Qi Xiaoyan remembered He Tiantian's words well, and later managed to ward off the scheming Li Mingkai and other suitors. However, she also blocked the path to romance for a certain honest and simple man, who only managed to catch up with his beloved best friend Qi Xiaoyan after a great deal of effort.
Qi Xiaoyan also felt that He Tiantian was like an older sister to her. There were things she couldn't tell her parents, she could tell He Tiantian. He Tiantian could also help her analyze various situations based on the actual circumstances, saving her a lot of trouble and benefiting her greatly.
It wasn't until evening that He Tiantian had time to sort through the packages her parents had sent.
He Tiantian left the things she could use but that weren't taboo outside, while all her high school books and reference books were placed inside the Snake King's barrier.
The Snake King, who was practicing his skills, was very annoyed to see more and more messy things in his barrier. Finally, after He Tiantian threw in the last thick English-Chinese dictionary, he couldn't help but say, "Don't put those messy things in here."
He Tiantian was so happy to receive the things from home that she didn't consider the Snake King's feelings. Now that she had taken up the Snake King's space and made him angry, He Tiantian felt quite embarrassed.
"Your Majesty, I dare not leave those things outside. If they are discovered outside, I will be dragged out for re-education, just like what we saw in the county town," He Tiantian said with a bitter face. She was playing the victim in front of the Snake King. She had now figured out the Snake King's temper. At this time, showing weakness at the right time would often achieve twice the result with half the effort and make the Snake King give in.
"Well... we can't put so many books here." The Snake King looked at the stack of books in front of him, very unhappy, but seeing He Tiantian's sadness, he unconsciously softened his tone.
Having helped her through her difficulties, I thought that once He Tiantian took these things out, she wouldn't bring them back. But now, He Tiantian only glanced at them twice and brought them back, taking up space.
“But…” He Tiantian rubbed her eyes, her once bright and moist eyes now red, and said helplessly, “Right now, with Your Majesty here, I don’t need to worry, and I can live well in Qijia Village; but after Your Majesty returns to the Demon Realm, I’ll grow up and need to find a way to make a living. In 1977, the college entrance examination will be reinstated, and I want to go to university, study hard, become a teacher, and earn a salary in the city to support myself. If I don’t study, I’ll be stuck here forever, unable to reunite with my parents. What’s the point of life then? I might as well just die…”
The Snake King, who thought himself heartless, felt a pang of sadness upon hearing He Tiantian's words, and almost shed a tear of regret. He had come here from a spatial rift, leaving behind the familiar demon realm where his family, countless beauties, and numerous subjects lay…
She came here all alone, just like He Tiantian, she is a pitiful person.
Since we're both in the same boat, Snake King will reluctantly help He Tiantian and change her situation so he won't feel guilty about using her in the future.
In the demon realm, people don't like owing favors; failing to repay them will affect one's cultivation.
This is why the Snake King made exceptions for He Tiantian time and time again.
"Alright!" The Snake King felt bad for He Tiantian crying. "I'll help you. Anyway, the barrier space here is very large, you can use it as you like."
Seeing that the Snake King had agreed, He Tiantian quickly wiped away her tears and stopped crying, saying, "Snake King, you are a good person, no... you are a good snake... a good Snake King..."
"Alright, if you can't flatter, then don't say anything," the Snake King said, frowning. "Alright, if there's nothing else, I'm going to cultivate."
"Thank you, thank you so much," He Tiantian said gratefully. Haha, with the Snake King's permission, that barrier space was like a hidden house; anything could be hidden inside—food, drinks, necessities…
In her past life, CCTV had a program that included treasure hunting and appraisal segments. He Tiantian saw some vases and calligraphy and paintings that were worth millions or even tens of millions of yuan.
If we can collect some useful antiques and hide them inside, they will be very valuable when we take them out after the reform and opening up.
However, such things are rare and hard to come by, especially in remote and impoverished areas where there's not much good stuff. He Tiantian was just thinking about it.
Having achieved her goal, He Tiantian fell asleep contentedly.
The Snake King, who hadn't yet entered a meditative state inside the barrier, heard He Tiantian snoring outside and sighed softly. It was speechless. With He Tiantian's heartless and shameless nature, without its help, this woman must have had a terrible life in her past life.
The Snake King guessed correctly; He Tiantian's past life was miserable and tragic.
The next morning, after breakfast, He Tiantian went to work. In her basket were two pieces of off-white cotton cloth. He Tiantian had plenty of clothes and lacked nothing, but she certainly didn't need anything from Professor Gu, Professor Wang, or Old Man Bai.
Putting aside outer clothes, underwear needs to be changed frequently.
He Tiantian, being a young woman, felt it inappropriate to make underwear for them, so she planned to send the fabric to Professor Wang so that she could make it and distribute it to everyone.
Sure enough, when Professor Wang saw the fabric that He Tiantian took out, he was happy and moved to tears, saying, "Tiantian, I won't refuse your kind offer. We old folks really need these two pieces of fabric."
"You're welcome," He Tiantian said shyly. "My parents sent this to me. I don't need it, so you can use it."
"I won't make any grand promises now. If we can go back to Nanshi, we will definitely repay you." Professor Wang said with a sigh. Although she really wanted to repay He Tiantian, she didn't have the ability right now. She could only hope that she could return to Nanshi in the future and start over.
He Tiantian took out the sewing kit she had gotten from Grandma Qi and said, "Grandma Wang, this is Grandma Qi's sewing kit. You can take it and use it."
"Okay, okay!" Professor Wang said, taking the sewing kit and turning away to wipe his tears.
He Tiantian didn't mind, smiling as she carried her bamboo basket to the mountain to cut grass. Secretary Qi had said that he had obtained more livestock quotas from the commune, so the original fodder wasn't enough, and they needed to prepare more. He Tiantian thought it was great; not only would she get work points, but she could also pick wild fruits on the mountain to satisfy her cravings.
Old Qi and Old Bai were there. Professor Wang stayed with the livestock team, while the others who could work went up the mountain with He Tiantian and Aunt Liu.
The grass on the mountain is no longer the lush green of summer, but a dry, yellowish-green.
Like a final, frenzied celebration of life, these blades of grass do their utmost to display their greenness, until finally withering and turning yellow, reaching the very end of their lives, awaiting the spring breeze of next year. (To be continued.)
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