“It’s time to board the plane,” Huo Qing came over, took Ji Yan’s backpack, and said in a distant manner to those female classmates.
Those female classmates didn’t want to provoke Huo Qing, so they quickly dispersed. Huo Qing smiled at Ji Yan and said, “Let’s go.”
Ji Yan reached out to take the bag from his hand and said, “Take care of your classmates. Don’t look down on me.” She was not a delicate girl who couldn’t be raised in her hand. On the contrary, those female classmates were all rich young ladies.
Watching Ji Yan take the lead in walking forward, Huo Qing was a little dissatisfied, but she didn’t say anything. Why should he take care of those irrelevant people?
Ji Yan and Li Wenjing walked forward in a row. Li Wenjing whispered, “I really don’t know what these girls who only know how to be a fangirl can do.”
They were probably here for Huo Qing. Ji Yan smiled, but she didn’t care about them. Her original intention was to relax and do something meaningful as Li Wenjing said. If she continued to stay in North River City and stay with Shang Jingshen, she didn’t know how long she could hold on.
This time, they went to an ancient local land. It took them several hours to take a plane. Ji Yan was leaning against the window, Li Wen was sitting in the middle, and Huo Qing was at the outermost place.
Shang Jinshen didn’t go back to bed after taking a shower last night. She didn’t see where he was and couldn’t sleep well no matter how hard she tried. She fell asleep not long after she got on the plane.
Huo Qing thoughtfully asked for a blanket from the flight attendant and went past Li Wenjing to cover Ji Yan with it. Li Wenjing joked in a low voice, “Those who don’t know the truth will think that you are real siblings.” In fact, what she didn’t say was that even if they were siblings, Huo Qing had taken too much care of Ji Yan.
A hint of unhappiness flashed across the boy’s handsome face. What sister and brother? He never regarded her as his sister. It was better to call her Sister Ji Yan than Miss Ji. As for the address of Young Mrs. Shang, he didn’t like it.
They finally reached their destination. Ji Yan woke up in a daze and looked into Li Wenjing’s bright eyes.
“We’re here?” Her voice was soft and hoarse, which was very pleasant to listen to.
“Well, Sister Ji Yan, let’s go. Let’s go to dinner first after we get off the plane.” Instead of answering, it was Huo Qing.
Ji Yan didn’t feel anything wrong. She got off the plane with Li Wenjing. The restaurant they arranged was not very high-end, which was very in line with the identity of volunteer. Ji Yan was very satisfied with this.
It would be ridiculous if he came out to work as a volunteer and made a waste of money. But obviously, the other girls didn’t think so. They pouted and complained about the low-level and poor food.
However, the other three boys didn’t react much. They ate their own food.
Li Wenjing couldn’t hold back her words and said sarcastically, “You really care so much about how to be a volunteer.”
Huo Qing glanced at the chattering girls. One of them met his cold gaze and said nothing.
“Well, let’s go after we finish eating. Let’s make an appointment about the time. Don’t let them wait too long.” They had told the people in the stockaded village in advance that if they delayed the arrival, those simple and honest old men would be very worried.
As soon as Ji Yan finished speaking, Huo Qing walked over and said a few words. When he came back to the table, those girls had already begun to eat without saying a word, but there were still some who didn’t eat, so they just sat there and waited.
She shook her head in her heart. “These Young Madams certainly don’t know that the food in the village will be worse. If they don’t eat it all the time, how can they hold on?”
But there’s no need to remind her. She may not accept your kindness.
However, when they got in the car, Ji Yan still told Huo Qing that she was going to buy some dry goods and keep them as backup. Huo Qing didn’t understand, so she went to buy them.
Ji Yan thought, “I can’t let these delicate girls really starve in the end. It’s not good to make trouble. Besides, I can bring more things for children in the village to have a taste.”
Ji Yan’s prediction soon came true. On the way, those delicate girls were dizzy and vomiting. When they arrived at the stockaded village, they were even more stunned by the fallen environment.
Even those calm boys were a little stunned. It turned out that there was such a backward place in the country.
From a distance, there were only a few clusters of lights in the mountains.
Seeing this, Ji Yan said, “The people living here are all the old people and children who live at home. Young people at home have to go out to work to support their families, so it’s relatively deserted. But the annual meeting is a little lively.”
She walked up to them and said with a smile, “Although the living environment here is not as good as that of a big city, it’s better than the scenery and the air here. You will feel another life of this trip.”
As soon as she said that, all the young people present, who liked to explore, were a little happy and looked forward to it.
A boy said shyly to Ji Yan, “Sister Ji Yan, you look like a tour guide.” They were the ones who followed Huo Qing.
Ji Yan waved her hand and said, “The tour guide has very high requirements. I can’t do it. Let’s go. There must be someone waiting for us ahead.”
Everyone followed Ji Yan forward, looking at her as if she were the leader. Looking at Ji Yan like this, Huo Qing’s eyes became even more focused.
Li Wenjing looked at Huo Qing thoughtfully and then looked at Ji Yan. She trotted to catch up with Ji Yan.
Sure enough, as Ji Yan said, there were several old men in front of the stockaded village, standing there with lanterns in their hands and waiting. Looking at several blurred figures, they were immediately happy and relieved.
There were still a few small carrot heads standing at their feet. They blinked their eyes and looked at the person curiously. There was still hope in their eyes. They knew that there would be people coming to deliver things and gifts to them every once in a while.
Seeing these people, the group of college students were also happy. At least it meant that the school had finally reached its destination.
The next step was to send free offerings, and everyone was waiting for the front to speak.
“Welcome,” an old man came out and greeted them with a smile.
Ji Yan and Li Wenjing greeted them with a smile. The old man looked at the sky and said with some worry, “It looks like it’s raining today. How about you rest in the village for a night?”
There were also volunteers who would choose to go back and forth that day. They would leave after delivering their items. Although it was already evening, the sky was turning green. Huo Qing knew that in ancient times, there was a sacrificial ritualist who watched the sky, so these old men lived here all year round, and they had some idea about the weather changes.
Therefore, Huo Qing directly replied on behalf of everyone, “Thank you, Grandpa. Then we’ll disturb you here for a night.”
Everyone knew that rainy mountain roads were not safe, so even if those girls loved to be clean and did not want to live in these dark houses, they were too embarrassed to make suggestions.
Ji Yan was very appreciative of Huo Qing’s way of doing things. Huo Qing was quite a man of character.
Every house and place were not big, so it was impossible for everyone to live together. The old man should be the most influential elder in the village, so he arranged it directly.
Every family moved out of bed and slept with two people.