Chapter 6: Repaying a Life-Saving Grace with One’s Body?

It’s not that Yuhu Village is bad, actually, Yuhu Village has good conditions, but the working hours here are long. This little girl is so fair and delicate, she probably won’t be able to handle it.

“I’m not going anywhere. I’m staying here. I’m going to stay here and take care of you.” She said firmly.

“I don’t need you to take care of me. I have my parents. You’re a girl, people will talk about you. You…” You won’t be able to get married.

She looked at him, waiting for him to finish his sentence, but he couldn’t continue.

“Everyone at the educated youth center knows that you saved me. There’s a saying, ‘A drop of kindness should be repaid with a spring of water.’ You saved my life.”

She moved a little closer and whispered, “Or, do you mean, I should repay a life-saving grace with my body?”

“Cough.” Song Jingzhi choked on his saliva at her words.

“Don’t get excited, I’m just kidding, just kidding.” She quickly got up and wanted to pat his back.

He moved away. “You’re a girl, can you be a little more reserved?” He looked at her, wanting her to keep her distance, but afraid of hurting her feelings if he spoke too harshly.

“Song Jingzhi, I’m telling you, I’m staying here to take care of you, and nothing can stop me. You can agree or not, but it’s happening.” Tang Xiaoxiao stood up, crossed her arms, and looked at him.

“If you don’t agree, I’ll, I’ll go to the village and tell everyone that you were on top of me, you, you have to take responsibility for me.” It was the first time she had said such a thing, even Tang Xiaoxiao, who had lived two lifetimes, blushed.

“You, you…”

“It’s getting dark. I have to go back for dinner. I’ll come again tomorrow.” Before Song Jingzhi could finish his sentence, she turned and left the room. She said goodbye to Song’s father and mother at the hall door and returned to the educated youth center.

When Song’s mother entered the room, Song Jingzhi was still pointing at the spot where Tang Xiaoxiao had been standing.

“Son, this is the first time I’ve seen someone who can control you. This girl is amazing.”

“Mother, how can you say that? How could you leave a girl alone in my room?” Song Jingzhi looked at Song’s mother.

“You’re like this, what could happen? I work all day and come back to feed you first. Don’t I need to eat? I’m not hungry?”

“…”

“Oh, this girl brought something.” Song’s mother saw the cloth bag on the table.

“We can’t take this from her.” Song’s mother picked up the cloth bag and rushed out.

“Comrade Tang.” Song’s mother was almost at the educated youth center because it was so close.

“Auntie, what’s wrong?”

“Take this back and eat it yourself. We can’t take it.”

“This is for Song Jingzhi, Comrade Song. It’s for him to nourish his body.”

“We can’t take it, we can’t take it. They have subsidies from the army, and the commune also sent gifts.” Song’s mother insisted on refusing.

Tang Xiaoxiao secretly pinched her thigh, her eyes immediately filled with tears. “Auntie, I, I really just want to nourish him. If I don’t see him recover, I won’t be able to sleep or eat. I…”

“Oh, girl, you, don’t cry. This, I…” Song’s mother was completely taken aback.

The girl who had been standing with her hips on her hips and acting tough at her house just moments ago was now crying.

“Okay, okay, I’ll take it back, I’ll take it back.”

Tears streamed down Tang Xiaoxiao’s eyes, making her look pitifully charming.

“I just want to stay and take care of him, nothing else.”

Song’s mother had only given birth to Song Jingzhi before her health deteriorated. She had always wanted a daughter. Seeing Tang Xiaoxiao’s appearance, she felt incredibly sorry for her.

“Take care of him, stay and take care of him. Okay, Auntie will go back and tell him.”

“Okay, thank you, Auntie.” Tang Xiaoxiao shed two more tears. “Then, Auntie, I’ll go back now.”

“Okay, go back. Auntie will watch you go in.”

“Okay.” She nodded slightly.

Song’s mother watched her enter the house and close the door before turning around. “This little girl, it turns out all her strength was just an act. You stinky boy, you don’t know how to cherish a beautiful woman. No wonder you’re 25 and still don’t have a wife. Serves you right!”

Tang Xiaoxiao closed the door and wiped the tears from her face.

“Haha.” She threw herself onto the bed. As long as she could get Song’s mother to let her enter the Song family’s house, was she afraid of not gaining Song Jingzhi’s trust?

As a successful entrepreneur in her previous life, she had honed her skills in talking to people and making them believe her.

Thinking about Song’s parents, one kind and one simple, it was no wonder they had raised a son like Song Jingzhi.

“Xiaoxiao, you’re back?” He Xiaoqian’s voice came from outside.

“I’m back.” She got up and opened the door.

“Why are you crying? Did someone bully you? Who was it?” He Xiaoqian pulled her nervously.

“No, no, no, I was pretending.” She pulled her into the room. It wouldn’t be good if she attracted other educated youths.

“Are you really okay?”

“Really okay. I was just a little touched.” She smiled.

“You scared me.” She patted her chest. “I boiled the water. You can take a bath. The village has provided us with wooden basins. They’re under the bed.”

“Okay.”

“I asked Sister Fengjuan, and she said that because they’re busy working, the educated youth center doesn’t grow vegetables, but you can exchange them with the villagers. For eggs and chickens, you have to go to Liu Po, the first house at the village entrance. She’s in charge of raising chickens for the village.” He Xiaoqian shared the information she had gathered.

“Thank you, Xiaoqian.” Tang Xiaoxiao held her hand. From Beijing to the educated youth center, He Xiaoqian had been very caring towards her.

“Don’t be so polite with me. We’re from the same hometown and came to the same place together. If we don’t take care of each other, who will?”

“Yeah.” The two girls laughed.

Meanwhile, Song’s mother returned home and placed the cloth bag back on the table in Song Jingzhi’s room.

“Why did you bring it back?” Song Jingzhi looked at the cloth bag on the table.

“You, you’re a sinner! You made the poor girl cry. She was so pitiful. I felt sorry for her just looking at her.” Song’s mother pointed at him, shaking her head as she spoke.

“Cry? No, that can’t be right.” Didn’t she just stand there, full of confidence, pointing at him?

“The little girl, she, she said that because you rejected her, she had no choice but to say that.” Song’s mother had already automatically explained it to herself.

“It’s not easy for her. She came all this way from afar, just because you saved her, she wants to come and take care of you. You…”

“Oh, you don’t know, she cried so heartbreakingly.” Song’s mother patted her thigh as she spoke. “Her parents would be heartbroken if they knew.”

“She really cried?”

“Hey, are you heartless?”

“No, I just…” didn’t believe it.

“I’m telling you, if the girl comes tomorrow, and you dare to chase her away again, I’ll, I won’t give you any food.”

“Mother, that’s not good. People in the village will talk.” Song Jingzhi still refused.

“Fine, then I’ll go around and tell everyone that you had physical contact with the girl when you saved her. Anyway, I can’t rely on you to find a wife for me. I think this little Tang educated youth is pretty good.”

“Mother, you’re being ridiculous.” Song Jingzhi was a little angry.