After my stepmother was shot, I took my brothers to the countryside

The next morning, Shen Nian made breakfast for his brother and went up the mountain to collect firewood with a basket on his back. He returned home near noon with the firewood on his back. This time, he put a chicken at the bottom of the basket.

Shen Nian stacked the firewood under the courtyard wall. After he took out all the firewood in the space and baskets, the firewood by the wall was already piled very high. Shen Nian patted the firewood residue on his hands with satisfaction. It was really convenient to have this space!

Shen Nian'an and Shen Nianle were going home for lunch. Shen Nian was thinking of steaming some rice, making some braised chicken, and stir-frying some vegetables. When she was chopping the chicken vigorously, Ye Jiaojiao came to find her.

"Sister Nian, are you home?" Ye Jiaojiao, holding a package, shouted loudly outside the courtyard gate. She heard the sound of chopping something in the house and was afraid that Shen Nian couldn't hear it.

"Hey! Jiaojiao, I'm at home! Just open the door and come in!" Shen Nian also responded loudly in the kitchen.

Ye Jiaojiao pushed open the gate and came in, carrying the package directly into the kitchen.

"What are you chopping, Sister Nian?"

"Chopping chicken, what's the matter?" Shen Nian saw her come in and continued chopping the chicken without stopping.

"Today, Zhao Gaoxuan and I went to the town post office to pick up the things my father mailed to me. Look! I divided the things into two parts! One for each of us!" Ye Jiaojiao picked up the bag in her hand and showed it to Shen Nian.

"What are you doing for me? Keep it for yourself! I have everything here. The countryside is not like when you were in the city. Everything is in short supply here!" Shen Nianyi said without even raising his head.

"Hey, Sister Nian, take a look first. Maybe there's something you need in there! Maybe you can use it!"

Ye Jiaojiao put the package aside, opened it, and took out the things inside one by one.

Shen Nian was a little surprised when he looked at those things. They were all food and daily necessities, and they were not cheap. It seemed that Ye Jiaojiao's family should be quite well off.

She stopped what she was doing, looked at it carefully, and turned back to chopping the chicken: "You can take it back. I really don't need this."

Seeing that she didn't want it, Ye Jiaojiao became anxious and didn't take it back. "Niannian, you saved me twice. I can't repay you for saving my life. From now on, you will be my only little sister. I even wrote to my parents, asking them to send two copies of things in the future! Even if you don't accept it and I take it back, I can't use it all by myself, right? My parents sent it specially, so just accept it, dear Niannian!"

Shen Nian looked at her without saying anything. She knew Ye Jiaojiao's temper very well. If she refused to accept it, she would probably find a way to let the two brothers Shen Nian'an accept it, which would be a disguised way of handing it over to her.

"Okay! I'll keep it for you first. You can ask me for it when you need it." Shen Nian said after thinking for a while.

"Niannian, you are the best!" Ye Jiaojiao hugged Shen Nian happily.

"Go away, stand aside. I'm chopping chicken." Shen Nian patted Ye Jiaojiao's hand with the back of his hand.

Ye Jiaojiao stood aside and chatted with Shen Nian.

While frying the chicken, Shen Nian asked Ye Jiaojiao, "Jiaojiao, why did you want to go to the countryside at that time?"

Judging from the contents of the package, Ye Jiaojiao's family should be well-off, and her parents probably wouldn't want her to go to the countryside.

Ye Jiaojiao heard Shen Nian's question and didn't feel that there was anything she couldn't tell Shen Nian: "Actually, I came here because of Zhao Gaoxuan."

"Huh?" Shen Nian was a little surprised. She had read the book and thought Zhao Gaoxuan was just unrequited love, but this? Was it a mutual love from the beginning?

"Zhao Gaoxuan's grandfather was reported as a capitalist-roader. Fearing that Zhao Gaoxuan would be implicated, his grandfather and his family signed him up for a rural program ahead of time. He and I grew up together, and when I knew he was going to the countryside, I secretly signed up without telling my parents. I guess I'm here to keep him company!"

Ye Jiaojiao continued to explain that she still felt guilty towards her parents about this matter. Fortunately, her parents didn't say anything when they knew about it. They just told her to listen to Zhao Gaoxuan in the countryside and bring them back to the city when there was a chance.

Shen Nian didn't expect that Zhao Gaoxuan had such a background, and didn't know what to say for a moment. This kind of identity was also quite sensitive during this period.

At this time, Shen Nian'an and Shen Nianle also came back from school. When the Shen Nian'an brothers saw Ye Jiaojiao there, they both shouted, "Sister Jiaojiao, you're here!"

"Well, I went to the post office today to pick up something my dad sent me, and I brought some things for you as well." Ye Jiaojiao said with a smile.

"No need, Sister Jiaojiao, my sister has prepared everything for us. You can keep the things my uncle sent." Shen Nian'an looked at the things on the side and refused.

"That's right, Sister Jiaojiao, we have everything here and we eat our fill every day." Shen Nianle also said.

"Oh, why are you two kids like this? Your sister has already said to stay!" Ye Jiaojiao quickly packed up the things and carried them to their room.

Shen Nian'an and Shen Nianle looked at each other. Since his sister had agreed to stay, what else was there for them to say?

"Jiaojiao, I made braised chicken. You can eat here at noon! Go back and call Zhao Gaoxuan to come here and eat together!" Shen Nian shouted in the kitchen.

"Hey, I'm going to tell him not to cook my lunch now!"

Ye Jiaojiao didn't hear everything Shen Nian said. She only heard her eat here at noon, so she quickly ran back to inform Zhao Gaoxuan.

She could finally have a meal at Nian Nian's house! Every day she would eat while smelling the aroma of that dish, and she had always wanted to try what that dish tasted like. Today, it was finally served!

Zhao Gaoxuan had a gloomy face as he watched Ye Jiaojiao come and go in a hurry without a trace of hesitation.

So she went to eat something delicious without him? Just left like that?

Leave him here alone to continue inhaling the aroma of food?

Zhao Gaoxuan looked at the rice in the pot and no longer had an appetite.

Because Ye Jiaojiao had invited him to have dinner together, Shen Nian made some shredded potatoes with vinegar and a soup.

"Xiao An, Xiao Le, come here and serve the dishes and get the bowls and chopsticks!" Shen Nian came out of the kitchen carrying a large pot of braised chicken.

"Wow! Sister Nian! It smells so good! Every day when you cook, I stay home and inhale it non-stop. I even suspect that the people in the Youth League are inhaling it too."

Ye Jiaojiao quickly sniffed at a close distance; finally, it was no longer from a distance.

"Then eat more later!"

Shen Nian found it a little funny. The dishes she cooked were not that exaggerated. Maybe it was because of the material scarcity nowadays, and people were reluctant to use oil and seasonings when cooking. She added everything, so her dishes seemed to be fragrant.

"Huh? Jiaojiao, didn't you ask Zhao Gaoxuan to come over for dinner?"

Shen Nian brought the dishes to the main hall but didn't see Zhao Gaoxuan, so she asked Ye Jiaojiao who was following behind her.

Ye Jiaojiao was stunned for a moment: "Ah? Can I call him?"