Chapter 644: The Story Within the Story

I stayed in the village for a few days during the New Year.

Zhao Sheng could hear his mother Wang Caihong urging him to get married every morning, noon and night, and his ears were almost callused from it.

Today it’s this aunt’s niece, and tomorrow it’s that mother-in-law’s granddaughter. What kind of person can a country person introduce to me?

Just by looking at the appearance of each aunt or servant, you can guess how ugly the younger relatives to be introduced are.

Even though Wang Caihong was talking a lot, Zhao Sheng was completely unmoved.

His mother told him all kinds of things, no matter how dirty or smelly they were, just because she wanted to find him a wife or a child to stay in the countryside. She was afraid that he would be like his older brother in the city, who could take it for granted that he didn't care about the family's life just because he was far away.

Zhao Sheng gave some money to his mother to shut her up.

After the third day of the New Year, he ran back to Ze County to find some peace and quiet.

Tian Meihui, who went to her cousin's house in Zhaojiatun to look for a partner on the morning of New Year's Eve, was really interested and felt that Zhao Sheng was destined to be with her.

She was just going there for formality and to bring two bags of brown sugar to her cousin.

Instead of being attracted to Zhao Yi, she met a gay man who gave her a ride.

She also learned from her cousin Tian Meiling that he was Zhao Sheng, who had been introduced to her a few years ago. Tian Meihui felt that meeting him was a bit like a destiny.

She was young at the time and didn't want to get married. She hadn't even met the man. If she had known it was him, she shouldn't have refused.

Thinking that Zhao Sheng worked at the Ze County Steel Plant, Tian Meihui went home and asked her family to help transfer her to teach at the county primary school.

After the fifth day of the Chinese New Year, Tian Meihui's heart, which had been suppressed at home for many days, could no longer be controlled. She found Ze County Iron and Steel Plant and wanted to thank Comrade Zhao Sheng in person, but unfortunately he was not in the factory.

I came up empty-handed and can only try my luck again during the holiday after I officially start working.

Zhao Sheng spent all his energy during this period on taking private jobs to make money. He resold the grain transported from the south to Jinji Town one by one. He did not make much money, only a few dozen or a hundred yuan.

I only made a few hundred yuan from the medicinal herbs I brought to the south a few years ago, but in the end I lost it all to the female scammer.

Including the various canned biscuits, clothes and shoes I bought for her, the loss was huge.

The yard in Qianzhen was originally planned to be disposed of, but for some reason, Zhao Sheng kept it.

There were several more heavy snowfalls after the New Year.

Zhao Sheng accidentally got a book of county chronicles and historical relics from an underground dealer, and he was reading it to kill time.

According to the above records, there was a gold mine in Linglong Town a hundred years ago. Later, due to internal and external wars and lack of funds, several takeovers were replaced and mining was even stopped for a time.

Between the lines, Zhao Sheng vaguely sensed some ulterior motive and was afraid that he was overthinking it.

He carefully read the description of several hundred words again. It only recorded the origin of the gold mine and the subsequent reasons for its closure, but did not mention the issue of transporting the excavated gold.

Thinking there was nothing to do, the next day, Zhao Sheng went to Linglong Town under the pretext of driving a truck to the suburbs to pick up raw materials.

The snow in the mountains has not melted yet, and the roads are blocked, making it difficult to walk.

However, there were no large green trees blocking the sky to obstruct his vision, and based on the description of the mountain's direction as resembling that of a wild boar, it did not take him long to determine a place.

After the on-site survey here, we plan to wait for the snow to melt before conducting a deeper exploration.

It was a little late when we returned to Ze County Steel Plant after finishing our work.

After Zhao Sheng handed over everything and signed his name, he walked towards the dormitory. However, as soon as he arrived downstairs, he saw an uninvited guest.

He pretended not to see it and was about to go straight upstairs, but Tian Meihui jumped out with an excited look on her face.

"Comrade Zhao Sheng, you are finally back. I have been waiting for you here for a long time."

Zhao Sheng looked indifferent, and his tone was calm, "What's the matter?"

"I came here today specifically to invite you to dinner to express my gratitude. It took me a lot of effort to find you."

"Need not."

Zhao Sheng sneered in his heart for some reason. It was He Qi who helped her, not him.

Seeing him about to leave, Tian Meihui saw his cold expression and stopped him with a smile, "I came here just to express my gratitude, nothing else. Is this not okay?"

It was just the time to get off work, and there were many people coming and going in the factory. Young men and women were chatting and joking downstairs of the dormitory building, and soon they became the focus of attention.

