Chapter 117 Cute Village Girl VS Innocent Educated Youth (Part 3)
Educated youth settlement.
Cheng Jiahe has been quite relaxed these past few days.
Among the group of educated youth who came, his handwriting was the best. The educated youth settlement was currently making some kind of brochure, so they arranged for him to copy the text. The person who actually wrote the manuscript was Su Jingying.
"Cheng Jiahe!" Jiang Zhiyi ran to the educated youth settlement, grabbed someone to ask for clarification, and then went straight to him.
Cheng Jiahe was sitting at his desk writing something, and Su Jingying was sitting next to him. The two of them would chat from time to time.
"What do you need me for?" Cheng Jiahe asked, standing up and walking up to her.
"Let's go outside and talk." Jiang Zhiyi grabbed his hand and led him away, with Cheng Jiahe following her out.
Su Jingying looked up and her gaze fell on the two people's clasped hands.
"Cheng Jia, are you free right now?" Jiang Zhiyi asked, tilting her head back with a pleading expression.
"What do you want me to do?" Cheng Jiahe asked.
"I was assigned to pick up bricks at the east end of the village today. It was dirty and tiring, and my hands are swollen." Jiang Zhiyi stretched out her hands, which she had deliberately rubbed until they were red.
“I wasn’t planning on coming to you; I could have gritted my teeth and finished all this work by myself. But I need to go home to take care of my younger brother later, and if I don’t get back quickly, I’ll get scolded…”
Cheng Jiahe knew that she had a younger brother. Whether in the city or the village, the phenomenon of favoring sons over daughters was very serious, so her life at home must be very difficult.
"Can you help me? I can't finish this by myself." Jiang Zhiyi opened her beautiful big eyes, which seemed to be moist with tears.
"Wait for me, I'll explain something and then we'll go over." Cheng Jiahe patted her hair.
"Okay." Jiang Zhiyi smiled at him.
Cheng Jiahe pushed open the door and said to Su Jingying, who was sitting there, "Su Qingqing, I have to leave urgently now. I will take all my things back tonight to write."
Su Jingying asked, "What's the emergency?"
Cheng Jiahe didn't answer, only saying, "I have to go. It must have been hard for you, Su Zhiqing, to be here all alone today."
Seeing that he didn't want to talk about it, Su Jingying didn't ask any further questions and replied, "Okay, go ahead."
...
"Cheng Jiahe, who was that person sitting next to you just now?" Jiang Zhiyi asked tentatively, knowing that it was the female lead.
"Her name is Su Jingying," Cheng Jiahe said simply, knowing nothing else about her.
Jiang Zhiyi nodded, preparing to give him a warning: "You're my boyfriend now, you can't get too close to other girls, no matter the reason. Otherwise..."
Cheng Jiahe looked at her: "Otherwise what?"
Jiang Zhiyi threatened, "Otherwise, I'll make sure you're covered in green hats. Not only that, I'll break your legs, tie you up, and then make you watch as the green hats are put on you."
Of course she was joking; assaulting or kidnapping someone are illegal, and she's not that stupid.
Cheng Jiahe was surprised by her idea and said, "You're quite something. Be careful you don't get arrested. Don't worry, I'm not that kind of person. Now that I'm dating you, I'll definitely be wholeheartedly devoted to you."
Cheng Jiahe was still thinking to himself: if he and Jiang Zhiyi broke up one day, he should handle it properly and neither of them should bother each other.
That's how he's always been taught at home: to speak and act with propriety and decorum.
Actually, he initially agreed to her request for two reasons: first, he felt that Jiang Zhiyi's feelings for him were just a momentary impulse, and a young girl like her wouldn't know anything about liking or disliking someone; second, he didn't dislike her, and he wouldn't be staying here for long anyway, as he would eventually have to go back.
So it's possible that the two had already broken up for various reasons before he even returned to the city.
