Chapter 20: Qi Anfu

Upon hearing Su Ruanruan's words, Xu Yinghua felt a bit embarrassed. She had already tried to control her coughing, but did she still disturb others?

"Did I disturb you? I will... cough... cough..."

Before she could finish her sentence, she was hit by another violent coughing fit.

Seeing this, Su Ruanruan hurried to the bedside, helping Xu Yinghua sit up and gently patting her back to help her breathe.

Realizing that her previous words had caused a misunderstanding, Su Ruanruan quickly explained, "You didn't disturb me. I came over with my grandmother to feed the sheep. I heard someone coughing, so I came to check. Are you alone here?"

Xu Yinghua smiled slightly, "No, my husband is here too. He went out to fetch water. He should be back soon."

As soon as she finished speaking, someone entered carrying a water bucket.

Su Ruanruan looked towards the door and her eyes lit up.

It was Mr. Qi!

Indeed, her rebirth had not changed anything!

Mr. Qi's full name was Qi Anfu, and both he and Xu Yinghua were professors at a university in Beijing. Qi Anfu had never explained to Su Ruanruan why they were assigned to live in the cowshed.

While Su Ruanruan was still thinking about her past life, Qi Anfu had already put down the water bucket and walked over, looking at Su Ruanruan with a puzzled expression, "Who are you?"

They had only been here for two days, and many people in the commune did not know them, so how could someone come to their door?

Su Ruanruan stood up, feeling a bit awkward for a moment, but her mind quickly turned, and she came up with a response, "My grandmother asked me to come and see if you need any help."

Afraid that Qi Anfu wouldn't know who she was referring to, Su Ruanruan added, "My grandmother comes here every day to feed the sheep."

Upon hearing this, Qi Anfu finally understood who Su Ruanruan was talking about.

Because the cowshed and the sheep pen were right next to each other, he would often run into Granny Chen when cleaning the sheep pen or fetching water.

She was a friendly person, always greeting him with a smile and saying that if he needed anything, he should speak up.

He had thought it was just a polite remark, but he didn't expect her granddaughter to come over directly.

Qi Anfu glanced at Xu Yinghua on the bed and couldn't help but speak, "If possible, could you help us buy some medicine?"

Due to his status, he couldn't leave the production brigade, let alone go to town to buy medicine.

Su Ruanruan had come for this purpose, so she quickly agreed, "Sure, what medicine do you need? Anything else?"

After hesitating for a moment, Qi Anfu swallowed his pride and said, "It would be even better if you could buy some fine grains, but if you can't find any, it's okay."

His wife's health was not very good to begin with, and after the hardships of the journey, she fell ill as soon as they settled down. He hoped to get some fine grains to nourish her body.

Qi Anfu walked to the bedside and rummaged through a bundle on the bed for a while, then took out a gold bracelet and handed it to Su Ruanruan.

"We don't have money or tickets on us, so we can only give you this!"

He also knew that this item was not as practical as money and tickets, but he had no other choice.

Su Ruanruan looked at the somewhat dim-colored gold bracelet and, after some thought, accepted it.