Han Xueyao kept her pace steady as she heard Hu Xiaobei's curious question, narrowing her eyes and speaking mysteriously, "Well, I'm not going to tell you now. You'll find out when we get to town."

"Still keeping secrets?"

Hu Xiaobei pouted, feeling a bit sullen.

Sensing Hu Xiaobei's deflation, Han Xueyao hummed a tune gleefully.

For some reason, she just loved teasing Hu Xiaobei...

Hearing Han Xueyao hum, Hu Xiaobei knew she was in a good mood.

After rolling his eyes in annoyance, Hu Xiaobei caught a whiff of a faint, elegant fragrance emanating from Han Xueyao...

His body felt restless again, and Hu Xiaobei chuckled.

Soon, Hu Xiaobei hugged Han Xueyao's slender waist from behind...

The initially delighted Han Xueyao felt Hu Xiaobei's move and quickly asked shyly, "You little bastard, what are you doing?"

Hu Xiaobei, slightly afraid, whispered, "Nothing, Aunty. The ride's a bit bumpy, and I was just holding on so I don't fall off."

Hearing Hu Xiaobei's timid reply, Han Xueyao felt like spitting blood in frustration...

"Like I'd believe that."

She muttered angrily, wanting to remove Hu Xiaobei's hands, but couldn't because she needed to ride...

Knowing Han Xueyao couldn't do anything about it, Hu Xiaobei felt somewhat proud!

He let out a snicker and blinked at her, then slowly moved his hand up a bit.

"You little bastard!"

Realizing what that little bastard Hu Xiaobei was trying to do, Han Xueyao shyly bit her lower lip.

At that moment, she started regretting having ridden with Hu Xiaobei on her scooter before...

As she regretted, she suddenly felt a bit powerless...

Glaring at the still mischievous Hu Xiaobei, she said, "You little bastard, behave yourself. If we really fall, it'll be bad for both of us, you know?"

"Alright. I know!"

Though annoyed, Hu Xiaobei could only obediently withdraw his hand.

"Good."

She breathed a slight sigh of relief and quickly sped up...

Twenty minutes later, Hu Xiaobei and Han Xueyao arrived at a newly built square in town...

"Hm? There's a new square here? I had no idea!"

Hu Xiaobei murmured in surprise as Han Xueyao parked.

After mumbling, Hu Xiaobei took a closer look at the square and realized it was crowded with people.

"Xiaobei, you're late!"

Hearing someone speak, Hu Xiaobei looked carefully and saw it was Mayor Wu Yuanwei.

Looking at him in surprise, Hu Xiaobei quickly said, "Mayor Wu, you... why are you here?"

"Why would I be here? I'm here to celebrate the completion of the square that all the villagers contributed to build for you. Why? Aren't you welcoming me?"

Hearing this teasing remark, Hu Xiaobei was slightly taken aback, "Mayor Wu, what... what do you mean? This square was built for me?"

"Yes, it's Xiaobei Square. There's even a detailed introduction about you on the central stone wall."

"I..."

Hu Xiaobei's mouth twitched, and soon, he knew everything through Wu Yuanwei's description!

It turned out that the square was really built by contributions from all the villagers of the town.

They built the square solely for themselves...

Upon learning the reasons and consequences, Hu Xiaobei felt very moved...

"What merit or ability do I, Hu Xiaobei, have!"

When saying this, Hu Xiaobei glanced over everyone's faces...

Hearing Hu Xiaobei's sigh, Wu Yuanwei said, "Xiaobei, what do you mean by 'What merit or ability?' The things you did for our town before, everyone saw it. So, stop declining."

After Wu Yuanwei spoke, all the village chiefs quickly joined in.

"That's right, Master Xiaobei, without you, we really couldn't have lived such good lives."

"You're right! This is really just a little token of our appreciation."

"Exactly, exactly, exactly!"

Don't forget who dug the well once you're drinking its water!

These farmers were the epitome of simplicity, and knowing they could live such good lives because of Hu Xiaobei, they spontaneously contributed to building a square for him.

"This..."

Hu Xiaobei wanted to say more, but he saw a woman slowly walking out from the crowd.

"Master Xiaobei, I'm from East Mountain Village, just a common woman. My husband was injured a few years ago and has been bedridden since. Over these years, our family has relied on my small business, and we've lived a life of poverty."

Hearing her somber description, everyone present recalled their past with deep emotions.

Previously, their lives were slightly better than the woman's, but they were indeed very poor.

So now, hearing her words, they empathized...

While everyone felt this deep empathy, the woman continued excitedly, "Later on, you let me plant the vegetables and fruit trees you developed. Because of this, my life has improved, so you are my benefactor, and it was only right for me to contribute money to build a square for you."

"That's right! Us too!"

"And us!"

Hearing such excited, sincere sentiments, Hu Xiaobei took a deep breath, feeling a mix of emotions.

Just then, Hu Xiaobei heard footsteps, turned his head, and saw Han Xueyao walking towards him with a smiling face.

"Xiaobei, about this square, it really is a small token from all the villagers; you should just accept it. After all, we're all one big family."

Hearing Han Xueyao's persuasion, Hu Xiaobei rubbed his nose, a bit disheartened, and said, "Aunty, you knew about this before, didn't you!"

Catching Hu Xiaobei's glance, Han Xueyao smirked slyly like a fox, "Yes! They told me about the fundraising for the square, so I knew about it before. I even participated in the planning of this square. But I didn't tell you the details before because I was worried if you knew, you wouldn't come with me."

"You!"

Sighing with resignation, Hu Xiaobei didn't know what to say.

Seeing Hu Xiaobei still somewhat reluctant to accept, Wu Yuanwei stepped forward and said, "Xiaobei, in the future, you will be the face of Big River Town, so building a small square for you also serves to boost our town's popularity. Just accept it."

"Exactly, Master Xiaobei, just accept it!"

After Wu Yuanwei finished speaking, everyone present unanimously echoed.

Feeling everyone's enthusiasm, Hu Xiaobei knew he couldn't refuse. He took a deep breath and said, "Okay! Okay! Okay! I'll accept it, but this is the last time. Don't spend such money wrongly again, understand?"

"Alright!"

After everyone nodded quickly, they cheered excitedly!

At this moment, their happiness was genuinely heartfelt...

Seeing everyone's joyful smiles, Hu Xiaobei suddenly smiled too.

He had initially wanted to lead everyone to prosperity, just to see their happy faces.

Now that it was accomplished, Hu Xiaobei truly felt a great sense of achievement...

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