A charming, beautiful educated youth who is popular with everyone x a solitary village bachelor who's no good at farm work
After finishing his work in the fields, Shen Zishan strolled along the field ridge. He happened to spot one of the female educated youths nearby lifting her head. She was fair and pretty, and he figured she must be Ye Qiu, the beauty everyone in the village talked about.
When Ye Qiu looked over, Shen Zishan averted his eyes, hurried past the two women, and quickly made his escape.
Ye Qiu glanced at his retreating back and muttered, "That guy's pretty handsome."
Zhang Yan heard her and smiled, patting her lightly on the head. "Oh, you. What's the use of being handsome? A pretty face won't help you lift anything!"
Ye Qiu: "Oh? How do you know how strong he is? Do you know him?"
Zhang Yan leaned closer and spoke softly. Gossiping about someone behind his back wasn't a good look. "Since I got here, I've heard the village aunties talk about him. The one who just walked past us is Shen Zishan, a bachelor who lives alone in the village..."
Her face turned red as she said the last part.
Ye Qiu was stunned. "What does that have to do with farm work?"
Zhang Yan's face was bright red. "Ye Qiu, keep your voice down! I didn't say that, or it could count as making indecent advances."
Ye Qiu was amused by Zhang Yan's expression.
One day later...
Ye Qiu looked Shen Zishan in the eyes. "Comrade Shen, what do you think of me?"
Shen Zishan: "You're very nice."
Ye Qiu: "...I know that. Is that all? For example, what do you think about us making progress together from now on?"
Kind of interesting 😘