Chapter 348: The Soft-Waisted Educated Youth Is Being Spoiled Rotten by His Boyfriend 11

Jin Chen briefly thought, farmhouse free-range eggs are indeed nourishing; his wife is getting so thin she's malnourished, eating some eggs to supplement would also be good.

Besides, it would annoy Uncle Sun—why not?

He cleared his throat and called out to the aunt who had just spoken up for Mo Zhinan.

"Third Aunt, do you still have any eggs at your place?"

"Ah, yes, yes, I happen to have saved over thirty eggs at home." The aunt was taken aback; although she didn't know why Jin Chen suddenly asked that, she answered truthfully.

"Perfect, I'll buy all of these. How do you usually sell them?"

"Hey, turns out you want to buy eggs—since we're all neighbors, I'll charge you five cents each."

Jin Chen raised an eyebrow, calculated: thirty free-range eggs would be only one yuan and five jiao.

【……Could you say the amount again?】

0731 kindly reminded, 【Twenty yuan, host!】

【……Go die.】

He took out five yuan from his pocket; any more would be inappropriate.

"Third Aunt, I'm buying thirty eggs from you for Zhinan to eat; he's now an important partner in my business, so I can't neglect him."

"Oh dear, oh dear, just buy them—you don't need to spend so much money!"

Third Aunt repeatedly refused.

"I don't have any spare change either; just consider it payment for the trouble you usually take looking after Zhinan while living here—you're not exactly well-off either."

Jin Chen handled the money like a hot potato, hastily stuffing it into Third Aunt's hands.

"You say this…" Seeing that he had said it to this extent, Third Aunt could no longer refuse, only saying: "Alright, you wait here; I'll personally bring the eggs over."

After speaking, she carefully stuffed the money into her pant pocket and headed out, afraid to drop it—this was her husband's livelihood for half a month!

This got the other villagers excited, they rushed over, shouting: "Jin Family lad, we have plenty of eggs too—no worse than Third Aunt's! Want to buy some?"

"Yeah, yeah, you might as well buy more! We have some too."

Jin Chen's face was expressionless: "No, you were just speaking up for Uncle Sun earlier; I'm afraid if I ate your eggs, rumors would spread that I stole them."

He picked up a nearby stick to drive them away.

Hearing that, the few villagers who had just spoken flared up at Uncle Sun, spat at him before leaving, and still wanted to curse something that was blocking others' fortunes.

Uncle Sun himself regretted it deeply—he had only taken fifty cents' worth of benefit from Zhang Zhishuai, and while he himself got beaten half to death, he actually let others make money!

He clenched his teeth, grimacing as he crawled up from the ground and limped home.

At last, only Jin Chen and Mo Zhinan remained in the courtyard.

【Detected Villain Blackening Value -5, total now 60!】

With no one around, Jin Chen no longer held back, taking Mo Zhinan's hand as they walked toward the house.

"Were you scared?"

Compared to his attitude toward outsiders, Jin Chen's tone with Mo Zhinan is always much gentler, so he doesn't feel offended.

Mo Zhinan obediently let him hold his hand; hearing that, his already calmed feelings unconsciously made his eyes redden a little.

He lifted his head to look at Jin Chen, nodded slightly, then shook his head.

Jin Chen chuckled: "You were scared at first, but once you saw me come, you weren't afraid anymore?"

Mo Zhinan's almond eyes brightened; this time his nod was noticeably larger.

Feeling his response, Jin Chen pulled out another handful of candy—this time milk candy, with a different flavor.

As usual, he tore it open and held it to his lips; seeing Mo Zhinan eat it satisfied him, and the remaining candy he again stuffed into his pocket.

"This place is a bit far from my home; I came as soon as I got the news, but I didn't expect to still be a little late."

Jin Chen picked up the bag beside the bed, took out the gauze and ointment, and said: "Fortunately you're not injured; otherwise Zhang Zhishuai wouldn't have been beaten so easily by Dazhuang and them."

Mo Zhinan cooperated by turning around, lowering his gaze to watch Jin Chen roll up his sleeve, feeling somewhat surprised.

This person knows everything—even that Uncle Sun was instructed by Zhang Zhishuai.

"When the aunt brings the eggs later, you'll need to eat at least one a day… Do you know how to boil eggs?" Jin Chen paused briefly, then asked just to be safe.

Having lived alone for so long, how could he not know how to boil eggs?

Mo Zhinan thought Jin Chen's question was a bit stupid, but somehow he ended up not admitting it.

But Jin Chen couldn't possibly miss his expression; he just smiled and said: "Since you don't know how, just leave them at my place, and I'll bring you some each day when I come over."

That smile made Mo Zhinan feel as if he'd been seen through; he turned his head away and didn't speak, but a faint smile finally appeared between his brows.

【Detected Villain Heartthrob Value 10, total now 20!】

During the dressing change, it was inevitable to touch the wound, and Jin Chen's anger, which had just subsided, surged again.

【0731, how is Zhang Zhishuai now?】

【He got beaten up by your two newly recruited lackeys, but not too badly; I'd guess they're not very skilled at fighting.】

Jin Chen clicked his tongue, deciding to give him another beating himself later.

Suddenly, a faintly glowing finger touched his brow; Jin Chen flinched slightly, his gaze shifting from the wound to Mo Zhinan's face.

"You're angry, Jin Chen."

Mo Zhinan spoke slowly but earnestly, his voice slightly hoarse.

This was the first time he had called Jin Chen by name.

He paused, then asked, "Why are you suddenly angry?"

Jin Chen naturally took his hand in his palm, saying: "I'm angry because Zhang Zhishuai actually beat you this badly; tonight I need to find a chance to give him a good thrashing."

After saying that, he took two pills from the clinic's oral medicine, poured a cup of water with practiced ease, and said: "This medicine shouldn't be bitter."

Mo Zhinan finished chewing the milk candy and swallowed it, then took the medicine from Jin Chen's hand and, as usual, tilted his head back to swallow it.

As it went down with the water, he lowered his gaze and saw Jin Chen's worried expression; "Not bitter."

He remained concise, setting the cup down.

Jin Chen: "Not bitter, but still hard to eat—quite an ordeal."

Mo Zhinan offered no comment; although he himself thought it truly wasn't bitter, if he felt uneasy, that was also acceptable.

"Zhinan, may I ask you a question?" Jin Chen tidied everything up, sat beside him and inquired.

"Hn." Mo Zhinan nodded, looked over and met his gaze, indicating he was listening.

"Is it that you feel uncomfortable when there are many people?" Jin Chen originally wanted to ask if it was physiological social anxiety, but knowing his own character setting, using that term felt a bit weird.

"Not."

Mo Zhinan shook his head, "To be precise, even being alone with someone makes me uncomfortable."

This problem, he himself also knows it's a psychological issue, but after going to the countryside there simply is no psychologist, no way to continue treatment.

Jin Chen drew out his tone, letting out an "oh," "It seems being with me wouldn't be a problem?"

Facing this person's smiling expression before him, Mo Zhinan strangely felt a sense of shyness, but also honestly nodded.

"Hn..."

"Then I'll try up close."

Jin Chen suddenly leaned in, and the distance between them instantly closed.