Clean-cut and refined, he looked like a male protagonist straight out of a movie; this man's temperament and appearance suited his taste perfectly.
Staring at the person in front of him, he felt as if time had stopped. His heart raced involuntarily, and a tingling, electric sensation ran through his body.
Xu Rongqing couldn't help but think how wonderful it would be if this person were his friend!
He could eat with him, work in the fields with him, and go to town with him...
The thought that this person was also an educated youth made my wishful thinking seem less like wishful thinking. Did that mean they could live together from now on?
On impulse, he went over to greet the person, but suddenly realized his disheveled appearance. He was instantly overwhelmed with shame and felt utterly mortified!
"Rongqing, you're back!"
Zhu Meihong's excited shout interrupted Xu Rongqing's thoughts.
The other educated youth who had been staying there turned their attention to Zhu Meihong. Before, probably no one had noticed the flirtatious exchange between the two.
However, after Xu Rongqing was taken away by the educated youth office, most people at the educated youth settlement sensed something was amiss from Zhu Meihong's reaction.
"Zhu, are you going out? The educated youth office found out it was a misunderstanding and let me come back. Look how dirty I am, I'll go back to my room and change first!"
If Xu Rongqing hadn't wanted to clear his name, he wouldn't have wanted to say a single word to the woman in front of him. He doesn't even know how to avoid suspicion—what a shameless "slut"!
Zhu Meihong realized that this was not the time to speak. Knowing that Xu Guoqing was not someone who could be easily manipulated, she naturally had to be humble and subservient.
If you anger someone and ignore them, you'll really suffer a great loss.
She didn't want to be the kind of woman men hated most unless absolutely necessary; she wanted someone to willingly marry her.
Seeing that the man wasn't going to bother him, Xu Rongqing simply went inside. Just as he entered, Xie Ming came out carrying a bag.
The two met face to face again.
Xu Rongqing was trying to appease Xie Ming while suppressing his anger, but when he saw what Xie Ming was holding, he lost his composure.
He knew he was entitled to a share of those things, so he tried to stop them. Xie Ming, however, showed no mercy and forcefully pushed him aside to leave.
Xu Rongqing turned around, wanting to cause trouble, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw that the male educated youth he had just seen was still paying attention to him, so he could only suppress his anger.
He's already embarrassed himself enough; he can't afford to lose his temper any further. As for Xie Ming, he has plenty of time to deal with him.
Xie Ming went to Li Liangcai's place after leaving the educated youth settlement.
Li Liangcai's house was built on a flat area on a slope. Walking along the mountain road, there was a dam made of rocks on the side of the road, and on the dam was his family's spacious drying ground for grain.
His house didn't have a courtyard wall; instead, a semi-circular thatched hut was built around the main house, where the village's assigned pigs were kept. Another half-finished hut was used to store miscellaneous items.
He has six sons, the older ones are all married, and they all live under the same roof now.
Crossing the gravel path that ran through the threshing ground, Xie Ming arrived at the main house of the Li family and greeted them, "Auntie! I'm here!"
"Brother Ming, Mom! My brother Ming is here!" Niu Dan, who was squatting on the ground peeling beans, shouted towards the kitchen as soon as he saw Xie Ming.
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