Chapter 89
Shen Jiangfu silently glanced at Xie Jing's cheek, which was still covered with water beads. Seeing his puzzled look, she told him the reason for her visit, "You are not in the village committee group. The new secretary asked me to add you to the group to fill out the census questionnaire."
Seeing Xie Jing seemed reluctant, Shen Jiangfu asked with an expectant look, "Would it be convenient for you to let me add you on WeChat now?"
At this time, Xie Jing half opened the door and met Shen Jiangfu's pleading eyes. He seemed unable to refuse. This was a matter of the village.
"Okay, I'll go get my phone."
Xie Jing turned around and went in. Shen Jiangfu saw that Xie Jing was wearing shorts on his lower body, revealing two fair legs, and the leg hair could be vaguely seen.
It was the first time she saw him wearing a short-sleeved shirt and shorts.
When she arrived here, Shen Jiangfu saw only uncles and grandpas. None of them wore pants that exposed their legs, but all wore long trousers. Although she had seen uncles rolling up their trouser legs to work in the fields, Shen Jiangfu thought it was a normal scene.
Xie Jing took his phone back and saw Shen Jiangfu looking at his lower body. He looked down and saw the slippers on his feet. Although he was puzzled, he did not ask her what she was looking at. He opened the WeChat QR code on his phone and handed it over.
Shen Jiangfu came back to her senses and scanned the code.
"Okay, I've added you. I'll add you to the group and send you the questionnaire."
After Xie Jing joined the group, filled out the questionnaire, and completed this series of things, he saw Shen Jiangfu still standing at the door. He glanced at her, as if to say: Why don't you leave?
Chen Jiangfu saw what he meant and smiled shyly, handing him the red bean and water chestnut cake in her hand. "This is the red bean and water chestnut cake I made. I made too much, so I brought some for you. You can put this in the refrigerator and eat it tomorrow."
"Of course, you can eat it now."
Xie Jing looked at her quietly for a few seconds and refused, "No need."
"Keep it for yourself."
After saying that, he felt something was not right and added a sentence. His tone was still cold, but a little softer than before.
Seeing that Xie Jing looked like he was keeping people at a distance, Shen Jiangfu didn't care about his alienation from her and directly stuffed it into Xie Jing's hand.
The action was so sudden that Xie Jing didn't have time to react. There was a box of things in his hand, and the feeling of their hands touching.
He felt a little weird.
After Shen Jiangfu stuffed the things in, she immediately took a few steps back.
"I'm leaving first. Bye."
When she reached the door steps, she saw Xie Jing looking a bit dazed, holding her red bean and water chestnut cake in his pale hands. Her eyes were fixed on Xie Jing's wet hair after he had just showered. She looked down at his face, suppressing the smile that was bursting out in her heart, and said abruptly: "You are so white."
When Xie Jing heard that she had not left yet, she suddenly said this again. He didn't know why she said it or how she said it. He felt that what she said was right, but also wrong.
Her tone was wrong, with the ending sound high, as if she was teasing someone.
Xie Jing looked straight at her, with a look that said "You're so weird" written all over his face.
Shen Jiangfu looked at him, who seemed to be about to get angry but just stood there blankly. The smile in her eyes could no longer be suppressed. She burst out laughing and said to him before leaving, "Good night."
She turned on the flashlight on her phone and walked out of Xie Jing's yard. Recalling Xie Jing's appearance just now, he should have been taking a shower. It seemed that he rushed out after hearing the doorbell. He still had the fragrance of a shower on his body, a wet face and dripping hair, which was indeed quite attractive.
Xie Jing walked to the door and waited until the light source and shadows in the distance completely disappeared before closing it. He stared at the red bean and water chestnut cake in his hand for a moment in silence before putting it in the refrigerator.
Shen Jiangfu took a shower as soon as she got home, and then went back to her room to blow dry her hair.
