Wen Xi nodded in satisfaction. Nie Xiulan had always acted so delicate and refined, and it was good that everyone now knew her true colors.

She originally just wanted to provoke Nie Xiulan into accepting Lu Xiaoyun quickly, so that the two of them could hurry home and get married, and stop Lu Xiaoyun from harming other girls here.

I didn’t expect Nie Xiulan to be so impatient. She made a move on her on the very first day they met. How afraid is she of her taking Lu Xiaoyun away? Since she is so possessive, why does she let Lu Xiaoyun hurt Shen Jiaojiao?

Now they've shot themselves in the foot; it's truly gratifying.

All the grievances I suffered in the educated youth settlement in my past life have been returned to them, and the heavy stone piled in my heart has finally been put down.

"And Zhu Jiawen and Xu Xiaohong are getting married on the third day of the twelfth lunar month." Shen Jiaojiao suddenly smiled mysteriously.

"Xu Xiaohong, who is that?" Upon hearing this unfamiliar name, Wen Xi thought carefully but still couldn't figure out who this person was.

"It's the girl who caused trouble at the educated youth settlement last night, the girl who helped Zhu Jiawen chop firewood," Shen Jiaojiao explained.

Recalling what happened last night, Wenxi suddenly realized that it was that silly girl. She hadn't met her in her previous life and didn't know her, but she probably wouldn't have died as tragically as the three sisters, so she didn't need to worry about her.

All she needs to do is take care of the three sisters and prevent others from bullying them.

Actually, it's already January 1975. If you can get into university, you can return to the city in a little over two years.

If you don't get into university, you can go back to the city directly in 1980.

In other words, they only need to stay in the countryside for two to four years before they can return to the city. As long as they can get through these few years peacefully, they can finally enjoy a truly good life.

"Jiaojiao, in the future, if any men get close to you, you must be careful. Men who don't want to put in any effort and only want to take advantage of you, who only want you to do this and that, like Zhu Jiawen, who coaxes girls to bring him food and do chores for him, are no good. You must stay away from them, understand? Otherwise, you can work hard your whole life and no one will ever like you. They will only treat you as a maid or a housekeeper."

In her past life, Shen Jiaojiao was foolishly tricked by Lu Xiaoyun into giving herself away. Afterwards, Lu Xiaoyun simply left, went back to marry Nie Xiulan, and abandoned Shen Jiaojiao.

In this life, Lu Xiaoyun probably won't look for Shen Jiaojiao again, but there are other men in the village who want to get married. There are many men who can't afford to get married, and they might want to marry a beautiful city girl without spending a penny. Although Shen Jiaojiao is not favored by Grandma Shen, she is still a city girl, which is very attractive to the rough men in the countryside.

After all, if he marries a city girl, his whole family might be able to move to the city with him in the future!

That's truly a case of one person attaining enlightenment and even their chickens and dogs ascending to heaven!

In his past life, that good-for-nothing married Jiang Yue without spending a penny, treating her like a nanny and eventually squeezing every last drop of value out of her.

"Jiaojiao, you also need to remind Xiaoyue not to be fooled by men's small favors. Tell me what you want to eat, and I'll figure it out. Don't fall into someone's trap just because of an egg or a piece of meat, understand?" Wenxi earnestly instructed.

Shen Jiaojiao took Wen Xi's arm and leaned on Wen Xi's shoulder. "Xiao Xi, I will only consider it if someone treats me as well as you do, or even better than you do. Otherwise, I will never consider it."

Wen Xi smiled and reached out to touch Chen Jiaojiao's face, her eyes clearly lighting up. "That's right, from now on, use me as your standard. Only consider men who surpass me. There's no need to consider a man who isn't even a friend. Of course, you also need to look at his parents. If his parents don't like you like your grandparents do, then they won't like your children in the future either, so you don't need to consider such a family."

Using her as a standard will filter out many people. After all, not many men are willing to cook for women these days. This way, those chauvinistic, lazy, and cunning men can be filtered out.

Around 3 p.m., Wen Xi took Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue out.

First, we went to Captain Qian's house to invite Captain Qian and Aunt Meihua over for a housewarming dinner that evening.

Afterwards, they went to the homes of several village officials, including the carpenter and the accountant, to invite everyone to a housewarming dinner.

After all, they'll be staying here for another three or four years, so building good relationships is better than nothing for them.

After returning, Wenxi took the plate to Chang Qingqing's house next door. "Sister, do you have any pickled vegetables at home? I'd like to trade some with you."

"Xiaoxi, pickled vegetables aren't anything expensive. You can have as much as you want." Chang Qingqing took the plate from Wenxi and said, "I have pickled cucumbers, green beans, green peppers... what do you want?"

"Then let's have some cucumbers, green beans, and green peppers!" Wen Xi said shyly.

When Chang Qingqing came out with a mountain of pickled vegetables, Wen Xi hurriedly thanked her, "Sister, thank you so much! You've really helped me a lot. Tonight, after you finish cooking, bring your brother-in-law, Yuanyuan, and Huihui to our house for a housewarming dinner. It's a housewarming dinner, so please don't refuse, sister!"

"Okay, then I'll go mooch a dinner from you," Chang Qingqing said with a smile.

In the end, Wenxi stuffed the few pieces of pastry she had brought into Chang Qingqing's pocket. Although pickled vegetables were not worth much, pickling vegetables required a lot of effort and salt. Rural people did not have coupons and had to slowly save up eggs to exchange for salt at the supply and marketing cooperative. It was very difficult, so how could she take advantage of others?

Chang Qingqing patted her bulging pockets and sighed helplessly, "This child..."

Wenxi brought the pickled vegetables home, took a clean bowl from the cupboard, and separated the pickled green beans. She saved the remaining pickled cucumbers and pickled green peppers for another time.

It's winter now, so it's okay to leave pickled vegetables for a few days.

After that, Wenxi started cooking dinner. Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue took turns tending the fire and helping out. Every time a dish was cooked, Wenxi would place it on the rice tray next to her to keep it warm. After all, it was winter, and the temperature was low, so the food would cool down quickly. Only by placing it on the rice tray could it be kept warm.

Wenxi prepared hot and sour cabbage, stir-fried shredded potatoes with vinegar, stir-fried eggs with chives, braised pork with potatoes, minced meat and radish soup, and three wild vegetable dishes. Each dish was very generous in portion.

Since we've invited everyone over for a housewarming party, we naturally need to make sure everyone is well-fed!

When Wenxi was simmering the braised pork and potatoes, she added diced radish and, fearing that one pot of sweet potato rice wouldn't be enough, she also stuck a ring of cornbread around the edge of the pot.