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

Liu Jia was angry.

It's not just because Guo Xiaoyan drew conclusions without conducting any investigation.

Another very important reason is that Liu Jia felt that Guo Xiaoyan should not listen to Cao Xiangyang's side of the story.

I'm not stupid; I can understand what's going on without even thinking about it carefully.

The last time I saw Cao Xiangyang at the supply and marketing cooperative, that guy looked incredibly jealous.

Whether it was because of the basket or because of Guo Xiaoyan, their eyes were practically spitting fire.

I was too lazy to waste my time on such insignificant people, so I walked away.

Unexpectedly, Cao Xiangyang actually went to Guo Xiaoyan's place and started rambling on!

Thinking about all this made Liu Jia feel suffocated.

At this moment, Guo Xiaoyan finally came to her senses, gritted her teeth, and forced out, "Liu Jia, you really don't know what's good for you!"

"A kind heart? Who's a good person? Who's kind-hearted? Are you beating me up because you're being kind?"

"And that Cao Xiangyang, who talked nonsense in your ear, sowed discord, and maliciously insulted me, is he a good person?"

"Guo Xiaoyan, can't you be a little more mature? I just don't understand, what do you see in that Cao Xiangyang guy?"

In his anxiety, Liu Jia asked all the questions he had from his previous life.

Guo Xiaoyan's face turned bright red, and she was on the verge of tears, but Liu Jia showed no intention of apologizing.

That's just how it is.

Cao Xiangyang is petty and incredibly cunning; behind his glasses lies nothing but scheming!

All of that can be ignored. The key issue is that this guy is two-timing.

Unfortunately, Guo Xiaoyan was too naive to know anything!

They're treating you like a backup plan, and you're acting all high and mighty!

Liu Jiazhen wanted to shout in exasperation, "Xiaoyan, can't you be a little more careful?"

"Cao Xiangyang didn't say anything bad about you; he just mentioned what happened."

Guo Xiaoyan seemed a little unsure of herself, and her voice became softer.

At the time, Cao Xiangyang was indeed somewhat angry when he spoke, but Guo Xiaoyan heard it clearly; he didn't say anything like that about Liu Jia.

"What did he say? I stole his business and now I'm trying to sabotage him? Guo Xiaoyan, let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart: don't get entangled with Cao Xiangyang, or he'll have you completely manipulated!"

Guo Xiaoyan lowered her head and remained silent.

Why do Liu Jia and Cao Xiangyang say such similar things? It sounds like they planned it together.

After Cao Xiangyang finished recounting what had happened, he earnestly told himself that now that he was back in the city, he should start a new life and not get entangled with Liu Jia anymore, as Liu Jia had many ulterior motives.

Now, Liu Jia has said something like this again...

"The noodles are here, with tomato and egg sauce, and a poached egg added."

The waiter brought over two bowls of noodles, promptly breaking the awkward silence between the two.

"Thank you!"

As Guo Xiaoyan spoke, she carefully picked up her chopsticks and then took out a handkerchief to wipe them.

In that short time, Liu Jia had already started eating noodles in large mouthfuls.

Other dishes can wait, but noodles can't; if you delay even a little, they'll clump together.

Also, poached eggs should be eaten while they're hot; they don't taste good when they're cold.

"Are you very hungry? You can have this bowl too."

Guo Xiaoyan spoke softly, her eyes fixed on Liu Jia, who was eating with his head down.

Liu Jia didn't look up, but shook his head.

"You eat it, this bowl is enough for me. Look at how skinny you are, how many bowls of noodles would you need to eat to make up for it?"

Liu Jia mumbled something while chewing noodles.

Guo Xiaoyan was stunned once again.

Liu Jia's mouth is still the same as before; he can't say anything nice.

However, although he was complaining just now, what he really meant was that he cared about me.

Guo Xiaoyan stared blankly at the bracelet on the table again.

Finally, he sighed helplessly and silently began to eat.

Although this is a state-run restaurant, the tomato-based noodles they serve are not authentic at all; they are completely different from the noodles I used to eat in Xili Village.

Silently gazing at the rice bowl in front of her, Guo Xiaoyan compared the noodles to those in her memory.

Only then did I realize that the braised dish only contained tomatoes and eggs, with no green leafy vegetables as garnish.

In this way, the colors alone are already half the difference.

In the past, when Zhang Guilan made tomato and egg noodles, she would sometimes add a few small green vegetables or a few chives to make them look nicer.

If none of these are available, Zhang Guilan will add a few wild vegetables.

So when Guo Xiaoyan saw the tomato and egg noodles in front of her, she always felt that something was missing.

"Do you still eat noodles at home?"

Hearing Guo Xiaoyan's inexplicable question, Liu Jia looked up and said, "I eat it occasionally, so what?"

"It's nothing. Seeing you eat so quickly, I thought you hadn't had noodles in a long time."

By this time, Liu Jia had almost finished eating the noodles in his bowl. He slowly put down his chopsticks and stared at Guo Xiaoyan, saying, "I ordered noodles today because I was worried that if you ate anything else, your stomach would feel uncomfortable, and you might try to extort money from me later. That wouldn't be worth it."

