The educated youth were brought back; there were two men and one woman.
Xu Mingyang knew Jiang Juecheng's purpose in coming to Xujia Village, so when Mu Jingheng suggested that Jiang Juecheng join him at Old Master Xu's house, he still went to ask for Old Master Xu's consent.
Grandpa Xu now treats Xu Mingyang like a treasure, and there's no reason for him to disagree with any request Xu Mingyang makes.
When the new educated youth were being sent to the educated youth settlement, Lu Chunping was washing clothes in the yard. When she saw Jiang Juecheng next to Mu Jingheng, she felt her heart pounding again.
Jiang Juecheng was tall and upright, exuding an air of righteousness. He had a square face, thick eyebrows, and big eyes. Coupled with his current trendy attire—a white shirt and military trousers, and a pair of liberation shoes—he practically had "I'm handsome" written all over his face.
How could Lu Chunping not be moved by Jiang Juecheng? (She seemed to have forgotten that she felt the same way when she first saw Mu Jingheng.)
Mu Jingheng was a shrewd person; just by looking at Lu Chunping's affected manner, she knew that Jiang Juecheng had become her target.
Why did I feel relieved?
He nudged Jiang Juecheng, then winked at him. If it weren't for the fact that they would be working together soon, Jiang Juecheng would have slapped him in the face. He said irritably, "Are you blind?"
Mu Jingheng chuckled, "Yeah! You're crazy. Go ask my future wife to take a look later."
Jiang Juecheng rubbed his forehead. He began to doubt his grandfather's judgment. Was this person really suitable for this job?
Jiang Juecheng thought for a moment and asked, "You're dating someone?"
Mu Jingheng stared at Jiang Juecheng for a while, then suddenly remembered that Xu Xinning always thought he was too childish. Jiang Juecheng looked quite mature and steady. Could it be that his Xin'er would fall for Jiang Juecheng?
Mu Jingheng was startled. Was he about to let a wolf into the house?
He regretted it; he shouldn't have suggested that he also go to the Xu family's house to eat. Living at the educated youth settlement didn't seem to be inconvenient at all. He turned to look at Xu Mingyang, who was standing at the gate of the educated youth settlement. Should he go and talk to his uncle again?
As if he knew what Mu Jingheng was thinking, Jiang Juecheng said to the two educated youths who came with him, "You two discuss it with the old educated youths yourselves. I also know where the educated youth settlement is, so I won't bother you any longer."
After saying that, she pulled Mu Jingheng and walked out.
When Lu Chunping saw that the man was about to leave, she began to wonder if he was not a new educated youth.
The two newly arrived educated youths knew that Jiang Juecheng was going to stay at a fellow villager's house, so they thanked Jiang Juecheng for taking care of them along the way and saw him to the door.
Mu Jingheng handed Jiang Juecheng to Xu Mingyang and ran off to find Xu Xinning.
After Xu Xinning and the little boy recognized each other, she asked her about the things she was curious about. However, the little boy didn't know anything. He only said that the hairpin was the key to the princess's tomb. Only the reincarnated princess could open the key to enter the tomb. Otherwise, the entire tomb would be razed to the ground.
Xu Xinning felt that her family must have a deeper meaning behind this arrangement, and it couldn't be as simple as just having a secret recipe for the Resurrection Pill.
The Resurrection Pill was something she had researched in her previous life, so whether or not there was a secret recipe was irrelevant to her. But for some reason, rumors suddenly spread that there was a secret recipe for the Resurrection Pill in the mountains.
When Mu Jingheng saw Xu Xinning sitting alone at her desk, burning incense and reading, he wondered if it was just his imagination, but he sensed that Xu Xinning's heart seemed to be growing heavier.
Xu Xinning knew Mu Jingheng was coming as soon as he arrived. She seemed to have gotten used to Mu Jingheng's silent companionship, but she didn't expect that Mu Jingheng would change his tactics this time.
Mu Jingheng: "Xin'er, aren't you tired of reading so much lately?"
Xu Xinning looked up at Mu Jingheng, who was fawning over her, and wondered what he was up to.
It has to be admitted that being with Mu Jingheng made Xu Xinning feel relaxed.
Xu Xinning teased him deliberately, saying, "Not tired!"
Mu Jingheng frowned. This wasn't what he had imagined! How was he supposed to respond?
Looking at his ever-changing expression, Xu Xinning suddenly felt that the recent gloom had dissipated, and she felt like laughing.
Seeing Xu Xinning smile, Mu Jingheng grew bolder and leaned closer, saying, "How could you not be tired? Come on, let me give you a massage. Grandma always praises my massage skills!"
Xu Xinning rolled her eyes at him and said, "Don't you know that men and women shouldn't touch each other?"
What Xu Xinning really wanted to say was, what if outsiders see this and gossip?
Mu Jingheng: "What are you saying? Does that mean a man can't let you see a doctor?"
In truth, Mu Jingheng was thinking, "I'm just letting my future wife relax a bit, what's it to anyone else?"
Xu Xinning was also curious and wanted to experience Mu Jingheng's massage techniques. She had seen him massage her parents and he seemed quite skilled. Whenever she saw the elderly couple looking very comfortable, Xu Xinning couldn't help but want to try it herself.
Xu Xinning glanced at Mu Jingheng and then said, "Help me change the incense in the incense burner to the one in the left drawer." After saying that, she leaned on the table.
Mu Jingheng knew that Xu Xinning had agreed, and he was so excited that he wanted to dance. He felt that his future wife was one step closer to him! He wanted to laugh out loud, but he didn't dare. He had to do as his future wife asked and make sure she was comfortable.
Xu Xinning secretly glanced at Mu Jingheng. This guy's mouth was so full of smirk, was he really that happy?
Xu Xinning smiled secretly as well.
Actually, Mu Jingheng is quite good.
Mu Jingheng finally took a step forward and gave Xu Xinning a massage, while Jiang Juecheng was taken home by Xu Mingyang and placed in the room next to his.
After tidying up the room, the two couldn't stay still and went up the mountain. Xu Mingyang and Jiang Juecheng got along quite well. They had similar personalities and both came from the military, so working together was very easy.
The two had just reached the top of the mountain when they encountered Wang Zhaoguo coming down. The astute Xu Mingyang sensed that this man was not as simple as he claimed. Although there were utility poles on the mountain, what kind of utility poles needed to be maintained every few days, especially one that required a minor leader like Wang Zhaoguo to maintain? This didn't make sense.
Xu Mingyang didn't reveal anything and greeted Wang Zhaoguo normally, saying, "Comrade Wang, are you up the mountain again to maintain the utility poles?"
When Wang Zhaoguo saw that it was Xu Mingyang, he smiled and replied, "Yes, we should go up the mountain to check on things more often."
Xu Mingyang then chimed in, "Comrade Wang, you've worked so hard. Why don't you let your colleagues in the group take turns?"
Wang Zhaoguo sighed and said, "We have too much work to do right now, and we don't have enough manpower. I'll just come up and take a look at this kind of small job when I have time, so I won't waste any more manpower."
Xu Mingyang: "Comrade Wang is truly a good leader. It is a blessing for your team members to have someone like you."
Wang Zhaoguo chuckled: "Comrade Xu flatters me. Are you going up the mountain?"
Xu Mingyang: "Yeah! I'm not going to work today. I want to go up the mountain and see if I can catch a rabbit or a pheasant or something."
Wang Zhaoguo: "Alright then, you guys get busy!"
As Wang Zhaoguo and Jiang Juecheng passed each other, they nodded to each other as a greeting.
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