After traveling through time, she still led the villagers to make money as a county magistrate

"How is your brother now?" the little girl asked.

Gu Niannian was confused at first, "What, my brother?"

It's not her fault. He is still under the impression that his brother doesn't even know her.

"Yeah." Xie Zhiyao looked at Gu Niannian expectantly.

Gu Niannian scratched her head. "I'm fine. What's wrong?"

"Does he have a sweetheart?"

With Gu Niannian away in the past few months, Xie Zhiyao has become more certain of his admiration for her. In addition, when they were doing the preliminary preparations for opening the store, the three of them would meet almost every day.

She originally wanted to express her feelings before the county magistrate was transferred. She didn't know how many times she mustered up the courage to do so, but in the end, it still came to nothing.

Now that his sister happened to be here, I couldn't tell him myself, so I could only ask his relatives.

"Sweetheart?" Gu Niannian asked back.

Xie Zhiyao's cheeks were already flushed, and when he heard her ask this, he suppressed his shyness and nodded seriously.

"Let me think about it..."

"Come on, come on, I have recently developed a few new dishes. Let's eat and think about them!" Mother Li took Gu Niannian's arm and was about to walk towards the kitchen.

"Auntie..." Xie Zhiyao complained in a low voice.

"Okay, let's talk while we eat. It won't delay you from asking questions." Mother Li held Xie Zhiyao on the left and Gu Niannian on the right.

Behind him followed a dazed Li Jing. Why did he say dazed? He felt that he was a little redundant here.

Try my new Bai's recipe, "Searching for Plum Blossoms in the Snow." Wash and peel the yam, cut into small pieces, steam until cooked, and then use a spoon to mash it into a fine paste. Place the paste in a piping bag, shape it into beautiful shapes, and place on a plate. Garnish with strawberry jam.

"Although the method is relatively simple, it can strengthen the spleen and stomach and beautify the skin."

"In addition, yam is rich in various nutrients, and strawberry jam is rich in anthocyanins, which have antioxidant effects and are very good for women," Gu Niannian added after listening to what Li's mother said.

"What... what anthocyanin, antioxidant, why don't I understand a word of this?" Xie Zhiyao was completely confused.

Gu Niannian and Li's mother smiled at each other. Li's mother handed the spoon to Xie Zhiyao and explained to her, "It's something good for women. Eating more can make you beautiful."

"But Zhiyao is already beautiful enough. If she eats this again, other women will not be able to survive." Gu Niannian joked.

"Nian Nian, please stop teasing her. The blush on her face hasn't faded for such a long time. If she continues like this, she'll burn herself to death."

"Aunt, you told Sister Nian Nian not to joke with me, but now you are joking with me first... Humph, I will ignore you!" Xie Zhiyao pretended to turn around and said angrily.

"Oh my, this little girl is still angry! I won't say anything to you, okay? Eat quickly, look at my silly son, he has eaten so much that the bottom of the plate looks like it's been washed."

Gu Niannian went over to take a closer look at his bowl. After all, even if I washed it, it might not be as clean as what he ate.

Li Jing was innocent! As expected, the saying "three women make a play" was true. They were all laughing and joking, while Li Jing was just staring at the "Treading Snow to Find Plum Blossoms" in front of him. The sour and sweet taste was really appetizing, and he finished it inadvertently.

"By the way, Yao'er, didn't you just ask me if my brother has a sweetheart?"

"Yeah." Xie Zhiyao looked at her expectantly.

"There should be." Gu Niannian scooped a mouthful of Taxuexunmei with a silver spoon and put it in her mouth, squinting her eyes because she thought it was delicious.

"Oh," a basin of cold water poured over Xie Zhiyao, making him feel cold all over.

"The expressions you both show when you eat something delicious are really the same." Xie Zhiyao smiled bitterly when he saw that Gu Niannian's expression while eating was exactly the same as "Gu Rujun".

Gu Niannian was stunned for a moment, then smiled awkwardly and said, "They are twins after all! It's normal."

Mother Li nudged her silly son with her elbow, knowing that she wanted to talk to him. Li Jing turned his head away, not knowing what was going on. "Alas, your sweetheart might be about to break the girl's heart!"

"Ah?" Li Jing exclaimed in surprise.

The two turned to look at him, and Gu Niannian asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's okay, it's okay. He ate too much and needs to digest it," Li's mother gave him an excuse to get away with it.

"Are you saying that Miss Xie likes the former 'Gu Rujun'?" Li Jing asked in a voice that only his mother could hear.

Li Jing didn't expect that in addition to being on guard against men, he also had to be on guard against women. The person he loved the most was really different from others.

Mother Li touched her son's head and said, "Your little brain has finally come to its senses."

"Speaking of which, you two are really a perfect match. You are both the same..."

"What?" Li Jing asked in confusion.

"I'm always a step behind others when it comes to matters of the heart." Mother Li said helplessly.

"Really?" Li Jing looked at Gu Niannian with a doting smile on his face.

Yes! He was so lucky to find the person who walked with him, and it just so happened that this person also liked me. If he hadn't met her, he thought he might have spent his whole life alone. Oh, and there was also his dear old mother.

It's true that some are happy and some are sad. Li Jing's affectionate eyes just correspond to Xie Zhiyao's dejected look.

She had been secretly in love with him for two whole years. Although she had never expressed her feelings, that was her youth. It seemed that it was time to say goodbye to the former Xie Zhiyao. Xie Zhiyao said goodbye to them and returned to her room. She wanted to have a good cry.

"What happened to her?" Gu Niannian asked Li's mother after Xie Zhiyao left.

"Nothing, just a broken heart."

"What? I didn't even know when she started dating. You guys are hiding it from me, right?"

Mother Li sighed, looked at her as if she were a fool, and walked out of the room without answering.

"What does your mother mean? Why is she looking at me like that?" Gu Niannian asked Li Jing again.

"Miss Xie likes the former 'Gu Rujun'!"

"Oh! Ah? She likes me?"

Li Jing nodded, "It should be true"

"No wonder, no wonder." Gu Niannian circled around Li Jing.

"No wonder?" Li Jing's eyes followed her.

"No wonder she used to peek at me all the time. When I asked her, she'd blush and say no. At the time, I thought there was something dirty on my face! Now that I think about it, it really is the case!"

"Then I would be a sinner, hurting a woman's heart. What a sin!" Gu Niannian made a gesture of worshiping Buddha.

"No, I feel really bad when you say that. How about I go and comfort her?" Gu Niannian suggested.

Li Jing thought to himself, "Let's not go! I'm afraid that if you go, instead of comforting people, you'll make them even more sad."

He thought so in his heart but didn't dare to say it directly. After all, he still had to coax his wife. "I think it's better not to go. Let her be alone and think it through. I'm afraid that what you think is kindness will become a burden to others."

Gu Niannian looked thoughtful. "You're right, but I can't make things worse. I'll come back tomorrow and see her. If she's really upset, I'll try to comfort her. There are plenty of better ones out there, so why bother loving just one?"

"It's hard to find a two-legged frog, but there are plenty of two-legged men. It's time to find her a good and satisfactory husband." After saying that, Gu Niannian happily scooped up the rest and finished it.