Fearing rumors, Zhao Sheng refused directly with a serious face, "No."

After he finished speaking, without waiting for her to answer, he simply stepped aside Tian Meihui and went upstairs.

Tian Meihui was rejected and felt a little embarrassed. Looking at his back as he left, she felt inexplicably unwilling.

She knew that he had no partner and was not married, so even if she came to see him, it would not bother anyone.

Even though she was not allowed to come, she insisted on coming.

She just didn't believe that she couldn't impress him.

…

South Port City

At the beginning of the new year, everything is new.

Lin Yiyi repeated the same cleaning task. Her hidden mission was to pay attention to Master Ding's movements, but it was difficult to implement.

Her job was sweeping and dusting, and she had to do it away from the host's presence.

Except for meal times during the day, I can see Young Master Ding, and I can never meet him at other times.

There was nothing to report, but she still took out a pen and paper and started drawing symbols.

Cow, cup, egg, bread, stickman

Rice, stir-fried vegetables, fish soup, roast chicken

…

Although she could only know which dishes Young Master Ding picked with a few more chopsticks and which he picked with a few less chopsticks every day, she still dutifully recorded his three meals.

At least there is an explanation when asked.

She also wanted to do as in the TV dramas, clean the master's bedroom, and then discover some shocking secret.

Once you get the huge secret, you don't have to continue to be an insider in fear.

Unfortunately, she had little experience and was not qualified to clean the master's bedroom.

After picking and wiping the pots in the corridor, Lin Yiyi began to wipe the leaves of the plants.

She started to plan for her future. After she paid off her debts, she couldn't keep working as a maid. In Hong Kong, wages are determined based on diplomas and English proficiency.

If you want to live a better life in the future, you need to make up for your shortcomings.

Lin Yiyi spends every Spring Festival alone, and this year is no exception.

Unable to sleep in the room at night, she put on a coat and went to the garden, intending to sit by the swimming pool and look at the stars in the sky.

As a result, I peeled away the wall of the flower garden and saw the sound of splashing water, indicating that someone was swimming.

Beneath the shimmering water, a man with smooth muscular lines is lurking.

The mixed-race man in the water under the moonlight looked like a male goblin.

Lin Yiyi stared at her without blinking, the only thing in her mind was exclaiming, what a great figure.

She felt as if she was born with this physique, and she would meet men with strong and slender bodies wherever she went.

In modern times, the sports school next door already makes her feel that it is the pinnacle of her life.

It is still the same here.

The seven or eight people I met that night, although their faces were all covered, their figures were really amazing.

Ade was the only one she saw showing his face, a typical shrimp-like man.

It’s a pity that I don’t have paper and pen, otherwise I could sketch a quick sketch of the human body structure.

Ding Li couldn't sleep at night. He kept thinking about what his father had told him, so he ran to the backyard to swim. Unexpectedly, he was spied on by someone.

He came out of the water, picked up the towel and tied it around his waist, looked in a certain direction, and then walked away without looking back.

Lin Yiyi saw Master Ding leaving and was about to go out and sit by the swimming pool for a while when she suddenly heard a man's voice behind her.

"What are you doing here?"

“Ah~”

Lin Yiyi was so frightened that she screamed and quickly crawled out of the half-person-high flower bed.

Seeing that it was Master Ding, he was afraid that his job would be in jeopardy, so he explained in a panic, "...I didn't do anything."

"...I just couldn't sleep because of the heat, so I went for a walk in the garden. I didn't mean to peek."

Faced with a man who moved so quickly and reacted so swiftly, Lin Yiyi didn't make excuses and admitted it directly.

"It's hot and stuffy?" Ding Li thought she was lying. "I have to cover myself with a blanket when I sleep at night. How can it be so hot and stuffy that I can't sleep?"

The man's dripping chest was right in front of her. Lin Yiyi turned her eyes away, took a step back, and explained to him in a low voice.

"I live in a warehouse cubicle under the stairs. There are no windows, so it can be quite hot and stuffy."

“…”Is there such a place in my home?

Ding Li saw that she was avoiding his gaze and was half-believing and half-doubting her words. Then he thought of the women in Hong Kong who were obsessed with him, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

“If you have any thoughts about me, give up as soon as possible.

Little maid, go back and have a rest early."

Lin Yiyi was shocked, her mouth slightly open. To be honest, she admitted that he was handsome, but what did she think of him? How come she didn't know?

Ding Li looked her up and down, and sure enough, he guessed right.