Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Sleeping Together
Others were surprised to see that Zhao Jingqun could actually drive an old electric tricycle.
Tao Ning and Secretary Liu were not clear about his identity and background, but He Niannian was very clear about it. She did not dare to refute Zhao Jingqun. Not only was he uncultured, but most importantly, the Zhao family behind him was the only wealthy family in Xingcheng with a military background.
This was not something that an ordinary wealthy family like them could afford. Although Zhao Jingqun had been living away from home since he was a child and had only been taken back by the Zhao family a few years ago, the Zhao family had spent a lot of effort to compensate him over the years.
Even though Zhao Jingqun always kept his habit of being a gangster, the Zhao family tolerated it.
The Zhao family has never lacked Zhao Jingqun in material life. The seemingly ordinary black T-shirt he wears can buy hundreds or even thousands of these electric tricycles.
On weekdays, He Niannian always saw Zhao Jingqun driving Ferrari and other supercars. Although he had heard that Zhao Jingqun had a difficult childhood, this was the first time he saw Zhao Jingqun driving a three-wheeled vehicle with his own eyes.
The system in Tao Ning's mind was filled with excitement: "What a fool! He drives a tricycle for you today, and he'll stop a train for you tomorrow! At this rate, success is just around the corner."
Tao Ning was a little confused: [What is the standard for a successful strategy? ]
The system pondered for a moment, then said, "How about getting the phrase 'I love you' from each of these three men? That's pretty simple, isn't it?"
Tao Ning was silent. He replied in his mind: [I...]
【no! 】
The system sternly rejected him. "I know what you're going to say, you little idiot. Are you planning to try to trick Zhao Jingqun tonight? This is cheating. You're a three-good student. Cheating is shameful. And hehe, it's useless for them to say it now because you don't have any love for her. Oh no, that's not right. It's them who don't have any love for you."
[In short, you will feel it the moment you succeed in conquering the enemy.]
Tao Ning was embarrassed by the system's exposure of her inner thoughts. Her fair cheeks flushed naturally until that low, lazy voice sounded impatiently, "Are you leaving or not?"
Tao Ning raised her eyes and met the gaze of the man sitting in the driver's seat. At this time, the back seat of the tricycle was already full of people. He Niannian was pinching his nose and complaining to Zhao Jingsui, while He Yan was rolling his eyes wildly.
So by the time he had time to talk to the system, the only place left was next to Zhao Jingqun.
Zhao Jingqun looked straight ahead, but caught a glimpse of the lingering blush on the face of the person next to him.
Seeing his unfriendly look, Tao Ning moved carefully and moved over like a snail to sit next to the man.
He was leaning against the guardrail of the car, and because he was rather thin, there was still room for another person to sit between him and Zhao Jingqun.
The scenery on both sides gradually faded into the distance. Tao Ning thought to himself: If there are no tasks later, I will solve the new Olympiad questions I saw last night.
But his ideas were always not as good as the system's wishes. The system advised him: [No matter what, you must improve your relationship with him! The sooner you succeed in conquering him, the sooner you can focus on solving math problems.]
Tao Ning pondered the pros and cons and felt the system made sense: [...Well, could you show me the crispy duck and Koukou novels you mentioned tonight? I'd like to learn.]
He didn't understand what Crispy Duck and Koukou were, but the book that could help him conquer these people should be the same as the one that provided information on solving math problems.
Although he doesn't need to use the tutorial book when doing his usual exercises, these are unfamiliar "questions" after all. If he studies more, he will not make mistakes in the end, and he won't have to bother the system to teach him in the future.
The system was quite satisfied: [You have a good learning attitude. Tonight I will give you the strategy guide I have treasured for many years. You can read it before you go to bed.]
Tao Ning said gloomily, "My sister said reading at night is bad for my eyes, I can't read before going to bed..."
Ever since Tao Ning sat down next to him, Zhao Jingqun had been paying attention to the movements around him. The further he went into the mountains, the cooler the wind became, bringing the fragrance of the people next to him into his nose, entwining and penetrating every pore. He was annoyed by such a faint fragrance, but he couldn't help but smell it a few more times.
It has a very light lemon scent. Is he a lemon spirit?
What are you talking to yourself now...
Zhao Jingqun's grip on the steering wheel gradually tightened, he held his breath slightly, and impatience flashed in his eyes.
Until a scream came from behind: "-Ahhhhh Suisui, please take care of your brother, how is he driving?! Look at the road! Look at the road! I'm going to fall!!"
