Reborn in a small mountain village in 1991

Chapter 78 Inviting My Sister to Drink Soda

Cheng Runshu, wearing a straw hat, took out a pair of green armbands and put them on his arms before walking to the bamboo shed.

"Brother Chunsheng, what do you need me to do?"

Xu Chunsheng didn't turn around. He stopped what he was doing, thought about it seriously, and pointed to the corn still soaking in the water, saying:

"Drain these soaked corn kernels with a sieve, then pour them into the steamer over there."

"Okay!"

After saying that, Cheng Runshu placed the large bamboo basket on two high stools, used a ladle to scoop the corn out of the basin, and poured it into the bamboo basket.

She worked very efficiently, and in no time all the corn was scooped out. After draining it, she put it back into the steamer.

While she was working, she would occasionally glance at Xu Chunsheng and look outside.

It is currently summer, the sun is high in the sky, and you can see distorted heat waves in the air.

The sun was baking outside the bamboo shed.

It was much cooler inside the bamboo shed than outside, but it was still stuffy at noon.

Before long, Xu Chunsheng, who was pouring water into the large pot, was covered in sweat.

"Brother Chunsheng!"

Cheng Runshu came to his side and called out to him.

Xu Chunsheng stopped what he was doing and turned to look at her: "What is it?"

At this moment, Cheng Runshu took off the sleeve of one hand, raised that hand, pinched the cuff with his fingers, and gently wiped the sweat from Xu Chunsheng's forehead.

Xu Chunsheng felt much better on his forehead, but he couldn't help but stand there in a daze.

The older woman, who had just returned from feeding the pigs at the pig farm, happened to see Weiwei smile.

Seeing her eldest daughter standing motionless on a slope not far from home, carrying an empty basket, Xu's mother came over and asked, "What are you looking at?"

The eldest sister put her index finger to her lips, shushed, and then pointed in the direction of the bamboo shed.

Following the direction of her gesture, Xu's mother looked over and smiled as well.

Just then, Xu's father returned from his eldest uncle's house, and Xu's mother stopped him, saying, "Come on, let's go home. Erwa doesn't need your help."

"That won't do!"

"He can't manage it all by himself. It's so hot, and the corn is already soaking."

Xu's father did not agree.

"You have a letter of introduction, what are you panicking about?"

"Leave those two young people alone for a while!"

Xu's mother slapped Xu's father on the waist.

After wincing in pain, Xu's father nodded: "Yes, yes, I'll go see if the pigsty needs cleaning, and I'll prepare some of Runshu's favorite dishes for dinner."

"Do you even need to remind me?"

Xu's mother glanced at Xu's father.

She had already inquired with Xu Chunsheng's aunt about what Cheng Runshu liked to eat.

"We used to be unworthy of the Cheng family, but things are different now."

"Erwa is a promising child. He made our family a millionaire overnight and started his own business."

"Therefore, my sister-in-law is happy to become even closer to us through marriage."

While peeling potatoes, Xu's mother chatted with Xu's father in a disjointed manner.

"The important thing is to know their background thoroughly."

"Runshu has been a good child since he was a child."

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After wiping Xu Chunsheng's sweat, Cheng Runshu didn't dare to look at Xu Chunsheng again and went back to his work.

But when I'm working, I can't help but smile slightly, and I get even more motivated.

Seeing her expression, Xu Chunsheng swallowed back what he wanted to say, deciding to wait for a suitable opportunity later.

"Runshu, let's stop here for now and take a break."

After a while, Xu Chunsheng spoke to Cheng Runshu.

Cheng Runshu didn't stop what he was doing: "Brother Chunsheng, I'm not tired, I won't rest."

"You're not tired, but I am."

"You've drained so much, I can't rest either."

Cheng Runshu stopped after Xu Chunsheng said that.

Xu Chunsheng brought two bottles of "Gao Cheng" oranges he had bought in town and gave one to Cheng Runshu: "Drink this."

Cheng Runshu accepted it: "Thank you, brother!"

After the whole process, it was almost evening again.

At this moment, Xu's mother also came over and invited Cheng Runshu to stay for dinner. She said she had made fried potatoes and stir-fried shredded pork with chili peppers, which were Cheng Runshu's favorite dishes.

Cheng Runshu glanced at Xu Chunsheng.

"After dinner, going back to the old well will take too much time. I'd better take Runshu back first."

Xu Chunsheng refused on Cheng Runshu's behalf.

"No need, my aunt told my dad that she told Runshu's family that we'll be staying at their house tonight."

The eldest sister then came over as well.

He then said to Cheng Runshu, "Runsheng, you can eat here. Don't worry about Xu Chunsheng; he doesn't cook."

The eldest sister then looked at Xu Chunsheng again: "But after dinner, you still have to take Runshu to your aunt's house, understand?"

"Okay! I'll deliver it after we finish eating."

Xu Chunsheng looked utterly hopeless.

Cheng Runshu then agreed to stay for dinner.

During the meal, Xu's father mentioned to Xu Chunsheng the dead rats and chickens that had appeared at the pig farm some time ago.

"Your uncle told me today that Li Minfu, who learned carpentry from him, said that the dead rats in our pig farm were probably thrown away by Qian Junwei."

"he?"

The older sister was stunned for a moment.

Xu Chunsheng remained silent.

At this moment, Xu's father nodded.

"Your uncle invited me to his house for dinner today just to tell me about this."

"Qian Junwei originally wanted Li Minfu to also dump dead things into our pig farm, but Li Minfu didn't do it. Not only because your uncle was his mentor, but also because he didn't want to cheat our family for a few dollars, and he felt it was immoral."

"However, he didn't originally intend to mention Qian Junwei. It was only when your uncle took on a big job and treated some apprentices to drinks that he let it slip. Later, when they couldn't collect his apprentice fees, he was forced to confess."

After speaking, Xu's father looked at Xu Chunsheng.

Xu Chunsheng smiled and said, "This guy was never a good person to begin with; he's capable of doing something like this."

"Brother Chunsheng is right!"

Cheng Runshu smiled and agreed.

The older sister said coldly, "I knew he was bad, but I never expected her to be this bad!"

"Sister Chunhua is right!"

Cheng Runshu continued to smile and agree.

"But your uncle means that we still can't afford to offend the Qian family right now. It's best to pretend we don't know anything about this. Anyway, it's all in the past, and it was just something Li Minfu said."

Mr. Xu continued speaking.

Xu Chunsheng smiled and said, "Just because we can't afford to offend them now doesn't mean we can't afford to offend them in the future."

"Brother Chunsheng is right!"

Cheng Runshu continued to smile and agree.

Xu's mother, who was holding Xu Yaomei as she slept, also smiled.

Xu Chunsheng glanced at Cheng Runshu.

Cheng Runshu lowered his head.

"Let's go, I'll see you off."

"Okay, thank you, brother!"

After sending Cheng Runshu to his uncle's house, Xu Chunsheng kept thinking about Qian Junwei on his way back.

The grudge from my past life hasn't been settled yet. I haven't been able to get revenge because I haven't been able to find any fault with him, which is why he's been able to roam free for so long.

Now that I have a pretext, I need to make good use of it to ensure he can never recover. However, I need to carefully plan how to do this.

We shouldn't risk getting ourselves involved just to get back at this beast; that would be a losing proposition.