The Tempting Educated Youth Married to a Rough Man-Chapter 42: Zhang Jili Arrives / Has the Dog Become a Spirit?!

Chapter 42: Chapter 42: Zhang Jili Arrives / Has the Dog Become a Spirit?!

The world quieted down, the young educated individuals got a beating and limped away.

Wen Ran’s face dropped instantly.

Exhausted~

The door had been efficiently repaired by Xiao Chenye, and now he was fully focused on sowing vegetable seeds in the small patch of land he just tended to.

"Is the door fixed?"

Xiao Chenye paused, "I’m really sorry, I didn’t mean to."

Let it go, he was just worried for himself too.

Just as the two were about to say something, two people appeared at the door.

Well, sort of, old acquaintances.

"Yo, it looks like Xiao Wen is doing pretty well in the countryside."

Wen Ran looked surprised, "Mr. Zhang! Brother Xiao! Why is it you?"

It was Zhang Jili and Xiao Chengguang, whom they had met during the train incident when going down to the countryside.

Zhang Jili smiled, "Xiao Wen, long time no see."

Xiao Chengguang, being the taciturn type, just nodded slightly, "Pleasure to meet you."

Wen Ran felt a bit awkward and was just about to invite them in when she heard a sour voice beside her, "Why is everyone Brother Xiao, if he’s Brother Xiao, then who am I!"

Having been called Brother Xiao for so long, now with Xiao Chengguang back, the title immediately went to him, Xiao Chenye felt: I object!

Wen Ran: "... Fifth Brother, come in and let’s talk."

With the vegetable seeds sown, Xiao Chenye adeptly went to wash his hands, meanwhile, Wen Ran had already led Zhang Jili and Xiao Chengguang into the house.

She served them steaming hot tea, even using large bowls to brew the leaves for them.

The tea was fragrant, just not very elegant.

"Hahaha, just make do with it."

"Aren’t you curious why we’re here?"

Wen Ran laughed, "Curiosity kills the cat, haha, but I’ve done nothing to feel guilty about, so I’m not afraid.

With you two here, I’ll just treat you as friends and host you well."

Zhang Jili’s smile widened, "This time, we’re here to thank you, last time you helped us a lot, and making this trip is to give you your reward."

"Really?" Wen Ran’s eyes lit up instantly, "Is there a certificate?"

"Yes!"

Zhang Jili pulled out a folded certificate from his bag, along with a stack of ’Great Unity’ bills and some miscellaneous vouchers.

"After our discussion, we’ve decided to give you a two hundred yuan bonus, plus twenty pounds of national grain coupons, and since young girls like yourself enjoy sweet candies, we’ve also thrown in two pounds of sugar coupons.

The remaining are some miscellaneous items, make sure you keep them well and don’t forget to use them!"

A single job sold for a thousand bucks, who would’ve thought, saving someone on the side could yield so much stuff!

Wen Ran was thrilled, "Thank you! From now on, I’ll definitely be ready to shout out at injustice and lend a helping hand!"

With the honor in hand, Wen Ran rolled up her sleeves, grabbed some paste and glue from the house, applied it to the back of the certificate, and swiftly climbed onto a chair, stepping onto the table to stick the certificate onto the wall with a slap.

"Is it straight?"

Zhang Jili: "..."

Xiao Chengguang: "..."

This young educated person was even more straightforward than they thought.

Before the two could speak, Xiao Chenye peeked in, "It’s crooked, the left side is higher."

"Like this?" Wen Ran adjusted the angle.

Xiao Chenye: "... Are you mixing up left and right? It’s even more crooked now."

Wen Ran: "..."

She grinned awkwardly, "Come on, don’t be so harsh, I’ve already stuck it."

Xiao Chenye sighed, "Let me!"

With the certificate straightened up, the three earnestly invited Wen Ran to the Xiao Family for a meal.

"No, no."

"Come on," Xiao Chengguang cut to the chase, "Consider it saving me, with you there, my mom won’t pester me about marriage."

