Chapter 318
"Your old man is really a scoundrel, totally irresponsible, how could he just run off? It's not fair to others!"
"I knew ages ago he wasn't reliable. Your mom shouldn't have married him back then! Anyway, Xiaobei, let me introduce you. This is Li Jingshu, the new cadre in the village. She's educated and really impressive."
"I wouldn't know how to cultivate anything if it weren't for her teaching me."
After some criticism, He Yulan turned around and pointed to the woman beside her to introduce her.
Only then did Xia Bei move his gaze from Aunt Yulan to her.
Very pretty, very young, and very trendy-looking.
Around twenty-five or six years old, with bright, clean features, fair skin, a tall and shapely figure, wearing a fashionable sweater and jeans that showed off her stunning curves.
She had her eyebrows done, wore light makeup, and was adorned with some delicate jewelry, starkly contrasting Aunt Yulan's simplicity.
She glanced over with squinted eyes, her gaze faintly contemptuous, even a bit arrogant.
Xia Bei noticed this and felt somewhat irritated.
However, thinking that she must've heard everything, knew he dropped out of school, hadn't finished high school, and that his dad was a scoundrel who skipped town owing debts, of course she'd look down on him a bit.
Moreover, from Aunt Yulan's introduction, this woman seemed highly educated and quite capable, certainly entitled to look down on him.
"Sister Jing Shu!"
Xia Bei smiled warmly and greeted her.
Li Jingshu merely nodded lightly, acknowledging the greeting.
"Xiaobei, come on! Let's go eat first, and then head to the guesthouse you booked, not too expensive, right? We shouldn't make you spend too much!" He Yulan called to the two and headed outside.
They hadn't seen each other in over two years, and on the car ride He Yulan asked a lot, including what Xia Bei was doing for business. Xia Bei didn't want to say he started a company and made a lot, so he just mentioned doing some small business, managing decently.
He didn't mention being a doctor either, worried Aunt Yulan might think a small-time doctor's salary isn't much and insist on giving him money.
"That's not bad at all! You're still young, you'll have plenty of opportunities in the future. Save up slowly, buy a house, get married." He Yulan laughed.
Beside her, Li Jingshu listened and looked at the young man again.
What kind of small business? Could it be stall vending?
No education, no skills, no capital, what well-off business could he do, maybe just setting up a stall, doing some small-time business. She wasn't looking down on such vendors, just thought of this work as not quite proper and challenging.
Good luck could earn quite a bit, but bad luck wouldn't make much, and it's very tough.
"How much? I'll pay you!"
Li Jingshu pulled out her phone.
"No need!"
Xia Bei quickly waved it off.
"How can you refuse? It's not easy for you either, right? Me and Sister Yulan can't take advantage of you, whatever amount it is, we'll pay, we don't want to owe people." Once refused, Li Jingshu got a bit upset and showed a stern face.
"Really, there's no need, really, Aunt Yulan is my guest, how could I charge her?" Xia Bei hurriedly said.
"Then charge me, take your phone out, I'll scan it for you."
Li Jingshu handed out her phone.
"No need, Sister Jing Shu!" Xia Bei reached out to push it back.
"Come on!"
The two pushed at each other a few times, and suddenly, Li Jingshu let out an "ah," furrowing her brows, and her long legs encased in jeans clenched tightly, forcefully.
Her expression became uncomfortable, her beautiful legs instinctively rubbed together briefly, then stopped, she glanced at Xia Bei, her gaze embarrassed.
What's wrong?
Xia Bei was startled, looking down at her.
Was there some discomfort down there?
Noticing Xia Bei's gaze, Li Jingshu trembled, her cheeks flushed, and she hastily pushed the phone forward again, reprimanding, "Hurry up, stop being so indecisive, what's this!"
"Sister Jing Shu!"
Xia Bei quickly withdrew his gaze, feeling a bit embarrassed, not daring to ask, and not wanting to accept the money, "You're staying for quite a few days, right? I'll pay first, and when you leave, you can pay me back later!"
"Well... okay then!"
Li Jingshu seemed even more uncomfortable, her legs still clenched, with no mind to argue further.
Yet, shortly, her discomfort eased, and by the time they got out of the car, her demeanor turned natural. Xia Bei led them into the guesthouse, helped them tidy up a bit, and in the afternoon they went out for their matters.
By evening, Xia Bei bought quite a few things, including lots of good food, and brought them to Aunt Yulan. Remembering the password, he just opened the door and went inside, hearing from the nearby room a strange, evocative noise.
"Mm! Mm!"
It was a woman's tempting moans, not Aunt Yulan's, but the pretty village cadre's. What was she doing? Was she comforting herself?
Listening to her continuous, alluring moans, Xia Bei felt a surge of excitement to the extreme, but soon after, he heard Aunt Yulan's voice, also coming from that room.
"Jingshu, is this strength okay?"
"Mm! It's fine, feels good! So comfy!"
Upon hearing this, Xia Bei was instantly dumbfounded, Aunt Yulan and Sister Jing Shu, what were they... doing? Imagining such tempting, absurd scenes, Xia Bei felt his throat dry up, his lower half rapidly stiffening...