“Ah? Okay, let's go quickly.” She called the three people behind her to follow, leaving one person to watch the car.
After arriving at the location, they saw the large pile of goods. Zhou Pangzi's already plump face was smiling so hard his eyes were almost squeezed shut.
Not to mention anything else, just that towering pile of grain, and those seven or eight pigs that had just been slaughtered, made him say "good" several times over. He was so happy his entire body was trembling.
Every time Su Jiaojiao couldn't help but scan Zhou Pangzi's body a few times. Here, others found it hard to get fat. This person was fat like that... tsk tsk... Procurement Department had such good food!
“The scales are over there, you can weigh yourselves.” Su Jiaojiao pointed to the spot where the scales were placed and leaned against a tree trunk sideways, not paying attention.
“With so much stuff, one trip won't carry it all back. First, we'll take the grain back.” Su Fu directed the three "laborers" while he himself first took off his outer coat and handed it to his daughter, then rolled up his sleeves to help carry the grain!
Zhou Pangzi, however, carried his woven bag over and walked over smiling, asking: “Xiao Su Tongzhi, is it still the old price?”
“This time's apples are all top quality, they need to be more expensive. When I bought them, the price went up several yuan.” He lifted his chin towards the fruit.
Zhou Pangzi heard that and walked a few steps towards the fruit pile, leaning sideways to look... several baskets of big, red apples stood tall and proud.
“Hehe~ fine.” Zhou Pangzi was also satisfied, saying he wouldn't add more money.
Next, Su Jiaojiao kept watching Xiao Zhao working.
That waist... those long legs... and... cough cough~ really upright!
That intense gaze... he couldn't help but feel it. From his initial face flushed and ears red to later moving in sync. Several times he almost stumbled while carrying things and almost fell when passing Su Jiaojiao.
This made Old Su glare at his daughter several times.
This embarrassing situation... didn't know if she should tone it down.
“Hehe... being young is good... Xiao Su Tongzhi is already eighteen, right?” Zhou Pangzi stood with Su Jiaojiao while she waited for Xiao Zhao, his own build too big to help carry anything.
“Yes, Uncle Zhou, I'm eighteen this year. Now I'm an adult. So I'm responding to the national call and will go to the countryside tomorrow to support rural development.” Su Jiaojiao smiled sweetly while looking at Zhou Pangzi's eyes.
Here, young people are good... in the Cultivation World, to see such pure young people, you'd only find them among low-level cultivators or those newly arrived, because most hadn't reached the stage of cultivating their character yet.
Hearing that, Zhou Pangzi's words got stuck in his throat, surprised: “You're going to the countryside tomorrow to support rural development? Old Su... I don't know... didn't tell me. Tomorrow's train... can I also go to see you off?”
“No need, Uncle Zhou. My father said he'll send me tomorrow!” Most things she'd already mailed home, she brought very little.
She thought... besides her family, the person she missed most was this Zhou Pangzi.
Zhou Pangzi was silent for a moment. Old Su knew his situation. Only that in the future two years, he might not be able to buy such a lot of goods.
Ah... let's not mention it!
“Xiao Su Tongzhi, after you go to the countryside for two years, I'll also help Old Su arrange for you to come back sooner.” After thinking it over, that was the best he could say.
Since Zhou Pangzi had something on his mind, no one spoke during the rest of the work.
While Su Jiaojiao continued watching Xiao Zhao, she subtly gestured at his legs. Tsk tsk... that Xiao Zhao's legs should be as tall as her waist.
Watching him move in sync, watching him make mistakes. Su Jiaojiao almost laughed out loud. Opposite her, Old Su's face was getting darker and longer.
When everything was done, it was time to settle the bill.
Zhou Pangzi took out several large bundles from his woven bag.
“Total is five thousand three hundred sixty-two yuan and three cents. You count.” He handed over several large bundles.
Su Jiaojiao didn't count the bundles but took them and stuffed them into her army green crossbody bag: “No need to count, Uncle Zhou, I trust you.”
“Hehe~ big hearted.” Zhou Pangzi gave Su Jiaojiao a thumbs up.
At this point, Old Su's face was still not good. He first gave his daughter a hard glare.
Only then did he comfort himself that it was good she wasn't a boy. Otherwise... with her like this... he'd be in a bind.
“After this, we'll go back together.” Despite his anger, her safety was important, so he decided without giving her a chance to object.
Su Jiaojiao shrugged. Since everything was done, she'd just go back with them.
On the way back, Old Su drove, Su Jiaojiao sat in the middle with Zhou Pangzi on the side.
Tsk... he alone sat two seats!
All the way, Zhou Pangzi kept trying to speak, sometimes lifting his head to look at her, sometimes using pleading eyes on Old Su.
Su Jiaojiao knew his meaning. If she left, his supply line would break. He wanted her to introduce him! But with her situation...
Receiving Zhou Pangzi's hint, Old Su also understood but since she hadn't spoken, he couldn't open that door. He'd just pretend not to see and continue acting clueless.
“Ah.” Zhou Pangzi's sigh covered the silence.
……
Pushing open the door, Grandfather and Grandmother were already in the living room, having waited a day without seeing their granddaughter return until after four o'clock.
“Hmph! A girl, running around like that every day... what kind of example is that?” She's going to the countryside and didn't even come to see us old folks... she doesn't miss us at all.
This troublemaker!
“Look, Grandfather... I brought two watermelons for you two... I was going to have Old Su bring them later, but since you're here... call Grandma to make a hotpot tonight.” She put the two watermelons by the door before smiling: “Since you're here, tell Grandma to make hotpot tonight.”
“Eat eat eat! Every day not sleeping but thinking about eating... if she marries, her in-laws won't beat her eight times a day.” Old Su was in a bad mood and wanted to scold her.
But he got a slap from Grandma.
“What are you talking about? Can't you speak properly? If she really marries, her in-laws won't beat her eight times a day... if they touch her even a finger, I'll jump up and beat them!”