Chapter 21It took Ji Yanli a full hour to reach his destination, which was only half an hour’s journey.

When he arrived at the pigpen, Jiang Ning was concentrating on cleaning, with beads of sweat on his forehead.

Ji Yanli looked at her and felt distressed.

“Jiang Ning!”

He called out, walked over slowly, took the water bottle from his neck and handed it to her, saying softly: “You must be tired, drink some water.”

Jiang Ning looked up and was surprised to see Ji Yanli. “Why are you here? Your injury hasn’t healed yet.”

Ji Yanli smiled and said, “I’m worried about you.”

“Why should I be worried? Besides, this place stinks, why don’t you come here to fumigate it?” Jiang Ning scolded.

Although she said this, she was actually quite touched in her heart. She knew how difficult it was for her to come this far.

Ji Yanli listened to Jiang Ning’s scolding and raised a bright smile at the corner of his mouth.

At this time, Sun Hehe, who was sitting in the fence nearby, saw this scene and her eyes turned red with jealousy.

She secretly clenched her fists and said angrily in her heart, “Jiang Ning, if you make life difficult for me, I won’t let you have an easy life either.”

She looked at Ji Yanli’s handsome face and had an idea in her mind.

After drinking the water, Jiang Ning asked Ji Yanli to go home first.

Ji Yanli said that he wanted to wait for Jiang Ning to go back together, but Jiang Ning couldn’t persuade him and didn’t force him.

“Find a cool place to sit and wait for me. I’ll finish the work quickly.” Jiang Ning said.

Ji Yanli behaved very well and obediently this time. He found a shady place to sit and wait quietly.

Sun Hehe, who was in another fence, saw Ji Yanli sitting alone not far away, and wanted to sneak up on him and talk to him, but she was afraid that Jiang Ning would see her.

That crazy woman is very powerful. She is a little afraid of her, but she can’t afford to offend her!

Time soon came to five o’clock in the west, and the production team leader came to review the work of Jiang Ning and his colleagues.

Jiang Ning handed the cleaned pigpen to the team leader for inspection, and after getting the team leader’s permission, he left with Ji Yanli.

“Jiang Ning, I can’t walk fast, please support me!”

Ji Yanli looked at Jiang Ning who was walking quickly in front of him, with no intention of slowing down to wait for him, and hurriedly shouted.

Jiang Ning stopped and turned back helplessly, “Why don’t you just walk slowly on your own?”

“My legs hurt!” Ji Yanli said pitifully.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning walked forward and placed his arm on his shoulder, holding Ji Yanli’s waist with one hand. “Your leg isn’t healed yet, so just rest at home.”

Ji Yanli knew that Jiang Ning cared about him, so he was not angry. Instead, he felt secretly happy.

The two walked slowly towards home, the afterglow of the setting sun shining on them, casting long shadows.

After returning home, Jiang Ning filled a basin with hot water, drove Ji Yanli out, closed the door, hid in the space, and took a good shower and washed his hair.

Half an hour later, she came out of the room and saw Ji Yanli sitting in the yard. “Ji Yanli, do you want to wipe yourself?”

Ji Yanli’s ears turned red. He turned his head and looked at Jiang Ning when he heard the voice, and his eyes froze in an instant.

He didn’t know if it was an illusion, but he felt that Jiang Ning’s skin had become whiter, smoother and more translucent after taking a bath.

Her thick seaweed-like hair was draped over her shoulders, and the water stains on the ends of her hair wet the front of her shirt.

Even if she was wearing shoddy, patched clothes, she was still incredibly beautiful!

Seeing him staring at him without saying a word, Jiang Ning walked up to him and snapped his fingers in front of his eyes, “What are you thinking about?”

Ji Yanli quickly came to his senses, a wave of heat rushed to his forehead, and he quickly looked away.

“No, I didn’t think about anything?” He explained haltingly.

“It’s so uncomfortable to take a shower in a basin. Not only is it not pleasant, but the water also gets all over the floor.

