The punk, Hu Ziqiang, completely avoided meeting Li Hongmei's eager eyes.
Bracing himself, he walked into the yard, silently picked up an axe, and started chopping firewood.
He used to be an educated man. It was only after coming to the Qingshan Team that he learned how to do farm work.
And he'd gotten quite good at it, too.
Plus, with Li Hongmei watching from the side, he was desperate not to be looked down on, so he put all his energy into chopping the wood.
The female educated youths peered through the window at the two people outside and started whispering.
"Before, Li Hongmei wouldn't admit she was seeing Hu Ziqiang, but now she has to go outside just to watch him chop wood. And she still says she's not into him."
"If that isn't 'like,' I'll eat my hat."
The others strongly agreed.
'If they're dating, they should just admit it. Everyone can already tell. Why are they sneaking around and hiding it from us? Is there any point to it?'
