In This Life, I Will Extremely Pamper My Short-Lived Husband-Chapter 131 There Is No Such Person in the Village

Every year in the past when they came, they always went to the school to check on the students’ classroom situation and living conditions.

But now it was winter vacation, and there were no classes at the school, so the village chief didn’t quite know what to show them.

Xu Jinzhi said, "Just take us around for a casual look. We noticed on our way in that the construction in the village has improved since before."

The village chief laughed, "Yes, because the roads have been fixed, there’s no longer dust everywhere in the village—it looks much cleaner now."

Originally, the village chief had planned to take them out to see around, but it happened to be noon, and his wife had already prepared lunch.

Thinking about it, the village chief knew that Xu Jinzhi and his group hadn’t eaten yet and quickly invited them to have lunch together first before going out to look around.

Xu Jinzhi initially refused, but it was clear that refusal wasn’t an option at that moment, so without much ado, he stopped objecting and decided to inspect the place after lunch.

Now, only the village chief and his wife were at home, and they were very enthusiastic toward Xu Jinzhi and Xie Yanchuan during the meal.

In the middle of the meal, Xu Jinzhi casually asked, "Village chief, is there an auntie with the last name Zhou in the village?"

Xu Jinzhi calculated the time; Granny Zhou would have been young right now, just under forty years old.

"A Zhou?" The village chief frowned, "We have several Zhou families in our village. Can you be more specific?"

Xu Jinzhi hurriedly continued, "She wasn’t originally from the village—a lone woman without children or spouse."

That was a rather obvious characteristic, and Xu Jinzhi thought the village chief should be able to know which family it was.

But after hearing Xu Jinzhi’s words, the village chief couldn’t help but frown, "We don’t have such a family in our village."

The village chief dared not claim to know every household inside out, but the village was only so big, and he was very clear about the population of each household.

"Not there?" Xu Jinzhi paused, looking somewhat astonished.

The village chief nodded affirmatively, "I’m certain, not just the Zhou family, our village doesn’t have any childless households."

Xu Jinzhi frowned. Although she wasn’t particularly familiar with Granny Zhou, everyone in the village knew about her basic situation.

Why then did they say she wasn’t there?

"If you don’t believe me, after we eat, I’ll take you around the village. Our village isn’t large; it won’t take long to go around," the village chief quickly suggested.

Xu Jinzhi didn’t keep pressing the matter, worried about seeming peculiar.

Moreover, she was becoming more and more convinced that her rebirth was related to Granny Zhou; otherwise, how could someone who had lived in the village for so many years in her last life just disappear?

After lunch, the village chief took Xu Jinzhi and Xie Yanchuan around the village. When the villagers curiously asked the village chief about their business, he openly stated their identities.

Because of this, the villagers looked at Xu Jinzhi with great enthusiasm.

Following the village chief for a long time, Xu Jinzhi found that besides that big mountain, she couldn’t find any place familiar from her past life.

As for Granny Zhou, she was naturally nowhere to be found.

When they were leaving, the villagers brought out many local specialties hoping Xu Jinzhi would take them with her; she declined each offer, but in reality, she couldn’t refuse them at all.

In the end, it was the village chief who said, "Just take them, it’s everyone’s goodwill."

Xu Jinzhi accepted them and at the same time, told the village chief, "We are now aware of the situation here and will report it truthfully to the company later."

The village chief nodded eagerly, "Thank you all for your trouble."

Xu Jinzhi didn’t say much else, got in the car with Xie Yanchuan, waved goodbye to the villagers, and left the village.

Due to the poor road conditions, Xie Yanchuan drove slowly, and Xu Jinzhi looked back at the village, feeling somewhat conflicted.

Although she didn’t have evidence, Xu Jinzhi just felt that her rebirth was facilitated by Granny Zhou; now that she had another chance at life, Granny Zhou would no more appear there.

Xu Jinzhi eyed the unfamiliar village, thinking that, with Xie Yanchuan by her side in this lifetime, she might not come here to spend her old age.

It was strange to think about it. In her previous life, she came here on a whim and retired to this village.

Now, upon reflection, perhaps everything was predestined.

It was because she had come here that she met Granny Zhou and then received the opportunity to be reborn.

As the car moved farther away, Xu Jinzhi had an intuition that she would never return here in this lifetime.

Yet, this place held a special significance for Xu Jinzhi, and barring any unforeseen events, she would continue to sponsor the village.

It was a way to fulfill the connections formed in her previous life.

Xie Yanchuan didn’t know why Xu Jinzhi kept looking back and only felt that she seemed very reluctant to leave this place.

"Who were you looking for?" Xie Yanchuan asked casually.

Xu Jinzhi came back to reality and said to Xie Yanchuan with a smile, "Someone who did me a great favor."

"But since they couldn’t be found, let’s just let it be," Xu Jinzhi didn’t keep obsessing over the matter, perhaps it was all meant to be.

Seeing that Xu Jinzhi wasn’t inclined to elaborate, Xie Yanchuan didn’t press further.

The two left the village, had fun for two more days, and then returned to City A.

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Xu Jinzhi had started work on the eighth day, whereas Xie Yanchuan still had a few days before the beginning of school.

Xu Jin got up a few minutes late in the morning and rushed through the subsequent moments.

Watching her hastily wash up, get dressed, and then proceed to do her makeup, Xie Yanchuan said helplessly, "There’s still plenty of time, no need to rush."

"I’m not rushing, not rushing," Xu Jinzhi uttered while briskly brushing makeup on her face, clearly in a hurry.

Xie Yanchuan, feeling helpless knowing his words were futile, chose to stay silent.

Once Xu Jinzhi was ready, they went downstairs together for a meal, with Xu Jinzhi eating in haste, afraid of being late.

Well, how could she be late on the first day of work?

As Xu Jinzhi left the house, Xie Yanchuan escorted her to the door. Xu Jinzhi shivered from the cold and hurried Xie Yanchuan back inside, "Hurry in, or you might catch a cold."

Xie Yanchuan internally remarked that one wouldn’t catch a cold in such a short time, thinking it’s she who needed to take more care.

Knowing that Xu Jinzhi wasn’t driving herself today, Xie Yanchuan didn’t remind her to drive slowly or anything like that but reminded her, "Your throat is inflamed, remember to drink more hot water, and if you still feel unwell tonight, take some medicine."

Her throat had been a little inflamed these past few days, and Xie Yanchuan had wanted her to take some medicine.