Chapter 21

“Okay, okay, whatever you say is what it is. If you say it’s not, then it’s not. You must keep an eye on it this afternoon and tell me when you come back in the evening.” After giving some instructions, Grandma Shen got up and went back to the house.

Fang Aiping was left alone in the kitchen. The more she thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong. What she said was clearly the truth. How could it be that her mother-in-law still didn’t recognize her? But seeing her mother-in-law had already gone back to the house, she didn’t dare to go up and argue. Her eldest son’s new daughter-in-law would be married soon, and the family couldn’t mention the matter of the former educated youth again, so as not to upset her future daughter-in-law.

Next door Jiang and Lejia

The two washed up, changed into dry clothes, and went straight into the main room, closed the door, and ate lunch.

Jiang Yule looked at the main room, then at the tightly closed door, and after thinking for a moment, he found an air conditioner from the space. The power was not large, but for the Qingshan Brigade, which had just been powered on, it was the power that the line could barely bear.

“Yu Le, how about we buy an electric fan? I think I have a ticket.” Meng Wanshu looked at Jiang Yu Le’s air-conditioning fan, feeling the cool breeze, and was a little moved.

“It won’t be very useful.” She took out the air conditioner because she thought it was a bit stuffy in the room since they were eating with the door closed. She wanted to buy a fan. It was really unnecessary in the northern weather.

Meng Wanshu thought about it and felt that it was not too hot to sleep at night, so she nodded and said nothing more.

Meng Wanshu was eating a hamburger and looking at Jiang Yule. She wanted to tell her about Mu Chuan in the morning, but seeing that Jiang Yule was in a good mood, Meng Wanshu didn’t want to spoil the mood by talking about those things at this time, so she didn’t mention Mu Chuan. Instead, she changed the subject and talked about the educated youth center.

“Yu Le, we’re going to the educated youth camp for dinner tomorrow night. Do you think we should bring some food or something?”

“No need for food, just bring a piece of meat, it doesn’t have to be too big,” Jiang Yule thought for a moment and said. It’s not that she was stupid and generous, but she was really cooking for the educated youth, so she couldn’t expect to make anything delicious. She brought the meat, but it was just to make herself more delicious.

On the other hand, they also wanted to improve their popularity at the Youth League Center. After all, something like that happened when they met in the morning. Although Jiang Yule didn’t expect to get close to the Youth League Center, she didn’t want them to be excluded.

“Okay, then I’ll take out a piece of meat tomorrow morning and let it thaw first.” Meng Wanshu thought about the meat in the space and muttered to herself. Her meat was all in the freezer at home, so it would definitely not work to take it out directly.

“It’s okay. I have some here. They’re all fresh. I’ll do it.” Jiang Yule said. Suddenly he thought of something and continued, “I’ll put some fresh vegetables and food in the kitchen later. If someone comes to our house, it won’t be nice to see an empty kitchen.”

“Okay, I’ll listen to you.” Meng Wanshu nodded. After eating and drinking, they went to their rooms to rest.

Lying on the bed in the room, Jiang Yule looked at his still red palms, pouted his lips, and murmured, “If it weren’t for Tianxianzi, I’m afraid you would be in a terrible state right now…”

The room was silent, no one responded, and Jiang Yule gradually became sleepy. Soon he fell into a deep sleep.

When the bell rang for work in the afternoon, Jiang Yule got up and took the clothes he had worn in the morning from the yard. After being exposed to the sun for a whole afternoon, the clothes were dry and crisp, with the smell of sunshine, and they were very comfortable to wear.

After getting dressed, the two girls went out together and headed towards the fields.

With the experience of the morning, Jiang Yule said hello to Aunt Aiping and went back to the place where he had been in the morning to continue working.

Aunt Aiping looked at the girl who put down the kettle and started weeding as soon as she came in. She wondered if the girl was too serious. This made Aunt Aiping, who was always slow to work and asked her son to do the work if she couldn’t finish it, feel a little embarrassed…

In order not to lose to a young woman who had just arrived on her first day, Aunt Aiping worked hard all afternoon, and completely forgot about her mother-in-law’s blessing…

Naturally, he didn’t notice that Mu Chuan kept looking in the direction of Jiang Yule throughout the afternoon, as if he wanted to explain something but didn’t know how to start.

The bell rang for the end of work, and Jiang Yule stood up with his aching waist. He drank some water, pulled some weeds, and enjoyed the breeze all afternoon. The time passed quickly.

But I didn’t think about things and work hard in the afternoon like I did in the morning, so my efficiency was much lower.

Seeing the scorekeeper write down 6 work points for her, Jiang Yule was very satisfied. With the 10 work points contributed by Nie Xiangdie, she already had 16 work points. Although she didn’t know how much food these work points corresponded to, she was in a good mood, especially good, and had a great sense of accomplishment.

