Her Cultivation Diary

Chapter 2175: Chapter 1853: Taking While Eating

Wu Lei said he planned to pick melons and was ready to ride his tricycle, but the weather wasn’t on his side, and it started raining again.

Sigh!

Aunt was sitting under the veranda and seemed a bit distressed.

Not distressed about her son, but about the melons.

They used to grow watermelons at home, which were thriving, but a torrential rain in July ruined them in the fields.

Throwing them away feels wasteful.

Feeding them to the pigs, they’re just immature melons, and feeding half a pigsty at once makes the pigs tired of them.

So they never planted them again.

Now with this rain, besides the melons, the fruits on the mountain are also likely to crack.

Seeing her dark-skinned son, she suddenly felt a bit upset: "If I knew it was going to rain like this, you should have gone to Tan Tan’s house to help her earlier."

Picking melons, collecting fruits, every bit of help counts.

Wu Lei was confused: "I have to cut grass for my cows too... "

Aunt said to him: "Your dad and I aren’t busy either. Can’t we handle grass cutting? We are older relatives to Tan Tan and socializing with your aunt and them. But your generation’s relationship depends on you staying connected."

Look at Zhang Yanping, no matter how lazy, isn’t he always around in the village?

Zhu Lingqi— when Wu Lan called, even she was impressed by how hard-working that guy is.

And Song Dafang’s son— oh, he got married early, we don’t contact him anymore, better not mention!

"You’re Tan Tan’s cousin!"

Aunt sighed.

Wu Lei felt wronged too: "You two never cut grass properly, mixing in all sorts of things, and I have to pick them out when I get back."

"Plus, Dad keeps saying, if you’re raising cattle, focus wholly on them, don’t worry about anything else."

Aunt felt riled up and didn’t know what to say for a moment.

Finally, she just waved her hand: "Then just shamelessly take advantage and enjoy free meals and takeaways!"

Wu Lei: ...

He slowly realized it seemed a bit inappropriate, huh.

But...

He thought for a moment and then called his friend: "Do you want some sweet melons? My cousin’s melons are about to rot in the fields. I got 10 pounds from her to give to you— Didn’t you say last time that the phone watches selling exceptionally at the store, can you get one for my cousin?"

Aunt thought she had calmed down, but now her mind was buzzing again.

No way! She thought: This son who learns whatever he sees, and in the city, he became slick and talks big, without being grounded.

Spent a year in the village, now he’s grounded, but his social skills have dropped to zero, even in the negatives, what a pity!

His dad is forthright, but as for her? No one in ten miles and eight villages says she’s dull, so what’s with these genes?

Meanwhile, picking up the phone, Zhang Chen: ...

As an idle rich second-generation, he didn’t hesitate: "Wait a minute, let me finish this game."

Wu Lei: "Oh."

With this "Oh", Zhang Chen’s head buzzed a bit too. As he typed on his keyboard frantically, he soon lost the game.

Friends were still shouting in the voice chat, accusing him of neglecting friends for romance...

And Zhang Chen sighed, exited the game, and called back: "What do you mean by the melons are about to rot?"

Wu Lei explained: "It’s raining, my cousin’s melons have cracked, appearance isn’t great, easy to rot even if picked, so we relatives are asked to pick some to eat."

"I thought you haven’t eaten her family’s melons and got you 10 pounds."

"Right." He said over the phone: "Next time, no matter who you’re talking to, never summarize, never cut corners. Better be a little verbose; say it as it is."

He initially wanted to ask what "got you 10 pounds" meant, thinking he might have directly told his cousin to give 10 pounds to some friend. But then decided against it, asking instead: "The phone watch? You mean the new model priced at 2500, you want me to give it to your cousin?"

Wu Lei nodded over the phone: "Yeah. It’s raining, my cousin also has watermelons, you always said you wanted them, and I didn’t dare ask. Giving a watch, if next time there’s more about to rot, I’ll bring them for you."

This is a disaster.

Zhang Chen thought.

The saying about Mrs. Meng’s three moves has its reason.

Someone like Wu Lei, being simply diligent in school, with a vain girlfriend would become vain too.

Now raising cattle every day, even he becomes like cattle. What’s the use of having big eyes? Besides shedding tears, he’s far too pragmatic.

He wiped his face, thought for a moment:

"How about this, since it’s raining and there’s nothing to do, I’ll come stay at your place for a few days."

"I’ll give you the phone watch at half price, 1200. Do you have the money? If yes, transfer it to me. You’ll take the watch to gift later— remember, whoever paid for it is the one who gifts it."

"Does your cousin have a tablet? If not, I’ll bring a tablet; if yes, I’ll bring a game console instead."

"Alright." Zhang Chen always felt patient with him, because despite being foolish, he listens to advice.

Wu Lei was excited over the phone: "Perfect timing. My mom registered me for a matchmaking event and asked me to buy a few outfits."

"Do I need to style my hair? Lili always said guys have to dress up; do you think my face needs some work?"

"I don’t have a house, what should I do?"

"I’m raising cattle at home now; all my capital is invested, and mom probably doesn’t have money to buy a house in the urban area for me..."

"Why bother with the matchmaking event." Zhang Chen instructed: "Give the phone to Aunt."

When Aunt took the phone in confusion, she saw the handsome young man on screen earnestly saying to her:

"Aunt, don’t sign Wu Lei up for that matchmaking event, he isn’t in the right mindset at the moment."

"Look at him now, he’s not good at talking, his mind is only on cattle. We know his future is stable, but others don’t!"

"A well-educated girl isn’t keen on being a village wife continuing cattle-rearing in the countryside."

"A pragmatic girl willing to do this— Honestly, Wu Lei is too pragmatic as well, and with such a match, neither of them would be smart enough."

Aunt opened her mouth, finally encountering a kindred spirit: "Exactly, I’m worried sick."

"Tan Tan’s cousin organized a matchmaking event. I thought, why not take a chance— maybe, right?"

Her son with flaws is still a good one, maybe there’d be a girl with a discerning eye who loves such down-to-earth character?

Honestly, Tan Tan and Qiaoqiao’s looks are there, and Wu Lei being related, when spruced up seriously, can match up.

Well, there’s a bit of a gap, especially in terms of aura.

But isn’t he more solid and steady now?

Aunt thought and secretly added a condition: As long as he’s not talking.

Zhang Chen burst into laughter instantly.

"No need for ’maybe’, Aunt. You see, Wu Lei may be dark-skinned, but he can endure hardships, is hardworking, and the family is gradually accumulating wealth. Doesn’t smoke or drink, very grounded!"

"Besides, he’s handsome."

"The more so, the less you should rush— Don’t register him, just arrange for him to help with simple tasks like serving tea or guiding people around..."

"As soon as you mention matchmaking, he becomes nervous, or if his standards don’t change from last year, what then? If you don’t bring it up, and he’s grounded, maybe he leaves someone a good impression?"

"Even if things don’t work out at first, there might be relatives or friends."

The two of them chatted about this topic for half an hour, and when the phone returned to Wu Lei, it was almost out of battery.

Before hanging up, Zhang Chen reminded:

"Before I arrive, don’t go pick melons at your cousin’s place, okay?"

"If you do go, don’t bring a scale."

"Don’t tell people to separately get me a certain number of pounds— that’s not how relatives interact. You could say: later pick some more, I’ll bring some to let my friend taste."

"You... sigh, forget it, I’ll tidy up a bit and drive over, you think about what to eat tonight."