"By the way, what's your name again, Zhao something?"
After walking for a while, Chen Zongyue suddenly asked, "It's been a while since I left school, and I can hardly remember the name of the person in front of me."
"Zhao Xiaoqing".
Zhao Xiaoqing's face turned awkward for a moment. Her teachers would often mention her name after each exam. Was she really that hard to remember?
"I didn't even know you and Zhou Sui were from the same village," Chen Zongyue muttered.
A fleeting unease crossed Zhao Xiaoqing's face when Zhou Sui was mentioned, and she tentatively asked.
Are you here to see Zhou Sui?
In the past, Chen Zongyue would have definitely admitted it, but he had just been humiliated by Zhou Sui and was feeling ashamed.
"I didn't look for her."
"I just suddenly remembered this."
Chen Zongyue looked constipated. Zhao Xiaoqing secretly glanced at him, somewhat disbelieving.
Otherwise, why would Chen Zongyue, who lives in the town, suddenly come to the village and mention Zhou Sui's name?
Zhao Xiaoqing felt a little uneasy. Boys like Chen Zongyue, who are good-looking and come from good families, are quite popular.
After leaving school, she thought the two would never cross paths again, but unexpectedly they ran into each other in the village, and Zhou Sui was also involved in the encounter.
"We've arrived." The two stopped in front of a house with blue bricks and black tiles.
Many families in the village built bungalows after they made money, while those who were not well-off renovated their old houses.
Zhang Xiaoqing's house was just renovated at the beginning of the year, and it still looks quite new.
"Is anyone home?" Zhang Xiaoqing pushed open the door and went in first. Chen Zongyue was about to step in when he remembered this.
He wouldn't go in if he were alone with Zhang Xiaoqing.
It wasn't that I was worried about the impact on the girl's reputation, but rather about the potential impact on myself.
Chen Zongyue had warned him that some people in the countryside would do anything to snag a rich man.
Never be alone with a girl, lest you get taken advantage of.
Chen Zongyue adhered to this principle very thoroughly, perhaps because he considered his family to be quite wealthy.
"My mom is home." Although she didn't know why he asked that, Zhang Xiaoqing answered truthfully.
Chen Zongyue then followed her inside, and seeing the open courtyard gate, he felt relieved.
"You go first, I'll get you some water." Zhang Xiaoqing didn't lead anyone into the house, but handed a stool to Chen Zongyue.
Then he went to the well and fetched half a basin of water, saying, "I'll find you a towel to wipe your face."
Chen Zongyue wanted to say no, he could just cup the water in his hands.
But Zhang Xiaoqing didn't give him a chance and walked towards one of the rooms.
As soon as I entered the house, I saw my mother, Ma Ruonan, peering out the window into the yard.
Who is that?
Zhang Xiaoqing walked up to the cabinet. "Classmate, I'm from town. I fell off my bike and happened to run into you. I wanted to wash my face."
Ma Ruonan immediately grasped the key point in her words, "From town? Not from our village?"
Because Chen Zongyue had his back to her, she couldn't see his face clearly.
"no."
"Mom, where did we put our towels? I'll find one to wipe his face."
Zhang Xiaoqing searched several drawers but couldn't find the towels. She clearly remembered that the towels she had brought back were all in the drawers.
Ma Ruonan stared at the figure again, and realized it was indeed unfamiliar; it wasn't someone from the village.
Only after I saw her clearly did I walk over and lift a bag off the top of the wardrobe.
"What does your classmate's family do in town?" Ma Ruonan asked.
Zhang Xiaoqing had anticipated that she would ask these questions. "I heard when I was in school that her mother was a team leader in a paper mill."
Upon hearing this, Ma Ruonan thought, "This is a good job! The team leader is a kind of official, after all."
Zhang Xiaoqing saw the towel sticking out of the bag and immediately reached in and took it out.
Then he added, "It seems like he'll be transferred to the city after the Spring Festival this year."
Ma Ruonan's pupils dilated instantly. Go to the city? Does that mean a higher official position and a higher salary?
She wanted to ask more questions, but Zhang Xiaoqing had already gone out with a new towel.
Normally, Ma Ruonan would definitely not agree to this; it's not like there aren't towels at home, why would she want to ruin these new ones?
But she was so overwhelmed with joy that she didn't care about the matter at all.
Zhang Xiaoqing, who was in the yard, wrung out a towel for Chen Zongyue and then found a feather duster to help him brush off the dust.
Ma Ruonan pushed open the door and came out, pretending to be surprised as she asked.
"Xiaoqing, when did you get back?"
"Look, I was asleep inside and didn't hear anything."
Who is this?
It was fortunate that Chen Zongyue had his back to the house and didn't see which room she came from, otherwise her lie would have been exposed.
"Mom, this is my classmate." Zhang Xiaoqing said, reaching out to pat Chen Zongyue's shirt on the back.
Zhang Xiaoqing had been using a feather duster to pat the area, but when Ma Ruonan came out, she suddenly switched to using her hands.
Chen Zongyue was so engrossed in Ma Ruonan that he didn't notice this.
"Hello, Auntie, my name is Chen Zongyue."
In front of outsiders, Chen Zongyue is a very polite person.
When he turned around, Ma Ruonan saw that half of his face was red and exclaimed in surprise.
"Oh dear, this child has fallen hard. Look at his face."
Although she was puzzled as to how she had fallen like that, it looked as if she had been slapped by something.
However, she had no time to delve into those matters at the moment. She had already seen her daughter being patted on the shoulder, and there was definitely more to it than met the eye.
Chen Zongyue was unwilling to discuss the topic and simply gave a dry laugh.
"Xiaoqing, go get your classmate some water."
"You child, you are not hospitable at all."
"Go quickly and make Xiao Chen a bowl of brown sugar water."
Ma Ruonan's enthusiasm was a bit exaggerated, and Chen Zongyue waved his hand.
"Thank you, Auntie, but I don't want any."
He stopped drinking brown sugar water a long time ago, and he's even tired of malted milk powder.
"Don't be so polite with Auntie." Ma Ruonan winked at Zhang Xiaoqing, signaling her to hurry up.
Seeing that things were almost done, Chen Zongyue simply took his leave.
"No need to trouble you, Auntie. I have to go now, it'll get dark soon."
"Oh, Auntie said she would cook dinner for you before you went back."
It's unclear whether Wu Ruonan was being polite or speaking from the heart.
The mother and daughter saw him off to the door. "Little Chen, I don't have time this time, but come again next time. Auntie will show you her cooking skills then. Auntie's cooking is pretty good."
Chen Zongyue thought that the other person was naturally enthusiastic.
"Where did you park your bike?" Wu Ruonan looked around and saw no sign of the bike by the wall near the door.
"It's locked at the old man's house at the village entrance," Chen Zongyue explained.
Wu Ruonan immediately said to Zhao Xiaoqing, "Xiaoqing, hurry up and take your classmate to the village entrance, in case she gets lost."
Zhao Xiaoqing remained silent, but followed Chen Zongyue's steps.
She knew she had achieved her goal.
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