Chapter 1221

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Before long it was noon, and everyone went to eat together; Zhou Jiayi had something else to do and didn't go along.

Zhou Jiaye was down in the dumps.

Zhu Jiajun tried to persuade him:

"Young man, accept reality — Zhou Jiayi didn't take a liking to you, she's deliberately avoiding you."

Zhang Xiaomei, on the other hand, said:

"I'd say you two are more like brother and sister — look, one's named Zhou Jiayi, the other Zhou Jiaye, how much those names sound like older sister and younger brother!"

Zhou Jiaye's face was full of speechlessness; he couldn't help but say:

"What's wrong with me? Why does she resist me like this?"

Zhang Xiaomei suddenly asked:

"Is there any fruit or dish you don't like to eat?"

Zhou Jiaye replied:

"I don't like eating mangoes."

Zhang Xiaomei said:

"Mangoes aren't ugly-looking, and the taste is alright — why don't you like eating them?"

"I'm not sure either; I just don't like eating them."

Zhang Xiaomei then murmured a line:

"Zhou Jiayi not liking you is probably the same principle as you not liking mangoes."

Hearing this, Zhou Jiaye couldn't help but freeze, then a bitter smile appeared on his face.

He had only just graduated from high school; when it came to chasing girls, he obviously lacked experience, but this person was indeed very sincere, and also had a few points of handsomeness — to tell the truth, an ordinary girl, pursued so actively by him, would likely be won over quite quickly.

It's just a pity that Zhou Jiayi, for whatever reason, simply refused to look favorably on him no matter what.

Wang Xiaohua at the side understood perfectly; he said nothing, just lowered his head and ate his rice.

Anyway, he was only here to learn driving and get a license; as for other matters, he didn't care about any of them.

Once he passed Subject Three, afterward with these several people — including Zhou Jiayi — there would probably never be any intersection again.

In such a short time, being able to spark so-called love — he simply didn't believe it.

He didn't believe Zhou Jiaye's feelings for Zhou Jiayi, and even less did he believe Zhou Jiayi's feelings for him.

Before long it was past two in the afternoon, time to continue learning driving.

Zhou Jiayi arrived early at the gathering spot, then followed everyone, continuing to practice as if nothing had happened.

The atmosphere during the afternoon driving practice was somewhat awkward.

But this didn't affect Wang Xiaohua at all; he just did whatever he was supposed to do.

This person was like that — his concentration was much higher than ordinary people's.

After finishing practice, Wang Xiaohua rode back to Shanggou Village in Zhu Jiajun's instructor car.

At this time Wang Erhai pulled him aside and spoke about what happened last night at Niu Chunsheng's home.

"Third Brother, yesterday we went together to Uncle Chunsheng's house as guests, right? Uncle Chunsheng said he wanted me to ask you something..."

Wang Erhai had thought about it all day today, and only now decided to tell Wang Xiaohua about this matter.

Because he knew that the probability of matching his own Third Brother with Niu Lin Xin was extremely small.

Almost impossible.

But since Niu Chunsheng had entrusted him with it, and he also ought to let Wang Xiaohua have this right to know, in the end he still decided to talk it over with Wang Xiaohua.

"What matter?"

Wang Xiaohua froze.

Actually, in his heart he had already guessed seven or eight parts out of ten.

A complex smile appeared on Wang Erhai's face:

"It's that Uncle Chunsheng said, to see if you can try getting along with Niu Lin Xin for a while."

Wang Xiaohua didn't answer immediately, but calmly countered:

"Second Brother, what do you think?"

Wang Erhai said: "Actually I think that although Niu Lin Xin's studies aren't good, her personality actually isn't bad, but this still has to respect your personal wishes."

Wang Xiaohua directly said:

"I have no interest in dating Niu Lin Xin; she and I are fundamentally not people from the same world. Even if I met a suitable person, I wouldn't lightly start a new relationship — after all, Jianjia hasn't been gone long."

Wang Erhai sighed:

"Matters of the past, one ought to let go eventually."

Then he added:

"Also, the matter of your wife passing away — sooner or later you'll have to give Dad and Mom an explanation; it's impossible to keep concealing it forever."

But Wang Xiaohua said:

"Let's keep concealing it for now; take it one step at a time. In a few days I'll finish the driving test, then I have to go back to school."

Wang Xiaohua's meaning was very clear: as long as he went back to school, separated by half of China, he could at least conceal it from his parents for another semester.

Wang Erhai, however, had longer-term considerations:

"Once you start your junior year and go back to Beijing, you can indeed hide it for quite a while, but when the first semester of junior year ends, you have to come back for Spring Festival, right? During Spring Festival, how are you going to keep hiding it? You can't possibly not bring your wife home for Spring Festival, can you?"

Wang Erhai's meaning was actually very simple: he wanted Wang Xiaohua to hurry up and find a new partner. This new partner didn't have to be Niu Lin Xin, but they absolutely had to be found before Spring Festival.

That way, when the time came, bringing the new partner home for Spring Festival and then explaining Li Jianjia's matter clearly to Mom and Dad, the blow to them shouldn't be too severe.

After all, human nature is like this: with the new, one easily forgets the old.

Wang Xiaohua, however, said:

"Let's talk about this matter later."

Wang Erhai still wanted to continue persuading, but Wang Xiaohua said:

"Second Brother, let's not talk about this. If Dad hears it, that won't be good. How's the surveillance installation going at your farm?"

Seeing Wang Xiaohua change the subject, Wang Erhai could only smile helplessly.

Then he truthfully said:

"I hired a professional installation master to help install it; the efficiency is much higher. It should all be properly installed by tomorrow."

Wang Xiaohua spoke again:

"I see behind your farm, most of the mountainside is wilderness. Just using it to raise free-range chickens is quite a waste. Why not plant some fruit trees up there?"

Wang Erhai said:

"I've been thinking about this for a long time, just didn't know what fruit trees would be best. Afraid I'd put in the effort planting them but wouldn't be able to sell for a good price."

Wang Xiaohua said:

"I'll help you look into it later — what fruit trees have relatively high economic benefit."

When it was past ten o'clock at night, Wang Erhai was just about to go to the farm side to keep watch.

Wang Xiaohua stopped him:

"Second Brother, I just checked on my phone. You can consider planting Sand Sugar Oranges. This fruit tree currently has pretty good economic benefit."

"Sand Sugar Oranges?"

Wang Erhai was stunned.

At that time, near Shanggou Village, absolutely no one planted this kind of fruit tree.

Not to mention near Shanggou Village — looking at the entire County Town, no one was planting Sand Sugar Oranges yet.

"I'll go check it out in a bit!"

Wang Erhai came to the farm side; keeping watch was boring, so he went online to search.

Not checking, he didn't know; one check, he got a shock.

Good grief, these little Sand Sugar Oranges actually sell for a much higher price than ordinary oranges!

Even selling from the fruit farmer side to fruit dealers, they can sell for three or four yuan per jin!

Ordinary oranges — how could they sell for such a high price?

Selling to fruit dealers, at most it's one or two yuan per jin!

Most importantly, if this fruit tree is managed properly, it can bear fruit in three years, and a single tree producing one or two hundred jin of fruit is completely no problem!

The more Wang Erhai searched, the more excited he got, the more determined he became to plant this fruit tree!

To the point that online news mentioned this fruit tree is prone to Huanglongbing, and he subconsciously ignored this important piece of information.