"Oh right, I was talking about Erdan."
"Oh, you're asking about the Sun family boy next to Erdan? That's Uncle Zhou's grandson. His family is from the capital, Longshi. But during holidays, he comes to visit his grandparents with Erdan. I heard he goes to the same school as Erdan."
"Ah! Those two kids seem to get along quite well." So they're not siblings after all.
Could it be that the two kids are secretly dating without their family knowing?
Erhua's mother didn't notice anything amiss and replied with a smile, "It's great. Smart children should play with other smart children."
My own daughter Erhua grew up with Erdan since she was little, so why didn't she inherit Erdan's intelligence?
"Well... the children are all grown up, isn't it a bit inappropriate to be too close?" After all, they're not really family, shouldn't the girl be more careful?
"Ah! You mean Erdan and the Sun family boy? What's so big about them? They're still kids. Erdan is only twelve, and the Sun family boy is only two years older than Erdan. They're still just kids. You're overthinking it."
Erhua's mother kept her distance from Aunt Qian. How could this woman be more feudal than them, the villagers? And she's from the city! If she says things like that, then the men and women in the village can't even talk to each other?
"What?" Aunt Qian's voice rose unconsciously, and Erhua's voice became even louder. Could there be something wrong with this person?
Aunt Qian felt all eyes on her and quickly lowered her voice: "You mean, that little girl Qian Xiao is only twelve years old?"
"Oh, what's wrong? Everyone in the village knows. What? How old do you think Erdan is? Just look at Erdan's little face, he doesn't look that old, does he?"
Aunt Qian forced a smile: "Hehe, I thought kids who could go to university would be at least eighteen or nineteen."
"Oh no, Erdan skipped grades all the time and got into university at eleven. Our Erdan is so smart!" Erhua's mother couldn't help but puff out her chest when she talked about this, how proud she was!
Aunt Qian... It seems that her plan is doomed. This is too small. Wouldn't her son have to wait for many years?
Of course, Qian Xiao had no idea about all this money. If she did, she'd spit in Aunt Qian's face. What was she thinking? I just said a few words to her and she's already thinking about my marriage? Where's her shame?
Sun Kaicheng did hear it. With his mental strength, even a whisper couldn't escape his ears. It all depended on whether he wanted to hear it or not. But who was this person? He'd have to ask them properly when he got back.
With Sun Kaicheng's clever mind joining the team, the matter was resolved by mid-afternoon. However, the water tap outlet was blocked, but the river water was still usable. They would use the mountain water once the river water was completely gone.
Otherwise the river will dry up, and it feels like a waste to use it all up.
Qian Xiao wiped the sweat from her forehead: "Alright, let's go back, I'm starving." In the village, there are only two meals a day, and Qian Xiao had eaten breakfast very early in the morning, just some thin porridge. By now, her stomach was already protesting.
If it weren't for wanting to finish the work quickly and efficiently, she would have gone home to eat long ago; right now, she feels a burning discomfort in her stomach.
Sun Kaicheng shook the water off his hands; the mountain water was so refreshing. "Okay, why didn't you say you were hungry earlier? Wait for me to get your luggage."
He hadn't forgotten to ask his grandfather to watch the luggage, but when he looked over, his grandfather was nowhere to be seen, and the luggage was gone too. He guessed that his grandfather had taken it back.
"Ah! You've come into the village without even going home?"
"Yeah, I saw you right away so I didn't go back."
Qian Jingshen watched the two talking as if he didn't exist. He hesitated for a moment before saying, "Well, I'll head back now?"
Qian Xiao nodded: "You can go back now, thank you."
Qian Jingshen blushed and replied, "No need to thank me. We educated youth came here to help our fellow villagers."
Qian Xiao... Your high-sounding explanation is acceptable.
Since the two weren't familiar with each other, she didn't care about the stranger's thoughts: "Let's go, let's go home and take a shower first. This kind of weather is perfect for soaking in water all day long." Her clothes were soaked through, and the sticky feeling was really uncomfortable.
Qian Xiao looked around to make sure no one was nearby: "Why did you just stop your project like that? Didn't you say the higher-ups were taking it very seriously?"
"It is said that if we get a machine that is much more advanced than what we are studying, then there is no need for what we are studying."
Qian Xiao and Sun Kaicheng exchanged a glance, both thinking of that so-called system. They guessed that such advanced technology might have been created by that system. It seemed that they had really caught that system this time.
But is it really okay to be too far ahead? Technology should be developed step by step to make progress more solid and steady. Is it really okay to accelerate development so quickly?
Qian Xiao knew that the country's military strength was still very low, especially its weapons, which were all outdated. Could such advanced technology really be used to defend the country?
"You...are you researching weapons?" She seemed to have overheard Shuangdan muttering something about it before; Sun Kaicheng's research had never been about weapons.
Sun Kaicheng nodded. He couldn't go into specifics, but denying some things wouldn't be a big problem. He shared the same concerns as Comrade Erdan. Maybe he could focus his efforts on weaponry? But he wasn't good at weaponry!
At this point, neither of them said anything more about that matter. No matter how the country develops, it's not something they can stop or change.
“Mother, if you don’t give us, the different branches of the family, an explanation for what happened today, we’ll split up the family.”
"Oh my god, come quick! This son is so unfilial! He's trying to drive his old mother to her death! God, why don't you send lightning to strike this unfilial son dead?"
A burst of arguing came from behind. Qian Xiao's eyes lit up, and her little legs quickly started moving. My goodness, it's been so long since I've seen any liveliness in the village. I thought that because of the bad years, people didn't have the energy to fight or argue. She must be so bored.
Sun Kaicheng watched as Qian Xiao's eyes lit up and she disappeared. Was it really necessary? It was just an argument, what was so interesting about that? With that thought in mind, he quickly got to work. When he arrived at the spot, Qian Xiao was already at the front, watching the excitement.
Sun Kaicheng was too embarrassed to squeeze in with the women in the village. It was an old woman who saw him and waved to him with a smile: "Make way, let the young man from the Sun family in."
Sun Kaicheng... I'm just saying, can't you just pretend you didn't see me?
However, Qian Xiao heard the noise and pulled Sun Kaicheng to stand beside him to watch the show.
This is a typical farmhouse courtyard, not even as big as Erdan's yard, but the gate is wide open and it's packed with people.
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