"If you're worried that things might gossip about us because of our ambiguous relationship..."

"I can stay somewhere else for a few days, it shouldn't be a problem."

"As for settling accounts, I'll lend you a place to stay, and you'll watch my house. That'll even things out!"

"no!"

Song Qinghe immediately said that she was originally a guest, a person staying for a while, so how could she kick the host out?

That's absolutely unacceptable.

After Lu Zhaolin finished speaking, he suddenly felt that this was indeed a good idea.

The village is full of people, and after they've eaten their fill, they like to chat idly when they have nothing to do. When they get together, all sorts of random things can happen, which can easily have a negative impact on her.

For him, reputation is nothing important.

But for Song Qinghe, it was obviously very important.

If a female educated youth sent to the countryside suffers damage to her reputation, it will cause her a lot of trouble once the news gets out.

Especially after he returned to the team, Lu Zhaolin could no longer hear those miscellaneous voices, but Song Qinghe would have to live in the village for a long time.

What if it affects her?

Although he fell in love with Song Qinghe at first sight, he didn't want Song Qinghe to be affected by these things.

She didn't want external opinions to influence her judgment, or she would be forced to stick with him.

Lu Zhaolin secretly blamed himself for not thinking about this before.

He must have been so engrossed in seeing Song Qinghe that his mind went blank and he didn't think of that.

The village chief was also confused.

I'll just stay at his house later. Anyway, Chengshan is about the same age as me, so we're quite familiar with each other.

The two families are related, practically relatives, so it's understandable that I could stay there for a while.

Lu Zhaolin quickly came up with a solution, and that was the happy decision.

Anyway, I can't stay for more than a few days. After my leave ends, I have to go back to the army.

Song Qinghe felt uneasy. Although she was a sophisticated egoist, she still had her bottom line.

They eat at other people's houses and live in other people's houses.

They didn't pay a single penny; they just got it for free.

Even if she were shameless, she wouldn't do something like that.

Seeing her anxious expression, Lu Zhaolin reassured her, "It's alright, just think of it as staying in the dormitory. I often stayed in the dormitory when I was in the army, it's the same."

"Besides, you're new here and don't know the area well, but for me, this is my hometown."

"I'll tidy up the guest room a bit later. If you're scared, I'll have my aunt come over to keep you company. Oh, you mean the village chief's wife."

Are their two families related?

After Lu Zhaolin finished speaking, he realized something was amiss. He paused for a moment and added, "Let her stay in my room. I'll change my bedding later."

In any case, she has someone to keep her company.

To avoid gossip from other villagers, that would be bad.

Song Qinghe wanted to say something more, but she realized she had met a good person.

But she couldn't push her luck too far.

I always felt a little unworthy. Could it be that there was something about me that he wanted?

Lu Zhaolin didn't give her a chance to speak at all, and picked up a chicken leg for her: "Eat, eat. Doing this is good for both of us."

When picking up food, I pay special attention to using serving chopsticks.

He was worried that Song Qinghe might feel uncomfortable in some way. Although he liked the girl, he still needed to maintain a proper sense of propriety.

Lu Zhaolin didn't want Song Qinghe to feel uncomfortable over such a small detail.

Song Qinghe remained silent. Since he had already said that, she could only suppress any thoughts she might have.

What could she do after they said that?

You can't say that she doesn't care about her reputation, or that Lu Zhaolin's reputation isn't important.

Song Qinghe was certain that she had met a good person; no wonder he was a soldier, his character was indeed quite good.

If it were someone else, they certainly wouldn't have considered it so meticulously.