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When Xie Zhiyao heard this, he immediately said anxiously: "How can this be allowed? You helped me, how can I accept this favor?"

Zhou Chen didn't give him a chance to refuse and said directly: "It's settled."

Completing one of the two tasks would be enough for him, so Xie Zhiyao was satisfied and prepared to leave.

Before leaving, he asked Zhou Chen another question.

"I remember that you seem to be very familiar with horses. There is a horse in our stable that is expected to give birth in the next few days. Are you interested in going over to take a look?"

"Giving birth to a pony?"

Zhou Chen hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded and said, "Okay, since there's nothing to do, let's go over and take a look."

In the evening, Xu Hongdou and Damai prepared dinner and specially called Zhou Chen to come and eat together.

"Eating rice noodles again? You guys always eat like this, don't you get tired of it?"

Barley shook his head: "No, I think it's good."

Xu Hongdou also said: "I think it's good too, it's fast and convenient, it's much better than instant noodles."

Zhou Chen looked helpless: "Your requirements are really low enough."

This is also the disadvantage of rural areas. The variety of food is very scarce. Unlike in the city, you can find a restaurant to eat whatever you want. Even if you can't find one nearby, you can still find a corresponding restaurant within an hour's drive.

Although Zhou Chen is not too picky about food and can eat good or bad food, he would definitely like to eat something more sumptuous if conditions permit.

"Zhou Chen, Xie Zhiyao came to see you today, right?"

"Yes, he did. He told me about his restaurant management, but I rejected him. I heard he also approached you, but you rejected him too?"

Xu Hongdou nodded and said, "Yes, I'm here to take a vacation. It's okay to be a volunteer for a few days, but I really don't have the mind and energy to manage it, so I rejected it."

Zhou Chen said: "In fact, if Xie Zhiyao wants to, he has the ability to do it himself, but his businesses are all run by people from the village, so it's difficult for him to do it himself, so he came to us. It's right not to get involved, it's a thankless task."

Xu Hongdou smiled and said, "I think so too."

"Xie Zhiyao told me that a horse on his stable is about to give birth. He will call me when the time comes. Do you want to go with me to take a look?"

"Giving birth to a pony?"

Xu Hongdou and Damai both looked interested.

Barley asked with some fear, "Is the process of giving birth to a pony scary?"

Zhou Chen said: "It should be okay, not too scary, but seeing the birth of a new life from beginning to end may be an unforgettable memory. You write novels, right? I think it might give you some inspiration."

"real or fake?"

Da Mai became more interested. Her mind was full of ideas. She thought for a while and then nodded vigorously.

"Okay, call me then and let's go watch together."

Xu Hongdou also responded: "I'll go too. When I was at my grandmother's house in the countryside, I saw puppies being born, but I've never seen a pony being born."

"Okay, I'll call you guys over and go watch it together."

Xie Zhiyao said it would be a few days, but the next afternoon, he called and said the horse was about to give birth.

So Zhou Chen called Xu Hongdou and Damai and went to the horse farm together.

In front of the stable, Xu Hongdou and Damai lay on the fence, looking at the mare swaying with a big belly, and were extremely excited.

"Hongdou, look at its belly, it's really big."

"Yeah, Big Mac, take out your phone later and we'll record it together. This is a rare scene."

Xie Zhiyao, who was sitting on the sofa not far away, looked at the two excited girls and asked Zhou Chen, "Why did you bring them all here?"

"It's just giving birth to a foal. It's not something shameful. Why can't we ask them to come? It can be regarded as a way for them to broaden their horizons. They will have to experience it sooner or later in the future." Zhou Chen said calmly while drinking tea.

Xie Zhiyao: "No, why is it so strange when these words come out of your mouth?"

As they were talking, Xu Hongdou and Damai suddenly exclaimed.

"Come and see if she's about to give birth?"

Zhou Chen and Xie Zhiyao didn't bother to talk, they immediately stood up and walked over. Zhou Chen only took a few glances and said with certainty: "It's time to give birth."

Xie Zhiyao asked curiously: "You also understand this?"

"I understand a little bit, I understand a little bit."

The mare soon began to move, and a difficult birth began.

Xu Hongdou and Damai both took out their mobile phones to record the video, while Zhou Chen and others stood aside and watched.

This process lasted for a long time, and finally the mare gave birth to the foal successfully. With the comfort of the mare, the foal slowly stood up.

Xu Hongdou and Damai are both girls and are quite emotional. When they saw this scene, they were so moved that they shed tears.

Even on the way back, Da Mai was still crying.

"I am so moved. Mares are so great. It turns out that the greatest thing in the world is maternal love."

Da Mai wiped her tears and sobbed, "In my future novels, I must include such great maternal love."

Xu Hongdou held her arm and comforted her, "Okay, don't cry anymore."

The mare's birth today obviously moved Xu Hongdou and Damai deeply. After returning to the courtyard, they went to talk to Nana.

A few days later, Xu Hongdou suddenly found Zhou Chen and said she wanted to borrow a car.

"Borrow the car, are you going to the ancient city?"

Xu Hongdou said, "Yes, I am going to the ancient city, but I am not going alone. I have to tell you a secret. It is Da Mai's birthday in a few days. Nana and I have agreed to go to the ancient city to celebrate her birthday, so I thought of borrowing your car."

At this point, she suddenly realized and asked, "Zhou Chen, do you want to go with us to celebrate Da Mai's birthday?"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 1196 Barley’s Birthday

"Celebrating Barley's birthday?"

Zhou Chen remembered the birthday scene in the plot and nodded without hesitation: "Of course no problem."

Xu Hongdou said, "That's great. We don't need to borrow the car. We can go together when the time comes."

