"Okay, I'll take you back."
But on the way back, Xue Fu noticed that Gu Chong was dawdling.
Gu Chong was tall and strong; he usually took a big step when he walked, but now he was even half a step behind her.
Xue Fu stopped, turned around to look at him, puzzled but oblivious to the problem.
"What's wrong?"
She thought for a moment, then decisively and honestly asked the question.
Weren't you just fine at home?
Gu Chong glanced around. It was completely dark now, and in the cold weather, there were hardly any people out and about at this hour.
The paths between the fields were very quiet, unlike the summer and autumn nights when cicadas chirped. In winter, there was only the sound of the cold wind rustling through the leaves.
Gu Chong first sighed, which startled Xue Fu, who then perked up and listened carefully to what he was about to say.
"I feel like you don't really miss me that much."
His accusations left Xue Fu speechless.
Xue Fu: ?
"ah?"
Her eyelids trembled, and she looked somewhat bewildered: "What did you say?"
Two seconds later, she realized what he meant, then her eyes widened, her delicate brows furrowed, and she stared intently at Gu Chong: "You're saying I didn't miss you?!"
How could he be so unreasonable!
How could she not be thinking about him!
It felt like the explosive charge had been ignited and exploded with just a few words from him.
“You’ve been back for so long, and apart from saying you missed me at the train station, you haven’t been thinking about me at all.” He sighed softly, sounding full of grievance. “Just now at home, you talked so much with Xiao Fei, but only a few words to me.”
He wanted to be closer to her.
As he spoke, he casually revealed his earlier thoughts: "Xiao Fei received more gifts than me, do you like him more?"
"puff..."
Xue Fu never expected him to have so many thoughts running through his mind.
What is all this...?
"I've been thinking about you a lot, I swear, really. I've only been thinking about you, nothing else." She stroked his hair, coaxing him.
"I was too tired during the day and didn't have much energy, so I didn't say much, but I definitely missed you."
"I like Xiao Fei because Xiao Fei is your younger brother, and your younger brother is my younger brother, so of course I like him."
Xue Fu rarely saw Gu Chong so jealous and sour; the occasional sight of him made her find it both funny and endearing.
How can she be jealous of her own brother? I really don't know what to say.
Gu Chong gets jealous, but he's easy to appease.
After Xue Fu said a few words, his expression improved considerably, and she immediately calmed him down.
You don't believe me?
Gu Chong nodded quickly and reached for her hand: "I believe you, I believe you."
"But I didn't expect that you, with such a calm face, would be thinking about these things in private..."
Xue Fu couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Gu Chong moved closer, lowered his head and leaned in, their breaths mingling. He murmured, "I just can't help but think about all sorts of things. I like you so much."
Xue Fu's ears perked up: !
Foul! Foul!
The person who was just secretly jealous suddenly became unusually bold and proactive, chasing after her to kiss her.
The suitcase fell to the ground at some point, and no one paid any attention to it.
Xue Fu nestled halfway into his chest, her neck lifted by his hand as she tilted her head back to receive his passionate, long-awaited kiss.
He was exceptionally fierce, yet his gentleness was mixed in, leaving Xue Fu completely confused and dependent on him, letting him completely control her rhythm.
After the kiss, Xue Fu blushed, snorted, and after regaining her balance from his embrace, she turned and walked forward, regardless of whether he caught up with her.
When they reached the entrance of the educated youth settlement, Gu Chong finally caught up from two steps behind and helped her carry the suitcase into the courtyard of the settlement.
There was no one in the courtyard at the moment, but the lights in the dormitories on both sides were on. Gu Chong raised his hand and touched her hair; it was very soft and smooth.
He said, "Get some rest, I'll bring you breakfast tomorrow."
Xue Fu hummed and nodded, saying she understood.
"Okay, I'm leaving now."
"Be careful on the road."
Gu Chong chuckled and said, "I understand."
Xue Fu carried her suitcase into the female educated youth dormitory. Liu Ling and Zheng Peipei had already returned. They had just finished tidying up the room and were almost done.
"I knew it was you as soon as I heard the noise outside," Liu Ling said, then pointed to Xue Fu's bed. "Peipei and I just swept the floor and wiped the table, but you'll have to clean up the things on your bed that weren't touched."
Xue Fu nodded: "Okay, thank you for your help."
"It's nothing."
Xue Fu put down the box and began to make her bed as instructed.
She fetched a basin of water, wet a cloth, and started wiping the bed. She then rummaged through a trunk to find new sheets and duvet covers to change into. When she finished, she looked at the time and felt embarrassed.
"Sorry for keeping you from resting, I'll get it done right away."
Zheng Peipei and Liu Ling both lay down on the bed, shook their heads, and said they were fine.
"I slept the whole way here today, so I'm not sleepy at all right now."
"Me too, I slept for a few hours after sitting on the bus for a few hours."
After laughing a few times, Zheng Peipei sighed, "Sigh, but speaking of which, how come time flies so fast? It feels like half a month has passed in the blink of an eye. It feels like I went home years ago."
Liu Ling continued, "Yeah... I wish we didn't have to come back. I heard from Zhao Wen that we have one last day off tomorrow, and we'll be back to work the day after tomorrow."
Xue Fu finally finished washing up, dried her face, and got into bed. She had just heard their last sentence clearly: "We're going back to work the day after tomorrow."
She thought that after the holiday ended, she would be free for a few more days and wouldn't be busy so quickly.
Liu Ling has been here for several years and is more familiar with these timelines. She explained, "After these few days, the weather will warm up, and we'll start getting busy with spring plowing. Once the team receives the new rice seedlings, we'll go to the fields to transplant them."
"I see."
Liu Ling said, "But spring plowing isn't that hard. Compared to the harvest season, spring is quite comfortable."
Liu Ling found joy amidst hardship.
Xue Fu then remembered the fishpond she was in charge of.
The fish in the fishpond were all harvested before the Lunar New Year, so we'll definitely need to put in new small fish fry at the start of the new year.
Xue Fu was somewhat worried.
When she took over the fishpond last year, the fry had grown quite a bit, making them easier to feed.
This time, however, these were genuine little fish fry, which Xue Fu felt must be very fragile.
She was afraid that she might accidentally be killed by Huo.
She took a breath, preparing to ask Gu Chong properly tomorrow; he definitely had experience.
It's unacceptable that Captain Zhou Jianguo praised her in public for feeding the fish one minute, and then she fed away a new batch of fry the next.
That night, Xue Fu slept soundly as usual, sleeping until dawn.
When Gu Chongdu brought breakfast to the educated youth settlement, she was just woken up by Zheng Peipei and opened her eyes groggily.
Zheng Peipei's words, "Your boyfriend is at the door," immediately jolted Xue Fu awake, and she sat up abruptly from the bed, howling.
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