Country Love: Xie Dajiao, 37, is pregnant!

Lin Chen leaned against the counter, watching his comical and pretentious appearance, and couldn't help but curl a mocking smile, almost spitting out the iced soda in his mouth.

She secretly thought to herself, "This Li Daguo isn't very capable, but he certainly has a big ego. He's full of arrogance and his vision can't be very broad. Wang Xiaomeng is a down-to-earth person, so she would never be interested in someone like him. Besides, he looks like a starving ghost, which isn't good-looking at all."

Fearing an awkward situation, Xie Dajiao quickly stepped forward, smiling as she made introductions, first pointing to Wang Changgui sitting to the side:

"Da Guo, let me introduce you first. This is Wang Changgui, the village head of our village. He is in charge of all the big and small affairs in the village. When you do things in the village in the future, you have to get along well with your Uncle Changgui."

Logically speaking, an ordinary person would at least stand up and greet the village chief politely, but Li Daguo merely raised his eyelids slowly, without even taking off his sunglasses. He glanced at Wang Changgui out of the corner of his eye, without moving an inch, and squeezed out a very perfunctory nasal sound from his nose:

"Okay, I understand."

There was no handshake, no polite greeting, and his attitude was cold and arrogant, showing that he didn't take Wang Changgui seriously at all.

Wang Changgui's face stiffened instantly. He paused slightly while sitting on the bench, his smile vanished, and he unconsciously put his hand to his mouth, awkwardly smacking his lips. He felt both angry and frustrated.

As the village head, he was usually greeted politely by everyone in the village. Today, however, he was being ignored by a young man, which made him lose face. But in front of Xie Dajiao and Lin Chen, he couldn't show his anger on the spot, so he could only suppress his anger.

Xie Dajiao also sensed the awkward atmosphere and quickly tried to smooth things over, turning to Lin Chen and speaking faster:

"This is Lin Chen. He came back from Shenzhen recently. He's a real young boss with a solid financial background and broad experience."

With just that one sentence, all of Li Daguo's arrogance shattered instantly.

He abruptly ripped off his sunglasses, stuffed them into his pocket, and the aloof and arrogant expression on his face vanished in an instant, replaced by a fawning smile. He rushed to Lin Chen, took his hand firmly, and lowered himself to a very low position, speaking with utmost respect and enthusiasm.

"Oh, Brother Lin! I've heard so much about you! My aunt has been talking about you for ages, saying you're young and promising, making a fortune in the big city. Seeing you today, your perspective is completely different from people in the countryside! I've finally met you in person, and you truly have an extraordinary presence!"

Lin Chen remained calm, merely offering a perfunctory handshake, and said in a flat tone:

"You're too kind."

But Li Daguo didn't care about Lin Chen's coldness at all. This was exactly the attitude he wanted. Instead, he became even more attentive. He immediately took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, deftly pulled one out and handed it to Lin Chen. Then he took out a lighter, carefully moved it to Lin Chen's hand, and offered to light it for him.

"Brother Lin, have a smoke. This cigarette isn't good, but don't mind it."

Li Daguo continued to strike up conversations and try to get closer to Li Daguo.

"If you ever need my help in the future, just let me know, it'll definitely be helpful!"

Wang Changgui, who had been completely ignored, sat there watching the extremely glaring contrast. His face turned pale and then red, and his anger rose. He smacked his lips several times in annoyance.

As the village head, Li Daguo didn't even bat an eye, but when Lin Chen was just a returning businessman, Li Daguo immediately became obsequious and shameless, showing no restraint whatsoever in his snobbishness. It was truly despicable.

Seeing the awkward atmosphere on both sides, Xie Dajiao shook her head helplessly. She knew that Li Daguo was too pragmatic and his way of treating people differently was too obvious. She could only quickly interrupt and urge the two of them to get going to avoid making the situation even more awkward.

With the appointed time for the blind date fast approaching, Xie Dajiao stopped laughing, straightened her cheongsam, picked up the key from the door, and went to lock the front door of the grocery store.

She turned to Li Daguo, who was still trying to curry favor with Lin Chen, and shouted:

"Da Guo, stop chatting. It's time. Let's go to Wang Laoqi's house. I'll introduce you to Xiao Meng so we can have a proper chat."

As they spoke, Xie Dajiao deliberately slowed down, quietly falling half a step behind Li Daguo. Taking advantage of the moment when Li Daguo got into the car, she quickly pulled an ice key from her pocket and secretly slipped it into Lin Chen's hand, deliberately tickling his palm with her fingertips.

Then she slightly turned her body, bringing her closer to Lin Chen. A faint floral scent wafted over her, and she leaned down to whisper something only the two of them could hear. Her tone was bold and unrestrained, filled with barely suppressed desire:

"There are too many people during the day, so I don't dare to get close to you. I've been thinking about you for a long time. When all the lights in the village are off at night, you can take the key and sneak in through the back door."

I won't change my clothes tonight; I'll wear this cheongsam the whole time. Do you like high heels? If you do, I'll wear them and wait for you in the backyard. I'll do whatever you want tonight, and I promise I'll make sure you have a great time.

Being so close, it was practically like whispering sweet nothings to each other. The direct flirting... no, the direct love talk struck right to the heart. Lin Chen looked up at her, raised an eyebrow in response without batting an eye, his eyes full of unspoken understanding.

Xie Dajiao's heart raced as he stared at her like that. She dared not linger any longer and hurriedly got into the car. As she got in, her wide hips were taut and full of charm.

Lin Chen stood at the entrance of the grocery store, toying with the keys in his hand, whistling, his heart filled with anticipation for tonight.

Along the way, Xie Dajiao kept reminding Li Daguo to be more composed in his speech and not to be too flamboyant, and Li Daguo readily agreed.

As soon as the two reached the gate of Wang Laoqi's courtyard, Xie Dajiao's signature loud voice pierced through the courtyard wall and echoed throughout the entire yard:

"Seventh Brother! Are you home? I brought Da Guo over for you. He came specifically to meet with Xiao Meng and have a good chat!"

Wang Laoqi, who was sweeping up soybean scraps and tidying up his tools in the yard, immediately put down his broom upon hearing the sound and hurried out to greet him, a kind and honest smile plastered on his face.

"Bigfoot is here! Come inside, come inside! Big Country is here too! Don't stand outside, come inside and rest."

Li Daguo immediately dropped the arrogance he had shown in the grocery store, but still maintained a cocky demeanor:

"Hello, Uncle Qi. This is my first formal visit. I hope we can visit each other more often in the future."

"Okay, okay, Xiao Meng is inside, come in and chat."

The group went inside and sat down, but the atmosphere became somewhat awkward.

Wang Xiaomeng carried two glasses of water over and gently placed them in front of the two of them. Then she sat down quietly on the side bench, keeping her head down and staring at the ground the whole time, refusing to say a word.

The atmosphere was awkwardly tense, so Xie Dajiao had to take the initiative to start the conversation, launching into a tirade of praise for Li Daguo, one sentence after another without stopping:

"Seventh Brother, let me tell you from the bottom of my heart, I've watched Daguo grow up. He owns a half-truck, and although he's exposed to the wind and sun, his income is stable and he makes a good living every month. In our village, people work hard for half a year to farm and they might not even earn that much money."

When Wang Laoqi heard that he could drive, he nodded slightly in satisfaction. But for some reason, after getting used to Lin Chen, he felt that Li Daguo, who was as thin as a monkey, was just so-so. Not to mention his own daughter, he himself didn't even think much of him.