Chapter 64 Chapter 64

Jia Mingzhang stared at Jia Guoye, his tone serious, with a hint of warning: "She is so beautiful, and if she studies well, how can she have eyes for you?"

"By then, she will be beautiful and well-educated, and will leave without looking back. Not only will you get nothing, but you will also lose your wife." Finally

, Jia Mingzhang shook his head and said in a heavy tone: "Guoye, I don't agree with your idea." He would not help with this inquiry.

Jia Guoye lowered his head and calmed down. He raised his head and said to Jia Mingzhang: "I know everything you said."

When Jia Mingzhang was about to yell at him for not being awake, Jia Guoye's next words made him unable to recover for a long time.

Jia Guoye's face was calm and he said something like a fool:

"But I just want to give her away and carry her farther."

Jia Guoye looked up at the sky, watching the free and light birds fly away and fly back. The sunlight was a bit dazzling and it hurt his eyes.

He went on to say, "I always feel that Xiaorui should go to a better place and live a better life in the future. I want to try my best to send her to school."

"Over the years, I have saved some money. It's not much, but it should be enough. It's better to send Xiaorui to study than to let her sit at home."

Jia Guoye took a puff of cigarette and smiled, "It would be best if she could get into college. Go to the city to broaden her horizons and enjoy life in the future."

"But it's too difficult. I don't dare to dream."

"She's gone, so she's gone. I only have a shabby house, and I couldn't let her enjoy life. There's nothing to miss."

"If you still remember me, come back to see me when you have time. If you don't remember me..." Jia Guoye smiled and said, "Forget it. I don't want anything."

"Xiao Rui and I are not in a normal relationship. We are living in separate rooms now. I..." At this moment, Jia Guoye suddenly remembered that Xiao Rui said he liked him. Suddenly, it was as if a stream of cool and sweet spring water flowed through his heart, and he couldn't help but curl his lips.

He said: "I won't delay her. I won't overstep my bounds before I make sure I can give her a happy second half of her life."

"My current condition is not worthy of her."

...

Jia Guoye rarely said so much.

After a long silence, Jia Mingzhang shook his head, sighed, and sighed: "You are a saint."

He stood up, turned around and said to Jia Guoye: "I won't persuade you anymore."

"Thank you, uncle." Jia Guoye thanked.

...

The rice fields were divided into regular strips, stretching as far as the eye can see, and there were countless small canals between the paths in the fields. When I was a kid, I thought a ditch was huge, but if I was a little slow I would be scolded by my parents, so I forced myself not to be afraid, looking at the path in the distance, not looking at my feet, and striding across it...

Now when Jia Guoye recalls his childhood, he is often surprised by his own thoughts at the time, feeling like he is recalling a stranger. Perhaps over the years, his personality has completely changed from what he was born with, just like his face.

Jia Guoye leaned against the tree trunk, his head tilted slightly, his eyes looking far away vaguely.

After smoking a cigarette and drinking a big gulp of water, he rolled up his trousers and went back to the field.

...

Dusk.

Although the work was not finished, Jia Guoye had to go back to cook for Xiaorui, so he did not leave late and planned to work for a while after dinner.

As usual, they lined up to wash their faces and farm tools in the clear water ditch. The sound of water gurgling down the small ditch took away all the dirt. Usually, everyone was very conscious of protecting this small ditch, and no one dared to dump garbage into it.

Jia Guoye scooped up two pools of cool stream water and splashed them heavily on his face twice. He closed his eyes and wiped his entire face with his hands.

Then he picked up the farm tools that had been rinsed clean, hung a large empty water bottle on his handle, and strode home.

...

"Guoye."

Jia Guoye turned around and saw that it was Zhang Xiuhua, "Auntie."

Zhang Xiuhua smiled and asked, "Did you finish work early today?"

"Yeah."

Zhang Xiuhua was a little embarrassed and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Although Jia Guoye no longer wanted to care about Jia Yulin, her parents were still his respected uncle and aunt.

He asked, "Auntie, is there anything wrong?"

The two walked slowly, and Jia Guoye slowed down his pace.

Jia Guoye thought that maybe Uncle Jia was not in good health again, and Auntie needed him to help with some work, and he was willing to help.

Zhang Xiuhua looked at Jia Guoye eagerly and said humbly:

"Guoye, can you lend Auntie 1,800 yuan?"

Zhang Xiuhua knew that her request was a bit excessive. Jia Guoye had no parents to support him, and the house he lived in was not good. The net income of farmers is only about 600 yuan a year. Although Jia Guoye is more diligent and sells cakes at a small stall, he can't make much more. All the money he earns is hard-earned. He has only been in charge of his own family in recent years and has no time to save more money. 1,800 yuan is definitely a huge amount of money that will hurt him.

But Zhang Xiuhua really has no choice. For her daughter, she doesn't care about losing face. She is really selfish to ask for money from the younger generation, especially from someone as difficult as Jia Guoye. But if her daughter can live a happy life, she is willing to be this selfish bad person.

Although Zhang Xiuhua hesitated and felt guilty, she had a reason to borrow money from Jia Guoye. She knew that Jia Guoye didn't spend much and worked very hard. The only thing he spent money on was probably supporting his wife. He should have saved some money over the years.

Moreover, to put it bluntly, Jia Guoye was a loner. Their family was one of the few people in the village with whom Jia Guoye had a good relationship. They had never asked him for money before, and he was not a calculating person, so he should agree.

Jia Guoye didn't say anything for a while, and the two walked side by side in silence for a while.

Just when Zhang Xiuhua couldn't hold back and wanted to speak again, Jia Guoye finally spoke.

He said calmly:

"I'm sorry, Aunt Xiuhua, I can't lend you the money."

Zhang Xiuhua never expected that Jia Guoye would not lend her the money. She was stunned. When she came to her senses, her first reaction was to complain.

She asked for the money with a guilty conscience, but when she was rejected, she blamed Jia Guoye.

Zhang Xiuhua thought, why do you keep that money at home? We have an emergency at home, so why don't you lend it to me first? Is it a waste of your uncle and I being so nice to you?

At this point, Zhang Xiuhua couldn't care less about her face. Jia Guoye said "can't", not "no money". As long as he had money, she would lend him the money at the risk of her old face.

...

Jia Guoye was not reluctant to part with the money. If he was alone, he would give the money to Aunt Xiuhua without blinking an eye.

The reason why Jia Guoye didn't agree to lend the money was very simple. He wanted to leave the money for Xiaorui. If Xiaorui was willing to go to school, his money must not be touched. It must all be reserved for Xiaorui. He didn't know a few words, and didn't know how much it would cost to repeat or go to a technical secondary school or high school in the future. He had to wait for Mingzhang Bo to tell him.

No matter what, he would not give in and lend the money now.

Zhang Xiuhua said anxiously: "Guoye, Auntie knows that the amount is a bit large, but Auntie really can't find anyone else. You know Auntie's character. She won't ask you for this unless it's absolutely necessary."

Her tone was fierce, and the eyes of several people who were traveling with her were attracted. They stared at the two of them curiously and listened to their conversation with their ears perked up. But Zhang Xiuhua was only thinking about money, and didn't care that she and Jia Guoye were being treated as a joke, and looked very excited.

She said: "Yumin is dating someone, Quanhui, you know him. The two young people are in love now, but Quanhui has great ambitions and said that he must build a new house before getting married. Such a good guy, your uncle and I want to help borrow some money from outside to help the couple build a new house first."