Chapter 43 - 43

Chapter 43 Those legs are really long!Yun Ting asked in surprise, "What do you mean?""Heh~ Your brother is my comrade-in-arms. Before he went back, he asked me to take care of you. I've been busy with work lately, and I only managed to come over today.""Oh...don't listen to my second brother. I'm not a little child anymore, I don't need anyone to take care of me."Duan Xingye raised an eyebrow and looked at her, "Little Educated Youth Yun, if you have any difficulties in the future, you can come to me anytime. These things were asked by your brother to help you carry them. You have to accept them, otherwise I won't be able to explain myself."Yun Ting glanced at the mesh bag next to him, which contained malted milk extract, canned meat, white rabbit milk candy, and biscuits—all food.This... they really think she's a little child."Thank you, Secretary Duan.""You don't need to be so polite with me."The Brigade Leader already knew about this from his conversation with Duan Xingye, so he wasn't surprised. However, Aunt Meihua and Caiyun were quite astonished. This youngEducated Youth Yun's brother was a comrade-in-arms with the new Secretary! They seemed to have a pretty good relationship, otherwise, why would they have made a special trip?Actually, that wasn't the only reason. Duan Xingye came using that excuse; Yun Huai didn't let him do that.If Yun Huai finds out later that he let a wolf into the house and stole his precious little sister, he'll probably be so disgusted that he'll want to punch himself.The Brigade Leaders invited Duan Xingye to stay for dinner, and after glancing at Yun Ting, he readily agreed.Yun Ting wasn't unaware of his gaze always falling on her, but she couldn't very well rush up to him and say, "Stop looking at me all the time," could she?Wouldn't people say she's a narcissist?Yun Ting frowned, pouted, and looked conflicted. In just a short while, her facial expressions were incredibly varied. Duan Xingye's lips curled up, and he couldn't take his eyes off her. However, he then realized that the little girl was probably acting this way because of him, so he restrained himself and didn't want to cause her any trouble or discomfort.So, Yun Ting then noticed that Duan Xingye's burning gaze was no longer directed at her so frequently, which relieved her."You're here! Time to eat!"" Secretary Duan, try this braised pork. It was made by Young Yun, an educated youth. It tastes delicious!" Aunt Meihua called out to Duan Xingye."Thank you, Auntie..." Duan Xingye picked up a piece, put it in her mouth, and the rich aroma filled her mouth. It was soft, chewy, and delicious."Mmm, delicious, little Educated Youth Yun, your cooking is excellent.""Delicious...delicious," Xiao Zhuzi said, his mouth dripping with oil as he ate."Of course! This is my specialty, haha." Yun Tinglaughed without any modesty.Duan Xingye likes her personality; she's unpretentious, genuine, clever, and adorable." Sister Yun, will you teach me sometime?" Caiyun asked Yun Ting expectantly."You? You can't even cook a simple stir-fry of vegetables properly, how much meat would you have to squander?" Aunt Meihua laughed, trying to expose him."Oh, Mom, give me some face, we have guests!""Auntie, you're not as good as me at learning!" Xiao Zhuzi added insult to injury."You're a five-year-old brat, and you think you're better than me?""Ha ha…"The meal ended amidst conversation and laughter.After the meal, they sat for a while before Duan Xingye had to leave. He hadn't driven today and didn't want to attract too much attention, so he rode his bicycle. Yun Ting went out to see him off. On the way, they occasionally encountered one or two villagers who greeted them and gave them gossipy glances.Yun Ting didn't explain either. After all, no one asked. If you just go to people and say that we're not in that kind of relationship, wouldn't they think you're crazy?"Xiaoyun, let's stop here! It's cold outside, don't catch a cold.""Xiao Yun? When did you change your address? Did I agree to it?" Yun Ting thought to herself.Duan Xingye chuckled softly, as if he could hear what she was thinking. "From now on, just call me that. Calling you 'Little Educated Youth Yun'feels too formal."He wanted to call out more than just that; he actually wanted to call her "wife." But he knew that if he did, given how fierce this girl was, she would definitely beat him up without saying a word and forbid him from ever appearing in front of her again.It has to be said that he was right; Yun Tingreally would do that."We weren't that close to each other to begin with," Yun Ting muttered."We'll get to know each other better later, then you'll understand. I don't want to call you by those two words anymore, it's tiring.""What?" What kind of bizarre reason is that? So if someone has a long name and you find it tedious, you can just omit it?"Don't call me Secretary Duan anymore, change how you address me.""Then what should we shout?""Think for yourself.""Old Duan? Duan Xingye?""Um... why don't you just call me by my name? If you don't mind, Brother Duan or Brother Xingyeis fine too.""Let's just call him by his name! I don't need any more brothers, haha...""Well, whatever makes you happy. I don't want to be your brother either." Of course, the last sentence was what he really thought."I'm leaving now. You can come find me if you need anything. This is my office and my residence." He handed Yun Ting a piece of paper, got on his bicycle, and left.Yun Ting's attention wasn't on the paper; instead, he was on his lap as he straddled the bicycle, exclaiming, "Wow, those legs are so long!"After everyone had gone far away, she glanced at the words on the paper. "Tsk... Did God give him a special favor? He's good-looking, and his handwriting is so good too."" Sister Yun, everyone's already gone, why are you still looking?" Caiyun nudged her shoulder and teased."Get lost, where did I see him?""Yes, yes, it's not you looking at him, it's him looking at you.""What are you talking about? You're just spouting nonsense again." Yun Ting quickly turned and left, not giving Caiyun a chance to gossip."Hey, Sister Yun, wait for me! Why are you running away?"——Hibernation is so boring!However, everyone just visited each other and chatted. Before winter, they had asked the uncle in the village who was good at repairing kang (heated brick beds) to help check them. Those that could be repaired were repaired, and those that couldn't were rebuilt. Yun Ting's kang was fine; it was only a simple repair.Mainly Zhou Yang Both Yan Zheng and his partner need to re-acquire their assets, but fortunately, neither of them is short of money." Educated Youth Yun, are you there?""They're here…" Yun Ting quickly opened the door. It was Li Hongxia, Zhao Xiulan, and Li Qiuyue."Come in quickly, you must be freezing! It's snowing outside!"Li Hongxia and Zhao Xiulan had been here before, so there was nothing new to them. It wasLi Qiuyue who looked around."Little Educated Youth Yun, your room is nice!""Right? I think it's alright too. Since it's expensive, of course it should be better. Come on, sit down and have some melon seeds and peanuts.""You're too kind. We just came to chat with you because we were bored.""Hehe...what new gossip is it now?""You! Your eyes light up the moment you start gossiping...""That's Zhao Weidong! He's been at odds withHe Junjun lately.""Oh? What happened?""Well, it's because of Lin Xue!"For some reason, Zhao Weidong suddenlystarted fawning over Lin Xue. He Junjun had been pursuing her for so long without success, and now this unexpected challenge had caught up with him, which made him furious. The two of them started clashing, and if Zhang Weidonghadn't intervened, they would have come to blows." Lin Xue has this ability too?""Who knows! Right now, she's gone over there again and is whispering to Wang Lijuan about something."