Chen Man felt happy when she saw that he was willing to accept the money.

That's good. If I just help her silently and don't want to take any money, it will feel too ambiguous.

Although, he did have some thoughts in his heart, especially on the night of New Year's Eve, after he set off the fireworks.

There is an inexplicable ambiguous tacit understanding between the two.

But no matter how ambiguous it is, Chen Man still feels that it is a bit too much of an advantage if the money is not clearly stated.

What if the two of them don't work out?

She is a conservative woman and is not very willing to spend other people's money, which makes her feel uneasy.

Xu Junyang returned home and Chen Man transferred the money to his Alipay account.

On the morning of the sixth day of the New Year, Chen Man came down from upstairs and saw Xu Junyang's family standing in the yard.

Chen Man stood on the escalator and watched as Xu Junyang put a suitcase in the car.

Xia Meng had been paying attention to this side. When she saw Chen Man coming out, she called out to her, "Chen Man."

Chen Man walked towards Xu's house, "Hey!"

When she reached his yard, Xia Meng and Hua Chunya looked at her with smiles.

"Aunt, sister-in-law, are you leaving today?"

"Yes, I've been at home for a few days now. I'm busy with company matters. Chen Man, are you working from home this year or are you planning to go somewhere for development?"

Xu Junyang glanced over here, silently waiting for Chen Man's answer.

Chen Man thought for a moment and said, "I'm not really sure. I don't have any ideas for now. Let's wait until after the New Year."

"That's true. Your job is more flexible and you can do it anywhere. If you need anything while living here, just go to Junyang. Don't be afraid to bother him. He's a village cadre. Who else can you go to if not him?"

Chen Man smiled and said, "Okay."

"The village is quite interesting. The scenery is different every season. In spring, there are flowers and plants. In early summer, there are raspberries on the mountain. If it gets hotter, you can go to the river to catch fish and crabs. In autumn, there are more wild fruits on the mountain. You can pick chestnuts and mushrooms. Oh, I don't want to go there anymore."

Chen Man was quite looking forward to listening to Xia Meng's description.

I've lived here for quite some time, and apart from the fact that it's not very convenient to go into the city, I quite like it and have adapted to it.

Especially when you grow your own vegetables and eat them yourself, that feeling is very healing.

After finally finishing cleaning up.

Xu Helian and Xu Zhengxi took incense and paper and burned them in front of the God of Land, praying for safe travel.

Several people got on the car.

Jun Yang's grandmother repeatedly warned him, "Be careful when driving, pay attention to safety, it's better to drive slowly, understand?"

Xu Zhengxi kept nodding, "I understand."

"If you're tired of driving, find a place to rest. Don't rush."

"Okay, got it."

After a series of instructions, the three cars set off.

During this period, banquets began to be held in the village again.

Some are neither marrying off daughters nor marrying wives.

Instead, they held a banquet in the house that had been under construction for many years.

The country does not encourage it, but everyone still holds it. No one reports it, and Xu Junyang, as a village cadre, can't say anything.

But he never attends this kind of banquet.

After the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the lunar year, a few cars leave the village today and a few leave tomorrow.

The bustling village gradually became empty.

The sun was shining brightly, and there was a sense of boredom and silence.

Chen Man started to pick up the work in her hands and think about the shooting plan.

When I went out to the river to look for inspiration, I saw Leng Leng coming with a bucket of clothes, probably preparing to wash clothes.

Suddenly, an idea flashed in my mind.

Leng Leng saw her and smiled from afar.

Chen Man stepped down carefully and squatted on the big rock.

"Why are you still washing clothes when it's so cold?"

"Well, the washing machine is not clean. There are children at home and the clothes are quite dirty." Leng Leng's voice was very dull, giving people a lifeless feeling.

Chen Man felt a little uncomfortable after hearing this. It wasn't because she was offended, but because she wondered what was wrong with a girl like this.

"Is the water cold?"

"It's okay, it's not very cold." The sun is quite bright today.

Chen Man touched the stone and found it was indeed warm. The sun shining on her back was also warm.

"The village was bustling during the Chinese New Year, but in just a few days, it's deserted again. What are your plans for this year?" Chen Man chatted casually.

"I didn't pass the exam again this year." Leng Leng said calmly while his hands did not stop.

Chen Man felt a little regretful, what a pity.

"The postgraduate entrance exam is getting harder every year, and it also depends on a bit of luck. If you don't pass, you don't pass. It's normal."

Leng Leng didn't say anything. Although she told those who asked her questions that she was not sure if she could pass the exam this year, only she herself knew how confident she was.

Almost all of them.

But why are the results several tens of points lower than I expected?

The moment she saw the results, her blood ran cold.

He stood there for half an hour and then squatted on the ground for a long time.

Still haven't recovered.

I checked the results over and over again, and they were still shocking.

My brain is like a complete mess.

I thought of a little bit of everything, but nothing was figured out.

I spent a lot of time researching online and realized it was because my answers were too clichéd. Many people, like me, knew almost every question correctly. I estimated I'd score around 130, but ended up only getting 70 or 80.

During dinner in the evening, she calmly told her family about her test results.

My parents remained silent.

After a while, he said, "If you didn't pass the exam, then you didn't pass. People in the village don't have to go to school, but they can still work hard."

Leng Leng was not very happy after hearing this.

It's not that I'm aloof, but I feel that she has studied for so many years, but in the end it all seems to be wasted and not worth it.

Of course, her mother didn't mean for her to work in a factory, but to find a job.

But she was in no mood to listen at all, and her heart became more and more depressed and painful.

Chen Man also knew that nothing she said at this time would sound good.

But it’s not good to keep silent.

"Leng Leng, are you sick?" she asked quietly and carefully.

Leng Leng was stunned.

"What do you think is wrong with me?" She was afraid that she had made herself depressed, which was not a fashionable disease but a fatal one.

But Chen Man thought that she was offended and unhappy after hearing what she said.

"No, no, no, that's not what I meant. I just think you look very depressed. Are you under some kind of pressure?"

"I'm not angry. I'm really asking, what do you think is wrong with me?"

Chen Man was stumped by the question and she couldn't explain it well.

"Maybe he's just not in a good mental state and lacks exercise and social interaction."

I soaked my cold hands in the river water, slowly feeling the invasion of cold.

"No, you're wrong. It's the lack of money that makes you feel bad." She really wanted to find someone to talk to about these things that had been weighing on her mind for a long time.

But no one is suitable.

At this moment, she finally couldn't hold it anymore. All the words were on the tip of her tongue. If she didn't say anything, she would really collapse.