What’s the matter? Can’t a love rival become your wife?

"Can't get married? What are you talking about!"

The middle-aged woman with a calculating face tugged at Bai Zhenyu's arm again and continued to persuade her in a low voice: "Don't let outsiders take advantage of you, do you understand? Besides, aren't you short of money? If this good thing is successful, your aunt can't treat you badly. No matter how little, I have to give you a red envelope of 8,000 yuan."

Bai Zhenyu was speechless.

Of course she knew the situation in the village.

This place is too poor and too remote. There are many older young men in the village who are idle all day long and don't think about going out to work. It's basically difficult for them to find a partner.

Now, seeing a foreign girl like Jiang Ning who is as beautiful as a movie star, it's natural that everyone is thinking about her like a wolf seeing a sheep.

"Impossible! If you keep talking nonsense like this, I will tell the village chief."

Bai Zhenyu firmly rejected the other party's proposal, and immediately pulled Jiang Ning's arm and took her away from the sight of these gossipy women.

She didn't know Jiang Ning could understand these dialects.

Jiang Ning didn't say anything.

In Jiang Ning's opinion, these gossipers, she would only see them once in her life, so why bother to compete with them? Talking to them or arguing with them is just a waste of saliva!

She only cares about Bai Zhenyu's attitude.

At present, Xiao Zhenyu's attitude still satisfies her.

The two of them kept silent and walked all the way to the beautiful hillside.

Bai Zhenyu, who had been overworked during this period, was obviously less physically fit than before. Halfway up the hill, he began to pant.

The road up the hillside was a winding stone road with unmelted snow on it, so you had to be very careful when walking on it.

After passing this hillside, there was a large orchard in front.

Further ahead was the elementary school that Bai Zhenyu had attended. Now the elementary school has been abandoned and the students have gone to the town to study.

Bai Zhenyu led Jiang Ning and walked forward aimlessly.

"I used to herd sheep here."

"Sheep always run around. One time, I really lost one. I didn't dare go home. I could only look for it everywhere on the slope with a flashlight. I didn't find it until midnight! It was hiding in the grass near the big tree where I was herding sheep. It just watched me looking for it without saying a word. It was so annoying."

"There is a reservoir in front. Several people drown every year. It's so spooky."

"Every time I come back from school, I have to go there. I can only run quickly, and I always feel a chill on my back."

"There is a small store in front. I don't know if it's still open. They sell a delicious ice cream. I've only eaten it once."

Bai Zhenyu talked in a rambling manner.

Jiang Ning, who was walking behind her, seemed to see a lonely little girl, carrying a big schoolbag, walking slowly forward in the sunset.

Jiang Ning was a little dazed.

As they talked, the two of them walked to the entrance of the small shop that Bai Zhenyu mentioned.

The old house built more than 30 years ago still looks the same as Bai Zhenyu remembered.

The owner of the shop was a stern-faced old lady, but now a middle-aged woman with a bitter face is the owner. She is forcing her children to do their homework with a feather duster.

Jiang Ning thought for a while and walked in.

She wanted to ask if they sold ice cream, but when she thought it was winter, she didn't ask such a question.

She looked around and picked up a few bags of snacks and put them on the counter.

Then, she bought two bottles of yogurt.

After paying the bill, she stuffed the snacks into Bai Zhenyu's arms.

Bai Zhenyu hesitated.

After leaving the store and walking away, Bai Zhenyu whispered: "Didn't you see that the store is not doing well and the shelves are full of dust?"

Jiang Ning: "I saw it."

Bai Zhenyu sighed: "Then you should check the shelf life of the snacks."

After she reminded him, Jiang Ning remembered why he had forgotten about it.

He quickly took out the yogurt and checked it.

It would have been fine if he hadn't looked at it, but he was shocked when he saw it.

This thing, one bottle expired for a year, and one bottle expired for a year and a half.

Jiang Ning was so angry that he laughed: "Wait here, don't walk around, I'll go back to find her!"

About ten minutes later, Jiang Ning came back.

There was a bag of instant noodles in his hand.

"The aunt searched for a long time, but she only found a box of instant noodles that had not expired." Jiang Ning was helpless: "Just change it for me."

