The Villain in the World of Women

Chapter 16 has that flavor!

Bailu Lake is not far from the earth house and can be seen within sight. It only takes twenty minutes to walk there.

After breakfast, Xie Qingliu, Mei Mei and Lin Qingyu followed the path to the lake. Only then did he realize that this place was very different from what he had imagined.

He originally thought that this place would be a lake like West Lake, but when he got to the edge, Xie Qingliu realized that this lake was a bit like a swamp. The edges were all full of reeds, and there was no edge at first glance. Only in the center was there a real lake.

"It's not very good." Xie Qingliu complained while standing on the side of the road.

"how?"

Mei Mei didn't notice it, but asked in confusion.

"Don't you think it's too ordinary?" Xie Qingliu pointed at the reed marsh and said, "It's not beautiful enough, not fairy-tale-like enough, and it doesn't have the kind of vision that can make people's eyes light up."

"This... clear stream. In fact, all natural scenery is like this." Mei Mei understood after hearing it, and said with a chuckle.

"What do you mean?"

Xie Qingliu was stunned. He didn't quite understand what this meant.

"Many natural landscapes can only be appreciated from different angles." Mei Mei made a hugging gesture and said with a happy expression: "Humans invented the camera so that others can share what they see and show the beauty of the same thing from different angles through their own understanding. Qingliu, don't you think this is a great invention?"

Lin Qingyu remained silent. She had no idea what the two were talking about and even found it a bit boring.

"I don't know whether it's great or not, I just want to know how to make this place beautiful." Xie Qingliu said bluntly.

"I understand." Mei Mei smiled brightly, and the girl in the sunlight seemed to be emitting a faint soft light.

Xie Qingliu was stunned by this scene. As the first female protagonist in the game, Mei Mei possessed a strong charm. If you remove the bonus of her pretty face, her personality would be a very attractive type.

Not arrogant or impatient, not fighting or competing, just like the Garden of Eden in this chaotic world, clean and pure.

The girl took off her backpack and took out a drone to debug. The appearance of this thing made Xie Qingliu realize that Mei Mei's preparations seemed to be more thorough than he thought.

"Then you take pictures, and I'll look for anything worth noting." Xie Qingliu looked around. There were really a lot of things that could be used here, so he had to plan it carefully.

"Ok!"

Mei Mei glanced at Lin Qingyu. She didn't know why, but she was worried about her childhood sweetheart being alone with the other person, but she couldn't find an excuse.

Xie Qingliu had no idea that Mei Mei actually had such an idea. He took Lin Qingyu and began to wander around along the ridge of the field. Occasionally, when he saw a ditch, he would squat down and stare at it for a while with great interest, as if he wanted to jump in.

"Qingyu, how do we catch the whitehead fish, a specialty of Bailu Lake?" Xie Qingliu looked around and asked casually.

"You can buy it in the market." Lin Qingyu answered subconsciously.

"What I bought is useless." Xie Qingliu rolled up his sleeves, looked at the reeds on the roadside and said, "What I want to shoot is probably a kind of life attitude. Anyway, if you understand it this way, I have to prepare all the raw materials myself, including catching fish, picking vegetables, and pickling spices myself. Do you understand?"

"Qingliu, are you here to catch fish?" Lin Qingyu asked with surprise on her face.

"What? Can't I catch it?" Xie Qingliu asked with a dumb laugh.

The girl shook her head, thinking that it was not that she couldn't catch fish, but catching fish was a bit too different from Xie Qingliu's background. The other party was such a delicate boy, and he looked... so handsome, why did he have to torture himself like this.

At this time Lin Qingyu also realized that Xie Qingliu was just messing around.

"Do you know how to catch it?" Xie Qingliu brought the topic back to the topic.

"There are two options. One is to go to the lake by boat and scoop it up with a net, but you need to apply for a certificate." Lin Qingyu thought for a moment and said, "The other option is to catch it in the reed marshes. The whitehead fish here are of better quality, but... you may need to go into the water."

"It's not difficult to get into the water." Xie Qingliu shook his bandaged right hand and said, "The Golden Week is still ten days away. By then, my hand should be almost healed, right?"

"Hmm..." Lin Qingyu nodded.

"You have to take me with you when the time comes." Xie Qingliu laughed and teased.

"No...that...the water is not very clean. There are bugs and leeches in it." Lin Qingyu said in embarrassment.

"Are you afraid?" Xie Qingliu asked.

"Why would I be afraid of that kind of thing?" Lin Qingyu replied without thinking.

"That's it. You are a human being, and so am I. Why do you think I would be afraid of that kind of thing?" Xie Qingliu waved his hand and said, "Don't worry. Although my family is rich, it doesn't mean that I am useless. If I were in wartime, I would also be a man carrying a gun."

