The Brilliant Life of a Post-Apocalyptic Female Boss Reborn at 70

"Xin Zhiqing, my name is Zhang Fengshu, everyone calls me Aunt Shu, you can call me that too!"

“Okay, Aunt Shu, does this kind of thing happen often? I think everyone is used to it, and no one tries to break it up.”

Zhang Fengshu's interest was piqued when this was mentioned, "Xin Zhiqing..."

"Just call me Yiyi!"

"Hehe, okay, Yiyi, in our village, fighting is a very common thing. Don't be fooled by how fierce they fight, they'll be greeting each other peacefully and gossiping tomorrow morning!"

"Is that so? I thought he'd hold a grudge for at least a few days!"

Aunt Shu continued to explain, "In our rural area, besides going to work and sleeping, there's nothing else to do every day. Fighting when there's nothing to do adds fun and vents pent-up frustration, so it's a good thing. If two people really have a grudge, they usually won't talk to each other, but when something happens, they'll fight to the death!"

Xin Yi completely agreed with what Aunt Shu said. Just like herself and Mei Zhi, they usually wouldn't bother with each other, but if they messed with her, they would definitely make her suffer a lot, if not die.

The two chatted and ate sunflower seeds, gossiping. That's how it is between women; friendships form inexplicably.

It wasn't until the brigade leader came to inspect that Aunt Hua and her companion gradually stopped.

"What are you all still looking at? If you're wasting time, everyone's work points will be halved today!"

The captain's stern reprimand was quite effective. As soon as he finished speaking, everyone sprang into action, afraid that if they were too slow, the captain would make an example of them.

Aunt Shu put the remaining melon seeds into her pocket, pulled Xin Yi along, and returned to her previous spot to continue working.

Lunch was made up of the leftovers from last night. Xin Yi gave Liu Mengting a key to her yard so that if she was away for some reason, Liu could come and cook for her.

As for the room key, Xin Yi didn't give it to her to avoid unnecessary trouble.

There wasn't much work in the afternoon because a torrential downpour started in the middle of the afternoon, and everyone went home early.

Xin Yi returned home and took a hot shower. Liu Mengting was also taking a shower at Xin Yi's place. With the door closed, she wasn't worried about being spied on, unlike at the educated youth settlement where there were many people and it was really unsafe to be left unattended.

The two sisters lay comfortably on the kang (a heated brick bed).

"Sister Yiyi, I heard there was a fight over there this morning, what happened?"

Although she had her own reasons, Xin Yi didn't want to take the blame on herself. "They were just two middle-aged women who felt their lives were too boring, so they had a fight to vent their frustrations!"

"You can do that? Will we get so bored that we start fighting in the future?!"

As she spoke, Liu Mengting glanced at Xin Yi's physique, implying that Xin Yi might not be able to beat her.

Xin Yi saw the provocation in Liu Mengting's eyes, "You brat, you want to fight me one-on-one? I'll teach you a lesson you won't forget!"

The two started playfully fighting instantly. Compared to Xin Yi, the big shot from her past life, Liu Mengting was no match at all. She had no choice but to admit defeat and surrender, feeling both amused and exasperated.

"Sister Yiyi, hehehe, Sister Yiyi, I was wrong, I admit defeat, you're the boss, I surrender!"

"Oh, so you dare to mess with me!"

Xin Yi tickled Liu Mengting's armpits, making Liu Mengting both cry and laugh, and finally she had to hide under the kang (a heated brick bed).

"Sister Yiyi, I'm going back to rest now. You should rest too!"

After saying that, he ran away in a flash.

With Liu Mengting gone, Xin Yi's world returned to peace.

After being in the countryside for so long, Xin Yi finally got a rainy day, but she didn't know if there would be thunder.

I haven't figured out how to control the lightning to a level that I can tolerate. What should I do?

After thinking it over, Xin Yi decided to go to the mountaintop to wait first. If there really was thunder, she wouldn't have time to get up the mountain. If she attracted thunder in the village and people saw her, wouldn't they say she was a monster?

Without hesitation, Xin Yi found a raincoat, put it on, and went out into the yard.

Thinking it best to tell Liu Mengting, I went to the educated youth settlement.

"Liu Mengting, I have to go out for a bit. If I come back too late tonight, you can go to the kitchen and make yourself something to eat. There are still some leftovers, so I'll steam some staple food!"

Upon hearing that Xin Yi was about to go out, Liu Mengting hurriedly ran out, "Sister Yi Yi, where are you going? I'll go with you!"

"No need, it's a small matter, I can handle it myself!"

After that, he left without looking back.

Liu Mengting returned to her room and overheard someone speaking ill of Xin Yi.

"She'd go out on a date with some random guy even in the rain, isn't she afraid of getting into trouble!"

Liu Mengting suddenly pushed the door open. "Li Bailian, what nonsense are you spouting now? Do you think everyone is as shameless as you?"

Hearing this, Li Bailian jumped off the bed in a fit of rage. "Isn't that right? Then tell me, what good could she possibly be doing out in the rain? If you can tell me, I'll apologize!"

Liu Mengting really couldn't decide what Xin Yi was going out to do, so she decided to just let it go and not bother arguing with someone like that.

"Do I need to tell you what Sister Yiyi is doing? Who do you think you are? You dare to act like a shaman in front of me. If you still dare to say that when Sister Yiyi comes back, then I'll respect you as a man!"

When Xin Yi was mentioned, Li Bailian was clearly a little timid. "I'm a woman. Whoever wants to be a man can be one!"

He then lay back down on the kang (a heated brick bed) and remained silent.

Xin Yi was unaware that a minor argument had broken out at the educated youth settlement because of her. She dodged along the way, but fortunately, because of the rain, everyone stayed at home, and they finally made it up the mountain safely.

Having heard in her previous life that one should not hide under a tall tree during a thunderstorm, lest one be struck by lightning, Xin Yi did the opposite, finding the tallest tree and waiting to be struck by lightning.

Xin Yi leaned against a big tree, surrounded by silence. It seemed that it would only rain today, without any thunder.

Although it was early autumn, the temperature here had already become quite cold, and it was even colder in the deep mountains. If it weren't for the tempering of her supernatural abilities, which had greatly improved her physical fitness, Xin Yi would have been unable to bear it and had already descended the mountain.

While she was feeling utterly bored, a sudden clap of thunder sounded in the sky, and Xin Yi immediately perked up.

How can we attract lightning?

As the first bolt of lightning appeared in the sky, Xin Yi silently prayed, "Come into the bowl quickly, my little darling!"

The first lightning bolt vanished in the blink of an eye, leaving Xin Yi filled with regret. At this rate, even if there were lightning, they would only be able to watch helplessly.

Suddenly, Xin Yi had a flash of inspiration. She placed her hands on the tree trunk and slowly infused it with her supernatural power.

The entire tree began to shimmer, and the surrounding air seemed to freeze. Xin Yi felt an invisible pressure slowly pressing down on her.

With a crack, a dazzling bolt of lightning streaked towards the tree.

"Snapped!"

In the blink of an eye, the tree was split in half, and Xin Yi, who was standing under the tree, seemed to have been put on pause, her eyes even stopping moving.