Chapter 136: Chapter 133: Riding on Her Bicycle’s Backseat at Midnight

After the walk, Yan Jinzhi tinkered with some scrap copper and iron in the bamboo courtyard, sometimes polishing parts, sometimes modifying designs, sometimes having her go to Nanxi City to find materials. Overall, he was quite the busybody, but when Yan Jinzhi got serious, he was exceptionally charming.

Ming Yue increasingly appreciated Xiao Yanzi.

Meanwhile, she wasn’t idle either. She first went to check her little cash stash. Ugh! No need to look; from any angle, it’s just fifty-six thousand. What she’s looking at are the two boxes of small yellow fish given by her cousin and the sixty thousand in unity notes, with fifty thousand being collector’s edition. This display of wealth makes her heart race.

That’s right! Life is all about constant self-motivation.

She wasn’t doing bad either. She also had six small yellow fish given by Xu Modun, plus the four boxes of gold, silver, and jewels received the first time, which was quite large.

After indulging herself a bit, Jiang Mingyue was tripped by something in the warehouse, only then realizing it was a cloth bag, seemingly left there by Mr. Yang and his students, which she had forgotten about.

Well, it’s the troubles brought by wealth!

Jiang Mingyue took the bag to the table and opened it.

A military-green water bottle, three pieces of dacron cloth, two cans of malted milk, a military-green shoulder bag, a set of military-green clothes, two packets of White Rabbit candy, and two cans of beef stew.

This meeting gift was quite substantial, but she wondered how they were doing now.

Jiang Mingyue didn’t know that the three had already gone to the countryside, and all were in Qingshan Village. They merely missed each other last time.

Jiang Mingyue took all these things out of the space and continued rummaging, like Uncle Ma’s cloth bag, which contained a savings book with a balance of eighteen hundred, and scattered money totaling two hundred twenty-six. Jiang Mingyue went back to her room and noted it down on paper, thinking of buying a notebook to jot it down later.

Later, Jiang Mingyue made a hundred and twenty bottles of apple jam. Since Mrs. Jiang isn’t selling cakes temporarily, these jams won’t be used. She kept twenty bottles for her family to enjoy, and the rest were prepared for Yan Jinzhi; after all, he had given her Lightning, so she ought to reciprocate somewhat.

“Oh! Lightning, why are you following me instead of going for a walk?” Seeing a big white fluff at the door, Jiang Mingyue felt very cheerful, “Are you reluctant to leave me?”

Lightning rolled his eyes.

Jiang Mingyue thought Lightning was tsundere; he clearly liked her intensely deep down but wouldn’t admit it aloud.

“Since you like me so much, your sister will give you some jam, but don’t eat it alone; it’ll become cloying. Let me get a bun.”

With the bun in hand, Jiang Mingyue spread some freshly made apple jam, “Ah~”

This time, Lightning couldn’t roll his eyes fast enough and directly snatched away the bun.

Jiang Mingyue: “…” Was she imagining things? How come this white fluff seemed so eager?

He was indeed eager; the owner had given him live chicken for dinner, which tasted good, but smelling the aromas from the kitchen made him feel the chicken wasn’t delicious at all; he also wished to eat the aromatic, steaming hot food like the owner.

It took merely a minute for the bun to be entirely devoured, and the certain white fluff still expected further feeding from her.

Jiang Mingyue continued feeding him nine more buns and then stopped giving.

“Big white fluff, eating too much will make you clumsy, you need moderation.”

Lightning rolled his eyes, the owner utterly forgot his previous appetite; even with this flavored bun, he could eat a hundred more.

However, hearing about the current food shortage, he feared that if he ate like that, the owner might despise him, and then he’d only be left to cry.

“Lightning, go for a walk or take a nap. I still have to be busy.”

Lightning thought he disturbed the owner and was disliked; feeling a bit aggrieved, he backed 10 meters and sat on the lawn, looking at Jiang Mingyue expectantly.

Jiang Mingyue: “…” She suddenly thought if Yan Jinzhi acted like this clinging to her, she might not resist immediately pouncing him.

Ahem… look at what domineering thoughts she’s having; she is a decent person and definitely wouldn’t.