After work, Jiang Yule and Meng Wanshu returned home, had a simple meal, and then sat in the yard enjoying the evening breeze.

“Wanshu, I’m going to wash up first.” Jiang Yule stood up, said something to Meng Wanshu, and went to the room to get some clean clothes.

“Okay, you go first, I’ll wait for you to finish washing before I go.” Meng Wanshu lay in the rocking chair with his eyes closed, swaying back and forth.

Jiang Yule went to the bathroom, rinsed the tub clean, then poured in hot water and took a comfortable bath to wash away his fatigue.

After taking a bath, Jiang Yule poured out the water in the tub, cleaned it up, and took out a bucket of hot water that he had prepared in advance for Meng Wanshu.

Then he left the bathroom while drying his hair.

“I’m done washing. I’ve put hot water in for you. Go wash now.”

“Okay, thank you Yule.” Meng Wanshu thanked Jiang Yule and went to the bathroom with a change of clothes.

Jiang Yule wiped his hair and wanted to continue to enjoy the breeze in the yard. He seemed to see a figure at the door.

A moment of alertness

“Who is it?” Jiang Yule said coldly

“It’s me.” A deliberately low voice came from the door.

Jiang Yule frowned unconsciously, stood up and opened the door. After seeing Mu Chuan’s tall figure at the door, Jiang Yule raised his eyes to look into Mu Chuan’s dark eyes, trying to figure out what this man wanted to do.

“Comrade Mu, what can I do for you?” Jiang Yule asked, his hands unconsciously playing with the half-dried black hair scattered on his shoulders.

This scene fell into Mu Chuan’s eyes, and he swallowed unconsciously.

The girl had just finished a bath, her cheeks were rosy, and her sparkling eyes looked at him with a little confusion. Her waist-length black hair was blown slightly by the breeze, and her ankle-length white dress made her look like a fairy from heaven, so beautiful that she didn’t look real.

The moment he saw Jiang Yule, Mu Chuan’s restless heart finally settled down, and he felt calm and peaceful, a feeling he had never experienced before.

At this moment, he couldn’t deceive himself anymore.

He couldn’t stand other people getting close to Jiang Yule, nor could he stand Jiang Yule treating him so distantly.

Maybe it was love at first sight, maybe it was lust at first sight, the feelings came inexplicably, it started with the face, but it stayed with the heart

Some people are not easily moved, but being moved lasts a lifetime. Mu Chuan knows that he will never be able to get out of Jiang Yule’s circle in this life.

“Yule, today…that female educated youth…” Mu Chuan stuttered. He just wanted to explain to Jiang Yule that she didn’t know that female educated youth, but when he really stood in front of her, he suddenly felt that he had lost his position.

Watching the few words he stuttered out, Jiang Yule vaguely guessed that he wanted to talk about Nie Xiangdie. Seeing that he couldn’t say anything for a long time, Jiang Yule took the lead and said, “Comrade Mu, I don’t know what you want to say. I understand your relationship with Nie Xiangdie and I don’t want to understand it. But if you want to come here to argue for her, please go back.”

Jiang Yule’s attitude was not good, and now that he was still talking about Nie Xiangdie, her face became even colder. The disgust in Mu Chuan’s eyes that day flashed through her mind, and Jiang Yule was in an even worse mood. She admitted that her man’s words were a bit rude for people of this era, but was it not rude if Nie Xiangdie was standing in front of her and humming and squeaking, almost twisted into a knot?

He even came to Nie Xiangdie’s house to reason with her? He couldn’t afford to offend her, so he couldn’t hide from her? So he picked her alone to annoy her, right?

In her previous life, she had lived for more than 30 years. Except for those medical troublemakers, no one in the hospital or at home had not treated her like a spoiled child. When had she ever suffered such an injustice? She did not even want to look at Mu Chuan, and turned to go into the yard without paying any attention to Mu Chuan, who was looking confused at the door.

He hadn’t even finished his sentence, but how come he was accused of speaking for that damn Nie Xiangdie?

Looking at the closed gate in front of him, Mu Chuan didn’t dare to go in through the main gate at this time. However, if he didn’t explain this matter clearly, he was afraid that the relationship between the two would be even worse.

After thinking for a while, Mu Chuan turned around and went to an empty corner in the backyard.

Looking at the outer wall which was more than one person high, Mu Chuan looked around and saw that there was no one around. He climbed up the edge of the wall with both hands, pushed hard with his feet, and turned over to get inside. His movements were clean and neat.

Mu Chuan successfully stood in the courtyard, looking at this somewhat unfamiliar scene, secretly exhaled. He could never have imagined that one day, all his kung fu would be used in such a place…

“Yu Le, I’ve finished my shower and am going back to my room to sleep. What are your plans for tomorrow morning?” Meng Wanshu’s voice reached Mu Chuan’s ears, and his steps towards the front yard suddenly froze. He didn’t know whether to leave or stay, and just stood there in a stalemate.

