"So, do you know how to contact her? I want to write to her."
Zhang Shu looked at him, who seemed like a young man who had fallen for him, and hesitated to speak.
Zhang Shu didn't want to tell him that he had been on a blind date with Xue Fu, and that Xue Fu seemed to have a 'potential' partner.
Zhang Shu silently sighed, and could only subtly remind him, "Are you sure Xue Fu is single?"
Zhang Shu: "I remember her as if..."
His words were interrupted by Zou Cheng, who was caught up in a one-sided infatuation: "She should be single, right? I didn't see any other men with her. She was traveling alone on the train. If she had someone like that, she would definitely be with him."
Zou Cheng began to speak freely and share his thoughts: "If I were her boyfriend, I would definitely follow her wherever she goes. It's not safe outside, it's too dangerous."
Zhang Shu: ...Speechless.
"So give me your address, okay? I'll be your brother and help you find a matchmaker. I definitely won't accept any money from you when I get married."
Zhang Shu had nothing to say, and Zou Cheng wouldn't listen at all; he had his own reasons.
Unable to resist Zou Cheng's persistent requests, Zhang Shu finally gave him the address of Qingtang Village.
He thought Zou Cheng wouldn't do anything too outrageous. Just like he said, he would only write love letters to Xue Fu and there wouldn't be any other entanglements.
"Sigh, it's time for training. Can I call you again next time?" Zou Cheng said to himself familiarly on the other end of the line, "I'm leaving now, talk to you next time!"
Before Xue Fu could even object or refuse, the phone rang with the "beep, beep, beep..." of the line being disconnected.
She was speechless and felt wronged.
How come I never noticed before that Zou Cheng was so clueless? He's just putting on a one-man show.
Xue Fu put the phone back, went outside, and exchanged a glance with the commune officers guarding the door. She smiled, but inwardly she wailed silently.
She really didn't do anything, so how did she end up with such a nasty romantic interest...?
She raised her hand to touch her face, pinched it, and it hurt.
She sighed, "He's so charming, it's really putting me in a difficult position."
Gu Chong is making good progress in learning to drive; he feels it's similar to learning to drive a tractor a few days ago.
He's been very busy lately.
He went to the city to learn to drive secretly, because he couldn't ask for leave openly.
To avoid being discovered, he took the task of clearing land from Zhou Jianguo.
The better land has been cleared out in the last few years. Now, if you want to clear land, you have to go to the back mountain to create new land.
To clear land in the dense forest behind the mountain, the first thing to do is to dig up and cut down the trees on the mountain.
In short, this was no easy task, and very few people were willing to come and reclaim the land. If it weren't for the severe shortage of work points and food, no one would be willing to take on this job.
So Gu Chong took the initiative to come to Zhou Jianguo's door to ask him to clear the land, which moved Zhou Jianguo deeply.
Zhou Jianguo immediately allocated a large plot of land to Gu Chong, giving him a month to clear it, so that he could plant the seeds by the end of next month.
Gu Chong nodded and took on the task without saying anything.
It just so happens that this place is in a remote location, so no one would notice if he wasn't in the field during the day.
So now Gu Chong goes to the city to learn to drive with Zhou Zhi during the day, rushes back in the afternoon, has dinner with Xue Fu and Gu Fei at home in the evening, and then goes to clear land and dig in the dark with a hoe.
Xue Fu was heartbroken to see his arrangement.
She followed him to the back mountain like a little shadow, saying she wanted to stay with him for a while and help him pull weeds to share the burden.
The dense forest behind the mountain was even darker at night, and the surroundings were very quiet. Occasionally, a gust of wind would blow overhead, rustling softly.
If the two of them didn't talk for even a moment, the only sound would be the crunching of their feet on the pine needles.
Xue Fu followed closely behind Gu Chong, sniffling as she asked, "How many more days do you have to learn to drive? You must be having a hard time."
Gu Chong thought of the evaluation Liu Ge gave them when he gave them guidance today: "It'll be soon, in just a few days."
But he wasn't actually working that hard.
During the day, when learning to drive, I sit in the car and use my feet to press the clutch, accelerator, and brake.
But when Xue Fu looked at him with wide, wet eyes and asked if he was tired, Gu Chong nodded guiltily yet calmly.
He told her, "I'm tired."
Because he longed for and enjoyed her care.
Xue Fu may seem delicate, but she is actually a considerate child.
She is good at praising people and also very caring.
Sometimes, even though I can't be of much help, hearing her warm words makes me feel good and relieves all my physical fatigue.
Xue Fu didn't say anything discouraging like "If you're tired, then don't study anymore." Instead, she felt sorry for him while also encouraging him.
"I feel so sorry for you, but let's hang in there a little longer. If we can get through these next few days, victory is just around the corner."
"And when you return after completing your studies, you'll be the best driver in Qingtang Village, awesome."
"You're so smart and hardworking, you can do anything. I believe in you! Keep it up!"
"......"
She looked at him with genuine sincerity, saying one encouraging word after another, her eyes filled with undisguised trust.
"Yes. Thank you, Afu."
He neither wanted to nor would he disappoint her.
When he arrived at the cleared mountain area, he lit a kerosene lamp and hung it on a tree branch nearby. The golden sparks danced in the night, illuminating a small area.
Xue Fu watched as Gu Chong transformed into a hoeing machine again, swiftly and accurately slamming his plow into the ground, turning over the rubble mixed with gravel and weeds.
Xue Fu didn't want to be idle either, so she wanted to help out.
She had never done this kind of work before. She originally wanted to help pull weeds, but Gu Chong told her to just sit still and watch him.
He said there was no need to pull the weeds, since the seeds hadn't been sown yet; just turning the soil over now was enough. He added that weeding should be done two days before sowing to avoid wasting effort.
Upon hearing this, Xue Fu realized that it made sense.
So she obediently sat back down in her original spot.
She sat there with nothing to do, so she rested her chin on her hands and stared at the man over there.
Gu Chong gradually moved away from the kerosene lamp's range, his figure slowly merging into the darkness of the night.
Sometimes Xue Fu would call his name to make sure he wasn't too far away.
When Gu Chong strode back with his hoe, Xue Fu was already drowsy, propping her head up and nodding off little by little.
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