Chapter 21 Compromise with Yourself

It feels stuffy and difficult to breathe.

Gu Dongqing is clear about his own conditions.

I didn’t find a partner before because I never thought about it from the bottom of my heart. I went on blind dates recently because of the continuous dreams.

He thought that if he found a blind date, he would no longer have such obscene dreams.

Who knew that no matter who he chose, he would inevitably think of Jiang Mingyue when he went on a blind date.

The glimpse of her waist was enough to keep him dreaming for the whole night, not to mention her delicate and beautiful face...

Just like now, just thinking about it, he couldn't help but get excited. Even though he had just been rejected, he couldn't control himself.

"Grass……"

Gu Dongqing cursed himself in a low voice. It seemed like he was mocking himself, but also like he was compromising with himself!

"Gu Dongqing, this day will come for you!"

Duan Ping from the Dong family next door is crying again.

Dong Jianguo was taken away today and not released at night. The Dong family has been shrouded in sorrow.

Dong Yumei, who had been sent to her grandmother's house for 'refuge' some time ago, was also brought back. She made a big fuss at home and swore vicious curses as soon as she opened her mouth.

Gu Dongqing lives in the Gu family, separated by a wall, and is not affected by the noise next door.

He was thinking about what to do next.

The next day, before daybreak, lights were already on in every household in the village.

Jiang Mingyue cooked noodles with the leftover chicken soup from last night. After the family ate the noodles, they went out with flashlights.

It is very busy to harvest rice in the fields. At this time, even a child like Jiang Manyue is a labor force in the family.

You still need to go out and work.

The Jiang family's eldest branch has a total of twelve acres of paddy fields for growing rice, and three acres of mountain land for growing corn.

Every autumn harvest, rice is harvested first, followed by corn.

In the Jiang family, no matter whether they are old or young, they are all good at housework.

It was not yet five o'clock when they arrived at the field. The two old men picked up sickles, bent down and started working. By the time the sun came out, they had finished harvesting a rice field.

She let her grandparents rest for a while under the tree on the edge of the field, and she and her sister bundled up the harvested rice and carried it to the edge of the field.

After cleaning up, continue to fight in the next field.

Thinking about the baby in her belly, Jiang Mingyue did not move too vigorously when working, nor did she use as much strength as she could like before.

But even so, to outsiders, she is a very capable person.

Many aunts and uncles who were harvesting rice nearby saw the Jiang sisters working so efficiently and vigorously, and then looked at their own fields, and inevitably began to set their sights on the Jiang sisters.

Although Jiang Mingyue was driven back by the Dong family, she is a good worker after all. If we marry her home in winter, we will have a good helper for spring planting and autumn harvest!

Besides, this woman who has been divorced once is definitely inferior to others. If he marries Jiang Mingyue, why should he worry about not being able to control her?

The smart aunt has already started thinking about how to bring up this matter with the Jiang family's elders.

Jiang Mingyue had been bending over and cutting rice for the entire morning. Even though she was in good physical condition, she was a little exhausted.

She stood up and pounded her waist. She glanced at the rice in front of her that was waiting to be harvested, took a deep breath, and prepared to continue working.

"Isn't that someone from the town? What is he doing here?"

"Yeah, why is he here? Why does he seem to be going to Jiang's field?"

There were voices coming from not far away. Jiang Mingyue glanced consciously and saw Gu Dongqing striding towards them.

He was wearing a white shirt, black pants, and a pair of Liberation shoes. He was tall and had long legs. It didn't take long for him to reach Jiang's fields.

Jiang Mingyue was stunned.

Why is he here?

Jiang Mingyue, who had worked all morning, had her originally fair cheeks a little red from the sun. Her hair was wet with sweat, and a few strands of her black hair fell down, hanging by her ears and neck.

The contrast between black and white is particularly eye-catching.

Gu Dongqing looked at her, then looked away and reached out to take the sickle in her hand.

"What are you doing?"

Jiang Mingyue didn't give him the knife.

Instead, she looked at Gu Dongqing warily and said, "I have already made it clear to you yesterday." She will not get married, so he doesn't need to waste time on her.

Gu Dongqing clicked his tongue and forcibly reached out to take the sickle from her hand. "You refused, but I have the right to insist."

After saying that, he didn't waste any more words and bent down to start cutting rice where Jiang Mingyue was cutting rice.

I don't know if it's because of his good physique or the training he got from his years in the army, but his speed in harvesting rice is no less than that of the men in the village who are used to tending the crops.

Jiang Mingyue's hands were as big as hers, and the amount of rice she could hold in one fist was more than three times what she could hold.

He swung the sickle in his hand, and with two clicks, all the rice in his hand was cut off.

Just put it aside and continue cutting.

It didn't take long to cut off a large piece.

"Gu Dongqing"

Jiang Mingyue came back to her senses, stepped forward and held Gu Dongqing's arm, "Don't be like this, listen to me."

"I know what you're going to say."

Gu Dongqing was not wearing a straw hat. The sun was shining on him, but he didn't seem to feel the heat.

He looked at Jiang Mingyue with a focused and serious attitude.

"Look at the people in your family. Your grandparents are old, and your sister is still young. You and your third sister are the only two girls. Can you harvest so much rice?"

"I'll find a way"

The food belongs to their family. If she is dating Gu Dongqing, it would be nice for him to help.

But now, she had explicitly rejected Gu Dongqing. She couldn't pretend that nothing had happened and ask others to help her.

Moreover, Gu Dongqing's actions today will surely spread in the village, to the town, and to all the nearby villages.

It will be really difficult for him to find a partner in the future.

"Since you're so worried about me not being able to find a partner, why don't you reconsider what I said yesterday?"

Gu Dongqing said with a smile.

Jiang Mingyue pursed her lips, lowered her eyes and did not answer.

Gu Dongqing clicked his tongue and waved his hand at her. "I went to the county this morning and had breakfast. I'm hungry now. Comrade Jiang Mingyue, please go home and cook a meal for me."

He meant what he said. He was really hungry.

It was also an excuse to send Jiang Mingyue home to have some rest.

The sun was so hot that she had to work under the sun. To be honest, Gu Dongqing didn't feel sorry for her.

If he were her partner, he would never let his wife go out in such weather.

Whoever's daughter-in-law is the one who feels sorry for her!

However, the relationship between the two has not been settled yet, so he can only find other excuses to get rid of Jiang Mingyue.

Jiang Mingyue looked at Gu Dongqing, then at her grandparents who were bending over to cut rice not far away, and her two younger sisters who were standing by and watching her. There was a look of hesitation on her face.

"The second girl."

The voice of Old Lady Jiang was heard from the side. She said, "Go home and cook and bring it over."

"grandmother"

"Go ahead!"

Old Mrs. Jiang smiled slightly and spoke in a voice that everyone around could hear, "I asked you to help me harvest rice. We can't neglect you."