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

"Let's not just stand there, the ladies have already started cooking dumplings, let's hurry up and finish this wine."

Although this gathering only consisted of a large bowl of bones and a few cold dishes, it was considered a very lavish meal for this era.

Erguotou was cheap, but Li Yang didn't buy much, fearing that someone might cause trouble after getting drunk.

Feeling he'd eaten enough, Li Yang grabbed a wine cup and finished all the wine in it, planning to eat dumplings later.

"You all drink, I'll go get some more bone broth."

"The bone broth is so delicious, we can't waste it."

"How about we skip the dumpling soup for a bit and have dumplings with bone broth instead?"

Liu Ru stood up with a smile, looking at the people around her with enthusiasm.

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you!"

Li Yang first thanked Liu Ru, then picked up the wine cup in front of him.

The remaining two women went to serve the bone broth, while the men simultaneously picked up their wine cups.

After Guo Xiaoyan and the others finished cooking their dumplings, Liu Ru brought over the bone broth.

Each person had a bowl in front of them. Liu Ru counted the bowls while muttering to herself.

"There's still one bowl missing. Look at my memory. You guys eat first, I'll go get it."

Seeing this, Guo Xiaoyan quickly spoke up to stop it.

"Liu Ru, stop bothering me, I'm not drinking anymore."

"How can I not drink it? This bone broth is extremely nutritious. I'll be right there."

As she spoke, Liu Ru had already walked up to the large iron pot.

Guo Xiaoyan frowned slightly and quickly explained.

"I really don't want to drink it, so don't bother. I can't eat anything too greasy."

Liu Ru turned to Guo Xiaoyan and smiled, her voice rising as she spoke.

"Didn't I just say we need to replenish our nutrition?"

"Don't worry, I won't give you too much oil. I'll skim off the bottom for you; there's still some shredded meat there!"

"I won't let you drink a whole bowl, I'll just give you half a bowl."

After Liu Ru said that, Guo Xiaoyan didn't know how to respond.

Wang Liqing reached out and patted Guo Xiaoyan on the shoulder.

"Guo Xiaoyan, I can't refuse your kind offer. It's just a kind gesture, so please drink it."

"Yes, didn't I just say I wouldn't give you too much oil?"

"We must not waste food, and we must especially not waste bone broth!"

Guo Xiaoyan knew in her heart that everyone meant well, but she had started burping as soon as she finished that bowl of bone broth.

Even if Liu Ru served half a bowl, I probably wouldn't be able to finish it.

If there's any left in the pot, the bone broth can be shared.

But I can't even finish the drink in my own bowl, it's just a waste.

Guo Xiaoyan was speechless.

Everyone was chatting, and the topic was shifting from one thing to another.

Soon, Liu Ru brought over a small bowl of bone broth.

"For you."

Liu Ru spoke very softly and moved very gently.

Guo Xiaoyan could only nod and say, "Thank you!"

Liu Jia's gaze suddenly sharpened as he stared intently at Liu Ru's hand.

For some reason, seeing Liu Ru being so enthusiastic towards Guo Xiaoyan made Liu Jia's heart involuntarily rise.

"Eat some peanuts. These peanuts are roasted in sand, and they smell incredibly delicious."

Liu Xiaohu grabbed a handful of peanuts and placed them in front of Liu Jia, but Liu Jia didn't even look at them.

"Eat up, here are some peanuts, or your eyes will fall into the bowl."

After Liu Xiaohu reminded him, Liu Jia finally looked away.

"Have you ever tried eating dumplings with peanuts? It's so delicious, it's like the flavors are doubled!"

As soon as Liu Xiaohu finished speaking, several men next to him chimed in.

"Peanuts are fragrant on their own, and dumplings are fragrant too. Eating peanuts and dumplings together will definitely make them even more fragrant!"

"Alright, what are you waiting for? Let's stop wasting time and get started!"

"I'm going to eat these dumplings with gusto today, they look delicious!"

"My family's dumplings are so big that we can't finish them in three bites, but these little dumplings are so delicate, you can eat them one bite at a time!"

More than half of the people at the table came from rural areas.

At this time, although people's living standards did not improve, they were always busy with work.

