Fortunately, Aunt Pan was in a particularly good mood today and let him off the hook.
Just like that, Li Qingfeng had the most relaxed night of his life and woke up early the next morning.
However, his relaxation didn't last long before he heard someone calling out.
"Brother Feng, Brother Feng, are you home?"
Hearing the call, Li Qingfeng hurried to open the door and his eyes lit up. Standing outside was the little girl next door, Zheng Yingxue!
And beside her was her mother, Xianglin Sao.
Seeing Zheng Yingxue and Xianglin Sao, Li Qingfeng was a little confused and asked them what was wrong.
"What's wrong, Xianglin Sao? Did something happen to someone?"
Seeing Li Qingfeng's anxious look, Xianglin Sao said sheepishly, "Little Feng, it's like this, Xue'er wants to go to the city today, and none of us have time. Xue'er was thinking of asking you to accompany her!"
Hearing Xianglin Sao's words, he immediately turned his gaze to Zheng Yingxue.
"Yingxue, why do you want to go to the city with me?"
Zheng Yingxue glanced at him, her small face immediately flushing. Fortunately, she lowered her head, so Li Qingfeng didn't notice.
Zheng Yingxue glanced around shyly before saying to Li Qingfeng, "Brother Feng, I have a good best friend whose birthday is today at Crown KTV in the city!"
Hearing this, he roughly understood what Zheng Yingxue meant, likely wanting him to take her there.
"You mean you want me to accompany you?"
"Mmm..."
Zheng Yingxue replied to Li Qingfeng's question with a heavy nasal sound.
Looking at the neighbor's daughter dressed in a white dress and a bow hairpin on her head today, it seemed she had been preparing for a long time.
"Then let's go!"
Li Qingfeng went into the clinic, informed Pan Xiaolian, took three thousand yuan and some change from the clinic, put it in his clothes, and then took Zheng Yingxue to town.
Seeing them leave together, Xianglin Sao breathed a sigh of relief and returned home.
Arriving in town, the two headed straight for the bus station north of Liberation Town.
To go to the city, a tractor would be too slow. The bus station had buses going to the city every half hour, which perfectly filled the gap.
Arriving at the bus station, Li Qingfeng saw a relic of a dilapidated bus.
It was covered in rust and dirt, clearly very old, and had no air conditioning. On such a hot day, the windows could only be opened.
Even so, the bus faithfully served everyone.
Taking Zheng Yingxue onto the bus, they immediately saw a middle-aged man, who was the driver.
"Two, where to?"
"Uncle, to the city!"
Hearing Li Qingfeng's answer, the driver nodded directly and said, "Six yuan to the city!"
Hearing the driver's words, Zheng Yingxue behind him immediately took money from her clothes to pay, but Li Qingfeng stopped her.
He smiled at her and said, "You came out with me, and you're going to pay?"
He took out change from his pocket and put it into the bus's fare box. The two then headed towards the back of the bus.
The bus was already full. The two made their way to the very back, where there were only four connected seats left.
Looking at the four seats, Li Qingfeng thought for a moment and chose the last two.
"Yingxue, you take the inner seat!"
He made way for Zheng Yingxue, gesturing for her to take the inner seat.
After all, the bus was a mixed crowd, and having her sit inside, against the wall, would be much safer.
Hearing his words, Zheng Yingxue couldn't help but smile. She nodded at him and obediently went to sit inside.
Not to mention, as Zheng Yingxue walked over, many people were looking up at her.
Those dozen pairs of eyes stared intently, making even Li Qingfeng feel a bit uncomfortable.
After a while, it was finally time to depart, but the driver had not yet started the engine.
At this point, someone became impatient, as it was so hot and the bus had no fan!
They hurriedly urged him, "Master, it's time, why aren't you leaving?"
"We'll die of heat if we stay here any longer, I can't stand it, hurry up and start!"
"Yes, yes, it's almost full!"
Many people in front of Li Qingfeng voiced their dissatisfaction.
But this was understandable. In such a small town, if the bus driver didn't pick up enough passengers, he wouldn't make any money.
Finally, after waiting for another two minutes, the bus driver started the engine.
Hearing the roaring engine, everyone on the bus showed a satisfied smile.
At this point, the driver made one last effort, shouting, "Two to the city, hurry, if no one else comes, we'll leave immediately!"
As if by chance, just as he finished speaking, a very gentle female voice appeared.
"Wait, Master, I'm going to the city!"
"Alright, six yuan to the city!"
Hearing the voice from outside, the driver quickly opened the door and saw a tall figure walk in.
She was an extremely beautiful woman with an heroic aura. The driver was momentarily stunned, repeating "six yuan to the city" non-stop.
Hearing the driver's mumbling, the woman smiled helplessly, took out six yuan from her bag, and put it into the fare box.
Li Qingfeng, being in the back, didn't see this scene, but he vaguely felt that the female voice sounded familiar.
As soon as Zong Shuyun got on the bus, she regretted it.
The environment on the town bus was truly backward. She wrinkled her brows slightly at the musty smell inside.
However, she quickly adapted and walked inside.
After all, she was the town mayor. If she couldn't endure such hardship, how could she help her jurisdiction's towns and villages escape poverty and break free from her family's arrangements?
Thinking of this, her steps became even more determined.
Thus, she also experienced the same situation Zheng Yingxue had just gone through, being the center of everyone's attention.
However, the gazes directed at her were even more fervent. While Zheng Yingxue was merely a bud about to bloom, Zong Shuyun was a fully ripened red rose!
Taking a few more steps back, she found that the seats were all taken, but there seemed to be two empty seats in the last row.
Zong Shuyun walked directly to the seats in the last row.
Whether it was the driver playing a trick on her or not, at this moment, the bus suddenly accelerated and sped away. The people on the seats felt a refreshing gust of wind.
Only one person felt different, and that was Zong Shuyun.
She stumbled immediately, about to fall to the ground.
Suddenly, a pair of hands wrapped around her waist, pulling her directly into an embrace.
It was a man, and his scent felt incredibly familiar.