"Yes, I hate her. So you'd better hate her too." Yi Ke turned around and looked at Yu Heng seriously.
Yu Heng looked at the pair of eyes that were filled with the word 'serious' and fell silent. He actually wanted to tell Yi Ke that compared to Yi Shi, she was more annoying.
Yi Shi was gentle, independent, and generous. She had never done anything annoying and often helped him. Yi Ke was different. It was a blessing from God not to cause trouble for him.
Yu Heng couldn't bear to say it out loud.
"You should go back. It won't be easy to walk when it gets dark." Yu Heng chose to avoid the topic of 'hating Yi Shi'.
He looked at the sky and decided to persuade Yi Ke to go home. There were too many people in the valley, and the three of them were already eye-catching enough just now.
Yi Shi had been coming over for the past two days, but she was from the village and was dressed plainly and low-key. The villagers did not pay much attention to her. Yi Ke was different. She was dressed like a butterfly. After what had just happened, so many people in the village had seen her. If she did not go back, she might attract criticism.
Yu Heng thought that although he wasn't a gentleman, he wouldn't do anything that would damage a girl's reputation. He urged Yi Ke to go back quickly so that she wouldn't be fed to the mosquitoes here.
"A few days ago, when Yi Shi came, you didn't chase her away. Why are you urging me to go back as soon as I arrive? Could it be that the two of you are really dating?" Yi Ke shook her head.
She had to pass by Yi Shi's house when she went home. What if Yi Shi secretly came to look for Yu Heng at night? She wasn't going back.
"Is there anything else in your mind other than love?" Yu Heng was so angry that he laughed. He raised his hand and gently knocked Yi Ke's head. "Be good. If you don't leave now, I won't be able to send you back tonight if you want to."
Yi Ke didn't buy it and stubbornly sat beside him. "I said I want to experience the customs of the people, so I won't go back."
Yu Heng couldn't do anything to her. After interacting with her for so many days, he knew that Yi Ke wouldn't listen to him, so he didn't dissuade her anymore and sat at the side to eat dinner.
Although the conditions of the village chief's family were much better than Yu Heng's, Yi Ke could not help but frown when she saw the dinner sent over.
Cabbage buns, two sweet potatoes, and a bottle of water. This was Yu Heng's dinner.
Yi Ke was born with a silver spoon in her mouth and grew up with everything she wanted.
In her previous life, the most difficult time was two days before she died, but she had never eaten such a dinner at that time. Yi Ke found it difficult to understand why the people here had to keep giving birth despite living such a hard life.
In her worldview, if life was very tough, she would not give birth first. Otherwise, it would be a torture for those children. However, according to her observations during this period of time, every family in the village had at least two children. The only child was Yi Shi.
"Yu Heng, you're already so poor here. Why do you still have so many children?" Yi Ke asked Yu Heng. She really couldn't see a future in such a life.
"Because there's labor with more people. It's not easy to raise children, but when they grow up, they can help the family work. The returns should be greater than the effort," Yu Heng replied after finishing the last mouthful of bun and drinking a few mouthfuls of water.
If possible, he did not want to have too many younger siblings in the family. Children could not choose their own background. Living in such a place was very likely to last a lifetime.
Yu Heng thought about Yu Yu and Yu Xiang's future in school and couldn't help but sigh.
Actually, he had always wanted to go to university. He had been studying hard since he was young, but things didn't go his way. His parents had fallen ill, so he could only drop out of school to support his family. Otherwise, his family of five would starve to death.
Previously, he was unwilling to let Yu Yu carry Yi Ke's luggage because of this reason. He was afraid that Yu Yu would not be willing to continue studying after tasting the sweetness.
In such a small mountain village, studying was the only way to broaden one's horizons.
"Have you ever thought about your future?" Yi Ke looked at Yu Heng's side profile and asked without rhyme or reason.
"My future?" When Yu Heng heard this question, he smiled. "If you're asking about me who was still studying five years ago, my answer will be 'study hard and find a good job outside when I go to university. It's best if it's in scientific research. Then, buy a big house and let my parents and siblings live a good life.'"
"And now?" Yi Ke asked again.
"Now? Farming and raising a family," Yu Heng replied.
When Yi Ke heard this answer, she was a little stunned. "You don't want to walk out of the mountain anymore?"
"Who's going to support the family if I go out?" It was rare for Yu Heng to treat her well. It was probably because they had talked about their dreams.