Chapter 85 Reunion
Having made his decision, Shu Bowen didn't delay and went to the village committee to find Secretary Zhao.
"Wait, didn't you lock it?" Su Xiao stopped him as he was about to leave, disapproving.
"Lock? There isn't one." Shu Bowen tapped his head in frustration.
"Alright, you've already gone silly enough, don't torture your brain anymore." Su Xiao smiled and took a new lock out of her bag and handed it to him. "Lock it up quickly, I see they all lock theirs, let's not be special."
“Xiaoxiao…” Shu Bowen looked at her with a mournful expression.
"Haha..." Su Xiao laughed, finding it very interesting. Only after truly interacting with them in real life did she realize that the characters depicted in the book were indeed different.
The male protagonist in the book is calm, composed, and decisive. Shu Bowen, however, is far from reaching that level yet.
The two chatted and laughed as they soon arrived at the village committee.
There were subsidies for educated youth sent to the countryside. Xiaheshan Village was relatively wealthy, and Zhao Xi was conscientious and responsible. There was no embezzlement here.
Su Xiao received 220 yuan in resettlement fees and ten kilograms of rice.
Zhao Xi said the rice was borrowed, and she would deduct it when the grain was distributed after the autumn harvest, once she had earned work points.
Shu Bowen took the opportunity to inquire about the coal stove and adding more burners.
Zhao Xi was stumped by the question. Who had a coal stove? He would have to ask his wife. "I'll go find you a coal stove. We can't add any more burners. The space is only so big. Adding more would make it too cramped."
The two exchanged a glance, thanked Zhao Xi, and Shu Bowen carried two small bags of rice ahead of him, while Su Xiao obediently followed behind him.
"Hi, Bowen?"
Shu Bowen turned his head in surprise, followed the sound, and saw a familiar face.
"Brother Hao, Brother Mu, what are you doing here?" Shu Bowen asked in surprise.
Su Xiao looked over as well, and was slightly taken aback. Hmm? It was an acquaintance, and they met again.
Su Xiao nodded slightly to the person who came, and Shang Ziming looked at her and responded from afar.
Fang Minghao, however, was not as reserved as he was. He ran towards the two of them, smiling as he said to Su Xiao, "Hello, we meet again. My name is Fang Minghao, what's yours?"
He was actually exclaiming inwardly, "What a coincidence! We meet again!" He had said that if they met again, he would definitely take the initiative to get to know her.
"Hello, my name is Su Xiaoxiao," Su Xiao replied with a smile.
"Xiaoxiao, that sounds so nice. It suits you perfectly." Fang Minghao thought to himself, "Xiaoxiao, you're so small and cute. You're cute, and your name is cute too."
"Uh..." How could she answer that? She simply smiled and didn't reply.
Seeing that Fang Minghao's gaze was fixed on Su Xiao, Shu Bowen became displeased and shoved a bag of rice into his hand, saying, "Brother Hao, help me carry this bag."
"Oh, okay." Fang Minghao didn't notice Shu Bowen's displeasure. Carrying the rice, he continued chatting with Su Xiao, "Is Xiaoxiao also an educated youth?"
"Yes." Su Xiao didn't dislike him. His eyes were clear, filled with surprise, but his enthusiasm was a bit too much, making it hard to resist.
"Oh, that's great!" Fang Minghao was so excited he almost jumped up. He swung the ten-pound rice around in his hand several times, making Su Xiao a little nervous. She was worried he might spill the rice.
Shang Ziming followed behind, watching everything with a deep, unfathomable look in his eyes. He said coldly, "Can't you walk properly?"
Fang Minghao's back stiffened, and he reflexively started marching. After taking two steps, he realized something was wrong and corrected himself. He walked awkwardly, but dared not do anything more.
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