My best friend is living a famine-stricken life; you're going crazy, I'm farming.

As soon as Gu Ming arrived, Yang Fenglan noticed that Shen Yu's face had turned rosy.

Seeing that Yang Fenglan was staring at her, she awkwardly raised her wet hand and wiped away the sweat. "It's so hot."

"Yes, it's really hot," Yang Fenglan exclaimed.

It's already this hot just after Qingming Festival; who knows how hot it will get during the sweltering summer?

Just thinking about being roasted in the scorching heat and not having enough to eat makes Yang Fenglan feel suffocated.

Turning to Gu Ming, she said, "Gu Ming, you passed the preliminary examination and are now going to take the county-level examination, right?"

Gu Ming frowned slightly, as if he had something difficult to say, and after a while he answered, "I might not study anymore."

"Ah? It's good not to study." Yang Fenglan was pleasantly surprised. If she didn't study, she wouldn't be able to pass the imperial examinations and gain power. Wouldn't that directly change her and her best friend's cannon fodder fate?

Although they transmigrated early, before they started doing evil, before they had a chance to offend the female lead, and before they had any major grudges against the male and female leads.

But during the famine, they had no money and couldn't live without the female lead. It was a sin to covet her things.

Who knows if the male and female leads will hold a grudge about this later? We can only nip their "hatred" in the bud.

It might seem despicable to do this, but she took good care of Shen Yu and treated her well, so it wasn't like she was doing her a disservice.

Yang Fenglan turned her head and saw Shen Yu and Gu Ming looking at her strangely. She quickly explained, "Why are you looking at me? I mean, it's a pity not to study."

The two ignored her.

Shen Yu looked at Gu Ming and said, "Brother Gu, why did you stop studying? You've worked so hard to get to this point. Once you pass the imperial examination, your family can get tax and corvée reductions."

Yang Fenglan: What else could it be? We don't have the money to support them.

Don't forget, he also has younger siblings and a blind mother.

The money for my studies came from relatives' subsidies, plus the money I earned by copying books.

I'm struggling to support my family, how can I afford to study?

We're just waiting for a sucker like you to support someone else's family.

Wait a minute, Shen Yu is so concerned about another man? And she even looks so shy...

Yang Fenglan sensed a hint of the real reason why she wanted a divorce.

Whether it was because the person asking the question was Shen Yu, or because it involved private family matters, Gu Ming was unwilling to answer.

He simply replied perfunctorily, "Let's talk about it later."

Then he bent down to wash his own vegetables, looking serious and focused.

Those fingers that hold the pen are long and strong; they would be a sight to behold if used to wash vegetables.

Gu Ming stood to the side, while Shen Yu acted as if she didn't know how to wash clothes, stirring her slender fingers in the clear water.

It's as if they're not out doing laundry, but rather sightseeing.

She was only sixteen years old, and didn't know how to hide her thoughts. Her feelings were obvious to everyone—she probably had her eye on Gu Ming.

Yang Fenglan rolled her eyes in exasperation. "Love-struck fool, he'd be digging for wild vegetables."

The next second, his eyeballs almost popped out of his eyes.

A group of fish swarmed around Shen Yu, swimming around in the water in rhythm with the movement of her fingers.

As expected of the lucky koi heroine!

Yang Fenglan jumped up excitedly, almost twisting her ankle on flat ground.

"Catch them! Catch them!"

"What are you grabbing?" Shen Yu looked over, puzzled.

"Catch fish? What else can we catch?" Yang Fenglan regretted not bringing a sieve, otherwise she would have just scooped them up.

Instead of catching the fish, Shen Yu stirred the water, saying, "Fish, run!"

Yang Fenglan: "..."

Depend on!

You complain when there's no oil in your food, but what are you pretending for when there's meat right in front of you?

Yang Fenglan tried to catch them, but as soon as she got close, the fish swam away.

As she moved away, the fish returned and circled around Shen Yu's hand.

Shen Yu didn't seem to have any intention of catching fish.

Yang Fenglan simply picked up a large rock and threw it at them.

"Ah!" Shen Yu was so frightened that she jumped up, stepped on a loose stone, and swayed unsteadily, about to fall into the water.

Yang Fenglan was stunned. It was just a little splash of water, why are you making such a fuss?

In the blink of an eye, she got the answer: As for...

Gu Ming, who was washing vegetables ten meters away just moments before, rushed to Shen Yu's side in the blink of an eye and supported her swaying body.

"Are you alright?" Gu Ming's voice was low, clearly deliberately lowered.

"I...I'm fine." Shen Yu lay in Gu Ming's arms, still shaken.

As expected of the male and female leads, they are a perfect match, and standing together, Yang Fenglan couldn't help but want to sing "Only You" for them.

and many more!

Heroine and heroine!

This is such a weird pairing, you can't ship them!

The male and female leads can't be together!!

It will kill people!

Destroy it!

Yang Fenglan bared her teeth and claws as she leaped toward the two of them, shouting, "Xiaoyu, don't be afraid, I'm here to save you!"