The tricycle, carrying people, entered Huangmeng Village amid a scream that pierced the sky. Someone came out to greet them at the entrance of the village. He was an old man over 60 years old. He walked forward with squinting eyes and smiled happily. He shook Tao Ning's hand, pointed at Zhao Jingqun and his group, and said a lot in the dialect at a very fast speed.
Old man: “@#1~%￥##......”
Tao Ning nodded and responded, "Okay."
He Niannian was puzzled: "What is this old man babble about?"
Tao Ning said, "This is the village chief. Many people in the village can't speak Mandarin. He said there aren't many places for you to stay. One is at Secretary Liu's house, one is at the village chief's house... and one is at my house."
He Niannian said, "No wonder you have an accent when you speak. It's so awkward. It turns out that you mountain people are all a bunch of uneducated country bumpkins..."
Zhao Jingsui, who was standing next to her, covered her mouth in time and smiled gently, "Is it close to where we're sketching?"
The purpose of their visit was to sketch her. Although Huangmeng Village was remote and backward, it had simple and unpretentious mountain village scenery that was rare in the country, attracting many art students every year.
In fact, Zhao Jingsui wanted to come alone, with at most a bodyguard, but due to various force majeure reasons, it became the four of them.
She looked at He Niannian with a face full of resentment, He Yan who could only smile foolishly at her, and Zhao Jingqun who smiled on the surface but was actually cold and indifferent, and her heart was filled with a deep sense of powerlessness.
She placed her hopes on this seemingly reserved and shy boy, who nodded and said, "Well, our three families are very close. After we settle down, I'll take you to the sketching place tomorrow."
Zhao Jingsui finally felt relieved. This young man named Tao Ning was indeed reliable. It seemed that he would have to rely on him more while living in the mountains for the next few days.
The next second, she heard the introverted boy whisper to her, "Can your brother... sleep with me?"
Zhao Jingsui: “……?”
Zhao Jingqun, who was kicking a stone carelessly, asked: "?"
The system screamed: [Idiot, you're mistaken! The mission just now was to sleep at your house, not to sleep with you!]
On their way back, the system released the second solo mission to capture Zhao Jingqun - to let Zhao Jingqun live in his own house. During this period, Tao Ning had been thinking about how to start the conversation.
After thinking about it, I finally chose the most straightforward and sincere words.
Tao Ning was confused: [Sleeping at my house means sleeping with me. Because my room is the only one in the house that can fit a bed.]
The system was at a loss for words: [You're such a fool... Never mind. Tonight I'll teach you all those strategies and secrets. I guarantee you'll go from being a fool to a love expert.]
Tao Ning nodded, half understanding. Capturing people was much more difficult than solving math problems.
Looking at Tao Ning who was keeping silent with his head down, Zhao Jingqun felt more and more weird in his heart. She had just been holding his hand tightly, but now she couldn't wait to sleep with him, and she said it in front of everyone.
Is this little fag so horny?
Zhao Jingqun asked with a half-smile, "Why should I sleep with you? Aren't there three households?"
Hearing this, Tao Ning unconsciously clenched her hands on the seam of her pants, and her curled eyelashes trembled slightly: "Because, because the secretary's family has a daughter, and the village chief's family..."
The situation at the village chief's home was similar to his own, with one empty room and two sons. But Tao Ning didn't know how to start the conversation. He didn't want Zhao Jingqun to go to the village chief's home because it would mean the mission would fail.
The system told him that if a task failed, one of his five senses would be randomly blocked for 24 hours. He didn't want Tao Yuan to worry.
But he's not good at lying...
So Zhao Jingqun watched helplessly as the boy's voice became smaller and smaller, and his fair cheeks became redder and redder, just like two strawberries dotted on a cream cake.
Zhao Jingqun suppressed the strange feeling in his heart. He wanted to see what tricks this gay boy could play.
He chuckled, "Okay, I promise."
Zhao Jingqun stared at Tao Ning, who lowered her head, and said word by word, "Sleep with you."
The accommodation arrangements were finalized. He Niannian took Zhao Jingsui to live at the secretary's house, He Yan lived at the village chief's house, and Zhao Jingqun followed Tao Ning home.
It was already noon when I got home.
As Tao Ning opened the door, the aroma of food filled her. Under the warm yellow light, Tao Yuan was serving dishes. Hearing the noise behind her, she wiped her hands on her apron. Turning around, she saw the young man, her eyes brightening. "Ningning, you're back? Wash your hands and eat. Who is this person today?"
