Chapter 185 - 184, thank you for waking me up

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Chapter 185: Chapter 184, thank you for waking me up Looking at Xu Wendong’s radiant face, Su Li suddenly felt a strong sense of suffocation. She didn’t want to admit what Xu Wendong was saying. But. She didn’t know how to refute. Because she deeply understood that she had regarded lifting poverty as a stepping stone on her career path. "Do they... really not mind that I haven’t been able to lead everyone out of poverty?" Su Li showed a slightly bitter smile. Xu Wendong: "Some things, the process is much more important than the result." Su Li took a deep breath, her previously aloof and cold demeanor had clearly changed at this moment, as if she had let go of something. Smiling, she said, "In that case, I’ll do my best to lead everyone out of poverty!" Saying this, she picked up her fork, took some spicy stir-fried meat, and started eating: "Hmm, not bad." "Didn’t you say that people of integrity don’t accept handouts?" Xu Wendong looked at her in surprise, never expecting her to change her attitude so quickly. On second thought, he wasn’t surprised. Women seemed to be particularly adept at changing their tune quickly. Su Li paid no attention to Xu Wendong and grabbed another meat bun, even snatching the peeled garlic from Xu Wendong and devouring it, making Xu Wendong’s scalp tingle. Zhao Ranran had delivered six meat buns in total, and this woman ate five??? Even a big eater wouldn’t eat like this, right? Watching her gulp down the food, Xu Wendong couldn’t help but laugh: "If you came to Qingshan Village looking like this, I guarantee the villagers could accept you." Su Li said disdainfully, "Don’t you have any insight? Didn’t you see I’ve got the hiccups? Get me some wine, pour me a drink!" Xu Wendong rolled his eyes but still poured her a glass of beer. Su Li downed it in one go and then let out a burp before speaking: "All along, I’ve been trying not to be changed by this world, but if I want to change the situation in Qingshan Village, I have to learn to change, starting with myself!" "Your name is Xu Wendong, right?" "Thank you for enlightening me today." "In the future, let’s join forces and serve the people of Qingshan Village well." Xu Wendong subconsciously swallowed: "Is this ’future’ of yours a verb?" "Huh?" Su Li was initially stunned, then blushing, she chided: "Get lost, how dare you say such things at your young age. If you ever dare to say such things again, I’m not done with you!" Xu Wendong gave an awkward smile: "Secretary Su, if you want to integrate into rural life faster, you have to accept some harmless dirty jokes." "I’m done eating, you clean up the dishes!" Su Li ignored Xu Wendong. Although she had changed herself, she still couldn’t accept Xu Wendong’s inappropriate words. After returning to her room, she took out her phone and dialed a number. When the call connected, a voice full of authority came through: "Are you unable to stay in that place? Actually, the fact that you’ve lasted this long has already surprised me. If you can’t stay, just come back!" "The two-year bet still has more than a year to go, and I haven’t admitted defeat yet." Su Li revealed a confident smile: "Dad, coming to Qingshan Village is the most important test paper of my life. I no longer hope to hand in a paper that satisfies everyone." "But I’ll do my best to fill in the blanks on this paper." The authoritative voice sounded again: "What you are doing is meaningless." "Not at all!" Su Li laughed innocently: "In my view, continuing to examine a seemingly meaningless thing is, in itself, very meaningful." After pondering for a moment, the man said: "You seem to have changed, changed to the point where you feel a bit unfamiliar to me." Su Li glanced out the window at the figure tidying up dishes under the sunset, smiling, she said: "Yes, I drank today, and I even ate garlic, devoured five meat buns in one go. Today, I did many things I hadn’t done before." "These things, which I shamelessly took from others, these acts which I used to disdain, I found particularly interesting." "By the way, I have a gift here, I’ll send it to you tomorrow, make sure to sign for it!" With that, she hung up the phone, then took out a pair of scissors from under the pillow. She turned on the phone’s recording function, looked at herself in the mirror, at her long hair she had always been proud of, and broke into a grin. With a snip, the hair she took pride in was neatly cut to shoulder length. "Cutting my hair short isn’t as hard to accept as I imagined!" Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar self in the mirror, the woman showed an innocent smile. Seven years ago, she had reached a crossroads in her life. At that time, her whole family advised her to join the military for some training, saying that as long as she cut her long hair, her life would change. But the girl refused, even though her father and grandfather had once worn military uniforms, and she longed to wear those clothes, the girl ultimately didn’t cut her hair short. But today, she took the initiative to cut her hair short, resolved to start anew! As for that bet! It was already unimportant in her heart! Just as Xu Wendong said, sometimes, the process was more important than the result. "I need to take a shower." After cleaning up the dishes, Xu Wendong was already sweating profusely. After all, the lingering heat of the late summer was still here, and combined with the dust from cleaning the room earlier, he also decided to go to the big river in the east to take a bath. Qingshan Village was surrounded by mountains on three sides with a big river to the east, and this river was irresistibly attractive to Xu Wendong, who grew up in the countryside. Following the principle of ’a thief never goes away empty-handed,’ Xu Wendong picked up a bucket before leaving, planning to catch some fresh river produce to change up his meals. While the small convenience store in Qingshan Village had many food items, it didn’t have any river delicacies. Honestly, he had craved this for a long time! By the time he arrived at the riverbank, night had fallen, and the village was lit up with lights, illuminating this small mountain village. It also made the village much quieter, with occasional dog barks, chicken clucks, and the cries of children being scolded, allowing Xu Wendong to feel the long-lost bustling atmosphere of life. This feeling was as if he had returned to his childhood, feeling very grounded. "Qingshan Village is great everywhere, the air is fresh, it even has Spiritual Energy, it just lacks a suitable woman. If there were a woman, cultivating here would definitely be twice as effective with half the effort!" Xu Wendong sighed, and just at that moment, he clearly saw a figure struggling in the middle of the big river, calling out indistinctly for help. "Not good, someone fell into the water!" Xu Wendong dropped the bucket, didn’t even take off his clothes, and jumped straight into the river. He was already good at swimming, and now with the help of True Qi, he was like a flexible fish. He reached the figure right before it sank and was stunned to find that the woman was Zhao Ranran. "Sister Ranran, don’t be afraid. I’ll take you to the shore." Xu Wendong said, reaching out to grab Zhao Ranran’s clothes, but was shocked to discover, she was actually unclothed...

Chapter 185 - 184, thank you for waking me up

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