Chapter 18 The Laziest Person in the Countryside

Li Zhenzhu couldn't help but laugh, and her cute expression attracted the attention of many people.

"That Li Zhiqing has such a lovely smile; it gives all the men working in the fields a boost of energy," someone said with a chuckle.

Everyone likes beautiful people and things.

Although Li Zhiqing got a little tanned, she looked even better.

This kind of beauty is different from the beauty she had when her skin was fair.

The young man really enjoyed watching these educated youth, especially the two who had just arrived.

Good-looking people always attract more attention.

"What nonsense are you spouting! You're such a grown man, still teasing little girls." Wang Xiuju shouted at someone.

"I teased her because I like her, didn't I?" The aunt shouted to Li Zhenzhu, "Li Zhiqing, you're at the age to date now, you should consider our Huzi!"

The young man named Hu Zi got excited and kept glancing at Li Zhenzhu.

They also need to demonstrate how energetic they are at work.

"I don't want to be in a relationship right now," Li Zhenzhu said, a little embarrassed.

I knew they were joking, but I still felt embarrassed.

"Did you hear that? She doesn't even want to date him yet!" Wang Xiuju said smugly. "When she does want to, I'll keep an eye out for her. After all, we're such good friends."

The aunt who had just spoken was funny: "I think you're trying to save it for your own son!"

"Who wouldn't take the good stuff home?"

Everyone exchanged a few words and laughed.

No one took these words to heart.

Most importantly, no one expected that the educated youth would choose to marry a rural man.

Although these young people are quite nice, the villagers can still sense their arrogance.

As Li Zhenzhu listened to Aunt Xiuju praising Ji Huaizhi, she thought of He Xianglan's words that night.

She actually wanted to see Ji Huaizhi, but she could never run into him on ordinary days.

I saw Ji Huaizhi again on the mountain.

Li Zhenzhu was picking wild vegetables when Ji Huaizhi suddenly jumped down from the tree, startling her.

"ah!"

Ji Huaizhi wore a grass ring on his head to shield himself from the sun, and Xuanfeng's mocking voice rang out in the forest.

Hahahaha~

"Your bird is really bad." Li Zhenzhu blinked to calm herself down. "Just as bad as you."

Ji Huaizhi tugged at the hem of his clothes, which contained something: "Me, bad? It's been so long since I've seen you, but your tongue has gotten quite sharp."

Li Zhenzhu changed the subject: "You've been going to the city a lot lately, could you help me bring some things back?"

Ji Huaizhi raised an eyebrow. This is interesting.

What should I bring?

"Frost cream and hair ties." Li Zhenzhu pursed her lips again: "And also bring me two packs of peach shortbread, I'll pay you."

“Okay.” Ji Huaizhi didn’t refuse this small matter.

Hearing that he had agreed, Li Zhenzhu smiled and said, "Wait for me, I'll be right there."

After a while, she came back with money in her hand. She sewed all the money onto her clothes, including the money her mother had given her. She was really worried about leaving it at the educated youth settlement and was afraid it would fall off, so she simply sewed it onto her body.

I kept a little extra money to use slowly.

"I'll treat you to plenty of sodas, thank you for your trouble." Li Zhenzhu wasn't stingy either: "There's a bag of peach shortbread for Aunt Xiuju, you can give it to her for me later."

Ji Huaizhi stared at her for a long time, making her feel guilty.

Okay~

Li Zhenzhu actually had a little bit of scheming involved.

The fact that Ji Huaizhi brought the peach cakes to Aunt Xiuju proves that the two knew each other and were probably quite familiar with each other.

Wang Xiuju already had this intention, and if she met him, she would definitely have some ideas.

She's right.

As expected, Wang Xiuju began to press Ji Huaizhi about when the two of them had met, and the other family members also looked at him with curiosity.

Ji Lao Er curled his lip: "He must be shameless."

Ji Huaizhi shrugged: "This time, she asked me to bring things for her."

Wang Xiuju's face lit up with a wide smile.

"Really? That must be because I praise you in front of her every day, and she's convinced me." Wang Xiuju thought that Li Zhiqing was taking care of him because of her.

"You even invited me to eat peach shortbread, how can I accept this? I'll boil an extra egg for the eldest daughter-in-law tomorrow and bring it to her." Wang Xiuju opened a bag of peach shortbread, gave one to each of the three children, and another to her pregnant second daughter-in-law.

Sister-in-law Ji smiled and agreed, "I understand."

"This is a gift from my future daughter-in-law; I won't give you the rest."

"Ah? No, Mom!" Ji Lao Er cried out in anguish.

That's too stingy.

Seeing the others arguing over the peach shortbread, Ji Hong, with his pipe in his mouth, asked his youngest son what he had been doing in the city lately.

"I didn't do anything. I just wanted to go out for a walk. There are more opportunities outside," Ji Huaizhi said casually.

Ji Hong noticed that although he wasn't sleeping much anymore, he seemed less settled than before. He wondered if he hadn't been well-behaved before, and was just too tired now.

“You’re not a kid anymore. If you don’t have anything to do, you should spend less time wandering around the city and more time working in the fields to earn work points.”

Ji Huaizhi: "I get sleepy as soon as I start working. What if I happen to find a job in the city?"

"Do you think those jobs are everywhere?" Ji Hong frowned. "You still have to be down-to-earth and not have unrealistic fantasies."

Ji Huaizhi smiled: "Dad, you can even use idioms now, that's good."

"You have no manners!"

Although Ji Hong was cursing Ji Huaizhi.

But there was no anger in his eyes. His son is sleeping less now, but he is obviously much more energetic.

He used to be gloomy and listless.

Now I can even talk back to him.

She exudes a youthful energy.

For people, peace and health are the most important things.

The next day when she went to work, Wang Xiuju gave Li Zhenzhu an egg and secretly put it in her pocket.

Li Zhenzhu: "Auntie, what are you doing?"

"I brought this especially for you. You brought me peach shortbread yesterday." Wang Xiuju smiled, her dark face full of kindness.

Li Zhenzhu said shyly when she heard Tao Su's voice: "I just happened to run into him..."

"What's the big deal? It's just bringing something. He's been going to the city a lot lately. Just tell him what you want to bring next time."

Wang Xiuju was pleased with the outcome.

Actually, she wanted to ask Pearl directly, but she felt it wasn't appropriate to speak up directly, so she waited for her son to reassure her.

"OK!"

Hearing her say yes, Wang Xiuju felt even more at ease.

It means that both of them had that intention.

Everyone has noticed that Ji Huaizhi has been going to the city a lot lately.

Someone asked the three Ji brothers and their wives, "Your younger brother is better now but he's not going back to work. Don't you have any objections?"

Several people shook their heads simultaneously. What was their opinion?

There's no way there could be any objections.

Every time he comes back, he brings back nice things.

Their meals have noticeably improved during this period.

Most importantly, the three of them knew that their younger brother was not an immature person.