"Liu Jia, can you talk about something serious? In your eyes, do I only know how to scheme and plot?"

Liu Jia raised an eyebrow, about to nod in agreement, when he suddenly changed the subject.

"You're still a bit green compared to Cao Xiangyang."

"Why do you keep bringing up Cao Xiangyang? Liu Jia, what exactly do you mean by this?"

"This is boring, let's eat noodles!"

"Go eat it yourself!"

Guo Xiaoyan became increasingly angry as she spoke, and simply stood up.

Liu Jia suddenly grabbed Guo Xiaoyan's arm and picked up the bracelet on the table with her other hand.

"Take this, don't lose it!"

Guo Xiaoyan angrily snatched the bracelet away and turned to leave!

Liu Jia didn't chase after him, feeling there was no need to.

Seeing the untouched tomato and egg noodles in front of him, Liu Jia simply pulled them over.

"Such good noodles, what a waste of food."

After saying that, Liu Jia ate his noodles in big mouthfuls, just like before.

A dozen minutes later, the two bowls of noodles were finished, and even the soup was drunk clean.

Liu Jia felt he had never eaten so much before; he was really stuffed.

Upon arriving at the counter, Liu Jia asked the waiter to pay the bill.

The waiter stared at Liu Jia with a sidelong glance for a long time.

I saw it all clearly: this guy made the girl leave in anger.

Not only did he not pursue her, he also ate the girl's noodles.

Who dates like this? It looks more like bullying.

"Tomato and gravy noodles, one bowl costs 1 cent. You have two bowls in total, which is 24 cents. You also added two poached eggs when you ordered the noodles, so it's 30 cents in total."

After the waiter finished speaking, Liu Jia started to take out his money.

Suddenly, an old man walked over.

As soon as I arrived at the counter, the old man took the cloth bag off his shoulder.

"Comrade, do you need some grain coupons? Let's see how much this little bit of wheat can get you?"

Another clerk behind the counter pointed to the scale next to them, "Put it on here, I'll weigh it for you."

The old man nodded and carefully placed the cloth bag on it.

Liu Jia glanced at it, then turned and left.

This kind of situation is very common in state-run restaurants.

At that time, you couldn't eat at a state-run restaurant without food coupons.

You don't need food coupons to order food, but you have to eat staple food; you can't do it without food coupons.

Therefore, almost every state-run restaurant had two or three waiters at the counter.

One person was responsible for collecting money, while the other two took turns handling other related matters.

An old man carrying a cloth bag and exchanging grain for grain coupons falls within the scope of relevant matters.

In many places, food coupons were in short supply, so some people would bring wheat or corn to exchange for food coupons.

A scale is always present on the counter of a state-run restaurant.

Thinking that he still had a lot of grain coupons, Liu Jia quickened his pace.

I need to go back and do some serious calculations to see how many grain coupons I can still issue, and send a message to Li Zhen as soon as possible.

Wasting ration coupons is wasting food, so we can't let our ration coupons expire.

Liu Jia was thinking about grain coupons.

Guo Xiaoyan, however, was thinking about Liu Jia.

They finally managed to meet, and for the first time ever, he went to a state-run restaurant with Liu Jia. In the end, he came back feeling very angry.

I don't know what it is about Liu Jia that we don't get along, but we just can't seem to have anything in common anymore.

Sitting upright on the bed, Guo Xiaoyan stared intently at the desk.

During my three years working in Xili Village, before the college entrance examination, I could count the number of times I argued with Liu Jia on one hand.

However, since the college entrance examination, neither I nor Liu Jia have been able to speak.

She's guaranteed to get angry the moment she speaks.

What went wrong?

After thinking for a long time, Guo Xiaoyan could only think of one thing: Liu Jia was no longer as accommodating as before.

Perhaps that's why we started arguing more often.

Before, no matter what I said, Liu Jia would agree wholeheartedly. Now, everything I say is wrong in Liu Jia's eyes!

How could he deny himself like that!

"So annoying!"

Realizing this, Guo Xiaoyan became even more annoyed!

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Immediately following was Zhang Xiuying's urging.

"Yan'er, wash your hands and eat."

Guo Xiaoyan looked up and saw that the clock on the wall had already pointed to five o'clock. Only then did she realize that she had been cooped up all afternoon.

But when it came time to eat, Guo Xiaoyan had absolutely no appetite.

"Mom, you guys eat, I'm not eating."

"How can we not eat..."

Before Zhang Xiuying could finish speaking, Guo Xiaoyan interrupted, "I'm not hungry."

Guo Xiaoyan immediately lay down on the bed, and just as she was about to cover her head with the thin blanket, she heard Guo Jianjun's voice coming from outside the door.

"Mom, if she doesn't want to eat, then so be it. Let's finish the pickled vegetables; they're almost gone anyway."

Guo Xiaoyan sprang to her feet and hurriedly ran outside.

"Guo Jianjun, you're not allowed to touch my pickled vegetables!"