Chapter 316, Just Accompany Me
The next morning, while having breakfast, Xiao Yeyang saw Daohua and his eyes were a little evasive, but Daohua looked as if nothing had happened.
"Xiao Yeyang, I thought about it last night. Carrying the goose warming stones in a basket like we did is a bit slow. The village chief has a cart. We'll borrow it later. That way, we can go faster and it will be easier for you."
Daohua drank porridge and expressed her thoughts.
Xiao Yeyang nodded and said, "I don't have any experience in this area. Since you know, I'll listen to you."
Daohua smiled and nodded: "Okay."
Seeing that the two were discussing something, Old Lady Yan, Granny Gu, and Gu Jian all smiled at each other.
It is indeed faster to push the cart than to carry it on one's back, so Xiao Yeyang pulled the cart in front and Daohua pushed the cart from behind. After working for several days, they finally moved the goose-warm stones for paving the road to the foot of the mountain.
Xiao Yeyang patted the dust off his hands and said, "I think it should be enough. Even if it's a little, it's not much. I can just transport it later."
Daohua nodded: "What should we do next?"
Xiao Yeyang took out a piece of paper from his arms. Daohua moved closer and found that it was a simple topographic map of Taohua Mountain.
"When did you draw this? It's quite similar."
Xiao Yeyang smiled and said, "This is just a random sketch I made when I had some free time. There aren't many peach trees, and the colors aren't very good. How can it be realistic?"
"Anyway, I can recognize this as Peach Blossom Mountain at a glance." Daohua shifted her gaze from the painting to Xiao Yeyang and said with a smile, "Xiao Yeyang, I didn't expect you to have such a talent for painting."
Xiao Yeyang smiled: "I can draw landscapes, but what I'm best at is drawing people. How about it, are you interested in me drawing a picture for you?"
Daohua's eyes lit up. "Really?" She nodded repeatedly. "I'm very interested. If your painting is good, I'll frame it and put it in my room to look at it every day."
Xiao Yeyang laughed and shook his head: "Yan Yiyi, I didn't expect you to be so narcissistic."
Daohua ignored his teasing: "I just like looking at myself, is that not okay?"
Xiao Yeyang: "Okay, whatever you want is fine." He then turned his gaze to the map of Taohua Mountain and said, "This is the route we decided to build. What do you think?"
Rice Flower took a closer look and said, "It's quite good. It's avoided the slope. Although it's a little longer, it's not a big deal."
While Daohua was helping Xiao Yeyang build the road, meals were prepared by Old Lady Yan and Wang Maner.
Old Mrs. Yan’s specialty is steamed egg custard, and she also loves making it the most.
One day at noon, Daohua and Xiao Yeyang came back for lunch. When they saw the egg custard on the table, their faces immediately fell: "Grandma, can I not eat the egg custard?"
She had been eating this egg custard since she was a child. It was only in recent years that she came to live with her parents and the old lady no longer had to cook for her, so she escaped the disaster. Unexpectedly, she picked it up again during the road construction.
Old Madam Yan said with a stern face, "No, you haven't liked eating eggs since you were a child. I haven't taken care of you in the past few years since you came to live with your parents. You've only eaten them for a few days, and you don't want to eat them anymore?"
Daohua sat down helplessly, looking at the full bowl of egg custard with a dejected look on her face.
"Eat!" Granny Gu smiled and handed the spoon to Daohua. "Eggs are the most nutritious. I think the egg custard your grandmother made is delicious."
Daohua took the spoon with a wry smile. No matter how delicious the food was, after eating it for nearly ten years, one would get tired of it.
After taking a few bites, Daohua didn't want to move the spoon anymore.
Old Madam Yan looked over immediately and said, "You've finished eating. Don't waste it."
Seeing Daohua's bitter and resentful look, Xiao Yeyang ate his egg custard in big mouthfuls, then smiled and said to Old Lady Yan, "Old Lady, the egg custard you make is so delicious. I can never get enough of it."
Old Mrs. Yan immediately smiled and said, "Then I'll make more for you next time."
Xiao Yeyang: "Don't bother. Daohua can't eat that much, so I'll just help her eat a little each time."
Daohua's eyes lit up and she nodded repeatedly: "That's a good idea."
Old Madam Yan glared at her granddaughter and said, "Even so, you must finish your meal today. Don't waste it."
Daohua pouted, and suddenly, a slender hand appeared in her sight and took away the egg custard in front of her. When she looked up, she saw it was Xiao Yeyang.
Xiao Yeyang smiled at Old Lady Yan and said, "Old Lady, if she doesn't eat the rice flowers, I will. This way it's not a waste."
Then he ate the egg custard under the gaze of the other people at the table.
After he finished eating, Daohua said weakly: "Xiao Yeyang, I have eaten this egg custard before."
Xiao Yeyang's face froze, then he pretended to smile casually and said, "You help me build the road, so what if I help you eat something? Besides, do we need to be so clear about the distinction between us?"
Then he picked up other dishes and started eating.
"Mmm, the tofu is really delicious today."
"And cucumbers, they're extra crisp."
“Beans are good too.”
Seeing how happily he was eating, the three old men at the table looked at each other and started eating in silence.
"The old lady's braised chicken legs are especially flavorful. Weren't you clamoring for some the other day?"
Xiao Yeyang picked up a chicken leg for Daohua. When Daohua was busy gnawing on the chicken leg and no longer looking at him, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
I was so reckless today!
He was so forgetful that he ate the egg custard that Daohua had eaten, and in front of outsiders, which was really a bit wasteful.
Xiao Yeyang secretly glanced at Daohua and saw that there was no strange expression on her face, so he continued to eat.
After more than half a month of hard work, the road on Taohua Mountain has been almost completed, and now only the last section remains.
"Didn't I tell you that you don't need to carry the goose-warming stones? I can do it myself."
Seeing Daohua carrying the goose warm stone up from the foot of the mountain for him again, Xiao Yeyang quickly put down the work in his hands and went over to take the basket from her back.
Daohua took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from her forehead: "Any help I can give you is a good one."
Xiao Yeyang put down the backpack, took Daohua's hand, and led her to the nearby stone. Then he pushed her to sit down, put his hands on her shoulders, and said seriously, "Yan Yiyi, I'll say it again, you sitting here with me is the greatest help to me."
"These rough jobs are not for a girl like you to do, understand?"
Xiao Yeyang's seriousness made Daohua a little dazed, especially because they were quite close to each other. Seeing her figure clearly reflected in his clear and bright eyes, an inexplicable emotion suddenly rushed into her heart.
Before she could catch this emotion, Xiao Yeyang saw that she didn't react, so he shook her shoulders and brought her back to her senses.
"Ah, what did you say?"
Looking at Daohua's confused look, Xiao Yeyang covered his head helplessly: "Yan Yiyi, you staying by my side is the greatest help to me. Do you understand? Do you want to do it again?"
Daohua quickly shook her head: "No, you continue, I won't move."
(End of this chapter)
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