Chapter 57 It’s up to you, young man!

Yan Ruo was truly uneasy about this boy. From childhood to adulthood, she had never seen him keep any secrets.

Yan's parents were not at home, so it was just the three of them at home in the morning.

Xu Shaoyu had been on the phone in the upstairs living room, holding a multinational conference on his computer;

Yan Ruo was editing a video in her room; Chen Che was half lying on the sofa in the living room downstairs playing games.

For a moment, there was great harmony.

But at noon, Yan Ru was a little troubled.

After going downstairs, he saw Chen Che still playing games and couldn't help but kick him.

"It's noon, go cook!"

Chen Che looked up at him in disbelief, "You let me cook?"

Yan Ruo took it for granted, "What else? You still want to eat ready-made food?"

The village is different from the city. There is no takeout to order. If you want to fill your stomach, you have to cook for yourself.

The two of them blamed each other for a while, and finally decided to divide the work and cooperate.

Cook the rice first, then see what dishes are available at home, and then decide what to cook based on your actual ability. The main thing is to have something to eat and not starve to death.

When Xu Shaoyu went downstairs, he happened to see two people, one washing vegetables and the other cutting vegetables, while they were bickering at the same time.

The reason is that I am still short of a vegetable for lunch today and need to go to the vegetable garden to pick it.

But to go to the vegetable garden to pick vegetables, they had to pass by a neighbor who had several dogs. The two had been afraid of being chased by dogs since they were young, and both wanted the other to pick the vegetables.

I saw them bickering like elementary school students.

Even though he knew that Chen Che was Yan Ruo's nephew, Xu Shaoyu still felt unhappy.

He directly suggested, "I'll go!"

Yan Ruo immediately retorted, "You don't know where my vegetable garden is?"

Xu Shaoyu concealed a smile in his eyes and looked at her steadily.

Yan Ruo took a long time to react, "You don't want me to take you there!"

Xu Shaoyu nodded slightly, but Yan Ruo refused.

"I'm not going, let Chen Che go!"

Xu Shaoyu didn't waste any time talking to her. He just put his arm around her shoulders and walked out.

Is it necessary to be so intimate? Even hugging the shoulders!

The fire of gossip was burning in Chen Che's eyes, but he was afraid of getting into trouble, so he could only remain silent and pretend to be cutting vegetables seriously.

Just as they were about to walk out of the yard, Yan Ruo suddenly broke free from his arms.

"Wait, I'll get a basket for the vegetables."

Yan Ruo's vegetable garden is not far away, just passing by a few houses.

One of the families had a high wall and a half-open gate. The closer Yan Ru got to their house, the more nervous he became.

I had been thinking about keeping a distance from Xu Shaoyu, but now I couldn't care about anything else. I reached out and grabbed the corner of his clothes tightly, wishing I could hide in his shadow.

I was afraid that if I wasn't careful, several big wolfhounds would rush out from the half-open door.

Even though they were still quite far away, the dog in the yard started barking non-stop because it heard the footsteps.

Yan Ruo tugged at the corner of Xu Shaoyu's clothes and asked carefully.

"Are you afraid of dogs?"

Xu Shaoyu glanced at her sideways, "Didn't you say before that even dogs are afraid of me? Then why should I be afraid of dogs?"

If you pout like that, you really hold a grudge!

This was clearly what she had said when she complained to her colleagues before, "As long as Mr. Xu's face turns cold, even dogs are afraid, let alone us little workers."

These words happened to be heard by Xu Shaoyu.

He clearly didn't say anything at the time, and I thought he didn't care, but I didn't expect he still remembered it now.

The closer we got, the louder the dogs barked, and suddenly three or four dog heads squeezed out of the gate.

Yan Ruo quickly held the basket of vegetables in front of her, staring at the dogs, ready to run away at any time.

Xu Shaoyu, however, was not afraid at all. He walked forward without stopping and moved forward courageously.

Yan Ruo tugged at his clothes, "Why don't we go back? I think this vegetable isn't something we absolutely need to eat."

Xu Shaoyu looked at the shirt that was almost torn across the shoulders and helplessly grabbed her wrist.

"I'm here, what are you afraid of?"

As he said this, he pulled Yan Ruo's wrist and walked forward without saying anything.

"This kind of guard dog won't bite anyone unless you enter its home. It barks to scare you. The more scared you are, the more aggressive it becomes."

I don’t know if it was Yan Ruo’s illusion.

The two men were clearly about to pass by the gate of the yard, but the dogs still dared only to stand in the yard and bark, and did not actually run out.

Especially after meeting Xu Shaoyu's cold gaze, she seemed to sob and took two steps back.

I couldn't help but sigh in my heart, 'When he gets angry, even dogs are afraid of him!'

"Are you slandering me?"

Yan Ruo shuddered when she heard this. Hadn't Xu Shaoyu been confronting the dog the whole time? How come he even had eyes on the back of his head?

"I didn't, please don't accuse me!"

As she said that, she quickly took two steps forward, letting Xu Shaoyu completely stand between her and the dog. Only when they could no longer see each other did she feel a little relieved.

At this time of year, the cabbage has already bloomed, but the water spinach has not yet grown, and it is the season to eat amaranth.

I picked the larger ones and soon I had picked a large bunch.

Then I picked some more peppers and that was it.

Using the well beside the vegetable garden, Xu Shaoyu washed the dirt off the amaranth. While helping to pump water, he asked:

"Is this all yours?"

Yan Ruo looked up and said, "Of course not, these three pieces belong to my family, and that one belongs to my uncle's family."

Xu Shaoyu gave her a strange look. "With such a small vegetable garden, you still dare to say you want to quit your job and go home to farm?"

"If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense!" Yan Ruo felt proud when she didn't expect Xu Shaoyu to be so ignorant.

"This is just the vegetable plot, which we own permanently! Not only this one, but my family also has a bigger plot somewhere else! Besides the vegetable plot, we also have responsibility fields and private hills!"

Under Xu Shaoyu's curious gaze, Yan Ruo explained to him in detail the differences between vegetable gardens, responsibility fields and private plots.

In his closing remarks, he said, "This is a right that is exclusive to us, the peasant class. Why do you, a capitalist, need to know so much? Is it for the purpose of further exploitation?"

Picking up the vegetable basket casually, Xu Shaoyu knocked on her forehead.

"You're so arrogant! When the dogs come out later, don't hide if you have the guts!"

The expression on Yan Ruo's face froze for a moment, and after a while, he smiled in a somewhat ingratiating way.

"You are a magnanimous person, a prime minister with a broad mind. Why would you bother with a peasant like me, who works hard in the fields?"

As he said this, he patted Xu Shaoyu's arm.

"They say with great power comes great responsibility! When the dog comes out later, it'll be up to you!"

Xu Shaoyu didn't say anything, his expression remained cold, but a barely perceptible smile flashed in his eyes.

The Chinese native dog is indeed a great guard dog. They were clearly still far away and didn't say anything.

The dogs' ears seemed to be equipped with radar and they started barking immediately.

With previous experience, Yan Ruo immediately pulled Xu Shaoyu to hide behind him, using him as a meat shield.

But this time, scolding was soon heard in the yard.

After a while, a slightly plump woman came out. When she saw Yan Ruo, she immediately drove several dogs into the house.

"Yan Ruo, don't be afraid, they just like to bark, I won't bite!"

Yan Ruo forced a smile, "Hello, Auntie! Your dog is well taken care of!"