Country Love: My stepmother, Yang Xiaoyan, told me to tone it down.

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The train whistle sounded; Yongqiang had arrived.

"Yongqiang, where, where is this?!"

Xiao Meng and Liu Yishui ran as the train pulled into the station.

"I've got it!"

Yongqiang leaned against the train window and shouted excitedly.

Not a moment.

The three met at the exit.

"Yongqiang, you've lost weight!"

Xiao Meng said with heartache.

"What do you mean by 'skin thinner'? You're still the same."

Yongqiang adjusted his glasses, seemingly unconcerned.

A while ago.

Yongqiang's classmates all found suitable jobs, but he was the only one who was unemployed. He had no appetite and lost a lot of weight.

"Xiao Meng, why did you buy me flowers? So many stems, they must be so expensive!"

Yongqiang asked in surprise.

"Uh……"

Xiao Meng stammered, feeling embarrassed.

"The flower shop is having a promotion, it's not expensive, just accept it if I let you buy it!"

Liu Yishui smoothed things over.

"Xiao Meng, I'll keep this money this time, but don't waste it again in the future!"

Yongqiang accepted the flowers, his face beaming with happiness.

Xiao Meng breathed a sigh of relief.

The flowers, like hot potatoes, are finally no longer in my hands.

"Yongqiang, stop being so lovey-dovey and get in the car!"

Liu Yishui urged.

The three drove towards Ivory Mountain.

Ivory Mountain Village.

Xie Guangkun and his family stood at the gate, eagerly awaiting their arrival.

"Dad, I have something to do at school. Several teachers just called me and asked me to go back."

Pi Changshan discussed it.

"Welcoming Yongqiang isn't a big deal? He's the only college student in Xiangyashan Village, and he's bound to become a high-ranking official in the future. Will you be able to take advantage of him then? You call yourself the principal? Can't you tell which is more important?"

Xie Guangkun rolled his eyes and lectured him.

"Ah."

Pi Changshan nodded obediently.

Xie Guangkun was the head of the Xie family, and his word was law; no one dared to disobey him.

More than ten minutes later.

The sound of car engines could be heard from the village entrance.

Yongqiang has arrived.

"Father, Mother, Elder Sister, Brother-in-law!"

As soon as he got out of the car, Yongqiang ran over excitedly.

"Didn't your uncle come to see you off?"

Xie Guangkun stood on tiptoe and peered behind the car, muttering to himself, "That shouldn't be the case. Even if Qi Santai didn't come, he should have used his car to take Yongqiang. With such low awareness, no wonder he can only be the town mayor."

"I haven't been to town yet."

Yongqiang scratched his head.

"Yongqiang, this is your fault. Why didn't you stop by town to visit Mayor Qi when you were passing through?"

Pi Changshan criticized this.

He was the principal of the village primary school and longed to be transferred to the town's central school, but because he wasn't familiar with the school, he didn't even have a chance to flatter Qi Santai.

"Yongqiang, are you hungry? Mom made you some sauerkraut dumplings. Come on, let's go inside!"

Zhao Jinfeng grabbed Yongqiang's arm and kissed him passionately.

"You should all go back too!"

Xie Guangkun glanced at Liu Yishui and Wang Xiaomeng and said.

Yongqiang is the first college student in the village, and he has a bright future ahead of him. In Xiangyashan, the Xie family is second to none.

Yishui and Xiaomeng are too low-level; they'd be embarrassed if they played with Yongqiang.

"We walked."

Xiao Meng was a little reluctant to part with him.

Yongqiang's lips twitched, as if he wanted to say something but stopped himself, watching helplessly as Xiaomeng turned and left.

Entered the house.

Everyone sat around the table waiting to eat dumplings, but Yongqiang was rummaging through drawers and cupboards.

"Yongqiang, what are you looking for?"

Pi Changshan asked curiously.

"I'm looking for a vulgar wine bottle to put the flowers in."

"Did your college girlfriend give you these flowers?"

Pi Changshan speculated.

"No, it was given to me by Xiao Meng."

Yongqiang said with a smug look on his face.

Why did Xiao Meng give money to my younger brother?

Xie Lan asked, his mouth agape.

"Give it to me!!"

At this moment, Xie Guangkun, who had been silent all along, had already changed his expression.

He snatched it away.

It is said that it is easy for a man to pursue a woman, but easy for a woman to pursue a man.

What if we get caught up?

Xiao Meng is a tofu seller from a rural area, while Yong Qiang is the only college student in Xiangyashan. They are worlds apart and can never be together.

It's better for everyone if we can make Xiaomeng give up sooner rather than later.

"Dad, my flowers, where are you going?"

Yongqiang stood up anxiously.

"You stay home and don't go anywhere!"

Xie Guangkun issued a warning.

"Seventh Brother, is Xiao Meng home?"

Xie Guangkun leaned over the gate and shouted.

"Guangkun, what's up? Come in and tell me."

Old Wang was shaking out and airing out his bamboo cloth in the yard.

"I'm not going in. It's not a big deal anyway. I came here to say that Xiaomeng and Yongqiang are impossible. Sending flowers is pointless."

"What do you mean?"

Wang Laoqi became more and more confused as he listened.

"Did Yongqiang send you?"

At this moment, Xiao Meng came out of the house and asked in a cool tone.

"It's nothing, Yongqiang is just shy and embarrassed to speak up."