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Chapter 76 Zhang Mingxi: This is far too valuable

"Just rest when I tell you to. Don't overwork yourself."

Zhang Mingxi didn't insist any further, and sat down on a nearby rock, watching Qian Cheng move the goods.

Hou Yufen came out of the courtyard and saw Qian Cheng, asking, "How's things in the county?"

"It's alright," Qian Cheng said as he carried the load. "The restaurant is all set, we'll continue delivering tomorrow."

Hou Yufen nodded and continued working.

In about ten minutes, we moved all ninety pounds of wild vegetables into the yard.

Qian Cheng straightened up and let out a long breath.

He walked up to Zhang Mingxi, squatted down, and looked at her.

Zhang Mingxi felt embarrassed by his gaze: "What are you looking at?"

Qian Cheng smiled, stood up, walked to the pile of things, and picked up the box.

"Here you go."

"After saying that, Qian Cheng handed the box to Zhang Mingxi."

Zhang Mingxi paused for a moment, looking at the box Qian Cheng handed her with great curiosity: "What's this?"

"Open it and take a look."

Zhang Mingxi took the box, untied the rope, and opened the lid.

There was a radio inside.

Brand new, the wooden casing was shiny, and the knobs on it gleamed in the sunlight.

Zhang Mingxi's eyes widened immediately.

"A radio?" She looked at Qian Cheng in disbelief. "This...this is for me?"

Qian Cheng nodded: "Yes, it's for you."

Zhang Mingxi reached out and touched it, then pulled his hand back, as if afraid of damaging it.

"How much...how much will this cost?"

Zhang Mingxi really liked the radio, but she also knew it must be expensive.

Thirty yuan.

Upon hearing the price, Zhang Mingxi gasped. She looked at the radio in front of her, then at Qian Cheng, and her eyes instantly welled up with tears.

"Why...why did you buy this? It's too expensive."

Qian Cheng, however, comforted him nonchalantly, saying, "Aren't we going to take the college entrance exam? English is our weak point. This radio can listen to broadcasts. People's Broadcasting Station has English lectures every night. If we listen to them every day, our English will definitely improve."

As Zhang Mingxi listened, tears began to well up in her eyes.

She knew Qian Cheng meant well.

Thirty yuan is too much.

Her father works as a carpenter and doesn't earn that much in a month.

Qian Cheng works hard every day, from dawn till dusk, earning his money through hard work. How can he be so extravagant?

"Qian Cheng." She wanted to say something, but couldn't get the words out.

Qian Cheng placed the box in her hand and held her hand.

"Here you go, we'll listen together and learn English together from now on."

Zhang Mingxi looked up at him.

Tears finally streamed down my face.

She cried uncontrollably, tears streaming down her face.

Qian Cheng panicked a little when he saw this and quickly reached out to comfort him.

"Don't cry, why are you crying?"

Zhang Mingxi shook his head.

Inside the room, Hou Yufen heard something was wrong outside and dropped what she was doing and ran out.

When she saw Zhang Mingxi crying and Qian Cheng standing next to her, she immediately became furious.

"Qian Cheng!" She grabbed a broom from the corner and rushed over. "What are you doing? Did you bully Mingxi?"

Qian Cheng was startled and quickly hid: "Mom, I didn't bully her!"

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Hou Yufen chased after him with a broom: "Why is she crying if I didn't bully her? You brat, Mingxi comes to help every day, working herself to the bone, and you still bully her?"

Zhang Mingxi quickly stood up and pulled Hou Yufen back.

"Auntie, Auntie, he didn't bully me."

Hou Yufen stopped and looked at her: "Then what made you cry?"

Zhang Mingxi wiped away his tears and handed her the radio.

He bought me a radio.

Hou Yufen was stunned.

She looked at the radio, then at Qian Cheng, then at Zhang Mingxi. "A radio?"

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Zhang Mingxi nodded: "Thirty yuan is too expensive. I wanted him to give me a refund, but he refused."

Hou Yufen put down the broom, took the radio, and looked at it.

She glanced at Qian Cheng, her eyes filled with satisfaction.

This kid is willing to spend money.

However, she felt the money was well spent.

Mingxi has been helping her family without complaint all this time, and the Zhang family has been very good to Qian Cheng. Even if Qian Cheng buys something very expensive for Zhang Mingxi, she, as his mother, thinks it's all worth it!

Where can you find a daughter-in-law like Zhang Mingxi?

That means her son was lucky.

She looked at Zhang Mingxi and took her hand.

"Mingxi, if he bought it for you, just accept it."

Zhang Mingxi shook his head: "Auntie, this is too expensive..."

Hou Yufen patted her hand: "What's so expensive about it? You come to help every day, you're so tired, and you don't ask for a penny. What's wrong with him buying you a radio? It's only right."

She paused for a moment, then said, "Besides, I know what's going on between you two. From now on, you'll be my own daughter. You can take anything from me, not just radios, but also TVs and sewing machines!"

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As Zhang Mingxi listened, the tears she had managed to hold back started flowing again.

Qian Cheng stood to the side, feeling a mix of bittersweet emotions.

What's frustrating is that my mom is biased towards outsiders and always sides with Mingxi.

The sweet thing is that having a wife like this in one's life is already a perfect life.

Hou Yufen glanced at him: "What are you standing there for? Go and tidy up the wild vegetables."

Qian Cheng gave a wry smile. He had completely lost favor with his mother, but he didn't say anything and turned to pick wild vegetables.

Zhang Mingxi watched Qian Cheng's retreating figure, her tears still wet, and a slight smile appeared on her lips.

She held the radio in her arms like it was a precious treasure.

Hou Yufen pulled her into the house, made her sit down and rest, and poured her a bowl of water.

"Have some water and rest for a while. If that kid dares to bully you again, tell your auntie and I'll deal with him."

Zhang Mingxi said with a smile, "Auntie, Qian Cheng really didn't bully me."

Hou Yufen smiled and said, "Okay, okay, if you say no, then no."

Outside, Qian Cheng was picking wild vegetables while listening to the laughter coming from inside the house, and his heart felt warm.

Those thirty yuan were well spent.

It was getting dark, and the wild vegetables were all picked.

Zhang Mingxi stood at the door, holding a radio, looking at Qian Cheng.

"Qian Cheng, I'm going back."

Qian Cheng walked over and said, "I'll take you."

The two walked back side by side.

When they reached the Zhang family's door, Zhang Mingxi stopped.

She looked at Qian Cheng, her eyes sparkling.

"Qian Cheng, thank you for today."

Qian Cheng laughed: "No need to thank me, it's nothing."

Zhang Mingxi pursed her lips, then suddenly stood on tiptoe and kissed him on the cheek.

Then he turned and ran into the yard and closed the gate.

Qian Cheng stood there, touching the spot where he had been kissed, stunned for a long time.

Then, smiling, she turned and walked back, her steps light and quick.

The moon rose and shone on the road.

He felt secretly delighted.

The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, Qian Cheng got up.

He first sorted through the ninety catties of wild vegetables he had collected yesterday.

The good ones are picked out and reserved for the county and the mine.

The majority are picked out and kept for personal consumption or sold cheaply.

After picking the wild vegetables, the sun had just risen.

Qian Cheng packed the forty jin for Qingping Restaurant into a basket, and then packed a few jin for each of the other restaurants, for a total of fifty-six jin.

The remaining thirty-four jin were left for my elder brother to take to the mine.