Reborn in 1979, with a female educated youth lying next to me.

Guo Xiaoyan and Liu Ru arrived at the agreed location, where Liu Jia and the others were already there.

Surprisingly, Liu Jia brought Liu Xiaohu with him.

Guo Xiaoyan seemed to remember that Liu Xiaohu was not on Ye Cheng's side.

Seeing that Liu Xiaohu had already become one of the group, Guo Xiaoyan felt strange again.

"Are we too late? Is there anything we can help you with?"

Just now, in front of everyone, Liu Ru asked enthusiastically.

Wang Liqing quickly came over.

"We have a total of four female students and six male students this time."

"The female students are responsible for picking and washing the vegetables, while the male students are responsible for cooking them."

"This cutting board and rolling pin were borrowed from the cafeteria; we'll have to return them later."

As soon as she finished speaking, Liu Ru suddenly raised her voice.

"I know, do we need to make dumplings? My dumplings look amazing, I'm a master dumpling maker!"

"Okay, then I'll have to work hard for you in a bit. There are four of us girls, two of us will be in charge of rolling out the dough and two of us will be in charge of making the dumplings."

"Great! Let everyone try my cooking!"

On the surface, Liu Ru was talking to Wang Liqing, but in reality, she was speaking to the boy opposite her.

When the male students heard someone say they knew how to make dumplings, they swallowed hard and looked over at the female students.

Liu Jia frowned slightly.

What's happening?

Why is Liu Ru here? And she came with Guo Xiaoyan!

Does Guo Xiaoyan really lack common sense and not take her words to heart at all?

A surge of anger welled up inside Liu Jia, and he glanced sideways at Guo Xiaoyan.

Guo Xiaoyan's face was expressionless. Even when she saw Liu Jia looking in her direction, she only glanced at Liu Jia before lowering her head.

"Did you see your girlfriend?"

Liu Xiaohu leaned over and whispered something in Liu Jia's ear.

Liu Jia frowned deeply and replied, seemingly ignoring the question, "What's going on? This shouldn't be happening!"

"What do you mean you shouldn't? Are you saying your girlfriend shouldn't have dressed up so nicely to come over? Are you afraid someone will steal her away from you?"

Liu Xiaohu became more and more smug as he spoke, but Liu Jia reached out and touched his forehead, saying, "I'll talk to you for a lifetime."

"What nonsense are you talking about? Look, why is Liu Ru here?"

Following Liu Jia's gaze, Liu Xiaohu indeed saw Liu Ru.

However, Liu Xiaohu's expression remained very natural.

"So what? Maybe Liu Ru is just a tagalong who likes to follow Guo Xiaoyan around!"

Liu Xiaohu didn't say it aloud.

Just like me.

We're not from Yecheng either, but did we still come with you to attend your fellow Yecheng natives' gathering?

Liu Jia withdrew his gaze, but his heart sank considerably.

For some reason, whenever Liu Jia saw Liu Ru, he felt that something was going to happen.

"Xiao Hu, keep an eye on things and make sure nothing happens."

"Third brother, this is near a school. Who would be so bold as to cause trouble right under the noses of the school leaders?"

I'm talking about Liu Ru.

"I think you're making a fuss over nothing. What's there to be wary of about a woman?"

Liu Xiaohu wanted to say something more, but seeing the look Liu Jia gave him, he immediately changed his mind.

"Okay, okay, whatever you say goes. I'll take a look, alright?"

next to.

Wang Liqing led Guo Xiaoyan and Liu Ru to wash vegetables, while another female classmate was chopping vegetables.

Liu Jia and Liu Xiaohu are chopping bones.

The money everyone pooled together bought some pork spine and two bottles of Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor).

Drinking wine while gnawing on bones—that's a unique experience.

The prerequisite is that the bones must be stewed properly.

Li Yang specially arranged for someone to bring back a large iron pot from the cafeteria, and Liu Jia was in charge of preparing the ingredients.

In Liu Jia's words, it's like having a truly authentic iron pot stew.

Looking at the spine that had already been chopped into pieces, Liu Jia felt a little regretful.

How wonderful it would be if there were early-maturing corn varieties available at this time of year?

