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

At first, when people heard Liu Jia say that he wanted Cao Xiangyang to drink the soup for Guo Xiaoyan, they thought Liu Jia was joking.

With so many people present, it's perfectly normal for Liu Jia to want to create a lively atmosphere.

However, after hearing Liu Jia finish speaking, people started nodding as well.

What Liu Jia said was not an exaggeration.

If you want to pursue her, of course you should always keep her in mind; her difficulties are your difficulties.

The right thing to do is to find ways to help the girl out of that predicament.

Liu Jia's meaning was also very clear.

If you keep saying you like someone, you should at least show it.

Now, Guo Xiaoyan is in an awkward situation. If you don't step forward, who will?

Everyone had smiles on their faces, but all their eyes were fixed on Cao Xiangyang's face.

Cao Xiangyang gritted his teeth and finally squeezed out a sentence.

"Fine, it's just half a bowl of meat broth, it's not like I'm taking medicine, I'll drink it!"

Everyone knows I've pursued someone with good looks, and now, in front of so many people, I absolutely can't back down.

There's a saying that goes, "Knowing there are tigers in the mountains, I still venture into the tiger's den!"

Cao Xiangyang felt that his current situation was similar to what that statement described.

Liu Jia wanted to scheme against me and ruin my image in Guo Xiaoyan's mind, but I couldn't let him succeed!

Let alone half a bowl of meat soup, I could drink a whole bowl myself!

In an instant, Cao Xiangyang's excitement overwhelmed his reason, and he even looked at everyone with a proud and arrogant air.

Guo Xiaoyan was speechless.

What exactly is Liu Jia trying to do?

With so many people watching, Cao Xiangyang is going to help him drink the meat soup. If word gets out, how will he ever be able to hold his head up at school again?

Cao Xiangyang is a treacherous person, and I have seen through his true colors. So why is Liu Jia still stirring things up from the side?

Could it be that Liu Jia has completely become someone who laughs at him?

Before Guo Xiaoyan could recover, Cao Xiangyang had already arrived at her side.

"Xiaoyan, listen carefully, my feelings for you will never change. Even if it's poison in front of me, let alone meat soup, I will drink it!"

After a typically impassioned speech, Cao Xiangyang picked up the bowl in front of Guo Xiaoyan.

"You don't need to do this. I don't need you to drink for me."

As soon as Guo Xiaoyan finished speaking, Liu Ru hurriedly spoke up.

"Zhao Ligang, did you hear that? Guo Xiaoyan doesn't need your help at all. Why are you being so presumptuous?"

Just as Liu Ru finished speaking, Liu Jia urged her on again.

"Stop talking the talk, show me how you can drink it. Is half a bowl of soup that hard to drink?"

Everyone at the table was dumbfounded.

Some people looked at Liu Jia, some looked at Guo Xiaoyan, but most people's eyes were still on Cao Xiangyang.

"Just drink!"

Cao Xiangyang looked at Liu Jia as if he were sulking.

He acted as if he didn't see Liu Ru's obstruction.

"Gudu!"

"Gudu!"

In front of everyone, Cao Xiangyang finished the meat soup in a few gulps.

Then he wiped his mouth with immense pride.

A smile appeared on Liu Jia's face, and then Liu Jia led the applause.

"Well done, really great!"

"Liu Jia, you don't need to gloat here. Guo Xiaoyan will see what kind of person I am sooner or later."

Hearing Cao Xiangyang say this, Liu Jia laughed even more happily.

Just now, when Liu Ru saw Cao Xiangyang drink the soup for Guo Xiaoyan, her face had darkened to the extreme.

Liu Jia concluded that there was definitely something fishy about the soup!

Now, Liu Jia is just hoping that Liu Ru didn't put rat poison in the soup, otherwise, Cao Xiangyang will really be killed by Liu Ru.

However, Liu Jia also knew that his worries were unnecessary.

Liu Ru added croton seeds to the meat broth!

Cao Xiangyang can expect to have diarrhea soon!

"Alright, alright, everyone stop fooling around. Zhao Ligang has already finished the soup for Guo Xiaoyan, so we should clean up the mess now!"

Wang Liqing smiled and looked at everyone, then took the opportunity to make a suggestion.

Then, the atmosphere became lively again.

Guo Xiaoyan pursed her lips tightly, not saying a word, and not even glancing at Liu Jia.

Liu Jia didn't bring up Cao Yangyang again, and turned to chat with Liu Xiaohu.

Liu Xiaohu wasn't from Yecheng, but before the meal was even finished, he had already become one of the group.

But despite what he was saying, Liu Xiaohu really wanted to figure out the purpose behind Liu Jia's words.

When things calmed down, Liu Xiaohu nudged Liu Jia with his elbow.

"Third brother, what happened? How could you let someone else have such a good opportunity?"

"Logically speaking, you should have made a good impression on Guo Xiaoyan."

"You didn't use any underhanded tricks, did you?"

When he said the last sentence, Liu Xiaohu even raised his eyebrows.

Liu Jia rolled his eyes at Liu Xiaohu.

"What are you talking about? Do you think I'm that kind of person?!"

"It's not exactly underhanded; it's just that some people brought it on themselves."

"Some people want to show off in front of everyone, and I can't stop them!"

The person Liu Jia was referring to was naturally Cao Xiangyang.

At this moment, Cao Xiangyang was still unaware of what was happening. Although he sensed that something was wrong, he couldn't guess how unlucky he would be.

Although Guo Xiaoyan was furious, so many people watched her drink the broth, which helped to get her out of the predicament.

Guo Xiaoyan has to repay this favor, whether she wants to or not.

Everyone here is a witness.

Thinking about it this way, Cao Xiangyang felt a surge of joy.

After the meal, the women started clearing the dishes, while the men returned the borrowed items.