Lin Qingyu was completely speechless. Why was Xie Qingliu so different from what she thought? In fact, apart from some of the things that were consistent with what she said, he was completely different from the rumors spread by others in the school and what she had seen in the past few years.

"Let's go, go back."

At this time, Xie Qingliu shouted, "It's almost time to start writing the plan. I won't bother your grandma when the time comes. You have to say something good for me later."

"Yeah!" Lin Qingyu nodded, but what she was thinking in her heart was that her grandmother might like Xie Qingliu more now.

When they returned to the place where they had just been, Mei Mei had already finished framing the scene. They walked along the path back to the courtyard and ran into the old man carrying the fish.

"It's just right. Qingliu, come here and learn how to cook from me today." The old man said with a kind smile.

"Oh!"

Xie Qingliu's face trembled. He had really gotten himself into trouble, but there was nothing he could do.

It's not impossible to change places, but the old man has a stubborn temper. If we move too close, he might cause trouble, and if we move too far away, this place won't feel right.

He also wanted to make the video more refined. If he really knew how to cook, it would be better than having someone else use evidence against him.

Now he can only pray that this fish is not that difficult to cook, otherwise he will suffer.

"Grandma, can I discuss something with you?"

"As long as you are serious and down-to-earth, there is nothing I can't promise you."

Xie Qingliu laughed dryly. Why are the older generation so simple? He said carefully, "I want to rebuild your courtyard. The mud house will remain the same, but the interior decoration will need to be changed. A toilet will need to be added, and broadband and a bathroom will need to be installed. Then the courtyard will need to be expanded, and an oven will be added..."

Xie Qingliu finished speaking his thoughts in one breath, and then stared at the old man. This reconstruction could be said to be a reconstruction of everything except the mud house, and he was worried that the other party would not agree.

"Does your cooking really have a bright future?" the old man asked seriously after a long time.

"Grandma, I don't know how promising the future is, but as long as you work hard, God will not let down those who work hard." Xie Qingliu said with a smile.

The old woman shuddered when she heard this. After glancing at Lin Qingyu, she lowered her voice and said, "Xiao Qingliu, I have nothing, and I can't leave anything for Gou Wa. This time, I have an unreasonable request."

"Grandma, you say!" Xie Qingliu was delighted when he heard that there was actually a request. This time, the matter would definitely be done.

"You...do you like my puppy?"

"puff!"

pS: Oh wow~!!

Chapter 17 Take Your Time

Like Lin Qingyu?

This question made Xie Qingliu a little confused. If he was really a high school student, he would probably blush and shyly speak his mind at this time, but he was not like that.

As a social animal, and someone who has been struggling in society for so many years, how could it be so easy for him to fall in love with a girl he has only been with for a few days? More importantly, he approached Lin Qingyu just to better monitor her and avoid a breakup.

But...how can I not love such a cute girl?

"Maybe I like it!" After hesitating for a long time, Xie Qingliu gave an ambiguous answer: "Grandma, this... I'm not sure either."

The old man was not surprised to hear this. Instead, he smiled kindly and said, "No hurry, no hurry. I'm just asking casually."

"Haha." Xie Qingliu laughed dryly twice, thinking that if your granddaughter were placed in a patriarchal world, she would be a hot commodity.

She has a cute look and a bit of a naive vibe. She is also not pretentious and is obedient. She is simply the perfect girlfriend candidate.

"Xiao Qingliu, you can do whatever you want with this place, I just want to ask you to take good care of Gou Wa. This child has a miserable life. My disappointing daughter was locked up just after she was born, and her father is a sickly person, so no one has taken care of her since she was a child." The old man said with emotion, "I am an old guy with no special abilities, but I can judge people well. Your child has an extraordinary family background, but you are not arrogant, and you are very good to Gou Wa. It is a good thing for her to have a friend like you."

"Grandma, you're so kind." Xie Qingliu said a little embarrassedly.

He could still act pretentious in front of Mei Mei and Lin Qingyu, but he couldn't pretend in front of this old man. After all, he and the old man were both about to die. Although they had not been to school, they had seen big scenes and experienced life and death. How could they be deceived by his acting skills?

"I know whether I have been flattered or not. Don't feel any burden because of me. It's okay if you really don't like Gou Wa. She is a tough girl. I just ask you to be nicer to her in the future." The old woman laughed and said, "Come on, I will teach you how to cook. There is one bad thing about you. You have to be pragmatic in dealing with people. Otherwise, no matter how much money you make in this life, it will be useless and empty."

"Yeah, grandma is right." Xie Qingliu nodded honestly.

