A delicate and gentle educated youth came to the village, and the aloof and cold soldier king droppe

Gu Nan was unaware of what was happening here.

He was still waiting on the way back to the educated youth settlement, waiting to give the pork belly to Su Niannian.

After all, he didn't hunt that wild boar himself, so the pork should naturally go to Su Niannian.

But why did she take so long?

However, all I did was take Gu Ningning home. Logically speaking, I should have walked back three times by now.

Could something have happened?

The more I think about it, the more likely it seems.

Gu Nan walked briskly towards his home.

The thought of something happening to his sister or that girl made Gu Nan feel like a heavy stone was lodged in his chest, causing him great distress!

I hurried home and saw my mother and younger sister chatting happily in the yard.

There was no sign of Su Niannian in the courtyard, and Gu Nan frowned.

Just as I was about to ask something, I heard a voice coming from the direction of the kitchen.

A soft, melodious voice, as gentle as water that cannot be melted.

"You can come and serve the dishes now."

"Okay!" Gu Ningning happily ran into the kitchen.

Gu Nan didn't even notice that his sister was in much better condition today, walking with a light step.

At this moment, Gu's mother looked up and saw Gu Nan standing at the door.

"Why are you standing there like an idiot at the door? Come in and wash your hands and eat!" Gu's mother said to Gu Nan with a smile, already walking towards the kitchen.

As soon as Gu Nan stepped into the courtyard, a fragrant aroma filled his nostrils.

Actually, the fragrance had already traveled far and wide; even the neighbors could smell it. But Gu Nan was too preoccupied with worry to notice anything.

From the moment he heard the little girl's voice, Gu Nan's heart finally settled down, and only then did he suddenly smell the incredibly fragrant aroma.

A moment later, a graceful figure appeared at the kitchen doorway. The golden sunlight fell on the figure, as if casting a shimmering filter on the young girl.

Gu Nan was stunned. Su Niannian looked up and saw Gu Nan standing there in the courtyard.

The moment their eyes met, Gu Nan felt his ears burning and his throat tighten.

Immediately afterwards, he turned his head away and refused to look at her.

"I'll take this to my older brother first." Gu Ningning held two bowls in her hands, one containing a soup made of potatoes and chicken, and the other containing two cornbread buns.

Su Niannian just finished making it.

Gu's mother carried out a pot of stewed chicken and potatoes that Su Niannian had made and placed it on the table in the yard.

Su Niannian also brought out a steamer of cornbread and followed behind Gu's mother, placing it on the table.

Immediately afterwards, the two went back to get bowls and chopsticks.

For some reason, seeing the scene before him, Gu Nan felt a warm feeling in his heart.

Su Niannian looks like a member of this family.

The young wife has prepared the meal and is waiting for her husband to come home from work.

Thinking this, a barely perceptible smile appeared on Gu Nan's lips.

If that were really the case, wouldn't that be wonderful?

But... how could I... be worthy of such a bright and beautiful girl?

Thinking about my current situation: my paralyzed older brother, my mother with lung disease, my frail younger sister, and my bad reputation due to my family background.

Gu Nan's upturned lips were instantly suppressed.

Seeing that Gu Nan was standing in the yard without moving, Gu's mother hurriedly urged him to wash his hands and eat.

Gu Nan responded.

I filled two ladles of water into a basin, then washed my face, arms, and hands.

When she sat down back down, a few glistening water droplets were still clinging to her short hair on her forehead.

Su Niannian looked at Gu Nan and couldn't help but laugh.

This is her man, and such a handsome man at that.

It's so beautiful, the kind of thing that makes you happy just looking at it.

After delivering food to her eldest brother, Gu's mother and Gu Ningning secretly chuckled when they saw Su Niannian grinning foolishly at her second brother.

"Niannian made today's meal. Eat quickly, it smells so good!" Gu's mother smiled, picked up a piece of chicken for Su Niannian, and then urged Gu Nan to eat quickly.

Gu Nan ate a cornbread and a potato.

This cornbread is clearly better than the ones my mother makes; it's so smooth, it seems like it's been mixed with wheat flour.

This potato stew was soft and tender, soaked in the sweet and savory chicken broth. Although not many seasonings were added, it was incredibly delicious.

The authentic chicken soup flavor surprised Gu Nan.

My mother used to make chicken soup in Beijing, and she would put in a lot of seasonings. The chicken soup was delicious, and the flavor of it, when combined with other seasonings, was just like that of a state-run restaurant.

After being sent back to the village, my mother also cooked chicken soup with the wild pheasants she had hunted. At this time, there were no seasonings, just salt and soy sauce, so the taste was very ordinary, and sometimes you could even smell the original earthy smell of the chicken.

But now, the chicken soup that Su Niannian stewed doesn't have any extra seasoning, so how come it's so fresh and sweet?

Moreover, after drinking it, it felt like a warm current flowed through my body.

I felt very comfortable all over.

It's as if drinking this chicken soup and eating this stewed chicken with potatoes has swept away all the fatigue of the day and the groggy feeling from not sleeping all night.

All that was left was inexhaustible strength.

"Mom, the chicken soup that Sister Niannian made is so delicious! I've never had such good chicken soup before! I want to have another bowl later." Gu Ningning said with a smile, taking sip after sip, a satisfied smile on her face.

"Your sister Nian Nian comes from a big city, and her skills are excellent. I wonder which young man will benefit from her in the future."

"Marrying Niannian is truly a blessing from past lives!" Mother Gu also liked this young girl very much.

Not only is she a good person with a good personality, good looks, and a good figure, but her cooking skills are also top-notch.

Moreover, when she went into the kitchen just now, she saw that the stove, the used basins and bowls, had all been cleaned up.

If his family hadn't fallen to such a state, if Gu Nan were still that legendary figure in the military who became a regimental commander at the age of twenty, then...

Mother Gu did not continue to think about what happened next.

"Auntie, what are you saying? Come on, have another bowl of soup, it's good for your health!" Su Niannian added another bowl of soup to Gu's mother's bowl.

This chicken soup contains magical spring water; drinking more of it will definitely be beneficial.

Gu Nan looked up at Su Niannian, his gaze gentle.

"After you recover, I'll make you a spicy chicken dish, which is tastier than this potato stew. I didn't stew it too dry because I wanted you to have some broth. It would taste even better if it were stewed longer and the broth was reduced completely," Su Niannian said with a smile, her eyes crinkling.

"Spicy chicken, it sounds delicious. When Auntie is better, let Gu Nan go hunt some pheasants and we'll eat together." Gu's mother smiled as well.

Gu Nan, on the other hand, dropped the potato he had picked up onto the table in front of him before he could even put it in his mouth.

He paused for a moment, then picked up a potato from the table and put it in his mouth.

She... said that her mother's illness would get better?

Gu Nan doubted that he had misheard.

Upon seeing this, Gu Ningning immediately spoke up.

"Second brother, Sister Niannian knows traditional Chinese medicine. She said she can get Chinese medicine for Mother, and Mother's illness will get better." Gu Ningning smiled brightly, as if she could already see her mother's illness cured.