Ultimately, I couldn't get home before dark. Although it wasn't even six o'clock yet, it was already completely dark, and the stars in the sky were dazzlingly bright.

In addition, neither of them had eaten dinner, and Xie Yicheng, who had drunk a lot of water at noon, was even more hungry. The ride back home was so tiring that she felt dizzy.

Xie Yicheng wanted Yun Shu to go home with him directly. He had said he would go home today, so his aunt and uncle would definitely have left him some food. This way, Yun Shu could have something to eat and wouldn't have to cook for herself when she got home.

However, Yun Shu doesn't really like going to her boyfriend's house for meals frequently before getting married. This has nothing to do with whether she gets along well with the elders or not, but rather it's just her personality. Even after marriage, she would still feel uncomfortable in front of her husband's elders.

Therefore, Yun Shu didn't hide anything and clearly told Xie Yicheng her thoughts. She didn't really want to go because the elders were too enthusiastic, which made it impossible for her to relax.

Xie Yicheng understood. He lost his direct elders when he was a teenager. Although his uncle, who was a generation younger, was no different from his own father, he didn't immediately integrate into the family when his uncle first brought him home.

Boys are more carefree; even he was somewhat cautious back then, let alone girls.

She probably felt quite uncomfortable the first time she went to her uncle's house for dinner.

She felt annoyed that she had been too presumptuous in her thinking. She had been too eager to integrate Yun Shu into her family and her life, thinking that she was doing it for her own good. However, she had not considered whether such sudden interpersonal relationships and the "sudden appearance" of elders would be a burden for Yun Shu.

……

The bicycle stopped not far in front of the educated youth settlement. Xie Yicheng apologized to Yun Shu very seriously because he put himself in her shoes and realized that he would be nervous no matter how many times he faced Yun Shu's elders.

Her godparents already made him so cautious, like a young boy. What about Yun Shuyuan's biological parents in Beijing, whom he had never met and who didn't even know or acknowledge him?

Just thinking about it makes one feel heavy with pressure.

"Then we won't go anymore. I'll make the arrangements for Uncle. I'll tell you in advance what delicious food they make at home. If there's anything you like, I'll save a portion for you. If there's anything you want to eat, just tell me and I'll make it for you. If my Shushu wants to go, then we'll go."

"Shushu, I want you to know that even if you're dating me, even if we're getting along with marriage in mind, you still don't have to make endless compromises for me."

"I hope you will become happier because of my presence, rather than more reserved and cautious."

"Like today, I... have never been in a relationship before, so there are many things I can't think of, but I hope that if you are unhappy in the future, you can tell me directly, okay?"

This was the first heart-to-heart talk in this atmosphere since the two started dating. Xie Yicheng was very serious, and Yun Shu stopped worrying about her own thoughts.

The biggest difference between her and girls of this era is that she values ​​too many things that are considered 'insignificant' by people of this era.

A sense of proportion, a sense of distance, space for solitude... and so on.

Those who don't understand might say she's being pretentious, or that she's being disrespectful by instigating the man to become estranged from his elders before even entering the family. But for Yun Shu, this is a very important and uncompromising matter.

"What if others say...?"

Yun Shu was habitually caught in a dilemma and internal struggle, but Xie Yicheng, after thinking things through, was even more carefree than her. He held the troubled girl in his arms and comforted her, making a very reliable promise.

"Who cares about them? As long as we do our best and have a clear conscience, that's enough. If anyone dares to say anything outrageous, just tell me, and I'll confront them!"

Yun Shu nodded in her boyfriend's arms: "Then let's go for the Mid-Autumn Festival. I'll go see Uncle and the others for the Mid-Autumn Festival. It's too late today, and I'm really a little tired."

The little girl's soft, sweet voice made Xie Yicheng's heart melt. He gently stroked Yun Shu's hair and coaxed her softly, "Okay, then we'll go on Mid-Autumn Festival. We won't go today. I'll make you something to eat. What do you want?"

"I'd like something simple, convenient, and warm..."

"Then I'll cook you noodles, with a poached egg and some shrimp. Do you still have the dried shrimp and seaweed I brought back from Tianjin last time?"

"some."

That made things much easier. After arriving at the educated youth settlement, Xie Yicheng set up a pot on a coal stove, washed the vegetables with well water, cooked noodles with soy sauce and other seasonings, poached eggs, and added dried shrimp and seaweed. The two of them each had a bowl, and the meal warmed them up from head to toe.

……

After dinner, Xie Yicheng didn't let Yun Shu wash the dishes. He quickly tidied everything up and then urged Yun Shu to go back and rest.

The two didn't linger any longer, since they were both quite tired today. Xie Yicheng helped Yun Shu take the things that Wang Min and his wife had given her inside, and after watching Yun Shu lock the door, he rode his bicycle back to his own home.

After all, he had drunk quite a bit at noon. Although Yun Shu's spiritual spring beverage and honey water relieved most of Xie Yicheng's hangover, he still needed a good night's sleep to completely sober up.

Moreover, Yun Shu was tired; she wasn't someone who liked going out. She went out this morning and came home in the evening; a lot happened today, and she had a lot on her mind, leaving Yun Shu feeling somewhat exhausted and dazed.

After a quick wash, I changed into my pajamas, turned off the lights, and got into bed. I fell into a deep sleep in no time.

After Xie Yicheng got home, he slept until dawn without eating breakfast. His neighbor called him several times to eat, but he didn't hear her.

It wasn't until after eight o'clock, when the villagers had finished breakfast and chores and had rested for a while, that Xie Yicheng finally woke up completely from her sleep.

After making himself a simple meal, Xie Yicheng went to her uncle's house next door. During this off-season for farming, apart from the children who could still climb trees and go down to the river to do something, the adults in the whole family mostly stayed at home.

When bored, people can only find topics to chat about, and Xie Yicheng naturally couldn't avoid it either, gradually becoming the center of attention from the initial listener. He listened to his uncle's sighs of regret that he and Shushu would not be able to get married for another three years, and the unconsciously crude jokes that his cousins ​​made when they teased him.

These things are actually quite common in the countryside, and they don't carry any insulting connotation. They're even considered normal by the single men in the army. After getting married and becoming someone's wife, these young girls, having gone through a lot of experience, might even be more "open-minded" than those men, making a group of grown men who dared to tease them blush with embarrassment. But that doesn't mean there's nothing wrong with them.

This is especially true for people who don't like this way of interacting.

With a silent sigh, Xie Yicheng became even more determined to stick to her decision from yesterday.

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