Back in the house, lying on the bed, Shen Qingming recalled the help the Ruan family had given him in that beautiful dream, and instantly felt particularly disdainful of Zhou Jingyun!

Ha, he's just another gigolo like me!

They still think Ruan Miaomiao is so amazing, and that she found someone so capable after leaving him. But she still needs the Ruan family's help to promote Zhou Jingyun!

Otherwise, how could Zhou Jingyun, a country man, have the skills and connections to help the villagers find jobs in the provincial and county capitals?

After a brief moment of disdain, Shen Qingming felt a profound sense of betrayal.

Everything that Ruan Miaomiao and the Ruan family should have belonged to her, so why did Ruan Miaomiao give it to some random man outside?

Moreover, Ruan Miaomiao had already dated him, so how could she be unfaithful and be with another man?

The more Shen Qingming thought about it, the angrier he became, feeling that his life shouldn't be like this...

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When Shen Qingming mentally complained that Zhou Jingyun was only getting ahead because of the Ruan family, all the young women and wives in the surrounding villages and production teams were extremely resentful.

If they had known Zhou Jingyun was so capable, they would have married him back then.

If you can't have children, you can't have children. As long as you have money and ability, that's fine. At worst, you can adopt one from Zhou Jingyun's sisters or your own family.

Unlike now, where Ruan Miaomiao, an outsider, has gotten the better deal.

Although Ruan Zhiqing seemed to come from a good family, they still felt that Ruan Miaomiao had stolen their Zhou Jingyun.

Lying in bed, the unmarried girls were all thinking about how to seduce Zhou Jingyun.

So what if Zhou Jingyun has a girlfriend?

Isn't this advocating for the pursuit of freedom?

Isn't freedom to date a form of freedom?

Zhou Jingyun and Ruan Miaomiao are just dating, not married yet. Is it wrong for him to take the initiative?

Unbeknownst to them, Zhou Jingyun, whom they were thinking about, was currently in Ruan Miaomiao's courtyard.

"All of these, for me?"

Ruan Miaomiao stared at the man in front of her in disbelief as Zhou Jingyun handed her a thick stack of bills, at least ten centimeters thick, containing both whole and small bills, estimating it to be worth five or six thousand yuan.

Ruan Miaomiao may be rich, but she wouldn't give away several thousand yuan so easily.

However, Zhou Jingyun merely nodded his delicate head slightly, his deep features filled with cloying affection, and his low voice, brimming with tenderness, spoke to Ruan Miaomiao:

"Miaomiao, I told you I would take care of you, not just by providing you with a meal and a place to live, but by giving you the best life possible."

"Keep this money. Buy whatever you want. You're so beautiful, you should buy more things and enjoy yourself."

Halfway through his sentence, Zhou Jingyun worried that his words might make Ruan Miaomiao think that he only gave her money and wouldn't buy her anything in the future, so he added, "Miaomiao, if there's anything you want to buy, just tell me and I'll go and buy it for you."

I still have some money here that I haven't given you for some things I've done. How about I give it to you when I've earned a little more?

Even though the tall, masculine man in front of her was giving her money, Ruan Miaomiao could still detect a hint of humble pleading in his tone.

Ruan Miaomiao was shocked: There were actually people eager to give money?

Ruan Miaomiao wasn't pretentious at all; why would she refuse money that was offered to her?

Why not just hold onto them and wait for the policy to be relaxed, then head to the capital and stock up on several courtyard houses, and collect rent while lying down?

Zhou Jingyun was overjoyed to see Ruan Miaomiao accept the money: Miaomiao's willingness to accept his money proved that Miaomiao did not consider him an outsider.

I am Miaomiao's wife!

Just thinking about it made Zhou Jingyun's cheeks flush red.

Fortunately, it was dark, and Ruan Miaomiao didn't notice.

Zhou Jingyun composed himself and spoke to Ruan Miaomiao:

"Miaomiao, the brigade leader told me about your house-building project today. What are your thoughts?"

Upon hearing Zhou Jingyun's words, Ruan Miaomiao finally realized that on her first day in the countryside, in order to get rid of those two bloodsuckers, Shen Qingming and Zhao Xiuyun, she had approached Zhou Jianguo and told him about wanting to build a house.

At that time, the village was busy with production and couldn't spare the manpower to build houses for themselves.

Now that the autumn harvest is over, we still have to wait another month or two before planting winter wheat, which gives us some time to build the house.

Although the rented courtyard is nice, it's not my own after all, so it doesn't quite suit my taste.

In particular, not only was there no place to shower, but the toilet was also a dry toilet.

It's alright in the summer, at most it just smells a bit.

However, in winter, it takes a lot of courage to go to the toilet every time, since squatting down will freeze your bottom.

The howling north wind lashed against your backside, freezing you so much you couldn't even poop.

Thinking about this, Ruan Miaomiao felt it was still necessary to build a house for herself.

Even if the college entrance examination is to be reinstated next year, it would still be very necessary to stay here for even just one year.

Right then and there, he told Zhou Jingyun about his needs.

After listening, Zhou Jingyun kept it in mind and patted his chest, saying to Ruan Miaomiao, "Miaomiao, don't worry, I will definitely help you get it done. I will go to the county town tomorrow to get some bricks for you. If we hurry up, we can definitely move in before the twelfth lunar month."

The next day, word spread that Ruan Zhiqing was going to build a house in the village.

No one was envious, after all, Ruan Zhiqing was willing to pay those who came to help with 50 cents a day, and the villagers were all very happy about it.

Anyway, I'll be resting at home for a month while waiting to plant winter wheat, either mending the house or going up the mountain to find some wild game.

Now that they have real money to earn, the villagers are overjoyed.

As soon as Zhou Jianguo drew up the plot of land for Ruan Miaomiao's house, the men in the village started digging the foundation with shovels. In the misty autumn rain, the group of men worked with great enthusiasm...

Unlike the bustling atmosphere at Ruan Miaomiao's new house, Zhou Weijie's home was so quiet it was as if the whole family had died.

Ever since he was beaten up by Zhou Jianguo's family that day, Zhou Weijie felt that he had lost all face and dignity and could no longer face going out. He had to ask Zhao Xiuyun to bring him food every day.

Fortunately, after the grain was distributed, Zhao Xiuyun received some food, which was enough to barely make ends meet. She just needed to go up the mountain to find more firewood.

After all, the dilapidated thatched hut was drafty from all sides. When Zhou Weijie first moved in, he thought he would be able to move back to the Zhou family soon, so he didn't hire anyone to repair it.

Nowadays, when the weather gets cold and the wind blows, people inside the house feel utterly miserable.

Zhou Weijie couldn't stand the cold, so he lit firewood in the house every day to keep warm.

With no other option, Zhao Xiuyun could only drag her frail body up Qinglong Mountain to find firewood, and today was no different.

"Xiuyun..."

Just as I climbed to the top of Qinglong Mountain, I heard a familiar call.