Chapter 141: Wild Lovebirds

"We have no children now. During the war years, our only son died. Leaving these things with us, who knows what the outcome will be? Rather than letting them sit here, it's better to give them to you," the old man said, his face full of a bitter smile.

The old woman wiped the corners of her eyes, then grabbed An Yinan's hand, "Child, take them."

An Yinan thought for a moment, "Grandpa, Grandma, if you don't mind, I will provide for your old age and see you through to the end."

She had actually had this intention for a long time, not just for this landlord couple, but also for the old man at the Waste Recycling Station, and for Mother Liu far away in Quanshui Village.

They had all lived lonely lives, but they had never done anything wrong.

She was willing to support them; call her a bleeding heart or a saint, she didn't care.

But each of them had helped her a great deal, and they had never once harbored ill intentions toward her.

Upon hearing this, the old woman and the old man were stunned for a moment, but both shook their heads.

"Child, we are very happy that you have this heart, but our old bones don't want to drag you down. You are a clever girl, your path is very long; how could we let our old selves tie you down?" The old woman smiled, her eyes fixed on An Yinan, the more she looked, the more she cherished her.

An Yinan knew they wouldn't agree right away, but time reveals a person's heart, doesn't it?

The old man was afraid the neighbors would have designs on that house, so every time he swept the street, he would linger outside the house she rented, just to make those with designs retreat in the face of difficulty. Uncle Chen had told her all this; she knew these two old people were looking out for her.

An Yinan smiled and replied, "We'll talk about it later."

After returning to Quanshui Village from the County, An Yinan went up the mountain again; she had been cooped up in her space recently and was nearly dying of boredom.

Once she entered the mountain, she felt as if she had escaped from heavy burdens. She didn't think about anything, relying on instinct to head up the mountain, but...

Just as she walked into the mountain, she heard whimpering sounds. This... if it were any other girl, she would have run far away long ago, her face burning with shame.

But who was An Yinan? Never mind this R-rated scene, she had seen plenty of kissing scenes and the like in the modern world.

Hearing this sound, she knew exactly which pair of wild lovebirds couldn't hold back.

She pushed aside the grass and looked over, but her brows furrowed; she happened to know both of them: Er Gouzi and Sun Xiaoqin.

How did these two get together?

An Yinan was just about to leave with a frown; she didn't have the habit of watching this kind of hot-blooded drama...

"That Educated Youth An is back?" Er Gouzi said in a low voice.

When Sun Xiaoqin heard this, why was he mentioning An Yinan at a time like this? "She's back. What, am I not enough for you? You're still thinking about An Yinan? I'm going to get jealous."

Upon hearing this, An Yinan crouched back down.

"Her? Hah, how could she compare to my Xiaoqin? I just want to finish her off; if I don't, how can I vent the hatred in my heart?" Er Gouzi said viciously. While speaking, he lost control of his strength, and with that pinch, he made Sun Xiaoqin let out an "Ow!"

Sun Xiaoqin looked at the hatred in Er Gouzi's eyes and felt a slight startle in her heart. She didn't know what kind of grudge the two had, but in any case, it was no loss to her.

"Brother Gou, how do you want to finish her?" Sun Xiaoqin said.

Er Gouzi gave a cold snort, "Later, you make contact with her and get her to eat this. Let's see how she keeps pretending to be pure. When the time comes, Brother Gou will naturally help you get revenge."

The affairs of the Educated Youth Courtyard were no secret; Er Gouzi had heard about them long ago, and that was the reason he had gotten his hands on Sun Xiaoqin.

Sun Xiaoqin froze for a moment, recalling An Yinan's pitch-black, terrifying eyes, and her body shivered instinctively.

"Brother Gou, I don't dare." As she spoke, Er Gouzi's hands became even more restless.

Sun Xiaoqin whimpered, her words becoming fragmented and incoherent as the two spoke.

"Just put this medicine in her water, you don't need to worry about the rest," Er Gouzi said, panting for breath.

An Yinan listened for a bit, but had no interest in continuing. Not to mention that she had Yun Shu and Yun Mo by her side, so these two couldn't get close to her, but honestly, she had really overestimated their intelligence.

An Yinan retreated and then continued to the Back Mountain to play with the small animals.

According to her plan, she would likely leave Quanshui Village this winter. In order to hoard more mountain goods and game, she had to come to the mountain every few days to relax.

The days were long now, and it was still bright at seven in the evening. After An Yinan returned to the Xiao Yuan, she simply washed her hands and went to Li Xiue's courtyard to eat.

During the days she was away, the group of them had maintained their study plan. Xie Yuanyuan had gradually caught up with the momentum of studying; even without An Yinan checking on her, she could complete it independently.

An Yinan flipped through their textbooks; they had finished reviewing middle school knowledge and had already covered a small portion of the first year of high school.

"Your progress is fast enough," An Yinan said with some surprise, asking casually.

Li Xiue smiled, "Farm work isn't busy right now, so we basically work in the morning and study in the afternoon."

Because An Yinan provided ingredients, they actually had quite a bit of surplus grain, and the vegetable garden was producing as well, so they were working even harder at their studies.

An Yinan nodded. At the speed her friends were going, getting into a university in Beijing was just around the corner.

"Are my grades okay?" Xie Yuanyuan asked quietly.

An Yinan nodded, "More than okay, keep improving."

Xie Yuanyuan nodded solemnly, "Understood."

That day, An Yinan was truly bored, so she went to work with the others. Ever since the spring planting was finished, An Yinan hadn't worked; for one, she didn't rely on earning Work Points to eat, and for another, her farming was insignificant compared to her translating.

Yun Mo hadn't returned in the last two days, and the new translation materials hadn't arrived either. She let herself go, climbing the mountain all day. Recently, the small animals had become alert; outside the middle perimeter, one couldn't see any edible creatures at all.

Only then did she realize she might have gone a bit too far. She counted the game in her space again—alright, she needed to leave some seeds for the Back Mountain.

Without Zhang Qian's sales channels, she had no intention of going to the Black Market, so all the items were just stored in her space.

"Nan Nan, why did you come to work today?" Aunt Li looked at An Yinan and asked with a chuckle.

That night, An Yinan had gone to Aunt Li's house and given her two bolts of flawed fabric directly. Aunt Li wanted to pay, but An Yinan refused to take it.

Flawed fabric was hard for others to get, but for An Yinan, it was just a matter of picking through the inventory at the Textile Factory.

Her space also held quite a bit of flawed fabric, mostly with minor printing or dyeing issues that didn't affect their use at all.

Furthermore, as far as the village was concerned, clothes were passed down from the big to the small, and even if they were washed white, they weren't considered clothes without half a body's worth of patches.