Because of what Xie Zhuo said, Zhao Jisheng put in a lot of effort afterward, mainly because he wanted to know what Xie Zhuo's mysterious secret was about making big money.

They need to undergo this kind of "training" before they can be taught the skills.

If the college entrance examination hadn't been abolished long ago, he would have even suspected that Xie Zhuo wanted to send them to take the exam.

However, he didn't stay at home to watch over things. He would come to Liu Mancang's house for a few hours after work each time, and then go home when it was almost dark.

Xie Zhuo stopped paying attention to their studies, fearing that saying too much would arouse their suspicion.

Liu Mancang was fine; he was just a simpleton, and a few words from him were enough to fool him.

The main culprit is Zhao Jisheng; he's practically got the word "shrewd" written all over his forehead.

It rained again a couple of days ago, but instead of getting cooler, the weather got even hotter.

Xie Zhuo went into town again to ask Lao He for two electric fans, hoping he could help him get them.

That afternoon, Xie Zhuo took two electric fans home, and while walking down the street, he was chased by people who asked him about them several times.

Some curious people even went to his house specifically to see how the electric fan worked.

Xie Zhuo wasn't stingy and immediately went to plug in the fan. But then he remembered that the electrician who came last time only installed the lights and didn't install a socket for the fan.

"No, third brother, is it possible to transfer or not?" a man asked.

Xie Zhuo was also a little annoyed, and glanced at him sideways, "No."

“You can’t buy this thing,” the man said again. “It’s electric, just thinking about it is expensive. And it has to be you, someone with money.”

Before he could finish speaking, Xu Yan walked in from outside.

Hearing his words, Xu Yan twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "That's right, it has to be our Xie Zhuo. Not only is he handsome, but he also earns full work points every day, which is why we have money to buy an electric fan. We'll ask the electrician to come again tomorrow and install a socket so the house won't be hot anymore."

"How come they're so amazing? Unlike some people, a grown man earns fewer work points than a woman. They're lucky if they can even fill their stomachs every day, let alone have the money to buy this kind of thing."

After she finished speaking, she smiled at the man and said, "Brother Wang, don't you think so?"

The man called Brother Wang had a face as black as if he'd been smeared with soot, but now that he was in Xie Zhuo's house, even if he wanted to fight, he couldn't beat Xie Zhuo. With a dark face, he turned and left.

Seeing that he was about to step out of the courtyard gate, Xu Yan raised her voice a little and said to him, "Come back when Xie Zhuo is done, Brother Wang. We won't see you off."

The others didn't stay long either; seeing that the electric fan wasn't turning, they left.

Xie Zhuo searched all over the house but couldn't find a place to plug in the fan.

"Don't bother looking for it, it wasn't installed last time," Xu Yan said, watching him wander around the room. She also looked up at the wall. "Let's talk about it tomorrow."

"Should I go to the city again now?" Xie Zhuo frowned.

Xu Yan glanced at him and said, "It's almost dark. Even if you go now, everyone will have already gone home from get off work. Who's going to come and help you with the installation? Besides, it's been hot for so many days already, a day or two won't make a difference."

“How could I not care?” Xie Zhuo placed the electric fan on the camphor wood box, then turned to look at Xu Yan, his tone tinged with a hint of resentment. “It’s hot, and you won’t let me hold you when you’re sleeping.”

Xu Yan: "..."

That's true.

The main reason is that men's body temperature is naturally higher than women's. It's fine when the weather is cool, especially in winter, Xu Yan almost sleeps close to Xie Zhuo's arms. But when the weather gets hot, she wants to stick to the wall.

Several times, just as she rolled to the window and before she even touched the wall, Xie Zhuo stretched out his long arm and scooped her into his arms.

Xu Yan was truly impressed.

Even though they were both sweating from hugging, Xie Zhuo just wouldn't let go of her.

If she insisted on breaking up, he would start drooping his eyelids and acting pitiful, as if she had done something to wrong him.

He is the most wronged and pitiful person in the world.

"Alright, you can hug me tonight," Xu Yan said, looking up at the sky speechlessly.

Are all husbands this clingy?

It rained again the next day, so Xie Zhuo didn't go into the city. In the afternoon, he went to Beishan again with Liu Mancang and Zhao Jisheng.

The harvest was plentiful. All the game was sold, and everyone received seventy yuan. The main reason was that a person from out of town who was on a business trip took a fancy to a live deer and gave him a lot of money.

After receiving the money, Liu Mancang was extremely excited and kept asking Xie Zhuo if this was the money-making secret he had mentioned.

Xie Zhuo looked at his silly expression and casually replied with a few perfunctory words.

Then he silently pondered to himself, "If someone like Liu Mancang really gets into university next year, how badly will he be scammed?"

When the electric fan finally worked, Xu Yan wasn't very excited. After all, people in later generations used air conditioners, so an electric fan wasn't anything special.

But Da Bao and Xiao Bao were overjoyed.

After school, we turned on the fan and happily blew it on together, not even leaving the house to play with Xiao Shuanzi.

When they went to bed at night, Xie Zhuo didn't keep the fan blowing on them the whole time. After telling them a story and waiting for them to fall asleep, Xie Zhuo turned off the electric fan.

Because Xu Yan said that blowing it continuously is bad for your health, although he didn't know why it was bad for his health, he turned it off after Xu Yan said so.

Once back in the house, Xie Zhuo hugged Xu Yan and, without saying much, leaned in and started kissing her.

Xu Yan felt a little itchy from the tips of his hair and raised her hand to push him away.

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