His eyes stopped on the man behind Tao Ning, and Tao Yuan looked up, pausing on his hair that was as red as a rooster's comb.
She wondered in her heart: What kind of rogue classmate did Ningning bring back? Wasn't she going to meet guests today?
Zhao Jingqun clearly felt that the woman's vigilance towards him increased instantly, and she looked at him as if he was a hooligan who was going to kidnap her baby.
He ignored this look because he had gotten used to it over the years.
Tao Ning replied in a low voice: "Sister, he is a guest staying at our house."
Zhao Jingqun gave his name with a faint smile.
Tao Yuan reacted immediately, his expression changing instantly, and he put on a flattering smile: "So it's a guest, I was wondering why he was so handsome!"
Without waiting for Tao Ning to move a stool, she hurriedly gave the best seat to Zhao Jingqun and called out affectionately: "Come and sit down! Jingqun is better than us country people. He looks so smart in this outfit! You can tell at a glance that he will have a great future. It just so happens that we stewed a chicken today. We used the most authentic local chicken from our mountain. It is very nutritious. You city people usually can't eat it. Ningning loves it the most..."
At the dinner table, Tao Ning listened quietly to her praising Zhao Jingqun, and the latter also smiled and responded to Tao Yuan, not feeling uncomfortable at all and always calm.
Tao Ning served chicken soup to Tao Yuan, who was beaming with joy and almost pouring wine for Zhao Jingqun. "Sister, where's Xiao Meng?"
Tao Yuan drank the chicken soup in one gulp, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and continued chatting with Zhao Jingqun: "Your nephew? He went to your uncle Liu's house to play...Haha, where were we just talking about? This fern is rare for you city people..."
Tao Ning was abandoned when she was a baby. Her identity is unknown. She was picked up by the Tao couple who had no sons from another mountain. At that time, the Tao family already had three daughters, and Tao Yuan was the eldest sister. The Tao couple were busy working in the fields and mountains at that time, and did not have much time to take care of Tao Ning. Tao Yuan raised her three younger brothers and sisters alone.
When Tao Ning was nine years old, Tao Yuan went out to do odd jobs for two or three years. Although he said he went to work in a big city, he actually helped people make clothes in a nearby small county town.
Tao Yuan didn't come back until his father and mother passed away suddenly.
After their parents passed away, the family was completely broken up. The second and third sisters were unwilling to take Tao Ning, a burden, for fear that it would delay his marriage. After all, he was not their biological brother and he had a serious health problem. They pushed the issue back and forth among each other and finally decided to send the eleven-year-old Tao Ning to an orphanage.
Upon hearing this, Tao Yuan flew into a rage, cursing them: "Have you lost your conscience?! Tao Fang, don't think I don't know you took the money your parents left for Ningning. And you, you heartless bastard, have bullied Ningning since he was little, and now you have the nerve to say you'll send him to an orphanage?!"
The second and third sisters' faces turned pale and blue because of what she said. Little Tao Ning stood behind the pillar and lowered her head to listen to their discussion.
"I'm putting this out there today. If anyone dares to touch Ning Ning, I'll beat him to death!"
Later, Tao Yuan separated from them completely and took Tao Ning away alone. Two years later, she married him into the Li family.
Li Xiangdong is a gambler, but he is the only one in the area who does not mind Tao Yuan marrying Tao Ning. At that time, Tao Ning knelt in front of her and said, "Sister, he likes to gamble, you should not marry him."
Tao Yuan touched his head and smiled brightly: "Good boy, my love for you is not in vain."
She looked around and saw no one. She leaned over to Tao Ning's ear and whispered, "Silly boy, Li Xiangdong is a single-family householder, just like us, without parents. I won't have to suffer if I marry him. His family has land and a house. Just go with me without worry."
"Are you afraid that he will make me feel wronged?"
Tao Yuan put her hands on her hips and smiled, "You're still here, so just study hard. When you grow up, I'll be relying on you, silly boy. Besides, most men don't dare to mess with me."
Later, it turned out to be true. Tao Yuan was the head of the family, and Li Xiangdong loved gambling. This bad habit was deeply rooted and could not be changed. Fortunately, the amount of money gambled was not much, and he did not dare to touch Tao Yuan, because Tao Yuan really dared to chop him with a knife.
So I have lived a relatively peaceful life in the past few years.
