Age: Passionate youth, starting from graduation assignment

Chapter 224 Shut her mouth!
How could he be so kind to Lan Qimei and teach her culture so patiently?

In the yard, Xia Yingxue watched from the window, feeling surprised in her heart.

She heard from a female colleague at her workplace that men often don’t have much patience for women who have already taken advantage of them.

Xia Yingxue once firmly believed in this, but the care and patience Xu Jichang showed towards Lan Qimei really shocked her and challenged the inherent concepts in her mind.

Xia Yingxue's impression of Xu Jichang also improved greatly.

In fact, she originally wanted to say something to draw a clear line with Xu Jichang.

But now she has changed her mind.

Let's go back first!

Don't bother them.

Xia Yingxue said to herself in her heart, silently swallowing the words she had prepared.

Back in her room, Xia Yingxue lay on the bed in a daze for a while, not knowing what to do.

Talk to other lesbians in the courtyard?
Firstly, Xia Yingxue was not familiar with her, and secondly, when she thought about their relationship with Xu Jichang, she felt somewhat embarrassed.

So she could only sit in the room and look at the snowy scene outside the window.

Just as she watched for a while, Zhou Qingyu's voice came from outside the door: "Xia Gong, are you in the house?"

"Yes, what is it?"

Xia Yingxue got out of bed, hesitated and stepped forward to open the door.

She left first last night, and it took some time after she returned to the house before she heard Zhou Qingyu's footsteps on the snow.

It is conceivable that Zhou Qingyu must have stayed with Xu Jichang for a while longer.

So what did the two people do during this period?

As Xia Yingxue thought about it, she blushed first and didn't know what attitude to use to face Zhou Qingyu.

Fortunately, when the door of the room opened, Zhou Qingyu did not talk about Xu Jichang immediately. He only asked her whether she was cold and when she would return to the guest house.

Xia Yingxue couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and gradually started talking.

As a result, at this moment, Zhou Qingyu suddenly asked a question: "Xia Gong, by the way... you and your lover haven't seen each other for a long time, right?"

Xia Yingxue was stunned by her question: Yes...

She has not told anyone about her divorce from her husband. In the eyes of others, including Zhou Qingyu, she is still married.

And this means that...the contact between him and Xu Jichang will be regarded as a problem with his lifestyle.

This time I really jumped into the Yellow River and couldn't wash it off.

Xia Yingxue felt extremely dizzy when she thought of this, and couldn't help but blame Xu Jichang in her heart.

It's all Xu Jichang's fault, and he has been charged with some unknown crime.

Moreover, his continuous series of operations since yesterday have made him dizzy, and he has forgotten that he still has a husband in the eyes of others, which has led to the current embarrassing situation.

So here comes the question, how should I explain it now?
Xia Yingxue was confused for a moment, and her eyes were filled with panic.

All this was seen by Zhou Qingyu, and Zhou Qingyu would naturally only think that she had truly betrayed her husband...

"Xia Gong, are you short of briquettes here?"

Considering that Xia Yingxue was his superior after all, Zhou Qingyu couldn't continue to ask further questions on this topic, so he asked if there was any.

"No, I don't need it."

Xia Yingxue shook her head distractedly, all her mind was thinking about how to eliminate Zhou Qingyu's misunderstanding.

Direct explanation?The fact that there is no 300 taels of silver here will probably only further arouse her suspicion.

Just let it be?Not a good idea either.

I can only pray that Zhou Qingyu will be stricter with his words and stop spreading random rumors after returning to work.

Xia Yingxue lamented in her heart, feeling like she was getting messy after cutting things out.

Beside the bed, Zhou Qingyu saw that Xia Yingxue's face was not very good-looking, and her scalp went numb: she felt guilty.

Simply to satisfy her curiosity, she was disturbed like this.

I will have to work under her from now on, so I will be careful if I offend her.

Not to mention that Xu Jichang made it clear that he liked both her and himself at the same time, so he had to consider the jealousy factor.

Zhou Qingyu became more and more frightened thinking about this, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back. He chatted for a few words and left in a hurry.

Hey……

Xia Gong is such a woman.

She is obviously married to a talented and beautiful husband, and has a marriage that is envied by countless people, but she still...

On the way back, Zhou Qingyu was afraid for a while, and couldn't help but feel emotional for Xia Yingxue again.

She had been thinking about herself and Xu Jichang yesterday, and her attention had not yet been transferred to Xia Yingxue.

Now that she thought about it, she was really filled with emotion!

On the other side, Xia Yingxue was filled with melancholy in her room. The more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt.

