Chapter 15 The Girl He Likes
Zhou Xiye looked at Jiang Zhizhi with surprise. She kept her head down. Was this really the reason why she stayed in Qingquan Village?
Although we haven't had much contact, I have a gut feeling that Jiang Zhizhi is not someone who is easy to manipulate. If she doesn't want to do something, it's hard for anyone to persuade her. Besides, with her excellent fighting skills, who would dare to abuse her?
Old Liang, however, believed it. After all, he had seen many such cases around him. He looked at Jiang Zhizhi with sympathy and said, "Comrade Jiang, as long as you draw this blueprint and Captain Zhou says it's feasible, you will be our team's technician from now on. I will arrange accommodation for you. I guarantee no one will dare to say anything."
When Jiang Zhizhi heard this, she was surprised to find that the housing problem was so easily solved?!
Ignoring Zhou Xiye's thoughts, he smiled at Old Man Liang and said, "Alright, thank you, Uncle."
Old Liang waved his hand: "What are you thanking me for? We're counting on you to help our whole village."
Zhou Xiye spoke with Old Man Liang again about the road construction and mountain blasting, emphasizing once more that no one should enter the mountains recently. After a brief chat, Zhou Xiye looked at Jiang Zhizhi and said, "I'll have Zhang Zhao deliver the paper and pen you asked for first thing tomorrow morning. Are you left-handed? Do you need someone to help you?"
Jiang Zhizhi waved her hand: "No, no, I will slowly figure it out and draw better on my own. If I need someone to help me, I will panic."
Are you kidding me? The people Zhou Xiye sent are no different from Zhou Xiye himself. She doesn't even know how many more lies she'll have to make up to cover up the first one she told.
Fortunately, they shouldn't have much interaction. Once they help build the road in the village, they won't have to see each other again.
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The next morning, Zhang Zhao delivered a thick stack of white paper, several pencils and a colored pencil with one side red and the other blue for marking, as well as a steel ruler.
Looking at the pile of things, Jiang Zhizhi sighed inwardly, "Zhou Xiye is so thoughtful. The girl he likes is going to be lucky in the future."
After breakfast, everyone went to work, and Jiang Zhizhi went to the river again.
Sun Xiaoyue and her friends didn't have to work on their first day, so they were familiar with the environment first. After hearing about a small river nearby, she asked Chen Shuangyan and Li Simin to go wash clothes by the river. They also wanted to walk around the village to confirm whether the person they met yesterday was Jiang Zhizhi.
At the same time, he also tried to establish good relationships with these two people so as to get closer to Jiang Donghua.
Li Simin was originally unwilling. Sun Xiaoyue looked at Jiang Donghua as if a fly was stuck to a piece of meat. She and Jiang Donghua had been betrothed since childhood, but Jiang Donghua disliked this as an old feudal idea and forbade her to tell anyone. He said that they would get married as soon as they returned to the city.
So, she didn't want to get too close to Sun Xiaoyue, but Chen Shuangyan was excited to go and insisted on taking her along.
The three of them carried basins filled with dirty clothes and walked toward the river.
As Sun Xiaoyue walked, she carefully observed her surroundings, hoping to see if she could run into that familiar figure from yesterday.
Chen Shuangyan complained all the way: "I didn't sleep well last night. This place is so dilapidated. I feel like there are fleas. They are biting me and making me so itchy all over."
Li Simin shook her head: "I was probably too tired. I slept quite well, but Xiaoyue, I tossed and turned all night and couldn't fall asleep."
Chen Shuangyan looked at Sun Xiaoyue with a flattering expression: "Of course it's different. Xiaoyue is the commander's daughter, and she's been pampered since she was a child. She definitely wouldn't be used to living in a place like this. Right, Xiaoyue?"
Sun Xiaoyue smiled and remained silent. Although Jiang Zhenhua's position was still far from that of a commander, she enjoyed the feeling of being fawned over.
Li Simin already harbored hostility towards Sun Xiaoyue: "The commander's daughter, why is she going to the countryside?"
Sun Xiaoyue smiled generously: "I applied on my own initiative. Over the years, I have followed my father to many grassroots areas and many places with very difficult conditions, so I also wanted to come down and get some experience. Look how dark my skin is, it's from running around outside in the sun every day."
Chen Shuangyan exclaimed in surprise, looking at Sun Xiaoyue with eyes full of envy and admiration: "You have such high moral character! My family had no other choice, and we were even hoping to get a job when we went back."
She, Li Simin, and Jiang Donghua were all born into ordinary working-class families with many children. Only one child could take over their parents' jobs, so they had to rely on themselves. Therefore, they thought that by going to the countryside, they could be assigned a job when they returned.
Now, listening to Sun Xiaoyue, she suddenly had an idea. If she could just curry favor with Sun Xiaoyue, wouldn't it be much easier for her to return to the city? She could ask Sun Xiaoyue to help her get a good job when she got back.
Immediately, his attitude towards Sun Xiaoyue improved: "Xiaoyue, I'll help you with the laundry in a bit. Why don't you go for a walk around the neighborhood and see what fun things there are to do?"
Having lived two lives, Sun Xiaoyue had seen all sorts of faces. She saw right through Chen Shuangyan's little schemes. She curled her lips into a smile. What a fool. She could use her in the future. But she said, "How can that be? Let's wash up together. It's more fun to work together."
As they chatted, they reached the hillside, below which flowed a small river.
Sun Xiaoyue saw at a glance Jiang Zhizhi sitting by the river, wearing a white shirt!
It’s really Jiang Zhizhi!
Wasn't she going to find Zhou Xiye? What's she doing here? Did she not find Zhou Xiye?
Or is she here to see Jiang Donghua?
No, in the previous life, at this time, Jiang Zhizhi and Jiang Donghua didn't know each other.
No matter the reason, she couldn't let Jiang Zhizhi and Jiang Donghua have any interaction. Since Jiang Zhizhi didn't go to Zhou Xiye, she didn't need to go to Zhou Xiye in the future either!
She needs to find a way to ruin Jiang Zhizhi's reputation in Qingquan Village, and preferably kill her there.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. His fingers gripped the edge of the basin tightly, and he wished he could rush over and push Jiang Zhizhi into the river.
Chen Shuangyan noticed that Sun Xiaoyue looked unwell and asked with concern, "Xiaoyue, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Sun Xiaoyue snapped out of her daze and smiled, her lips pale. "I suddenly have a stomachache. I don't know if it's because of the porridge I ate this morning. I'll go back to the toilet first. You guys go do the laundry."
Chen Shuangyan exclaimed, "I was wondering if you looked well. Hurry back and give me your clothes. I'll wash them for you."
Without saying a word, she snatched the clothes from Sun Xiaoyue's basin and put them in her own basin: "Go back. If you can't take it, lie down and rest. We'll be back soon after we're done washing."
Sun Xiaoyue nodded weakly, "Then I'll trouble you. I'll help you with the laundry next time I'm better."
She can't let Jiang Zhizhi find out she's in Qingquan Village yet. She needs to find out what Jiang Zhizhi is doing in Qingquan Village so she can plan how to deal with her.
Watching Chen Shuangyan and Li Simin carrying basins and walking towards the river, getting closer and closer to Jiang Zhizhi.
Sun Xiaoyue's eyes were filled with malice. This persistent Jiang Zhizhi, she wouldn't be polite to her!
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