Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Kiss

Even Zhao Jingqun, who had seen many outstanding people since returning to the Zhao family, was slightly surprised. "...How old are you?"

Even if we start counting from kindergarten, there are roughly more than 200 certificates on the two walls. This country bumpkin has been studying for ten years, with two semesters each year, and he can get eight or nine certificates in each semester.

Tao Ning was making the bed for him again. Tao Yuan was rather careless, and the four corners of the quilt cover were bunched together. If Zhao Jingqun slept like this for one night, the quilt would become an oversized dough the next day.

He spread out the quilt: "Eighteen."

Zhao Jingqun looked at his busy back. When he bent over, a narrow, fair waist was inadvertently exposed. He looked away: "What month?"

"April."

Zhao Jingqun raised his eyebrows: "Very young, how old were you when you started reading this book?" He was quite curious about where this country bumpkin got so many awards.

Tao Ning stopped shaking the quilt and turned around. Because it was noon, the lights were not on in the room, so the eyes behind the lenses were not clear enough. But Zhao Jingqun felt that he could see the meaning of "Are you very idle?" in those unclear eyes.

He kept smiling and asked again, "How old are you, idiot?"

Even the name has become idiot.

System Comment: [He really deserves a beating.]

Tao Ning agreed: [Yeah.]

But he still answered obediently: "Eleven."

At that time, the Tao family was so poor that they could barely make ends meet. The three sisters had no education, and even their only adopted son, Tao Ning, had no education. If Tao Yuan had not insisted on taking him away, Tao Ning would probably still be illiterate now.

At this moment, the system suddenly said something without any context: [You will not become illiterate.]

Tao Ning asked: [Why?]

But the usually talkative system didn't respond. Instead, Zhao Jingqun was stunned for a moment: "Eleven years old? ...What grade are you in now?"

Tao Ning said, "Next semester, senior year."

Zhao Jingqun frowned slightly: "...You finished twelve years of school in seven years?" This means fifteen or sixteen certificates every year.

Tao Ning made his quilt, nodded, and pointed to the corner, "No one uses that cabinet, you can put your luggage there."

Zhao Jingqun withdrew his gaze and looked in the direction he pointed.

There was a cabinet near the corner, only one layer, painted dark red. The four corners were broken, revealing the black wood inside. It was very short, probably only reaching his thigh.

Opposite to it is another cabinet next to it, which has two layers, painted white, and looks relatively new.

Zhao Jingqun raised his eyebrows, and without saying anything, he moved the suitcase to the white cabinet and opened it.

As soon as it was opened, a faint lemon scent instantly hit me. There weren't many clothes in the closet, almost all of them were very formal shirts and trousers, some of which were washed white. They were similar to what Tao Ning was wearing now, except that she was wearing shorts.

Zhao Jingqun's eyes were fixed on a few small pieces of cloth.

There was only a little bit of fabric, and most of it was white, very white, as white as the boy's skin.

After a few seconds, the smile on Zhao Jingqun's face disappeared, and he looked a little depressed. He slammed the cabinet door shut, and the tip of his ear turned a little red.

He still didn't say anything, but dragged the luggage back to the shabby red cabinet, opened the suitcase and put the clothes in one by one.

Only halfway through, a slightly damp smell came out, much like grass that had become damp and rotten after being left for a long time.

Zhao Jingqun closed the cabinet door and looked at Tao Ning, who was already sitting at the desk, reading a book. "What was this cabinet used for?"

Tao Ning didn't even raise his head. "Pig feed."

Zhao Jingqun: “…”

Every piece of clothing he put in started at a thousand yuan, and Zhao Jingqun was so angry at this idiot that he laughed.

There was plenty of sunshine outside. The desk in the room was close to the window. There was a camphor tree outside the window. The sunlight jumped on the palm-sized leaves, then jumped down and fell into the book the boy was reading.

The other part was gently placed on the side of the boy's face.

His back was slightly bent, his head lowered, his facial features blurred in the fading sunlight, his wispy bangs retained a little light, turning into star-like circles that merged with the words on the book - "Desperate Straight Man Falls in Love with Sweet Little Gay".

