Chapter 362: Chapter 134: The Green Tea Female Supporting Character in a Period Novel (21)

Jiang Zishi glanced at Chi Yun’er’s triumphant expression, then at the young man standing guard against him, and left in a huff.

"Mr. Chi, I’ll be leaving then. If you need anything, just come find me at the security section. The boss talked to the guys before he left," the young man said with a light chuckle.

Chi Yun’er smiled and nodded. "Thank you. When Brother Hua gets back, I’ll have him give you all some extra wild boar meat for your meals."

The busy days passed quickly. At first, Chi Yun’er found herself thinking of a certain someone, but once she threw herself into her work, time flew by.

Jiang Yihua and his men had great success. In three days, they swept the surrounding mountains, tracked down the wild boar herds, and, using traps and tranquilizers, took out five entire sounders!

Wild boars reproduce quickly and have a high survival rate, with two litters a year. They are omnivorous, social animals—fierce, aggressive, and with few natural predators. As such, if left unchecked for a time, their population could easily grow to plague-like proportions in the lush forest.

Batch after batch of wild boars were transported down from the mountains, and the farm workers were even more excited than when grain was being distributed. Of course, in addition to the boars, there was plenty of other common game like pheasants, wild rabbits, and roe deer.

Because Jiang Yihua’s contribution to the hunt was so great, he was given a young wild boar weighing over a hundred pounds, three pheasants, three wild rabbits, and a roe deer, all of which was to be processed by the canteen chefs.

Chi Yun’er told Jiang Yihua the whole story of Jiang Zishi coming to see her. "I had no idea he misunderstood me so profoundly," she said with a sigh.

"I’ve always just thought of him as a brother. I had no idea he thought I was in love with him..."

Jiang Yihua smiled, ruffled her hair, and pulled her into his arms. "Why don’t you come with me on the truck this time?"

"I can drop you off when we get to the Capital City, and then pick you up on my way back?"

Chi Yun’er froze. She looked up, grabbing his arm, and asked with a tremor in her voice, "Brother Hua, I... I can go back to the Capital City and see my parents?"

Jiang Yihua kissed her on the forehead and nodded with a smile. "Of course you can. You’ve been working in the countryside for over a year; you have enough vacation days saved up. As long as you find someone to cover your post so there are no delays, no one should give you any trouble."

’She’d been longing to go back for more than twenty years... The wonderful news was so sudden.’

Her eyes curved into crescents as an irrepressible smile spread across her face. Unsure how else to express her sheer joy, she stood on her tiptoes, pulled him down by the neck, and planted a hard kiss on his cheek.

But when was a man ever so easily satisfied?

Jiang Yihua had been thinking about her for days. He’d wanted to do this the moment they met...

"If Uncle Chi and Aunt Chi play their cards right, you might be able to stay in the Capital City and not have to come back."

"It doesn’t look like you have that much stuff. Just bring your important documents, belongings, and your money and coupons. I can mail the rest to you later."

Chi Yun’er bit her lip, fiddling with his fingers. "How will you get back, Brother Hua? And how long will it take?"

Jiang Yihua smiled. "It’ll be quick. For the past two years, I haven’t actually been here to do farm work. I’ve been part of a project on improving crop varieties."

"We’ve made some decent progress now, so it’s time for that to help me get back to the capital."

"Once I’ve finished organizing the report, I’ll be able to join you in the Capital City in less than two months."

Chi Yun’er nodded again and again, smiling. "Then I’ll wait for you in the Capital City!"

Once her leave request was approved, she used the office phone and, timing it perfectly, placed a call home.

"Hello, this is the Chi Chengji residence. I’m his wife. May I ask who is calling and what it’s regarding?"

Hearing Mrs. Zhuo’s familiar, formulaic greeting, tears instantly streamed down Chi Yun’er’s face.

"Yun’er, is that you?"

Chi Yun’er’s voice was choked with sobs as she cried out, "Mom..."

"Oh, Yun’er, I’m here," Mrs. Chi answered, her voice laced with pain. "You foolish girl, you’re breaking your mother’s heart!"

"You signed up for the countryside without a word, and then you gritted your teeth and never complained to us about how hard it was. Who were you throwing a tantrum at?"

"Your father and I are the closest people you have in this world. What is there that you can’t tell us openly?"

"We can talk through any problem and solve it. Being impulsive is pointless."

Chi Yun’er just hummed obediently, feeling as if she were being torn in two. On one side were twenty years of memories, a testament to her foolishness. On the other was the daze of her new life, which still felt like a dream.

She was terrified she would open her eyes and wake up to find that everything had gone back to the way it was, so she could only listen greedily to her mother’s fond nagging.

Mrs. Chi was a bit surprised. ’I know my own daughter,’ she thought. ’Since when does she have the patience to listen to me lecture?’

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