Xiaobing’s mother slapped her son on the back. “What’s wrong with you? Why are you ignoring the girl?”

“Nothing. Just tell her to leave!” Zhao Xiaobing muttered.

“Fine, I’ll go!”

Deng Damei turned around, tears streaming down her face. She never wanted to date again! Men were all scum!
She would never find love!
Zhao Xiaobing’s lips parted slightly, his heart heavy.

He also wanted to ask Deng Damei: Why, after being with me, are you still involved with Ma Zhongbao? Why are you still holding hands with him?
Is Ma Zhongbao really that great?

Even though he abandoned you, you still can’t forget him?
Zhao Xiaobing went back into his room and covered his head with a blanket, his heart aching faintly.

“What are you doing hiding in your room? You still need to help your uncle build his house. Don’t be so lazy!” Xiaobing’s mother banged on the door.

“I’m not going!” Zhao Xiaobing replied sullenly.

He had originally decided not to feel sorry for Deng Damei anymore. If she didn’t like him, why should he care about her?
But when he saw her eyes red with tears, his heart felt like it was being crushed by a heavy stone, making it hard to breathe.

Deng Damei ran back to the educated youth dormitory and threw herself into Zhang Yunxi’s arms, sobbing loudly.

Zhang Yunxi was startled. “What’s wrong?”

“Zhao Xiaobing wants to break up with me!”

“What?” Zhang Yunxi was incredulous. “Really?”

“Yes!”

Deng Damei nodded vigorously, crying so hard she could barely catch her breath.

Zhang Yunxi felt something was off. While she knew many scumbags could be unimaginably cruel, she had always thought Zhao Xiaobing was a simple, honest guy. “Tell me exactly what happened when you went to see Zhao Xiaobing.”

Deng Damei stammered through the story.

As Zhang Yunxi listened, her frown deepened.
“I need to take care of something. Wait here for a bit.”

“Wahhhhh, you don’t love me anymore. I’m so upset, and you’re leaving me!” Deng Damei was heartbroken.

“No, I love you, but I really need to go out for a bit.”

Zhang Yunxi pursed her lips.

Why did she feel like her words sounded more like something a scumbag would say?
She quickly ran out and happened to run into Er Gouzi, who was playing wildly in the mud. Seeing him covered head to toe in dirt, Zhang Yunxi felt a pang of sympathy for whoever had given him his new clothes. “Er Gouzi, come here. I need your help.”

Er Gouzi reluctantly put down his “kingdom” and ran over to Zhang Yunxi, pounding his chest. “Auntie, just say the word! Whether it’s climbing mountains or diving into fire, I’ll do it!”

Zhang Yunxi: “…”

No need to be so dramatic.

His clothes were so dirty.

“Go find the militia captain and ask him if he’s free. If he is, tell him to come home. Someone’s looking for him.”

Er Gouzi’s face fell.

Why did he have to go find Uncle Zhao?

Wahhh, he was scared.

“I’ll take Zhao Mo with me!”

Good friends should face mountains and fire together!
“Fine, go find her to keep you company.” Zhang Yunxi had no objections but couldn’t help adding, “Your clothes are so dirty. Be more careful about hygiene.”

“It’s fine. I’ll just wash them with water. But playing in the mud is so much fun, Auntie! Let me show you my kingdom. Isn’t it awesome?”

Er Gouzi proudly displayed his creation, his big eyes shining with excitement.

Zhang Yunxi crouched down to take a closer look. She couldn’t see even a hint of a “kingdom,” but when she looked up and met his eyes, she nodded. “Yes!”

Er Gouzi grinned from ear to ear.

“Then I’ll go find Zhao Mo.”

“What about your kingdom…”

“I’ve got plenty more!”

Er Gouzi ran off.

Zhang Yunxi shook her head, wanting to roll up her sleeves and help tidy up, but she didn’t want to ruin his creation. So, she just built a small house next to his.

Zhao Rencheng, hearing there was an urgent matter, rushed home. On the way, he ran into Zhang Yunxi playing with mud!!!

Zhao Rencheng’s mouth slowly fell open.

He looked up at the sky.

Was the world upside down?

The villagers from Zhao’s brigade who passed by were also stunned. Was this really Zhang Zhiqing?

What was she doing with that beautiful face of hers?!
Had she gone mad?
Er Gouzi and Zhao Mo, who had run back, were delighted by the house Zhang Yunxi had built.

Auntie’s house was modeled after the local architecture, and it looked just like the real thing!
It was completely different from the shapeless blob next to it.

Zhao Mo clapped for her. “Auntie, you’re amazing.”

Er Gouzi nodded like a woodpecker. “Auntie, can you teach me? Yours is so cool.”

“You’ll need some tools…”

Zhang Yunxi started explaining but suddenly snapped out of it. “I still have something to do! I’ll teach you later.”

She stood up and met Zhao Rencheng’s incredulous gaze.

Zhang Yunxi raised her eyebrows proudly. “Impressive, right?”

Zhao Rencheng: “…”

Of course.

Thick-skinned people think differently.

While everyone else was laughing at her, she was enjoying herself.

So Zhao Rencheng sincerely said, “Impressive!”

Zhang Yunxi smiled, her face radiant as they walked up the mountain.

The two of them walked up the mountain one after the other.

Zhao Rencheng watched her skipping figure from a distance, feeling amused.

She really was like a child.

Once they reached the mountain, Zhao Rencheng asked her what was going on.

“You know my roommate, Deng Damei, right?”

“Yeah.”

“She has a boyfriend named Zhao Xiaobing, and they’ve had a falling out. I was wondering if you could help?”

“No.”

Zhao Rencheng refused.

“Alright.” Zhang Yunxi was a bit disappointed but then asked, “When are you going to the tile factory?”

“End of next month.”

“That long?”

“Yep.”

Zhao Rencheng was frustrated.

She just gave up after he said no?
If she had just asked one more time, he would’ve agreed.

He had only been teasing her, but now he was the one left in an awkward position.

“Tell me more about how I can help Deng Zhiqing.”

“I thought you didn’t want to help?” Zhang Yunxi was surprised.

Zhao Rencheng: “I was just teasing.”

Zhang Yunxi was so annoyed she reached out with her muddy hand.

Zhao Rencheng quickly backed away. “Don’t repay kindness with evil!”

“Hmph, I’ll spare you this time!”

Zhang Yunxi explained in detail how he could help. Worried he might not remember, she even washed her hands and wrote everything down for him. “Do you understand these questions?”

“My memory is fine.”

“It’s okay, take it. I don’t trust you.”

“Zhang Yunxi!”

“What? Why are you yelling at me?” Zhang Yunxi put her hands on her hips and glared at him.

Zhao Rencheng felt like the most pitiful person in the world. Through gritted teeth, he asked, “What’s in it for me?”

“What’s in it for you?” Zhang Yunxi tilted her head and thought for a moment. “You’re accumulating good karma for your own love life. You know what they say—It’s better to save a marriage than to build a temple. You’re doing a great deed, and good fortune will follow.”

Zhao Rencheng knew the little fox was just spinning tales.

But he believed her.

“I hope you’re right.”

Zhang Yunxi felt guilty.

She wasn’t a fortune teller. How would she know?

She just wanted Zhao Rencheng to do the work for free.

She glanced at him secretly and saw him looking at her.

Zhang Yunxi touched her nose. “Well, let’s work hard and accumulate some good luck for our own love lives!”

“Okay.”

“Then I’ll head back down?”

“Wait, what are you planning to do with the rabbits at home?”