The Tempting Educated Youth Married to a Rough Man-Chapter 19: Wen Ran: My Sharp Tongue Is Poisoned
"Here."
A pair of knitted gloves appeared in front of her.
Wen Ran raised her eyes, "Brother Xiao, these are..."
Xiao Chenye swallowed a bit nervously, but kept his face calm, "For you to wear. You’re a city girl, haven’t really done much work."
Wen Ran felt a warmth in her heart.
But before she could be moved, she heard Xiao Chenye continue, "If the crops end up a mess and you get blisters on your hands, it won’t be worth it."
Wen Ran: "..."
A bit premature in feeling warm.
She felt a bit baffled.
Seeing Wen Ran not moving, Xiao Chenye pushed the gloves a bit closer in her direction, "Take them."
Looking at the knitted gloves, she initially thought she ought not to accept them without having done anything to deserve them, but after she got involved in Xiao Family matters, it felt a bit pretentious to refuse.
Besides, the way this person speaks is really lacking in emotional intelligence!
Use them!
Consider it compensation for her wounded little soul.
"Thank you."
She reached out to take them, their hands briefly touched, then separated, but Xiao Chenye quickly pulled his hand back as if he’d been scalded.
Wen Ran glanced at him, smiled slightly, her small mouth like it was spitting venom, "Brother Xiao, you act like you’re avoiding me like the plague, what’s up, do I have thorns that pricked you on my hand?"
Another soft jab.
Xiao Chenye was at a loss, awkwardly, "No, I-I’m just not used to being around girls, it’s a bit uncomfortable."
He scratched his head, walking without knowing where to place his hands and feet.
Under Wen Ran’s gaze, Xiao Chenye’s neck began to turn red, the color spreading to the base of his ears.
Walking, he gradually moved with awkward coordination.
"Oh~" Wen Ran retracted her gaze, tone light, "So that’s how it is."
In the team, farm tools were distributed uniformly. The person overseeing them was a young girl with double ponytails. Seeing Xiao Chenye, her eyes lit up with excitement, "Brother Chenye!"
Without a second thought, she abandoned a pile of farm tools and happily rushed to Xiao Chenye, playfully scolding, "When did you come back? Why didn’t you say anything?"
Her tone was familiarly acquainted, not concealable.
Xiao Chenye furrowed his brows, avoiding her touch.
"Li Lihong, mind your boundaries and the impression you leave."
He stepped back, looking towards the pile of tools, "Aren’t you watching the farm tools? Just leaving them like this, if they get lost or broken, your dad has to pay."
Li Lihong pouted, sulking, "I don’t want to do it anyway. If anything gets lost, Uncle Bi will take this job away, and I won’t have to be annoyed anymore."
"Really?" A voice suddenly rose from behind, "You don’t want to do it? Then give it to me! I want to."
Distributing farm tools, this work is so light!
Just send them out in the morning, collect them at night, confirm no damage or missing items, and that’s it.
Six work points a day, it’s as easy as pie.
Wen Ran turned and saw Bao Wenxuan, who was walking with eager steps, the stern-faced team leader following closely behind.
Li Lihong didn’t expect that with just one comment, she’d be caught red-handed by the team leader; her face flushed, she fell silent.
Bao Wenxuan, oblivious, continued asking, "Do you really not want to do it anymore?"
Wen Ran: "..."
She tugged at Bao Wenxuan.
Don’t say any more, if you continue, Li Lihong won’t do her work, she’ll come after you.
Seriously, having friends with no emotional intelligence can be quite fatal.
This Li Lihong was clearly being playful with Xiao Chenye, acting like a spoiled little girl, and Bao Wenxuan’s interruption left her in a dilemma, neither up nor down, awkwardly hanging in the air.
The team leader huffed lightly, not bothering with Li Lihong, but added half-heartedly, "If you don’t want to do it, say so early. These things are the team’s assets. If anything gets lost, your dad will have to clean up the mess."
"Uncle Bi..."
Li Lihong bit her lip, wanting to explain but unable to muster the courage to do so.
The team leader wasn’t interested in fussing over minor matters, "Quickly distribute the tools, don’t waste time."
Li Lihong reluctantly glanced at Xiao Chenye, stomped her foot, and went to distribute the tools.
Xiao Chenye escorted Wen Ran to her spot, and with no reason to linger, he gave a few instructions, reminded her to return home for lunch at noon, then went back home.
Before leaving, he confirmed once more.
"Did you remember the way back?"
Wen Ran’s smile stiffened.
To be honest, she had mild facial and spatial blindness. If she didn’t intentionally try to memorize it, she basically couldn’t recall it.
Let’s not even mention the journey, she was too preoccupied with watching Xiao Chenye’s reddened ear tips. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺
As for how she came...
She honestly didn’t know.
Xiao Chenye could tell from the way Wen Ran looked that she didn’t remember, so smoothly offered, "I’ll come pick you up at noon."
Not caring about the stunned expressions around, he swaggered off.
Even the team leader was surprised when looking at Wen Ran, "You two seem quite familiar?"
"No," Wen Ran calmly replied.
"Then how is Xiao Xiaowu so kind-hearted?"
Wen Ran looked puzzled, effortlessly blocking with a response, "Why wouldn’t he be? Brother Xiao is a good person."
Bao Wenxuan agreed enthusiastically, "Yeah, yeah! He’s very kind."
Team Leader: "... Okay then."
Add new people to the team, the team leader gave a brief instruction, letting everyone handle their own tasks.
"Just don’t expect you to get a ton of work done, don’t be a burden and that’s fine."
Wen Ran, Bao Wenxuan, and Zhang Sisi were assigned to the corn-picking group; Zhang Sisi’s eyes rolled dramatically to the top.
Wen Ran proactively offered, "Uncle, why not swap one out? If I’m paired up with her, I’m afraid I won’t be able to resist handling her."
She smiled gracefully, "You wouldn’t want us to end up fighting on the very first day in the field, would you?"
Team Leader: "..."
Zhang Sisi exploded, "What did you say?"
Wen Ran calmly, "You want to get handled? Now?"
A sister’s slap is not just for show.
Zhang Sisi was at a loss; after dealing with Wen Ran for the past few days, she’d gained no advantage from her. She closed her mouth and didn’t say anything.
The team leader felt a headache, "You make a good point."
Their replacement was Li Gaolian, shy like a little deer.
"Sister Xiao Wen."
Wen Ran nodded; she wasn’t overly satisfied nor dissatisfied, as long as there was no trouble, it didn’t matter who it was.
"Alright, don’t just stand there, let’s get to work."
Since the three of them were all educated youths, they understood nothing.
The team leader arranged for a woman to lead the work, though the woman wasn’t thrilled. She wanted full work points and didn’t want to play house with these youngsters who didn’t understand hard work.
Even though she was reluctantly accepting the task, she had to perform it well.
On route, the woman moved rapidly, "Let’s get familiar with our squad first. The big crop of corn hasn’t arrived yet. For now, we’re picking some fresh ears to send to the county..."
Upon arriving at the field, they found the cornstalks were still green, the tassels on top hadn’t dried up, and squeezing them revealed moisture.
The woman demonstrated in front of them, "These are early-ripening corns, still tender. You need to tear open a piece first to see if they’re fully grown.
If they’re grown, pick them. If not, close the husk back up, and it’ll continue growing!"
The stalks with picked ears were swiftly trampled down by the woman.
Strangely enough, the woman wasn’t tall, but her movements flowed smoothly, her eyes, hands, and feet each doing their part, quite elegant to describe.
Watching seemed simple enough, but when they tried, the whole group was dumbfounded.