Liu Ru was extremely uneasy, but since it had already happened, she simply made up her mind.

Anyway, things haven't gotten to the worst point yet, so I'll just pretend I don't know anything.

Guo Xiaoyan washed the dishes and carefully placed them aside.

At this moment, Liu Jia came over.

"Be careful not to fall."

Wang Liqing offered a reminder from the side.

Liu Jia smiled and readily replied, "How could that be? It's just a few bowls; they can't be broken."

"That's not necessarily true. What if you get distracted and break the bowl? Who knows what you're thinking!"

The speaker was Guo Xiaoyan, and her words seemed completely baffling.

Liu Jia was also taken aback, then realized that Guo Xiaoyan must be angry with him.

With so many people present, Liu Jia couldn't explain anything to Guo Xiaoyan, so he had no choice but to let Guo Xiaoyan misunderstand.

"Don't worry, even if I get distracted, I won't break the bowl. That's called 'a clear conscience fears no accusation'."

Liu Jia couldn't think of anything else to say besides that.

Whether Guo Xiaoyan can understand the meaning behind her words depends entirely on her comprehension.

Liu Jia picked up a stack of bowls and continued walking forward.

Cao Xiangyang, who was standing nearby, saw Liu Jia talking to Guo Xiaoyan and quickly came over as well.

“Perfect, take the rest of these with you and go to the school cafeteria with Liu Jia.”

Cao Chenyang rushed over in a panic. Wang Liqing thought he wanted to share the tasks, so she immediately gave the remaining bowls to Cao Chenyang.

Cao Xiangyang glanced timidly at Liu Jia's retreating figure, but finally gritted his teeth and said, "Okay."

"Be careful, don't fall."

Wang Liqing repeated the same words of advice.

Cao Xiangyang didn't respond, but nodded and walked forward carrying a large stack of bowls in his hands.

"Actually, these big men can help them a lot when they get busy, right?"

Wang Liqing kept smiling, at least after they took the bowls away, she didn't have to run back and forth anymore.

Guo Xiaoyan didn't say anything. Seeing that there were still two rolling pins and chopsticks and plates on the ground, she silently bent down to pick them up.

"Let's take the rest; we can finish it in one trip."

As Wang Liqing spoke, she distributed the small items to Guo Xiaoyan and Liu Ru.

So, along with the few people who had been carrying cutting boards and iron pots, almost all the villagers from Yecheng came out.

People didn't shut their mouths just because they were holding something in their hands.

They kept talking the whole way.

The chattering and occasional laughter announced that this gathering of fellow villagers was a great success.

Cao Xiangyang held the bowl tightly in his hands, afraid that something might happen to it.

But before I had taken more than a few steps, my stomach suddenly started growling.

Cao Xiangyang frowned, and even slowed his pace considerably.

what happened?

I ate quite a lot just now, so my stomach shouldn't be growling.

Just as he was wondering what was going on, Cao Xiangyang felt a sharp pain in his stomach and gasped in shock.

"Ouch!"

"Zhao Ligang, what's wrong with you?"

The one asking the question was Li Yang.

Cao Xiangyang was still in shock from the stomach pain, as he had only started being called Zhao Ligang after arriving at university, and he was unfamiliar with the name.

The waves of cramping pain made Cao Xiangyang almost unable to stand.

For safety during those nights, Cao Xiangyang had to squat down.

My stomach ached more and more, and even my heart was beating faster.

"Zhao Ligang, are you feeling unwell?"

Cao Xiangyang was taken aback, only then realizing that Li Yang was teaching him.

Nodding quickly, Cao Xiangyang continued, "My stomach hurts, I'm really feeling unwell."

"Zhao Ligang, stop joking around. You were perfectly fine while we were eating, but now that I've asked you to deliver a few bowls to the cafeteria, you're starting to renege on your promise!"

"Let me tell you, now is not the time to be working hard, so don't even think about slacking off again."

“Look, those women behind you are still working hard to help. As a grown man, you can’t use feeling unwell as an excuse.”

Li Yang spoke with a serious expression and in a very loud voice.

It wasn't that Li Yang had a grudge against Cao Xiangyang, but rather that what Cao Xiangyang did was simply unacceptable.

Before, when he was moving bricks, he said he wasn't feeling well and went to the women's squatting room.

Now, when asked to fetch a few bowls, he says he's not feeling well.

This is too coincidental, right?

How can everything be put together at once?

I feel uncomfortable when I'm working, but I feel great when I'm eating.

If this isn't laziness, what is it?

The thought had barely crossed Li Yang's mind when Cao Xiangyang shouted.

"Oh My God!"

"Alright, alright, you said you wouldn't take these bowls, but you don't have to go to such lengths."

Even now, Li Yang still believes that Cao Xiangyang is slacking off.

But at this moment, sweat was already beading on Cao Xiangyang's forehead.

Especially upon hearing Cao Xiangyang's shout, the people in front all stopped in their tracks.

Liu Ru's heart leaped into her throat, and her face turned deathly pale.

Finished!

How come the medicine took effect so quickly?

Biting her lip hard, Liu Ru walked stiffly toward Cao Xiangyang.

"Zhao Ligang, are you alright?"

"My stomach hurts. Could you please take these bowls for me and make sure they don't break?"

Without having time to hand the bowl to the person opposite him, Cao Xiangyang put the bowl on the ground.

He stood up unsteadily, looked around, and turned to run to the side.

There's a big tree not far away; if I run as fast as I can, I should be able to get to the base of it.

Once you get to the other side of the tree, you can solve the problem.

Cao Xiangyang stared straight ahead, held his breath, and took off running!

But then, he stepped on a brick!

He stumbled and fell to the ground instantly!

"Zhao Ligang, you better watch out!"