"Xiaobao, tell me the truth, you really don't like little girls." After dinner, Jiang Yilu went to see how the batch of pickles in the sauce shop was doing while everyone was still drinking tea in the house.
As the demand for pickles from Jiang Yiliu increased, the Jiang family yard alone could not accommodate so many pickle jars, so Jiang Yiliu simply applied for a residential plot for himself, built a simple house, and placed all the pickle jars inside. In order to make it easier for the old lady to pickle pickles, the residential plot was applied for on a large piece of open space behind the Jiang family yard, which was separated from the Jiang family by a fence and could be entered by opening the door.
Old Mrs. Miao is now wealthy and feels sorry for her lame little son, so she often asks Jiang Dachuan to look after him and gives him some money every month, which is actually a subsidy.
Jiang Yilu had just entered the house when his aunt appeared from behind.
"Your grandma is usually not very reliable when it comes to matchmaking, but this time she was smart for once. I think Ruan Ruan is a good girl. She grew up with you, has a good family background, and is pretty. Most importantly, my aunt can see that she is also interested in you."
Ever since Aunt Jiang became the matchmaker for her eldest niece, she has become interested in this area. However, her son is still in the military academy and is away from home all year round. Second Ni, Third Ni, and Fourth Ni are all reluctant to find a partner. Aunt Jiang has no place to vent her enthusiasm. When she saw this scene today, she immediately became interested.
"Ruan Ruan treats me as her brother, and I treat her as my sister. Aunt, please stop matching us up randomly." Jiang Yilu opened one of the jars of pickled vegetables, picked up a piece of dried vegetable with the chopsticks placed beside it, put it in his mouth to taste it, and it was already pickled. In a few days, he could ask Brother Hu Zi to come and deliver the batch of pickled vegetables.
Seeing her nephew's absent-minded look, Jiang Dazhen felt a little disappointed. She reached out and tapped her nephew's head angrily, "You are such a smart kid, how come you can't understand this? You treat someone as your sister, but they may not necessarily treat you as their brother."
Jiang Dazhen muttered a few words in her heart, thinking that maybe the term "beloved brother" was appropriate.
"If you don't believe me, just take a closer look. I think Ruan Ruan looks at you differently. If you are not interested in her, you should tell her clearly as soon as possible. Our Jiang family doesn't want to produce such ungrateful people."
Aunt Jiang warned her nephew and turned away angrily, not wanting to waste any more time talking to this ignorant child.
Ruan Ruan likes him?
Just now he could have treated the fourth sister's words as a joke, but now even the eldest aunt who hadn't met Ruan Ruan a few times said so. Jiang Yilu couldn't help but feel suspicious. The intimate scenes before, if they were said to be sibling love, seemed to have crossed the line a little bit, after all, they were not real siblings with blood relationship.
Jiang Yilu was no longer in the mood to look at the pickled vegetables. He closed the lid tightly, frowned, and left the salt vegetable room.
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"Go to your grandma's house and come back early. Grandma has cooked your favorite three-fresh soup for you. It was already on the stove last night. It's just right for you to drink when you come back." The old lady advised her grandson.
Jiang Yilu nodded, carrying the gifts he brought from the capital, and using this as an excuse to go to his grandmother's house to check on his uncle.
When the eldest sister and her husband left, they left Niu Niu at the Jiang family. At this time, Ruan Ruan and Ruan Congzhao were playing with the little girl. Jiang Yiliu looked at Ruan Ruan, who was squatting and smiling happily. When her sight turned to him, he immediately got on his bicycle and left without looking back.
"Look at this kid's attitude. When you grow up a little bit, I will introduce you to some more young talents. I guarantee that each of them will be a hundred times better than that kid." Before Ruan Ruan could express her opinion, Ruan Congzhao became furious.
Ever since the joke at the dinner table that day, Jiang Yiliu seemed to be intentionally avoiding Ruan Ruan. His actions were not too obvious. At least on the surface, he still cared about Ruan Ruan, but he no longer did the overly intimate things he did in the past. This morning, Ruan Ruan was smiling happily and was about to hold Jiang Yiliu's hand, but he subconsciously shook her off. This action surprised Ruan Ruan for a long time.
Ruan Congzhao's thoughts were actually contradictory. He liked Jiang Yilu as a person, but when he thought that his sweet and soft sister was about to be taken away, he disliked him. He disliked Jiang Yilu when he was considerate to Ruan Ruan before, and now that Jiang Yilu consciously kept a distance from Ruan Ruan, Ruan Congzhao disliked him even more.
What a joke! His own sister is so nice, that guy surnamed Jiang must be blind to avoid Ruan Ruan like this.
"Ninety-nine is the best."
Niu Niu ate the chocolate given by Ruan Congzhao. Her little hands and mouth were all black. She didn't show any sign of being soft-hearted. She glared at Ruan Congzhao who was saying bad things about her uncle, to express her protest.
"Little girl, how old are you? Do you know what we are talking about?" Ruan Congzhao rudely slapped the little girl's fat face. He had wanted to do this for a long time, but because Jiang Yi was present, he couldn't bully the girl so blatantly.
You know what, it’s so chubby and feels really good to touch.
Ruan Ruan looked at Jiang Yilu's back as he rode away on his bicycle, then looked at the two people, one big and one small, who were bickering there. She curled the corners of her mouth and smiled with a hint of melancholy.