"You kid!" The old man smiled and pulled the other person to the kitchen.

Mei Mei and Lin Qingyu stared blankly at Xie Qingliu being dragged away. After looking at each other, they fell silent.

How come this lawless guy in school becomes so well-behaved here? The two thought that the other person's personality was not so easy to talk to. Was he really respecting the elderly and loving the young?

……

"Killing a fish requires steady effort. You see clearly." The old man held a knife in one hand, picked up the still struggling fish, threw it to the ground, and quickly gutted it.

Xie Qingliu's face twitched as he watched. His brain could see it, but his hands couldn't.

Not to mention how slippery fish scales are, even the skill of shaving the scales with one hand is difficult for him to learn.

A few minutes later, the old man finished processing the fish and stared at Xie Qingliu with a smile. His meaning was very clear: come and try it.

"Grandma, my hands and feet are not very clumsy, please be patient." Xie Qingliu sighed. Although his right hand was bandaged, he could barely hold the knife. He took the fish out of the bucket with his left hand and imitated the old woman by throwing it to the ground.

then……

"You..." The old man looked at the fish thrown next to the stove as if nothing had happened, and was speechless for a moment.

Xie Qingliu was extremely embarrassed. His physical fitness was a bit poor. He had clearly used all his strength, but it seemed to have little effect.

"Forget it, forget it. Let's start by teaching him how to do it." The old man also understood that the child was not capable of doing rough work.

"No, I have to make sure the filming is real." At this time, Xie Qingliu became serious.

The old man looked at Xie Qingliu in surprise, then laughed and said, "Little guy, you are quite competitive. Okay! I will teach you some techniques of exerting force, but for boys... don't force it."

"Grandma, just teach me." Xie Qingliu chuckled. He had no intention of being a weak man in this feminist world. If possible, he really wanted to learn some self-defense techniques.

In the front yard, Mei Mei took out her laptop and was editing a video. Lin Qingyu sat on the doorstep with her chin supported by her hands, and looked towards the kitchen with worry from time to time.

"Classmate Qingliu's body is so weak, but grandma is a serious person. What if..." Lin Qingyu's legs began to tremble unnaturally.

She behaves like this when she's nervous, and my father said it's a family trait.

"what!"

Xie Qingliu's screams were heard from the backyard. Lin Qingyu subconsciously stood up and prepared to go take a look. Coincidentally, Mei Mei next to her also stood up, and the two looked at each other again.

"Qingliu has never touched kitchen utensils since he was a child." Mei Mei spoke first.

"Yeah." Lin Qingyu nodded.

"I thought he would complain all the way this time, and I was prepared to comfort him." Mei Mei continued.

"Qingliu is not that bad." Lin Qingyu retorted.

Mei Mei was speechless, thinking, did you grow up with him or did I grow up with him? However, Xie Qingliu's performance this time was indeed beyond her expectations. She paused and said, "What I mean is that Qingliu was really determined to make a good video this time."

"You mean you don't care?" Lin Qingyu frowned slightly, with melancholy on her cute face. She knew how cruel her grandmother was.

Her height is due to the fact that she started practicing martial arts too early when she was a child, which resulted in her bones forming too quickly. Her father blamed her grandmother for this for a long time. However, it is also because of this physical fitness that she can take good care of her father in the absence of her mother, so it is hard to say whether it harmed her.

"Hmm..." Mei Mei hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Qingliu doesn't like others to interfere with him, otherwise he will get angry."

"I understand." Lin Qingyu believed this sentence.

Xie Qingliu's personality is a bit arbitrary and domineering. He doesn't like others to go against his will. It should be said that most men have this shortcoming, and as a woman, you should be tolerant of it.

Having said that, the two of them still came to the wall of the back kitchen and secretly observed the progress inside.

Xie Qingliu's hands were covered in fish blood, and he was gritting his teeth as he grabbed a fish and was shaving off its scales. His originally handsome face looked a little funny, as if the fish was his enemy.

"Die to me!"

Xie Qingliu muttered to himself.

The same thought popped up in the minds of the two girls at the same time: Xie Qingliu... is so cute!

"Ahem, it looks like nothing happened." Mei Mei patted Lin Qingyu's shoulder and said, "Let's go do our own things."

"You go and do it, I want to see." Lin Qingyu said without moving her eyes, her tone emotionless.

"If Qingliu finds out about you, he'll be embarrassed." Mei Mei advised, "Boys hate it most when others see them make a fool of themselves."

"Really?" Lin Qingyu's tone began to become a little panicked when she heard it.

"I grew up with him, how can I lie to you?" Mei Mei said solemnly, "Let's go."

pS: Ah~!!!