The old donkey was hungry.

Li Yujiao suddenly realized and said, "Then you'd better do your best to cure her niece. If you really cure her niece, your relationship with this female county head will be even stronger, and it will be much easier to ask her for favors in the future."

"That's exactly the point," Zhao Dazhu said excitedly, almost impatiently.

The day passed quickly.

It's already seven o'clock, and Zhao Dazhu is ready to set off.

But he didn't do nothing that day. He used his daytime to prepare more than ten bottles of beauty serum, completing one-fifth of the task of providing fifty bottles of beauty serum to Tianyue Beauty Salon this weekend.

Of course, this was also thanks to the help of Li Cuicui.

If it weren't for this girl bringing back so many herbs from the back mountain, Zhao Dazhu would have had to find the herbs himself, which would have greatly reduced his efficiency in preparing the beauty serum.

However, Zhao Dazhu and Li Cuicui renegotiated the payment for her.

After all, Li Cuicui brought so many medicinal herbs today, and if Zhao Dazhu were to pay her according to the previous agreement, he would have to give her more than a thousand yuan.

If it's over a thousand a day, wouldn't that add up to over thirty thousand or even forty thousand a month?

Zhao Dazhu wasn't distressed about the money itself, but rather that giving Li Cuicui so much money was truly astonishing.

If the villagers find out, it will be hard to explain.

Li Cuicui was naturally very resentful of Zhao Dazhu for lowering the price. When Zhao Dazhu paid her, she had a resentful expression on her face, as if Zhao Dazhu had done something heinous to her.

Recalling Li Cuicui's puffed-out cheeks and pouting lips, as if expressing dissatisfaction, Zhao Dazhu couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"What are you grinning about? It's time to go," Li Yujiao urged as she walked over.

"Okay, okay, I'm off then. You stay home and take good care of the house, don't wander off." Zhao Dazhu said cheerfully.

"You're making it sound like I'm some ignorant child," Li Yujiao said with a laugh.

"I'm just concerned about you," Zhao Dazhu said.

Zhao Dazhu was about to set off when Li Yujiao suddenly called his name.

"Anything else...?"

Zhao Dazhu turned around and asked in confusion, but Li Yujiao didn't say anything and directly stood on tiptoe to offer a kiss.

Li Yujiao's rosy and very soft lips pressed tightly against Zhao Dazhu's lips, and Zhao Dazhu was overjoyed!

He quickly put one arm around Li Yujiao's slender waist and used the other hand to grab her soft, round buttocks, giving them a good squeeze several times.

The soft, fleshy texture and the warm feeling were simply indescribable!

Zhao Dazhu was already feeling a little excited, and he couldn't wait to go into the house with Li Yujiao and have a passionate lovemaking session with her.

"You rascal, I kissed you and you took the opportunity to grab my butt," Li Yujiao said, blushing with embarrassment and annoyance.

"I'm used to it, I'm used to it..."

Zhao Dazhu chuckled as he spoke, his old eyes almost squinting into crescents.

"Be careful on the road, come back early, and don't linger outside," Li Yujiao added.

"Okay, I understand!"

Zhao Dazhu nodded vigorously and agreed, before finally striding towards the gate.

Zhao Dazhu was particularly lucky today. He had just arrived at the bus stop at the entrance of the village when a bus came swaying and wobbling from a distance.

So Zhao Dazhu boarded the bus and swayed as it headed towards the county town.

Upon arriving at the East Gate bus stop in Taohua County, Zhao Dazhu got off the bus and took a taxi to the vicinity of the train station.

After Zhao Dazhu got out of the taxi, he stood outside the gate of Qi Gaolan's mother's residential compound.

The last time he took Qi Gaolan home, he dropped her off here, so Zhao Dazhu didn't feel unfamiliar with the surroundings at all.

He wasn't in a hurry when he arrived, and it's only 7:40 now, with 20 minutes to go before 8:00.

Arriving twenty minutes early shouldn't have any impact, right?

Zhao Dazhu thought to himself, and then took out his phone to call Qi Gaolan.

"Hello, County Chief Qi, I've arrived at the entrance of the residential area. Which building and unit do you live in?" Zhao Dazhu asked politely.

"Just wait there, I'll have my daughter come pick you up," Qi Gaolan said with a laugh on the phone.

"What? You want Village Chief Qi to come and pick me up? This... how can this be?" Zhao Dazhu panicked and said hurriedly.

"What's wrong with that?"

Qi Gaolan chuckled and said, "You're coming to my mother's house tonight to treat my niece's illness. It's only right that I have my daughter go to greet you. Alright, stop talking. My daughter will be there now. Please wait a moment."

Qi Gaolan hung up the phone as soon as she finished speaking, leaving Zhao Dazhu with no choice but to wait there.

Not long after, he saw a young woman in pajamas walk out of the neighborhood.

Who else could this woman be but Qi Gaoxue, the new village chief of Xinghua Village?

Qi Gaoxue's pajamas were brown with a hood on the back and two long ears underneath.

She was also wearing those fluffy slippers, also brown, which matched her pajamas perfectly, making them seem like a complete set.

But Qi Gaoxue's expression was very unpleasant; her brows were so furrowed that they could trap a fly.

After leaving the residential area, Qi Gaoxue glanced at Zhao Dazhu sideways and said indifferently, "You saw me, why are you still standing so far away? What are you pretending for?"

Zhao Dazhu forced a stiff smile and walked over, saying, "Village Chief Qi, I know there's been some misunderstanding between us, but I really didn't..."

"You didn't tattle on me to my mom, and you didn't talk badly about me behind my back, right?" Qi Gaoxue said, adding a snort.

Zhao Dazhu nodded repeatedly with a wry smile.

Qi Gaoxue continued, "My mom told me that you didn't complain to her on the phone, so I'm not angry with you anymore."

"Really...really?" Zhao Dazhu was both surprised and delighted.

"I'm not the kind of person who doesn't understand social etiquette, and besides, I'm not that petty," Qi Gaoxue added.

"That's wonderful! I knew you were magnanimous, Village Chief Qi, and now I see it's true. With your great generosity, how could you possibly hold a grudge against an old man like me who's halfway to the grave over such a trivial matter?" Zhao Dazhu said cheerfully.

"Stop talking nonsense and come in with me. My mom is waiting at home, and my grandparents are waiting for you too," Qi Gaoxue said irritably, waving her hand.