"Okay, when is the specific date? Let me know and I'll drive you guys along. Should I prepare a gift or something?"

"As for the gift, you decide for yourself."

"Okay, then I understand."

A few days later, Xu Hongdou told Zhou Chen that they originally wanted to make an appointment with Damai, but Damai made an appointment with them in advance to go shopping in the ancient city together on her birthday.

"Did you only make an appointment with you and Nana?" Zhou Chen asked.

Xu Hongdou said, "Yes, she must have thought that we didn't know that the day after tomorrow was her birthday, so she made an appointment with us in advance."

Zhou Chen said, "In that case, I can't go shopping with you. How about this, I'll take you to the ancient city and be your driver. Then, according to your original plan, I'll go to Teacher Hu's bar and wait for you. When you're done shopping and come back to the bar, we'll celebrate her birthday together."

"Then trouble you."

"It's not a big deal. Let alone helping Da Mai celebrate his birthday, even if it's just to help you, I have no choice but to do it."

Xu Hongdou stared at Zhou Chen with her big eyes for a while, and seeing that Zhou Chen had no intention of dodging at all, she was the first one to be unable to bear it.

"Then it's settled."

After returning to her room, Xu Hongdou took several deep breaths before calming herself down.

She was so smart, how could she not hear the hidden meaning behind Zhou Chen's words? But she was so flustered that she didn't dare to tell Zhou Chen the truth.

"Xu Hongdou, don't let your imagination run wild. You said you wouldn't have a long-distance relationship."

Xu Hongdou quickly ordered herself not to think too much. She had already decided that even if they were in a relationship, she would never allow a long-distance relationship.

Two days passed in a flash, and today was Damai's birthday, but Xu Hongdou and Nana did not show it, and Zhou Chen also pretended that he knew nothing. Today he just acted as their driver and drove for them.

Sitting in the back seat of the car, Da Mai clasped his hands together and said to Zhou Chen in gratitude: "Zhou Chen, thank you so much for letting you be our driver today."

Zhou Chen smiled and said, "I'm just a driver. We've been neighbors for two months. In my heart, we're all friends. Don't you consider me a friend?"

"No, no, no, that's not right. What I mean is, we are friends, friends." Da Mai hurriedly explained, but when he realized that he had said the wrong thing, he quickly defended himself.

Xu Hongdou patted Zhou Chen: "Don't tease us Da Mai."

Zhou Chen stretched out his hand to open the skylight, and then opened the windows around it. The three women were all extremely excited as they enjoyed the breeze.

"Just pretend I don't exist and do whatever you want."

Xu Hongdou and the other two girls looked at each other and laughed, then relaxed even more...

Send them to the ancient city and let them go around on their own.

"I'm going to go shopping first. If you need a car, call me. When Mr. Hu's bar opens, we can go there together."

"Okay, we get it."

The three girls waved at Zhou Chen, then ran away cheering.

Zhou Chen looked at this scene and smiled kindly. The three girls all had their own troubles, and today was probably one of the few happy days for them since they came to Yunmiao Village.

Xu Hongdou and her two daughters really let loose today. They had been playing in various places in the ancient city since morning and only had a quick bite for lunch.

Go shopping, eat snacks, play games...

It was not until the evening that they felt tired and sat together on the steps.

"Hongdou, what time is it?"

"It's past four o'clock."

"What time does Mr. Hu's bar open?"

"I don't know. I'd better call Teacher Hu first. You guys wait here."

Nana ran to the side and called Hu Youyu. They had agreed with Hu Youyu to celebrate Damai's birthday together.

She came back after a while.

"Teacher Hu said that their bar is about to open, so we can go there now. Hongdou, do you think we should go by ourselves or call Zhou Chen and have him pick us up?"

"Then I'll call Zhou Chen and ask."

In the end, Zhou Chen drove over to pick up the three of them, and then the four of them went to the bar where Hu Youyu was.

"You bought so many things?"

When he got on the car just now, he saw that each of the three women was carrying several bags, and it was obvious that they had gained a lot.

Xu Hongdou smiled and said, "Of course, there are many good things here, we will buy whatever we like."

Da Mai also said: "Although this is not my first time to come to the ancient city, it is the first time I have been here for such a long time. It turns out that this place is really fun."

Nana said: "Fun is one reason, but the most important reason is to play with you guys."

"Yes." "Nana is absolutely right."

Xu Hongdou and Damai both expressed their agreement.

After driving to the destination, Zhou Chen parked the car, and the four of them came to a bar with ancient architectural style.

"Is this the place? It's an ancient city indeed. It's totally different from any bar I've seen."

"It feels a bit like an ancient inn, what do you think?"

"It's too red. It's blinding."

Zhou Chen stood aside and listened to the three women's comments, but he didn't think there was anything strange. He had lived for so long and had seen all kinds of strange places. This bar was just an insignificant one.

Hu Youyu, who was sitting not far from the door of the bar and drinking beer, glanced around and saw Zhou Chen and three others standing outside the door, and immediately cheered.

"Hey, here I come, here I come, come quickly, welcome, come in quickly, come in quickly."

He led Zhou Chen and the other three into the bar, arranged a table for them, and then Hu Youyu introduced a woman in a leather jacket next to him.

"Let me introduce them. These are the three beauties of our courtyard, Nana, Hongdou, Damai, and this handsome guy, Zhou Chen. He is my good friend who is both my teacher and my friend. This is my good friend Little Sparrow. This bar was opened by her and her husband. We usually come here for gatherings, to drink, brag, and have a good time."

The proprietress Xiao Maque and Zhou Chen greeted the other three with a very enthusiastic attitude.

"Hello, you guys, take your time to play first, I'll go get ready."

"thank you."