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The start of school is approaching quickly.

On the 7th, Jiang Yuechu handed the store over to Chunyan, and he and Jiang Yannan returned to the village, carrying some candies and cakes. They first went to the home of the village party secretary, but he was not at home, so they put their things down and left, and went directly to the village head's home.

As soon as Zhang Zhihe saw them, the smile on his face was even more kind than the last time they got engaged.

"Oh, it's Yan Nan who's back. Come on, come in quickly. You're the only college student among the villages in our area. You can bring honor to our village this time!"

After welcoming them into the house, he quickly asked his wife to cook, saying that he wanted to keep them for dinner.

Jiang Yuechu was a little overwhelmed by this excessive enthusiasm. Why didn't they receive this treatment before? The two hurriedly handed over the things in their hands, said some polite words, thanked the village for taking care of them over the years, etc. Finally, they finally told the purpose of their visit, that they wanted to open two letters of introduction. The village chief opened them on the spot without saying a word. The two hurriedly left the village chief's house with the letters of introduction, looked at each other, and breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

Finally, the two distributed the candies they bought to the villagers with whom they had a good relationship. Aunt Zhang also received a bag of cakes and a bottle of canned fruit.

"Why spend so much money on these two children? Yan Nan is going to college soon, and there will be many places to spend money in the future! Saving every penny counts, and don't spend money recklessly anymore!" Zhang Cuihua really felt sorry for them.

"You let Chunyan work for you and give her such a high salary. I don't know what to say. You..." As she spoke, her eyes turned red.

"Ah, we have been taken care of by Auntie since we were young. Auntie treats me as well as my mother. These are our acts of filial piety to you. You should accept them with confidence. Yan Zi's visit to my place has been a great help to me. Otherwise, I would not be able to handle it all by myself. Her visit to the town is a good opportunity for me to keep her company!"

"As long as you are doing well, your father will be at ease down there!" Zhang Cuihua lifted the corner of her clothes and wiped away the tears in her eyes. "You must have dinner at my house tonight. I will ask your uncle Zhang to weigh some meat and buy a fish. I will make you a delicious meal tonight!"

"Okay, then my brother and I will go home and pack our things, and then come over for dinner!"

Jiang Yuechu was just about to go home with Jiang Yannan when Aunt Zhang grabbed her hand.

"Yan Nan, please go back first. Yue girl and I need to have some private conversation!"

“???…” Jiang Yuechu was confused.

Jiang Yannan glanced at her, nodded, and went home.

Jiang Yuechu had no choice but to sit back on the stool.

"Girl Yue, your mother passed away early, and no one tells you many things about girls. I treat you as my daughter, so I'm going to ask you something, but please don't think I'm being nosy!" Zhang Cuihua glanced outside and made sure that Jiang Yannan had left before she spoke in a low voice.

"Has your sunflower water come yet?"

"Oh, come... come..., I came last year!" Jiang Yuechu's face was full of embarrassment. Although he had lived a new life, he was still not used to talking about such private topics with others face to face.

"Then... have you and Yan Nan consummated your marriage?" Zhang Cuihua glanced outside again before leaning closer to Jiang Yuechu and asking in a low voice.

"Auntie... Auntie, I'm still young?" Jiang Yuechu felt that her toes were about to dig a hole in the sole of her shoe, and her entire face was burning. Even though she couldn't see it, she knew that her face must be red enough to drip blood!

"Oh, kid, you're already sixteen this year, how can you still be young? Some of the people your age in the village already have children!" Zhang Cuihua looked disappointed, "Yan Nan is going to college soon, and there will be so many beautiful city girls in the school. If he gets together with someone else, you will regret it.

Look at our village. In the past, many educated youth went to the countryside and married rural women or rural men. But once they returned to the city, many of them never came back..."

"Aunt also said that those who are married will still be left in the countryside. It doesn't matter whether he and I get married or not, whether we consummate the marriage or not. If he really likes someone else, we can still get divorced even if we get married and have children! It's good like this now. If he really likes someone else, we can still break up peacefully!" Jiang Yuechu lowered his head with a calm expression. "Aunt, it's going to rain and my mother is going to get married. These things can't be controlled, and the same goes for emotional matters!"

"I have watched Yan Nan grow up since he was a child. He is an honest child and he doesn't mess with others. But he is attractive and can study, so other women will throw themselves at him! If you have a child with him, he will not be that Chen Shimei and he will definitely be responsible for you!" Zhang Cuihua persuaded earnestly.

"When your father brought him back, he said that he would be his son-in-law in the future. Now there are only two of you, so it doesn't matter whether you marry him or he becomes the son-in-law. Since you are already engaged, marriage is a matter of time. Yue girl, listen to your aunt, consummate the marriage with him tonight, and maybe you will have a child, and then you will be protected!"

Jiang Yuechu remained silent. Although she knew that Aunt Zhang meant well, she couldn't agree with her thoughts. She could only force a smile and nod slightly.

"Aunt, let me go see how my brother has packed up." He stood up and ran back home without waiting for her to reply.

When I pushed open the gate, the yard felt a little desolate because no one had lived there for a long time. The vegetables in the vegetable garden had not been watered for a long time, so some had dried up and shriveled, and some had even died.

Only the water in the well under the apricot tree was still sweet. There was half a bucket of water in the bucket beside the well, which should have been drawn by Jiang Yannan. She picked up the ladle, scooped half a bucket of water and drank a few gulps directly.

After quenching her thirst, she walked into the room. The house had not been occupied for a long time and was covered with dust. Jiang Yannan had already packed his things and was cleaning the house.

"We'll just sleep there tonight, so just clean up as you like! Have you packed your things?"

Jiang Yuechu took the rag from his hand and wiped the table in the room.

He brought another basin of clean water, took a clean towel and wiped the mat on his and his bed twice, then washed the towel by the patio and hung it directly on the rope in the yard to dry.

Returning to her room, she opened the package she had brought back earlier, took out a box from it, and nodded towards the room opposite.

Jiang Yannan was sorting out the books he had used and putting them away neatly. These were his carefully made notes, which Yue'er would be able to use in the future.

Suddenly he heard a shout from the opposite room. He looked up and saw the little girl with one hand behind her back and the other hand waving at him. He hurried over.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Yannan looked down at her and found that the little girl seemed to have grown a little taller. She used to only reach his armpits, but now she seemed to be level with his shoulders.

Jiang Yuechu took out his other hand from behind his back, handed it in front of him, and looked at him with a smile.

"What is this?" He subconsciously took the box handed to him.

"Open it and take a look!" Jiang Yuechu looked expectant.

Jiang Yannan opened the box and found that it was a Shanghai brand men's watch.

He looked up suddenly and saw the little girl's eyes that were eager to receive praise. He swallowed the words that were on the tip of his throat, and silently took out the watch and tried it on his wrist.

"Do you like it?" Jiang Yuechu's expression of seeking praise made Jiang Yannan's heart feel as if it was soaked in honey water, sweet to the heart.

"I like it. Thank you Yue'er for the gift!"

"I originally intended it as a birthday present, but... ahem, I forgot about it. So I can only consider it as your entrance gift!"

Jiang Yannan tried it on, then carefully took it off and put it in the box.

"Why don't you wear it?" Jiang Yuechu was a little disappointed, thinking that he didn't like it.

"Don't be too conspicuous when you take the train tomorrow. I'll wear it when I get to school!" Jiang Yannan didn't want to see her disappointed look, so he explained quickly.

"I wear it all the time except when I take a shower!"

Well, that’s not necessary!

Jiang Yuechu felt a little embarrassed and wondered if she had overreacted just now, causing him to misunderstand?

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