Chapter 18 What's the relationship? My heart is a little hot
Chen Ziyou was busy cracking corn. Hearing this, he looked at him suspiciously, "Are you trying to trick me again?"
"How could you think of me like that? Besides Ning You, you're my closest ally here. Who else can I ally with if not you?"
"That's more like it. Tell me, what are you going to do?"
"Looking at the current situation, Su Qiang and Jiang Lingfei's team is quite strong, and they have one more person. Our two teams are always fighting for second or third place. Why don't you work with me to help me get first place? I'll give you some of the rewards later. Think about it, taking first and third place together will always earn you more than taking second or third place."
"Why didn't you help us get first place?"
Zhou Yangze put his left hand on his waist and held the corn stalk with his right hand. His posture showed the affluence of a wealthy man.
"Ning You has gone to borrow a car, and will bring people over to identify the ownership of this land. He will help you identify it when the time comes. You can also borrow a car, and you..." He glanced up and down at Chen Ziyou, the subtext being that they had nothing.
“…”
After Chen Ziyou figured it out, he immediately came over and shook his hand with a smile, "Okay, let's cooperate, brother."
So the two groups agreed to harvest corn together.
More than ten minutes later, Brother Liu appeared on his tricycle, accompanied by the sound of "beep beep". Du Ningyou, sitting in the back, waved from afar, "We're here!"
After reuniting with Zhou Yangze, she happily said, "There's a piece of land that happens to belong to Brother Liu, and he said he could help us harvest it!"
"Okay, with Brother Liu joining us, things will definitely go much faster."
Seeing this, Su Qiang immediately asked Director Wang, "Can we still recruit foreign aid?"
"Others can't, but if you find the owner of the land, then you can."
Zhou Yangze exclaimed proudly, "This is perfect." Then he led everyone towards his own area. However, Brother Liu stopped and pointed hesitantly at Su Qiang, "That piece of land is mine."
Upon hearing this, Su Qiang immediately ran over to grab the person. "Hahaha, thank you, Mr. Zhou, thank you, Ning You! You are such kind people!"
Zhou Yangze: "..."
Just as the two were about to leave, he grabbed Brother Liu again and said, "Wait, you can't take advantage of us for nothing. Let us have these two rows of corn."
Su Qiang saw that hers was the largest plot of land, so it would be okay to give up two rows, and she readily agreed.
Zhou Yangze asked Brother Liu if he knew who owned the remaining two plots of land. He said, "The middle plot actually belongs to Lao Zhao's family, the one where the brother over there lives. The other plot belongs to Uncle Sun across the bridge. I brought my phone and can help you make a call."
"Okay, thank you Brother Liu." The guests did not have mobile phones at the moment.
Su Qiang occupied the largest piece of land. They already had one extra Wen Ni, and now they had picked up such a big bargain. They were not in a hurry at all. After Brother Liu helped them contact the people, they happily went back to continue picking corn.
Du Ningyou looked at the two people leaving with a look of regret on his face. He had just been so anxious to find Brother Liu, but in the end he was making wedding dresses for someone else. But when he thought that the other person was Su Qiang... he didn't seem to mind so much.
Zhou Yangze patted her head soothingly through the sunscreen headscarf, "It's okay, at least the car is ours, and I have a backup plan, so I won't necessarily lose."
Du Ningyou became interested after hearing this, and leaned closer to ask in a low voice, "What's the back-up plan?"
Zhou Yangze told her his plan. Du Ningyou rolled up her sleeves with high morale and said, "Then let's hurry up and pick some corn!"
Zhou Yangze smiled and lowered her sleeves. "The sun is scorching, and the corn leaves can cut your hands. Be careful later. Don't worry, leave everything to me."
"good."
Jiang Lingfei, who borrowed the car, came back soon, and not long after, Lao Zhao and Uncle Sun also rushed over. Then it depended on which group could collect more faster.
When the sun set, everyone wiped the sweat from their heads and finally finished harvesting all the corn. They harvested and carried the corn to the villagers' homes while the program team also kept weighing records.
