Tan Jian nodded and said, "That's fine."
Seeing that Tan Jian nodded in agreement, Liu Wan said, "Okay, but it's almost Chinese New Year, so give me 20 yuan now."
Tan Jian shook his head and said, "I have no money."
Liu Wan frowned and said, "Tan Zhiqing, it's not good for you to keep rejecting me like this!"
Tan Jian said, "My family isn't well-off. I sent money home from the county post office a few days ago, but I'm out of money now."
Liu Wan's expression was already somewhat helpless: "How can you be so poor? Don't you have a single penny?"
Tan Jian nodded and said, "We all make a living by farming, where would we get so much money?"
One sentence left Liu Wan speechless.
Tan Jian now realized that Liu Wan wanted to gain something from him, so he adopted a stance of "I have no money, but you can take my life," which made Liu Wan feel like a hedgehog with fangs, unsure of where to start.
However, Liu Wan couldn't expose Tan Jian right away, since she planned to have him help her with the spring planting. So the two of them remained at an impasse.
Liu Yuan had no idea about the transactions in the educated youth compound. She brought Mao Ke to Feng Niaoniao's house and saw Yun Yi helping Feng Niaoniao chop firewood. She greeted Yun Yi and went inside.
Feng Niaoniao was looking at high school textbooks with Qian Duoduo when she saw Liu Yuan walk in. She smiled and said, "Why are you here? Aren't you studying at home?"
Liu Yuan said with a smile, "I've discovered something that I'm not quite sure about, so I came to find you two."
Feng Niaoniao laughed upon hearing this and asked, "What is it?"
Liu Yuan said mysteriously, "I've received the latest intelligence. Someone discovered that Tan Jian sometimes helps Liu Wan jump into the water and chop wood."
Feng Niaoniao asked, somewhat puzzled, "Are they dating?"
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