Transmigration: Flirted with My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 87 - 86: Developing Chat Friends

Chapter 87: Chapter 86: Developing Chat Friends

Finally, under Lin Nianhe’s gaze, Su Yuncheng quietly said a "yes".

He put the cleaned dishes back in their places, really unable to find a suitable reason to stay, so he had to go out to find Wang Hong.

However, he forgot to ride his bicycle away.

Lin Nianhe didn’t think too much, went back to drink a cup of coffee, then applied sunscreen, ready to start work.

Recently, everyone at the Educated Youth Corps has been madly reading books, finding time to read, and squeezing in time if there isn’t any.

Not to mention the way to and from work, that time is absolutely un-wastable.

Last night, Wang Dong even made a bamboo pole about a meter long, sticking it in his back waist, hanging the book on the other end, the bamboo pole bent from the weight, just right in front of his eyes.

Wang Dong was quite proud, and this morning he took his reading device to work, but then—

He was chased and kicked for a li by the Team Leader.

"Work when it’s time to work, read when it’s time to read, why bother with these foreign matters? You’d be laughing if that book fell and got dirty, wouldn’t you?"

Li Dahe’s roar floated across the cornfield, and Wang Dong and his small bamboo pole had failed to succeed, didn’t get to read, got kicked not too lightly nor too heavily, and would soon become the main joke among the villagers for a while.

After the summer solstice, the weather rapidly warmed up, and due to the rain, weeds grew wildly in the fields.

Before starting work, the team leader of the fifth group specifically instructed, "Pay attention when pulling weeds, and report any pests in time."

This was a reminder specifically needed for the fifth group.

The team leader paused, looked at the few new Educated Youth, and asked, "Do you all know what aphids are?"

Except for Wen Lan, the other four looked at him with innocent and harmless eyes.

The team leader wiped his face, looking troubled, and just couldn’t find an aphid to introduce to them on the spot.

So, the team leader temporarily changed the task allocation, spreading out one person per ridge, mixing the new Educated Youth with the supporting aunts, although it was more troublesome, they also wouldn’t miss any pests.

They didn’t mind the trouble, as long as the harvest was good, all the fatigue was worth it.

Lin Nianhe, sandwiched between Aunt Li and Widow Zhao, felt somewhat gloomy.

She couldn’t chat with Wang Shumei anymore, life, so challenging.

She decided to make something tasty in the evening to indulge herself.

Five minutes later—

"Aunt Li, what do aphids look like?" Lin Nianhe looked up and asked Aunt Li.

Aunt Li had already gone out more than two meters ahead, she slowed down her steps upon hearing this, looked back at the corn leaves on her side, and answered, "About the size of a millet grain, green, those critters are terrible at munching crops! You must be careful."

"Tsk, that’s really annoying."

Lin Nianhe unconsciously shivered, not that she was afraid, just annoyed.

She smoothly changed the topic: "Aunt Li, how are the wedding preparations going for Brother Xiao Shan? I still have some industrial coupons, if you need them, just let me know."

"Oh, oh." Aunt Li’s face lit up with a smile, "No need for those, I got new pots from your second uncle, and also made a new wardrobe for Daxi."

Rural marriages don’t need pomp and extravagance, mainly because it’s hard to save a hundred or so yuan all year round, let alone have those coupons.

For a family like the Li family to make new furniture was already not easy.

"Daxi is so fortunate to have you as a good mother-in-law." Lin Nianhe complimented with a smile, slowly moving forward.

Widow Zhao, hearing their lively chat, couldn’t help but look up and ask, "Sister-in-law, how much did it cost for the big wardrobe at your home?"

Widow Zhao pondered, if her family also made a big wardrobe to use as a dowry, perhaps it would be easier for her eldest son to get married?

Widow Zhao had been behaving well lately, Aunt Li wasn’t that annoyed with her anymore, replied, "Hey, it’s my own nephew getting married, how could his second uncle charge money? It was just Xiao Hai and Xiao Shan who went up the mountain to get the wood."

"Ah," Widow Zhao responded, asking, "Is ten yuan enough?"

"There are expensive ways to do it, and there are cheap ways too," Aunt Li replied, "If you want to do it, ask him tomorrow; my second uncle works solidly, you know that."

