Transmigration: Flirted with My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 350 - 349: Sending You to Dig a Well

Chapter 350: Chapter 349: Sending You to Dig a Well

Lin Nianhe had the sharpest sense of danger.

So when she saw Aunt Wang’s eager hands, she skedaddled, almost leaving Su Yuncheng in the dust.

Su Yuncheng chuckled as he followed behind her at a leisurely pace.

Having sensed that she was out of Aunt Wang’s danger zone, Lin Nianhe slowed down. Hearing footsteps behind her, she looked around and stopped to ask him, "Weren’t you going to eat at Uncle Zhao’s house? Can’t find the way?"

They had already passed the turn to Accountant Zhao’s house; why was he still following her?

Su Yuncheng said, "I’m walking you home."

Lin Nianhe glanced at the half-set sun in the west.

Seeing her speechlessness, Su Yuncheng gave another more reasonable excuse: "Aren’t you tired? I’ll cook for you tonight."

He thought since he came all this way, he definitely ought to take good care of her; otherwise, wouldn’t his trip have been in vain?

Lin Nianhe was even more speechless upon hearing this.

Her refusal to eat at Accountant Zhao’s house was first because she was indeed tired today, and adding a noisy dinner would surely give her a headache.

Second, she wanted to treat herself after having done so much today and expended so much energy; she had to eat at least a couple of crabs to replenish her strength.

Without getting a response from her, Su Yuncheng sounded slightly hesitant, "What’s wrong? Is it not convenient?"

Lin Nianhe quickly forced a smile, "No, no, there’s nothing inconvenient about it for just me alone, I’m just... um, I just think you’re quite tired today too, cooking a meal for me would be too much trouble."

"No worries." The corners of Su Yuncheng’s mouth lifted again, "Let’s go."

"Okay, okay then."

With the conversation having reached that point, what other solution could she have but to nod and agree?

It’s just that the crabs for today were definitely off the table now.

As Lin Nianhe and Su Yuncheng walked side by side into the Educated Youth Corps area, all the educated youth had already returned from work. The snoring inside had finally ceased, and Sie Yufei sat on his little stool with a forlorn face, resting his chin on his hands and watching the sunset.

Sun Guanghui was kindly consoling him, holding a pear and attempting to comfort Sie Yufei with food.

As soon as Lin Nianhe spotted Sie Yufei, her anger flared.

Not to mention anything else, just frightening Zheng Shan out of her wits was something he couldn’t shake off no matter what.

Causing such a ruckus in the village, and he still had the face to sit there looking all gloomy?

Lin Nianhe zipped next to Sie Yufei and kicked the stool right out from under him.

Lost in his melancholy, Sie Yufei was caught off guard and ended up plumping down onto the ground.

After a three-second daze, he looked up at Lin Nianhe, yelped, then sprung up, pointing at her and spitting indignantly, "You little wench, am I that nice to you? You’ve cussed me out and even hit me, now what, you can’t stop, is that it—Heh heh, Brother Cheng, when did you get here?"

Sie Yufei was just heartbroken, not stupid.

The moment he saw Su Yuncheng, all his grievances against Lin Nianhe dissolved into thin air.

Are you kidding? That girl couldn’t harbor a bad thought; she was simply being straightforward in reminding him to greet Brother Cheng, that’s all!

Su Yuncheng came over, expressionless as he looked at Sie Yufei: "Who did you give face to?"

"Huh... Heh heh... I mean, I just..."

"Whose ’damn’ were you just throwing around?"

"This, this..."

Sie Yufei’s sweat poured down profusely, and the last bit of alcohol in his system completely evaporated.

Su Yuncheng changed his tone, speaking a bit more gently, "I remember when you were little, you loved digging in the dirt, didn’t you?"

Sie Yufei scratched his head in confusion, let out an "ah," and then chuckled in reply, "Just messing around as a kid..."

"I’ve heard some villages in the Northwest are extremely short of water. How about going to dig a well there?"

Sie Yufei: "...!"

Su Yuncheng considerately added, "I can sort out the transfer for you, my second uncle’s out there, just a phone call away. It’s a bit irregular, but it’s making the best use of resources."

Sie Yufei’s face turned pale, and with a gloomy expression, he turned directly to Lin Nianhe, "Xiao He, Sister He! I was wrong!"

He looked at Lin Nianhe with pleading eyes, winking and gesturing for her to quickly put in a good word for him.

Others might think Su Yuncheng was joking, but he was absolutely certain that Brother Cheng would actually dare to toss him into the Northwest to dig wells!

And he would give a perfect excuse that even his dad couldn’t refuse with a single word.

Lin Nianhe rolled her eyes and said indifferently while fiddling with her nails, "Weren’t you acting all tough just a moment ago? How come you’ve suddenly caved?"

"I was wrong, truly wrong—I was just addled from drinking, my brain not working right. Don’t hold it against me, ha ha ha." Sie Yufei shamelessly moved closer, chuckling dryly before adding, "Xiao He, you know, today’s the funeral for my love life. I’m already in such pain; just cut me some slack, will you?"

His words brought Zheng Shan back into Lin Nianhe’s mind.

She kicked him hard on the thigh and glared at him, "Aren’t you done causing enough trouble? Do you know that Shanshan was terrified by your antics? She’s already emotionally sensitive, and here you are jumping out to scare her, you..."

"No, Sister He, go easy with the kicking. Why would she be scared because of me?"

"Why do you think? Would she have been frightened if you hadn’t run onto the rooftop? It’s not just Shanshan—all the village kids have been scared by you. Even the village dogs give you a wide berth, haven’t you noticed? Who wouldn’t be scared that you might jump down in distress and end up hurting yourself?"

"I admit it, I did scare the kids, but claiming I terrified dogs is a bit much... Okay, okay, you’re the boss, whatever you say goes. I’ll take it."

Youngest Master Sie actually didn’t want to admit to anything at all.

But there was Su Yuncheng, watching him with a grim expression, as if to say: If you don’t admit it, you go dig wells.

Was there even a need to hesitate?

He’d obviously choose to be kicked by Lin Nianhe.

But Lin Nianhe didn’t feel like kicking him anymore. Too tiring.

She gave Sie Yufei another stern look and reminded him, "Go buy some candy to apologize to the kids tomorrow."

Sie Yufei, realizing the situation, promptly agreed.

Seeing Lin Nianhe seemed to have cooled off, he whispered looking at the bench, "So, if you’re, um, done here, then I might just..."

"Hold on," Lin Nianhe saw him turning back into a melancholic second male lead, her eyes rolled, "Niuwa wants to learn the ’Yellow River Chorus,’ could you teach him?"

"Ah?" Sie Yufei looked sorrowfully off into the distance, "Xiao He, you see the state I’m in. Do I look like I’m in the mood for that?"

Lin Nianhe: "Do you have the mood to dig wells?"

"..."

"I’ll teach! I’ll teach right now! It’s just a small matter, I’ll have him learning it in an hour!"

Lin Nianhe glanced at the time and said, "How about after dinner? You go find him then."

Once she finished speaking, she turned back and raised her eyebrows at Su Yuncheng.

That evening, after dinner, the village school was filled with the sonorous singing of the chorus.

"The wind roars, the horses neigh, the Yellow River is raging, the Yellow River is raging!"

The next day, Sie Yufei, rejuvenated, found Lin Nianhe:

"Xiao He! I want to join the army!"