She had originally intended to remind Er Ya that Wu Xingbang was not a good match.

That saves her some trouble.

However, this also reminded Ye Nuan that Bai Ge and Wu Xingbang were already entangled. Wu Xingbang had tricked her once in her past life, and she couldn't let other women be deceived in this life.

So, she wondered if she should just give them a push and let those two scumbags and bitches finally get together!

Ye Nuan was just thinking about it; this kind of thing was not easy to do.

Moreover, Ye Nuan has no intention of reporting Fang Datong, mainly because she has heard that Fang Datong also has a powerful background, but she doesn't know exactly what that background is. If she fails to bring Fang Datong down and ends up getting herself implicated instead, she would suffer a huge loss.

So, let's wait and see.

Meanwhile, Wu Xingbang has been going on blind dates but hasn't found anyone he likes, which has made his mother extremely anxious. She's been trying every day to find a matchmaker to introduce him to someone.

Wu's mother then asked Du Juan for help, but this time Du Juan really didn't dare to agree.

What a mess Wu Zhaodi made last time!

If she hadn't caused that scene, maybe the two of them could have gotten together.

Now it's all over, there's absolutely no chance.

Du Juan met with Li Xiu again later and learned that Ye Nuan already had a boyfriend, who was also a soldier. What else could she do but congratulate him?

“Your Nuannuan is a good girl. She’s good-looking and graduated from high school. She should be able to get a job when she goes there with her husband.”

Li Xiu didn't dare to think about working; she just wanted to get married and not have to suffer in the countryside.

"It all depends on fate. The main thing is that my Nuannuan really can't do those farm chores. She's okay at housework, but she's good at cooking. At least she won't be blind when she gets married."

The two walked and talked, and soon they were out of the factory.

Li Xiu has been on edge these past few days, afraid that the old lady will come looking for trouble again.

Actually, their family was in the right in this matter, but the problem was that there were two biased elderly people, plus the younger brother's family who liked to take advantage of others, so it was impossible to explain themselves even if they were in the right.

Ye Hai has been working for three days now, leaving early in the morning and not returning until evening.

Because it was far away and he only had one bicycle at home, Ye Hai would take the bus very early in the morning, eat lunch at his workplace, but would come back later than others in the evening.

Because of this, dinner at home has been delayed by about twenty minutes compared to before.

Of the few people who have jobs, Ye Hai used to be the first to come back, but now he's the last.

Ye Nuan doesn't have many classes now, and the last period in the afternoon at school has been changed to self-study, so Ye Nuan simply comes home early and can cook at home.

Li Xiu and Ye Anjia both praised Ye Nuan for being sensible, but they didn't know that Ye Nuan simply wanted to smuggle some grain, meat, and vegetables out without letting them find out.

Ye Hai returned carrying a canvas bag and met Er Ya at the alley entrance, giving her a token nod in greeting.

After Ye Hai left, Er Ya turned around and looked at his back. She felt that Ye Hai was standing straighter than before, and he seemed cleaner and more cheerful.

Ye Nuan made ordinary home-cooked meals, but she steamed white flour buns, stir-fried two vegetarian dishes, and added a cold wild vegetable salad.

These wild vegetables were bought from the black market.

At this time of year, there's no shortage of all kinds of wild vegetables in the countryside, but you can't find them in the city.

There will always be some people who dig up more and then transport it to the black market to exchange for money.

Ye Nuan was thinking of improving her family's meals. Although they were wild vegetables, they weren't available in the city. She also knew that some wild vegetables could be used as medicine. After researching how to cook them to make them delicious, she bought quite a lot.

Ye Hai ate three steamed buns in a row before slowing down his eating pace.

Ye Anjia found it unbelievable: "You're not doing heavy work anymore, so why do you look even more tired than before?"

"Dad, you don't understand. I'm new here, so I have to learn a lot and run errands. This afternoon alone, I ran up and down the stairs seventy or eighty times. How could I not be tired?"

Ye Anjia chuckled: "You child! It's good to be diligent. No matter where you go, you have to know how to do things. You're still young, so you really should study more."

After packing everything up, Ye Anjia suggested that Gu Hanchuan come over for the weekend so they could treat him to a meal and thank him.

"It's not appropriate for us to have direct contact with Director Song, as it could cause him trouble. So I thought I'd just invite Gu Hanchuan and his aunt over for a meal."

"Let me ask him."

Gu Hanchuan came with his cousin Song Huili over the weekend.

“This is my cousin, Song Huili, who is a year younger than you. Huili, this is Comrade Ye Nuan, whom I mentioned to you.”

"Hello, Sister Ye, I'm Song Huili. I'm sorry I bothered my cousin to come over this time. Did I interrupt your date?"

Ye Nuan blushed: "No, that's not true! It's just that my family wanted to invite Gu Hanchuan to dinner to express their gratitude."

Song Huili had heard her parents mention work at home, but she didn't ask any further questions.

After learning that she was going to treat everyone, Ye Nuan refused to go to a restaurant. The main reason was that Ye Nuan had bought meat and chicken on the black market without needing ration coupons, so it was better to cook at home.

Li Xiu thought it was fine to do it at home, so she let Ye Nuan do it, and she would help out, so that Gu Hanchuan would know how good Ye Nuan was.

Sure enough, Song Huili's eyes lit up as soon as the food was served.

Because there wasn't much pork, Ye Nuan made it into twice-cooked pork, slicing it thinly and adding some garlic sprouts and chili peppers. The color looked appealing and made people's mouths water.

As for the chicken, Ye Nuan simply added potatoes, mushrooms, and chicken together to stew, and a big pot of it was served, smelling delicious!

Everyone enjoyed the meal, especially Song Huili, who spent all her time praising the food and saying she wished her mother had this cooking skill.

After dinner, everyone sat down to rest and chat. When asked who else was in the family, they talked about their aunt who had been married off to someone in the countryside by her grandparents.

Ten years ago, there wasn't enough food at home. On two occasions, we were fortunate that my aunt and uncle brought us dozens of kilograms of cornmeal to the city. Otherwise, two of the three siblings might not have survived.

Ye Nuan took a deep breath. She hadn't been able to do it before, but now that she was, she should give back in some way.

Ye Nuan mentioned wanting to visit her aunt, and Ye Anjia thought it was a good idea. Besides, Gu Hanchuan was now Ye's son-in-law, so the child should be introduced to her aunt.

"It would be good to visit your aunt. I remember your cousin loves smoked chicken, so buy one to take with you when you go."

"Okay, Dad. Gu Hanchuan said if we can't get back in time, we can stay at Aunt's house for the night."

"Sure. Although your aunt married into a family in the countryside, their house is actually bigger than ours."

There is no shortage of houses in the countryside, and nowadays they are mostly mud-brick houses, which are low-cost and relatively quick to build.

Li Xiu was a little worried: "If Gu Hanchuan goes with you, will he be able to handle the conditions in the countryside?"

Ye Anjia, however, thought she was overthinking it: "Gu Hanchuan is a soldier, what hardships hasn't he endured? You're just worrying unnecessarily!"

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