Chapter 344: Soft-waisted Educated Youth Overturned by Boyfriend 07

Jin Chen's tone was somewhat unfriendly, even quite intimidating, so the villagers had to make way, but they really wanted to know whether he had actually struck it rich, so they simply followed along.

This spectacle frightened Gui Fang, who was sweeping the yard, out of her wits.

She saw Jin Chen riding a bicycle back, and she was so startled she dropped her broom and rushed forward.

"Chenzi! What are you doing… good heavens!"

Gui Fang saw a cart full of items and was so shocked she couldn't speak.

After parking the bicycle, Jin Chen's first move was to pull Mo Zhinan behind him to protect him; his wife seemed rather introverted in this world, not liking to be around too many people, let alone communicate.

Indeed, with Jin Chen's tall stature blocking the front, Mo Zhinan relaxed considerably and was no longer as tense as before.

"Mom, don't worry, I bought all this myself; let's go inside and talk."

He first steadied Gui Fang's emotions, his face full of sincerity.

Normally, Gui Fang would still suspect something, but after this morning's incident, she already trusted her son a lot; although she still felt a little uneasy, she was much better now.

She responded repeatedly, then went to deal with the villagers.

"Aunt Gui Fang! When did your son strike it rich?"

"Exactly! All this stuff together must be worth several dozen yuan!"

The things the villagers dared not even imagine were laid out plainly before them, and to top it off, they were bought by Jin Chen, whom they had always considered good-for-nothing since childhood.

A few aunts couldn't resist, reaching out to touch the items on the cart, clucking their tongues, "Amazing! The fabric of these clothes is so good!"

Xu Pozi heard the commotion and ran over from next door; upon seeing, she slapped her thigh, for just earlier her grandson had said Jin Chen suddenly had a lot of money, which she hadn't believed, but now it turned out to be true!

Jin Chen told the cart-puller to quickly unload the goods and bring them into the courtyard.

Xu Pozi kept exclaiming, utterly disbelieving that Jin Chen could have so much money.

"Jin Chen, you must have stolen the money from somewhere!"

His motion of moving the goods froze, and he gave the crowd, stirred up by Xu Pozi's remark, a cold stare.

"Every penny spent here is clean and above board; if you don't believe me, you can go to the town or the Public Brigade Department to report me."

"If you lack the guts, then keep your mouths shut tight, otherwise you can try facing the consequences."

Xu Pozi lost her confidence and stammered, "Well then, you tell us—where did this money come from? How could you possibly earn so much?"

Jin Chen: "What's it to you? With all this free time, you'd better worry about how your grandson is always hanging out with Zhang Zhishuai."

He grabbed the broom Gui Fang had just dropped and charged straight at Xu Pozi.

"From now on, you're not allowed to come to my house; I'll beat you just the same for being old and disrespectful!"

Having said that, he raised the broom high, as if it would come down in the next second.

Xu Pozi was terrified, afraid he would strike, her thoughts of watching the drama vanished, and she hurriedly ducked into the crowd.

"So, Jin Chen! You must have some secret to wealth—bring us along to get rich together!"

"Exactly, don't hide anything—we're all from the same village! Let's get rich together!"

"You're still hanging out so well with that thieving educated youth, and you don't even want to get rich together with the villagers!"

Mo Zhinan, who had been silent, suddenly lifted his head and glanced at that villager upon hearing this, but said nothing.

【They're still morally blackmailing—host, hurry up!】0731 I couldn't hold back.

"You know full well what attitude you've had toward my family; don't play the big bad wolf here."

Jin Chen drove everyone out, only letting Gui Fang take a few small items to give to those who usually helped around the house, then he slammed the courtyard wooden door shut.

From start to finish, Mo Zhinan obediently followed behind Jin Chen, saying nothing.

Just now, having attracted the villagers' attention, Jin Chen naturally didn't notice the change in his gaze.

"Let's go inside together."

Jin Chen turned around, softened his tone, and reached out his hand to Mo Zhinan.

"……Mm."

Mo Zhinan stared at that hand for a long time, then silently reached out and took hold.

This scene fell into Gui Fang's eyes, and she found it somewhat strange.

When did her son become friends with this educated youth?

In the main hall, facing the interrogation by his mother and uncle, Jin Chen produced a reason he had already drafted.

"I found a connection in town that can line up with a job in the city, and it's fairly free; mainly I'm profiting from the trend, and a big boss is willing to bring me along."

"In this era, people pay attention to trends; knowing that many big entrepreneurs have seized the right trend, and hearing that a big boss is helping, Gui Fang and her husband believed even more."

"This opportunity was secured for me by Zhinnan; he's had high school education and knows more than I do." Jin Chen praised his wife without blushing or racing heart.

Mo Zhinan slightly tilted his head to look at the person beside him, his clear almond eyes widening in utter puzzlement.

Jin Chen merely took his hand under the table and gave it a reassuring pat.

Upon hearing this, Gui Fang and Gui Hua felt both gratitude and admiration toward Mo Zhinan, relieved that they had not thrown him to the wolves earlier.

Gui Hua looked at the items on the ground, his eye sockets moist; after all these years, their family could be considered to have finally risen.

"Chenzi, you really shouldn't let those villagers know about this; human jealousy is the most terrifying thing."

"I know, Uncle; only we four family members know." Jin Chen nodded.

Gui Fang and her husband, caught up in excitement, didn't notice anything wrong with what Jin Chen had just said.

On the contrary, Mo Zhinan glanced at him again, their eyes met, and Jin Chen gave a brilliant smile.

He slightly pursed his lips, lowered his gaze to avoid such fervent stare, yet his lips unconsciously formed a curved arc.

"It's getting dark; why not stay the night? The southern slope is tough to climb." Jin Chen suggested.

Guifen also thought it fine; Mo Zhinan is now a distinguished guest in their household, so she immediately said they could share a night's lodging with Jin Chen.

Mo Zhinan, however, shook his head and refused, unaccustomed to Gui Fang's enthusiasm; he whispered close to Jin Chen, "Not staying here, I need to go back."

Seeing his expression unyielding, Jin Chen could only relent, saying gently, "Then I'll send you back; the stuff is quite a lot, you can't carry it alone."

"Hmm." This time Mo Zhinan didn't refuse again.

Jin Chen picked up the things, and together with Mo Zhinan went out, leaving Gui Fang and the two of them to continue digesting the sudden surprise.

After going out, the night had already grown dark, a few scattered stars appeared; Jin Chen held his wife's hand with one hand and carried many bags with the other, showing no sign of fatigue.

Mo Zhinan, who hadn't rested well these past few days, had been running around the town all day today; while still on the road, yawns came one after another, eyes misty as if filled with water.

He looked already dazed from exhaustion, relying entirely on Jin Chen pulling him along.

Jin Chen turned with a mischievous thought, leading the person toward the roadside.