Jiang Zhiyu was quite touched.
After Li Long dropped her off at the township compound, she wanted to say a few words of thanks. Before she could speak, however, he turned the tractor around and headed back.
The engine chugged so loudly that Li Long did not hear her call out twice.
Of course, he might have heard her and simply not answered.
Li Long simply thought it really was unsafe. Between Fourth Team and the township, there were only two schools and hardly any settlements-and those were at least several hundred meters off the main road.
It really was unsafe for a pretty young woman to walk alone at night. News did not travel easily in those days. In his previous life, Gu Xiaoxia had encountered something similar around this time. And decades later, online platforms frequently carried stories about missing children and women being raped.
It was better to be careful.
But precisely because Jiang Zhiyu was pretty, Li Long had no intention of chatting with her.
He had a wife. He had to mind appearances.
Once home, he hurried through dinner and went to rest.
He really was tired.
Du Chunfang looked distressed and kept muttering:
"What sort of people are they? You work so hard for them, and they don't even give you a meal..."
Li Qingxia laughed and told her:
"We've earned their money. Why expect a meal too? It pains them enough to hand over the money. Don't worry, Xiao Long won't shortchange himself. He's clever. Besides, didn't his sister-in-law save him dinner? It's not as though we have no food. Why worry whether they offer him a meal?"
Naturally, Du Chunfang was unconvinced and argued with her husband some more. Li Jianguo and the others listened with smiles from the courtyard without joining