"When a woman pursues a man, there's only a layer of gauze between them, but when a man pursues a man, there's only a layer of flesh between them. So if you're a cute gay who unfortunately falls in love with a straight man, please don't despair or take Chinese medicine for conditioning."

The book turns a page:

"The first step you need to take now is to flirt with him anytime, anywhere, and show him your round butt all the time."

"Remember, when you're flirting, wear shorts. Make him wonder if you like him. When he can't help but ask you, make an incredible and innocent expression and say, 'How could that be, brother?'"

Zhao Jingqun stared at the boy's profile intently. After a moment, he looked away as if startled. But after a while, the boy not far away still didn't move, and even his fair cheeks were slightly red.

What book is he reading so intently? The sun isn't even shining directly on him, so why is this idiot blushing?

Zhao Jingqun raised his eyebrows slightly, slowed down his pace and walked over.

The system immediately reminded: [Idiot, idiot! He's coming, quickly put away the secret book I gave you!]

In the past, Tao Ning would ask why, but after reading several books with system-recommended cheats, such as "The Tempting Little 0 Who Sets the Whole Internet on Fire", "The Domineering School Prince Runs Away with the Ball", and "The Unlucky Straight Man Gets Targeted", he felt that such books might not be convenient to share.

And this is also related to his mission, so it’s better not to let anyone know.

So the moment the person behind her arrived, Tao Ning hurriedly covered the "secret" page with the two men kissing with the math book, then picked up a pen and started doing math problems.

Tao Ning thought he covered it up quickly, but Zhao Jingqun, who walked even faster, had already seen all his movements, not to mention that the residual heat on the boy's cheeks had not dissipated.

Before Zhao Jingqun could speak, Tao Ning asked, "What, what happened?"

He lowered his eyes and didn't look directly at the man. His words were a little halting, and he didn't have the confidence he had when he said "pig feed" just now. Therefore, Zhao Jingqun became more and more curious about what book he was reading.

But seeing how thin-skinned this idiot was, he would definitely not get anything out of asking, so he could only take the initiative to look for it himself. This process required patience, and he must not alert the enemy.

He smiled and asked calmly, "Where's the shower area here? I'm exhausted after a whole morning. As your host, why don't you take me out to wash?"

Rustle--clatter

The pen tip paused on the paper. Tao Ning turned her head and looked carefully at the man who was standing a little crookedly with his hands in his pockets for a few seconds, as if to see if he really had this need.

After a moment, Tao Ning nodded and stood up: "I'll take you there."

Zhao Jingqun followed Tao Ning out. The moment he closed the door, he turned around and looked towards the desk.

The two of them walked all the way to the back of the house, near the back wall of the main hall. On the left was a chicken coop and duck pen surrounded by a fence, and on the right was a shed built with plastic.

A rooster expressed its dissatisfaction towards the two people who were disturbing its courtship: "Cluck, cluck, cluck." It flapped its wings, stirring up the dry straw in the chicken coop. When the hot summer breeze blew, the strong smell of chicken shit hit the two people.

In the end, both of them remained calm and ignored the rooster that was driven out by the hen.

Tao Ning stretched out a slender finger and pointed at the shed surrounded by layers of white plastic.

"Wash them there. You have to bring your own clothes."

"Where's the hot water?"

“It has solar power in it.”

Zhao Jingqun sneered: "It's quite advanced."

Tao Ning didn't respond, thinking his mission to lead him was complete, and was about to leave. Unexpectedly, Zhao Jingqun didn't let him go and said, "You wash first."

Tao Ning refused: "I wash it at night."

People in the mountains don’t have the habit of taking a bath during the day, because they work all day and only take a bath when they come back at night. Some people are too tired and simply go to bed without taking a bath.

Tao Ning had to hurry to give extra lessons to others later, so she couldn't wash.

Although Zhao Jingqun was smiling, she was unyielding. Several of her earrings gleamed silver in the sunlight. "I'm afraid of the cold. You wash it first to warm it up, then I'll go in."

Not long after Tao Ning came out, he felt a little dizzy from the sun. The man said he was "afraid of the cold", but he didn't quite believe it.

