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Chapter 90 - 88: Jiang Nanzhou’s Attentiveness

Chapter 90: Chapter 88: Jiang Nanzhou’s Attentiveness

After a long while, Wei Jincheng finally spoke up, "Is everything you just said true?"

"These are all things I overheard. They were said by your grandfather one day when he was drunk, back at home talking to your grandmother, and I just happened to hear it. Whether it’s true or not, you need to go and investigate yourself. Jincheng, you should hold back your resentment towards Gao Shu for now, they used me to threaten you. If I couldn’t swim, maybe..."

Though Wei Jincheng still had doubts, the moment he heard that Xue Jianian nearly died, his heart suddenly clenched in pain, and he pulled Xue Jianian into his embrace, "Niannian, I’m sorry, I failed to protect you."

Xue Jianian blushed and got nervous with his hug, quickly pushing him away, "It’s all in the past, you shouldn’t blame yourself."

Wei Jincheng pinched her face, his expression grave, "I haven’t actually done anything to Gao Shu, so why would his wife suddenly turn up in our village?"

Xue Jianian was stunned, "You haven’t?"

Wei Jincheng said, "After I came here, I learned Gao Shu had gone to the countryside to become an educated youth. He and his wife only returned before the New Year. I haven’t had the chance to strike yet, and my dealings with Gao Qing were indeed about Gao Shu." But now that he knew Gao Shu had married, he planned to start with his wife, a fact he dared not share with Niannian.

"Jincheng, whether you have a grudge against Gao Shu now or not, using a woman to achieve your goals really disappoints me."

"Niannian, listen to me, this was just a temporary measure, I won’t do it again. Besides, what you told me today has been a huge shock. If all of it is true, then all these years I’ve been treating a thief as kin."

Xue Jianian nodded. Anyone facing such a situation would struggle to get over it. She had never imagined the honest and upright Wei family having such a face behind the scenes. Her grandfather had even thought highly of them, arranging such a child betrothal with them.

Looking at Wei Jincheng, Xue Jianian took his hand and comforted him, "Regardless of whether what I heard is true or false, I will always be your Niannian."

Wei Jincheng’s thoughts were in disarray as he looked at Xue Jianian’s tender smile tinged with a hint of bitterness. Although he had many questions, he still showed concern, "You’ve been here for a few months, why didn’t you come to find me? And, how come you’re living here?"

"Do you still remember the two old professors from the cattle shed in their village?"

Wei Jincheng nodded.

"They have returned to the city, to West City. I am now their adopted daughter. After they left, I came here and found them. I lived there for more than a month, and they even helped me register for school, allowing me to study here. I just took the college entrance exam a while ago."

"The college entrance exam? You took the college entrance exam?"

"Yes, the scores are out, and they’re not bad."

"Why didn’t you tell me?"

"I meant to tell you."

Wei Jincheng thought about what she had said just before and suddenly felt a bit guilty, "I won’t have dinner with another woman again."

"At first, I was quite angry, but then I followed her and found out her last name is Gao. I could guess your purpose. At that time, I was busy revising and they wouldn’t let me leave the school grounds. Later, I went home for a while, and I only just got back a few days ago. That’s when I went looking for you."

Wei Jincheng held her hand, pausing slightly, "Niannian, I want to go back for a while."

"Go ahead, the truth needs to be uncovered, so no one can use you as a pawn later."

"Do you want to come back with me?"

Xue Jianian thought for a moment, then shook her head, "I’m about to start school, and my foster parents want to give me some more tutoring, as you know, I haven’t been to school much."

Wei Jincheng nodded, taking out a hundred yuan and some tickets from his pocket, "Take this money, and if it’s not enough, come and ask me for more."

Xue Jianian pushed it away, "I have money. Look, I even rented a place myself."

"Why didn’t you stay with your foster parents? Did they allow someone to bully you?"

Xue Jianian shook her head, "The house of my foster parents used to be quite far from the school. Now they live in the faculty dormitory, and it’s quite small, one bedroom and a living room. So after my exams, I moved out to live here. Also, I do have money, you don’t need to worry about me."

Xue Jianian didn’t tell Wei Jincheng that the jade pendant her godmother gave her was really magical.

That day, after she was pushed into the river and hurt her hand, the blood that flowed stained the jade pendant red.

At the time, she didn’t pay attention, but after the incident was over, she accidentally touched it and suddenly found herself in a marvelous space. Inside the space were three acres of farmland, a two-acre breeding farm, a thatched cottage, a large warehouse, and a small spring brook.

She was able to store things there and could also engage in cultivation and breeding.

Her grandfather knew about this; he had seen much of the world and was not surprised. He said it was her destiny and that she mustn’t tell anyone about it, not even her closest relatives, not even her grandmother.

Before she left, her grandfather had also instructed her not to tell Wei Jincheng.

She needed money to live here on her own, and her grandfather used this convenience to gather some grains, eggs, chickens, ducks, and geese from several villages for her so that she could trade them here and have some money on her.

He told her that if she encountered danger in the Black Market, she should run to a place where there were no people and hide in the space.

She also made a good amount of money thanks to this convenience, and last time she went back, she gave her grandfather a few hundred yuan and collected some seafood, poultry, chickens, and ducks in the village.

Her grandfather also got her a pig, and she planted a lot of grains in the fields of her own space. They matured once a month, and she sold all the grains.

Having such a useful gift, she couldn’t let it go to waste, so she decided to apply to the Agricultural University.

After organizing all of the moving illustrations, Lu Jingqiu began to conceive a new round of illustrations.

It was her first time working on a mythological picture book, which indeed was somewhat challenging.

These days, she started by drawing "I Can Do It Myself" because it was simple and she had some experience with it from her previous life. Mythological themes were a bit more challenging for her, but they also presented a great opportunity for growth—if done well, it would be progress for her.

After working for two days, it was her day off again.

The first thing Lu Jingqiu did after getting up early was to indulge in some cat petting and playing with Hua Hua before moving the litter box that sat in the house outside to clean it.

Keeping a sandbox in the house was mainly for the night, so when the doors were shut, Hua Hua wouldn’t be able to go out.

After tending to Hua Hua, she checked the chicken and goose nests for eggs and then fed them.

Having completed these tasks, she picked several beans from the vegetable garden. Noticing the beans were about to spoil, she planned to clean them up after eating, picking the newly sprouted beans to dry them and have dried vegetables to eat during winter.

As Lu Jingqiu was contemplating her plans for the day, suddenly there was a knock at the door.

Opening the door, to her surprise, it was Jiang Nanzhou with two lunch boxes in hand.

Lu Jingqiu smiled and said, "Did the canteen make some tasty dishes again?"

Jiang Nanzhou chuckled, "Today, the chefs made a refreshing radish and salted vegetable dish, and there’s also a really tasty tofu skin dish."

Lu Jingqiu took the lunch boxes from his hands and said, "Come on in."

Jiang Nanzhou, looking at the beans in her hand, asked, "Haven’t eaten yet?"

"Hmm."

"Is Uncle Lu in?"

"Yes, he just came back from a run."

Lu Jingqiu, seeing Jiang Nanzhou’s hesitant expression, felt a bit amused. He had been to her house before and had never seemed so intimidated by her father.