"Xiao Fei hasn't come back yet, I'll go call him."

Just as Gu Chong finished speaking, Gu Fei, who had finished playing with his friends outside, pushed open the door and came back.

The child, who had been wearing a bright smile, pushed open the door and found two adults in his yard. These two adults looked quite similar to his older sister, Xue Fu. A moment's thought made him realize who they were.

Gu Fei immediately became shy, lowered her head and smiled with pursed lips, then took small steps to walk behind her brother Gu Chong and half-hid herself.

Seeing the child's shy expression, Xue Fu quickly waved to him and introduced them: "Xiao Fei, this is your sister's mother, and that is your sister's father. Xiao Fei can just call them uncle and aunt."

"Hello, Uncle and Aunt," Gu Fei obediently looked at Xue Fu, nodded politely, and greeted her, "My name is Gu Fei."

Ji Yazhi looked at the child and praised, "Hello, you're so cute."

Gu Fei smiled shyly, but his words were sweet: "Thank you, Auntie. You're very pretty too." After he finished speaking, he received a slightly approving look from his brother.

Thanks to Xue Fu's efforts to ease the tension at the dinner table, the atmosphere was relaxed and comfortable.

Mr. and Mrs. Xue haven't had a proper meal in the two days they've been traveling.

Especially since their family members all have similar tastes, Gu Chong had figured out their preferences after cooking for Xue Fu for so long.

The meal that Gu Chong prepared was exactly what they wanted.

Ji Yazhi and Xue Mingcheng looked at each other, both seeing surprise and helplessness in each other, and they were too grateful to have been fed.

No wonder my daughter was so easily lured away.

This person really knows how to cook.

After the meal, Xue Fu tried to help Gu Chong tidy up, but he made her sit obediently on a stool.

"Have some fruit."

He casually slipped a peeled orange into her hand, then deftly cleared the table, wiping it clean, leaving her with nothing to do.

Xue Fu blinked and didn't insist on helping him with the work.

She turned her head and stared blankly at her parents. Seeing the unspoken tension in their eyes, Xue Fu squeezed the orange in her hand and said sweetly, "Mommy, want some oranges?"

Ji Yazhi smiled and said, "You can eat it yourself."

The couple realized that Gu Chong doted on Xue Fu even more than they did.

They were practically waited on hand and foot, not allowed to do anything but sit quietly.

They are now actually a little afraid that their daughter will be spoiled and turned into a little good-for-nothing.

Despite how good someone is to their daughter, their feelings remain complicated.

This is a pig that wants to root the cabbage back and eat it.

After the meal, Gu Chong gave the family of three some space to chat.

He took Gu Fei out.

Gu Fei went to play with his friends, while Gu Chong carried a hoe and headed up the mountain behind the village.

He planned to go up the mountain to find something to eat for dinner.

There are plenty of winter bamboo shoots lately, but the areas near the foot of the mountain have already been cleared and dug up.

To dig bamboo shoots, you have to go deeper into the mountains. He picked up his hoe and strode into the depths of the mountains.

"When can you educated youth go home for the holidays?" Ji Yazhi asked. "Your father and I will pick you up at the station then."

"We'll have a holiday on the 25th!" Xue Fu took her mother's arm, tilted her head and leaned against her shoulder. "I'll take the bus to the provincial capital on the 25th, rest for one night, and Gu Chong bought me a train ticket for the 26th. I should arrive in Haicheng around 1 p.m. on the 27th."

Upon hearing this, Ji Yazhi first frowned: "He bought it for you? Did you pay for it?"

Xue Fu choked.

She really wanted to say that Gu Chong had given her all the money he had saved for his wife.

But after being glared at by her mother, she didn't dare to say anything.

She nervously pressed her temples and said, "I did give it to you."

Anyway, he himself said that his money was her money.

“Well, you two are just dating, and,” Ji Yazhi glanced at the Gu family’s surroundings, “it must not be easy for him to earn money.”

Ji Yazhi didn't think her daughter was taking advantage of others; she just felt that since they were only in a romantic relationship, too much financial interaction might lead to gossip if they broke up and financial disputes arose.

Ji Yazhi smoothed her sticking-out hair: "If you don't have money, just tell your mom and dad."

Xue Fu smiled and said, "Mmm!"

"As for your job, Mom and Dad have asked a few companies for you, but we'll have to wait until you get back to Haicheng to discuss whether it's a good fit."

Xue Fu straightened up, her curiosity piqued: "Mom, what kind of job did you find for me?"

Ji Yazhi tapped her forehead: "You're so lazy and greedy, so we found you a job that requires a lot of writing skills. The pay is just so-so, and you're a temporary worker. But as long as we can transfer you back, it's fine. Anyway, you'll work for a few months and then wait for the college entrance exam."

"A writer's wit," Xue Fu said sheepishly. "My writing skills..."

She herself felt a little embarrassed to bring it up.

Her writing style was like that of an elementary school student; her college entrance exam essays were barely at the average level—flat, straightforward, and like a diary entry.

"You'll only know if it suits you once you try it."

"Uh-huh."

Chef Gu Chong cooked dinner again tonight.

Xue Mingcheng went into the kitchen to help out, as he was the one who usually did the cooking in the Xue family.

Ji Yazhi made fewer because her cooking wasn't as delicious as Xue Mingcheng's.

As a result, when he went in, Gu Chong politely asked him to leave.

Xue Mingcheng then realized that this young man, who looked aloof and not good with words, was actually quite eloquent.

See? Gu Chong tricked him into leaving the kitchen.

Xue Mingcheng glanced at his daughter, who was making Ji Yazhi laugh with a grin, and felt a pang of jealousy as he labeled Gu Chong as "slick-tongued".

Hmph, that's how they managed to trick their beautiful, kind, innocent, and adorable daughter into their hands!

Dinner consisted of fresh winter bamboo shoots that Gu Chong had dug up in the back mountain that afternoon. The bamboo shoot soup was exceptionally delicious; they rarely tasted such bamboo shoot soup in the city. The couple couldn't help but eat an extra bowl of rice.

After we finished eating, we discovered that the two of them were the last to put down their chopsticks.

The couple looked at each other, still savoring the taste, feeling that they had been captured and corrupted by these "sugar-coated bullets" of food.

hateful!

After dinner, Xue Fu and her parents stayed at the Gu family's house until it was completely dark. When she was worried that going back to the educated youth settlement later would disturb the rest of the other people, Xue Fu got up to prepare to go back.

Xue's parents and Gu Chong escorted her back to the educated youth settlement.

Xue Fu linked arms with one of them, her father on her left and her mother on her right, chatting happily with them about everyday things.

She asked them if they were adjusting well.

They had only been here a short time, unlike her, who had been here for several months and had almost unconsciously gotten used to it.

Her father said he was adapting.

Her father was a professor in modern times, specializing in comparative literature.

After transmigrating, the original 'Xue Mingcheng' was a professor at a research institute, specializing in 'Information Security'.

Specifically, the work at the research institute is more like translation, translating books on subjects such as physics and chemistry.

Fortunately, Xue Mingcheng's research area is comparative literature, and he is quite familiar with Russian and English. Although his body has been replaced after transmigrating, he can still take over the work left behind.

Ji Yazhi shook her head.