The poor girl from the 1970s was forced to kiss by the damp educated youth.

By the end of February or the beginning of March in the lunar calendar, the weather has already warmed up significantly.

The midday sun was warm. Chen Zhi changed into a light, plain-colored jacket and sat on the back of the bicycle. Her small, delicate hands quietly slipped under Xi Lang's clothes and touched his firm waist.

Xi Lang, who was riding his bike, paused, his eyes darkened, and his voice became hoarse as he coaxed softly, "Be good, don't cause trouble, I'll feed you when we get back tonight."

Chen Zhi rolled her eyes; these words made her sound like a wolf or a tiger.

Chen Zhi didn't answer. She tried to grasp Xi Lang's waist with her small hand, but the flesh was too firm; she couldn't lift it. Undeterred, she touched his abdomen, which was also hard. Unable to find a solution, she moved her hand slightly lower—

"If you move it again, I'll take the bike back." Xi Lang's words carried a sense of impending doom.

The next second, that little hand grabbed a small piece of skin and twisted it hard.

"Um--"

Xi Lang groaned, his face turning pale. All the romance vanished instantly, replaced by pain and helplessness.

"Do you feel pain now?" Chen Zhi took her hand out and asked with a stern face.

"I know, please have mercy, Grandma." They know they were wrong, but they'll do it again next time.

Chen Zhi was finally satisfied, and hummed twice, "Next time you should know when to stop, and don't go past eleven o'clock."

Xi Lang didn't want to agree, so he changed the subject, "Would you like some soda? I'll go buy you a bottle."

The mention of soda made Chen Zhi's mouth water. She licked her lips and said, "Buy two bottles, one for each of us."

The two went to several bookstores, but after browsing around, they only managed to buy one book on flowers.

Undeterred, the two headed to the largest library in Beijing.

It's the weekend, and the library is bustling with people, mostly those preparing for the college entrance exam. Many didn't pass last year and are now working hard again. For example, Liu's second son failed the exam and is now studying at home. To allow her son to focus on his studies without distractions, Liu's mother specifically asked Chen Zhi and Xi Lang for several months' leave to stay home and take care of him.

Many of them are college students who have just enrolled, including Li Zhouan, Chen Xiuzhen, Zhao Jinbao, and Yang Wenyu.

Last year, Li Zhou'an was admitted to one of the best universities in Beijing. Chen Xiuzhen, Zhao Jinbao, and Yang Wenyu were just a little short, but they all got into schools in Beijing. Zhou Zhengping was admitted to a vocational school closer to home, while Zhu Yuan and Zhao Yiqing chose schools in their own cities.

All the people I used to play with went on to university; seven college students came from one village.

Since arriving in Beijing, everyone has been immersed in their studies, and today is the first time we've all gathered together.

They ate together, and afterwards took a walk toward the library.

Zhao Jinbao suddenly spoke up, "Have you seen Chen Zhi?"

"Ah Bao, we're here to study, not to look for someone," Yang Wenyu said helplessly. "Chen Zhi can't possibly be at school, can she?"

"She's not a student, what would she do at school? She can't even be a cleaner, after all, even cleaners can't be hired if they can't read a single word." Chen Xiuzhen said with a contemptuous tone.

"Chen Zhi isn't illiterate; she knows many characters," Zhao Jinbao said with displeasure. "Back in the village, she often read books and learned to read."

Chen Xiuzhen rolled her eyes. "So what? She has no relatives or connections in Beijing. There are plenty of people vying for the job of sweeping the streets. Why would she get a chance?"

Zhao Jinbao pursed his lips; he couldn't refute Chen Xiuzhen's words. Nowadays, there are too many recent high school graduates and educated youth returning to the countryside in the city, and many of them are unemployed. Let alone sweeping the streets, there are people scrambling to clean the toilets.

"Besides, we haven't heard from her for months. Who knows if she's in Beijing or if she's been trafficked somewhere else?"

"Xiuzhen!"

Li Zhou'an frowned. "Can't you just say something nice?"

"What? Did I say something wrong?" Chen Xiuzhen sneered. "I was just telling the truth. With Chen Zhi's appearance, it would be strange if she didn't get into trouble going out alone."

The three men fell silent.

In the library, Chen Zhi, who was flipping through a book, suddenly sneezed.

Xi Lang immediately looked up at her, "Are you cold?"

Chen Zhi shook her head. "I'm not cold. I feel like someone is cursing me."

"No way, you're so great, everyone's praising you, how could anyone criticize you?" Perhaps someone is thinking of you and missing you.

Upon realizing this possibility, Xi Lang's gaze immediately turned cold. It seemed he needed to keep a closer eye on the person.

The two found the books they wanted and went to the counter to get library cards.

When they left the library, Zhao Jinbao and his three friends were queuing to go in. Walking in the crowd, Zhao Jinbao suddenly seemed to sense something and turned to look in a certain direction. There were two somewhat familiar figures. He was about to chase after them when Yang Wenyu grabbed his hand. "What are you doing? We're in line."

Zhao Jinbao continued to gaze in that direction, pointing at the two figures behind him, "Look, aren't those two Chen Zhi and Xi Lang?"

"Where?" Yang Wenyu looked in the direction Zhao Jinbao was pointing and saw only a crowd of people. He didn't see Chen Zhi and Xi Lang, whom Zhao Jinbao had mentioned. He chuckled and said, "Are you missing Chen Zhi so much that you're hallucinating?"

