He Jing cooked a pot of white porridge and a plate of fried dried radish, which were all eaten in the morning. Even the plate was licked clean, without leaving any.

As for who licked it clean, He Jing looked at her second brother helplessly.

Xu Zhaodi also felt ashamed, "Jingjing, your second brother is just like that, he loves to eat and is very picky."

"It's a good thing to love eating." He Jing replied, "For my second brother, there is nothing that can't be solved by one meal. If that doesn't work, then two meals will do."

Xu Zhaodi didn't expect He Jing to answer like this. She was stunned for a moment, and then she thought about it carefully, and it was exactly as He Jing said.

Immediately, Xu Zhaodi began to admire He Jing even more.

"Little sister, if you say it so grandly, do I still have face?" After He Jidong had eaten and drunk his fill, he stretched lazily, looked at He Jing again, and continued, "But in front of my own sister, face is not that important."

Facing He Jidong's clear and pure eyes, He Jing wanted to say something, but the whistle for work was blown.

He Jijun stood up first. "This is the first whistle. There are still 20 minutes before we gather. I'll go first."

"I'm leaving too." He Jidong followed. When he passed He Jing, he couldn't help but patted her hair. "You should rest at home for the next two days. I'll discuss with my brother how to arrange things for you in a few days."

You have to go to work. If you don't go to work, you will be criticized and people will keep an eye on you. This is not good for He Jing, and it is not good for the He family.

He Jing understood and comprehended, "I will follow my brother's arrangements."

He Zhiqiang was also very relieved to hear this. He said to He Jing, "Your mother has taken a leave today, don't worry."

"Work points can be earned back bit by bit."

"Yeah." He Jing was very well-behaved and sensible. She walked them out the door and watched her nephew and niece go to school.

In a moment, Shi Chunlan and He Jing were the only ones left in the huge room.

We take turns cooking and washing dishes.

After Shi Chunlan finished washing the dishes, she wiped her hands on her apron and looked at He Jing, "Let's go, let's go."

"Okay." He Jing nodded.

Shi Chunlan changed her apron and went out with He Jing.

He Jing arrived last night, but not many people in the village knew about it.

But this morning, the dried radishes fried by He Jing were so fragrant that the neighbors could smell them. When they asked, the family naturally did not hide it and naturally knew that the He family's beloved daughter had returned.

By this time, almost everyone in Hekou Village knew about it.

Shi Chunlan took He Jing out so that she could get to know her.

When the villagers on the road saw the mother and daughter, they would stop to say hello. Shi Chunlan would also introduce each of them to the village, where they lived, and who was in their family.

It wasn't until Shi Chunlan met Zhou Qian'an that the introduction she was about to start paused.

He Jing naturally sensed something was wrong, but she said nothing and just waited quietly.

Zhou Qi'an glanced at He Jing and raised his eyebrows, "Aunt Shi."

"This is Zhou Qian'an." Shi Chunlan sighed in her heart and introduced him anyway, "He lives at the end of the village, a little before the Youth League Office."

"Hello." He Jing extended her hand to him.

Zhou Qian lowered his eyes and glanced at her hands. They were white and tender, and it was obvious that she had never done any work.

"Hello." Zhou Qian didn't shake her hand.

He Jing took a look and didn't feel embarrassed. She withdrew her hand calmly.

Shi Chunlan had been observing the two people's reactions. They were both indifferent, but a little different. She couldn't tell what the feeling was, it was just a little strange.

Zhou Qian glanced at He Jing for a moment, then turned to look at Shi Chunlan, "Aunt Shi, I'm leaving first."

"Yeah." Shi Chunlan nodded. After the people walked away, she looked at He Jing again, pursed her lips, and thought about how to explain.

He Jing asked first, "Mom, who is he?"

"Does it have anything to do with me?" He Jing looked back at Zhou Qian'an, squinted her eyes, and felt a little strange.

Shi Chunlan moved her lips, sighed softly, and explained: "Qian's grandfather saved your grandfather..."

This opening made He Jing's eyelids twitch. As she expected, Shi Chunlan then talked about letting the younger generation get married.

It happened that all the previous generation were boys, so this promise fell on the grandchild, that is, He Jing.

"Originally, the two families were going to get married when Fangfang came of age." Shi Chunlan sighed, "But I didn't expect Fangfang wasn't my biological daughter."

"Fangfang left, and the He family said you wouldn't come back, so our two families just regarded this marriage as over." After Shi Chunlan finished speaking, she looked at He Jing and asked her, "What do you think of Qi'an?"

He Jing frowned and thought about it.

Shi Chunlan held her hand and said as they walked, "Qian is 21 years old this year. If he hadn't been waiting for Fangfang, he would have been married and had a child long ago."

He Jing bit her lip as she listened. She was a person who had lived a second life and had seen young people of the new century. She knew that the 21-year-old had just started college not long ago and was very young.

But nowadays, if you are not married and have no children at the age of 21, you are considered old and people will gossip about you.

Shi Chunlan looked at He Jing's reaction as she spoke, "The Zhou family is a simple family. Qi'an's father passed away early, and his mother never remarried. She raised him alone."

"There are relatives, but not many. They are all estranged and don't interact much." Shi Chunlan said, "Some time ago, after Fangfang left, the Zhou family tried to match him up with someone."

"But I heard from the matchmaker that Qi'an doesn't agree." Shi Chunlan looked at He Jing worriedly after she finished speaking, "Everyone in the village is saying that Qi'an can't let go of Fangfang."

"But Qi'an and Fangfang only knew each other and had only met a few times. They didn't tell Fangfang about their marriage until her 18th birthday." What Shi Chunlan could guarantee was that Zhou Qi'an did not reject other people because of Fangfang.

He Jing lowered her eyes and thought for a moment. If she were to live her life again, she didn't want to get married, but if she didn't get married, her parents and her older brothers would be gossiped about.

He Jing wasn't sure if they could accept it.

"Jingjing, I'm just telling you these things, not asking you to get married right away." Shi Chunlan said, "Zhou Qi'an was raised by your father and I, so there's nothing wrong with his character."

"Plus, even if I don't tell you about the agreement between the two families, Qi'an's mother might come to propose marriage after she knows you're back."

"I'm telling you this so that you can be mentally prepared in advance."

"Besides, your father and I would also like to know what you think."

At this moment, Shi Chunlan looked at He Jing and could tell that she didn't want to talk about marriage so soon, and she had only been back for two days, so Shi Chunlan didn't want He Jing to get married in a hurry. But if she didn't make it clear, Shi Chunlan was afraid that He Jing would misunderstand that the He family didn't like her.

He Jing bit her lower lip and shook her head gently, "Mom, I don't want to get married so early."

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