She opened her phone with one hand, ready to catch up on the drama. Just as she was about to click on the video, she saw someone @ her on WeChat. She opened it and saw a group message from the village committee:
Good evening, everyone! Tomorrow, a film crew is coming to Kuantang Village to film a variety show. They need extras. Anyone interested can sign up for the opportunity, and there's a generous reward. They'll be filming primarily at Kuantang Elementary School, and they're looking for one or two teachers to be extras. If you're interested, please contact me to sign up. @Everyone
Although it was voluntary, the new secretary still sent a message to Shen Jiangfu separately.
Teacher Shen, could you please participate in this variety show? I'm thinking, we don't have enough teachers in Kuantang Village. If this variety show can help more people see Kuantang's situation and attract compassionate teaching talent, you won't have to teach three classes alone. I've already agreed with the production director, and they'll also be showcasing our situation.
"You're from Kuantang Village, so you know more about it. They're planning a game involving Kuantang's history, and I think you'd be perfect for being on camera."
Before Shen Jiangfu could reply, she saw a message from Yu Huo: [Did your secretary send you one? I declined. I'm going on a honeymoon with my husband after the wedding.]
She then sent a screenshot.
The words in the screenshot are the same as the first paragraph sent by the secretary, and the latter part is based on personal circumstances.
[When this variety show airs, I know what scenes will be in it. It will definitely highlight the great deeds of our teachers who fought hard and defended Kuan Tang alone!]
[Based on my guess, the director will definitely give each extra a story line.]
[If Chen Duanfeng participates, it will be: break into Kuantang and help reach the summit!
[If you participate, it will be: Taking root in Kuantang, and the hibiscus flowers will bloom!
If I were to participate, it would be: Entering Kuantang, the flame of love blossoms!
If Meng Shanwen and Li Zheng participated, the title would probably be similar.
When Shen Jiangfu saw the slogan Yu Huo wrote for them, she thought it was quite suitable for them.
Your title is well chosen, very much in line with the mass line.
[However, variety shows are all about highlighting the stars. We're just NPCs there, so your slogan shouldn't be necessary.]
The original owner, when acting as a guide, tricked Liu Chanxin into going to a place not designated by the director. In fact, she did it very secretly, and even the director thought she had confused the places.
Later, when the director was editing the film, he noticed something was amiss. To add to the eerie atmosphere, they had guides take the guests to a designated house. Once there, they had to complete their tasks independently, and the guests were filmed individually, without a photographer. The original owner had Liu Chanxin go to a place that was quite far away, and since she wasn't a local, she would easily get lost.
Later, the original owner felt guilty and found an excuse not to go to the recording the next day. The crew found the principal to act as a guide.
Yu Huo: [No, no, no, this director used to make documentaries. I saw the public plan for this variety show online. The main idea is to search for treasures in various places. The treasures they are looking for are actually people or some kind of spiritual spirit that needs to be passed on, usually to a higher level.]
[However, Liu Chanxin is in the cast this time! I heard that the director is friends with her, and online reports say their relationship is more than friends but less than romantic. If that's the case, they probably wouldn't be filming it as a documentary.]
Chen Jiangfu wasn't interested in these entertainment gossips and casually replied, "Maybe."
After replying to Yu Huo's message, Shen Jiangfu went to reply to the secretary's message: "Sorry, Secretary, I may not want to participate in this photoshoot. I think the principal is a more suitable candidate to promote our Kuantang Primary School. He can better represent our school."
After Shen Jiangfu finished replying, she opened Yu Huo's chat box: [I'm not planning on participating in the filming.]
The other side replied immediately: [Huh? We all refused. The secretary must be having a headache now because no teachers are participating.]
【Actually, I thought you would agree. 】
Shen Jiangfu read Yu Huo's reply and continued, "Actually, the principal is more suitable to participate in this variety show recording."
Yu Huo: [If the principal wanted to go, the secretary wouldn't have asked us.]
Chen Jiangfu: [If we don't go, the principal might go. After all, it's an opportunity to promote Kuan Tang Primary School.]
Shen Jiangfu exited the chat box and saw the message the secretary sent her: [I'll ask Principal Shen again.]
Liu Chanxin's problem has been solved. Why didn't she think of not participating in the filming before? What about the guide and the old house? If she doesn't participate in the variety show, she will naturally not be seen with Liu Chanxin, and thus avoid the online discussion.
