Chapter 125 Cute Village Girl VS Innocent Educated Youth (11)
Half a month later.
These past few days, Jiang Zhiyi has been going to Cheng Jiahe's place every evening as usual. However, she's becoming increasingly impatient. In truth, she doesn't want to learn those tedious things, and she certainly doesn't want to do any work.
Jiang Xiangnong noticed her reaction.
"Zhizhi, go and return all the money to Cheng Zhiqing. Don't go there anymore; it's too tiring."
This was the money Jiang Xiangnong had saved for emergencies; after all, natural disasters and man-made calamities are unpredictable. However, he couldn't bear to see his daughter working so hard. He figured he could just work a little more each day and earn the money back quickly.
"Dad, I don't want it." Jiang Zhiyi was well aware of the family's financial situation; this money was very likely their only savings.
“Take it. If you’re not going to return it, then I’ll go myself.” Jiang Xiangnong had already made up his mind.
"Okay, I'll go, I'll go." Jiang Zhiyi had no choice but to agree. She had already decided that she would keep the money for the time being and find a way to pay her father back later.
However, she was no longer planning to repay Cheng Jiahe's money. Tonight, she would go and test him to see if she could become a deadbeat.
Regardless, she's determined to renege on this debt.
night.
"I don't want to study anymore, and I don't want to pay back the money! Tear up the IOU." Jiang Zhiyi entered the house and immediately took action.
Cheng Jiahe thought she was just being lazy, so she said to comfort her, "If you're very tired, we can rest for a few days and continue when you feel better."
"I don't want to! I don't want to study now, and I don't want to study in the future! I'm so annoyed..." Jiang Zhiyi's emotions, which she had been holding back for the past few days, finally erupted, and she was very depressed.
"Other people's partners are so generous, but you're the only one who wants me to sign an IOU. People who don't know better might think you're a loan shark. What kind of business is this?!"
Jiang Zhiyi spoke angrily while secretly observing his reaction.
Cheng Jiahe paused for a moment, still deep in thought.
“I knew you didn’t like me, that’s why you’re unwilling to put anything into this relationship. When we break up soon, are you going to make me pay back all the money I spent on candy and mooncakes, and my brother’s toy car? Are you going to make me pay you back all of that?”
Cheng Jiahe frowned. What? They broke up not long after?
Jiang Zhiyi ignored him and continued talking.
"Sure enough, what Granny Wang at the village entrance said was true. She said there was a young couple in the next village who broke up. The boy pulled out a bunch of thick ledgers, even recording the cost of a tattered rag, and demanded the girl pay him back. He's such a despicable person, ugh! Disgusting!"
"Cheng Jiahe, I never thought you were this kind of person. I really misjudged you back then..." Jiang Zhiyi started to pretend to cry, wiping away her tears and looking very aggrieved.
This wasn't Cheng Jiahe's original intention; he simply wanted to teach her more so she would have more options in the future. Besides, he had already decided to take her back to the city with him, so she should work even harder.
“You have to listen to me. If you don’t study, what will you do in the city?” Cheng Jiahe said.
Jiang Zhiyi got angry after hearing this. She wasn't going to go to the city with him, and the two of them would break up soon, but she couldn't say it so bluntly right now.
Jiang Zhiyi slammed her hand on the table: "I won't learn! You're just deliberately picking a fight. I know what you want to do. You want to break up with me, and then you'll complain that I don't know this or that, and finally say that we're not suitable for each other and we should break up." Her eyes were red.
Cheng Jiahe hadn't expected her to react so strongly, and he explained, "I didn't have that thought."
"Then why do you insist that I do all this?" Jiang Zhiyi began to sob softly.
She hugged Cheng Jiahe again, crying, "It's okay if you give me some money. After all, I like you so much. Can't I even spend a little of your money?"
“Other people would sell their cattle or pigs to pay for their partners, I don’t want to put you in a difficult position, so I’ve never made excessive demands on you…”
"You can spend my money in the future." Of course, this is a lie; her money will always be hers.
for a long time.
Cheng Jiahe reached out to wipe away her tears. He couldn't bring himself to be cruel now. He said, "I'm not stingy, and I'm not unwilling to spend money on you..."
"Fine, then I won't pay it back. Actually, I already tore up the IOU a long time ago. I didn't intend for you to pay me back in the first place; I just wanted you to learn more."
“I know, you’re doing this for my own good. Cheng Jiahe, you’re such a good partner.” She hugged him tightly, burying her fluffy head against his chest. “How can you be so good to me?”
Cheng Jiahe also reached out and hugged her. Her entire delicate body leaned against him, showing great dependence.
Jiang Zhiyi: "In a few days, there will be a car from the village that can take you to the small county town. I've saved up a few cents, so I won't buy anything for myself. I'll use all my money to buy you a gift."
Cheng Jiahe frowned. What can you do with a few cents?
"My girlfriends seem to be getting new clothes made..." she said enviously.
Cheng Jiahe thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll give you some money to buy clothes. Is there anything else you really want? I can have someone bring it back for you from the provincial capital."
I want you to be nicer to me.
"Mmm." He touched her hair.
...
The next day, he went to the commune and made a phone call.
"Jiahe, what size clothes does your girlfriend wear? And what's her shoe size? Tell me all that, I'll grab a pen and write it down right now."
"Next time I ask someone to deliver something, I'll bring her a pretty dress and little leather shoes. I've seen a lot of trendy colors and styles; she'll definitely like them."
Cheng's mother said on the other end of the phone, her tone smiling.
Cheng Jiahe paused for a moment, then told his mother what had happened that night.
“She has a lively and lovely personality, but she is a bit lazy and doesn’t like to study. In the future, when she goes to the city…” Cheng Jiahe said some things he thought were not good.
Cheng's mother remained silent for a long time.
Her tone turned serious: "Jiahe, your father and I agreed to send you to the countryside because we wanted to temper your arrogance. Sometimes you're a bit self-righteous."
"What makes you think your girlfriend necessarily wants to go back to the city with you? Do you think that by taking her to the city, you're already taking care of her?"
"Perhaps she is sacrificing her own happiness, or perhaps she would rather stay in the beautiful little village, after all, it is where she grew up, but now she is willing to leave for you."
Cheng's mother was almost driven to her death with anger. She had finally found a partner, but he didn't know how to cherish him.
He actually did something like asking his partner to sign an IOU. He really has no emotional intelligence whatsoever, just like his father back then.
Years ago, she borrowed a washbasin from her father, and the next day he demanded it back, fearing she wouldn't return it. They really were father and son.
She thought her son had finally come to his senses and would bring a daughter-in-law home, but now it seems unlikely.
"Think carefully about what I said today. If you can't figure it out, I think it would be better if you broke up. In this situation, you'll only end up as a miserable couple. You might as well let go sooner rather than later and not waste the time of that good girl."
Cheng Jiahe stood there, frozen in place.
He gripped the phone receiver so tightly his fingertips turned white. "I don't want to break up with her."
"Then you should treat her better and do whatever she wants. Think about how your father usually behaves."
"I understand, thank you, Mom."
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