Corn and pork rib stew, it's incredibly delicious!

There's no other way but to stew the pork spine, take it out, and then add some potatoes.

Liu Jiaquan got some Sichuan peppercorns, star anise, cinnamon, and other spices from the canteen.

With these seasonings and the large iron pot in front of you, it's not difficult to make a delicious and flavorful iron pot stew.

Cao Xiangyang wanted to help, but seeing the knife in Liu Jia's hand, he was terrified.

Especially when he heard the sound of Liu Jia chopping bones, Cao Xiangyang's heart skipped a beat.

Only after Liu Jia had chopped the bones did Cao Xiangyang dare to come closer.

"I'll go wash up!"

"Okay, be careful not to prick your hand with bone fragments."

Liu Jia instinctively offered a reminder.

This wasn't just something Liu Jia said to Cao Xiangyang; he would say the same thing to anyone who came along.

Just as Liu Jia was about to turn around, Liu Ru suddenly walked over from the side.

"Excuse me, is there anything I can help you with? The vegetables we have there have already been washed."

Liu Jia remained silent.

Cao Xiangyang ignored Liu Ru, bent down, picked up the basin in front of him, and was about to wash the bones.

Liu Ru took another step forward and asked enthusiastically.

"Do you need any help? There are so many bones, when will you finish washing them? I'll help you wash them, it'll be faster if we all work together."

"Forget it, I can do it."

Cao Xiangyang was always very careful in front of Guo Xiaoyan, just to get a smile from her.

However, Cao Xiangyang had a completely different attitude when facing Liu Ru.

Extremely indifferent and unresponsive.

Cao Xiangyang didn't even want to look at Liu Ru.

Liu Ru also deeply felt this.

But the more this happened, the more Liu Ru wanted to have a good competition with Guo Xiaoyan.

So what if you have a good-looking face? What's so great about that?

In time, everyone will know who the most lovable people are!

Driven by her lingering resentment, Liu Ru wanted to get close to Cao Xiangyang once again.

Before he could even speak, Cao Xiangyang had already stopped in his tracks, clearly impatient.

"Hey, what are you doing following me around like this, woman?"

"Once you've finished your work over there, you can go and take a break!"

"You keep hanging around here, I can't get any work done!"

When it came to criticizing Liu Ru, Cao Xiangyang showed absolutely no mercy.

The people around were also surprised that someone who seemed so amiable on the surface could suddenly become so fierce.

Seeing the strange looks from everyone, Liu Ru bit her lip hard, then suddenly turned around and left.

"Hey, Liu, just come over here, don't bother with them."

"What do those grown men know? They don't know how to speak properly at all, don't take it to heart."

"Actually, the people of Yecheng are very warm and welcoming. I think he just doesn't want you to do any work and is afraid of tiring you out. Don't misunderstand!"

Wang Liqing tried to smooth things over, but Liu Ru's expression didn't improve much.

The reason he was disliked was mostly because of Guo Xiaoyan.

For some reason, Liu Ru kept having this thought in her mind.

Guo Xiaoyan is prettier than me, comes from a better family, and has a better temperament than me.

Importantly, Guo Xiaoyan is also very likable.

If it had been Guo Xiaoyan who went to help just now, Liu Ru was 100% certain that those grown men would never have said what they did!

Ultimately, it's because Guo Xiaoyan is more outstanding than him.

Now, Liu Ru suddenly felt a little regretful.

If I had known I would be ridiculed like this, why did I pay those two yuan in the first place? Why did I come to the Yecheng hometown gathering with Guo Xiaoyan?

It's so annoying!

Liu Ru tried to calm down, but her lips still involuntarily pouted.

The female students' group was organized by themselves, and Wang Liqing didn't want the situation to become too awkward.

Therefore, Wang Liqing was the first to approach Liu Ru.

"Don't pay attention to them. Instead of wasting time, why don't we sit here and rest for a while, and chat?"

"I just felt that everyone has it tough when they're away from home, so I was happy to help out. Who knew that my good intentions would be taken for granted!"

If I can lend a hand, I will.

Guo Xiaoyan found it funny.

When the group of them were washing vegetables here, Liu Ru stood ramrod straight, her expression and demeanor showing no intention of helping at all.

