Chapter 109 stunned the old buddy.

Gu Zuozuo had barely sat down when Meng Tian pulled her away.

"Still sitting here? Dinner's almost ready over there!"

The threshing ground, which used to be filled with drying wheat and rice, is now bustling with activity.

Three large iron pots were emitting an enticing aroma of meat.

Several women squatted there, chatting and laughing as they made blood sausage, and every now and then you could hear their hearty laughter.

The village children laughed and played around the threshing floor, some helping out, some chatting, and some sitting together gossiping about their families—it was quite a lively scene.

"Gu Zhiqing! You're here!"

When people saw her, they greeted her loudly. The numbness on their faces was gone. Their lives were better than they had ever dared to dream of before.

Over the years, the villagers have come to know some things.

For example, why was the glass factory built here? Why was the main road connecting their village to the outside world repaired without hesitation? Why are problems in their village resolved immediately?

These things may be related to Gu Zuozuo.

They were very grateful to her; if it weren't for her, they would still be those mountain people who couldn't get enough to eat and toiled every day just to survive.

Gu Zuozuo nodded, once again overwhelmed by the villagers' enthusiasm, and helplessly rubbed her forehead.

The villagers are great in every way these days, but their enthusiasm is just too much for some.

Meng Tian seemed a little distracted, glancing at Gu Zuozuo every now and then. Gu Zuozuo couldn't stand it anymore, so she stopped gnawing on the bone and turned around to meet Meng Tian's hesitant face.

"Tell me, what exactly happened?"

"Don't you feel like someone's missing?"

Gu looked around and nodded knowingly.

Where's Mengmeng?

That guy is the type who can't resist anything exciting, let alone the fact that the village was slaughtering a pig and making a "pig-killing feast" today, yet she was nowhere to be seen.

Meng Tian gave a bitter smile.

Do you still remember Li Mo?

Li Mo?

Who is this?

Seeing her blank expression, Meng Tian knew that she had long forgotten about this person.

"That's the tractor driver from the Red Flag Commune, the big, simple-minded guy next to Captain Ma!"

Since acquiring the short-distance teleportation bracelet, Gu Zuozuo hasn't been going to the county much, and naturally, she hasn't had much contact with the people from the Red Flag Commune. She had long forgotten about these two people.

"What's wrong with him? Is it related to Mengmeng not being here today?"

Meng Tian took a wry bite of the large bone in her hand.

Mmm, it smells delicious.

"Your Mengmeng is in a relationship, and her boyfriend is Li Mo!"

Boom!

A thunderclap struck, leaving Gu Zuozuo charred and raw.

"No, how old is she? What kind of relationship is she talking about? Does her uncle know? Where is she?"

Seeing that she was anxious, Meng Tian calmed down.

Alright, at least she's not the only one who's suffering.

"We're not young anymore. The three of us are the same age. You're twenty-two, and so is she."

Her biological father and stepmother weren't in a hurry about her marriage, but her uncle was.

A few days ago, she wrote back saying that she should take leave to go home for the Chinese New Year this year, and also go on blind dates.

She probably knew she couldn't hide it anymore, which is why she said she was in a relationship.

Moreover, not only her uncle, but also her parents started to get anxious about her marriage to Zuo Zuo.

Girls their age already have children old enough to run errands, but these three girls remain calm and unhurried, much to the frustration of those around them.

Gu Zuozuo shrugged, looking completely indifferent.

"I'm not interested in men and have no plans to get married. But how much do you know about that Li Mo?"

"He seems to be from the town. He and his sister are the only two people in his family. His parents died early, and he has no relatives or friends around him. He's just a bit older, about six or seven years older than us."

Isn't he almost thirty? He's an old man.

When did they get together?

They kept it a secret so well, how come she didn't notice anything fishy?

When this was mentioned, Meng Tian's expression was indescribable, with a hint of disappointment and frustration, but strangely, her tone carried a strange sense of pride.

"You might not believe it, but it was Mengmeng who took the initiative."

I heard that this girl once went to the county in his tractor.

She's not bad-looking, and she's been working in a factory and getting paid for the past few years, so her clothes are naturally quite nice.