How come you are a good woman who is seen by your subordinates as a bad woman?
Zhou Qingyu is such a girl, she doesn't pick up any pot, which makes it hard for her to explain at the moment.

And Xu Jichang, if his actions were more subtle, how could he cause such an incident?

Xia Yingxue thought slightly annoyed.

However, she returned to the meeting annoyed, but subconsciously she no longer rejected Xu Jichang's intimacy. She just hoped that she could do things more secretly and not let others know!
With such a mood, Xia Yingxue did not go back to her room immediately after lunch, but stayed alone to talk to Xu Jichang.

"What you did yesterday made a big fuss."

At the dining table, she looked at Xu Jichang with a complaining look on her face, a hint of dissatisfaction appearing on her usually cold face.

"Are you making a big fuss? Is Zhou Qingyu going to report your lifestyle?"

Xu Jichang glanced at her and said.

"That's not true. It's just that she had a huge misunderstanding. She thought I was getting along with you while we were still married."

Xia Yingxue said angrily, "If this yellow-haired girl doesn't keep her mouth shut and talks nonsense when she goes back to work, how will I behave then?"

"If you don't keep your mouth shut, it's easy to deal with."

Xu Jichang still said nonchalantly.

"What can you do?"

"I just need to gag her."

"She has a mouth, how are you going to stop it?"

"The mountain man has his own plan."

Xu Jichang said leisurely, Xia Yingxue was stunned for a moment.

Although she expressed doubts about Xu Jichang's commitment.

But when I thought about the fact that the other party was a very capable young cadre, I finally decided to give him half of my trust for the time being.

And Xu Jichang really kept his promise. He called Zhou Qingyu into his bedroom that night and gagged her.

……

Finally, in the early hours of the morning, Zhou Qingyu, who had been gagged, washed herself carefully, ran from the bathroom back to Xu Jichang's bedroom, dragged her frozen body, huddled into the bed, and curled up into Xu Jichang's arms.

"What did you say to Xia Gong today?"

Xu Jichang said slowly while stroking Zhou Qingyu's hair.

"Uh, I'm sorry, did she tell you?"

Zhou Qingyu realized that he seemed to have made a mistake, and immediately looked up at Xu Jichang like a kitten or puppy that had made a mistake, feeling aggrieved and guilty.

"No need to be sorry."

Xu Jichang gently stroked her beautiful back and comforted her, "It didn't have any impact."

"You just need to remember that Yingxue's marital status is very complicated, and she is not who you think she is."

"You can't tell anyone about your wrong guess. If you do that, I won't pay attention to you in the future."

"Ah, don't, don't…"

"People know they are wrong..." Zhou Qingyu was so frightened by Xu Jichang that her eyes almost shed tears. She shook her head and said, "I will never tell anyone about anything related to this."

"If I pass it on, I will, I will..."

"No need to swear."

Xu Jichang stopped him and said, "I'm just telling you."

To put it bluntly, Zhou Qingyu is also his woman. If she dares to gossip about Xia Yingxue outside, then Xia Yingxue can naturally gossip about her.

By then, both sides will suffer.

What's more, the relationship between the two was not bad.I reminded her like this today just to prevent her from losing control of her mouth and spreading her speculations.

So just click through.

The next day, the snow began to melt, and the county organized manpower to clear the main roads.

Xu Jichang asked Zhu Wei and Shen Danrui each to bring out a thick coat and lent it to Xia Yingxue and Zhou Qingyu so that they could return to the guest house.

After seeing the two off, Xu Jichang added some fodder to Feidian in the stable and gave it some oats to eat.

Feidian ate very happily and neighed from time to time, as if he was praising the food.

"You beast, you know how to enjoy it."

Xu Jichang looked at the oats that had been eaten first and a large amount of forage left. He couldn't help but pat Feidian's mouth and said with a smile.

"Bah!"

As a result, Feidian made a high-pitched sound, startling Du Xiaojing and Zhu Wei who were sweeping snow in the yard.

"Hey, you still dare to protest!"

Xu Jichang slapped it multiple times as punishment and turned his back to the stable.

"Stop sweeping. I'll sweep the rest."

He said to Du Xiaojing and others, and stepped forward to take the broom from Du Xiaojing's hand, "You go back to the house and warm yourself up by the fire. It's cold on this snowy day."

"It's okay, it's not too cold."

Du Xiaojing rubbed his hands that were red from the cold and said, "If you don't sweep the snow clean when it melts, people will fall easily."

