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Su Niannian smiled and took her water bottle from Gu Nan.

Then he patted the seat next to him, gesturing for Gu Nan to sit down.

After Gu Nan sat down next to Su Niannian, Su Niannian tilted her head back and took a sip of water.

It tastes pretty good; Gu Nan made it for her.

"You must take good care of yourself and not get hurt." Gu Nan looked at the girl beside him with eyes full of love.

"I will, and you should also try your best not to get hurt in the future." Although Su Niannian knew that if Gu Nan returned to the army, he would definitely encounter many dangerous situations, she would do her best to keep him safe in this life because she was there for him.

"Okay," Gu Nan agreed.

Su Niannian offered the malted milk powder in her hand to Gu Nan, but Gu Nan refused.

"It's delicious, you should try it." Su Niannian handed the water bottle to Gu Nan's lips, and Gu Nan couldn't refuse and took a sip.

It tastes good, but Gu Nan thinks it doesn't taste as good as the water Su Niannian gave him.

By this time, it was getting dark.

"Shouldn't we call them out for dinner?" Mother Gu's meal had been prepared for a while.

"I think we can wait a little longer," Gu Ningning said, acting like a little adult.

"Well, the food won't get cold today, but it wouldn't be good if Niannian went back to the educated youth settlement too late." Gu's mother had her own concerns, fearing it would affect Su Niannian's reputation.

"Okay, then I'll go call them after I deliver the food to my older brother." Gu Ningning said, taking the already prepared steamed buns and dishes to her older brother's room.

Then he went to his second brother's room and called them out to eat.

When the two came out, Su Niannian's expression was normal, and she remained poised and confident.

Gu Nan, on the other hand, blushed slightly around her ears and neck, showing a rare shyness.

This was something that neither Gu's mother nor Gu Ningning had expected.

For dinner, Gu's mother made steamed buns made of cornmeal and wheat flour, along with stir-fried bok choy. The braised pork offal that had been prepared earlier was also heated up and taken out.

The group started eating, and Su Niannian even served food to the three of them.

"Thank you, Sister Niannian." Gu Ningning especially liked Su Niannian's cooking. Although her mother's cooking was also delicious, it was still far inferior to Su Niannian's.

"You're so thin, child. You need to eat more." Gu's mother also put some braised meat on Su Niannian's plate.

"it is good."

After the meal, Gu Nan escorted Su Niannian back to the educated youth settlement.

On the way, Gu Nan deliberately kept a certain distance from Su Niannian.

Su Niannian understood Gu Nan's feelings; their relationship wasn't public yet, and he was worried about her reputation being affected.

Gu Nan stopped a few hundred meters away from the educated youth settlement.

"I'll be here, watching you go back."

"Okay," Su Niannian replied, glancing around.

Seeing that no one was around, Su Niannian quickly hugged Gu Nan.

She kissed him on the neck and said, "See you tomorrow."

Then I jogged back to the educated youth settlement.

Gu Nan watched Su Niannian's retreating figure, his hand covering the spot where Su Niannian had just kissed him.

The smile on his lips was deep, and his eyes were full of tenderness.

He loves his little girl very much.

Su Niannian returned to the educated youth settlement, where many people were washing up.

Song Zhaodi left hot water for Su Niannian.

"Here's some hot water for you. Wash up and get some rest."

"The news of you saving the child by the river today has spread. You're amazing! Not only are you a great cook, but you can also treat illnesses and save lives."

"What the aunties said today was amazing! Niannian, you're so outstanding!" Song Zhaodi kept praising Su Niannian as soon as she saw her.

Several female educated youths nearby also offered a few words of praise.

Su Niannian took off her basket, took out some fruit candies, and distributed them to several female educated youths.

"I just learned some things from a barefoot doctor and read some books. It's nothing."

"These are the candies I bought in the county; let's all share them."

Several male educated youths who were away from home were also given two pieces of candy by Su Niannian.

In Su Niannian's room, Zhao Sulan saw this scene and her eyes turned red with anger.

"Yingying, how come that slut Su Niannian has become so popular? Tonight, all the aunties and grandmas were praising her."

"It's one thing that the female educated youths had a good relationship with her, but I also heard several male educated youths praising Su Niannian."

"We have to spread the word about her affair with a peasant; we can't just let her continue to be so popular."

Su Niannian clearly did nothing to Zhao Sulan, but Zhao Sulan just can't stand Su Niannian now.

Looking out the window, Huang Yingying also felt that the situation in this life was quite different from the previous one.

In her previous life, Su Niannian wasn't this popular.

It seems I need to act quickly.

Su Niannian noticed the unfriendly gaze behind her, and without turning around, she knew who it came from.

Su Niannian washed up and went to the toilet.

After entering the toilet, I turned around and went into the space.

When the little guy saw Su Niannian come in, he happily rushed over to her.

Having learned from her previous experience, Su Niannian did not try to catch the little guy's lunge head-on.

These little guys are incredibly strong.

The little guy missed his target and looked utterly disappointed.

They even let out sobs to express their dissatisfaction.

It seems to be saying, "My owner doesn't love me anymore; my owner dislikes me."

Su Niannian stroked the little guy's head, "You're so strong now, if you pounce on me, will I be alright?"

With Su Niannian's comforting words, the little guy understood.

After playing with the little guy for a while, Su Niannian went to check on her ginseng and chicks.

The chicks have all hatched now.

Su Niannian took a bunch of green vegetables from the warehouse, mixed some chicken feed with cornmeal and spiritual spring water, poured it over the chicken coop for the chicks to eat, and also put in some clean spiritual spring water.

The ginseng plant, irrigated by the spiritual spring water, is growing vigorously and seems to have grown larger than when it was transplanted.

Su Niannian then manually poured some more spiritual spring water into it.

Then they partitioned off a small space inside the warehouse to use as a shower room.

I boiled some water and took a nice, relaxing bath in it.

It's not that she can't take a bath outside, it's just that Su Niannian prefers to take a bath in the space using the spiritual spring water.

Su Niannian always felt unsafe in the shower room at the educated youth settlement.

The walls all around are drafty, and I'm always worried that someone will peek at me when I take a shower.

Su Niannian left the space only after her washed hair was completely dry.

After telling Song Zhaodi that she would be going to the county town tomorrow, Su Niannian rested.

Meanwhile, Huang Yingying lay on the kang (a heated brick bed), staring wide-eyed at the dark ceiling.

She was ready to take action. She had gone over the plan in her mind again and again, making sure it was foolproof before she closed her eyes and went to sleep.