Ye Zhiyu hesitated for a long time before finally following her heart and asking the question. She didn't want to keep it to herself and make herself feel bad. Of course, whether or not to tell Lu Chen was his own choice.
"Who was that girl just now? I don't think I've seen her before. Are you two close?"
Lu Chen breathed a sigh of relief when he heard her ask, otherwise he wouldn't know how to explain it.
The girl we just saw is named Lu Cao, and she is the youngest daughter of Lu Jianguo, the village party secretary.
“I’m not familiar with her. My parents have a good relationship with her. You haven’t met her, so she’s probably out of town. My mother has mentioned her to me once.”
This statement emphasizes that I am not familiar with her, and what business is it of my parents' familiarity with her family?
"Oh~~~~" Ye Zhiyu drawled to indicate that she understood.
She grinned mischievously and teased him, "She likes you, you know that, right? Pretty good luck with your love life."
Lu Chen stopped and said seriously, "I don't like her."
Ye Zhiyu thought he would feel awkward and shy, but she never expected him to react like this, making her seem like the kind of person who spreads rumors and causes trouble.
She gave a slow, deliberate smile, quickly nodded to indicate that she understood, and took the lead in walking forward.
Lu Chen's eyes dimmed. He had fallen for her, but the girl he loved hadn't realized it yet. He felt a pang of sadness and bitterness in his heart.
But he will not give up.
Composing myself, I pulled out a roll of money from my pocket and chased after him.
"I made another trip these past two days. Here's the money from selling astragalus and goji berries, plus the money from that ginseng last time. Here you go."
Ye Zhiyu opened her mouth wide: "How much is there?"
"It was around 800. The astragalus and goji berries sold for 1000, which we split in half as you said. The ginseng sold for 300."
All three of these items are sold on the black market, where they are priced higher. Selling them to legitimate hospitals would result in a one-third discount.
Ye Zhiyu took a step back. "Count out the money you got from selling the ginseng. I don't want it. If you say it's yours, then it's yours."
Lu Chen pursed his lips: "Listen to me, you're the one who took me there."
"You were the one who found and dug up that ginseng. Without you, I would have just left, okay?"
Without saying a word, Lu Chen stuffed the money into Ye Zhiyu's pocket and hurried up the mountain.
Ye Zhiyu looked down at her pockets, then at Lu Chen's back. "You're bullying me because the pockets on my clothes are big today, aren't you?" she thought, pouting as she followed him angrily.
Ye Zhiyu was still sulking during lunch. She didn't know why she liked to throw tantrums in front of Lu Chen, which was unlike her usual self, but she couldn't control it.
Lu Chen glanced at her helplessly. "Aren't you hungry? I'll go catch a rabbit for you to eat?"
"I want two, and they have to be spicy," Ye Zhiyu ordered Lu Chen, hands on her hips.
She needs to binge eat to vent her unpleasant emotions.
Lu Chen naturally responded without hesitation and immediately disappeared into the woods upon hearing the words.
In the afternoon, Ye Zhiyu and Lu Chen parted ways, and on their way back to the educated youth settlement, they were stopped by Lu Cao.
"You vixen, stay away from Brother Lu Chen."
Lu Cao's eyes were filled with jealousy and hatred as she snarled and yelled, showing none of the gentleness and tenderness she had shown in front of Lu Chen this morning.
Ye Zhiyu looked at her lazily, without the exasperation that Lu Cao had imagined.
"Thank you. I appreciate the compliment."
Lu Cao couldn't believe it; how could this woman be so shameless?
"When did I praise you? I was scolding you."
Ye Zhiyu was quite surprised, "Didn't you say I was a vixen? Vixens are all so beautiful. I know you're saying I'm pretty, no need to explain."
Does she not know what "land grass" means? But if you get angry at this moment, won't she be happy?
Remember, when arguing with someone, never get angry, as anger harms both your health and your heart.
Besides, what she said makes sense. Which girl doesn't want to be as beautiful as a vixen? People who use it to insult others are thinking of destroying what they can't have.
See, she's not angry, but Lu Cao is starting to get anxious.
"You, you, you are not ashamed but proud? You really are no good. Lu Chen is mine. You bastard, stay away from him. It's because of you that Lu Chen doesn't accept my kindness."
Hearing the words "Brother Lu Chen is mine," Ye Zhiyu felt very uncomfortable, and her eyes turned cold.
"Who are you calling a slut?"
"That bitch insulted you."
"Oh, so you're a jerk."
Lu Cao retorted instinctively, only to realize afterward that she had been tricked.
"Are you kidding me?"
Ye Zhiyu slowly approached: "You're only just realizing this? Is that all? You're still chasing after men?"
"Listen to me carefully, Lu Chen is neither yours nor mine. He is a person. He rejected you not because of my appearance, but because he has no interest in you."
You only have two choices: first, persevere; second, give up, instead of coming to find me, your imaginary enemy.
Even if I really am your rival in love, shouldn't your focus be more on Lu Chen? Coming to me, in the end, is just because you clearly understand Lu Chen's attitude, and are therefore finding an excuse for your failure.
"No, Lu Chen will be with me."
Lu Cao kept hypnotizing herself.
Ye Zhiyu shrugged. "Since you're so confident, why did you come to me?"
"I'm just afraid that Brother Lu Chen will be bewitched by you."
Ye Zhiyu laughed, saying that the idiot couldn't be reasoned with: "I don't know if I'm trying to mislead him, but I'll tell him everything about why you came to see me today, word for word. You're welcome."
Then he calmly and composedly left, leaving Lu Cao jumping up and down in a frenzy.
"Hmph, fight me! Go train for thousands more years."
Ye Zhiyu walked a long way away with a smug look on her face.
Back at the educated youth settlement, I went to find Wu Wenwen to find out about Lu Cao's situation. After all, she had come to my door, so I wanted to avoid being caught off guard if she caused trouble again in the future.
Wu Wenwen is a veteran of the educated youth movement, so she must know some things that they don't.
"Sister Wu, I want to ask you about someone, do you know Lu Cao?"
Wu Wenwen was resting on the bed when she heard this and was a little surprised. "Why are you asking about her? She's not an easy person to get along with."
"Just asking, what exactly makes them difficult to get along with?"
Ye Zhiyu laughed it off.
Wu Wenwen didn't ask any more questions; everyone has their own secrets.
"Her father is the village party secretary, and she is the youngest daughter in the family. Her parents do not have the idea of favoring sons over daughters, so they naturally spoil her a bit."
“She was spoiled at home, and everyone in the village treated her very politely because her father was the village party secretary. This led to her becoming somewhat arrogant and domineering, and she acted like a tyrant in the village.”
"She kept pestering Lu Chen for the first two years. After Lu Chen got a job in transportation, she stopped bothering him. Before that, any girl who got close to Lu Chen would be harassed by her."
“Some of the female educated youth who were good-looking would be subjected to her sarcastic remarks, and quite a few of them cried.”
Actually, making things difficult is the least of it. The most serious incident was when Lu Chen was forced by Tian Hongfang to go on a blind date, and the girl broke her leg the next day.
The family called the police, and it turned out to be her. When the police came to her door, she cried and said she knew she was wrong.
The village party secretary had to apologize profusely to the family, almost kneeling down to get through the situation.
Since then, her family has been very strict with her, and since Lu Chen doesn't show up often, no one mentions it anymore.
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