Regardless of who initiated the breakup, he would give Jiang Zhiyi a sum of money as a breakup fee. If she wanted to venture out to the city later, he could also offer some assistance.
...
We arrived at the east end of the village.
Jiang Zhiyi took out the pair of gloves that fit her perfectly and said, "Cheng Jiahe, here are my gloves for you."
He definitely can't wear it.
“Keep these for yourself, they’re too small.” Cheng Jiahe shook his head and went to work.
Jiang Zhiyi stayed by his side the whole time... slacking off, but she had a sweet tongue and kept talking.
"Cheng Jiahe, you're amazing!"
"You've really worked hard, thank you."
"Cheng Jia, are you thirsty? I'll go get you some water."
"I'm not thirsty. If you're tired, go and rest for a while." Cheng Jiahe wiped the sweat from his face and worked even harder.
Captain Wang also witnessed this, but he didn't say anything. As long as the two of them could finish the work, there wouldn't be any problem.
But speaking of which, that silly boy who helps Jiang Zhiyi with her work seems to be getting more and more enthusiastic.
Captain Wang remembered something else. His wife used to coax him into helping with chores in the same way back then, but now... his wife has become increasingly fierce, scolding him all the time.
After finishing the work.
Jiang Zhiyi went to Cheng Jiahe's house with him. Cheng Jiahe gave her a lot of food, all of which were things that could only be found in the city.
"I don't want so much. Cheng Jia and you can keep it for yourselves," Jiang Zhiyi said, feigning refusal.
"Take them all." These were mostly brought to him by Cheng Jiahe's family through intermediaries, because they were worried that he wouldn't eat well here.
However, he wasn't that delicate. Although the conditions here were a bit poor, he could still tolerate it. If Jiang Zhiyi liked it, he would take it with her.
"And this, take it back and use it on your hands. Didn't you say your hands were swollen today?" Cheng Jiahe took out an exquisitely packaged bottle.
"It smells so good." Jiang Zhiyi opened it and looked inside; it was a milky white paste.
"Cheng Jiahe, apply it for me." Jiang Zhiyi stretched out her hand.
Actually, her hands have always been fair and delicate. She was never made to do any rough work at home, and when she was outside, she mostly did light jobs.
"You apply it yourself, how can I help you?"
Jiang Zhiyi ignored him and just stretched out her hand for him to help her. She said, "Hurry up, I need you to apply it for me. Are you going to refuse something so simple?"
Cheng Jia hesitated for a moment, but ultimately couldn't persuade her otherwise, so he had no choice but to comply. They were already dating, and had even held hands during the day, so there was really no need to refuse.
He took her hand, scooped up some white frost, and applied it, slowly and gently spreading it out.
The soft, smooth touch made Cheng Jiahe's heart beat faster.
"Cheng Jiahe, have you ever done this to other girls?" Jiang Zhiyi asked him.
"No," Cheng Jiahe shook his head.
Jiang Zhiyi laughed and said, "Then I'm different from you. I've wiped other boys' hands before."
Cheng Jiahe's hands tightened, and he paused, pursing his lips without saying a word.
“My younger brother always gets chilblains in winter. When I apply medicine to him, he cries and complains of pain.”
Cheng Jiahe's expression softened considerably.
...
A few days later.
When Jiang Zhiyi got up early in the morning, she saw Jiang Xiangnong carrying several baskets of stones and piling them up in the yard.
"Zhizhi, you're up? I'm going to use those stones in the yard to repair the walls at home. The weather is getting colder and the house is getting drafty. Remember to remind your brother not to touch them later."
Jiang Zhiyi then remembered the house and went directly to Cheng Jiahe.
As soon as Cheng Jiahe opened the door, he saw Jiang Zhiyi crying her eyes out.
"What's wrong?" he asked quickly.
"Cheng Jiahe, I've messed up. I've lost the money my family finally borrowed to repair the house, and we've been looking for it for ages without success... I might have to become someone else's wife to pay off their debt."
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