Shen Jiangfu exited WeChat and then clicked on a TV series.
Just after watching the opening credits and about to start the main film, Shen Jiangfu suddenly thought of something, something very important that she seemed to have forgotten.
"Xie Jing was going to collect folk songs that day? Was it about this?" Shen Jiangfu murmured, "Tsk, it doesn't seem to be about this."
She had some difficulty remembering what important events would happen that day.
She had already decided not to be an NPC, so she was naturally not worried that Xie Jing would run into Liu Chanxin.
"Forget it, forget it. We'll talk about it when the day comes."
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Time flies, and it is already early August.
Chen Jiangfu lives a simple life these days. Except for going to the market one or two days a week, and sometimes not even going, she stays at home the rest of the time.
Last time, she added Xie Jing on WeChat. Shen Jiangfu would occasionally contact him on WeChat. Their chats would always revolve around asking him when he would go to town, whether he was free to help pick up a package, or asking him to help buy some groceries.
After this happened many times, every time Shen Jiangfu looked for Xie Jing, she would directly send him the courier pickup code, or directly tell him what she wanted to buy. If Xie Jing bought too many things and he couldn't carry them, he would directly refuse her. Shen Jiangfu knew what was going on at a glance and didn't think that Xie Jing was angry with her.
However, if Xie Jing was really angry with her, she wouldn't know.
Of course, if she went to town, she would tell Xie Jing and ask him if he wanted her to take anything with her.
Shen Jiangfu felt that this act of helping each other had made them good neighbors.
However, in general, Xie Jing would say no and not necessary.
Today is Saturday, which happens to be market day.
As usual, Shen Jiangfu asked Xie Jing if he wanted to pick up a package or buy something.
She thought she would receive the word "no need", but unexpectedly Xie Jing replied "yes".
Shen Jiangfu was about to ride her bike when she replied to his voice message: "What do you want to buy?"
The other side replied: [Ibuprofen, and there is another delivery.]
As soon as Shen Jiangfu saw the name of the medicine, she knew that Xie Jing had a fever.
"You have a fever? Do you want to go to the clinic to see a doctor? I have another box at home, I'll bring it to you now."
Shen Jiangfu took the key to open the door, took a box of ibuprofen from the medicine box in the living room, then locked the door and rode her bike to Xie Jing's door.
"I'm at your house now and left the medicine at the door. How are you? Do you still have the energy to go downstairs and get the medicine?"
Shen Jiangfu put the medicine down and rang the doorbell.
I saw Xie Jing's voice reply on WeChat and clicked on it to listen: "Yeah."
Hearing this, Shen Jiangfu laughed angrily, "Yeah again, saying two more words will kill you. Forget it, you already looked listless, and now you're even weaker because of your illness. It's really uncomfortable to talk too much."
Xie Jing had already gone downstairs and heard Shen Jiangfu complaining about his lack of words at his door.
Sizzle——
The door opened.
She saw Xie Jing wearing a dark grey long coat and trousers, with messy black hair.
"Thanks."
Xie Jing bent down to pick up the medicine box, looked at the slightly surprised woman in front of him, looked at her seriously, and replied: "You won't die."
Shen Jiangfu was caught red-handed and gave him a polite smile, trying to cover up the embarrassment.
"I'm glad you didn't burn your brain."
"I'm going to the market now. Do you want to buy anything besides ibuprofen?"
Shen Jiangfu blinked, waiting for him to speak.
Xie Jing looked into her bright eyes, as if something crossed his mind. He shook his head and said, "No more, thank you."
"Okay, I'm leaving now."
Shen Jiangfu put on a helmet and rode an electric bike out of Xie Jing's yard.
Xie Jing looked at the medicine in his hand, and after a moment he went to the kitchen to pour a glass of water, took out a pill and swallowed it.
Looking at the medicine, he remembered the red bean and water chestnut cakes that Shen Jiangfu gave him last time. He ate all of those cakes the next day.
The red bean and water chestnut cake she made was delicious.
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