Rebirth: I Am Not the Movie Queen This Time
Chapter 182: Generous Gesture

Chapter 182: Chapter 182: Generous Gesture

Jiang Kechu entered the courtyard and habitually observed everything there without missing a beat.

So naturally, he also saw Mr. Zhang being caught off guard, noticing Mr. Zhang pulling Zhou Weining into the house.

He raised an eyebrow and helped Wan Chu’er sit on a bench in the courtyard.

Wan Chu’er glared at him: "Uncle Jiang, I’m fine now."

Jiang Kechu patted her head and smiled, "Be good, listen to me."

Their affectionate and oblivious interaction made Li Jia and Li Guohui exchange glances and tease each other. Li Jia couldn’t help but ask Mai Qiqi: "Who is that?"

Mai Qiqi pursed her lips, "That’s Wan Chu’er’s hubby."

She realized that with Jiang Kechu around, she couldn’t hope to have a private chat with Wan Chu’er.

Li Jia’s eyes widened as she sneakily took another look at Jiang Kechu and whispered: "He looks older than us."

She couldn’t help feeling a bit smug that the cold beauty Wan Chu’er ended up with someone much older.

Mai Qiqi noticed her sense of superiority and scoffed, dismissing her as a frog in a well.

What can she talk about with such a person? But her Chuchu, no, now taken over by Jiang Kechu.

Wuwu, when can she have Chuchu back?!

Mai Qiqi stealthily glared at Jiang Kechu a few times.

Just as Wan Chu’er caught her blatantly, she couldn’t help but laugh, causing Mai Qiqi to glare at her too.

Unable to chat privately with Wan Chu’er, Mai Qiqi turned her attention to the fish they caught and started allocating them unceremoniously, instructing Huang Zhao to clean them.

Li Jia wanted to complain but was worried that Mai Qiqi would forbid her from eating the fish, so she pretended not to see Huang Zhao being ordered around.

After a while, Mr. Zhang and Zhou Weining came out and walked straight to Wan Chu’er and Jiang Kechu.

Wan Chu’er took the initiative to introduce: "Hello Mr. Zhang, this is my boyfriend Jiang Kechu, he specifically came from Beijing to see me, and it’s also because of his arrival that I narrowly escaped death."

Such a straightforward remark made Mr. Zhang somewhat embarrassed, as he had just been suspicious of Jiang Kechu.

But Jiang Kechu, what an interesting name.

Mr. Zhang quickly dismissed his messy thoughts and smiled while shaking hands with Jiang Kechu.

"I’d like to have a word with Mr. Jiang, is that okay?"

Seeing that Jiang Kechu was not someone to be easily handled, and considering what Yang Fan did, he must discuss any decisions with Jiang Kechu first, hence his request.

Jiang Kechu was on their turf, and since Wan Chu’er was also listening to Mr. Zhang, he naturally gave Mr. Zhang some respect and nodded in agreement.

"Sit here and wait for me, okay?" He instructed Wan Chu’er worriedly as he left.

Wan Chu’er grimaced, indicating that he was being too controlling.

Jiang Kechu chuckled and followed Mr. Zhang out of the courtyard.

Seeing that Jiang Kechu had finally left, Mai Qiqi hurried over and hugged Wan Chu’er’s arm.

"Chuchu, when exactly is your Uncle Jiang leaving? With him here, I’m really uncomfortable, I can’t even chat with you."

Wan Chu’er grinned mischievously: "He might return to Beijing with us."

"Ah—," Mai Qiqi wailed.

She remembered the question she had been holding in, afraid that Jiang Kechu would come back soon, and quickly asked: "Tell me quickly, did you accept Brother Jiang’s proposal? How could you accept it so quickly? I was still waiting for you to help me tease Brother Jiang."

Wan Chu’er: "...Your taste is really interesting, if you want to tease someone, you can find An Zihao."

But now An Zihao is probably being tortured by Xiao Bai.

Mai Qiqi shook her arm, "Come on, tell me."

Wan Chu’er calmed down, breathed out, and said:

"People say that before one dies, they remember a lot of things they cannot let go. When I was entangled in the seaweed underwater and couldn’t free myself, all I thought about was Jiang Kechu."

"At that moment, I thought, if I really were to be gone, how would Jiang Kechu cope with the grief and sadness? Thinking about that, my heart ached unbearably, even worse than thinking about my own death.

After surviving, I suddenly saw things clearly, life is unpredictable, it’s better to seize the moment, I no longer want to hide."

Mai Qiqi listened to this in a daze, smacked her lips and said, "That sounds so tragic and beautiful, why haven’t I ever encountered such a tragically beautiful love?"

Wan Chu’er paused, what kind of statement was that?

She seemed to remember something and said to Mai Qiqi: "Qiqi, if I ever go over the top, remind me."

Mai Qiqi blinked and snickered:

"You’ve been over the top before, Brother Jiang clearly liked you, and you liked him too, yet you even encouraged me to chase Brother Jiang. Thankfully, we didn’t end up together, otherwise you’d be crying in this lifetime."

Wan Chu’er weakly rebutted: "...Back then, Jiang Kechu didn’t like me, it was something that developed later."

Mai Qiqi waved a hand: "Forget it, now that you and Brother Jiang are together, you have to promise me, you can’t only have Jiang Kechu in your eyes, you have to take care of my feelings too."

Just like earlier, she really wanted to speak with Wan Chu’er, but with Wan Chu’er being clingy with Jiang Kechu, she dared not provoke this devil.

Wan Chu’er stared at Mai Qiqi seriously, slowly saying:

"Qiqi, actually the person you really like should be me, because you can’t have me, so you settled for An Zihao."

Mai Qiqi, recalling the time she was kissed by Wan Chu’er, immediately retched,

"Stop flattering yourself, are you Mani, thinking everyone will love you?"

The two chuckled and started to play, making Li Jia nearby feel uncomfortable, looking at Huang Zhao’s hands covered in fish scales and blood, she couldn’t help but shout loudly:

"Wan Chu’er, Mai Qiqi, are you still eating fish? Just a few of us are working, when will we ever get to eat if you don’t lend a hand?"

Mai Qiqi disdainfully said: "Ignore her."

Wan Chu’er smiled, "Let’s go, for the sake of us eating meat sooner."

The two walked over to the group preparing the fish, grabbed a fish from the bucket, and Wan Chu’er threw the fish down, to everyone’s stunned looks, calmly picked up a knife, and started scaling the fish.

Truly a tomboy!

Jiang Kechu came back to see Wan Chu’er skillfully preparing fish, didn’t stop her, and also joined the bustling work group.

When it was time to eat, the aroma of meat filled the entire courtyard, and the people, who hadn’t seen meat for a long time, ate with smiles on their faces.

Before the meal, Wan Chu’er first introduced Jiang Kechu to everyone with confidence, her graceful demeanor preventing any ill thoughts from arising.

After Wan Chu’er finished speaking, Mr. Zhang happily said: "Mr. Jiang has contacted some community businesses, and donated a batch of learning materials to Heyang Primary School, which will arrive in a couple of days. In addition, Mr. Jiang will also donate one hundred thousand yuan to build a new school in Heyang Village."

Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked.