Transmigration: Flirted with My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 275 - 274: There Must be Big News

Chapter 275: Chapter 274: There Must be Big News

Lin Nianhe first nodded towards Uncle Guan and then lowered her head to speak to Zheng Shan, "Shanshan, why don’t you and your little brother watch the chicks for a while? I’ll have a few words with Uncle Guan and be right back, okay?"

Zheng Shan silently withdrew her hand from Lin Nianhe’s palm and moved a step toward Bai Xiaojun.

Lin Nianhe gently rubbed her head, sighing silently in her heart.

She said, "Shanshan, I’ll be right back."

Zheng Shan turned to look at her, and after a moment, she lightly nodded.

This slight reaction left Lin Nianhe somewhat dazed. She tried to maintain her composure, pretending it was normal whether or not Zheng Shan responded to her.

Lin Nianhe followed Uncle Guan out of the cattle shed and after walking a few meters, Uncle Guan stopped in his tracks.

He extended his clenched right hand, opened it, and in the palm lay a crumpled banknote.

"I found this under my pillow last night," said Uncle Guan, "Shanshan’s mother must have left it there."

Lin Nianhe nodded: "Yes, it must be."

Zheng Lirong was tight on money, but she wouldn’t just allow her two children to stay in someone else’s house for free. Ten Yuan was definitely too much for just renting the room, but she was willing to give that amount, perhaps to ensure Uncle Guan would be a bit better to the children for the sake of the money.

Uncle Guan said, "Miss Lin, I’ll trouble you to send this money back for me. An empty room doesn’t need any payment."

He frowned and shook his head emphatically: "No, this isn’t right. Absolutely not."

He originally wanted to ask Li Dahe to make the trip, but on second thought, this might count as an under-the-table deal, and it didn’t seem right to involve Li Dahe in returning the money. He knew that Lin Nianhe knew Zheng Lirong and would not talk about it everywhere, thus avoiding unnecessary trouble.

Lin Nianhe thought for a moment, then said, "Uncle Guan, if you really don’t want it, Sister Lirong will definitely worry more, and these two children aren’t just staying for ten days or a half month. If this goes on for a long time, even if you feel secure, Sister Lirong will always feel indebted, right?"

Uncle Guan knitted his brows, stubbornly adamant: "What debt is there to speak of? It’s just lending a hand, no bother at all, and moreover, as an old widower, I’m more than happy to have two children bustling around me!"

"That’s not how it should be," Lin Nianhe said with a smile, "Your heart is kind, and you’re willing to help, but Sister Lirong doesn’t want to take advantage of you for nothing, right? When a mother’s children are not in her sight, she always fears they might suffer."

Uncle Guan smacked his lips, looking at the money in his hand, he became somewhat irritated: "But this, this is wrong..."

"Just think of it as Sister Lirong asking you to save it up for the children," Lin Nianhe said with a smile. "We can talk about it later."

Uncle Guan felt helpless.

He had pondered Lin Nianhe’s words, thinking that if it were his own children staying at someone else’s house... even if the host refused payment, he would insist on giving it.

He sighed heavily and nodded: "Alright then, I’ll save it up for the two of them."

If someone else had said so, Lin Nianhe might have been skeptical, for ten Yuan was indeed a lot of money.

But when Uncle Guan put it that way, Lin Nianhe didn’t doubt for a moment that he would pocket the money.

Uncle Guan put the money away, and Lin Nianhe, feeling relieved, whispered to him: "Uncle Guan, Shanshan has been through a lot recently with her family, and she’s having a hard time coping. She’s not very talkative usually, but if there’s anything she needs, have Xiao Jun come find me anytime."

Uncle Guan paused, then slapped his forehead: "I thought the girl was just naturally quiet... Alright, I got it. I’ll keep a closer eye on her."

After their brief exchange, they returned to the cattle shed, where Bai Xiaojun had "learned" how to gently pet the chicks and was attempting to teach this skill to his sister.

Zheng Shan’s expression was indifferent, showing little interest in participating.

Lin Nianhe timely said, "Xiao Jun, the chicks need to sleep now. Let’s head back home too."

Bai Xiaojun puzzled: "But it’s not dark yet, do they need to go to sleep already?"

"They’ve just been born," Lin Nianhe improvised, "they need to sleep earlier than us."

"Oh, okay."

Bai Xiaojun earnestly waved to the chicks, "Then you guys go to sleep. I’ll come see you again tomorrow."

After saying that, he jumped off Zhao Zhuangshi’s legs.

Zhao Zhuangshi breathed a sigh of relief.

Bai Xiaojun looked up at him and earnestly said, "Thank you, brother, for teaching me."

Zhao Zhuangshi’s eyes instantly widened, and his ears turned red.

He tugged at the corner of his mouth, awkwardly squeezing out after a while, "It’s nothing, you... you better hurry home!"

Lin Nianhe pursed her lips and chuckled softly, saying to him, "Thanks for the hard work. Once all the chicks have hatched, come and have a meal at the village school."

Zhao Zhuangshi’s embarrassment was instantly replaced by the thought of steamed buns, he swallowed and put his cravings aside to politely say, "It’s...it’s nothing, it’s all recorded as points."

Lin Nianhe: "Is that so? Then maybe let’s just forget it?"

Zhao Zhuangshi: "...!"

Lin Nianhe burst out laughing and said, "I’ll call you over when the time comes."

Zhao Zhuangshi’s heart finally settled back into place.

He covered his chest and rubbed it a couple of times, suddenly remembering something very important.

"Educated Youth Lin!"

Lin Nianhe, already hand in hand with Zheng Shan and stepping out of the cowshed, stopped upon hearing him, turned around, and looked towards Zhao Zhuangshi: "What’s up?"

Zhao Zhuangshi straightened his back and said to Lin Nianhe, "I’ve already recognized three hundred characters! Yu Xiangqin tested me yesterday!"

Lin Nianhe gave him a thumbs-up: "Pretty impressive!"

Zhao Zhuangshi was instantly satisfied, feeling the cowshed’s smell wasn’t so bad anymore.

Lin Nianhe added, "Keep it up and continue to work hard!"

After saying this, she was about to leave when Zhao Zhuangshi called out to her once more, "Wait! You still haven’t taught me a phrase yet!"

Originally, their deal was that once he had learned three hundred characters, Lin Nianhe would teach him a phrase that could insult someone without using any swear words and also acknowledge his cleverness.

Lin Nianhe just said he was impressive, but she hadn’t taught him the phrase yet!

Lin Nianhe glared at him: "The kids are here; we’ll talk about it tomorrow."

"Ah? This..."

Zhao Zhuangshi was quite disappointed.

If it weren’t for Uncle Guan saying that someone needed to watch over the chicks hatching today, he would have already run off to school to find Lin Nianhe.

Now that he finally had the chance, was Lin Nianhe going to make him wait another day because of two little bastards?

Seeing his reaction, Lin Nianhe had no choice but to say, "Besides, I wasn’t in the village last night. I need to go back and ask Sister Xiangqin if it’s true."

Zhao Zhuangshi perked up again, puffing out his chest, "You can ask whoever you want; I didn’t lie to you!"

"Alright, we’ll see about it tomorrow."

Lin Nianhe waved her hand and left the cowshed, holding Zheng Shan’s hand.

After sending the two children back to Uncle Guan’s house, Lin Nianhe was walking back herself when she suddenly felt something was off.

Three hundred characters, and it was Yu Xiangqin who tested him?

With the fall harvest approaching, the literacy class had been temporarily stopped. When did Yu Xiangqin test him?

The intuition of a gossip-lover told Lin Nianhe that there must be a big scoop here!