Pursuing Her Best Friend after Confession Failed-Chapter 336 - 152 Li Yuan: Make Way, I’m About to Show Off (Happy New Year)_3

"Jin suddenly brought a boy home. Her uncles must be hurrying back now that they've gotten the news."

"Wasn't Jin a good girl when she was at home? How come she's barely started university and she's already bringing a boyfriend back?"

"Being a good girl at home doesn't mean she's the same at school. Girls these days are great at putting on an act. That girl from Old Second Chen's family right here in our village is just like that..."

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Holding Li Yuan's hand, Xia Zhijin reached her front door and pushed it open. The moment she saw the figure she had relied on her entire life, tears streamed down her face.

"Grandma, Ning, I'm back."

The little boy in the courtyard rubbed his eyes, as if he couldn't believe what he was seeing. Once he was sure it was really her, he sprinted over and threw himself into Xia Zhijin's arms, exclaiming excitedly, "Sister, you're back! I missed you so much."

Xia Zhijin's grandmother also walked over. She grasped Xia Zhijin's hand and looked at her emotional, teary-eyed granddaughter, using her dry, weathered hands to wipe the tears away.

"Child, why have you come back now?"

Since they had no phone at home, Xia Zhijin hadn't been able to tell her grandmother she was coming in advance.

Xia Zhijin explained with a smile, "It's the National Day holiday, and I was missing home, so I came back for a visit."

The elderly lady, well over sixty, sized up Li Yuan. Her cloudy eyes suddenly cleared significantly as she looked at Xia Zhijin and asked, "Child, who is this young man?"

In front of her dearest grandmother, Xia Zhijin looked slightly nervous. She shyly spoke in a small voice, "Grandma, his name is Li Yuan. He's my university classmate... and my boyfriend."

"Child, what does 'boyfriend' mean?" The old woman didn't understand the term.

Xia Zhijin snuck a glance at Li Yuan, her heart pounding. Fiddling with the hem of her clothes, she replied softly, "It means we have the same kind of relationship that Mom and Dad did."

Now the old woman understood. Her body trembled violently and she nearly stumbled, her voice quivering, "Jin, are you two married?"

Xia Zhijin hurriedly shook her head. "Not yet. We've only just started university."

The old woman sized up Li Yuan once more and nodded, seeming satisfied enough.

"Jin, Little Li, come inside and have a seat."

Li Yuan smiled at the still-sturdy old woman and said cheerfully, "Grandma, I bought some things. Let me go bring them in."

Li Yuan looked at the little boy. He had fair skin and a somewhat frail appearance, and he bore a slight resemblance to Xia Zhijin. Li Yuan patted his head with a smile.

"Ningning, your big brother brought you lots of treats. Come with me and pick out what you like."

With that, Li Yuan hurried out of the yard to bring in the various gifts he had purchased.

Xia Zhining trembled when Li Yuan patted his head, seeming a bit shy of the stranger. But at the mention of tasty treats, he licked his lips, his small face filled with anticipation. He obediently looked to Xia Zhijin, his voice timid.

"Sister, may I go?"

Xia Zhijin's heart ached. She gently stroked his head. Lacking parents since he was two, her brother had grown up to be extremely timid and shy, even more so than she was.

"Ning, go ahead. Go with that big brother."

With his sister's permission, the little boy nervously and excitedly followed Li Yuan outside. The old woman followed them as well.

Outside, a crowd of villagers had already gathered by the Range Rover, making Li Zixia very nervous. When she saw Li Yuan emerge, she quickly ran to his side and grabbed his arm.

Li Yuan smiled and gestured to the driver, Yu Qiang. "Master Yu, please help move everything from the car into the courtyard."

"Alright, Director Li."

Yu Qiang agreed with a smile. He'd already gotten the gist of the situation.

It looked like a classic story: a rich young man from the city falls for a beautiful girl from a remote mountain village.

The trunk of the Range Rover was massive and packed to the brim with all sorts of high-quality fruits, snacks, Maotai liquor, Zhonghua cigarettes, and the clothes and shoes Xia Zhijin had bought for her grandmother and younger brother on the pedestrian street the night before.

"Wow, Jin's boyfriend is pretty generous, buying so much on his first visit. Those boxes look like Maotai liquor, and the cigarettes are Zhonghua cigarettes. The alcohol and tobacco alone must be worth several thousand yuan."

"He even bought shoes and clothes for the old lady. Just look at the bags—you can tell they weren't cheap. No wonder he's from the big city. I heard from Third Uncle that the young man is from Modu. Modu's a huge city!"

"Jin has had a hard life. She lost her parents when she was young and had no one to spoil her. This boyfriend she's found seems pretty good—he's tall, handsome, and looks like he comes from a good family."

"Jin has been sensible her whole life and is so pretty. I was thinking of setting her up with my son, but alas, it wasn't meant to be."

"Your son? He dropped out of junior high. How dare you have designs on Jin? She's a university student, destined to live in a big city."

"Heh, I was just thinking out loud. But I heard Jin's eldest aunt has her eyes on her too, right?"

"You mean Maodan's mom? She can dream on. Jin's three uncles and her grandma would never agree to that."

"What do you think Jin's three uncles will do when they find out she brought a boyfriend home right after starting university?" 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

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While Yu Qiang helped carry the gifts into the house, Li Yuan and Xia Zhijin opened packages of cherries, durian, pistachios, and Oreos, handing them out to the Chen Family Village children who had gathered around.

"Here you go, kids. These are pistachios. They'll make you happy when you eat them."

"Ningning, do you like Oreos? There's chocolate too, the really sweet kind..."

Li Yuan generously handed out all sorts of fruits and snacks rarely seen in the mountains to the onlookers' children, earning him the admiration of the surrounding Chen Family villagers, who began to take a great liking to him.