Wen Xi nodded, "I know, don't worry, I definitely won't let anyone bully me."

After making tea for the three of them, Wenxi asked curiously, "By the way, what brings you here at this hour?"

“Yang Liling went to find Xu Mengying and said that there would be a gathering at the educated youth settlement tonight so that the new and old educated youth could get to know each other. Then Xu Mengying told us who live next door, so we came to find you,” Tian Shengnan said.

Shen Jiaojiao leaned closer. "Is it tonight?"

Tian Shengnan: "Yes."

Wenxi said, "This is a tradition at the educated youth settlement. We will bring our own food rations with us. It's just that Jiang Yue doesn't know what time she will be back at night, so I can't be sure if she will go or not."

Tian Shengnan said, "Don't cook anything too fancy for them. Just stir-fry a couple of vegetables. The three of us are also planning to cook a couple of simple vegetables. We've never had anything good to eat from them before, so they shouldn't expect to eat anything good to eat from us either."

Human hearts are reciprocal, and as a result, everyone has their own calculations. There are very few people in this world worth getting to know deeply.

"I know I won't let anyone take advantage of me," Wen Xi said with a smile. It seemed that the dishes she served were always just made casually, but when she had a gathering at her own home, she always made the best dishes.

While they were talking, Wenxi noticed that Song Lan kept glancing at Tian Shengnan, and she didn't know what was wrong with him. Wenxi remembered what Song Lan had said before.

He said he wouldn't date anyone in the countryside, not even educated youth.

Since Jiang Yue wasn't home at noon, Wen Xi and Shen Jiaojiao cooked egg noodles. First, they beat the eggs into an egg liquid, then used the egg liquid to make a thin, golden pancake. After that, they cut the pancake into strips. When the noodles were almost done cooking, they added the egg strips, which gave the noodles a fresh egg flavor and made the soup especially delicious.

"Xiaoxi, I've really learned a lot about cooking from you," Shen Jiaojiao said happily.

“How about starting next month, you take on the cooking duties, and I'll be in charge of washing the dishes?” Wen Xi raised an eyebrow.

If she chooses to open a restaurant after returning to the city, she will definitely need Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue's help. Therefore, Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue's cooking skills must be good. Now, let Shen Jiaojiao hone her cooking skills so that they can take turns in the future and make things easier for them.

Shen Jiaojiao bit her chopsticks and nodded with bright eyes, "Okay, then let me cook starting in May! As long as you don't mind."

"As long as it's edible, we certainly don't mind, but you have to accept our opinions so that your cooking skills can improve." Since we want to train Shen Jiaojiao to be a master chef, she definitely has to accept everyone's criticism and education so that she can know her shortcomings.

"Of course," Shen Jiaojiao said with a bright smile, knowing that criticism helps people improve.

Jiang Yue went to Yan Zheng's house today without bringing anything, and Wen Xi didn't have anything for her to bring either. Wen Xi hadn't often sent things to Yan Zheng's family before. Sending too many things would make people think they were trying to curry favor with the Yan family, which would put their relationship in an unequal position.

So there's no need to bring anything every time you go; just bring a little something occasionally.

However, Yan Zheng's family still gave Jiang Yue a very warm welcome.

Yan Zheng was at work, so Jiang Yue didn't let his parents disturb him. She chatted with them for a while, then went out for a walk. When Yan Zheng was about to get off work, she waited for him at a place not far from his workplace so that his colleagues wouldn't see her and misunderstand their relationship.

They are not in a relationship yet, so naturally they cannot make anything public.

Yan Zheng walked up to Jiang Yue and recognized her. He was somewhat surprised. "Jiang Yue, what are you doing here? Is the spring planting mission over?"

Jiang Yue looked at Yan Zheng and nodded with a smile, "The spring planting mission is over, and the captain gave us two days off. I came over... to see you."

It's really embarrassing for a girl like her to say such ambiguous things, but since she wants to be with Yan Zheng, she has to take the initiative. Otherwise, if someone else snatches him away, given her level, she'll probably never be able to reach that level again.

Despite her young age of only twenty, she was forced to grow up after being abandoned by her family, and now she understands many things.

A woman's choice is crucial. If you choose a poor man, you and your children will suffer and continue to be poor.

Seeing the village children wearing tattered clothes, with their toes sticking out in winter, she didn't want herself or her future children to live such a life.

Therefore, she was determined to choose a capable husband for herself. She did not want to marry herself off casually like those educated youth, thus bringing hardship to herself and her children for the rest of their lives.

"Did you come from my house?" Yan Zheng asked.

Jiang Yue nodded. "Yes, I talked with my uncle and aunt at home for a while before coming out."

Yan Zheng reached out and took the things from Jiang Yue's hands. "Jiang Yue, thank you."

Every time she came, her parents were very happy. It was clear that her parents really liked Jiang Yue.

Jiang Yue smiled and said, "I didn't do anything."

When she came to the Yan family before, it was Wenxi who prepared the things. Because Wenxi had a better relationship with the Yan family, and the Yan family treated Wenxi as a relative, she was just running errands to deliver things. She really didn't do anything. Instead, she came to the Yan family to freeload.

When Yan's mother saw Jiang Yue and Yan Zheng return together, she was overjoyed. She pulled Yan Zheng aside and whispered, "Yan Zheng, next time you have a break, go to the county town with Jiang Yue. Go for a stroll in the park and watch a movie. Other people get married after a few blind dates, but you two still haven't found a partner. A girl's youth is short. If you keep wasting time like this, she might not choose you."

Jiang Yue is quite pretty and has a good personality. She's not the kind of troublemaker. Most mothers-in-law would like a daughter-in-law like her. If Yan Zheng doesn't seize the opportunity, he might never meet a better girl than Jiang Yue again.

Many people seem to be searching for one thing after another, but each one is worse than the last. The best things don't always come later; they often appear when you least expect them, and then you lose them when you least expect them.

Wenxi missed out on her because he didn't care, and Wenxi's relationship was also because of him. So now Yan's mother hopes that Yan Zheng can pay more attention to Jiang Yue.

After the meal, Yan Zheng escorted Jiang Yue to the place where the villagers used to ride oxcarts. When they were almost there, Yan Zheng said, "Jiang Yue, I'm off on Saturday. If you have time to come over, I'll take you to the county town."