Chapter 42: This Educated Youth Su  is Too Impressive

Gu Nan’s gaze remained fixed on Su Niannian. He noticed Su Niannian looking at Lu Xingguang and couldn’t help but furrow his brows for a moment.

Just now, that person named Lu Xingguang had even tried to stand up for Su Niannian.

It was just that his brain wasn’t functioning properly, and he ended up making things worse.

Thinking about it, Su Niannian probably wouldn’t like someone like him, so Gu Nan dismissed these thoughts.

However, he had to find out who this Educated Youth Song  was.

In Gu Nan’s mind, Su Niannian cared a lot about this Educated Youth Song .

She wanted to help him organize his things, and she even worried about Educated Youth Song  going hungry.

Thinking of this, Gu Nan felt an uncomfortable sensation in his heart, as if he had eaten something sour!

“Sorry.” Li Baobei’s voice was very soft.

She quietly apologized to Gu Ningning, who was standing in front of her.

Then, she turned her head and ran off.

Gu Ningning had been bullied by many people before. Even when she occasionally went to pick wild vegetables, she would receive disapproving glances from the older women in the village.

No one had ever apologized to her for bullying her.

She had already gotten used to it, though it still made her feel very sad to be bullied.

But she truly had become accustomed to it. Whenever she was bullied, all she had to do was cry for a while, and then it would pass.

No one would stand up for her, and she didn’t dare to tell her mother or Big Brother.

She never even imagined that someone would apologize to her.

But today, Sister Niannian actually had Li Baobei apologize to her.

And Li Baobei really did apologize.

Gu Ningning was very surprised.

But she was also very happy.

Her eyes, she didn’t even know how, were filled with tears.

She looked up at Su Niannian.

Su Niannian wore a gentle smile, reaching out to pat Gu Ningning’s head.

“It’s okay. Even though he apologized, whether or not you forgive him is your choice.”

Li Baobei had already run off, and now, as she spoke to Gu Ningning, it was to help her let go.

Otherwise, a child who had been bullied for years would surely be affected emotionally.

Gu Ningning nodded heavily and then threw her arms around Su Niannian’s waist.

“Sister Niannian, you’re really amazing!”

A smile spread across Gu Ningning’s face.

The village head had already returned to the front of the threshing ground.

After this morning’s commotion, it truly was…

There was no real benefit gained, and instead, it had caused quite a stir.

In the end, his eldest grandson wasn’t of much use.

They quickly assigned the tasks for the day, and soon the crowd dispersed.

“I really didn’t expect that the beautiful young Educated Youth would be so capable. She even knows how to save people.”

“She comes from a big place, so of course, she’s educated.”

“She’s also quite attractive. I wonder if my son has any chance…”

“Your son?? This beautiful young Educated Youth wouldn’t be interested in your son.”

“…… Should I really say such blunt truths?”

For most of the morning, the topic of conversation for many people was the beautiful young female Educated Youth.

They all knew that the young girl was called Su Niannian.

Gu Nan was still assigned to the area for strong labor, where he had to do the heavy work.

The female Educated Youths, on the other hand, were sent to the sorghum fields to cut the grass.

They had to remove all the weeds in the sorghum fields, either by cutting or pulling them out, or else the weeds would steal the nutrients meant for the crops.

With the weeds removed, the sorghum would grow much better.

After this wave of weeding was done, fertilizing would begin.

At this time, the farm work wasn’t particularly busy.

Su Niannian worked for a while before resting in the shade of a tree.

She wasn’t here with the sole purpose of doing farm work.

If she worked too much, what would happen if the village assigned her even more exhausting tasks?

Not long after, Gu Nan finished his tasks and came over to find Su Niannian.

As he approached, Su Niannian’s happy smile spread across her face.

“Why are you here? You didn’t finish all the work that quickly, did you?” Su Niannian’s eyes curved in a smile as she spoke.

She noticed the sweat on Gu Nan’s forehead and along his jawline.

She wanted to take out some spring water to give him, but seeing that there were still many aunts and Educated Youths around, she hesitated.

Drinking from the same water bottle might not be very appropriate.

“I finished my work over there. I’m here to help you with yours. You can rest,” Gu Nan said, preparing to help Su Niannian with her tasks.

Su Niannian quickly called out to stop him.

“You don’t need to help me with work. I don’t rely on earning work points to live.”

“If you help me now, I’ll get more work points, and what if they assign me even harder tasks later?”

Su Niannian’s voice was soft, and she deliberately lowered it a little, speaking in a hushed tone. Hearing this, Gu Nan felt a little weak in the knees.

“Go ahead and rest. I’ll do a little more here, then I’ll slip away.”

“I’ll come find you later,” Su Niannian said, her eyes blinking playfully.

The sunlight was just right. Although Su Niannian stood in the shade of the tree and wasn’t directly touched by the sun, in Gu Nan’s eyes, it felt like this girl was glowing.

Gu Nan nodded, a barely noticeable smile tugging at the corner of his lips. He then turned and walked away, carrying his basket.

Huang Yingying watched as Gu Nan and Su Niannian exchanged whispers under the tree’s shade. The handful of wild grass in her hands was nearly being squeezed dry from her grip. Tossing the grass aside, Huang Yingying followed the direction Gu Nan had left in.

“Yingying, where are you going?” Zhao Sulan asked as she noticed Huang Yingying about to leave.

At first, not many people had paid attention to Huang Yingying leaving. But with Zhao Sulan’s question, Huang Yingying’s steps faltered.

She turned her head to look at Zhao Sulan.

“My stomach hurts a bit. I’m going to take a break,” Huang Yingying glared at Zhao Sulan, then said, clutching her stomach, and quickly walked off.

Zhao Sulan had wanted to ask if Huang Yingying needed company, but before she could speak, Huang Yingying was already gone.

But seeing that she had already left, Zhao Sulan didn’t say anything more.

Huang Yingying pressed her stomach and quickened her pace.

When she was sure no one was watching her from that direction, she hurriedly jogged off to catch up with Gu Nan.

Earlier that morning at the threshing ground, Huang Yingying had noticed that Gu Nan’s gaze toward Su Niannian seemed off.

It felt like his eyes could stretch out like threads.

Huang Yingying couldn’t help but worry if something might develop between the two.

Now that Gu Nan had come to find Su Niannian again, Huang Yingying’s worries deepened. She couldn’t let Gu Nan develop any feelings for Su Niannian.

She had to act quickly.

Huang Yingying hurried a few steps, finally spotting Gu Nan’s figure in the distance.

She quickly began chasing after him.

But Gu Nan’s long legs! He was walking so fast; it was almost impossible to catch up.

Huang Yingying was feeling a little tired at this point, so she decided to call out to Gu Nan.

Hearing someone call his name, Gu Nan stopped and turned around.

He saw a female youth running towards him.

Gu Nan furrowed his brows.

Huang Yingying arrived in front of him, panting for breath.

Gu Nan stared at her, his brow still furrowed.

“Gu Nan, I… I’m Huang Yingying.”

Huang Yingying tried to steady her breathing.

“What’s the matter?”

“I… I—”

“I want you to help me with a cabinet!”

While Song Zhaodi and Su Niannian were chatting, they mentioned that the cabinet needed to be made by Gu Nan, and Huang Yingying overheard.

“Find someone else!”

Gu Nan thought that there must be some issue with Su Niannian over at the sorghum field, but it turned out to be this?

He said it, then without even turning his head, walked away.