“Nothing to do, I’ll sleep in. I’ll wake up when I wake up,” Jiang Yule said as she stretched. Since she started studying medicine, she has basically stopped sleeping in. Now that she has the chance, she must cherish it.

Jiang Yule said, his eyes swept across the empty doorway, and he couldn’t help but complain in his heart, “Tsk, I didn’t expect you to really fall for Nie Xiangdie’s tricks, I really misjudged you…”

Muttering these words, Jiang Yule said hello to Meng Wanshu and returned to his room, intending to read a book before going to sleep.

The yard returned to silence. Mu Chuan looked at the light coming from Jiang Yule’s room. He could vaguely see the girl walking around in the room.

Mu Chuan knew that he shouldn’t be here at this time… But… Thinking of Jiang Yule’s cold expression just now, Mu Chuan couldn’t walk out of this yard no matter what.

Boom boom boom

There was a knock on Jiang Yule’s door. Jiang Yule thought it was Meng Wanshu, so he got up and opened the door without thinking. When he saw it was Mu Chuan, he subconsciously wanted to close the door.

But before he could close the door, he saw Mu Chuan’s big, bony hand resting on the door.

Well… I have to say, this man… is the best in every way, but if he has anything to do with other women, then no matter how good he is, it has nothing to do with Jiang Yule, so he closed the door with more force.

“Comrade Mu, it seems a bit inappropriate for you to be here at this time.”

“Yu Le, I…I want to tell you something, just for a moment!” Mu Chuan said with a pleading tone.

“Mu…” Jiang Yule just opened her mouth when she heard the sound of Meng Wanshu opening the door. Thinking of Meng Wanshu’s gossip about Mu Chuan in the past few days, she didn’t want Meng Wanshu to know about Mu Chuan’s situation here.

His hands were faster than his brain. He pulled Mu Chuan’s clothes on his chest and pulled him in, who was standing in front of the door looking at Meng Wanshu, not knowing how to explain. He then pressed him behind the door.

“Yu Le, I heard a knock on the door. Is there someone at the door?” Meng Wanshu came out of the room and looked towards the door. The gate was very high and it was very dark at night. She didn’t see anything, but she did hear a knock on the door…

“You heard it wrong. I got up to pour a glass of water. Maybe I accidentally bumped into something and made the noise,” Jiang Yule explained, but his inexplicable weakness made him feel a little embarrassed.

“Is that so? Then you should go to bed early. I’m going back to my room. Remember to close the door tonight.”

“Yeah,” Jiang Yule nodded, and after Meng Wanshu closed the door and went into the house, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Mu Chuan, who was standing behind the door, lowered his head and looked at the tender little white hand on his chest. His breathing stagnated, his heart was pounding, and the heat in his body surged straight to his head.

Jiang Yule closed the door, and then realized the situation of the two. He had just hurriedly pulled the man into the house, worried that his shadow would be left on the ground, and also worried that Mu Chuan would see and say something, so he directly pressed the man against the wall behind the door. The two were very close, and it seemed that he could still smell the refreshing soap fragrance on the man…

Jiang Yule’s face flushed for a moment, and he stepped back awkwardly, explaining, “Don’t get me wrong, I just think that since you are with Nie Xiangdie, it would be bad for both of us if Wanshu saw you here again. Now that Wanshu has gone back to the house, you can leave.”

“I… I’m not with Nie Xiangdie. Before today, I didn’t know who she was!” Mu Chuan explained anxiously. He didn’t even know who Nie Xiangdie was, and he couldn’t wear this hat no matter what.

“Then…then you today…” The two of them have nothing to do with each other? Then why did Mu Chuan come?

“I…I don’t know either.” Mu Chuan lowered his eyes, a little confused about where to start.

“Sit down and talk,” Jiang Yule pointed to the table in the middle of the room. Although it was not reasonable, Mu Chuan was considered upright in Jiang Yule’s heart. If he had nothing to do with Nie Xiangdie, Jiang Yule would not be so defensive.

“Yeah.” Mu Chuan sat down at the table, sighed slightly, and looked at Jiang Yule who was sitting not far away. Mu Chuan spoke lightly.

“My father is a soldier, and my mother is a professor at Peking University. Two years ago, the daughter of an old friend of my father wanted to marry into my family, but I refused. After a long struggle, the woman married the director of the Beijing Revolutionary Committee. Because she often went to my house when she was a child and saw some foreign books in my mother’s study, she used this to label my parents reactionary. With my grandfather’s strong protection, they did not go to the farm, but because of this, my father’s and my military ranks, as well as my mother’s professorial title, were removed.”