Just as I was about to refuse, the system made a strange noise: [Silly, quickly agree to his request. According to the experience I've taught you, he's trying to peek at you while you're showering. You'll make him wet and tempted, and he'll be unable to stop!]

Tao Ning: [......]

He didn't think the secret manuals were right, and this was not within the scope of the mission, so he refused without a second thought: "I won't take a shower. Xiao Meng will come over to take a shower later. You can wait until he gets it hot."

After saying that, Tao Ning left without looking back, leaving Zhao Jingqun standing alone in the sun, his smile gradually disappearing.

After a while, Zhao Jingqun kicked a stone into the chicken coop, and then returned to the room accompanied by the rooster's angry clucking.

When he entered, there was no one in the room. Zhao Jingqun couldn't help but frown. Where did he go in the middle of the day?

Zhao Jingqun glanced at the desk and saw the book with the math problems at a glance. He walked over without hesitation.

Just as his hand was about to touch the boy's secret, a breeze blew in, and the glass window moved, making a creaking sound.

At that moment, it was as if a basin of cold water was poured down on his head, extinguishing all the man's curiosity.

Zhao Jingqun suddenly retracted his hand, his face suddenly becoming extremely ugly. He stood there for a few seconds, turned around, and did not approach the desk again.

He sat on the bed, frowned slightly, and began to look around the room again, and found that the place where he was about to sleep was very close to the boy's bed.

It was so close that if he accidentally turned over a few times when sleeping at night, he would sleep face to face with the boy.

“…”

Zhao Jingqun took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it, not caring whether he was indoors or outdoors, and started smoking.

After smoking for a few seconds, he stood up with a cigarette in his mouth and walked to the red lacquer cabinet where the boy said pig feed was used. He took out his clothes one by one and put them back into the suitcase just like when he came.

When he was about to leave with his suitcase, he ran into Tao Yuan who was delivering some fruit. "Jingqun, where are you going?"

Seeing the cigarette in his mouth, Tao Yuan couldn't help but say, "Ningning is in poor health and coughs when he smells cigarettes. Jingqun, please don't smoke in front of him next time. It's better not to smoke at all! That brat has so many problems and likes to nag. I dare not take out the cigarette at all. Jingqun, you are not that old, young people should smoke less..."

Zhao Jingqun just stood there waiting for her to finish speaking.

Tao Yuan placed the fresh oranges on the desk while muttering to herself. Turning around, she asked again, "Hey, Jingqun, where did you say you were going?"

Zhao Jingqun, who hadn't answered at all, said, "Go take a shower."

Tao Yuan was surprised: "Then why did you bring a suitcase with you? Jingqun, don't look at our simple conditions. There is only a plastic shed for showering, but there are all kinds of things in it. It's not worse than your city. Just bring your clothes with you. Didn't Ningning take you in to see it? That brat is like a piece of wood in front of outsiders. He left the guests and walked out. I will give him a good lecture when he comes back later..."

Zhao Jingqun put out his cigarette. "Where did he go?"

Tao Yuan said, "She should be taking extra classes at Mazi's house at this hour. She'll be back soon. Jingqun, I'll go turn on the solar panel for you."

Zhao Jingqun watched her leave and stood there for a while. His face gradually became gloomy. He kicked the suitcase and then turned and went into the house.

The sun gradually set. Around five in the afternoon, Zhao Jingqun came out drying her hair. The aroma of food was already coming from the kitchen. Tao Yuan wiped her apron with her hands while mumbling, "Why hasn't Ningning come back yet?"

Zhao Jingqun paused while wiping his hair: "No cell phone?"

Tao Yuan sighed, her tone both distressed and relieved: "I bought it for him but he didn't want it, saying he didn't need it..." At the end, she seemed to remember something, her voice lowered, and worry appeared in her eyes.

Zhao Jingqun put the towel on the bamboo clothesline and said, "I'll go find him."

Tao Yuan was using a smartphone worth four or five hundred yuan. After adding his number, he gave me an address.

Zhao Jingqun knew the way, and after memorizing it, he walked towards the gate and opened it. The door panel made a creaking sound.