Chapter 1666 - 303_2

"Remove the latter, the statement still holds. Li Zhiyuan just has too many tasks at hand, so he tosses this time-consuming and effort-intensive preliminary work to me."

"Young Master..."

"What's up?" Zhao Yi halted his brushwork and looked at Old Tian.

"There's something, Young Master, you might not know."

"Go on."

"It's about Liu Jinxia. The village whispers she has a hard fate, and brings bad luck to husbands."

"No way, Old Tian, are you really thinking about finding a companion?"

"Huh? No, no, no, of course not." Old Tian hurriedly waved his hands, "It's just Young Master you casually mentioned it before, and I happened to overhear it outside, so I casually brought it up with you."

Zhao Yi looked down, writing as he spoke:

"Old Tian, you'll have to let me process this."

"Young Master, I truly don't have that intention, don't overthink it." 𝘧𝓇ℯℴ𝓂

"It's tough for anyone to quickly accept having a stepmother."

Old Tian's nose suddenly tingled, tears almost streaming down. He hastily wiped them away.

"Young Master, you're busy, I'll go cook."

"Okay."

After Old Tian left the room, Zhao Yi raised his head again, glancing at the doorway, shrugging as he mused:

"This village truly nurtures people."

...

Putting down his pen, Li Zhiyuan rubbed his somewhat sore wrist.

He just finished writing the latest two chapters of "Walking River Behavior Regulations."

The first chapter was a complete record of the latest encounter, ending accompanied by his thoughts on each decision, along with his new understanding of the "Immortal existence" of Great Emperor and Bodhisattva.

The second chapter was straightforward, full of what he saw and heard, with no thoughts, like a schoolboy's essay demanded by the teacher after a spring outing.

The place visited wasn't secluded, a place anyone can go to, considered a popular tourist spot.

He got up, stretched, and walked over to Alii.

The girl's painting was already finished, since there was a significant amount of blank space, making it effortless.

Currently, Alii placed a jade-like sharpening stone in front of her, polishing her carving tools.

A breeze gently blew in through the screen door, swaying the girl's dark hair beside her face. In his ears, it was as if he heard wind chimes ringing.

Just watching and listening like this, Li Zhiyuan supported his head with his hand and slowly closed his eyes.

The girl placed the engraving knife in front of her, carefully examined it, then turned her head to look at the already sleeping Li Zhiyuan.

In the summer heat, basking in a borrowed breeze, it's the best time for a nap.

Alii put down what she was holding, mimicking the boy's posture, also supporting her head with her hand, facing him. Every so often, a faint dimple appeared at the corner of her mouth.

In the first-floor hall, Tan Wenbin sat on a coffin lid, legs crossed, cradling half a watermelon, eating it with a spoon while watching TV.

Deeply engrossed, the television unexpectedly flickered and shut off.

Tan Wenbin reached out to press the light switch, but it didn't respond.

Walking to the yard, he gazed around; it was daytime, no house would have their lights on, nor does every house have a TV facing their window.

Tan Wenbin's ears slightly moved, hearing a radio broadcasting news from inside a house wall in the distance.

So it wasn't a blackout.

Tan Wenbin walked towards the back of the house, just as Lin Shuyou came out from the workshop hut.

"Brother Bin, is it a tripped breaker?"

"Ah You, did you do this?"

Lin Shuyou scratched his head sheepishly, apologetically saying, "I just accidentally pressed the grinder switch while reading in the workshop, and then the lights went out."

"I'll go check if it was a breaker issue."

"Let me do it. I caused it."

Lin Shuyou immediately ran over to check, returning shortly, "Brother Bin, not a breaker issue, something seems burnt out, there's a charred smell."

Tan Wenbin replied, "I'll find the village electrician."

Lin Shuyou suggested, "There are tools in the house, I'll just fix it."

Tan Wenbin asked, "You know how?"

Lin Shuyou replied confidently, "It's not difficult. Besides, the electrician is at work, by the time he gets off and returns to the village, it'll be dark."

Tan Wenbin agreed, "Go give it a try then."

Lin Shuyou assured him, "Brother, just watch."

Tan Wenbin returned to continue eating his watermelon.

Liu Jinxia was taking a temporary break, having left the porch to the porcelain jar earlier, and upon returning, saw Lin Shuyou climbing the wall to repair.

"Did it burn out?"

Liu Jinxia hadn't noticed a power cut, playing cards outside.

Lin Shuyou confirmed, "Yes."

Liu Jinxia queried, "Are you fixing it?"

Lin Shuyou nodded, "Yes, almost done."

Liu Jinxia chuckled, "No wonder you're a college student, adaptable to any job."

Job accomplished!

Lin Shuyou pushed the breaker up, having forgotten to turn off the grinder after the outage, a burst of "Crackling Wow" ensued.

"Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh!"

Lin Shuyou's body also quivered along, his shuping activated by the electricity.

"Pop!"

Burnt out again.

Post-power outage, Lin Shuyou breathed out, flattening his hair that had stood up from the shock, and resumed the repairs.

Liu Jinxia was startled by the scene, witnessing the lad get shocked but acting unaffected. She could only express:

"No wonder you're a university student, can even endure electricity."

"Liu Xiazi, it's your turn, get to the table!"

"Coming, coming!"

This time, after completing the repairs, Lin Shuyou didn't push the breaker. He first went back to the cabin to turn off the machine and unplug the power, then returned to push the breaker, restoring electricity.

Entering the living room, Lin Shuyou saw Tan Wenbin watching TV again, so he joined in, picking up a spoon to eat watermelon.

Tan Wenbin shifted his attention from the TV, glancing at Lin Shuyou, curiously asking:

"Did you spray some mousse?"

Lin Shuyou replied, "No, reading made me sleepy, got shocked, now I'm refreshed."