"Yes, yes, there must be... Ah, there should be."

Zhu Qinghao looked at the person who almost gave themselves away again, her face full of helplessness.

If it weren't for her partner, this girl would probably have been exposed long ago, right?

Thinking of this possibility, Zhu Qinghao suddenly felt a sense of pride welling up inside her, and unconsciously straightened her chest.

Once on the tractor, Zhu Qinghao discovered that Sheng Yi was also there, surrounded by a group of older women talking about him; the scene was quite lively.

"...Dr. Jiang, let me tell you, you're 20 years old now, not young anymore. It's time to find someone. Having someone who cares about you is definitely a good thing. We've all been through this, do you think we'd just flatter you?"

Sheng Yi explained to them yesterday that the grandfather and grandson used aliases when traveling around the village, and both of them took the surname Jiang from his deceased great-grandmother. So Zhu Qinghao was not surprised when he heard the aunties calling him Little Jiang Doctor.

However, when she heard what her aunts said, she immediately thought of what Grandpa Zhu had said yesterday: that the two of them had almost arranged a marriage between their children.

Noticing Zhu Qinghao's gaze, Sheng Yi also glanced in their direction, and their eyes met.

Zhu Qinghao clearly felt a distinct warmth appear in Sheng Yi's cold eyes when they met her. She was taken aback, then nodded slightly in greeting before they looked away from each other.

However, unbeknownst to Zhu Qinghao, Sheng Yi secretly glanced at her several times, but each time he did so very subtly, so subtly that even the gossipy aunties and grandmas didn't notice.

"Thank you all for your kindness, aunties and grandmas. I will find it. If my grandfather is still in the village, I will definitely invite everyone to the wedding feast!"

"That's great! We'll be waiting for Dr. Jiang."

"Yes, yes, if Dr. Jiang takes a liking to someone from our neighborhood or team, we can help act as matchmakers. We don't need to accept gifts, just some wedding candy!"

"That's exactly the point..."

Zhu Qinghao and Si Tian listened to other people's gossip all the way to the city.

After getting off the bus, Zhu Qinghao and Si Tian parted ways at the agreed time, but they both had the same destination—the state-run restaurant.

Fortunately, there was more than one state-run restaurant in the city, and the two of them went in different directions, so they could avoid interfering with each other.

Zhu Qinghao spent the morning visiting several state-run restaurants, replenishing the breakfast supplies in the space while also feeding herself until she was full.

After dinner, Zhu Qinghao embarked on another shopping trip, but this time she went to the black market instead.

Since she had just visited the supply and marketing cooperative and the department store, she didn't actually need anything she wanted to buy, so she planned to go to the black market to see if there was anything she really wanted to buy.

To avoid attracting attention, she tidied herself up in her spatial dimension before going there. She rubbed her hands on the black soil, wiped her face, wrapped herself in an old lady's headscarf, and changed into some rustic clothes.

After finishing her makeup and feeling that it was almost done, she left the space and inquired about the direction of the black market along the way, walking there at a leisurely pace.

After paying two cents, she successfully entered a black market near the supply and marketing cooperative. She had specifically inquired about it and found that it was a relatively large black market with a wide variety of goods, and the most likely place to find prey.

Once inside, Zhu Qinghao scanned the room with a clear purpose, and just then, she encountered a very familiar face.

Since the other party made no attempt to disguise himself, Zhu Qinghao didn't even need to recognize him when she saw him.

Sheng Yi? What's he doing here?