Widow Zhao really considered it, nodding repeatedly.

Lin Nianhe listened to their conversation, unconsciously gripping a bunch of grass for a long time, forgetting to pull it out.

She was about to turn around and chat with Widow Zhao when suddenly a dark shadow appeared in front of her.

Uncle Team Leader’s eerie voice sounded from behind her: "Hezi, it’s fine if you just heard it, but can we move a bit?"

If one were to ask who Uncle Team Leader was most familiar with among the Educated Youth, it would undoubtedly be Lin Nianhe.

Look, his way of addressing Lin Nianhe has changed from Educated Youth Lin, Lin Nianhe, to Hezi.

Wen Lan was primarily responsible for this, and Lin Nianhe herself was partly to blame—an initiator of this unfortunate nickname, and her own actions meant she was frequently mentioned.

Lin Nianhe pulled out some grass, turned her head back, and grinned naively at Uncle Team Leader: "Uncle, I was actually saying the grass here is too tough, I couldn’t pull it out... do you believe me?"

Uncle Team Leader rolled his eyes and ignored her.

He wanted to say he didn’t believe her, but last time he said that, this girl insisted he didn’t trust his comrades... then she dragged the topic from trust issues to his eldest daughter’s red hair ties.

The turn was so lukewarm, he inadvertently ended up chatting with her for half an hour before he came to his senses.

Uncle Team Leader deeply realized that he just couldn’t afford to talk to this girl; she could chat endlessly even with a mute!

Feeling a bit down for losing a chat partner, Lin Nianhe pulled out some more grass and continued seeking conversation partners: "Aunt Zhao, are you also planning to make a big wardrobe for your daughter-in-law?"

Widow Zhao’s voice immediately rose eight octaves: "Exactly, now that Zhuangshi is settled, I’ve been thinking about getting him a match! A new wardrobe is definitely necessary, and I also want to make him a heated brick bed."

Widow Zhao thought that Lin Nianhe was deliberately giving her the opportunity to say these words quite subtly.

Her voice was loud, and many of the ladies in the field heard her, immediately starting a back-and-forth discussion.

Widow Zhao listened carefully; most were praising her. They mentioned that Zhuangshi had indeed been behaving well lately, working hard without causing trouble, and even lending a hand.

Widow Zhao looked at Lin Nianhe with an even more eager expression.

If not for her, she really wouldn’t have had the heart to scold her son that time, let alone be so popular now.

Widow Zhao moved closer to Lin Nianhe: "Miss Lin, come have dinner at Auntie’s house tonight? I’ll stew a hen for you!"

Lin Nianhe felt that Widow Zhao’s hen was like old actors in her newspaper—always performing.

She shook her head with a smile: "No thanks, Auntie, we’ve been studying books recently, and I don’t dare fall behind."

"Ay, you’re so smart; you’ll definitely rank first," Widow Zhao said these words with sincerity.

In her view, Lin Nianhe had the best brains in the large squad, just slightly behind her son.

"Exactly, I heard Miss Wang say that you’ve been studying hard at nights; how could you fall behind?" Aunt Li chimed in, "But you should also be careful, don’t ruin your eyesight."

"Right, right, don’t be careless while young, or you’ll suffer when old."

"..."

After leaving Wang Hong’s house, Su Yuncheng headed straight for the cornfield.

He had asked everything he needed to, and now required some time to sort his thoughts.

At times like this, sitting in the police station was of no use.

He planned to help Lin Nianhe with her work; having previously farmed with the old general, he wouldn’t be in the way, and it might also help him clear his head to quickly figure out the ins and outs of the case.

The afternoon sun scorched the face.

Su Yuncheng unconsciously furrowed his brows and quickened his steps.

The girl, having never endured such hardships since childhood, might be crying in the field?

In that moment, she definitely needed him...

"Really, really? Has Uncle Team Leader done that before?"

"For sure, the whole village knows, hasn’t anyone told you before?"

"No, if I had known earlier, I would’ve used it to annoy him when he talked to me!"

"Hahaha... try it next time, it’s guaranteed to work!"

"Hmm!"

Su Yuncheng stood by the edge of the field, watching Lin Nianhe chat lively with the two Aunties in the cornfield, lost in thought.