“When your leg is healed, quickly get a bathroom!” Jiang Ning said to Ji Yanli while wiping his hair.

“Okay, I’ll listen to you. I’ll build you a bathroom tomorrow!” Ji Yanli nodded in agreement.

“It’s not for me, it’s for your family. Improving the quality of life is also a manifestation of improving the happiness index.” Jiang Ning corrected.

“You are my family too, so what I said is not wrong.” Ji Yanli lowered his head and retorted in a low voice.

“What did you say?” Jiang Ning moved closer, staring into his eyes from close range and asked.

“Nothing.” Ji Yanli turned his head away and muttered in a muffled voice.

Jiang Ning could hear a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone.

Jiang Ning pursed her lips, pretending not to hear him say “You are my family too”, “It’s getting late, I’m going to make dinner.”

After saying that, she quickly walked into the kitchen.

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At around 6:00 in the morning, Jiang Ning took advantage of Ji Yanli’s deep sleep and prepared to go out quietly again.

As soon as she opened the door, she heard Ji Yanli behind her say, “Where are you going?”

Jiang Ning was shocked when she heard that. She turned to look at Ji Yanli, “Why are you awake?”

“I’ll wake up if you wake up.” Ji Yanli said as he sat up.

When Jiang Ning heard this, he thought that he was originally a soldier and was already very vigilant. He couldn’t help but pinch his brows helplessly. He should have given him some sleeping pills earlier.

“I’m going out to do something, you just rest at home.” Jiang Ning said calmly.

“Can I go with you?” Ji Yanli asked.

“No, it’s too troublesome to bring you along.” Jiang Ning refused bluntly.

Upon hearing this, Ji Yanli immediately lowered his head, revealing a hint of sadness. “So you think I’m a burden. That’s right, I’m a burden in my current state.”

Seeing this, Jiang Ning held her forehead speechlessly. Ji Yanli looked as if she was a heartless and unfaithful person.

“I have important things to do and will be back soon. It’s inconvenient to bring you with me, so you wait at home.” Jiang Ning sighed and said.

After hearing this, Ji Yanli still didn’t give up. He looked at Jiang Ning eagerly, “Can’t you tell me what you are going to do? What if there is danger? I am worried about you too.”

Jiang Ning felt a little soft-hearted when he looked at her, but still shook his head. “Even if you knew about this, you can’t help me. Just stay here and wait for me to come back.”

After saying that, she no longer paid attention to Ji Yanli’s gaze, gently closed the door and walked out.

Not long after Jiang Ning left, Ji Yanli gritted his teeth and struggled to get out of bed.

He limped after him with the help of a crutch, but when he got out, Jiang Ning was no longer there.

The moonlight sprinkled on the ground. He sat at the gate of the yard, looking quietly in the direction of the village entrance, pounding his legs in frustration.

After Jiang Ning left the village, he took out his bicycle from the space and drove quickly towards the abandoned brick kiln in the east of the town.

Half an hour later, she arrived at the abandoned brick kiln. Wu Bin and his men were already waiting there.

Jiang Ning took out a plastic bag from her shoulder bag, which contained twenty bottles of 30-gram whitening cream and handed it to Wu Bin.

“Boss Wu, you’re here early!”

“It’s not too late, Brother Ji!” Wu Bin responded with a smile.

“Brother Ji, my daughter likes your whitening cream very much, so I plan to order another hundred bottles.” Wu Bin continued.

“No, I can only sell you twenty at a time. Scarcity makes things valuable. If I give you too much, its value won’t be reflected.” Jiang Ning declined.

Wu Bin’s face flashed with disappointment after hearing this, but he soon smiled again: “Brother Ji, you do have a point. Since you said that, I can’t say anything else.”

Wu Bin gave the money for the twenty bottles of whitening cream to Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning put the money into his bag and put it into the space, then took out a box of Band-Aids from his bag.

“Brother Ji, what is this?” Wu Bin asked with sharp eyes, puzzled.