu stayed at the fishpond without worry.

When the broadcast came on at 10:15 a.m., and the announcer read out three times to remind Comrade Xue Fu to go to the broadcasting station to answer the phone, Xue Fu herself was sitting in the wooden house, not even raising her head, concentrating on reading and reciting.

Gu Chong had been waiting for this moment, and as soon as he heard the broadcast, he immediately headed towards the commune.

On the way, he felt he was walking too slowly, so he threw his hoe into the field next to him and ran towards the commune.

It is my duty to deal with my love rival.

He wanted to see who was trying to steal his girlfriend.

The people in the commune office recognized Gu Chong. When they saw him arrive, they instinctively looked behind him and were slightly puzzled when they didn't see Xue Fu.

"Didn't Xue Fu, the educated youth, come?"

"Okay, I'll answer it for her."

Gu Chong's self-righteousness made the staff member choke for a moment: "...Is that so?"

“I’m her boyfriend. She’s very busy today, so I can answer the phone.”

"Okay, okay."

Gu Chong entered the office, and the staff respected his privacy when he answered the phone, waiting for him outside the door.

Zou Cheng, on the other end of the phone, couldn't hear the previous conversation. He was still happily waiting for Xue Fu to answer. He wanted to ask her if she had received the letter he sent, if she had read it, what her thoughts were after reading it, and what she thought of him as a person.

Having served in the military for a long time, Zoucheng has become somewhat direct in his actions.

He thought that since he had been so straightforward, Xue Fu should be able to understand what he was thinking.

What was her answer? If he didn't like it, he could try harder.

Then he would ask her what kind of man she likes, and he could also change his approach to be closer to her ideal type.

And, just in case, he's the lucky one!

He and Xue Fu fell in love and were perfectly compatible, which was wonderful!

Zoucheng has already figured out how to write the marriage application.

He was delighted, mentally rehearsing his words several times to make sure he wouldn't stutter or choke up later.

He has sharp ears, and after hearing the voice on the other end of the microphone, he subconsciously held his breath.

"Hello, is this Xue Fu?"

Zou Cheng's throat was a little dry, but his voice sounded very cheerful.

He composed himself and waited attentively for the reply from the other end.

"I'm Xue Fu's boyfriend. What can I do for you?"

The man's voice was cold, but his words were polite. Even through the microphone cord, one could feel the man's sternness.

Zou Cheng was caught off guard. The cold, deep male voice made his mind go blank. He was stunned for two seconds and then let out a silent wail.

Depend on!

Zoucheng fell completely silent: ......

An object?!

how so?

When Xue Fu returned home for lunch, Gu Chong had already prepared the food and was keeping it in the pot. When she got back, she saw him sitting in the yard, fiddling with the kite that Gu Fei had broken a few days ago and hadn't had a chance to fix yet.

Even from a distance of several meters, Xue Fu could sense his good mood and hear him humming a few lines of a song in an unknown tune.

She didn't ask him why he was in such a good mood.

With a little effort, she understood that their male nature—their inherent competitiveness and possessiveness—had been satisfied.