A few days ago, Li Xiangdong got carried away at the card table and secretly took the money that Tao Yuan left for his son Xiao Meng's education to gamble. Tao Yuan was so angry that she beat him out of the house with a few sticks. Li Xiangdong didn't dare to come back these days.
At the dinner table, Tao Yuan became more and more excited, and calmly turned the topic to Tao Ning. He first said that Tao Ning could recite the multiplication table at the age of one, could compose poems at the age of two, and had finished all the math problems in the county at the age of three.
Finally, with a "bang", Tao Yuan slammed her hand on the table, causing the already shaky table to shake three times. She said excitedly:
"Our Ningning is a Nobel Prize winner!"
Zhao Jingqun, who was drinking water, choked when he heard such shocking remarks.
Tao Ning silently put down the chopsticks in her hand, "Sister, that's the Olympic Award."
Tao Yuan waved her hand nonchalantly, "They're all awards, what's the difference? As your sister, I believe you can win this, this Nobel Prize in the future."
Her tone was full of pride, and her yellow cheeks were flushed with alcohol.
Finally, her eyes turned from pride to anxiety, and her hands unconsciously pinched the apron on her body. She looked at Zhao Jingqun and said, "Jingqun, there is no one smarter than our Ningning in the whole village. After this summer vacation, he will go to the city to study. When he goes, can you help me take care of him?"
"When this child becomes successful in the future, he will definitely repay you!"
Zhao Jingqun looked at the dissimilar brother and sister with great interest. One was eloquent and chatted with him for a long time, but her purpose was actually to help her brother. The other was taciturn and did not look as smart as the secretary and his sister said.
Instead, he is a fool, and even a homosexual.
Zhao Jingqun raised his eyebrows, put the teacup on the table, and said nonchalantly, "Okay."
The meal was eaten very slowly. Halfway through, a childish voice broke in: "Uncle! Uncle!"
Tao Ning stood up after finishing his meal, his thighs sank, and he looked down. A pair of big eyes with curved eyelashes were looking at him brightly, and her chubby little hands were holding his thighs tightly, like a pendant stuck to him.
Zhao Jingqun asked: "Your nephew?"
Tao Ning touched Xiao Meng's head and nodded.
Only then did Xiao Meng notice that there was a strange man in the small house. The corners of the man's mouth were raised, but there was not much smile in his eyes, especially his red hair, which made people want to stay away from him.
As Xiao Meng watched, she suddenly pouted and started to cry.
Tao Ning was stunned. She bent down, picked him up, and asked him, "What's wrong?"
He looked at Zhao Jingqun, who smiled and said, "I didn't do anything."
Xiao Meng suddenly burst into tears without any warning. Her sharp cries startled Tao Yuan, who was a little dizzy from drinking. She immediately yelled, "Li Xiao Meng! Why are you crying? All you do all day is ask your uncle to hold you. Do you think you're a man? This is so embarrassing. Get down right now!"
Xiao Meng hurriedly hugged Tao Ning's neck and continued to howl: "I don't want it!"
"I don't want him!"
Xiao Meng pointed at Zhao Jingqun, feeling extremely aggrieved. "You are not allowed to bring other men back! Mom, you are not allowed to marry my uncle to another man. My uncle will be my bride in the future..."
Tao Ning: “…”
Zhao Jingqun: “…”
Tao Yuan hurriedly pulled Xiao Meng off Tao Ning and laughed, "This little brat just likes to stick to Ning Ning. Jing Qun, don't take the kid's words to heart. I'll take him to take a bath. The bed was made yesterday. Ning Ning, take Jing Qun into the house first..."
Tao Ning nodded, and the two of them left the house, leaving Xiao Meng's sobs and Tao Yuan's anger behind.
Most of the farmers in the mountains live in squares with several cement houses together. Tao Ning's house has three rooms, two bedrooms and a main hall. He raises chickens and ducks in the back yard and also has a simple shed for bathing.
Tao Ning lived in the best-ventilated room, and Zhao Jingqun had only one suitcase. With a creaking sound, the suitcase dragged across the floor, accompanied by footsteps, entered the room simultaneously.
Zhao Jingqun looked around the room, which was only six or seven meters wide. The furniture layout was very simple, but there was a large bookcase filled with neatly arranged books. What surprised him most was...
This room is covered with awards for two walls—two whole walls! The awards take up half the wall, leaving very little space.
Almost every certificate has the words "Three Good Students Tao Ning", "Mathematics Star Tao Ning", "Physics Star Tao Ning", etc.
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