When it came time to announce the results, Director Wang used a loud speaker and said, "First, let me show you today's prizes. They are a large bamboo bed, a high-end rice cooker, a set of common kitchen utensils, 100 yuan in cash, a deluxe hot pot meal, and 30 bus tickets to town..."
These rewards made everyone excited and urged the director to announce today's results quickly.
"Okay, first, let's announce today's third place winner. They harvested a total of 284 kilograms of corn. The third place winner is..."
The director had initially tried to lighten the mood, but everyone was already looking at Chen Ziyou and Ai Jia, who had already stepped forward. "Why keep it a secret? That's right, it's us. Director, just announce the first and second place."
"Ahem, alright, let's announce the second place winner now. They harvested a total of 368 kilograms of corn. The second place winner is..."
"that is……"
Under everyone's expectant gaze, the director announced, "The second place winners are... Su Qiang, Jiang Lingfei, and Wen Ni!"
As soon as the result came out, Zhou Yangze and Du Ningyou cheered immediately, high-fived each other happily, and then went to high-five Chen Ziyou and Ai Jia.
Su Qiang didn't believe it at all. "How is that possible? Our land is obviously much bigger."
Director Wang said, "The result was good. The first place team harvested 385 kilograms of corn. Chen Ziyou and Ai Jia also gave them some, and with the two rows you gave up, they became the first place team. In addition, the third team helped them harvest first, so they completed the task first."
Su Qiang finally understood that the other two groups had cooperated. If she had known earlier, she should have bargained and only let one line go. This time, she was too proud of herself.
Jiang Lingfei said comfortingly: "It's okay, sister, we will continue to work hard next time."
"Oh... okay."
Next comes the part of selecting the prizes. The first place winner gets to choose first, and they can choose three items.
Without a second thought, Zhou Yangze picked up the 100 yuan note and handed it to Du Ningyou. Then he promised Chen Ziyou something. Before he could ask, Chen Ziyou took the initiative to say, "I want that big bed. Oh, and hot pot. Bring the hot pot and we'll eat together tonight!"
"You can only choose one."
"Then I want the big bed."
Finally, there was only one option left. Zhou Yangze took 30 bus tickets because Xiaodou from Grandma Li's family had to go to school in the town every day.
There was no bus from Shiqiaozhai to the town, so the children had to walk every day. After they arrived, they bought a small bus suitable for mountain roads and hired an experienced driver, so that the children here could take the bus to and from school every day, and it was also more convenient for the villagers to go to the town.
When it came to the second group, Su Qiang picked up the card with the one-third wheelchair and asked the production team, "What does this mean? If you're going to give it away, just give it in its entirety. What the hell is this one-third?"
"Ahem, the wheelchairs we provide are quite expensive. It's not cost-effective to give them to you directly for one mission. You just need to collect an integer to exchange them."
"Okay."
In addition to this card, they also chose a luxurious hotpot meal. After a hard day, they had to reward themselves well.
The last ones were Chen Ziyou and Aijia. They chose a set of common kitchen utensils. Aijia had always wanted to cook delicious food but had no tools, and now she finally had them.
After receiving the prize, Ai Jia invited Zhou Yangze and Du Ningyou, "Come to our house for dinner. I will cook delicious food for you today."
Chen Ziyou said proudly: "Sister Ai's cooking is delicious."
Du Ningyou immediately agreed: "Okay, okay, but can you bring Grandma and Xiaodou with you? We can provide the ingredients and help out."
Aijia smiled and nodded, "No problem, let's go together."
Su Qiang and Jiang Lingfei, who were standing nearby, heard this and immediately came over with a smile, "Sister Ai, are you going to cook? Add us in too. We'll make hot pot."
Both of them have tasted Aijia's cooking, and the taste is simply amazing.
"Okay, it's more fun with more people."
"Yeah!"
More than an hour later, in the yard of Old Zhao's house.
The hot pot in the middle of the table was bubbling with aroma, and beside it were various fresh side dishes. In addition, there were freshly fried bacon, sausages and the like. Just looking at them made people drool.
Aija came out of the kitchen carrying a plate. "The tortillas are ready."
"Wow~"
"Everyone be careful with the heat."
