Farming Space Makes Me Rich

Chapter 142: Squash that Thought

Translator: Lonelytree

Xiao Lingyu did not take the news of Chen Ran to heart. Due to a large number of people, they managed to plant more than 10 Mu of land in one day.

The next day, the three children had to return to school, and Gu Ziye and the men had to return to their companies. Therefore, after dinner, the nine departed for the county town.

Gu Ziye and the men shared one car. Xiao Lingyu drove Xiao Lingye and the kids. They reached the county town in an hour. Xiao Lingye sighed, “Sis, having a car is so convenient. In the past, no matter how quick I was, I would arrive at the county town around evening even if I departed in the morning. But now, it only takes one hour to reach the school.”

Xiao Lingyu smiled, “After you finish your exam, you should learn how to drive. After all, you’d be eighteen then. You can drive this car whenever you want!”

“Sis, for real?” Xiao Lingye was excited.

“Of course!” Xiao Lingyu nodded.

“Ye, we’ll take the driving lessons with you!” Ning Weiyi and the other two came over and said. Even though they already knew how to drive, they still hadn’t had an official driver’s license due to their age. They would get their license at eighteen, but they still needed to go through the process. Their families were insistent about that.

“Okay!” Xiao Lingye was very happy.

Xiao Lingyu bid farewell to the children and also Gu Ziye and the others.

…

In the car, Zheng Haiyang said, “Ziye, have you noticed the strange ways the people at Taoyuan Village look at us?”

Yuan Xuanhao said indifferently, “Of course, they would look at us that way. They thought we were there to pursue Xiao Lingyu.” Due to his family background, Yuan Xuanhao had seen that gaze from many women before. He could tell what the villagers were thinking easily.

Qian Yifan spat out the water he was drinking. He almost got the water on Gu Ziye’s face.

“No wonder I felt something was wrong!” Zheng Haiyang said. Then, he asked with some doubt, “But why would those people think that way? We are clearly just friends with Xiao Lingyu.”

Yuan Xuanhao said matter-of-factly, “Most villagers are conservative. Xiao Lingyu is single, and she is pretty. We’re all single young men, so it’s natural for them to think like that. Unlike in the city, we can’t make friends without considering their gender.”

“You’re right!” Zheng Haiyang and the others agreed.

Suddenly, Zheng Haiyang thought of something and said with a strange expression, “Hao, when we followed Xiao Lingye to the mountains to play, I heard a woman say that Xiao Lingyu broke up with a man not too long ago, but she was already seducing other men. She called Lingyu some horrible names.” Zheng Haiyang had a great power of hearing. The village woman thought he couldn’t hear her, but he did. Thankfully, Xiao Lingye didn’t hear the woman, or they would be in a fight.

“There’s such a thing?” Qian Yifan was intrigued. “However, isn’t it normal for Xiao Lingyu to have an ex-boyfriend or boyfriend at her age?”

Yuan Xuanhao said, “That is normal, yes. But based on what Haiyang said, Xiao Lingyu just broke up with that boyfriend, so our appearance caused people to gossip.” Only then did they realize the trouble they had caused Xiao Lingyu.

“Now, it makes sense.” Qian Yifan said, “When we first met Mother Xiao and told her we were Xiao Lingyu’s friends, there was a strange and suspicious look in her eyes. She must have thought we were there to pursue Xiao Lingyu. She was full of vigilance. At the time, I thought that was how the villagers treated outsiders, but now I realized she was alerted because she thought we were there for her daughter. Haha…”