Chapter 153 The Obsessive Male Lead of the Era (1/2)

"The drive shaft is fine, it's just that the belt is loose."

Ji Yanchen's voice was steady and powerful, and sounded particularly clear in the setting sun.

He leaned over the tractor, his long, slender fingers deftly manipulating the parts. Oil stains covered his white shirt, but they did not affect the efficiency of his movements in the slightest.

"A few people, please help push this!"

The afterglow of the setting sun shone on his oil-stained profile, outlining his deep and handsome features.

Several young women in the village blushed secretly and whispered among themselves, "How come we never noticed before that Crazy Ji is so handsome..."

"Yeah...it's a pity, he's married."

"Being handsome is useless... he just spends women's money..."

Li Youcai stood aside, watching the young man he had just been scolding.

Unexpectedly, Ji Yanchen was quite capable, and quickly found the problem.

He couldn't help but feel a little resentful, wondering why he hadn't said so earlier!

With everyone's combined efforts, the tractor was quickly pushed up.

Ji Yanchen deftly tightened a few screws, jumped into the driver's seat, turned the key, and the engine immediately roared to life.

The villagers who were watching burst into cheers, and several young men even whistled excitedly.

Li Youcai walked over, rubbing his hands together, a forced smile on his face: "Ji kid, the team is slaughtering a pig tonight, you guys... want to come and eat too?"

His voice was so low it was almost inaudible, and his eyes darted around, avoiding direct eye contact with Ji Yanchen.

He hadn't originally intended to invite Ji's family. This was because he had helped the team solve a major problem, and not inviting them would make him, as the team leader, seem petty.

"Thank you for your kind offer, Captain, but we need to clean our new house tonight, and my wife has already prepared dinner, so we won't be going."

Ji Yanchen jumped off the tractor, wiped the oil stains on his hands on his pants, and shook his head slightly.

Li Youcai's smile instantly froze on his face.

He felt a rush of blood to his head, and his ears burned.

He, a dignified captain, took the initiative to show goodwill to him in front of so many people, and was so decisively rejected?!

On the way back to the village, the villagers chatted in twos and threes about what had just happened, praising Ji Yanchen highly.

Li Youcai deliberately lagged behind, his face as gloomy as the sky before a storm.

His rough fingers unconsciously tugged at the hem of his Zhongshan suit, his mind churning with turmoil.

"That Ji Yanchen, he really doesn't know what's good for him! I gave him a way out, and he acted all high and mighty!"

"I was thinking of bringing it up at the next commune meeting, putting him in charge of the village's electrical appliance repairs, so he could at least earn a few more work points... But now it seems this guy is utterly foolish!"

He gritted his teeth inwardly.

The children passing by looked curiously at the captain's unpredictable expression, but were startled by his glare and ran away.

Li Youcai grew angrier the more he thought about it, and unconsciously increased the weight of his steps, kicking pebbles far away.

"What a spineless coward who lives off women, pretending to be so high and mighty!"

"Wait until the commune comes to inspect next time, and see how I get rid of this menace!"

He thought viciously to himself. He snorted heavily, took a shortcut, and met several villagers who greeted him warmly. He just nodded perfunctorily, his face ashen as if he had just swallowed a fly.

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A thin layer of frost still clung to the well in the early morning. When Ji Yanchen walked over carrying a bucket of water, several women washing clothes immediately exchanged knowing smiles.

"Young Ji, I heard you married a wonderful wife?"

"Haha, you're the first young man in our village to get married!"

Aunt Zhang shook her wet clothes, deliberately dragging out her voice.