Time Travel: My Comfortable Life After Going to the Countryside

The next morning, the two parted ways. Liu Xiangyang said this after Chen Jieqing helped him clean up.

"I'll head back now. You can rest for a bit before going to work." He put on his underwear and got dressed.

Chen Jie opened her arms wide. "Xiangyang, when are you coming next time?"

Liu Xiangyang hugged her and whispered sweet nothings in her ear: "I'll come over whenever I have time. By the way, I've fixed the sofa springs, so you'd better sit carefully next time."

"Mmm, I really wish time would pass quickly." Chen Jie nestled in his arms for a while before pushing him away. "You should go catch your train, or you'll be late."

It was almost dark when Liu Xiangyang returned to Dongsheng Village. He had just parked his bicycle at his doorstep when He Xiaoqin walked over.

"Brother Liu, you're back!" He Xiaoqin ran up to him, looking at him with surprise and delight.

"Come on, let's go inside. It's too cold outside." He took her little hand, and the two of them went inside together.

When I got inside, I found everyone there, playing cards. "I'm back."

When the group turned around and saw that it was Liu Xiangyang, they all put down their cards and surrounded him. One brushed the snow off him, another poured him a cup of hot water to warm him up, and it was quite a lively scene.

At this moment, Xue Bingbing spoke up, "Now that Xiangyang is back, let's cook. We can talk after we eat."

"Okay, Sister Bingbing." The girls agreed and went to the kitchen to cook in an orderly manner, with clear division of labor.

Liu Xiangyang sensed something was wrong and looked at her with a questioning expression.

Xue Bingbing sat on the kang (a heated brick bed), holding his hand and said, "In the two days you were gone, I talked to them all. Except for Jiang Xiaowen, whom you haven't succeeded with yet, you've taken advantage of everyone else, but you haven't given them any guarantee." She then glared at him.

"So I wanted to discuss something with you. Since we'll all be living together from now on, I'd like them to come over for meals together, and then split your salary into 7 parts. That way, each of them would get a monthly allowance of five yuan, which would make them feel more at ease. What do you think?"

Liu Xiangyang was stunned by Xue Bingbing's generosity. He didn't expect that he would receive such a big surprise from Xue Bingbing after only two days away.

He pulled her into his arms and said, "Bingbing, thank you for your generosity. It's just that you've had to go through this."

Xue Bingbing: "I'm not upset at all. I'm happy to be able to help you. My grandmother once told me that a good woman should always think of everything for her man..."

"Um…"

Liu Xiangyang cut off her remaining words, and Xue Bingbing responded to him.

Just then, He Xiaoqin's voice came: "Sister Bingbing, that roe deer meat is still..."

Xue Bingbing pushed Liu Xiangyang away, her face flushed and panting heavily. "Wait a minute, let me catch my breath. What's wrong with Xiaoqin?"

Roland blushed and asked, "The roe deer meat is gone. Is there any left at home?"

"Also, there are two more in my yard. I'll go get them." Xue Bingbing got up and walked out of the house.

Liu Xiangyang beckoned He Xiaoqin to come to his side, hugged her, and asked, "Did you miss me?"

"Yes, I've thought about it."

"Where would you like to go?"

"I want to go anywhere, but, Brother Liu, I still need to go out and start a fire."

He Xiaoqin wanted to leave, but Liu Xiangyang held her back. After lingering for a while, she asked, "Why didn't Jiang Xiaowen come to play with us?"

He Xiaoqin blushed and said, "She's on her period, so it's inconvenient for her to come home. I'm going to the kitchen now."

Laughter and banter came from the kitchen. Liu Xiangyang's lips curled up, and he thought to himself with a smug smile, "I guess I'm not disgracing the transmigrators like this."

After everyone finished eating, Liu Xiangyang looked at everyone, clapped his hands, and said, "Bingbing just told me that she has talked to all of you, so I'll be frank with you all too."

"I, Liu Xiangyang, am not a good person. I've offended so many of you, but I will not break my promise to you." Liu Xiangyang looked at Xue Bingbing, then met the gazes of the others.

"I am grateful that you all didn't leave me after you got to know each other. I will make sure you never regret following me for the rest of your lives."

"Our family will never be separated for the rest of our lives."

Liu Xiangyang looked at Xue Bingbing again and said, "Five yuan is too little." He counted out a thousand yuan from his spatial storage and took it into his hand.

"Take this money for now. Since you've taken over as the housekeeper, this household is in your hands. You'll get ten yuan a month for everyone, and it'll increase once we return to the city!"

"As for the official status, I have a plan, and I will give everyone an explanation."

Xue Bingbing took the thick stack of money, her face full of excitement. Although everyone called her Sister Bingbing when she chatted with them, now she was acknowledging her status as the first wife in front of everyone.

The "Great Unity" notes, each costing ten yuan, were brand new and crisp. There were a full one hundred of them, and under the bright light of the bulb, they gleamed with a heavy, reassuring color.

This amount of money is a huge sum, not to mention in the countryside, even in the city. A worker only earns three or four hundred yuan a year, and this is just his monthly allowance.

He Xiaoqin's eyes widened as she looked at the stack of money, then at Liu Xiangyang, unconsciously twisting the hem of her clothes, her face filled with disbelief and a sense of grounded joy.

Ten yuan! In all her life, she had never had such a "vast" amount of wealth that she could completely control. This meant more than just being able to buy snacks and floral fabric; it meant a sense of security that she had been taken under someone's wing and was being properly taken care of.

Roland was also excited. She knew she had made the right bet. Her relationship with him was no longer just a simple transaction. She gently pursed her lips, her gaze falling tenderly on Liu Xiangyang's face, then shifting to Xue Bingbing's counting hand. Gratitude and peace welled up deep in her eyes.

She had been working in the countryside for three or four years and understood the hardships and uncertainties of life. The fixed ten yuan a month and the words "it will increase in the future" undoubtedly swept away the deepest fear in her heart about the future.

Zuo Qingqing jumped onto Liu Xiangyang and said, "Brother Xiangyang, I don't want money, I just want to be with you."

Liu Xiangyang patted her and said, "Qingqing, be good. You can't run away, but you have to take the money. That's my rule."

"One hundred bills, a total of one thousand yuan." Xue Bingbing finally finished counting the last stack, looked up, and her face lit up. She carefully wrapped the money in a clean handkerchief.

"Xiangyang," her voice was soft but clear and strong, her gaze sweeping over everyone present, "Sisters, from now on we're all one family, sharing the same pot and the same roof. How we live our lives depends on everyone's hard work. I will try my best to be fair and make everyone feel at ease."

She paused, then looked at He Xiaoqin and Luo Lan: "Sister Luo Lan, Xiaoqin, Qingqing, this month's allowance is Xiangyang's personal savings and guarantee for us. You can decide how to spend it yourselves. But now we are a family. For major expenses in the future, such as purchasing big items or social obligations, we will pay from our own coffers. We will discuss and agree on the details. If anyone has an emergency, feel free to tell me."