Xu Jichang naturally felt sorry for his future wife, so he immediately took off his bearskin coat, draped it over her shoulders, and stuffed her little hands that were red from the cold into his arms to warm her up: "It's already like this, why don't you say no? cold."

Zhu Wei and Shen Danrui felt envious when they saw Xu Jichang caring so intimately for Du Xiaojing.

"Go back to the house, Xiao Jing, Jichang loves you so much."

Shen Danrui stopped the broom in his hand, smiled slightly and said, "It's enough to have us here."

Du Xiaojing had no choice but to go back to the house, leaving Xu Jichang, Zhu Wei, and Shen Danrui to clear the snow.

After a while, Xu Jichang cleared the snow in the courtyard and went into the house with them.

In the room, Du Xiaojing had lit the fireplace. After they came in, he pointed to the table and said, "I've made hot tea for you."

"Drink to warm yourself up."

"It's not cold."

Xu Jichang didn't drink tea, but went straight forward and sat down next to her.

After Shen Danrui and Zhu Wei took a few sips of tea, they also came to Xu Jichang's side and warmed up around the fireplace together.

"Jichang, have you heard that someone in our county is collecting mountain goods recently?"

After a while, Du Xiaojing looked at Xu Jichang and said very seriously.

"Oh? It's private."

Xu Jichang stretched his hand forward, spread his fingers to maximize the warmth of the fire, and asked in a leisurely tone.

Beside him, Zhu Wei and Shen Danrui's pupils trembled at the same time: they both knew that the mountain goods business was Xu Jichang's main source of income.

It was through the mountain goods business that he lived such a wealthy life and could take care of them...

Now that competitors have emerged, should he...

Zhu Wei and Shen Danrui felt anxious for Xu Jichang at the same time.

"It's private, and the price is quite high."

Du Xiaojing lowered his eyes and said, "It is said that many communes and production teams are willing to send things to them."

"If things continue like this, you may face problems with your supply of goods."

Is there a problem with supply?
Hearing this, Zhu Wei and Shen Danrui were shocked again. They both cast hesitant glances at Xu Jichang, expecting him to come up with a solution.

Xu Jichang was still full of general demeanor, "That's it, I understand."

"Dan Rui, bring me a glass of water."

Shen Danrui immediately stood up and brought the untouched tea to Xu Jichang. After Xu Jichang took the tea, he knelt down beside him and gently held his big hand with a pair of jade hands, hoping to relieve him of the pressure in this way.

She is overthinking.

Xu Jichang was actually not panicked at all.

Isn't it just a price war? Haha, what an old-fashioned technique.

If you think about it from another perspective, if you were a latecomer, you would never use such stupid means when competing with the forerunners.

"Which source did you learn about?"

Xu Jichang took a sip of tea and asked Du Xiaojing.

"A female educated youth I knew before told me this."

Du Xiaojing replied, "She is not a liar, and the information should be reliable."

"Oh."

Xu Jichang nodded and said without saying much.

He is an expert in buying mountain goods. It stands to reason that he should be able to detect any disturbance in the market immediately.

Now it was Du Xiaojing who got the news from the same female educated youth who was close to him, which was really weird.

As the saying goes, if something goes wrong, it will turn out to be a monster.

This news may have been deliberately created by others to give themselves eye drops.

If he takes this news completely seriously, he will fall into a trap.

Thinking about this, Xu Jichang already had an idea in his mind.

Haha, this must be some fledgling novice who is setting up a smoke screen for himself, trying to figure out his own ins and outs.

If you believe it easily, the other party will definitely think that you are an insignificant opponent.

And the female educated youth Du Xiaojing said could not lie might be part of the operation.And those who can take advantage of a female educated youth must be someone close to them.

Xu Jichang sneered in his heart and decided to follow the clues and thoroughly figure out the situation behind it.

"Xiao Jing, does that female educated youth have rich social connections?"

Xu Jichang put down the teacup, held Shen Danrui's hand, and looked at Du Xiaojing.

"It's not rich. Apart from me, I play better with a few female educated youths from the same province."

Du Xiaojing shook his head and said, then as if he remembered something, "By the way, she also has a partner."

"What kind of person is her partner?"

Xu Jichang asked.

Although Du Xiaojing joined their team, the problem was that Xu Jichang spent most of his time studying in the county town and really lacked understanding of the situation in the Educated Youth Institute.

"Then I don't know. We educated youths generally play in two groups: men and women. I don't know the situation on the male educated youth side."

Du Xiaojing shook his head and said.

Whatever, if you can’t ask, then you can’t ask.

It is not easy to figure out the situation of an educated youth.

Xu Jichang thought to himself.

(End of this chapter)