When Ping An woke up in the morning, she looked at her aunt who was still sleeping, gently pinched her nose, and secretly smiled.

Zhuang Zhimeng had actually woken up and just wanted to see what they were up to.

While they were still chuckling, I suddenly grabbed them and tickled them, and the three of us rolled around in a ball laughing.

"Hey! You little brat, you dare to ambush me?"

"Haha, Auntie, I won't do it again, haha!"

"Haha, Auntie, please stop tickling me! I won't do it again!"

Zhuang Zhimeng let go of them, carried them off the kang (a heated brick bed), and told them to go to the toilet.

The three of them made such a racket that they woke everyone up, and everyone got up; it was more effective than a bell.

Zhuang Zhijun also came back for breakfast; I had told him in advance that I would be back for breakfast.

During the meal, Hao Caiyun asked Zhuang Zhimeng.

When are your grandparents planning to come?

Zhuang Zhimeng told Hao Cai to go.

"Grandpa and Grandma said they came over this morning, had lunch with us at home, and this afternoon Uncle, Aunt, and Brother Qingbai will come over to exchange greetings with us!"

Hao Caiyun nodded.

"Then Ya Ya will cook lunch again, and your sister-in-law and I will help you."

Zhuang Zhimeng had no objection; let's just have noodles with soybean paste. We have all the ingredients ready; we can just cook the noodles.

After dinner, the village phone rang, and Zhuang Zhimeng was notified to answer it.

Zhuang Zhimeng returned and told her family.

"My grandparents are leaving in two hours and told me to wait for them at the village entrance in three hours."

Zhuang Xingzhou nodded.

"Okay, Yaya, go wait for them. We're going to work with Sister Shi and Brother An so your older brother and younger brother can experience farm work. We won't go this afternoon."

Suddenly, everyone in the family left, and Ping An was also taken away by Wang Xiaoman.

Seeing that she was the only one left, Zhuang Zhimeng decided to translate for three hours. It was rare to have such a quiet time, and since she had taken several days off, she didn't have to go to gather pig feed.

Zhuang Zhimeng glanced at her watch; it was almost time. She put away her manuscript and pen, then left home and headed towards the village entrance.

This time, she was the only one free. An Qingbai went to work as usual in the morning and then took leave in the afternoon.

Zhuang Zhimeng walked to the big tree and sat down to wait. Everyone else was at work, and she was the only one there.

After waiting for a short while, a military vehicle was seen parked at the entrance of the village.

Zhuang Zhimeng went to greet her.

Zhuang Bingqian and Cao Wenxiu got out of the car as soon as they saw Zhuang Zhimeng, arranged a time for her to pick them up, and then had the car drive back directly.

Zhuang Zhimeng explained to her grandparents with a smile.

"Grandpa and Grandma, my parents have all gone to experience farm work, so I'm the only one who's not doing anything, and that's why I'm the only one who's here to pick you up."

Cao Wenxiu and Zhuang Bingqian both laughed.

"Hehe, you're enough. There's no need for everyone to come. What's the point? It's unnecessary!"

"Hey, I want to experience farm work too!"

Cao Wenxiu glanced at him.

"You'd better not do it. It's best not to appear in front of too many people while wearing your military uniform!"

Zhuang Zhimeng echoed her grandmother's words.

"Grandma is right. You can think about it and then forget about it, but you shouldn't actually do it!"

Zhuang Bingqian was very disappointed.

"Okay, I'll do as you say, let's go back now!"

Zhuang Zhimeng held her grandparents' hands and walked them home.

The elderly couple finally took a closer look at Zhuang Zhimeng's house. Overall, they were quite satisfied and nodded in relief. Ya Ya's living conditions seemed better than they had expected.

Zhuang Zhimeng introduced the couple.

“I built this house bit by bit. There are carpenters in the village. If I want to make any furniture, I can go to the carpenter to make it. Brother Qingbai will also help me find the missing pieces.”

As Zhuang Zhimeng spoke, she turned around to pour tea for her grandparents.

Cao Wenxiu stopped her.

"Yaya, stop busying yourself. We're not thirsty. We'll have tea later. Tell us how Xiao An treats you?"

Zhuang Zhimeng smiled happily.

"Hehe, Brother Qingbai is very good to me. We have never quarreled since we met."

He always gives in to me, we get along very well, and we always discuss things together!

Zhuang Zhimeng's smile said it all; Cao Wenxiu and Zhuang Bingqian were very satisfied.

Cao Wenxiu asked her again.

"So how is your future mother-in-law treating you? I met her yesterday and she seemed like a nice person, not the kind of mother-in-law who only finds fault with her daughter-in-law!"

Zhuang Zhimeng told her grandparents.

"My aunt is very kind to me. Whenever she cooks something for the holidays, she always asks Qingbai to send me some."

She didn't have the habit of finding fault with any of her daughters-in-law.

Hearing Zhuang Zhimeng's words, Cao Wenxiu was completely relieved and felt fortunate that Yaya was lucky enough to have a good in-law family.

Zhuang Bingqian was also relieved. The engagement was just around the corner, and if the groom's family didn't treat Ya Ya well, he wouldn't be happy to agree to their marriage in the future.

A short while later, Hao Caiyun and Wang Xiaoman brought Ping An and An An back.

Zhuang Zhimeng started kneading the dough, Hao Caiyun helped cut cucumber and carrot shreds, and Wang Xiaoman helped tend the fire.

Zhuang Zhimeng estimated that it was about time and started making noodles.

The cooked noodles were rinsed in cold water.

These noodles are chewy yet not too hot to eat, making them perfect for summer.

With the fried sauce that had been prepared early in the morning, everyone ate quite a bit.

After dinner, Zhuang Bingqian and Cao Wenxiu went to Zhuang Xingzhou and Hao Caiyun's room to rest. Zhuang Zhimeng gave her room to her parents to rest, while she and Zhuang Zhijun sat and talked in the outer room.

Only then did Zhuang Zhimeng have a chance to quietly nudge Zhuang Zhijun.

"Jun Jun, I heard from Mom that you're planning to participate in the cultural exchange?"

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