Although I didn't intend to report Wang Gang, since he had bad intentions, I still had to pay a price.

He appeared unmoved.

"Sigh! I really wanted to give Wang Zhiqing a chance to turn over a new leaf. But your pulling me like that has given me a terrible headache. Maybe it's because I was swaying after fainting, but that thought has vanished."

Chen Shi propped his head up slightly with one hand and pulled his other arm out of Wang Gang's hand, putting on a weak appearance.

However, the performance was very obvious!

"Then...then what are you going to do?" Wang Gang stammered.

"Wang Zhiqing's words make it sound like I'm a bully. How this matter is resolved depends on Wang Zhiqing's sincerity!"

Chen Shi spoke in a knowing tone, and then smiled at Wang Gang, his handsome face full of smugness.

Wang Gang understood the unspoken meaning in Shen Shi's words and was filled with rage.

But having no other choice, he went inside and took out two yuan.

Two yuan isn't a small amount; it can buy more than two jin (1 kg) of meat, so I'm quite satisfied even though it's heavy.

It's not easy to get anything out of Wang Gang, this tightwad.

“Shen Zhiqing, take this money. You fainted from heatstroke today. Go to town and buy some good food to help you recover.”

Wang Gang forced himself to hand over the money to Chen Shi, putting on a concerned expression, but his heart was bleeding.

"No, no, it's not good for anyone going to the countryside. How can I take your money? Wang Zhiqing, take it back immediately."

Chen Shi looked so unwell that he not only didn't answer but also refused the call.

Her acting was a little better this time than before.

Seeing that he wouldn't accept it, Wang Gang grew anxious. "Shen Zhiqing, just take it! I said some things that weren't nice to me today, but this is what I should give you. I won't feel at ease if you don't take it!"

"Since Wang has put it that way, I won't refuse. But Wang should be careful in the future."

After teasing Wang Gang for a while, Wang Gang saw that the time was right. Shen Shi accepted the money and went inside.

Seeing that the matter had been resolved, Liu Tianqing left the courtyard and headed towards his private plot.

Zhao Yicheng followed Shen Shi into the house.

Only Wang Gang remained standing in the courtyard, his hand, which had just taken the money, making two empty clenching motions in the air. He then slapped himself twice, his face contorted with heartache.

As soon as they entered the room, Zhao Yicheng put his arm around his shoulder and said, "You little rascal, you're something else! I never knew you, a bookworm, could be such a swindler. But Wang Gang deserves it too. I've disliked him for a long time. He's always looking at people with a shifty eye, like a thief. Did you see his pained expression just now? Hahaha!! It cracked me up."

He laughed as he embraced Chen Shi and shook him excitedly.

Zhao Yicheng's rugged personality was reflected in his unrestrained laughter, which was so loud it hurt Shen Shi's ears.

To save his ears, Shen shouted even louder, "I've said it eight hundred times! I'm not a bookworm!!"

Zhao Yicheng laughed even louder.

"Come on, come on!!! Let's have a fight." Shen Shi felt like he was about to explode with anger.

As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves and actually punched Zhao Yicheng twice, but not with much force.

Zhao Yicheng raised his arm to block the laughter, finally stopping himself from laughing.

Then he added, "Wang Gang looks sinister, so you have to be careful."

After a while, my ears were finally saved.

Chen replied in a good mood, "Don't worry! I know what I'm doing."

Even if things don't go well, he still has dirt on Wang Gang, so he's not afraid at all!

After waiting for the money to sink, they put it in the cabinet and then went outside.

Liu Tianqing brought back the vegetables, and when he was feeling drowsy, he took them to the water tank to wash them before putting them in the kitchen.

The educated youth settlements ate communal meals, with everyone's food stored together.

Cooking was the job of the female educated youth, while the male educated youth were mainly responsible for fetching water and washing dishes.

In the past few days, another brigade in the county has been making headlines with a case of a young woman being bullied by a rural man.

To calm the female educated youth's panic, the deputy director of the educated youth office came to give a lecture today. The female educated youth all went to listen after work and haven't returned yet.

After leaving the kitchen, Shen Shi suddenly remembered something and immediately ran outside!

How could he forget?

He and Song Jiajia had just started dating a week ago.

Nowadays, there's a lot of separation between men and women. If someone sees the two of them together, they'll definitely not get any nice things said.

He didn't care, but Jiajia's reputation as a young woman couldn't be damaged.

But couples in love can't stand not seeing each other for even a day.

The two agreed to meet at the west end of the village every Wednesday and Sunday.

That place used to be the landlord's old house, but now it's abandoned and hardly anyone goes there. People usually meet there if there's an emergency and it's difficult to come directly.

Today is Wednesday, and I was looking forward to it this morning.

So many unexpected things happened that afternoon that he completely forgot about them!

Jiajia was getting impatient waiting, so she took a shower, washed vegetables, and even got into a fight.

Shen Shi was now filled with deep regret! He wished he could slap himself twice.

They rushed all the way to their destination, and sure enough, Song Jiajia was still waiting.

Song Jiajia stood on the back wall of the dilapidated courtyard, which was covered with morning glories.

The sun is setting now, and the morning glory buds have opened a little.

A large expanse of peach blossom pink set off her cheeks. Song Jiajia's usually radiant face appeared even more vibrant and intense at this moment.

Chen was almost stunned for a moment.

Knowing that Jiajia must be worried, he quickly called out, "Jiajia!"

Song Jiajia looked over, her eyes sparkling like stars. Shen Shi felt his breath catch for a moment.

In his memory, feelings of guilt, regret, and heartache over his past life erupted at this moment. Shen Shi stared blankly at Song Jiajia, speechless for a moment.

Over here, Song Jiajia carefully examined Shen Shi and breathed a sigh of relief after seeing that he was alright.

She was pampered at home and only had to do some housework; she didn't have to go to work.

She only found out about Chen's fainting incident from her cousin after she finished work.

I was quite startled at the time. I heard it was just heatstroke and nothing serious, but I was still worried. But we had already finished work, and everywhere was crowded, so it wasn't convenient to go to the educated youth settlement to look for Chen Shi.

Fortunately, today was the day they were to meet, so Song Jiajia quickly came here to wait.

But Chen wasn't this proactive before she was in a relationship. This time, I've been waiting for an hour and she still hasn't come!

Thank goodness! She managed to get her message, otherwise she really would have gone to the educated youth settlement to ask.

"Come here! What are you standing there like an idiot for?" Song Jiajia urged, seeing Chen Shi still standing there blankly on the road.

Could he have hit his head?

Hearing Song Jiajia's soft voice, Shen Shi slowly came back to his senses.

The intense emotions from the past life gradually faded, and Shen Shi's mood calmed down.

Then, seeing Song Jiajia's eyes darting around like a little fox, I knew what she was thinking.

So he said to Song Jiajia, "Don't worry, you didn't hurt your brain."