Li Zhouan glanced at Zhao Jinbao, then scanned the crowd, but found nothing.

"What a vixen, she's bewitched so many men." Chen Xiuzhen muttered under her breath, her expression a mixture of anger and jealousy.

"Could it be that I really saw it wrong?" Zhao Jinbao murmured.

But those two people really looked like Chen Zhi and Xi Lang.

At this moment, Zhao Jinbao couldn't tell whether he hoped Chen Zhi would find Xi Lang or not.

He has been admitted to university and will have a good job in the future. He should be good enough for Chen Zhi, right?

Zhao Jinbao recalled that a few months ago he was studying hard for the exam, but suddenly learned that Chen Zhi had come to Beijing. He felt like the sky had fallen and was depressed for several days. It was Yang Wenyu who encouraged him to take the exam in Beijing and study there, so that he could also find Chen Zhi's whereabouts.

But now he has been in Beijing for more than half a month, and his days are full of classes, so he simply can't find the time to go see Chen Zhi.

Beijing is such a big city, where would Chen Zhi be?

In the evening, Chen Zhi was reading books about flowers on the sofa.

Xi Lang was drawing talismans. He was going south tomorrow and planned to draw some talismans to leave for Chen Zhi, just in case.

"If Song Zhaoyuan and Song Yuanzhi come to you for help, you should refuse," Xi Lang said.

"Can you refuse?" Chen Zhi felt that it might not be easy, after all, they were acquaintances, and she couldn't bring herself to refuse.

Xi Lang also thought that Chen Zhi would probably be embarrassed, so he said, "Never mind, I'll call them and tell them later."

Chen Zhi hummed in agreement. She always helped without expecting anything in return, so she found it rather uninspiring to do the work herself. It was best not to get involved if possible.

That night, Xi Lang didn't bother Chen Zhi.

He got up before dawn the next morning, and as soon as he moved, Chen Zhi opened her eyes as well.

"It's still early, you can sleep a little longer." Xi Lang kissed Chen Zhi's forehead.

Chen Zhi shook her head, "No."

Xi Lang was in a rush to catch a bus, so he simply made a few meat pies for breakfast. Since he didn't have time to eat them, he packed them up to take away.

Chen Zhi wanted to take him to the station by bicycle, but Xi Lang refused, saying, "It's too slow. I can walk faster."

Chen Zhi remained silent. "Is that walking? That's clearly some kind of supernatural ability to shrink the distance between people."

"Take good care of yourself at home." Xi Lang hugged Chen Zhi tightly, then let go before Chen Zhi could react, turned around, and strode out the door.

As the door closed from the outside, Chen Zhi's eyes felt a little sore.

It was still dark outside, but Chen Zhi couldn't sleep. She ate breakfast and rode her bicycle towards the new house.

The streets were bustling with activity, with people and vehicles coming and going. Chen Zhi met Yang Hong, who was pulling a cart loaded with goods. He was pulling the cart in front, while a boy was pushing it from behind.

Upon seeing Chen Zhi, Yang Hong stopped the car, beaming, "What are you doing so early?"

"I'm going to plant flowers," Chen Zhi replied, then asked, "Did you change jobs?"

"Yes, she's working for Boss Xin now, with my younger brother." As she spoke, Yang Hong called her younger brother over, "Xiao Rong, this is Chen Zhi, quickly call her sister."

"Hello, sister." Yang Rong blushed with embarrassment. Her brother was right; her sister was indeed very beautiful, like a fairy.

"Hello, little brother," Chen Zhi greeted him, then asked Yang Hong, "Who is Boss Xin, and what does he do?"

"Boss Xin's name is Xin Lun. He's the owner of the shop where I took you to buy slippers. He rented a two-story building on the street corner and plans to open a supermarket there. The supermarket will open in two days, and Xiao Rong and I will work there. You can buy anything you need from now on. They have a very complete selection, and you don't need coupons."

"That's very convenient," Chen Zhi sighed, adding, "You and your brother are also very good."

With jobs, life will only get better and better, and Chen Zhi is happy for Yang Hong and his brother.

Yang Hong scratched his head sheepishly, "It's much better than before."

He and his brother have jobs now, the family has a stable income, his sister smiles more often, and matchmakers have started coming to their door. Now he and his brother are working hard to save more money to give their sister a generous dowry.

When Chen Zhi returned to the mansion, it felt more real.

This will be her house from now on.

Chen Zhi was satisfied with everything she saw, beaming with a silly grin.

Xi Lang brought Chen Zhi a lot of flower pots, more than two hundred in total, and also brought Chen Zhi a few small hoes and shovels.

"Is he planning to make her a flower farmer?" Chen Zhi complained.

The soil has thawed, and it had just rained a few days ago, so the ground is a bit damp and easy to dig.

Chen Zhi dug up some soil and filled the flowerpot with it. The tutorial in the book said to bury some fertilizer, but she couldn't get any fertilizer for the time being, so she simply skipped this step.

By the time Chen Zhi had filled all two hundred-plus flowerpots with soil, it was already noon, and her stomach was growling with hunger. She planned to go out and get something to eat before returning to transplant the flowers into the pots.

On the other side, outside the red villa, Jiang You and Feng Ruyu had been waiting for two hours.

Jiang You: "What do you think that couple did? Neither of them is home."

Feng Ruyu shook her head, "I don't know, no one answers the phone, Old Fan is very worried."