Half an hour later, the food was ready, and Gu Chen set aside a portion of each dish.
At the dinner table, Gu Chen sat next to Lin's father, but Lin Yuxi was right next to him.
"Thank you so much, Xiao Gu. If it weren't for you, we don't know how long we would have been working on this. Once everything is ready, we'll invite you and the village chief over for dinner." Lin's mother picked up her chopsticks, which she hadn't touched yet, and used them to pick up some meat for Gu Chen. The more Gu Chen looked at it, the more he liked it.
"This is my daughter, Lin Yuxi. She doesn't have a boyfriend yet, and she'll be nineteen in a few months."
"Mom, our status is that we've been sent down to the countryside, but we're here for labor reform."
She should remind them that sending them to the countryside would probably scare away several of them.
Gu Chen held his chopsticks without moving, his tone gentle, "Being sent to the countryside is just an experience; it doesn't mean it's your entire future."
"What Xiao Gu said makes sense. Being demoted doesn't mean they have to stay with us forever." Old Master Lin agreed with this statement. He felt that Gu Chen's insights were indeed good, and after spending time with him today, he found him to be reliable, capable, and a man of few words.
Lin Yuxi responded softly. Of course, being sent to the countryside wouldn't be her lifelong commitment. However, after her thoughts drifted away, she ate an unusually large amount, finishing two bowls of rice with sweet potatoes in it, which tasted especially delicious.
After finishing the meal, Gu Chen took the initiative to wash the dishes.
The house is almost finished, but we still need to buy some tools for repairs.
“I have a bicycle here. If you need to buy anything, you can ride this bike. Here are the keys.” Gu Chen pushed out the bicycle he had found earlier. You could tell from the tires that the owner of the bike hadn’t ridden it in a long time.
The tires were all flat, and the car mats were covered in a thick layer of dust.
"Today I'll take you shopping. Let's buy the necessities first, since it rains frequently these days, and we also need to buy electrical wires to connect the cables."
Lin Yuxi was wiping the table when she suddenly looked up and asked, "Are you free this afternoon? Can you take me with you?"
After all, living here isn't appropriate. She can only take out the things in her space secretly. In the afternoon, Lin's father and mother still need to clear the grass around the yard, build a wall with mud, and clean up the surrounding ditches.
Grandpa and Grandma couldn't very well let them ride on the back of Gu Chen's bicycle.
"Okay, do you want to rest for a while? If not, I'll wash the dishes and then take you there," Gu Chen said, pursing his lips.
Bicycle tires also need to be inflated.
"Mm." Lin Yuxi didn't stand on ceremony.
In the afternoon, the sun was blazing.
Lin Yuxi went into the room and came out wearing a straw hat. She also put several straw hats and some water in her bag for her mother and the others.
Gu Chen was currently cleaning his bicycle in the yard, inflating the tires, checking the chain, and oiling it.
After finishing all that, Lin Yuxi had been standing by for a while. After watching Gu Chen finish setting up the bike and test ride it, she sat down in the back without hesitation.
"I'm seated, let's go."
The villagers were still busy earning work points, as they would receive their grain and ration coupons later that evening, so there was no one on the road.
The family has five members, so at least three of them need to earn work points, which must be her and Lin's parents.
Watching Gu Chen ride his bike under the sun, Lin Yuxi busied herself helping him move furniture, sand, repair doors, and cook. She sat behind him, looking at his back, noting his broad shoulders, slender waist, and strong, muscular arms.
By the way, speaking of rough...
After she sat down, the ground in the yard was fairly flat, but once she started riding out, her face began to contort.
The tires were high and thin, but the ground was too shaky. She couldn't find anything to hold onto, and felt that if she didn't hold on, she would be shaken off in no time.
"The road is a bit bumpy, I'll ride slower." Gu Chen slowed down.
"Okay, I do feel a bit unwell." Her face was pale, and even with a hat on, she was drenched in sweat. The ground was shaking so much that she felt dizzy and nauseous, so she took off her straw hat. Looking at Gu Chen, who was covered in sweat, she used the hat to fan him from time to time to lower his temperature.
However, she could only hold onto the underside of the leather cushion because there was really nowhere to hold on to. In this day and age, let alone hugging someone's waist, even holding hands would be condemned. Otherwise, she would have dared to touch Gu Chen's waist.
After more than an hour of travel, Gu Chen finally arrived in Xinluo Town by bicycle.
Lin Yuxi's face was already deathly pale. The road was too bumpy. At least there was more room in the donkey cart, so the bumps weren't so noticeable. But when she got on the bicycle, the contrast became apparent. At this moment, her whole body felt like it was about to fall apart.
"Should we go to the clinic?" Gu Chen bent down and asked Lin Yuxi, who was squatting on the ground in pain.
She forced herself to stand up. "It's okay, I just want to eat something."
The man held out his hand, palm open. "Is this okay?"
White Rabbit Creamy Candy?
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