"Very well, junior brother, but today there may be a troublesome matter I need your help with," Lin Li said.
"What sort of trouble?" Jian Yumei noticed Lin Li was starting to look a bit uneasy.
"Oh, is it about that Lin's myth again?" Jian Yumei asked.
"No, no, he hasn't shown up for a long time. I reckon he's scared off!" Lin Li said.
"What could it be then? Has someone taken a fancy to you again and come to pursue you? Ahaha! Sister, you truly have a magnetic charm!" Jian Yumei chuckled.
"Cut it out. Don't smirk like that. You don't seem like a good person!" Lin Li scolded.
"Alright, I'll stop smirking," Jian Yumei closed his mouth this time, but he still looked oddly like he wanted to laugh.
"If you want to laugh, then laugh. This awkward expression of yours is even worse, like a monster. If someone suddenly walked in, they might think you're a zombie!" Lin Li said.
"Hehe, zombies are just zombies. Won't we encounter them less if we watch fewer zombie movies in the future?" Jian Yumei said.
"That's true, but I wouldn't like to see you turn into one!" Lin Li said.
"Haha, sister, are you complimenting me or insulting me with that statement? Think about it, if you like me, then you wouldn't want me to become a zombie. But if you don't like me, you should prefer me as a zombie. Haha!" Jian Yumei said.
"You're talkative, but you'd better not become a zombie!" Lin Li said.
"Well, that's not certain. Those ancient tombs are extremely dangerous. What if I encounter a powerful monster and it turns me into a zombie? Then you'll get to see me as a zombie. Let's make this clear: if that happens, you don't need to hold back. Just eliminate me. Otherwise, you might get hurt!" Jian Yumei said.
"Don't talk nonsense. You'll be fine, and I won't let you become a zombie!" Lin Li said.
"Alright, so, what's the matter today?" Jian Yumei said.
"Sigh, here's the thing. Last time, I went to the city and fell in love with a bracelet in a jewelry store. But I didn't have enough money. I just tried it on, and perhaps the shopkeeper noticed how much I liked it. He mentioned it to his boss, who happened to be in the shop at the time. The boss was very young, probably a wealthy heir, wearing a white suit and shiny leather shoes, and he even carried a walking stick. Isn't it pretentious for such a young man to carry such an item? Anyway, the boss came over to strike up a conversation with me. I couldn't be bothered, so I just exchanged a few polite words. He gave me his business card, which stated that he was the CEO of some company!" Lin Li said.
"Haha, this time it's not a deity but a CEO. Sister, you truly have a way with people. You attract admirers wherever you go!" Jian Yumei said.
"Oh, mind your own business. What does it have to do with you? I don't want to attract anyone. How about I cut a few slashes on my face later? What do you think?" Lin Li said.
"No, no, absolutely not. I was just teasing you. I know you. You're not the kind of woman who seeks attention!" Jian Yumei said.
"What should I do then? That CEO managed to find out where I live when I went out. He's come looking for me now and even mentioned investing in the village. The village head is leading him around to inspect the land. But the village head has also called the girls to come find me. He wants me to come down because this guest is important. The guest claims to know me and wants me to come down. He said that as long as I go, he'll immediately sign and buy the land to set up a factory!" Lin Li said.
"Haha, just go. It's not like anyone will die!" Jian Yumei said.
"But you see, if I go, and he buys the land and sets up a factory, won't he bother me every day? What should I do?" Lin Li said.
"Yes, what to do indeed. Just say you won't go! If you don't want to go, just say so. That should be your response!" Jian Yumei said.
"That won't work. Father doesn't know the situation, and the village head has told Father. Father thinks it's a good thing. We've been looked after by the village and its people for so many years. If we can help the village, it would be best!" Lin Li said.
"Haha, that complicates things!" Jian Yumei said.
"How about this!" Jian Yumei whispered something in Lin Li's ear, and Lin Li burst into laughter.
"Alright, let's do that!" Lin Li said.
She smiled happily, as if she could already see the result of Jian Yumei's plan!
At the entrance of the village on a piece of land, Village Chief Lin Zheng was talking to a man in a white suit.
Village Chief Lin Zheng was a chubby man in his fifties. He wore a black silk mandarin jacket with a straight collar. He held a walking stick in his hand. His round face made his eyes seem sunk in flesh, and he often spoke unclearly, but he always had something to say, and he liked to use some idioms that he couldn't remember. This seemed to make him look knowledgeable, as if he had attended a foreign school
.
Because whenever he spoke, he would start with "When I was studying at the foreign school back then, the Xinhai Revolution hadn't started yet! Sun Wen was still wearing long braids, preparing for the imperial examination in Beijing! At that time, Lord Li Hongzhang still didn't value Sun Wen, a commoner!" And then he would go on.
But where exactly his foreign school was, no one had ever asked.
It was just one time, a bold young man gathered the courage to ask him, "Village Chief, where was the foreign school you attended?"
The Village Chief didn't hesitate to say, "Bao, Baoding! Do you know Baoding? That's a big port! I attended a foreign school there. You bunch of dog-like fellows will never be able to go to such a big port for generations! Not to mention attending a foreign school! At least I studied foreign texts at the foreign school, Goodness gracious, Dog Darn It, you know, this is foreign language! Expand your horizons, right? Today, I won't reveal all my cards. If I didn't, you'd think a tiger was just a sick cat!" After that, the Village Chief burst into laughter.
Those young people in the village were in awe when they heard the Village Chief speaking in a foreign language.
Since then, no one dared to ask the Village Chief about or doubt the matter of studying in a foreign school in the village.
All the mothers in the village, with children, told their children at night, "Child, if you can study, study well, strive to become knowledgeable like the Village Chief. If you can't study, farm well, get married and have children! Ah, remember! Don't be confused and indecisive, neither high nor low!"
At this moment, the Village Chief's image in the hearts of those children was so lofty that they forgot that the Village Chief's figure was short and stout!
"Oh, Mother, I know. I will definitely learn from the Village Chief and become knowledgeable like him! But I don't want to become like him! So fat, the girls in private all say they don't like him! I don't want to, I want to be more handsome than him!" Most children would say so.
At this moment, when Jian Yumei and Lin Li saw the village, they still remembered the Village Chief's foreign school, and they still remembered whether the Village Chief had studied in Baoding, because this was a question Jian Yumei and Lin Li had privately discussed many times.
But at this moment, they still had to put on smiles, because their master had said they must maintain a good relationship with the village.