Li Dazhu's persistence made Lin Xiaotian curious.
With Li Dazhu's intelligence, he shouldn't be foolish enough to make requests when he knew Lin Xiaotian disliked him.
Based on Lin Xiaotian's understanding of Li Dazhu, anything that made him so persistent must involve some immense benefit.
"Alright, tell me, what do you want?" Lin Xiaotian went along with him.
"I want to get a burial plot for myself."
"A burial plot?" Lin Xiaotian was taken aback.
He looked closely at Li Dazhu and found him to be in good spirits, showing no signs of illness. Why was he thinking about a burial plot?
"Yes!" Li Dazhu nodded honestly. "I picked the spot last time I went back to the village, in the area west of our village."
"Sigh! I have no face to return to the village and see anyone now, but I came from our village. Even if I die, I must die in our village. Xiaotian, this request isn't too much, is it?"
Li Dazhu even coughed a couple of times deliberately after speaking.
Lin Xiaotian pondered for a moment.
The request wasn't excessive. But for Li Dazhu to bring it up was strange.
Especially Li Dazhu's last few coughs, which seemed too intentional. Lin Xiaotian felt something was off.
"This request is indeed not excessive."
"Then you agree?" Li Dazhu asked eagerly.
"Mmm!" Lin Xiaotian nodded.
"Xiaotian, I've already spoken to the village about that piece of land. When you go back next time, help me mention it. I'll go there in a few days to build the tomb." Li Dazhu said immediately.
"Alright." Lin Xiaotian looked at Li Dazhu. "Is there anything else?"
"No!"
"Then... goodbye."
They bid each other a simple farewell, and Lin Xiaotian left.
Li Dazhu waved goodbye to Lin Xiaotian with a smile.
Although Lin Xiaotian disliked Li Dazhu, one doesn't strike a smiling face. He didn't have such deep hatred for Li Dazhu, and everything had been resolved. He and Qin Yuxiang were living well now, so Lin Xiaotian even managed a rare smile.
But he didn't know that the moment he was out of Li Dazhu's sight, a smug smile spread across Li Dazhu's face.
Getting a burial plot was nothing to be smug about, but he wanted more than just that!
Back at the Civil Affairs Bureau, Lin Xiaotian reunited with Qin Yuxiang.
Because the car was parked far away, Liang Xu asked Lin Xiaotian to find a nearby place to wait while he went to fetch the car.
Lin Xiaotian nodded, agreed on a meeting point with Liang Xu, and parted ways.
The Civil Affairs Bureau had no air conditioning, so Lin Xiaotian found a small restaurant nearby to wait for Liang Xu.
"Sister Yuxiang, what would you like to drink?"
The restaurant sold beverages. Lin Xiaotian pointed to the array of drinks and began to ask Qin Yuxiang.
Qin Yuxiang picked out a bottle of orange juice and then handed an iced red tea to Lin Xiaotian.
"Here! Consider it my treat. Don't you always like this one?"
Lin Xiaotian smiled slightly and took Qin Yuxiang's drink.
Only Qin Yuxiang knew best what he liked.
Compared to other women, Qin Yuxiang gave Lin Xiaotian a unique feeling.
With Qin Yuxiang by his side, Lin Xiaotian always felt at ease.
Lin Xiaotian thought that Qin Yuxiang was now free. According to their prior agreement, he could now be openly with Qin Yuxiang.
Thinking about this, Lin Xiaotian's heart fluttered.
He had waited for this day for so long.
"Don't be silly, why are you staring at me like that?"
"Because you're beautiful! So I keep staring."
"Sweet talker!" Qin Yuxiang huffed and turned her head away abruptly.
But in reality, her cheeks were already flushed red.
Since they had just eaten, they didn't order any food and instead found a vacant seat to sit down.
The owner of the small restaurant didn't rush them, as there wasn't much business anyway, and Lin Xiaotian sitting there didn't cause any inconvenience.
As they sat there bored, a man and a woman walked in.
The woman wore a short red skirt and a small shirt. She had a voluptuous figure, but not as much as Qin Yuxiang. However, her style was much more revealing than Qin Yuxiang's. Nothing was left to the imagination.
Beside her was a young man, around thirty, tall and thin, wearing black-rimmed glasses, looking like a scholar.
"Boss, a bottle of orange juice!" the woman called out to the restaurant owner.
The woman's bold attire also drew a few extra glances from the owner.
"Heh!"
"What are you looking at? Haven't you seen a woman before!"
The woman seemed to notice the owner's gaze and scoffed.
The owner's face turned red upon being called out, but he certainly couldn't admit it, or he would seem like a pervert.
Although the woman's attire was bold, and the owner, as an adult man, couldn't help but have wild thoughts, he knew to restrain himself and hadn't actually done anything to her. So he began to play dumb.
"Young lady, why are you scolding people for no reason?"
"Stop pretending! Old pervert!" But the woman wasn't going to give him a chance to explain, convinced that the owner was peeping at her.
She had seen this situation many times and was accustomed to it.
It was all because she was beautiful.
In this small county town, full of mediocrity, when a beauty like her walked down the street, who wouldn't focus all their attention on her?
The owner was still trying to argue his case, but the woman couldn't be bothered to listen.
Just as she was about to pay and leave, her gaze swept over and she immediately noticed Qin Yuxiang.
The moment she saw Qin Yuxiang, the woman was stunned.
Even as a woman, she had to admit that Qin Yuxiang before her was simply perfect.
Whether it was her figure, her looks, or her demeanor, there was not a single fault to be found.
The woman didn't even need to compare; she knew she couldn't measure up.
For a moment, the woman was lost in thought.
But as the woman was dazed, a surprised voice came from the man beside her.
"I knew I recognized you! I can't believe it's really you?"
The man looked Qin Yuxiang up and down.
Qin Yuxiang was startled and looked up at the man.
"You're Yuxiang, right? I'm Xiaogang! Don't you remember me? We were deskmates when we were kids!" Xiaogang said with pleasant surprise, looking at Qin Yuxiang.
Qin Yuxiang thought for a moment and immediately recognized him.
"Li Xiaogang?"
"Yes, it's me!" Xiaogang walked over excitedly, wanting to get closer to Qin Yuxiang.
But Lin Xiaotian directly blocked his path.
Alas, who could blame him, having just encountered another of Qin Yuxiang's childhood classmates that very day.