"oh."
Ruan Qiushui suppressed a laugh, her expression calm.
"What does 'oh' mean?"
Gu Changfeng never fights a battle he's not confident of winning, but right now, he's filled with trepidation.
"Oh, so I reluctantly agreed to let you pursue me."
Ruan Qiushui nodded arrogantly and gave Gu Changfeng a teasing look.
"Oh."
Gu Changfeng raised an eyebrow, looking at the little devil in front of him, wishing he could devour her whole.
"Alright, go back now, I'm going in."
Ruan Qiushui carried a basket on her back and stepped into the educated youth settlement.
"They're heartless; they don't even look back."
Gu Changfeng stood there for a long time before turning and leaving.
"Mother, I'm going out for a bit."
Gu Changfeng went home, got on his bicycle, said hello, and headed towards town.
He needed to go to his friend's place to ask about his new wife, and also call his former boss to report on the progress of the mission.
"Hey, it's so late, where are you going?"
Xie Xiuying hadn't finished speaking when she vanished without a trace.
Ruan Qiushui returned to the educated youth settlement. Everyone had finished eating and was chatting in the courtyard to digest their food.
"Hey, you've finally returned after disappearing for a day. We thought you'd found someone and moved into our house."
Qin Qiaoqiao made a sarcastic remark and then scoffed disdainfully.
"Smack."
If you can do it with your hands, you won't use your words.
Ruan Qiushui slapped Qin Qiaoqiao across the face. To be honest, the shameless woman's hand actually hurt quite a bit.
"You hit me? Am I wrong? What decent girl doesn't come home until dark?"
Qin Qiaoqiao stood up and swung her palm at Ruan Qiushui.
"Qin Qiaoqiao!"
Duan Zhiyu stood up and grabbed Qin Qiaoqiao.
“Qin Zhiqing, this was originally your fault.”
Chen Fenglan looked at Qin Qiaoqiao with disapproval.
Doesn't Qin Qiaoqiao know how important a girl's reputation is? How could she slander someone in front of so many people? If it were her, she would have slapped her too.
"You've forgotten the lesson you learned on the train, haven't you? I don't have any other hobbies, I just like to teach people how to be good people."
Ruan Qiushui stretched her muscles and then slapped him again.
"Alright, alright, let's both take a step back."
The kind-hearted He Yongjun stepped forward and separated the two.
"Qin Zhiqing, are you alright?"
Liu Pandi offered Qin Qiaoqiao a perfunctory consolation, after all, he still needed to get benefits from her.
"I'm making this clear here to prevent some people from spreading rumors."
"I wanted to cook for myself, so I went to town today to buy an iron pot. I happened to run into my brother's comrade-in-arms, and we had a meal together before I came back."
Did you hear me clearly?
After Ruan Qiushui finished speaking, she glanced at Qin Qiaoqiao.
If she still dares to keep her mouth shut and not speak human language, she'll have to help her properly.
"Oh."
Despite her stubbornness, Qin Qiaoqiao, who was afraid of pain, remained silent and turned her head to look elsewhere.
No one in the educated youth compound genuinely helped her, and she couldn't defeat Ruan Qiushui by herself.
"Alright, alright, everyone go back inside and rest."
After He Yongjun finished speaking, he led the male comrades into the house.
"The wardrobe and suitcase you ordered have arrived. I asked him to put them at the foot of your bed."
Chen Fenglan greeted Ruan Qiushui and even helped her carry her basket.
"That's perfect. My things are all messy, now I finally have a place to put them."
Exhausted from a long day, Ruan Qiushui just wanted to pack her things quickly and then go to her space to soak in a hot spring and get a good night's sleep.
Qin Qiaoqiao covered her face and stood there, while Liu Pandi, who was standing next to her, had a flicker in her eyes when she heard their conversation.
Ruan Qiushui put the basket aside, opened the package, and began to pack.
But as soon as they started cleaning, they discovered something was wrong.
The rice and flour were noticeably less, and the remaining two sausages were also gone.
It seems there's a big rat living in this room.
"Oh my, my brother's comrade is so generous. He gave me such a big piece of cured meat, as well as noodles, eggs and White Rabbit milk candy. How long will it take to eat this?"
Ruan Qiushui remained calm and waited until Qin Qiaoqiao and Liu Pandi entered the room before deliberately speaking loudly.
As he spoke, he took things out of the basket and deliberately swayed them in slow motion.
Then he packed his things and put them in the cabinet, without even taking out the lock he had prepared in advance.
These words elicited various reactions from the crowd.
Ruan Qiushui observed the three people's reactions and had already decided on the rat in her mind. She picked up the washbasin and headed towards the bathroom.
Chen Fenglan was worried, so she turned around and followed him out.
"Qiu Shui, you should keep the good stuff to yourself."
Chen Fenglan reminded her with concern.
"I understand, Sister Chen. I'm free tomorrow, I'll take you to see a good show."
The bait has been placed; now we have to wait for the fish to bite.
"A good show?"
Chen Fenglan was completely confused. She watched as Ruan Qiushui went in to take a bath and felt too embarrassed to ask any more questions.
…
Early the next morning, Ruan Qiushui took a washbasin to the backyard to wash up and saw two men busy in the backyard.
What are you doing here?
Gu Changfeng was playing in the mud with another man, their butts sticking out.
"This is my younger brother. I brought him here to build a stove for you."
Yesterday, after the young educated youth mentioned cooking for himself, he took it to heart. So, he prepared the ingredients and delivered them to his door early this morning.
As for his younger brother, he was just a free laborer to help him win over his future wife.
"Hello, Sister Ruan."
Gu Changshu, with a keen eye, raised his muddy hand and waved it.
He knew his third brother's personality all too well, yet he was rushing around like a bee to a flower; there must be something going on.
It's a pity that this educated youth, who is as beautiful as an angel, was targeted by a rough man like his brother.
"Don't worry about us, you go ahead and do your own thing, we'll be done in a bit."
"Gu Changshu, learn from me, don't be so impulsive."
Gu Changfeng turned back to continue building the stove. This was a good opportunity to show off, and he had to work hard to make the stove the best it could be.
Gu Changshu, the tool: You're so high and mighty, you're so great, you got to your position by relying on me.
"Alright, you guys go ahead with your work."
Ruan Qiushui quickly finished washing up, turned around and went back into the house to get six meat buns, which she heated up with the help of Chen Fenglan's stove.
Gu Changfeng and Gu Changshu had finished building the stove and were now washing their hands and preparing to go home.
"You didn't have breakfast, did you? You can share these four meat buns."
I doubt Gu Changfeng would accept the wages, so it's better to get something more practical.
"No need, my mother has already prepared dinner at home."
Gu Changfeng waved his hand in refusal.
He was willing to help his future wife, so how could he take any food with him?
Gu Changshu stared at the meat buns, swallowing hard with longing. Hearing his third brother's words, he could only look away with tears in his eyes.
"Take it if it's given to you."
He's so fussy and indecisive, he doesn't seem like a man at all.
"good."
His mother said he had to listen to his wife.
"Don't go to town these next few days, it's not safe."
"Then we'll be going now. The stove has already been dried with firewood, so you can use it at noon."
"And the firewood in that corner over there is for you. I'll bring you more in a few days, and I'll come and chop the firewood too."
Gu Changfeng took the steamed buns, picked up his tools, and left.
Ruan Qiushui looked at the stove and the large pile of firewood with satisfaction, then turned and went back to her room.
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