If he's a scumbag, then Xia Minglei is ten or a hundred times worse, because the tricks Xia Minglei uses are beyond his imagination. It's just that Xia Minglei's appearance is too deceptive; no one would guess that such a gentle and noble young master is actually that kind of person in private.

Following Xia Minglei brings benefits; Xia Minglei gets the meat, and Lu Xiaoyun gets the soup. Therefore, Lu Xiaoyun is happy to follow Xia Minglei and also happy to cover for him.

As long as the two brothers keep quiet about those things, no one will ever know what kind of people they are in private.

"Comrade Xia, are you Comrade Lu's father? He made a mistake, and you're going to clean up his mess? You're really kind of you!" Wen Xi looked at Xia Minglei with a smile in her eyes.

"Comrade Wen, you may not know this, but Comrade Lu and I grew up together and are as close as brothers, so..."

"So Comrade Xia has already cleaned up Comrade Lu's messes many times, hasn't he?" Wen Xi interrupted Xia Minglei with a smile. "So, Comrade Xia has helped Comrade Lu get rid of a few female comrades?"

Although the story doesn't explicitly describe the supporting character Lu Xiaoyun, the fact that he could deceive Shen Jiaojiao even when he knew he had a verbal fiancée shows that he's a restless man. How could a man like that be content with having only one woman for the rest of his life?

At only 21 years old, he's already a seasoned player in the dating scene. After all, they're all good-looking, and many people are willing to follow them without any commitment or status.

All the women Xia Minglei encountered outside only wanted to be with him and nothing else. Of course, they might have been attracted by the male lead's aura and couldn't help but like him, becoming obsessed with him, crazy about him, and willing to do anything for him. They would be overjoyed if the male lead just glanced at them.

"Then Comrade Wen has really wronged Lu Xiaoyun. Our two families have strict discipline, and Lu Xiaoyun would never do such a thing," Xia Minglei hurriedly denied.

He could sense that Wen Xi was even more shrewd than Lin Yiwan. If he continued talking, Wen Xi would probably be able to see through their true nature.

He's been in the countryside for two years and has known Lin Yiwan for two years. Lin Yiwan still hasn't figured out his true character, but Wen Xi, who just arrived, is almost able to see through him.

"Oh, really?" Wen Xi asked Xia Minglei coquettishly.

Still trying to lie to her?

Do you really think she knows nothing?

If Lu Xiaoyun hadn't deceived Shen Jiaojiao in her previous life, she might have believed them. But now, she only felt that they were birds of a feather, covering for each other, and neither of them were good people.

Hopefully, Lin Yiwan can open her eyes and not be deceived by this two-faced man.

Xia Minglei's forehead was covered in cold sweat. "Yes."

"I have something to do, so I'll head home now. Comrade Xia and Comrade Lu, enjoy your time. But I heard today is Comrade Lu's wedding day with Comrade Liang Zhaodi. Comrade Lu, you should go home early. On this joyous occasion, you can't neglect your wife. I wish you both a son soon and a long and happy life together." Wen Xi waved and dragged a bundle of bamboo down the mountain.

Upon arriving at the courtyard gate, Wenxi kicked the door with her foot.

Shen Jiaojiao came out to open the door and saw Wen Xi dragging so much bamboo back. She quickly took the bamboo from Wen Xi's hands and asked, "Xiao Xi, what are you doing cutting so much bamboo back? To burn as firewood?"

"You'll find out soon enough." Wenxi carried a basket into the yard. "Just put the bamboo on the ground, we'll tidy it up this afternoon."

Wenxi placed the wild vegetables by the well, poured hot water to wash her hands and face, poured another cup of hot water, and then went back to her room to rest at her desk.

Lu Xiaoyun and Liang Zhaodi are getting married today, and it wouldn't be right for the people in the educated youth settlement not to step forward, so everyone went to help. However, Tian Shengnan went to town in the morning, perfectly avoiding these things. Besides, she wasn't familiar with Liang Zhaodi and rarely spoke to her.

When Nie Xiulan learned that Liang Zhaodi and Lu Xiaoyun had already obtained their marriage certificate, she was furious. She had always regarded Wen Xi as her biggest rival and completely ignored the people around her. She never expected that Liang Zhaodi was her biggest rival.

She really underestimated Liang Zhaodi.

But even if Liang Zhaodi marries Lu Xiaoyun, what difference will it make? The Lu family will never want this daughter-in-law, and Liang Zhaodi will never enter the Lu family. At best, she will just be Lu Xiaoyun's nanny. The person Lu's parents like the most is Nie Xiulan, and they have always hoped that she can become Lu's daughter-in-law.

Once she and Lu Xiaoyun return to the city, they will definitely get married, and the only daughter-in-law of the Lu family can be her, Nie Xiulan.

Thinking of this, Nie Xiulan's expression softened a bit. She decided to let Liang Zhaodi be Lu Xiaoyun's nanny for a while. With Liang Zhaodi taking care of Lu Xiaoyun, she wouldn't have to worry about her.

Anyway, once her family has made arrangements for them to go home, she will go straight home with Lu Xiaoyun. She doesn't need to worry about Qian Liang and Liang Zhaodi anymore. If they want to go back to the city with them, they can dream on!

Wenxi returned late at noon, so there wasn't enough time to make lunch. After resting for a while, Wenxi went to the kitchen to make dumpling soup and added three poached eggs to it, one for each person.

Wenxi had bought three portions of pork offal before, intending to marinate them and save them for later consumption. However, Song Lan and the other two people came over and ate two meals, including the pork liver and pork stomach, leaving not much left. So Wenxi didn't marinate them. Anyway, they wouldn't spoil in her system warehouse, so why eat marinated food when there's fresh food available?

It was obviously too late to make the offal now, but we could braise it in advance and save it for dinner. So after cooking the dumpling soup, Wenxi quickly washed the pot and put the braised dishes in the pot. After all, the braised dishes need to be braised for several hours to absorb the flavor, so it was better to make them in advance so that we could eat them.

After eating the dumpling soup, Wenxi instructed Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue to keep an eye on the braised food in the pot. She went to the tool room to return the cleaver, and when she came back, she began to build a support frame with the bamboo she had cut.

After setting up the support frame, Wenxi took out the shower tent and hung it up. The tent was two meters in diameter and had a very spacious interior, so it wouldn't be cold to shower at home anymore.

Although it would be more comfortable to soak in the bathhouse in town, Wenxi didn't like to soak with other people, always feeling it was too awkward. She preferred to soak in the bath at home by herself.

After Wenxi set up the bathing tent, she called Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue to the bathroom and told them how to use it. Now that they had this, they could take a bath every day without any problem, as long as they wanted to heat the bathwater.