She picked up a piece of radish, chewed it, and nodded. After stewing it with rabbit meat for so long, even the radish tasted like meat.

Across from her, Mrs. Zhuang sighed as she watched Lu Fangfang eat.

But after staring at it for so long, she really started to feel envious.

After hesitating for a moment, she picked up her chopsticks, took a piece of rabbit meat, and tasted it.

"Um?"

Mrs. Zhuang's eyes lit up; she was surprised to find the rabbit meat quite good. She picked up her chopsticks and took another piece.

Across from her, Lu Fangfang ate as she asked, "Comrade Zhou, when are you going back?"

Zhuang’s mother: “…”

She put down her chopsticks and stared straight at Lu Fangfang.

"Comrade Zhou, I'm not trying to get rid of you. Mingcheng is still a long way from returning, so you're just wasting your time waiting. Don't let this interfere with your business in the capital."

Lu Fangfang put on a look that said, "I'm thinking of you."

"Lu Fangfang, you really don't want the job in Beijing?"

"I don't want it, Comrade Zhou. Mingcheng and I are doing fine, so please stop causing trouble."

"Pah!"

Zhuang's mother was so angry that she stood up abruptly and didn't even want to eat the meat anymore.

She walked up to the wicker basket, bent down, took out a can of malted milk powder, opened it, put some into a cup, then poured in water and stirred it.

Sitting on the edge of the bed, she enjoyed a small sip of malted milk powder.

She glanced at the bamboo cage to the side and looked at it with great disdain.

Lu Fangfang was quite surprised to see what Zhuang's mother was drinking.

She knew about malted milk powder; it cost over forty yuan a can in department stores, and you needed a ration coupon to buy it, so most people couldn't afford it. This old lady really knew how to enjoy life.

But no matter how good it is, it can't compare to the aroma of your own rabbit meat.

Lu Fangfang wasn't envious; she ate her fill all by herself.

After the meal, she greeted Mrs. Zhuang and went back to her room to sleep.

There was no indication of when Zhuang's mother would leave, and Lu Fangfang didn't want to delay things too much, so she planned to continue digging for caterpillar fungus tomorrow.

The next morning, she took the initiative to wake up Zhuang's mother.

"Comrade Zhou, I have to go out for the day. There's still some rabbit meat in the pot. Heat it up and eat it if you're hungry. We can talk when I get back tonight."

Mrs. Zhuang got up and looked outside; it was just getting light.

Looking at Lu Fangfang's attire, she said irritably, "I know."

After saying that, she lay down and closed her eyes again.

"By the way, if it's sunny today, please move the chicken coop outside so the quail and chicks can get some sun. Then bring them back in this afternoon. Thank you, Comrade Zhou."

Mrs. Zhuang waved her hand dismissively.

"The old lady can sleep quite a lot."

Lu Fangfang muttered to herself, then picked up Xiaohua and left.

Once outside, Sister Shufen was already waiting. The two of them walked out of the family compound together and headed towards Team Six.

...

"But they've finally left."

Xiao Ting excitedly emerged from the shadows at the corner of the first row of houses in the family compound.

She glanced outside, then turned and headed towards Lu Fangfang's house.

Zhuang Mingcheng's mother has arrived, and she's not satisfied with Lu Fangfang. Xiao Ting thought excitedly that she must seize this opportunity.