Zou Jiahui couldn't hold back any longer and immediately stood up and walked into the courtyard: "Sweetheart, didn't you say you were asking me for money to buy medicine from Yu Zhiqing? Why are you here with Gao Zhiqing?"
He deliberately revealed that Qi Tianxin was using his money to tell Gao Guojing that he and Qi Tianxin were close and to warn him not to interfere.
A hint of panic flashed in Qi Tianxin's eyes. She was still not well and had no money. Borrowing money from Gao Guojing would affect her image. Her family's financial situation was average, with several siblings who couldn't afford to spend too much money on her.
Before she could win over Gao Guojing, Qi Tianxin could only keep Zou Jiahui hanging, but she didn't expect him to find out.
Qi Tianxin: "Jiahui, what brings you here? You know my health condition; I'm often unwell. It's rare to meet someone as skilled as Yu Zhiqing, so I wanted to take this opportunity to get better. That's why I borrowed money from you."
"But don't worry, I'll pay you back once my family sends the money over."
After she finished speaking, she introduced Gao Guojing to him: "Gao, this is Zou Jiahui, my high school classmate. I never thought that we would be assigned to the same brigade as educated youth."
"Knowing that I was not feeling well, he was willing to lend me money for treatment. He is a very good person."
Her words were dignified and appropriate, acknowledging that she had taken Zou Jiahui's money and explaining the reason. Coupled with her frail demeanor, this further highlighted her strength, and anyone who did not know the situation would surely feel pity for her.
Zou Jiahui: "Sweetheart isn't feeling well, and since we're from the same place, our bond is different from others, so it's only right that I help her. But Sweetheart, you should go to Yu Zhiqing's place to buy medicine, isn't she home?"
Gao Guojing is naive only in front of his family; he's not so innocent in front of outsiders. He clearly understood the underlying meaning in Qi Tianxin and Zou Jiahui's words.
Gao Guojing: "My sister-in-law is next door, you can go over there. Qi Zhiqing, you should come here less often in the future, your presence is affecting our work."
“We have monthly quotas, and if we don’t meet them, the captain will be unhappy.”
A hint of embarrassment flashed across Qi Tianxin's face: "I just thought that as fellow educated youth, we should get to know each other better. I didn't expect to bother you with your work. I'm sorry, I'll go to Yu's place now."
When Zou Jiahui appeared, she still wanted to keep him around to get money, so she couldn't refuse him and had to leave first.
Anyway, Gao Guojing is here, she'll have plenty of opportunities in the future.
The two of them got the medicine from Yu Rujia and then left the Yu family.
When Gao Guojing thought of the chestnuts on the mountain, his work suddenly lost its appeal. He washed his hands and ran over to Yu Rujia.
Gao Guojing: "Rujia, how about we go to the mountain to pick chestnuts later?"
The reason for bringing Yu Rujia along is that she always manages to discover new foods that others don't recognize. Gao Guojing, who is also a foodie, said that although the food at home is delicious, he sometimes wants to expand his own recipes.
Yu Rujia refused without hesitation: "No, it's so hot, I don't want to go up the mountain to suffer. If I want chestnuts, I can just buy some from Gou Dan or Hua Zi's house, there's no need to pick them myself."
Gao Guojing: "Buy chestnuts are never as fragrant as chestnuts you pick yourself. We'll go this afternoon; there will be shade on the mountain, so it won't be hot."
Yu Rujia: "They're all picked up in the same place, so there's no difference. If you want to go up the mountain to pick them up, just go by yourselves. Duolu has been there before, so let them take you."
After being rejected twice, Gao Guojing revealed his true purpose: "I was just thinking of adding a new dish to our family's menu. You know these things best. Go up the mountain and take a look. Maybe you'll find something new."
Upon hearing about food, Duolu threw himself at Yu Rujia and shook her arm, saying, "Auntie, shall we go to the mountain to find some delicious food?"
Duoxi always followed Duolu around, shaking her other arm and saying, "Auntie, come on, come on, maybe we can find lots of delicious food today."
Luckily, we have a temperature control system at home; otherwise, with temperatures over 30 degrees Celsius outside, two chubby little buns would have been sweating buckets if they had come up to us.
Even so, Yu Rujia still felt a bit hot, so she stretched out two fingers and pressed them against the two people who were about to rub against her again.
Yu Rujia: "What? Are you tired of the food at home? Why don't you two switch with your friends? You can eat at their house and they can come to our house to eat?"
Duolu shook his head vigorously, his chubby little face full of refusal: "No, I don't want to eat at their house. The food at our house is the best. Auntie, I just want to eat more delicious food. Can we go up the mountain?"
Ignoring her refusal, the two little buns snuggled up to her and acted coquettishly. Duoshou also looked at her expectantly; another little guy who wanted to go up the mountain.
During this time, in order to escape Duoshou's clutches, Duolu practiced martial arts at home every day and didn't go out to play much.
If their aunt took them out, they could explore new maps without attracting Duoshou's clutches. Thinking of this, Duolu intensified his cuteness.
Duoshou is still a child, a time when he is curious about the world. He is usually well-behaved and obedient, and he will not do things that the adults in his family do not allow him to do, but that does not mean that he has no curiosity.
Yu Rujia couldn't bear to refuse the little cutie's request in the end, so she agreed.
Yu Rujia: "You can go up the mountain, but you must follow your aunt or Uncle Guojing. If you dare to run around, forget about good food, you won't even be allowed to eat the food at home."
As long as they could get up the mountain, the little ones didn't care about anything else and readily agreed, promising to follow them obediently.
Gao Guojing gave a thumbs-up to his nephews when Ru Jia couldn't see him. With them helping, Ru Jia couldn't refuse.
After Qi Tianxin and Zou Jiahui left the Yu family, Zou Jiahui couldn't help but say, "So you've found a good match and are planning to abandon me for her, right?"
This is true, but Qi Tianxin won't admit it; she still needs Zou Jiahui.
Qi Tianxin looked at him with a vulnerable expression, as if her heart was broken: "Jiahui, how could you think of me like that? You know my body. Working on the ground is really too heavy for me."
“I just wanted to build a good relationship with Gao Zhiqing so I could see if I could get a chance to work in his bicycle shed. I didn’t expect you to distrust me like this. I really misjudged you.”
Because of his youthful naiveté and lack of later experience, Zou Jiahui easily believed Qi Tianxin's lies.
Zou Jiahui immediately apologized: "I'm sorry, sweetheart, I was overthinking it. I just felt uncomfortable seeing you and Gao Zhiqing together, and I didn't think about anything else. I misunderstood you."
Zou Jiahui is so easy to deal with now; a flash of smugness crossed Qi Tianxin's eyes.
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