She paused for a moment and explained, "He and I are just friends."
"Yes, just friends, I understand," the old village chief winkled at Chi Gui, "Not to mention anything else, but the kids you two will have in the future will definitely be gorgeous!"
Her gaze moved to the casserole in the hands of the village chief, changing the topic, "What is this?"
Alerted by Chi Gui, the village chief finally remembered the purpose of his visit, "Oh, right, your granny made chicken soup and asked me to bring some over to you. You haven’t been back for half a year. Your granny’s cooking has improved a lot, and the chicken soup is delicious now!"
Chi Gui smiled as she took the casserole, "Granny Zhang’s cooking has always been delicious."
She placed the chicken soup in the kitchen, returned to the living room, and took out a few packets of herbal medicine from her bag, handing them over to the village chief, "Granny Zhang’s sedative medicine must be almost out, right? These are the new ones I bought; please take them back to her."
The village chief, used to this, accepted them.
His wife had been suffering from headaches, and couldn’t sleep well at night. When Chi Gui returned to the village a year ago and heard about it, she found someone to buy Chinese medicine, claiming it was remarkably effective for headaches.
At first, the village chief was skeptical, as his wife had been to doctors in the provincial city who couldn’t diagnose her condition, not to mention believing in the medicine Chi Gui brought from God knows where.
However, after his wife took the medicine, her sleep improved significantly that night.
Ever since then, Chi Gui often sent medicine back, and the village chief went from being skeptical to accepting it as normal.
At that moment, with the medicine in hand, something crossed his mind, and he said, "By the way, Aunt Wang’s daughter is coming back tomorrow. The girl has made something of herself, passing the entrance exams and getting into Kyoto Huaxia University. Aunt Wang is throwing a lunch banquet in the village tomorrow to celebrate, you should come as well."
Aunt Wang’s home was just a bit up the road from Chi Gui’s grandmother’s house; the two families were neighbors.
She had been widowed early and lived solely with her daughter, always warm-hearted and never turning down requests for help, having assisted Chi Gui and her grandmother quite often.
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However, she had always sensed that Aunt Wang’s daughter, Wang Lulu, didn’t like her, so she thought about declining.
Before she could speak, Aunt Wang, carrying a basket and wearing a bright smile, came down.
Aunt Wang was quite stout, always smiling joyfully, wearing a homemade floral dress.
Upon seeing Chi Gui and the village chief, she greeted them warmly, then enthusiastically offered the contents of her basket to Chi Gui,
"These are vegetables from my own garden, take them and eat, if it’s not enough, just come and ask me for more."
She had brought them over, considering that Chi Gui’s grandmother’s land was untended, fearing that Chi Gui might not have vegetables to eat upon her return.
Chi Gui’s heart warmed as she took the basket, "Thank you, Auntie."
"Neighbors help each other, no need for thanks." Aunt Wang, busy as ever, then left, not forgetting to mention, "My daughter is coming back from the Capital tomorrow, and I’m inviting the whole village for a meal. Remember to come!"
Chi Gui paused, then nodded her head.
After Aunt Wang left, the village chief also left with the medicine.
Chi Gui brought the basket inside.
The next day at noon.
Chi Gui and Kyle bid farewell to a few people and returned to the village, only to see more than a dozen tables set up in the open square, with chefs arriving, and Aunt Wang bustling between the tables chatting with the villagers, though Wang Lulu was nowhere in sight.
Everyone praised Wang Lulu’s hard work and perseverance.
She had only scored enough for a Tier-3 university on her first university entrance exam but had bitten the bullet and studied for another year to make it to a Tier-2 university.
Afterward, she put in three more years of hard work and managed to gain entrance to Huaxia University.
This was her first time visiting the village since attending Huaxia University.
The villagers all envied Aunt Wang for raising such a successful daughter.
Seeing Chi Gui arrive, the village chief called her over to sit.
Chi Gui walked over, greeted everyone at the table, and then sat down.
Before long, a girl dressed fashionably, with light makeup and a somewhat proud demeanor, came over.