Du Ningyou picked up a piece and blew on it, then took a tentative bite. The soft and glutinous texture and the aroma of corn instantly filled his mouth.
"Hmm~" She gave a thumbs up while eating, "Sister Ai, your cooking is so delicious!"
"Haha, if you like it, eat more."
Ai Jia's eyes were full of tenderness. When she saw Du Ningyou, she thought of her four-year-old daughter. Although there was a big age gap between them, she also had a chubby face, clean and pure eyes, and was cheerful every day.
Zhou Yangze put a few slices of mutton into Du Ningyou's bowl, and then scooped out a few slices of vegetables. Su Qiang, who was sitting opposite, saw this and her eyes instantly became gossipy.
"Actually, I've always wanted to ask, what's your relationship?"
Du Ningyou glanced at Zhou Yangze, and Zhou Yangze turned to look at her.
"We...our parents know each other, and we grew up together," said Du Ningyou.
"that's all?"
"yes."
"Didn't your two families talk about becoming in-laws or something?"
“…”
Du Ningyou looked at Zhou Yangze again with some hesitation, but that person had no intention of responding. Instead, he said, "Why are you looking at me? Just tell me the truth."
As soon as these words were spoken, someone's foot was stepped on under the table, and he lowered his head and laughed softly.
Du Ningyou turned his gaze to Su Qiang across from him again, "Sister Qiang, I'm actually your fan. I really like your role as Princess Changsun!"
"Oh~ changing the subject, I understand..."
After dinner, Xiaodou returned to Grandma Li's house around eight o'clock in the evening. He still had some homework to finish, so he opened his exercise book and did his homework obediently under the dim light in the main room.
Zhou Yangze helped Du Ningyou boil some hot water and brought it to the small room next door. Then he said to the person beside him, "Actually, you can go to where we lived before to take a shower."
"It doesn't matter. It's far away and it takes time to go back and forth."
"Then you wash up, and call me if you need anything."
"good."
Just as Zhou Yangze was about to go out, she suddenly asked in a low voice: "Can you help me guard outside?"
The small room was shabby and she didn't feel safe.
Zhou Yangze's gaze was rarely evasive. He looked at her, then at the ground, and finally said "hmm" before closing the door and walking out.
There was a small courtyard outside, and Zhou Yangze was strolling in the courtyard.
In the rural night sky, one can clearly see the stars all over the sky, the ears can hear the chirping of insects, and the cool evening breeze makes people feel very comfortable. However, the sound of water coming from the small room makes him feel a little hot.
Du Ningyou showered for a while but didn't hear any movement outside. Unsure whether Zhou Yangze was there or not, he tentatively asked, "Zhou Yangze, are you still there?"
"exist."
"oh."
She felt relieved after receiving the response and continued with her actions.
After a while, Du Ningyou came out smelling fragrant after washing, and said to the people in the yard: "I'm ready, you can go wash now."
Zhou Yangze's gaze lingered on her wet hair and glistening neck for a while, and after a pause, he replied, "Okay."
When he came out of the shower, he saw Du Ningyou explaining a problem to Xiaodou. His expression was unusually serious. He wiped his hair and walked over to sit next to him, without making a sound to disturb him for the time being.
"This question asks Xiao Ming to calculate an addition equation. He mistook one of the addends, 56, for 65, and then calculated the result to be 87. What should the correct answer be?"
"I'm using a circle to represent the first number. The original equation is circle plus 56 equals... but he misread it and thought circle plus 65 equals 87. So, can we calculate the circle first?"
Xiaodou nodded, "Yeah."
"Then you show it to your sister."
…
After he finished speaking, Zhou Yangze put his elbow on Du Ningyou's shoulder and said jokingly, "Not bad, you spoke quite well."
"That's right. My math score in elementary school was never lower than 90."
"Yes, but by the time I got to high school, I could only barely pass the passing line."
Du Ningyou quickly covered his mouth and said, "Can you say something nice?" Then she looked at Xiaodou with a smile and said, "Don't listen to his nonsense. I'm good at math. You can ask me if you don't understand anything in the future."
"Okay, thank you, sister."
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