Chapter 248

In the end, Tian Guixiang naturally didn't try to help Lei Tingjun arrange a reunion with his old junior high school classmates. Wouldn't that just be asking her to embarrass herself?

Ji Wanmei had only been in Honghe Township for half a day when she helped Lei Tingjun resolve two 'troubles'.

Lei Tingjun was both moved and heartbroken.

After settling things at the brick factory, the two left the Honghe Brick Factory that afternoon.

Lei Tingjun drove Ji Wanmei back to his hometown, Xiahe Village.

The last time Lei Tingjun came back was before he bought the brick factory. He went back to the village by himself. He didn't go back for the Spring Festival because he was busy with things in the transportation team.

It's currently the first month of the lunar calendar, and the festive atmosphere in the village hasn't quite ended yet. In rural areas, visiting relatives and friends usually continues until the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

This was Ji Wanmei's first time visiting Lei Tingjun's hometown with him. Although Lei Tingjun had already told her that there was no one left in his family and that the old house in his hometown was almost completely dilapidated, Ji Wanmei was still a little excited.

She herself couldn't explain where this excitement came from.

This incident probably signifies that she is finally about to enter Lei Tingjun's life.

She went to see the place where he was born and grew up, to see the environment in which he grew up, to meet the people he met during his childhood and adolescence, and to walk the paths he once walked as a child. This means that she is gradually getting to know him better, becoming more tolerant of him, and accepting of him more.

From Honghe Township to Xiahe Village, the entire route is a muddy, narrow dirt road, hardly qualifying as a highway. It's just a mountain path used by villagers to travel from the village to the township market.

Fortunately, the Thunder team was extremely familiar with this road and knew which way to go to make it passable for the pickup truck.

However, the journey was still incredibly bumpy.

Ji Wanmei gripped the handles on the top of the car door tightly with both hands, feeling as if her whole body was about to be shaken apart.

Lei Tingjun turned to look at her several times with concern.

Ji Wanmei, however, said with a stern face, "Why are you looking at me? Just focus on driving."

Lei Tingjun held the steering wheel with one hand, took off his leather jacket with the other, and handed it to Ji Wanmei, saying, "Would it be better to put my clothes under the seat?"

Ji Wanmei insisted, shaking her head: "No need, it's quite fun to be bounced around like this, you'll get used to it after a while."

Upon hearing this, Lei Tingjun turned and silently glanced at his old, secondhand pickup truck.

There was a loud banging noise coming from under the hood while driving, the passenger-side window couldn't be closed properly and cold air kept blowing in during the dead of winter, and the seats were creaking.

The back seats were even worn out in several corners, not to mention the cargo bed in the back, which was always full of odds and ends and building materials, and no matter how much you tidied it up, it was always dusty.

Thinking of the brand-new, stylish black car that Lu Zhuoyang drove, Lei Tingjun secretly decided that next year, he would definitely buy Ji Wanmei a new car as well.

He didn't want her to ride in such a dilapidated secondhand car every time she was with him anymore.

Although she didn't care at all, Lei Tingjun did.

No, strictly speaking, if it's Lei Tingjun's own needs, he can drive this old used car for a few more years without any problem. He's a rough man and doesn't care about those things.

However, Lei Tingjun felt very uncomfortable seeing Ji Wanmei suffer like this with him.

Ji Wanmei shouldn't have had to suffer like this with him.

This further strengthened Lei Tingjun's belief in working hard to make money.

Ji Wanmei was initially not used to such mountainous muddy roads, especially some sections that were narrow and steep with large rocks underneath, causing the whole vehicle to shake violently.

But she gradually got used to it and found it okay when she held onto the handrail.

Especially when she focused her attention on the scenery of the mountains on both sides, she discovered that Xiahe Village was truly a beautiful place with clear waters and lush mountains.

The mountain walls on both sides are covered with lush trees, and a clear stream meanders along the banks, its destination unknown.

On the other side are the villagers' farmland and vegetable gardens.

The autumn rice has been harvested, leaving only half-dried yellow rice stalks in the paddy fields. The scarecrows made from them flutter in the wind and look quite lifelike.

Ji Wanmei even saw two gray wild rabbits running in the grass.

She pointed excitedly at the grass and said to Lei Tingjun, "Look, there are two more rabbits over there!"

Lei Tingjun smiled and said, "When I was a kid, I often went into the mountains with my parents to catch wild rabbits. If you like, I'll go and catch a couple."

"Okay, okay!" Ji Wanmei quite liked rabbits, finding them fluffy and cute. However, she immediately worried, "But where should we keep them?"

Lei Tingjun paused. He thought Ji Wanmei wanted to eat wild rabbits, but he didn't expect that she just wanted to keep them as pets.

His sister is so kind, how could he not have thought of that beforehand?

Lei Tingjun couldn't help but chuckle.

"What are you laughing at?" Ji Wanmei asked him.

“No, if you want to keep it, I can take it back to the workshop, but I’m afraid that when I’m not around, those brats will slaughter it and stew it.” Lei Tingjun also had the idea of ​​teasing Ji Wanmei a little. He thought her serious look was really cute.

Ji Wanmei frowned deeply: "Then let's not. It's a pity that we don't allow pets in our dorm."

"Let them stay in nature. For any animal, nature is their home." In the end, Ji Wanmei also disapproved of Lei Tingjun catching wild rabbits.

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