Time Travel: My Comfortable Life After Going to the Countryside

The chill of early spring has not completely faded, but there is already a bit of life in the sunny courtyard.

Following Liu Xiangyang's plan, the women have begun to consciously show up at the brigade headquarters, primary school, and warehouse to help out.

Xue Bingbing taught at the primary school twice, and the children really liked this "Teacher Xue" who spoke gently and wrote beautifully.

Leqi and Leyao followed Zhang Tiejun to familiarize themselves with the warehouse. The two sisters were meticulous and kept clear records, which helped him a lot, so they stopped complaining.

Roland, along with Zuo Qingqing, He Xiaoqin, and Jiang Xiaowen, also began to take on some auxiliary tasks related to recording work points in their respective teams. Although they had not been officially appointed yet, their diligent attitude meant that no one had anything to say.

Liu Xiangyang was about to go to the clinic to see Dr. Han when there was a knock on the gate. When Liu Xiangyang opened the gate, he saw Li Jianjun.

"Accountant Li, what brings you here? What can I do for you?"

Li Jianjun first offered him a cigarette, lit it, and exhaled a puff of smoke before saying, "My good-for-nothing son is getting married tomorrow. I'm inviting you to the wedding banquet to celebrate."

"This is a joyous occasion! I will definitely give my nephew a generous gift. Where is the bride from?"

Li Jianjun's face darkened when he heard Liu Xiangyang refer to him as his "nephew," but he still managed to say, "Gu Xiaoyu, the daughter of Gu Laosan from the neighboring Lei Family Village." After saying this, Li Jianjun glanced into his house.

"Congratulations!" Liu Xiangyang said, but moved his body to block his view.

"Xiangyang, I still have to go to other places, so I'll be going now. I'll definitely come back tomorrow." Seeing that he couldn't find anything, Li Jianjun took his leave.

"Okay, I'll definitely come."

After watching Li Jianjun leave, Liu Xiangyang shook his head. He hadn't expected that Li Kaixuan would actually succeed. It was really...

Li Jianjun glanced back; the courtyard gate was already closed. He muttered to himself, "You little brat, just wait until you give up that job spot, and I'll see what I do to you. It's almost spring planting season, why isn't that little bastard Sun Zhiyong back yet?"

Turning around, it was the day the Li family was celebrating their wedding. The wedding banquet was indeed a grand affair, with ten tables set up for a continuous feast, making it one of the most extravagant events in the village.

Liu Xiangyang gave a modest gift and sat at a table with Zhang Tiejun, Wang Lixin, and the bride's brother who had come to escort the bride.

The bride's brother seemed like an honest, simple man. He sat there silently, eating without saying a word, only responding a few words when someone spoke to him.

The bride, Gu Xiaoyu, truly lived up to her reputation. Even her red cotton-padded jacket couldn't hide her slender figure. With her head down, she would occasionally raise her eyes to offer a toast, revealing an extremely beautiful face, but her eyes were dark and dull, lacking any joy.

She stood next to Li Kaixuan, a stark contrast to him: one like a thorny rose forced to fall, the other like a poisonous mushroom soaked in dew but drooping and lifeless.

Liu Xiangyang sighed inwardly: What a pity.

When the bride and groom started toasting, Li Kaixuan introduced each person to the bride. When he introduced Liu Xiangyang, Li Kaixuan said sourly.

"Xiaoyu, this is Inspector Liu. He's quite something. He's only been in our village as an educated youth for less than six months, and I don't know how he became an inspector..."

Li Jianjun, who had just returned from taking care of some business, heard his son's words and his expression changed. He coughed and said, "If you're going to offer a toast, just offer one. Why are you talking so much?"

Li Kaixuan also realized what was happening and quickly added, "Inspector Liu is a hot commodity among the village aunties and grandmas; they all want to marry their daughters to him."

Following Li Kaixuan's words, Gu Xiaoyu looked at Liu Xiangyang. Her lifeless eyes lit up for a moment, then dimmed again.

Upon hearing Li Kaixuan's words, Liu Xiangyang snorted inwardly, "I came to your wedding and I have no reason to offend your family. Since you dare to speak so sarcastically to my face, don't blame me for being impolite."