Many families, in an effort to be quick, roll out dumpling wrappers very large, add a lot of filling, and then wrap them up.

In addition, there are many people, but few who know how to make dumplings.

Therefore, people started making dumplings bigger.

As a result, many of the dumplings, once they were cooked, really did take three bites to finish, just like that person said.

However, today Guo Xiaoyan is the one rolling out the dough.

Guo Xiaoyan has small hands, and since her mother always made small dumplings for her, today's dumplings are much more delicate than the dumplings people remember.

"People say that the original broth helps digest the original food, so to avoid waste, let's have dumplings with bone broth today!"

After finishing two dumplings, Wang Liqing first took a sip of bone broth, and then a look of great satisfaction appeared on her face.

Everyone around was stunned for a moment, unsure whether Wang Liqing was making such an exaggerated gesture on purpose or because this way of eating was just so delicious.

Many people have started to learn Wang Liqing's way of eating.

Guo Xiaoyan did not look up, nor did she notice Wang Liqing's behavior just now.

Aside from silently eating dumplings, Guo Xiaoyan didn't say a word.

"Guo Xiaoyan, why aren't you drinking the soup? This bone broth is much tastier."

Liu Ru turned to stare at Guo Xiaoyan, deliberately making an impure expression on her face.

After all, everyone had just eaten like Wang Liqing.

"I think I'll eat the dumplings first; I really can't drink this soup anymore."

As soon as Guo Xiaoyan finished speaking, Liu Jia's lips curled up.

Perhaps Guo Xiaoyan took her words to heart, or perhaps she simply couldn't eat anymore.

Regardless, Liu Jia was very satisfied with Guo Xiaoyan's answer to Liu Ru.

Prior to this, Liu Jia had warned Guo Xiaoyan to be wary of Liu Ru.

Now that Liu Ru has brought over some bone broth, whether out of kindness or feigned sincerity, Liu Jia hopes that Guo Xiaoyan will refuse it.

Indeed, things are developing in the direction Liu Jia imagined.

Liu Jia had just picked up a dumpling and hadn't even put it in her mouth when Liu Ru's voice came again.

"Guo Xiaoyan, that's really unfair of you!"

"My soup was specially scooped out of the pot for you. Look at the top, how much oil is there?"

"Compared to the big truck, you still have two pieces of meat inside!"

"Please drink a little bit, otherwise it will be a waste of my good intentions."

"Besides, if you don't drink it, you're wasting food!"

Liu Ru smiled as she spoke, but the meaning behind her words was very assertive.

Liu Jia put down the dumplings and spoke in a cold voice.

"Liu Ru, we're here to have a get-together, not to be punished. If you don't want to eat, then don't. Why are you forcing others to eat?"

Liu Ru took a deep breath and looked at Liu Jia with a wronged expression.

"Comrade Liu, you misunderstood me. I didn't mean to force Guo Xiaoyan. I just wanted her to eat more."

"After all, everyone has been doing physical labor these past two days, so it's only right that we get more nutrition."

"And this bowl of bone broth, I made it especially for Guo Xiaoyan, as everyone saw."

Liu Ru is right.

When Liu Ru went to serve the bone broth, she specifically stated that the last bowl was for Guo Xiaoyan.

They also said they wouldn't put too much oil in it.

Everyone heard it clearly.

That's precisely why Liu Jia was so worried.

Now, hearing Liu Ru say this, Liu Jia became even more certain of his thoughts.

There's something wrong with this soup!

Otherwise, Liu Ru would never have gone to such lengths to get Guo Xiaoyan to drink it.

“You’re right, and we all know you mean well. But Guo Xiaoyan has already said she can’t eat anymore. You’re still forcing her to eat. If she really gets sick, how will she work?”

Liu Jia persisted.

Whenever Liu Ru gave a reason, Liu Jia would refute it.

The men looked on in bewilderment, while Liu Xiaohu's eyes widened in surprise.

Previously, Liu Jia had said that his relationship with Guo Xiaoyan was unusual, but Liu Jia denied it.

Now, in order to please Guo Xiaoyan, Liu Jia has completely offended Liu Ru.

"What are you trying to achieve by doing this?"