Bai Zhenyu took the bag consciously and held it in his arms.

This brand of instant noodles is also a childhood memory. It is hard to buy it in supermarkets outside.

"The shop owner said that the shop has always been run by illiterate old ladies. There is noWhat is the concept of shelf life? The old lady passed away some time ago, and she just took over this small shop, and she didn't have time to count the goods..." Jiang Ning said this, and suddenly showed a regretful expression: "We came at the wrong time." Bai Zhenyu raised his head slightly and looked at her in confusion. "I think if I came in the summer, I could buy you an ice cream." Hearing this, Bai Zhenyu's heart moved. She didn't get any response from Jiang Ning for her chattering all the way, and she thought Jiang Ning didn't care. But, in fact, Jiang Ning heard it all. Bai Zhenyu sniffed and whispered: "I... I don't really like ice cream now." "Really?" "Yeah." "Then you didn't say that when I treated you to an ice cream cone last time. "Jiang Ning was still as good at destroying the atmosphere as ever: "I still remember the way you cried because of the delicious food, so cute that people wanted to..."

"That's enough!"

Bai Zhenyu's sadness was instantly shattered by her.

Sure enough, Jiang Ning is an annoying guy.

Moving forward quickly, keeping a distance from her.

Jiang Ning looked at her back with a doting smile on her face.

Let the sadness of the past stay in the past.

She only hoped that this trip would allow Bai Zhenyu to completely put down the burden on her body and welcome her new life without worries.

...

Time quickly came to night.

In the afternoon, Xiaowu and Xiaoqi went to buy food, borrowed the stove from their cousin's house, and cooked a table of food.

The one who cooked was The 1.9-meter-tall, muscular bodyguard cooked delicious meals. Upon asking, I learned that he had worked as a cook for five years before becoming a bodyguard and had passed the chef's certificate exam.

Jiang Ning and the others were lucky.

Xiao Qi, who never wanted to be taken advantage of, even bought a folding table and didn't want to have dinner with his uncle's family at all.

So...

While Jiang Ning and the others were enjoying the feast, the uncle's family not far away could only drink sauerkraut soup and eat fried potatoes in a depressed mood.

Smelling the aroma of food not far away, the uncle's family felt like being scratched by a cat.

"Humph, you only know how to eat alone." Auntie looked unhappy: "Bai Zhenyu, this stinky girl, what bad friends did she make outside, and she learned to be so bad."

Bai Jiamei said unhappily: "Mom! You too, at least buy some meat and fish? It's not even the 15th, it's still the New Year, who's eating so poorly. ”

“Shut up!” Auntie glared at her fiercely: “With so many people eating at home, how much fish and meat should be bought? Will you starve to death if you don’t eat a few meals of big fish and meat?”

She didn’t expect that Jiang Ning and the others would cook by themselves.

She didn’t expect that these people would have the nerve to eat alone and not even share the broth with them.

Bah! The rich city people are so stingy.

Uncle frowned when he heard it: “They gave us food money, and you are doing this…”

Auntie raised her voice: “You shut up too, you don’t know how expensive firewood and rice are if you don’t manage the family! The three children in the family are going to school, do you know how much money it will cost?”

Just when they were arguing.

The village chief had returned.

“Bai Laoyao, is your family going to discuss the homestead? ”

The uncle immediately stood up and asked the village chief to sit down: "That's the case. I'm really sorry for bothering you to come here in the evening..."

The village chief waved his hand: "Don't be polite. I'm busy too. You're busy too. Since you've already discussed it, call the daughter of the Bai family and I'll help you make a certificate."

At this point, Jiang Ning and the others didn't eat and hurried to the village chief.

When the village chief came, he brought a black notebook with him.

He put on his reading glasses, faced the light, and began to look through the notebook.

While looking through it, he said to himself:

"This child is called Bai Zhenyu, right? She lost her parents at such a young age, and she has no brothers or sisters. It's really a sin. But then again, over the years, the village has helped her get a lot of donations, and tuition and miscellaneous fees are basically waived... I think the pressure on you, the youngest Bai, to raise her is not too great. "

Bai Zhenyu was stunned for a moment.

She heard a very unfamiliar word.

"What is charity donation?"