He picked up his wine glass, walked over to Li Kaixuan, and said, "Come on, nephew, let me toast you both separately, wishing you happiness and joy."

After saying that, he tilted his head back and downed the drink in one gulp. Taking advantage of everyone's attention being on Li Kaixuan, he scanned Li Kaixuan's body with his mental energy and fused it towards his vas deferens.

He didn't know if it would be useful, but he couldn't let his mind be clear if he didn't retaliate.

After that, Gu Xiaoyu absentmindedly followed Li Kaixuan to other tables to offer toasts, but she would occasionally look back towards the main table.

The people at the other tables kept changing, and Liu Xiangyang had wanted to leave for a long time, but Zhang Tiejun and Wang Lixin kept asking him to drink, so he couldn't leave first.

Zhang Tiejun and his friends drank until after 3 a.m. before leaving Li Jianjun's house together.

Wang Lixin said through his drunken slurred words, "Old Zhang, we've really been ripped off by Li Jianjun. If you hadn't stopped me, I would have had a few more drinks."

"Old Wang, your son is married, but my son isn't even married yet," Zhang Tiejun said with a laugh. "You should see the way Li Laokou is looking at us; he looks like he wants to force the wine out of our mouths."

"Your eldest son still has four or five years left, what are you afraid of? I'm leaving now, I'm going back to take a nap. Xiangyang, come to my house for a drink sometime."

"Alright, Captain Wang, let me see you off." Liu Xiangyang made a gesture to see him off.

"This little bit of alcohol is nothing, I'm not drunk, I'm leaving now." Wang Lixin staggered home.

"Uncle Zhang, why does Captain Wang call Accountant Li 'Old Kou'?"

"Him?" Zhang Tiejun glanced back at Li Jianjun's house. "In the more than ten years I've worked with him, this is the first time I've had wine from his house."

After saying goodbye to Zhang Tiejun, Liu Xiangyang returned home. Zhang Tiejun and Wang Lixin had given him a lot of alcohol, and he was a little dizzy. He added some firewood to the stove, took off his clothes and pants, wrapped himself in the quilt, and fell asleep.

In his drowsy state, he felt an itch in his nose. When he opened his eyes, he saw Le Yao brushing the ends of her hair across his face.

"Why are you all alone? Haven't they come back yet?" Liu Xiangyang hugged Le Yao.

Le Yao shifted her position to make herself more comfortable, which also made it easier for Liu Xiangyang.

"Yes, my sister said she was going through the warehouse again and told me to come back first. I didn't look for anyone else and came to find you," Le Yao said, resting her head on his chest.

Liu Xiangyang held her close, and Le Yao let out a soft humming sound like a kitten.

"Xiangyang, you drank quite a bit today." Le Yao looked up at him, her eyes filled with concern. "Does your head hurt? Should I make you some hangover soup?"

"No need, I'll just lie down for a while." Liu Xiangyang closed his eyes, feeling the soft touch of his palm and the warm, fragrant body in his arms. The effects of the alcohol seemed to have dissipated somewhat, but another kind of restlessness rose up. He recalled Gu Xiaoyu's lifeless eyes at the banquet, which occasionally gleamed with light, and Li Kaixuan's smug yet weak face. The inexplicable frustration in his heart now transformed into a more tangible sense of possession and intimacy towards the person in his arms.

"When will Qiqi be back?" he asked in a low voice, his hand tracing down Le Yao's smooth back.

"My sister said she needs to check all the inbound orders for today, it might take another half an hour..." Le Yao's voice trailed off as she buried her face in his neck, her breathing becoming slightly rapid. "Brother Xiangyang, you smell strongly of alcohol..."

"You dislike me?" Liu Xiangyang rolled over and covered her, his alcohol-smelling kisses landing on her lips and neck.

Le Yao chuckled and dodged the question: "No...it's just...um..."

As the two were joking around, footsteps and the laughter of girls came from outside the courtyard gate—it was Xue Bingbing and the others returning.

Le Yao jerked away from his embrace like a startled rabbit, frantically straightening her disheveled clothes, her face flushed. Liu Xiangyang also sat up and put on his coat.