After the farce ended, the village was indeed busy with weeding.
The new neighbors and new members of the village are also trying to integrate into the village and adapt to the work rhythm.
Clearly, the effect is good.
The most obvious example is the simple house across the street. You can see the increasingly harmonious atmosphere between the neighbors just by looking up. Even though they are still the poorest family in the village, and their staple food is still wild vegetables, the whole family goes to work early in the morning and returns late at night. After work, they go up the mountain to dig wild vegetables. When they come back, it is already dark, and you can still hear the children chattering away.
Even Jian Dan herself found it strange that she seemed to pay too much attention to them. Seeing them enjoying each other's company, she even felt a trace of envy or something like that.
The matchmakers from the commune never returned. Whether they understood or were frightened, Jian Dan finally found some peace and quiet.
However, after a year, compared to the hustle and bustle across the street, she occasionally felt a sense of desolation. But since she had lived like this for both her lives, she just thought it was because she was not used to it and didn't pay much attention to it.
Before we finished here, Cheng Chao came over.
It wasn't surprising that he came; what was surprising was his formal attire, his collar buttoned tightly, and his serious demeanor, which startled Jian Dan when she opened the door.
Are you alright?
Is this... a mission?
Every time Cheng Chao came before, he was almost always in casual clothes. This was the first time he had been so serious, except for official business.
Upon hearing this, Cheng Chao stepped aside, revealing a figure behind him.
Hello, Comrade Xiao Jian!
I apologize for the inconvenience caused by my unannounced visit!
He was also tall and had a straight posture. He wore glasses and looked like he had a cold face, but he was smiling at her at the moment. He was a little older than Cheng Chao and was closely followed by a bodyguard, who was also in uniform.
Jian Dan looked at Cheng Chao with a head full of questions. "What's going on? What does that mean?"
Cheng Chao pursed his lips.
"Why don't we go inside and talk?"
He didn't turn around, but he could feel the intense gazes of the village militiamen at the entrance. They hadn't asked him anything earlier, and knowing he was here, they had just let him in. Right now, they were probably more interested in their gossip.
He glanced briefly at the people at the door and then at the gazes from not far away before stepping aside.
"Come in."
Even if she had opinions about the people Cheng Chao brought, she wouldn't let Cheng Chao lose face.
As soon as I entered the house, Jian Dan poured me some water.
"You two must be tired from the journey. Have some water to rest."
The guard thanked him, but still dutifully stood beside Glasses, and Jian Dan didn't try to persuade him further.
"cough!
Comrade Xiao Jian is very righteous. We've come to thank and commend you.
The greater good?
He glanced at Cheng Chao and asked briefly, "What's wrong? What's the important matter?"
"Haha, Cheng Chao is indeed in a difficult position. Let me introduce myself first."
I am Xi Ping'an, the current Party Secretary of Anping County, in charge of construction.
Seeing that she didn't react, he slowly said another name.
"He used to be called Su Wenjun."
Su?
Su Wenjun?
Manfred Wong?
Simply and spontaneously,
"Little Yuanbao?"
Xi Ping'an stood up in shock, then confirmed it with delight.
"You still remember me?"
Cheng Chao's eyes widened.
It was simple, but after saying it, I was stunned. How did she know this name?
After a long period of stunned silence, only a few frames of the original owner's memories were unearthed.
In the quiet courtyard, a little girl chased butterflies, while a boy of about half a year listened to the old man's lecture, his eyes occasionally glancing up to look for the little girl.
In another scene, presumably when the little girl was a bit older, the old man led the two children to a secluded place, repeatedly telling them...
"Xiao Jun, your sister has a stubborn personality. If I'm gone in the future, you must protect Dan Dan. The outside world is still chaotic, with all sorts of evil spirits and monsters. You only need to know about these things; they are your escape route. Don't tell anyone."
"Come on, let's practice how to open it again."
Then the two children, one on each side, tried it out following the formula the old man had taught them.
However, the little girl lacked patience and became frustrated after two failures.
"I'm not playing anymore, it's not fun."
The old man shook his head indulgently.
"You brat, I'm not at ease with your temper."
The boy patted his chest confidently.
"Dad, don't worry, once I come back, I'll never leave again. I'll protect Dandan."
"Are you really Xiao Yuanbao? Me, your uncle?"
To be honest, Jian Dan had long since forgotten about this person; if it hadn't been mentioned today, she wouldn't have remembered him at all.
Xi Ping'an is Su Yuanshan's adopted son. It is said that he was the late-life son of one of his old friends, who entrusted him to Su Yuanshan because he could not bring him home due to the war.
Originally, Su Yuanshan planned to take him under his wing and train him, since he had no son and wanted him to inherit the Su family business in the future.
As it turned out, something went wrong. The child went out and never came back. The old man was still thinking about it before he died. At that time, Jian Dan was immersed in sadness and helplessness, only hearing Su Wenqing mutter things like "ungrateful wretch, ungrateful wretch, I raised him for nothing."
Xi Ping'an felt somewhat comforted.
"Thank goodness, I thought you had completely forgotten me."
"But,"
Simple, yet somewhat confused.
"Didn't you leave and never come back? Why are you looking for me now?"
Jian Dan wasn't afraid of the other party seeing that her personality was different from the original owner's. After all, the original owner he knew was just a child of a few years old, whose personality was still developing, so change was perfectly normal.
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