Now that Cao Xiangyang was going to have his bones cleaned, Liu Ru quickly went over to him.

They were even thinking of helping out; I really don't know what they were thinking.

Today is a class reunion, and Guo Xiaoyan still feels that as long as she does her job well, there is absolutely no need to cause trouble.

"Alright, the vegetables are almost dried. Let's wash them and make dumplings!"

The weather is nice today, and the sun is glaring.

The washed vegetables started to wilt soon after being placed outside.

To preserve the delicious flavor, Wang Liqing took the initiative to suggest that they start making dumplings.

Everyone agreed.

"Liu Jia, bring over the little bit of meat you picked off the bones. We're starting to make dumplings!"

Wang Li counted her toes and waved to Liu Jia.

"Okay, do you need any help?"

Liu Jia instinctively asked a question.

As soon as these words came out.

Several girls burst into laughter.

"Liu Jia, are you kidding us? You're a grown man, can you even make dumplings?"

"Yes, Liu Jia, do you know how to roll out dumpling wrappers, or how to make dumplings?"

"Liu Jia should know how to cook dumplings, as long as they don't break!"

Everyone was joking and laughing with Liu Jia, but Guo Xiaoyan remained silent.

Liu Jia knows she can make dumplings; she knows that herself.

Before he met himself, Liu Jia didn't know how to make dumplings. But after spending three years in Xili Village, he trained Liu Jia to be a dumpling maker.

At that time, Liu Jia was very obedient. He would do whatever he was asked to do, and he was always extremely happy to do the work.

I remember the first time I asked the Liu family to make dumplings was during the Chinese New Year.

Wang Liqiu and a few other young people asked Liu Jia to go out and have fun.

However, there is still a lot of work to be done at home.

Zhang Guilan was kneading dough, Qin Chunyan was chopping filling, and Liu Yutian seemed to have gone to Zhou Fengshou's house.

Liu Jianye and Liu Xinguo have disappeared without a trace.

When Guo Xiaoyan saw that Liu Jia was about to leave, she immediately became anxious.

He immediately ordered Liu Jia to make fifty dumplings before he could leave.

Guo Xiaoyan clearly remembers that Liu Jia was dumbfounded at that time.

Liu Jia doesn't know how to make dumplings or roll out the dough.

Liu Jia even stated directly that he had never even touched a rolling pin used for rolling out dough.

But when faced with Guo Xiaoyan's gaze, Liu Jia still chickened out.

Liu Jia picked up the soft dumpling wrapper, her hand trembled, and she almost dropped it into the basin.

Next, Liu Jia followed Guo Xiaoyan's example and slowly began to learn how to make dumplings.

Ordinary people don't have many special customs; being able to eat dumplings a few times a year is already a great joy.

So when rolling out the dumpling wrappers, Qin Chunyan rolled them out a bit too big.

But this size is just right for Liu Jia.

Guo Xiaoyan's hands are a bit small, so the dumplings she makes have some wrinkles.

However, the ones Liu Jia wrapped were smooth and shiny, and looked quite professional.

After making fifty dumplings, Wang Liqiu was practically drooling.

I was thinking I could go out with Liu Jia this time, but Liu Jia said she was addicted to making dumplings and didn't want to go out.

This made Guo Xiaoyan extremely happy.

Later, Liu Jia would participate whenever her family made dumplings.

Many people say that cooking is a woman's job, and men who make dumplings will be laughed at.

But Liu Jia was proud of it.

Every time I make dumplings, I show them off.

Everyone was laughing at Liu Jia, but Guo Xiaoyan's expression was extremely serious.

If it weren't for the fear of gossip, Guo Xiaoyan would have loved to go up and tell them that Liu Jia could make dumplings.

While she was still in a daze, Liu Jia came to Guo Xiaoyan's side with the meat.

As soon as Liu Jia placed the meat on the cutting board, he said with a smile, "You know what, the dumplings I make might not be any worse than yours!"

"Even if the sky breaks and the earth crumbles, your boasting will never be exposed. Liu Jia, keep blowing your own horn!"

Wang Liqing burst into laughter after she finished speaking.