Huo Yuanchen hugged Wen Li and smiled meaningfully at the man in front of him.

"Grandma Hua is waiting for you."

The man's face changed, and he hurried away with the sickle, not even caring about the sheep.

Wen Li was still in shock, and waited until he could no longer see the man before he asked suspiciously, "What did you mean by that?"

Huo Yuanchen patted her back soothingly. "He's not a bad person, he just has a little IQ problem. Granny Hua is his grandmother, and he's most afraid of Granny Hua."

Wen Li didn't believe it. "How do you know so much? Do you know him?"

Huo Yuanchen explained, "Before I came, Li Hong had already told me about the situation in the village. All the young people in the village have gone out to work, and there are not many people left. I can roughly guess it by looking at his age."

Wen Li finally believed that she had made a mistake.

Thinking about how panicked she was just now and how Huo Yuanchen had seen her, she felt a little embarrassed, so she straightened her clothes and said, "Then I'm leaving."

Huo Yuanchen smiled helplessly, "You are lost, why are you walking? Where are you going?"

Wen Li was now even more embarrassed, and refused to admit it, "Where did I get lost?"

Huo Yuanchen exposed her mercilessly, "If you weren't lost, how could you have walked here? You have walked around in the woods for about five or six times just now."

Wen Li's expression changed, "You followed me?"

Huo Yuanchen said frankly, "I did follow you all the way. I was originally worried that you would slip and fall because it had just rained a few days ago and the mountain road was difficult to walk on. I planned to wait until you got to grandma's house safely before leaving. Who knew you were such a rookie that you would actually get lost."

Wen Li heard the sarcasm in his words and became angry.

She was indeed lost. As a native of Haishi, she had never walked on a mountain road, so wasn't it normal for her to not know the directions? She knew it but didn't say it, but he had to say it out loud, and even called her a loser.

He just always disliked her for not being smart.

She turned around and was about to leave, "I'm just a vegetable. I won't cause any more trouble for Professor Huo."

Huo Yuanchen held her and frowned, "I haven't seen you for a few days. Why are you getting more and more irritable? You don't know the way, and you won't let anyone say a word?"

Wen Li was so angry that his heart ached. He said, "I just can't remember the way. I just can't tell the direction. I'm just stupid, but I was born like this. I can't do anything about it."

She reacted so strongly, actually she was just taking advantage of the situation.

the contempt and speechlessness in Huo Yuanchen's eyes when he looked at her when she was about to go crazy with the solid geometry problems .

She was still in adolescence at that time, when her self-esteem was sensitive. Huo Yuanchen's look broke her heart and she has not been able to forget it for all these years.

When she thought about how Huo Yuanchen had been following her closely and laughing at her for being stupid, she felt so upset that she wanted to punch him twice.

"Don't follow me." Wen Li said coldly to Huo Yuanchen.

The trees here were not so dense and there was an open area. She could see clearly that the road to the mother-in-law's house was on the right.

She walked away.

Huo Yuanchen followed her for two steps.

She thought he was trying to make fun of her, so she turned around and kicked him twice in anger.

He stood there motionless and took it. She kicked him without giving him any wiggle room, the tip of her shoe hitting his shin bone and causing him pain.

Huo Yuanchen frowned and endured it.

After she had vented her anger, she said, "Although the people in this village are simple and honest, the mountain roads are not necessarily safe. When I came here, Li Hong specifically told me that there are wild boars in the village and snakes are often encountered on the roads. You have no experience living in the countryside, so it's best not to act alone."

He meant well, but since Wen Li was already angry with him, no matter what he said, it would not sound good to her.

She said angrily, "Yes, there are wild boars and snakes here. It would be best if the wild boars bite me to death or the snakes poison me to death. Only then will Professor Huo be happy."

What she said meant that she had no good intentions towards Huo Yuanchen at all.

Even if he wanted to gain her favor, he would be angry when he heard such words.

This woman has no conscience at all. No matter how good he is for her, in her eyes, it is all bad.

He glanced at Wen Li coldly and said, "Whatever you think. Since you don't want me to follow you, I'm leaving."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Wen Li felt even more upset.

She didn't know whether she was angry at Huo Yuanchen for leaving without saying anything, or at him leaving faster than her, as if he couldn't wait to get rid of her.

Her heart felt like it was about to explode, but she refused to shed a tear for him. She stood there for a long time to calm herself down before walking up the mountain.

She had delayed for so long that the mother-in-law couldn't wait any longer and had already gone to work in the fields.

There are more than a hundred elderly people in the village. Wen Li has limited time to stay in the village and has a specific shooting plan every day. If he can't take a picture of the old lady today, he won't have many opportunities to take pictures later.

She didn't want to leave any of the elderly people with regrets, so she asked along the way and went to her mother-in-law's vegetable garden.

The vegetable garden is on another dirt hill. My mother-in-law thought it was not good to leave the good land lying around, so she and her husband reclaimed it with a hoe. In addition to growing vegetables, they also raise chickens and ducks.

When Wen Li arrived, the mother-in-law was sitting on the ground, chatting with another mother-in-law. While chatting, the two picked vegetables with familiar movements. There were green vegetable fields all around, and chickens and ducks were chasing each other not far away.

There are mountains behind us and the sky above us. The mountains are green, the sky is blue, and the grandmothers’ wrinkled faces are smiling brightly.

Wen Li took a picture of the scene, then walked over and talked to the mothers-in-law about taking the photo.

The village chief had already told the villagers about the photo shoot and emphasized that it was free. My mother-in-law was very happy, but a little nervous when facing the camera.

Wen Li teased for a long time before her mother-in-law forced a shy smile.

"Okay." Wen Li said.

My mother-in-law asked excitedly and embarrassedly, "Is it ready now? Then, how can I see it?"

Wen Li explained to her, "I will develop photos every three days and send them to you when they are done. I will give the negatives to the village chief. If you need to develop photos next time, just go to the village chief and ask for the negatives."

The mother-in-law was afraid that she would not remember, so she asked several times. Wen Li did not get impatient and explained it in detail every time.

After asking, the mother-in-law asked, "Can you make the photo you gave me bigger? I'll ask someone to make a bamboo frame and put the photo in it. When I die, I won't bother my son to develop the photo anymore."

Wen Li was stunned. She had never thought about this problem before, and the photo paper she brought was all ordinary five-inch photos.

But she didn't want to disappoint her mother-in-law, so she nodded and said, "Okay, I'll wash it big for you."

She got up very early the next day so that she could finish taking photos as soon as possible and then drive to town to buy some large-size photo paper.

Unexpectedly, just as she got into the car, Huo Yuanchen also got in.