Just as Gu Jiuyan was about to speak, he saw the girl's large exposed skin. It was whiter than snow and so delicate that it seemed as if it would turn purple with a little force.

He swallowed uncomfortably and quickly turned his head to the side: "Eat breakfast, then go to work."

"Put it in the kitchen. I'll eat it later."

Gu Jiuyan didn't dare to look up until Jiang Yunshu entered the room, breathing heavily. It seemed that he had underestimated the girl's attraction to him.

Jiang Yunshu went back to the house to change clothes and came out to see Gu Jiuyan busying himself with a shovel that he had gotten from somewhere.

Jiang Yunshu ignored him and went into the kitchen to eat the breakfast he brought. The soft and fragrant pancakes paired with the pickled vegetables mixed with sesame oil were a perfect match. Jiang Yunshu, who usually had no appetite in the morning, ate two pancakes before stopping.

As for the bowl of millet porridge, Jiang Yunshu drank it all without leaving a single drop. Just as she was about to wash the clean bowl, Gu Jiuyan came in through the curtain and snatched it away.

"I'll wash the dishes, you go rest outside."

"Thank you for your hard work. I'll reward you tonight."

Reward? Thinking of the kiss last night? Gu Jiuyan began to look forward to tonight, even to work, he was full of motivation.

Under the leadership of Wan Xinyu, Gu Jiuyan found Du Shouquan and told him that he wanted to pay someone to help Jiang Yunshu dig a well.

Du Shouquan also recognized that Gu Jiuyan was the person who saved Jiang Yunshu at this time. He immediately agreed and picked a few honest and hardworking team members to help dig the well.

As soon as Gu Jiuyan took his men away, the field was in an uproar. The team members stopped working and started discussing when Jiang Yunshu would get married.

A wedding banquet is necessary. Since they are all city people, I think the banquet will not be too bad, with wine and meat. The team members who haven't seen meat for several years are almost going crazy with gluttony.

Du Shouquan saw that they were slacking off and gave them a good scolding. Only then did the team members stop being idle and start working.

There is strength in numbers. With the concerted efforts of everyone, the well in Jiang Yunshu's home was dug in just one day.

As agreed in advance, Gu Jiuyan settled the team members' wages and let them go.

As for Wan Xinyu, he tactfully left to give the two of them some space to spend time together.

Jiang Yunshu looked at the sweaty Gu Jiuyan and asked, "Are you tired?"

Gu Jiuyan, whose mind was full of the word "reward", shook his head: "Shushu, does what you said this morning still count?"

"What did I say this morning? Why don't I remember?" Jiang Yunshu asked knowingly.

"No... I didn't say anything." Gu Jiuyan was so sad that he was about to cry. The reward he had been looking forward to all day was gone, but he didn't dare to say anything.

He was afraid that if he told the girl, she would hate him.

"Whatever you want to eat, I'll make it for you. It's your reward for today."

"You...you still remember." The dead Gu Jiuyan came back to life.

"Of course I remember. Is there anything you want to eat?"

"I like everything Shushu makes."

"Then let's make my best dish, tomato and egg noodles. I'll go to the kitchen to make the noodles, and you go take a shower. By the time you're done, the noodles will be ready."

There were ready-made noodles at home, as well as the uneaten tomatoes and bok choy that Du Piaoliang had sent over two days ago. Jiang Yunshu also smuggled four eggs out of the space.

The tomato and egg noodles were just ready when Gu Jiuyan came back from taking a shower. Seeing Jiang Yunshu serving the noodles, he quickly stepped forward and snatched the spoon.

"I'll serve it, you wait outside."

Jiang Yunshu, who was almost fainting from the heat while cooking in the stuffy kitchen, did not fight with him and sat at the table outside.

"It's such a big bowl, I can't finish it."

"You can't finish it. I'll eat it later."

Jiang Yunshu, who had no appetite due to the heat, reluctantly ate a few bites and refused to eat anymore. The rest of the bowl was eaten by Gu Jiuyan.

After the diligent Gu Jiuyan cleaned up the kitchen, the two of them sat in the yard and chatted casually.

"Shushu, I'll be going back in a few days."

"Going back to the Northwest? When will you be back?"

"I'm not sure, maybe in half a year, maybe in a year. As long as I'm free, I'll take a vacation and come back to see you."

"Well, take care of yourself." Jiang Yunshu understood, respected and supported his work.

"You too, if you encounter any problems, just find Wan Xinyu, he knows what to do."

"Are you kidding me? That guy ran away faster than a rabbit when he got into trouble. It's better to rely on me than on him."

"Shushu, it's different. I told him."

"What's your relationship? Why does he seem so scared of you? Every time he sees you, he hides away like a mouse seeing a cat."

Seeing the little girl so persistent, Gu Jiuyan said succinctly: "We grew up in the same compound. He made some mistakes before, and I taught him a lesson. I guess that's when he started to fear me."

As for the process in between, it is a bit too bloody, so it is better for the little girl not to know about it.

"Made a mistake? What mistake did he make?" Jiang Yunshu, who was extremely curious, kept asking Gu Jiuyan questions.

Gu Jiuyan said unnaturally: "There's nothing wrong."

"Since you won't tell me, I'll ask Wan Xinyu myself when I meet him later."

Seeing the little girl angry, Gu Jiuyan surrendered instantly. He pursed his lips and said, "I don't like contact with women. He told others that I like men, and he said it with all his might. The key is that everyone believed it."

Because of this, the old man beat him with a rattan stick, and the two women in the family hugged him and cried all day long, so Wan Xinyu was not wronged at all in the beating.

Jiang Yunshu couldn't help but burst out laughing. What that guy did was really inhumane. He deserved to be beaten.

"Shushu..."

Jiang Yunshu suppressed a laugh and said, "Okay, okay, I won't laugh. So you really like men?"

"I like you. Also, I don't like men. Shushu, you have to believe me."

"As your partner, of course I trust you." Don't think she didn't notice that she would blush after a kiss.

Jiang Yunshu thought Gu Jiuyan was the introverted and reserved type, and it turned out that she was right.

Gu Jiuyan returned home disappointed as he was unable to get the kiss today. After leaving the Jiang family, he returned to his old icy face that kept strangers away.

Wan Xinyu, who was lying in bed and couldn't sleep because of the heat, suddenly felt a chill. He was so cold that he quickly picked up the quilt beside him and covered his stomach.

When I looked up again, I found that Gu Jiuyan was back, and not only did he come back, he also had a sour face.

Wan Xinyu was terrified, fearing that Gu Jiuyan would be in a bad mood and take it out on him, so he quickly closed his eyes and pretended to sleep.

Gu Jiuyan, who saw through Wan Xinyu's trick, was too lazy to say anything. He took a cold shower outside and lay down to sleep.

Wan Xinyu was so worried that he fell asleep against the wall in the middle of the night.

Gu Jiuyan dreamed again, the same dream, but this time he saw...