Liu Xiaohu muttered something under his breath and picked up where Liu Jia left off.

"Why don't you just not drink it? If they don't want to drink it, then forget it."

Seeing both of them speaking up for Guo Xiaoyan, Liu Ru felt a pang of disappointment.

Liu Ru glanced at Guo Xiaoyan slowly and then deliberately said something.

"I don't know what I did to offend Xiaoyan. It seems she really doesn't want to talk to me about this."

Guo Xiaoyan felt embarrassed. She looked at the bowl in front of her and estimated the amount of bone broth.

Finally, he gritted his teeth and managed to squeeze out a sentence from his throat.

"That's not what I meant. It's just half a bowl of soup, I..."

Liu Jia suddenly laughed halfway through his sentence.

Everyone was stunned.

Guo Xiaoyan looked at Liu Jia with a puzzled expression.

Liu Jia was facing the same direction Cao Xiangyang was sitting.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Liu Jia pointed at Cao Xiangyang.

"Zhao Ligang, weren't you pursuing Guo Xiaoyan? Why have you stopped making a move now?"

"This is your chance to shine, how can you miss it?"

"We don't know about other things, but as fellow villagers, we all witnessed Guo Xiaoyan's consistent refusal."

"Why don't you make your decision in front of everyone?"

When they first started working, Cao Xiangyang created a farce.

Whether it was to avoid work or to get closer to Guo Xiaoyan and tell everyone about his relationship with her.

In short, Cao Xiangyang shouted at the top of his lungs to everyone, and his target was Guo Xiaoyan.

That's why Guo Xiaoyan's face was downcast for two days.

Therefore, many people made guesses.

It seems that Cao Xiangyang was pursuing Guo Xiaoyan, but Guo Xiaoyan did not agree to be with him.

Now, Liu Jia suggested that this was Cao Xiangyang's chance to shine, and everyone nodded in agreement.

This was the first gathering of people from Yecheng, and everyone was still very reserved when speaking, trying to show their best side.

However, aside from their studies and their future lofty ideals and ambitions, no one dared to say anything else.

Liu Jia's words not only attracted everyone's attention but also aroused their curiosity.

So, after Liu Jia finished speaking, several male comrades started to jeer.

"Zhao Ligang, that's where you're wrong. Does this girl really need someone to remind her?"

"Exactly! Hurry up and show us what you've got!"

"Don't just stand there, everyone's watching you!"

……

Everyone was talking at once, and Cao Xiangyang was completely bewildered.

The idea was proposed by Liu Jia.

This is wrong!

Liu Jia, that guy, has no eyelashes at all!

He must have had a purpose in saying that!

But to say that he genuinely wanted to help him pursue Guo Xiaoyan? Haha, even a dead man wouldn't believe that!

In pursuing Guo Xiaoyan, it's good enough if Liu Jia doesn't make things worse!

So the more people said that, the more uncertain Cao Xiangyang felt.

Left with no other choice, Cao Xiangyang glanced at Guo Xiaoyan beside him.

Guo Xiaoyan's face was flushed, and her eyes were filled with anger.

Even his hands involuntarily clenched.

Guo Xiaoyan was looking in the direction that Liu Jia was in!

Liu Jia!

What exactly do you want to do?

Are you just trying to stir up trouble?

What kind of time is this? You're still trying to match me up with Cao Xiangyang? Are you out of your mind?

Back then, you were the one who told me to stay away from Cao Xiangyang!

Now you're pushing me away from Cao Xiangyang's side again. Liu Jia, what exactly do you mean by this?

Despite Guo Xiaoyan's fury, Liu Jia maintained a smile.

Liu Ru suddenly became anxious and stammered as she spoke.

"Liu Jia, it's fine if Guo Xiaoyan doesn't want to drink, but why did you make someone else drink it for her?"

Liu Jia gave Liu Ru a sharp look.

When she turned to look at everyone, her voice was clear and crisp.

"What do you mean by 'giving way to others'? Is Zhao Ligang someone else?"

"Don't forget, in front of everyone, Zhao Ligang said that Guo Xiaoyan was his girlfriend!"

"What's wrong with the person you're helping having a few sips of soup?"

"If it were me, I could drink the whole soup in one go!"