Stunning Check-in: A Carefree Life Begins in the Countryside

Chen Zhiyi was startled, a look of panic flashed across her face, and she quickly struggled to get up.

"Thank you... thank you, Comrade Xia."

Her voice was soft, with a slight tremor.

As soon as she finished speaking, her cheeks flushed red, and she hurriedly picked up her clothes, trying to leave.

Xia An's voice was low and menacing. "Are you afraid of me? Am I that scary?"

Chen Zhiyi paused, bit her lower lip, and gave him a complicated look.

"Comrade Xia... I don't really want to have contact with you. It's for my own protection, and also to protect you."

"Oh?"

Xia An was slightly surprised, then suddenly thought of something and glanced thoughtfully at the two thatched huts in the distance.

Chen Zhiyi noticed his gaze, her expression slightly dimming as she said, "You guessed it?"

Xia An nodded slightly. "I didn't expect you to be so kind. Thank you for your concern."

"There's no one here, would you like to sit down and chat?"

As he spoke, he sat down on the ground again and patted the spot next to him.

Chen Zhiyi was slightly surprised, "You...aren't you afraid I'll drag you down with me?"

Xia An shook her head. "Whether I'm scared or not doesn't matter for a moment. Let's sit down and talk."

Chen Zhiyi hesitated for a moment, put down the basin, and carefully sat down next to him.

"What...what do you want to talk about?"

Xia An flipped her hand and handed over a handful of White Rabbit milk candies. "Have a candy first."

Chen Zhiyi quickly shook her head, "I...I can't accept it, it would be really troublesome for you if I did."

"trouble?"

Xia An shrugged, tossed the candy into her arms, and chuckled, "You found this, it's not like I gave it to you."

Chen Zhiyi was slightly taken aback. It was so obvious, how could she still say that?

She picked up the candy from her arms and held it in her hands, her eyes glistening with tears.

She hadn't seen this candy for four years, and she never expected to see it again in this way.

Xia An braced himself on the ground with both hands, and asked with feigned ease, "Which of those two thatched huts over there is yours?"

"I'm new here, could you tell me about your two families?"

Chen Zhiyi slightly raised her eyes, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke softly.

"My house is the one on the west side, closer to the village."

"My family members who were sent down here include my parents, my eldest brother and sister-in-law. My father surrendered to the Kuomintang and was falsely accused and sent down in 68."

"The family members who were sent down to the countryside included Sister Yang's parents, aunt, and cousin and his wife. They were classified as bourgeois intellectuals and sent down to the countryside."

Xia An nodded slightly, indicating that such a drastic measure would likely not be overturned until 78 years later.

He shook his head inwardly and continued, "What's this village like? Or rather, how is it to you?"

Chen Zhiyi's eyes reddened slightly, and she shook her head, saying, "It's fine."

"I want to hear the truth," Xia An said, looking at her earnestly. "I won't tell anyone about today's conversation, and neither can you."

Chen Zhiyi's eyes flickered slightly. After hesitating for a moment, she shook her head. "They're quite nice. Apart from avoiding us, at least they haven't used violence."

"Before we came here, we had heard many stories of violence encountered during the exile process, and we were worried about being beaten, expelled, or humiliated."

"But after arriving here, none of these worries came true. The only problem is that we can't leave the village; the whole family has to work."

Xia An nodded slightly, looking at her with a puzzled expression, and asked, "Since the whole family has to work, why are you an exception?"

Chen Zhiyi blushed slightly and said somewhat embarrassedly, "I was only fourteen when I came here, because I would faint after working for only a short while each time."

"Each time I faint, it lasts for half a day, or even a whole day, and I can't wake up no matter how I call."

"Therefore, Secretary Xie and the others allowed me to stay at home and do laundry and cook."

Xia An glanced at her with amusement. "This was caused by your weak constitution, and it's still there now. You've managed to escape it."

Chen Zhiyi looked up, blinked, and said in surprise, "You could actually tell? Even the doctors in the commune couldn't tell?"

"I can tell."

Xia An nodded and said, "Your condition requires a lot of precious medicinal herbs to recuperate, otherwise you will likely have difficulty conceiving in the future."

Having trouble conceiving?

Chen Zhiyi's eyes narrowed slightly, and her voice trembled as she asked, "Is...is it that serious?"

Difficulty conceiving means a high probability of not having children, which is nothing short of a bolt from the blue for women in this era.

Xia An shook his head and smiled, "It can be cured. You can come to me when you want to recuperate."

Upon hearing this, Chen Zhiyi breathed a sigh of relief.

But when he thought of what Xia An had said about needing many precious medicinal herbs, his eyes dimmed again.

"Don't be discouraged. There's always a chance for things to turn around. Just hang in there for a few more years."

Xia An patted her shoulder, stood up, smiled, and said, "That's fine, you continue washing, I'll go back now."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Chen Zhiyi's eyes flickered slightly, but then she saw Xia An suddenly stop, turn around, and smile:

"Comrade Zhiyi, remember that next time we meet, we won't know each other."

After saying that, he waved his hand and left.

As Chen Zhiyi watched his departing figure, the smile from just now involuntarily flashed through her mind.

Her intuition told her that Xia An didn't seem to reject her and was quite friendly towards her.

Can……

She raised her hand to touch the birthmark on her face, looking puzzled. "Isn't he afraid of me?"

She blinked, looked down at the candy in her arms, and a slight smile appeared on her lips.

……

Xia An walked along the village path, his expression slightly strange.

He had a feeling that Anping Village was a bit strange, and that there were probably many beauties there.

However, to his surprise,

Intimate check-ins only require a kiss; nothing more is needed.

This is neither good nor bad news.

He felt that Chen Zhiyi must not have realized what was happening, which allowed him to coincidentally complete the check-in.

After all, how can one be willing or not resist on the first meeting?

"Good."

Xia An smiled slightly and glanced at the check-in information. The skin check-in reward was as follows:

Ten sheets of paper, a flute, musical instrument expertise, and 100 jin of donkey meat.

"Donkey meat?"

"That's great. I've never had this in my past life. I might try it sometime."

"However, why do I feel like the sign-in rewards are getting better and better?"

Xia An was slightly puzzled, but didn't think much of it and accepted the reward.

The item rewards are placed in the Spirit Spring space, but non-physical rewards such as skill rewards need to be claimed by him.

As the order to receive the command was issued, two vast streams of information flooded into his mind.

Xia An's head throbbed slightly, and she couldn't help but rub her forehead and frown slightly.

"That's a vast amount of information. It would be difficult to learn even one subject in less than a few years or a decade, wouldn't it?"

Xia An muttered something to himself, and a cool sensation swept over his body from the top of his head.

This energy seemed to stimulate and alter his muscle responses, allowing him to master the skill more quickly.

Soon,

After receiving the skills, Xia An also sorted out the information about the two skills.

A strange glint appeared in his eyes; this skill reward seemed rather outrageous.