Married the Tough Guy After Transmigrating
Chapter 282 - 283: Ma Yiguo

Chapter 282: Chapter 283: Ma Yiguo

"Cultivating wheat seedlings?" Mr. Xu exclaimed with joy upon hearing this. His face lit up as he watched the unfamiliar comrade step out of the car, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

Mr. Xu spoke loudly; the heavy rain had destroyed the fields in the village, and now no one knew how to plant wheat.

Everyone was gathered together, chatting, and when they heard that this young man specialized in cultivating seedlings, they stared at Ma Yiguo as though he were an immortal.

Ma Yiguo had long been accustomed to the way these people looked at him—they were a bunch of unexposed villagers, and among them, he held the smallest reputation and his words carried the least weight.

Yet, these people treasured him like a gem.

Ma Yiguo cleared his throat and nodded mysteriously, "Yes, cultivating wheat seedlings is a minor task for us; it’s our most basic mission. I used to do it often with my teacher in the laboratory, and we succeeded every time, so you don’t have to worry too much."

Hearing this, people’s eyes shone even brighter, looking at him as if he were the God of Wealth.

Generous praises came without cost: "My, my, young man, you look so young, yet you’re so capable."

"That’s right, cultivating wheat seedlings—we all have no clue how to handle it, but you make it sound so easy."

"He must be a university student, smart and wise."

Ma Yiguo felt somewhat embarrassed by the lavish praise; he had seen people admiring him before.

But never had they praised him so outright.

The people of Xujia Village were perhaps too enthusiastic.

Ma Yiguo, facing the villagers of Xujia Village modestly, said, "Thank you, aunties and ladies, for your compliments. I’m not that amazing; it’s just good teaching from my teacher."

Director Sun watched as the villagers surrounded the shy and blushing Ma Yiguo and hurriedly rubbed his eyes.

Damn, this damn kid just looked so arrogant, and now he’s acting so well in front of the villagers.

What’s with this shy and bashful act?

Damn kid, a real brown-noser.

Director Sun was nearly furious.

Director Gu, too, twitched the corners of his mouth; young people nowadays were all like this.

"Everyone, go back and eat your meals; it’s already noon, and you’re still clustering here. Mr. Xiao Ma hasn’t even eaten yet. Let him eat first and then quickly get the wheat seedlings sorted out, so you don’t have to worry all day long." As soon as Director Sun said this, the villagers instantly dispersed.

Xiao Ma then managed to extricate himself and followed Director Gu into the Xu family’s home.

Once at home, Mr. Xu hesitantly went to find his daughter: "Daughter, Director Gu brought the new wheat cultivation comrade, Xiao Ma. They want to eat the meal you cook." Mr. Xu said this with a mix of pride and disdain.

So unambitious, just thinking about his daughter’s cooking.

"Cultivating wheat personnel?" Xu Ying was slightly surprised. Was this technology already available in this era?

Isn’t China still without things like greenhouses?

Although spring had arrived, the weather was still quite cold.

It was not easy to cultivate in a short period of time.

Xu Ying, puzzled, stepped out of the house and her gaze landed on the newly arrived Ma Yiguo.

Ma Yiguo, feeling her gaze, turned his head and saw a clear, piercingly clean woman devoid of any worldly concerns.

Her eyes sparkled with fine brightness, her skin fair and radiant, her slightly round face with a touch of cuteness, yet mixed with a unique beauty.

Ma Yiguo’s face immediately flushed with a hint of redness as he nervously watched Xu Ying: "Hello, I am the new university student specializing in cultivation."

He specifically mentioned his university student status, as university students were rare, and surely this girl would admire him too.

Xu Ying responded lightly and quickly turned to look at Director Sun and Director Gu: "Director Sun, Director Gu, you are in for a treat today. We just caught a few fish, perfect for making fish dishes."

The other members of the Xu Family turned pale at the mention of fish meat.

During the heavy rain these days, they only had fish to eat, as all the chickens, ducks, and geese had been washed away by the flood.

This period had caused losses everywhere, and no one had money to buy chicken or pork.

This also led to a recent shortage of meat.

With no other choice for entertaining guests, it had to be fish meat.

Xu Ying glanced at the fish at the kitchen doorstep with disdain.

Even though her cooking was delicious, eating fish every day was truly tiresome.

Luckily, there were people to help enjoy it.

Xu Ying put on her homemade apron and went into the kitchen. Two hours later, the dining table was filled with several dishes made from fish.

Boiled meat slices, braised fish, chopped pepper fish head, pickled fish, sweet and sour fish.

The aroma of fish meat wafted through the air.

Director Gu and others couldn’t help but swallow their saliva at the smell of the meat.

They looked forward with anticipation to starting the meal.

The Xu Family saw the table full of fish meat and had expressions of utter despair.

Thus, the Xu Family’s dining table showed this scene: the Xu Family members crazily eating pickled vegetables, fried peanuts, stir-fried mushrooms, and other vegetarian dishes.

Director Sun, Director Gu, and Ma Yiguo looked at the Xu Family’s faces filled with emotion.

Director Sun said, "Brother Jianguo and his family are too kind, they must be reluctant to eat the meat themselves and saved all of it for us."

Director Gu said, "Xu Ying’s family is truly kind-hearted. Even though supplies must be scarce, this family has meat and still refuses to eat it, keeping it all for us."

Such selfless dedication is really touching.

Ma Yiguo exclaimed, "My goodness, this meat dish is too delicious! Are the Xu Family very poor?"

"Aren’t they willing to eat these dishes, giving them all to us? He’s too moved."

Minister Xu is not only beautiful but also kind-hearted, *sobs*.

Director Gu, being the highest-ranking official, put a piece of fish into Mr. Xu’s bowl, "You all eat too, don’t just let us eat."

"Captain Xu, I know your family is all kind and selfless, but you also need to consider yourselves."

Mr. Xu looked at the fish in his bowl, his face indescribable; he didn’t want to eat.

He had been eating fish every morning, noon, and evening for nearly a month now; he felt like he was marinated in fish flavor.

Who could know?

Mrs. Xu, meeting Director Gu’s gaze, immediately covered her bowl, smiling more painfully than crying: "We won’t eat, you just enjoy."

Xu Ying also guarded the edge of her bowl.

Xu Da and Second Brother Xu also tightly covered the edges of their bowls with faces of despair.

Shitou looked at the fish meat and wanted to say he was tired of eating it.

Xu Ying immediately covered the guy’s mouth, let this beautiful misunderstanding continue.

Wasn’t that what would help her father make a good impression in front of the senior officials?

After lunch, Director Gu, and others along with Ma Yiguo began to work on cultivating the wheat seedlings.

Xu Ying wasn’t idle either; the diplomatic meeting was in two more months, and she didn’t know how Mr. Sun and Mr. Niu were doing.

Whether they had secured a chance to participate in the diplomatic event.

If they had, they must strive hard to make a great impression at the diplomatic meeting, and she was also particularly interested in instant noodles now.

After telling her mother, Xu Ying rode her bike to the county, even though there was still some mud on the road, it did not hinder her performance.

As Xu Ying left the courtyard, she saw Huo Chen far away, looking mournful as he watched her.

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