Wen Ran felt overwhelmed, if he put it that way, not going would seem a bit heartless.

But...

What about Hetao?

Xiao Chenye saw Wen Ran’s dilemma and simply brought Hetao out from the makeshift nest, "Let’s go."

Xiao Chengguang’s eyebrow twitched, looking bewilderedly at Zhang Jili.

Zhang Jili, with a more expressive face, gasped, "No, Xiao Wen, is this what you’re raising?"

Wen Ran: "... Uh, yes."

"Raising a wolf?"

"Actually, it’s a misunderstanding..."

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Arriving at the Xiao Family, Mrs. Xiao exemplified what it means to "love everything related to the one you love".

"Oh my, this little thing, how do you raise it? What do you feed it at home?"

Wen Ran: "I just gave it a bowl of water."

Of course, it was spring water from a secret space.

But Mrs. Xiao didn’t know that. She stayed silent for a moment, comforting herself internally.

Ah! Young people, they just don’t know how to raise these little things; it’s already good if they give it some water!

At least the little thing isn’t drinking the northwest wind, that’s great.

"Wait a moment!"

Mrs. Xiao rushed back into the house and soon came out holding a bowl, Wen Ran saw up close that it was milk powder.

"Auntie, you..."

She would never have thought Mrs. Xiao would take milk powder from a child’s mouth to feed a dog. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

"Oh, this little one can’t drink much, and after it gets through these few toughest days, you can start feeding it rice paste."

Mrs. Xiao placed the bowl in front of Hetao, smiling kindly, "Is it called Hetao?"

"Yes, it’s called Hetao."

"How adorable," Mrs. Xiao looked at Hetao wiggling its little legs and wobbling to drink the milk, sighed, and reminisced, "When Hongjun first came to our home, he wasn’t much bigger than this, just as small-nosed.

Later when he could walk, he’d wag his tail following me around, gosh, I was so afraid I’d accidentally step on him."

She gestured vividly, eyes full of gentleness.

Wen Ran also laughed along.

The Red Army tilted its head in thought, and soon began to bark softly, bouncing around restlessly.

Mrs. Xiao watched Hongjun acting as if there were fleas on him, quite speechless, she untied the rope tethering him, and he shook off his coat and trotted away.

Wen Ran: "?"

"Where did it go?"

"Who knows, probably out to play. No worries, the Red Army knows its way home and will be back to eat when it’s time."

Wen Ran: "..."

6.

This dog seems like it’s got something special.

Having eaten its fill, Hetao trotted back to Wen Ran, who picked it up and cradled it in her arms. Mrs. Xiao started to nag, "Let me tell you this, as a young girl, how are you so brave?

The mountains are so dangerous, why go alone without company?

This time you were lucky to encounter a dead wild boar, but what if you crossed paths with a live one, what then."

Wen Ran chuckled, "No worries, I run fast and know how to climb trees, so ~ before the wild boar even reacted, I’d already scrambled up."

Mr. Xiao brought in the cooked wild boar meat, planning to stew it further, because with guests over, adding some vegetable mix was necessary, otherwise, it wouldn’t be enough for these big eaters.

As for the five pounds of meat allocated to Xiao Chenye, Mrs. Xiao had cooked it all at once, using half with onions and celery to make twice-cooked pork, and salted the other half for later.

The dishes were abundant, and as everyone was eating, the Red Army returned.

It trotted into the house, stood in front of Wen Ran, and barked softly.

Wen Ran: "?"

She was holding her chopsticks, gripping a piece of fatty and lean meat.

Seeing this, she was momentarily confused and instinctively extended her chopsticks, offering the meat to the Red Army’s mouth, "Want to try a bite?"

Xiao Hongjun: "..."

It was speechless.

The dog’s eyes slightly raised, and Wen Ran couldn’t help but exclaim internally, if she saw right, it seemed like it was rolling its eyes at her!

Has the dog gained some special abilities?!