CHAPTER 47: SHE DOESN’T WANT TO SEE YOU

Chi Yu, upon hearing this: "..."

At this point, the worry on Aunt Cai’s face when looking at Chi Yu was gone.

She quietly said to the village chief, "At first, I was reluctant to have Yanyan go on a blind date, such a good girl, worried that the matchmaking partner wouldn’t match up to Yanyan. Now I think, Yanyan should hurry and get matched up, having someone by her side is much safer."

The implication was that Chi Yu’s appearance made Gu Yuan very unsafe.

Chi Yu: "..."

’Woof woof-’

’Woof-’

Huang came out of the dog house and barked twice at Chi Yu, who was standing in the yard.

Chi Yu glanced in that direction, and Huang excitedly barked twice more: ’Woof woof-’

The barks seemed to convey: Come on, come on~ I’ll take you in~

Chi Yu: "..."

Dao An had been quietly standing under the eaves like an invisible person. He was waiting to see if President Gu would come out to meet Chi Yu, but finally realized that President Gu probably wouldn’t come out to see Chi Yu.

Having witnessed the two of them getting along, Dao An couldn’t bear it and came over with an umbrella to shield Chi Yu.

He advised, "You’d better leave. President Gu always follows things through. If she doesn’t want to see you, she just won’t see you."

The umbrella shielded the rain, but Chi Yu felt even colder.

He stood silently and resolutely in place, not knowing how long he stood there, long enough to feel all his strength drain away until everything went black.

...

The next day, just after dawn.

Gu Yuan had already prepared breakfast, porridge and vegetables with a small plate of dried radish, a very simple breakfast.

Sheng Yi sat on the doorstep with a bowl of watery porridge, blowing on it to cool it down while drinking.

Aunt Cai and the village chief had gone to pick vegetables, planning to bring the fresh produce into town with Gu Yuan this afternoon to pick up Tutu.

Gu Yuan was talking with Sheng Yi when Huang’s barks came from outside.

Gu Yuan peeked out and saw Aunt Cai rushing back, cursing as she ran, "Yanyan, Yanyan, that black-hearted agent is here, the old man is held by them, and they say they want to offer a sincere price to take back the agency rights."

Before Gu Yuan could react, Sheng Yi, sitting on the doorstep, suddenly stood up, but ignored the hot bowl of porridge in her hands, which spilled a little and burned her fingers.

"Yuanyuan, hot, hot, hot..." Sheng Yi grinned in pain, completely forgetting her idol persona.

Gu Yuan took the bowl of porridge, placed it on the table, and pulled out a couple of tissues to hand to Sheng Yi: "Wipe it yourself."

After speaking, she stepped over the threshold and walked towards Aunt Cai.

"Hey, Yuanyuan?" Sheng Yi followed, wiping her hands.

"Where did they take the village chief?" Gu Yuan asked as she approached.

Aunt Cai’s face was full of anxiety: "To the village committee, those people are like bandits, threatening to ruin our orchard if we don’t give back the agency rights."

Gu Yuan’s expression suddenly turned cold: "Let’s see if they have the guts to do that."

...

The village committee.

By the time Aunt Cai came to inform Gu Yuan, she had already gone door to door calling several people, both men and women, and they were all at the village committee by now.

Aunt Cai thought of calling more people to make a show of force, letting Yanyan talk to the other party first. If negotiations failed and they turned difficult, having more people around meant they could handle the situation better if it came to a fight.

However, upon arrival at the village committee, they found that the other party had brought even more people.

The leader was a middle-aged man in a suit and glasses, smiling. He held a yellow folder in his hand, seemingly the agency contract documents, clearly prepared and determined to get the agency rights back.