Infrastructure Craze (BL) (Full English Translation)

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Chapter 35: Building a Real Market

With Shao Hao, a handy laborer, Zhuang Yu's kiln digging progressed exceptionally fast.

Zhuang Yu watched Shao Hao's muscular arms and couldn't help but salivate. If there were a camera, he'd definitely take a picture; it could even be a magazine cover. Look at his wheat-colored skin, look at those bulging muscles...

In this world, people wore animal skin skirts, the kind tied around the waist, and nothing else elsewhere.

Zhuang Yu was engrossed in watching a rugged muscle man digging soil. Although his appearance was a bit rough, he was still very handsome. This was much more exciting than the short videos he used to watch.

Ah, he used to watch short videos just to satisfy his cravings, never daring to make a move.

At this moment, a little kid asked, "Brother Yu, are you thirsty? Why does your throat keep moving?"

Zhuang Yu: "..."

Zhuang Yu coughed, feeling a bit embarrassed. He had never been in a relationship at his age. Firstly, as professional archaeologists, they were always busy in the deep mountains and forests, with little time for anything else. Secondly, their circle was very small, making it even harder to find the right person. Most of the people they met were straight, so he had to hide himself well.

So, Zhuang Yu had resigned himself to a lifetime of solitude. Love or no love, it was just a fantasy of young people. He had passed that age, at most just appreciating things that caught his eye.

A purely appreciative attitude towards beautiful things.

Zhuang Yu found it amusing. Had his life stabilized recently, leading to carnal desires? Among a group of barbaric tribal people, Shao Hao was indeed full of wildness and masculine beauty.

Zhuang Yu rubbed the little kid's head. "Go collect firewood."

There was plenty of firewood on the mountain. These branches had fallen to the ground after aging, some turning into soil over countless years, becoming the best nourishment for trees.

A group of kids happily went to collect firewood, while Zhuang Yu guided Shao Hao on how to dig the kiln.

Shao Hao asked, "What were you looking at me for just now?"

Zhuang Yu: "..."

This topic couldn't go any further. How could he explain what it meant to purely appreciate beautiful things? Like liking to watch a good-looking celebrity, it was just that, without any other purpose.

Zhuang Yu replied, "Nonsense, you didn't even look back, how would you know I was looking at you?"

Shao Hao's lips curled up. "You were looking."

For some reason, there was a slight inexplicable sense of comfort.

Zhuang Yu replied, "No, I wasn't."

Anyway, he would never admit it.

The two of them chatted casually, very harmoniously, like the way good friends interact. If they had feelings for each other, they themselves wouldn't believe it.

Perhaps this was the beginning of two strangers becoming friends.

In the past, the way Zhuang Yu and Shao Hao interacted was very polite, typical of unfamiliar people. But now it was much more natural. They could say whatever they wanted without having to think about how to respond to each other, just like the easy interaction between friends.

Zhuang Yu thought to himself that Shao Hao was actually very easy to get along with, without that sense of superiority because he was the Young Prince of the White City.