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

Su Niannian's aggrieved voice landed on Gu Nan's heart like a heavy punch.

Hate her?

How could he possibly hate her?

Gu Nan couldn't help but frown slightly.

But seeing Gu Nan's expression, Su Niannian felt even more aggrieved.

Her eyes were even a little red.

Having lived two lives, Su Niannian isn't stupid; she can tell that Gu Nan has some feelings for her.

However, Su Niannian also knew that given Gu Nan's current situation, he must have many concerns about not wanting to be with her and not wanting to be a burden to her.

Gu Nan is someone who habitually considers others.

He may not say it, but he will do a lot of things quietly.

Inside his basket was the pork belly he had been allocated that day. Su Niannian had seen what was inside when she was at the Gu family's house.

Su Niannian asked this question to put pressure on Gu Nan. She didn't want to wait a year or two until the Gu family got rid of their bad reputation before being with her.

This time, she wants to be with him as soon as possible!

She craved his body and wanted it done sooner rather than later; she didn't want to wait that long.

He will repay the debt he owed in his previous life as soon as possible in this one.

Although he was secretly delighted, he didn't show it on his face and still looked aggrieved.

I feel pity for you.

Gu Nan watched as Su Niannian's increasingly aggrieved expression grew and her footsteps gradually moved toward him.

"I don't dislike it." These were the three words Gu Nan wanted to say, but couldn't.

He not only didn't dislike her, but he liked her very much.

But the more I like her, the more I want her to be happy.

If they followed me, they would probably be overwhelmed by gossip and dragged down by the entire Gu family.

This is not what he wants.

Thinking about this, my mindset wavered again.

He turned around and continued walking forward.

However, the pace of progress is still rather slow.

Su Niannian felt a headache coming on when she saw his conflicted look.

Her man is just too considerate of others and thinks too much about them.

With a sigh, Su Niannian quickly chased after her.

"Give me the things, I'll go back myself." Su Niannian stopped Gu Nan.

"..."

Gu Nan thought for a moment. The educated youth settlement wasn't far away. If he went over there, he was afraid that others would see him.

Thinking that he couldn't let the girl be misunderstood, although he was reluctant and wanted to stay with her a little longer, he still handed her the lunchbox in his hand.

They even took the meat out of the basket.

"this is for you."

Gu Nan handed the rope binding the meat to Su Niannian.

Su Niannian threw the meat directly back into Gu Nan's basket.

"Give it to your aunt."

Then Su Niannian thought of something and added a sentence.

"I have to go now. I need to deliver food to Song Zhiqing, or she'll be hungry!"

With that, he walked towards the educated youth settlement without looking back.

Originally, Su Niannian's suggestion to cook with Song Zhiqing at the Gu family's house was to see if Gu Nan minded.

That's still the case now.

Let that indecisive jerk worry about it!

Su Niannian shook off her earlier grievances and headed happily towards the educated youth settlement.

Gu Nan watched her departing figure... without even having a chance to stuff the pork belly into her hand.

Who exactly is Song Zhiqing?

But it was still light out, so he couldn't go to the educated youth settlement to take a look.

On the way back, Gu Nan really had a headache.

He clearly liked her a lot, but he had too many things to consider.

"Sigh." Gu Nan sighed silently and went home.

When Su Niannian returned to the educated youth settlement, she saw Song Zhaodi preparing a meal.

"Why are you only coming back now? I came back after chopping wood and didn't see you. I was worried about you."

"If you haven't come back by the time I've finished cooking, I'm going to go look for you."

Song Zhaodi was indeed a little worried about Su Niannian, but it wasn't dark yet, and she figured nothing should go wrong, so she decided to cook the meal first.

“Here, you don’t need to cook anymore, I’ve finished eating, this is for you.” Su Niannian handed the lunchbox in her hand to Song Zhaodi.

Song Zhaodi took the lunchbox. "You seem a little unhappy."

She sat at the dining table, asking Su Niannian questions as she opened her lunchbox.

"It's alright." Su Niannian's mind was still full of Gu Nan, and she was still thinking about how to win over that rough man quickly.

Several other educated youths were eating at the table next to it.

As soon as Song Zhaodi opened the lunchbox, a fragrant aroma of chicken soup wafted out.

Some of the educated youth swallowed hard when they smelled the aroma.

"Where did Su Zhiqing get this chicken soup? It smells so good."

"Yes, yes, I've never smelled chicken soup that smells so good."

Even Lu Xingguang, who was eating, couldn't help but brighten up.

This smells even better than the food in state-run restaurants.

In those days, it was already quite a feat to have money to eat at a state-run restaurant. In my memory, the food served at state-run restaurants was the best food of that era.

How did Su Niannian manage to get such fragrant chicken soup?

While they were talking, Song Zhaodi had already taken a sip of chicken soup and eaten a bite of the stewed potato that had been cooked until it was soft and tender.

His eyes were wide open, like saucers.

This... the best decision she ever made in her life was having meals with Su Niannian, right?

"Oh my god, Su Niannian, did you make this? My goodness, it's so delicious!"

Song Zhaodi is now almost unable to speak properly.

"Yes, it was made at a fellow villager's house. Tell me the dimensions of the cabinet later, and I'll have him make it for me tomorrow."

In any case, it's always good to have more interactions.

"Oh! By the way, Huang and Zhao, the two educated youths, found an old carpenter surnamed Zhu at the village entrance to make cabinets. A cabinet one meter by one and a half meters costs seven and a half yuan, including the wood."

“I feel it’s a bit expensive,” Song Zhaodi said to Su Niannian.

Seven yuan and fifty cents is indeed a bit too expensive for Song Zhaodi.

At that time, rice could be bought with ration coupons for only 16 to 20 cents per pound.

Seven yuan and fifty cents can buy about forty kilograms of rice.

Cornmeal was even cheaper, only eight or nine cents a pound.

"Hmm, it is a bit expensive..." Before Su Niannian could finish speaking, Zhao Sulan curled her lips and clicked her tongue.

"That fellow villager is a very nice person, and his price will be much cheaper than this."

Su Niannian ignored Zhao Sulan.

When Song Zhaodi heard Su Niannian say that, she thought that if it was cheap, she would make a cabinet for herself.

If it's too expensive, you could make a larger wooden crate, which is simpler than a cabinet and should be cheaper.

After they finished eating, it gradually got dark, so the two went back to their room to discuss what kind of cabinet they wanted to make.

Song Zhaodi shared her thoughts with Su Niannian.

Su Niannian said that a cabinet would be more practical, and asked Song Zhaodi to tell her the dimensions first, and she would ask about the specific price tomorrow.

Song Zhaodi nodded as well.

Huang Yingying, on the other hand, was engrossed in reading in the room.

Su Niannian glanced at it and realized it was still a high school textbook.

This is getting interesting. An idea popped into Su Niannian's mind.