"Brother Huai'an, you're here too?" Xu Mengying recognized Gu Huai'an and excitedly ran to him, her joyful voice like the chirping of a nightingale.

"Brother Huai'an, why didn't I see you when I came here yesterday? Didn't you live in the educated youth compound? Can I live with you from now on?" Xu Mengying lowered her head shyly, her face full of bashfulness.

But what she said had nothing to do with shyness; she actually wanted to live with a man.

Gu Huai'an's expression changed instantly, becoming one of unapproachability.

When Xu Mengying saw everyone's eyes suddenly turn to her, she became embarrassed. "Hello everyone, I am Xu Mengying. I am a newly arrived educated youth. Actually, Gu Huai'an and I are neighbors who grew up together. When I was little, Grandma Gu held my hand and told me to marry Brother Huai'an when I grew up. I have never forgotten this and have always regarded marrying Brother Huai'an as my lifelong dream."

As Xu Mengying spoke, she glanced shyly at Gu Huai'an, "However, when I was ten years old, my father passed away. When I was thirteen, my mother was introduced to a director. After my mother got married, I went to live with that director, which is why I was separated from Brother Huai'an for so many years. I am really happy to meet Brother Huai'an again now."

Gu Huai'an had long forgotten who Xu Mengying was, but after hearing her explanation, he remembered that there was indeed such a person, and there was indeed such a thing.

His grandmother did often say that Xu Mengying was her granddaughter-in-law, but that was when Xu Mengying was still alive. After Xu Mengying passed away, his grandmother never said such things again.

Now that he has reunited with Xu Mengying, he feels no joy, nor does he like Xu Mengying.

"I figured since I'm going to marry Brother Huai'an anyway, I might as well stay with him first, get to know him better, and that should be fine, right? I understand why we can't share a room before we're married," Xu Mengying said, looking at Gu Huai'an with expectant eyes.

After she went to the director's house with her mother, her life as a burden was not easy. In order to prevent her stepfather from disliking her, she had to do a lot of things every day to please them. She dared not eat too much when eating, for fear that they would think she ate too much and would not want to support her.

Now that she's met Gu Huai'an, if Gu Huai'an wants to marry her, he must treat her well and take care of her, so she won't have to do these things.

“There are three people living with me, so there’s no room for you. Besides, it would affect your reputation if female comrades and male comrades lived under the same roof, so you should stay in the dormitory at the educated youth settlement!” Gu Huai’an said.

Wen Xi looked at Gu Huai'an and smiled faintly. She didn't know if he was bad at handling these things or if he simply didn't want to. If he didn't like Xu Mengying, he should have just rejected her decisively. Instead, he didn't give a clear rejection. Was this the kind of person who neither accepted nor rejected and was not responsible?

Whoever becomes his partner in the future will be unlucky.

No matter what kind of person he is, as long as he doesn't affect next year's watermelon planting, that's fine. If he dares to affect the watermelon planting, kick him out and make him work with Xu Mengying.

Xu Mengying said with a smile, "Then I will listen to Brother Huai'an and live in the girls' dormitory. Brother Huai'an, I have just arrived here and I am unfamiliar with this place. I hope you will take good care of me in the future!"

"Mm." Gu Huai'an nodded.

Once everyone arrived, they crowded around the table that had been pieced together, so much so that their arms were touching and there wasn't a single gap between them.

Jiang Mo stood up and said, "Before we start eating, let's all introduce ourselves! After all, we'll be living together in the future, and we can't not even know each other's names, can we?"

"I'll start. My name is Jiang Mo." After saying that, Jiang Mo sat down.

After that, everyone stood up one by one to introduce themselves. Wenxi also learned the names of the new educated youth who came today. In addition to Jiang Yang, the other two male educated youths were Tang Dengfeng and Zeng Xinghai, while the female educated youths were Wang Xinru, Xu Mengying, Zuo Qiuyi, and Yang Li. Yang Li's gaze kept lingering on Xia Minglei and Lu Xiaoyun's faces.

Xia Minglei is the male lead, and Lu Xiaoyun is his good brother and helper. They are both good-looking, but Wen Xi thinks their family background is not particularly good, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to get back together with them until now.

However, in other people's eyes, they would probably think that their family was particularly well-off, otherwise Liang Zhaodi would not have gone to such lengths to marry Lu Xiaoyun.

As for Tian Xiaoke, she must truly love Xia Minglei, because apart from the villains who are possessive, the other female supporting characters around the male lead are all truly in love with him.

Yang Li's gaze swept over Gu Huai'an's face, but between being the unappreciated first wife and the favored mistress, she chose to be the mistress.

Because she knew that even if she became the first wife, there would still be mistresses who would spend her husband's money, so she didn't want to be a thankless first wife!

After the new educated youth had finished their introductions, it was the turn of the older educated youth to introduce themselves. When they heard the name Wen Xi, the one named Zuo Qiuyi suddenly stood up, staring at Wen Xi in shock, "Your name is Wen Xi? You are Wen Xi?"

Wen Xi raised her eyebrows curiously, "Comrade Zuoqiu Yi, do you know me?"

Realizing her lapse in composure, Zuoqiu Yi immediately waved her hand, "No, I don't know you. I just think your name sounds nice, and I also really like the surname Wen."

Seeing the evasive look in Zuo Qiuyi's eyes, Wen Xi knew that things were not so simple. Listening to the accent in Zuo Qiuyi's voice, Wen Xi knew that Zuo Qiuyi came from the same place as her.

Zuo Qiuyi knew her name, most likely because he was someone from her neighborhood who had heard of her and her story, which is why he was so excited to hear her name now.

Wen Xi smiled faintly, and on the surface, she did not pursue the matter any further. She felt that the educated youth settlement would definitely be "extraordinarily lively" in the future, otherwise Tian Shengnan would not have moved out so suddenly as if she were running away.

After everyone had introduced themselves, they began to eat dinner.

Jiang Mo said to the seven new educated youth, "You seven are new here. How do you plan to eat from now on? Will you eat with us, or will you ask Captain Qian to help you set up a small kitchen so you can cook for yourselves? If you eat with us, then we'll have to create a new cooking duty roster, with two people cooking together and everyone taking turns."

Wang Xinru said, "I'll eat with everyone, but I've never used this kind of wood-fired stove before, so I'll have to trouble everyone to teach me how to use it."

Back in the city, they all use coal stoves or hearths, so there's nothing to worry about.