Lin's mother stood to the side, unable to suppress her smile.

She said that Gu Chen seemed like a good young man; although he didn't talk much, he was actually quite capable.

Her own second uncle was working hard there and didn't help, but when he saw his own daughter working in the field, he immediately took over. Not bad, he's ambitious!

"What are you grinning like an idiot for?" Lin's father asked, puzzled, and swung the hoe vigorously.

Lin's mother's smile vanished instantly, and she pinched him in exasperation, "You, if only you had half of Xiao Gu's discernment, that would be so much better."

Didn't you see Gu Chen still trying to impress his daughter?

Lin's mother glared at Lin's father fiercely, then began to swing her hoe.

"What did I do to offend you?" Mr. Lin asked, looking puzzled.

...

Gu Chen looked at Lin Yuxi's peach-like mouth as she kept talking, her Adam's apple bobbing slightly, and quickly looked away.

"Would you like some water?" Gu Chen changed the subject.

Lin Yuxi's face showed a subtle expression, "I won't drink."

"I'm going to town this afternoon, do you want to come?" Gu Chen looked at her and couldn't help but ask, "My friend got two movie tickets, do you want to go with me?"

"Watch a movie?" Lin Yuxi's eyes lit up. She had always thought that her life was boring and dull, with nothing but farming and lying around. She never expected that she could watch movies.

“Yes, his name is Xiao Xuejun. He was with me on the train a few days ago,” Gu Chen explained.

The villagers in Qinghe Village have hardly ever seen a movie. The projectionist only shows a few movies in the town and a few in some of the more developed villages. Given Qinghe Village's development trend, if it doesn't develop, there won't be any movies shown there for at least five years.

"Okay, let's turn over the soil and check the time. I'll come to Uncle Gu's house to find you then."

"Okay," Gu Chen agreed very quickly.

Turning over the soil is hard work, more strenuous than harvesting wheat. Harvesting wheat is just about using a sickle to keep cutting, but digging soil feels strenuous even with a hoe, mainly because the soil is too dry.

The villagers knew that Gu Chen was a soldier, but he only came home for about ten days a year. He had been introduced to potential partners before, but the girls all rejected him.

By the time Lin Yuxi had turned over half a ridge of soil, her hands were blistered. When she turned her head, Gu Chen had already helped her turn over the entire ridge.

Gu Chen was hardworking and physically strong in the army, so he was naturally quick. The sun was already shining, and he just wanted to finish digging as soon as possible.

By noon, Gu Chen had already turned over five rows of soil, while Lin Yuxi had only turned over two.

Lin Yuxi was terrified to watch Gu Chen work so hard.

"Gu Chen, slow down!" Lin Yuxi said with concern.

Under the shade of a tree.

Lin Yuxi took a rice ball from her pocket and gave it to Gu Chen. She had made the rice ball that morning. It wasn't good to eat steamed buns for lunch every day. To ensure a balanced diet, she filled the rice ball with green vegetables, tomato sauce, cucumber, pork floss, and cold meat salad.

"Here you go." Lin Yuxi held the rice ball in both hands and handed it over, her fingertips blistered from the effort.

Gu Chen didn't expect Lin Yuxi to think of him first again. He glanced at her fingertips, then turned to look for the place selling popsicles, but it seemed that the popsicle vendor hadn't come yet today. He lowered his head, and after a few days, his short hair seemed to have grown a lot longer. Sweat dripped onto the ground from his hair.

"Um?"

Lin Yuxi let out a question from her throat, looking at him with her light eyes. Actually, Gu Chen was quite good-looking, with a distinct face, a sharp and hard jawline, black hair dripping with sweat, strong muscles in his arms full of power, and a perfect bronze skin.

In an instant, a pair of dark, deep eyes met hers.

"Here, have this. I washed it when I came this morning." Gu Chen took out a few golden fruits from his pocket.

Lin Yuxi's eyes lit up; it was actually loquat!