"No, it won't happen," Xue Yanchen thought for a moment before speaking to Luo Jingyan. "Jingyan, I told my family I won't be coming home for Chinese New Year this year. My family ate the pastries you made, and they all really liked them, especially my grandma. She wanted to eat more. Could you make some more for her? My dad said in his letter that they haven't told my grandma about us, because they're afraid she'll be too anxious and come over to force us to get married. She thinks I bought those pastries at the supply and marketing cooperative here. You won't mind, will you?"

"No. If Grandma really comes to force us to get married, it will be a real problem. It's better that she doesn't know. It's almost Chinese New Year, so I'll make some extra for them and mail it to Beijing."

"I'll go buy the materials, and when I get back, we'll make it together."

Luo Jingyan usually makes desserts in her space, using ingredients from there. To avoid giving herself away, she agreed, "Okay."

But when Xue Yanchen went to the county town, he still took her with him.

After returning, Luo Jingyan wanted to send him away, since making pastries outside was inconvenient due to the lack of necessary tools; she wanted to make them in her space.

So she used the excuse that she was tired and needed to rest to send him away.

As soon as he left, Luo Jingyan sent Luo Changtian away as well. She quickly got out of bed, stretched her arms and legs, closed the door, drew the curtains, and went into the space.

I spent two hours making five pounds of walnut shortbread and five pounds of peanut shortbread.

The next morning, Xue Yanchen came again. He was relieved to see that Luo Jingyan had recovered.

Luo Jingyan handed him the pastries she had made: "I made these after I finished cooking yesterday. When will you mail them to Beijing?"

Xue Yanchen didn't expect her to be so quick: "Actually, it's not a big deal. Were you tired from making the desserts last night?"

"well enough."

Luo Jingyan asked him to take the pastries and mail them.

Because of the cold weather, the snow outside had not yet melted, but the snow in the educated youth compound had long been shoveled clean by the idle male educated youth.

Today is Sunday. After finishing his homework inside the house, Luo Changtian rode his bicycle in the yard.

Zhuang Feifei saw this from inside the house and a wicked idea popped into her head.

She had never forgotten the grudge Luo Jingyan had inflicted on her last time.

She went outside, pretending to sunbathe, while watching Luo Changtian ride his bike.

Luo Changtian rode for a while, then felt the urge to urinate, so he parked the bike outside the restroom and went inside. When he came out, he found the bike was gone, which startled him and left him at a loss.