******
Jiang Yilu was on his way to Daqian Village. The whole Daqian Village was already in an uproar because of the sudden arrival of the distinguished guest.
Early in the morning, three cars drove to the brigade headquarters of Daqian Village. A very beautiful and fashionable woman got out of the car, followed by a group of men who looked difficult to deal with. In addition, the head of Daqian Village also saw the head and secretary of the county committee of Yuchuan County, as well as several leaders who they could only see when they went to the county for meetings.
"I didn't expect that Miss Jin had lived in Yuchuan before. It's such an honor for Yuchuan." The county magistrate and Jin Yayan stood together, their expressions respectful and a little passionate.
This is a real fat sheep. The investment requested is 500,000 yuan. The 500,000 yuan is for the county, and there is an additional 200,000 yuan to fund the construction of Daqian Village.
These are all real political achievements. There are fewer overseas Chinese in Chongqing and Sichuan, unlike those in coastal cities, but there are still a few. Jin Yayan's move is a good publicity. Perhaps with this leader, there will be more and more investment in the future.
It was precisely because of this plan that the county magistrate and a group of county cadres followed Jin Yayan eagerly, in order to take good care of her and strive for this overseas Chinese to say a few good words in front of other overseas Chinese when she returns, so as to attract more wealthy people to build their hometown.
"County magistrate, what is this?" The village chief of Daqian Village also noticed that everyone was focusing on the beautiful woman, but they didn't know this woman, so what were they doing here?
"This is Miss Jin from Gangcheng. She once lived in your Daqian Village for a while. This time, she came to invest in road construction in your village. Miss Jin is kind and beautiful. Although she didn't live in Daqian Village for a long time, she always remembers the help the villagers gave her."
The county magistrate flattered Jin Yayan a few times, but Jin Yayan did not care. Instead, she focused her attention on the village. She did not enter the village a few days ago. She only stayed at the entrance of the village for a while and did not take a close look at the village where she had lived for several years.
"From our village?" The village chief was a little puzzled and secretly glanced at Jin Yayan beside him. He would definitely have an impression of such a beautiful girl.
"You were still a child when I left. That was twenty-five years ago." Jin Yayan smiled. The village chief in front of her was no longer the old man he was back then. He looked to be in his early thirties. When she left, the middle-aged man in front of her was still a child.
"Twenty-five years ago." The village chief of Daqian opened his mouth wide. How old was the woman in front of him? Judging from her appearance, she seemed to be about the same age as him. She was indeed a rich person, and she was better maintained than the women in their village.
"When I left, my father still stayed in Daqian Village. He lived in a small thatched hut at the foot of the mountain. When he passed away later, it was people from your village who helped bury him. This time, in addition to investing, I also came to do something else, which is to help repair my father's grave." Jin Yayan did not plan to move her father's grave this time. Her father refused to go with her at that time, and now that he is dead, he probably doesn't want to move his ashes out of the mainland to a completely unfamiliar place.
"You are the daughter of the old drunkard at the entrance of the village!" When old man Jin was old, he drank and went crazy every day. No one in the village dared to approach that place. When old man Jin died, the village chief of Daqian Village was already a half-grown child and had some impression of the old man. However, as soon as he said this, he was met with the angry glare of the county magistrate. Calling someone an old drunkard in front of his daughter was deliberately offending the God of Wealth.
As soon as the village chief said this, he realized that something was wrong and covered his mouth with an embarrassed expression.
"Miss Jin, when Mr. Jin passed away, it was Gu Xiashi from our village who helped with his burial. Later, when he applied for a residential plot, he applied for the house that Mr. Jin had left behind. Now I'm afraid..." The village chief was a little hesitant. When old man Jin died, he had no children or relatives around him, so the things he left behind were naturally confiscated. At that time, Gu Xiashi helped with the old man's funeral, and when he applied for the residential plot, he asked for the unwanted land, so he naturally agreed.
If the other party came to take back those things, how should he tell Gu Xiashi? He didn't know if the other party was willing to change the homestead. Anyway, after so many years, the other party didn't demolish the shabby little hut and rebuild it. It doesn't seem to matter if it changes the homestead. The village chief thought anxiously.
"It was him—" Jin Yayan was not surprised that Gu Xiashi left behind that small hut. She said to the village chief, "He attended my father's funeral. I should thank him out of both emotion and reason. Please ask the village chief to find someone to lead the way for me to meet him."
After decades, Jin Yayan had long forgotten what the future held for the Gu family.
"Miss Jin, the Gu family is not far from here. Why don't you let us accompany you there?" The village chief saw the look the county governor gave him and nodded and said.
"No need. My secretary can make all the decisions about the investment. You can just find someone to take me there." Jin Yayan didn't plan to take such a group of people with her, for fear of causing trouble for Gu Xiashi.
"Since Miss Jin said so, we will wait for you to come back at the brigade headquarters." The county magistrate nodded and looked at the secretary standing next to Jin Yayan.
The two bodyguards behind Jin Yayan were carrying large and small bags. They had already watched the whole thing from beginning to end at the brigade headquarters, and before Jin Yayan set off, they spread the news of this good deed all over the village.
Gu Xiashi was really lucky. The daughter of the old drunkard whom he had buried became rich and came back. The woman was very beautiful. I don't know if Gu Xiashi helped to bury an old man with no relatives and still hasn't married because of that woman.
In just a short period of time, the rumors had evolved into several versions, and the people involved were still unaware of it.
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