To cleanse her mind of these thoughts, Jiang Mingyue forced herself to cook up some gourmet food.

She braised two hundred chickens, stir-fried two hundred spicy rabbit dices, and then cut some wild boar from the back, brought by the second brother, to braise.

Pig heads, pig tails, intestines, etc., turned into ham, while the meat made into cured bacon and sausages, to be taken by Yan Jinzhi when he returned to Wuyun Mountain.

Once done, Lightning remained in the same posture, still gazing at her expectantly.

Jiang Mingyue felt helpless. If she hadn’t seen him agilely pounce on people before, she would assume he was a statue.

Jiang Mingyue thought to console his small grievance, picking up a braised chicken to hand over; “Here’s compensation, don’t look at me like that anymore.”

Was it an illusion? Like his name, the wolf snatched the braised chicken from her hand, and in a flash, disappeared like lightning.

This? Jiang Mingyue suspected this dog, no, this wolf was teasing her, with the sole purpose of coaxing food from her.

When Jiang Mingyue visited the Bamboo Garden, Yan Jinzhi had already fallen asleep.

Despite her bustling for half the night, this was actually the moment she waited for.

Briskly, she took out the bicycle and a basket from space, planning a visit to Lotus Village. Daytime was too conspicuous; nighttime was most fitting.

Taking a trip back to dusk, when Lightning attacked those two scumbags, Jiang Mingyue discovered her spiritual power could penetrate into the sea of consciousness of the two. Perhaps due to proximity, or maybe her spiritual power had strengthened.

Upon investigation, she realized the two committed so many atrocities, but Yang the Third had committed one act of evil that Jiang Beiyang didn’t participate in. Jiang Mingyue aimed to reveal this evil and expose the truth, seeking to cast Yang the Third into hell entirely.

As for Jiang Beiyang, he shouldn’t let his criminal acts be exposed within Qingshan Village’s borders. Whether it’s the newly appointed chief or the future gradually renowned Qingshan Village, Jiang Beiyang’s infamy shouldn’t be revealed for now; figuring out a way to eliminate him isn’t urgent right now.

Just as Jiang Mingyue quietly closed the door, she suddenly felt the back seat sink when she mounted the bike, startling her into an action where the well-built rider’s handlebars wobbled extravagantly.

In ancient tales of ghostly apparitions pressing the bed, today’s ghostly presence pressed the back seat, perhaps wanting to experience the feel of a ride on a two-eight big bar?

A familiar chuckle came from behind, “I thought you were audacious enough to venture out at night!”

Thankfully, he knew what kind of personality this girl had, acting according to the situation and pretending to sleep.

Knowing the backside rider was a handsome guy, not a ghost, Jiang Mingyue reset her mind.

Even the awkwardness of sneaking off while he slept wasn’t worth mentioning, “Yan Jinzhi, you scared me!”

Yan Jinzhi snorted coldly, “And yet you dare to go out at midnight? Couldn’t you tell me what’s happening? Am I going to stop you?”

Jiang Mingyue sighed inwardly, listening to this tone resembling a discontented concubine; indeed, she pissed him off.

It was better to come clean.

“Ahem… Xiao Yanzi, your status cannot afford blemishes, while I… the things I do are somewhat dark and not suitable for you to handle. It’s best you know nothing about it.”

Yan Jinzhi was clearly against it, “Upholding justice is my duty, but you, just go home and wash up to sleep.”

Jiang Mingyue: “…” Thinking back, this was the first time Yan Jinzhi spoke to her this way; a blaze could be felt rising!

“Hey! Don’t be mad; can’t you just take my apology?”

“You realize your mistake, but don’t change. Is that your thought?”

Unbelievable, even this could be guessed.

“Of course not, I swear, there won’t be a next time.”

“Best be so.”

“Hey! Yan Jinzhi, where are you going down?” Jiang Mingyue quickly stopped.

A large hand had already taken over the handlebars, and inadvertently, his calloused hand brushed against a soft one, causing both hearts to stir, leaving Jiang Mingyue befuddled, unaware of how she ended up seated at the bike’s rear.

The electric sensation continued to replay in her mind, as though this scene had occurred before.

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