In spring, the wild vegetables, mushrooms, bamboo shoots... in the mountains are at their freshest and tenderest. Xu Manman's hoarding habit kicks in and she is very busy every day.
Now she can meet Xue Mingxin almost every time in the mountains, but she can ignore him. No matter how handsome a man is, in her eyes, he is not as important as a fresh mushroom. At least she can have a good meal with him.
When she was blocked by him on the mountain again that day, Xu Manman was speechless. She thought they had a tacit understanding of not interacting with each other. Why was he blocking her again now? Didn’t they agree to make chili sauce just that once?
Xu Manman stood there expressionlessly, still thinking about the nest of bamboo shoots she had discovered yesterday.
"Xu Zhiqing..."
"Yeah." She said quickly, and then she said she was going to dig bamboo shoots and make pickled pork with preserved vegetables in the space in the evening.
"...I..." After a long while, he couldn't say the second word.
Xu Manman looked up curiously, and oh wow, the handsome face with cold white skin turned red.
Even if you haven't eaten pork, you have seen a pig run. At this moment, this kind of mood made Xu Manman feel a secret feeling in her heart.
Being stared at by Xu Manman, he seemed even more uncomfortable and turned his head to cough to cover up his behavior.
He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, looked at her seriously, and said, "Xu Zhiqing, I like you. I hope you can give me a chance."
After hearing the words finally spoken, Xu Manman felt a sense of relief in her heart, from the time of eavesdropping, to the hot sauce, to the frequent encounters in the mountains.
She had doubts in her heart, but perhaps she was too timid and was always unwilling to think in that direction, and she used various reasons to justify herself.
At this moment, hearing the confession of a man who looked like an idol and had a good family background and was capable, she felt a little secretly happy in her heart, because it meant that after she disguised herself, the beautiful inner self beneath her ordinary appearance was discovered.
but……
"Sorry, Xue Zhiqing, I don't intend to consider this issue right now."
Yes, she refused. Xu Manman was such a cold and heartless woman.
Hearing this, the color drained from Xue Mingxin's face. He stared at her anxiously and asked, "Xu Zhiqing, do you have any concerns? If it's because of what happened before, I can explain..."
Xu Manman interrupted him, "No, I know all that, no need to explain.
It's my own problem. I'm still young and don't want to think about personal issues right now. Besides, my parents also told me not to find a partner in the countryside."
This was indeed not a lie. Before Xu Manman left last year, her mother repeatedly warned her not to find a partner in the countryside.
To be honest, this man is a really good person to have a relationship with, without considering other factors. As for Li Min and Chen Meizhi, they are really nothing considering Xu Manman's current fighting strength.
But she has too many secrets. Not to mention the space, just look at her physique. Others may live a hundred years, but she has a hundred years of youth.
People nowadays are relatively traditional. Once they are in a relationship, they all aim to get married and have children. For her, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages.
At most, she had a slight liking for the man in front of her, but it was not to the extent that she would abandon her good life and be with him at all costs.
Therefore, at this time, we can only use our elders as a shield to refuse.
Xue Mingxin calmed down and regained his composure. "Then...Xu Zhiqing, do you have someone you like now?"
Xu Manman was stunned. She didn't understand why he asked this, so she shook her head honestly and said, "No." At present, she has never been attracted to anyone except him. As for the handsome skins of those men in the space... they are not human.
Xue Mingxin's expression brightened a little. "Does Xu Zhiqing hate me?"
"Well, I don't hate it." I even have a little fondness for it.
"Then, Xu Zhiqing, can you give me a chance? When Xu Zhiqing decides to find a partner, he can give me priority."
Xu Manman looked at Xue Mingxin in astonishment. He had a determined look on his face. He actually chose the path of deep affection and pure love.
"I don't want to leave my parents. I will go back to Hai City if I have the chance in the future." In fact, Xu Manman is still struggling with whether to choose Jingshi University or Shuangdan University. According to her current grades and the data she searched through her system, she is more than qualified to go to either one.
I want to be closer to home, but I also want to experience a top university, so it’s really hard to decide.
She knew that Xue Mingxin was from Beijing, so giving him a heads-up in advance wouldn't waste his time.
Xue Mingxin paused after hearing this. "I can wait, and I believe distance is not a problem. I'm not an only child. I have two older brothers at home, so it doesn't necessarily mean I have to be at home. If... I can go to Hai City."
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