"By the way, Changyuan, you said before that you would prepare a room for me in advance?"
An Caicai lowered her head and smiled, suddenly thinking of this question, with a teasing tone in her voice.
"Of course, I wouldn't dare neglect a distinguished guest."
Chen Changyuan replied jokingly, and then invited her to continue following him, as if he was about to reveal a secret.
With brisk steps, he led her to a wooden house at the back of the base, which was a place he had specially prepared.
As they walked, the small wooden door of the cabin slowly opened before their eyes. Chen Changyuan extended his hand to An Caicai and made a welcoming gesture.
"I hope this can be your other home."
He smiled slightly, his expression soft.
An Caicai's heart trembled slightly. The room was decorated in a warm, elegant and simple style, as if it had been tailor-made for her.
At this moment, the two stood facing each other under the setting sun, the orange-red light rendering the world warm and beautiful. Without further words, the tacit understanding between their eyes was already revealed.
And this tacit understanding and expectation also grew bit by bit in the quiet time.
As night fell quietly, the starlight from the mountains scattered across the land of Qingshui Village, like countless pairs of gentle eyes watching the young couple's reluctant farewell.
Chen Changyuan and An Caicai said goodbye in front of the wooden house, each with heavy hearts.
"Good night, An Caicai."
Chen Changyuan smiled slightly and looked at the woman standing at the door with some reluctance.
"Good night, long-term."
An Caicai smiled, and the breeze lifted her hair, like a stream of water gently flowing past.
After leaving the wooden house, Chen Changyuan sat on the stone steps by the roadside for a while. The chill of midnight gradually rose. He pondered for a long time before getting up and walking towards his residence.
The next morning, the dark clouds in the sky had not yet dispersed, bringing a hint of coolness, as if foreshadowing the arrival of a new round of challenges.
Chen Changyuan rushed to the medicinal materials base early in the morning to check the planting progress of a new batch of medicinal materials.
He carefully examined each seedling, not missing any details, as if it was his hope for the future.
"Xiao Zhang, when watering, be careful not to overwater. Just keep the soil moist."
Chen Changyuan instructed the workers beside him.
His capable voice echoed in the fields, revealing a unique authority.
At this time, An Caicai, with her hair neatly tied in a ponytail, offered to help sort out the base's accounts.
She sat at a simple wooden table, her eyes darting over the bills, the calculator in her hand ticking.
Her movements were swift and fluid, like a commander, navigating the world of numbers and sorting out every detail.
"Well, the expenses and income here need to be rechecked."
An Caicai called the worker in charge of the accounts and checked with him repeatedly to find the most cost-effective saving plan.
The two gradually formed an indescribable tacit understanding, like two precisely operating machines, each doing their own job in their respective fields and cooperating tacitly without any omissions.
The operational efficiency of the medicinal materials base is improving visibly.
However, there was a hint of uneasy low pressure on the distant hills.
When Zhou Dazhu learned that An Caicai was stationed at the base, he was filled with dissatisfaction and jealousy.
He found Chen Changyuan's achievements glaring, especially after hearing that the performance of the medicinal materials base was soaring. He felt like he had bitten a sour orange and could not feel comfortable at all.
He gathered several villagers who were on good terms with him, pretending to inspect the base, but he actually had other plans in mind.
They walked into the medicinal materials base in a mighty procession, wandering around with malicious eyes.
"Oh, I heard that your medicinal material base is quite interesting. I'd like to see it today."
Zhou Dazhu said this with a sarcastic smile on his face.
"Welcome, welcome! But don't wander around. Be careful not to damage the seedlings. You can't afford to pay for it."
Chen Changyuan deliberately raised his voice, but his tone was gentle and calm, as if he was unaware of their hostility.
In fact, before this group of people came, he had already arranged protective measures, so even if they had bad intentions, they would not be able to do anything.
An Caicai, who happened to be working nearby, also looked at the group of strangers who were walking towards her with a calm and friendly look.
She knew in her heart that what was needed was a smart response, not a useless conflict.
So, he walked forward with a smile on his face and nodded politely to Zhou Dazhu and his party.
Zhou Dazhu was unhappy and could only force a smile, then turned around and left the base with his men in a huff.
He was furious and when he got home, he complained to Lin Xiaoya, "Humph, what's so good about An Caicai? She follows Chen Changyuan every day, and sooner or later..."
While Lin Xiaoya was serving tea to Zhou Dazhui, she listened to these complaints and a look of jealousy and resentment gradually appeared on her face.
An Caicai's arrival undoubtedly stimulated the part of her heart that she was most reluctant to face.
Late at night, the wind blew silently outside the window. Lin Xiaoya sat on the edge of the bed, thinking about how to test An Caicai's intentions.
She made up her mind to find an opportunity to meet An Caicai.
"We have to find out the truth."
She talked to herself, with a sense of unwillingness to admit defeat rising in her heart.
The next morning, when the fog in the village dissipated, Chen Changyuan appeared at the medicinal materials base in high spirits.
The air was filled with the fragrance of soil and medicinal herbs. He squinted his eyes and looked up at the sky for a while, welcoming the beginning of a new day.
The busy figures of the workers around him made him feel an invisible driving force, which drove him to devote himself to his work.
Suddenly, a nimble figure came running from the slope not far away.
The visitor was an old man with a ruddy face. He looked a little serious. As he approached, he quickly lowered his voice and said, "Chen kid, I heard that Zhou Dazhu and his men were up to something last night. I'm afraid they're going to harm the base, so we have to be on guard."
Chen Changyuan stroked his chin, pretending to be relaxed. "They can't cause any big trouble. But the more desperate these people are, the more we have to be careful."
There was a glint of wisdom in his eyes, and he was already accustomed to the situation where those who were in trouble had to work harder.
At the same time, An Caicai was quietly handling the accounts, and suddenly found that a payment was unreasonable.
This money was paid to a supplier a year ago, but there was no corresponding goods recorded in the account.
She called the supplier without hesitation, and after repeated confirmation, she was able to recover part of the funds.
This move undoubtedly saved the base a considerable amount of expenses.
She put down the phone and smiled gently at the account book.
This low-key but substantial and effective result makes her feel fulfilled.
She cast a proud glance at Chen Changyuan not far away, and a certain feeling in her heart became stronger.
Just as the two of them were once again performing their respective duties in the base in tacit understanding, a group of people approached the base stealthily in the distance.
Chen Changyuan gestured to the vigilant workers not far away, signaling them to keep quiet for the time being.
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