Bonnie's family's sauerkraut stew with pork bones and pork belly was something that the neighbors in the residential compound talked about for a long time. The smell wafted in through the cracks in the windows, making everyone's mouths water.

The old lady on the first floor even stopped Bonnie, saying, "Bonnie, what are you making? The aroma is wafting into my house."

"Auntie, I just stewed a pot of sauerkraut and pork bone soup, is it really that big of a deal?"

Bonnie had no idea that the aroma of her family's cooking from yesterday had wafted so far; no wonder the door across the street was slamming shut.

Bonnie didn't know what her luck was like; her neighbors kept getting worse and worse.

Across the hall from us lived an older man and a younger woman; the man was fifty, the woman was only thirty, and they had twins who were eight or nine years old.

Since Bonnie moved in, they haven't had many opportunities to see each other, and their schedules don't match up.

Bonnie isn't a very outgoing person; she's a bit slow to warm up and doesn't easily become friends with strangers.

Putting aside everything else, her second sister-in-law, Hao Mei, was a familiar stranger; they didn't have much contact with each other.

Whenever something happens, her second brother comes over, but he's rarely there when there's a real problem.

After Bao Ni's mother found out, she didn't insist anymore. Whether it's relatives or friends, you can only get along well if you have compatible personalities.

Just like Bao Ni and Sister-in-law Gu, Sister-in-law Zhou Weihong, and Wu Fang.

The woman across the hall, whether out of jealousy or envy of Bao Ni, felt a pang of jealousy ever since she learned that Lin Bao Ni was two years older than her, that her husband was a brigade commander—a brigade commander under forty, and very handsome at that—she felt a surge of envy.

To be fair, Bonnie isn't as good-looking as her neighbor across the hall. There's one thing Bonnie can't compare to: her neighbor has very fair skin.

Even before she got tanned, Bonnie had a wheat-colored complexion. After years of exposure to the wind and sun on the island, and several years of sunbathing in the south, she hasn't recovered much.

In short, Bonnie and her neighbor across the hall had lived together for more than half a year, but they had basically no contact with each other.

Bonnie felt that it was fine for them to live separately and not interfere with each other; people with incompatible values ​​had no need to associate with each other.

After chatting with the old lady on the first floor for a few minutes, Bonnie hurriedly rushed to school, as she was going to be late.

The campus was quiet; the students were all having evening self-study sessions. It was the dead of winter, and the windows were tightly closed, so the sound of children reading aloud could not be heard.

"Bonnie, can I ask you something?"

As soon as she entered, Teacher Ma called out to Bonnie.

"What is it, Teacher Ma?"

"I want to ask you, do you steam sticky rice cakes?"

Teacher Ma is a local, and her husband is from Northeast China. They both love to eat sticky rice cakes.

"I've never done it before, I heard it's quite troublesome."

Bonnie had never made this before, but it was quite delicious. Xu Meifeng had given her a plate of it before.

"Oh? Oh dear, I always thought you were from Northeast China, I keep forgetting."

Teacher Ma felt that Bonnie's temperament was somewhat similar to that of people from Northeast China—straightforward, generous, and outspoken.

"Okay, I got it. I'll pack it up and you can try it."

"What is there to taste? Everyone who sees it gets a share?"

Lan Hua seized the opportunity to say something, as if afraid they would share the good food behind her back.

"What can we taste? We eat cabbage, radishes, and potatoes every day."

Teacher Ma was speechless at the sight of orchids; they wanted to meddle in everything but couldn't understand anything.

“I know you’re ostracizing me.”

Lan Hua went into the house with a wronged look on her face, leaving Bonnie and Teacher Ma feeling extremely helpless.

Bao Ni thought that since it was winter vacation, she would buy some rice and ask Xu Meifeng to teach her how to make sticky rice cakes. The children liked them, especially Gu Xuanyu.

Gu Xuanyu, who loves sticky rice cakes, is being blocked by a female classmate, leaving him nowhere to hide.

"Milan, as I said, I'm not planning on dating right now, so please don't contact me again."

Gu Xuanyu looked at his female classmate, who was wearing a fashionable coat and lipstick, and felt annoyed.

"Gu Xuanyu, why don't you want to be in a relationship? Is it because I'm not pretty enough? But I'm the prettiest girl in our department."

Milan's father works for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the family has a lot of information about foreign countries. Milan longs for life abroad, especially the romantic love between men and women there.

"It has nothing to do with being pretty or not. Right now, I just want to study hard and serve my country in the future. I don't want to waste my time."

Gu Xuanyu bypassed Milan and went into his dormitory.

"Xuanyu, you've been stopped again. You're really persistent. How many times have you rejected her?"

The few people chatting in the dormitory saw what had just happened through the window and made a joke about it.

"I'm going crazy. No matter how I explain it, I don't understand. Seriously, I have to think of a solution."

Gu Xuanyu didn't really know what to do. He had no experience, but he knew that he didn't have any special feelings for Milan.

The other students didn't have any good ideas either; they had no experience, and they were a group of bachelors.

Two days later, Gu Xuanyu was once again cornered by Milan, who asked him if he could try to get to know her, saying that maybe they would develop feelings for each other after getting to know each other.

"Milan, I've said it before, I don't want to date, and I don't want to even try getting to know you. You're disrupting my life."

Gu Xuanyu was really having a headache; why couldn't this person understand what he was saying?

"I have the right to like you, and you can't stop me."

“My brother also has the right to refuse you. He looks quite normal, so why isn’t he smart enough? How did you get into university? Did you take someone else’s place?”

Sanqi's voice was very loud, attracting many onlookers.

It's an open secret that Milan likes Gu Xuanyu; everyone's used to it.

"Why are you here? Didn't you have class?"

Gu Xuanyu turned around and saw Liu Jiu and the other two.

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