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Gao Qingzhen absentmindedly pressed down on the Well, as streams of clear well water flowed into the bucket beside her. Recently, she felt something was off; Second Girl neither cried nor made a fuss, as if nothing unpleasant had happened.
If Second Girl were to throw a tantrum, running around and making noise, she would feel more at ease, knowing that the child wasn't hiding anything in her heart. Once she vented her frustrations, it would be over.
But what worried her was that if Second Girl remained silent, one day she might just disappear or become unhinged.
"Is it done? I'm taking it up!" Jiang Maoqiang felt it was about time and came down to take the two buckets filled with water into the house.
"Maoqiang, have you noticed that our Er Ya isn't crying or making a fuss? It's too strange, right?" Gao Qingzhen shared her concerns with her husband.
"What's wrong with that? If the girl is being sensible, are you complaining? Do you think it’s only good if Er Ya runs away from home?" Jiang Maoqiang didn't find his wife's speculation reasonable and replied somewhat harshly.
Gao Qingzhen waited for her husband to take away the full buckets before moving again. "I just feel a bit uneasy..."
"If you're uneasy, why not just ask Er Ya directly? What does that have to do with me?"
With that, Jiang Maoqiang took the water buckets back to the kitchen. He was just trying to earn a living honestly; he generally listened to his wife's decisions but also acted as a buffer among family members, often smoothing things over.
"Sis, my dad sent me to call you over!" A somewhat dirty boy holding a peeled stick ran up to the door of Jiang Maoqiang's house. Seeing Gao Qingzhen next to the Well, he shouted loudly.
He was Yunxiang, the son of Jiang Maoqiang's cousin, now only seven years old. His cousin had spent a lot of money to treat him at a large hospital in the provincial city and had only recently been blessed with a son, making him quite precious.
"Yunxiang, what did your dad say?" Gao Qingzhen paused her actions and spoke gently.
"It seems like a postman came by with a letter! It needs to be picked up in person with an ID!" Yunxiang recalled clearly.
Gao Qingzhen thought for a moment but couldn't figure out what was going on. He smiled and invited Yunxiang inside, "Brother Yunxiang, come in and have some candy!"
"No thanks, they're waiting for me to play!" With that, Yunxiang hurriedly ran towards the river bend behind the village.
"Who just came by?" Jiang Maoqiang heard the noise and stepped out of the house to ask his wife.
"It was your younger brother Yunxiang. Your uncle asked you to come over to collect a letter! You need to bring your ID; it should be a remittance slip, but I don't know who sent it."
"Can you send me money? Isn't that just the eldest son?"
The two of them discussed as they took out their IDs and headed to the Village Secretary's house.
...
As expected, they received a remittance slip for three thousand yuan from their eldest son. Gao Qingzhen could only sigh. "I'm doing this for you, saving money to help you build a house and get married and have children. Now you support Er Ya continuing her studies; aren't you just saying I'm meddling?"
Jiang Maoqiang didn't mind much. He treated both children fairly enough. If his wife was too biased, he would step in to help. Now that the eldest son was also supporting Er Ya, what was going on?
He was quite pleased that his brother was taking care of his sister; the only one unhappy was Gao Qingzhen.
"I won't take care of this anymore. You go to the post office in town and withdraw the money; give it all to that girl!"
Gao Qingzhen really couldn't understand it anymore and simply decided to wash his hands of the matter.
Jiang Yizhou really followed Lin Jun's advice, navigating through various Computer forums in search of something that could bring him good luck. As for work...
After Lin Jun expressed that he was always welcome to return, Jiang Yizhou boldly quit his job without hesitation.
"Aren't you supposed to be reviewing for the graduate entrance exam? Is it really okay to just hang around here all afternoon?" Jiang Yizhou put down his pen and looked at Ding Zhengnan helplessly.
"I have no choice; it's summer vacation, and the library is only open for three hours on weekday mornings. I end up sleeping in and can't find a good study atmosphere, so I can't study properly!" Ding Zhengnan lay on the bed, pretending to browse through an English vocabulary book. "I think it's nice here; it's quiet and has a good vibe."
Jiang Yizhou walked over and directly took off the girl's headphones, putting them to his own ears. "If the sea could..."
It was Zhang Yusheng's "The Sea," a song he was very familiar with!
"How do you explain this?" Jiang Yizhou asked sternly, looking at the girl. "Studying English and practicing listening requires listening to Chinese songs?"
"Boring, no one to play with!" Ding Zhengnan replied briefly, weakly justifying her actions.
To Jiang Yizhou, it seemed like she was too relaxed without any pressure, while everyone around him was busy working.
"How about this? I remember you studied painting, right?" Jiang Yizhou seemed to have thought of something.
"I studied design, and what do you mean by painting? Is it just kindergarten doodling? At least it's still drawing!" Ding Zhengnan sat up from the bed. Although she knew their relationship was special, she couldn't help but complain about how casual it was.
"Have you seen a panda? Just help me design a cute panda logo to use as a trademark. Remember, it should be in a cartoon style!" Jiang Yizhou thought that compared to a penguin, a panda might be a better choice.
In the future, there would be so many people around the world enchanted by pandas; even a single panda could save an entire region's tourism industry. So designing a panda logo should be widely accepted!
Jiang Yizhou seemed to be dreaming of a future where the Instant Messaging software he developed would take the world by storm. Unfortunately, he currently lacked even a place to work, a server, or an internet connection.
"Alright, I got it! Let me show you what I can do!" Ding Zhengnan immediately perked up and headed out.
It really was...
Jiang Yizhou didn't know what it felt like to be close to a girl because he had never seriously dated anyone. He always felt that love required a ceremony, much like marriage, to confirm it and make him genuinely feel that he had someone special in his life.
It wasn't like now, where they could talk about anything when they were close, without any barriers. But when they were far apart and couldn't connect, he didn't feel much desire to see her.
The lack of desire to see her was also why he hesitated. If there was no need for that kind of attachment, it would be better to just be acquaintances!
If it weren't for the girl repeatedly reaching out to him, he might have forgotten about having such a friend after a few times.
Perhaps it was just a lack of emotional attachment?
Jiang Yizhou wasn't sure if this flaw needed fixing. After all, if he were to live a brand new life and still walked down the same wrong path as in his previous life, then he would deserve it! Deserving to be alone, that's how people would comment on someone like him.
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