Lin Xuanjiao looked at Meng Qi's hesitation and felt a little curious: "What are you doing?"
Meng Qi looked at Lin Xuanjiao, feeling a little embarrassed. When asked, he simply said it directly: "Um... I see you're quite good at fighting, so I wanted to ask if you have any secrets?"
Hearing this question, Lin Xuanjiao felt a little amused. There was no secret to beating people up. Her fighting style relied entirely on her great strength. Thinking of this, Lin Xuanjiao said directly, "There is no secret. I'm a good fighter because I'm very strong. That's why they can't beat me."
Meng Qi got the answer and felt a little disappointed, but she didn't show it. She looked at Lin Xuanjiao curiously, "How strong are you? Even those men can't match you, and they are used to doing farm work."
Lin Xuanjiao thought about her own strength and was a little unsure: "I'm not sure yet, but I've never lost in a fight."
Qiao Ling pulled Meng Qi aside and whispered, "Alright, how long are you going to talk? Can't you see I'm going to get some water?"
Qiao Ling's reminder finally made Meng Qi notice that Lin Xuanjiao was holding a basin of water. She quickly said, "Sorry! I didn't notice you had something in your hand. I was just so curious that I asked you as soon as I saw you."
Lin Xuanjiao shook her head nonchalantly. "It's okay. You've worked all day, go and get some rest! I have to get back to my work too."
After saying that, Lin Xuanjiao stopped talking to the two of them and went straight to the backyard with a basin of water to pour water.
Watching Lin Xuanjiao leave, Meng Qi sighed, "If only I could have Lin Xuanjiao's strength. I wonder who would dare to mess with me in the future."
Qiao Ling shattered Meng Qi's fantasy and said ruthlessly, "Forget it! It's natural. How can you compare to that?"
Meng Qi's face fell at this, and he said with a hint of displeasure, "Is it not okay for me to just think about it? Can't people have dreams?"
"No, you'll be even more disappointed when you wake up after thinking about it. I'm helping you face reality."
"Qiao Ling, you have no friendship. Aren't we good friends?"
"It's precisely because we're good friends that I need to break your fantasy in time to help you sober up. Dreaming too much isn't good for your brain, and your brain isn't that good to begin with."
"Qiao Ling! I'll kill you!"
Meng Qi was stung by this and immediately pinched Qiao Ling's face: "I wonder if you dare to speak nonsense again next time."
Qiao Ling's cheeks were pinched so hard that they hurt. She anxiously slapped Meng Qi's hand, "Let go! My face is swollen."
Meng Qi finally squeezed her hand hard before letting go. "Let's see if you dare to talk nonsense in front of me again."
Qiao Ling rubbed her cheek, which was pinched and hurt. "I'm obviously telling the truth. How can you accuse me of talking nonsense?"
Meng Qi snorted, and when she saw no one was paying attention to them, she asked quietly, "Qiao Ling, do you really want to be with that Gu Yongquan?"
Qiao Ling's smile froze when asked, and his tone was a little unnatural: "Why did you mention him?"
Seeing Qiao Ling didn't answer, Meng Qi felt anxious, but was afraid others would hear her, so she leaned over to Qiao Ling's ear and whispered, "Seriously, do you really want to date him?"
Qiao Ling lowered her head silently, making it difficult to see the expression on her face. "I have this plan. I've been here for a year, and my family hardly contacts me, as if they've forgotten me. My work points here are not much, just enough to barely fill my stomach. If I find a man, it would be better."
Meng Qi's anxiety was evident when she heard this. "Then you can't marry someone like Gu Yongquan! He's always idle and has no integrity. If you marry him, your life might be even harder than your own."
Qiao Ling smiled bitterly, "What can I do? I'm not good-looking, so I'm lucky to have someone who likes me. Even though Gu Yongquan is a lazy guy, he has a lot of strong laborers in his family! And the family hasn't split up yet, so if I marry him, at least I can fill my stomach."
Meng Qi gritted his teeth in anger and exhaled a few times before he could suppress the rage that was about to burst out. "Eat, eat, eat! All you do is eat! Don't you know to come to me when you're hungry? Do I deserve to be fed by you?"
Qiao Ling's heart was overwhelmed by Meng Qi's words, and her eyes quickly became moist. "Meng Qi, you don't need to do this at all."
Meng Qi rolled her eyes. "It's not a question of whether I need it or not. It just depends on whether I want to or not. And I just want to protect you."
Moved to tears, Qiao Ling hugged Meng Qi and buried her head in her shoulder. "Thank you, Meng Qi. I'm so happy that you said that. This is the first time someone has treated me this way."
Meng Qi's body stiffened at the sudden embrace, but she didn't shy away from Qiao Ling's move. Instead, she patted her shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I'll protect you from now on. I won't let you go hungry."
Qiao Ling wiped the tears from her face with her hands and looked at Meng Qi with a bright smile. "Thank you, Meng Qi, you are so kind to me."
Meng Qi was dazzled by the smile. Perhaps it was because the sun had already set, and now there was no glaring sunlight here. The surroundings became a little foggy, and Qiao Ling's smile blooming in front of her actually made her dazed for a moment. Was Qiao Ling so beautiful before?
Meng Qi muttered silently in his heart. He didn't continue to look at Qiao Ling, but lowered his eyebrows and said, "Now it's just good words, but you still have to see my actual actions."
Qiao Ling smiled and took Meng Qi's hand. "I believe in you, but I can't eat much either. Just a little bit will be fine. You don't have to look after me specially."
Thinking that she had to rely on her good friends to barely fill her stomach, Qiao Ling sighed. She had wanted to shatter Meng Qi's dream just now, but now she couldn't help dreaming herself. If only she could be like Lin Xuanjiao, loved by her parents and having endless food every month.
Lin Xuanjiao, who was being missed, was now pouring water in the backyard. The backyard was paved with bluestone slabs, making it very convenient to pour water. Most of the washing of vegetables and clothes was done here.
After Lin Xuanjiao poured the water, she stared at the backyard in a daze. The weather was very hot at that time. Her cousin gave her two pieces of meat, each weighing two pounds, which together made up four pounds. How should she deal with these four pounds of meat?
She couldn't cook herself, so it would be impossible to leave it to her. She had to ask the educated youth to help cook, and everyone had to eat together.
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