The village chief arrived, saying the same things as Huang Shan. From the village chief, they saw the newspaper Huang Shan had been trying to find in the office.
The newspaper's content, between the lines, was all praise for Di Dengsheng. Even the journalists only remembered the project's start and overlooked its end.
"Everything is in order, you don't need to stay here with us," Di Mingjue said to Huang Shan and the village chief, who were being overly polite.
Huang Shan, after looking at the daily necessities sufficient for their overnight stay, left as he was told.
The village office had only two very small rooms, furnished with a single bed. It was just right for one person, but a bit crowded for two.
While they were talking, Jiang Ziyu had already made the bed. Looking at the bed, which was barely large enough, she was troubled.
Should the two of them share it?
But the thought of Shen Lin and Di Mingjue, both tall and strong men, made Jiang Ziyu immediately dismiss the idea. Tucking in her clothes, she looked at the empty space and roughly estimated.
Never mind, why think so much about it? They were now wife and husband in name, and it wasn't as if they hadn't slept together before.
With that thought, she walked out of the room and looked at Di Mingjue in the front hall, "Are you resting?"
Shen Lin was startled and immediately stood up from the wooden chair, "Mr. Di, it's getting late, I'll go rest now. Call me if you need anything."
In a flash, only the two of them remained in the front hall.
Di Mingjue obediently followed Jiang Ziyu into the room. Looking at the narrow bed, he glanced at the expressionless Jiang Ziyu, "You sleep, I'll rest my eyes in the wheelchair."
The weather in the countryside differed from the city by more than ten degrees. The summer in the village was cool, without any heat, but the autumn nights were much colder than winter in the city.
Jiang Ziyu looked at his thinly dressed body and then at the single quilt on the bed, "You should lie down too. It's not worth it if you catch a cold."
She got onto the bed, pressing herself against the wall and leaving a large empty space.
Di Mingjue stared for a moment, then no longer refused.
That night, the two of them, from the initial awkwardness, maintained a wide gap between them. By the latter half of the night, as they gradually drifted into dreamland, Di Mingjue unconsciously opened his arms and embraced Jiang Ziyu, who had curled up into a small ball.
On the cold night, they huddled together for warmth. Compared to Shen Lin, who was alone, the temperature in their room was several degrees higher.
Early morning.
The sky had not yet fully brightened when the village roosters began to crow. The quiet village became lively.
The children knew that important figures were staying at the village office and got up early, crawling to the windows of the village office to peek.
The chattering discussions woke Jiang Ziyu.
She wanted to stretch her leg, and her toes touched a stiff, hot object.
"Awake?" Di Mingjue opened his eyes and looked at Jiang Ziyu's incredulous face.
They had maintained a good distance last night, so how were they now embracing so tightly?
Jiang Ziyu felt an arm wrapped around her waist. She wanted to pull away, but her hand was so numb she couldn't move.
"Comfortable?" Di Mingjue, seeing her blush, couldn't help but tease her.
As expected, as soon as the words fell, her cheeks turned even redder.
Jiang Ziyu, disregarding the numbness in her limbs, recoiled from him. Her back pressed against the wall, she urged Di Mingjue, "Get up quickly. We have to inspect the construction site soon."
"Isn't it a bit too quick for you to cross the bridge and then tear it down, woman!" Di Mingjue propped his head up and teased with a smile, "Who was it that was afraid of the cold last night and held onto my waist? Now that the sun is up and the body is warm, you're distancing yourself. Are you treating me as a human heater?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a pleasant burst of laughter came from below the window behind Jiang Ziyu.
Both of them were startled.
"Who's out there?" Di Mingjue questioned.