In this atmosphere, no one bothered to tease the two of them as they fought over the food on the table.

They live in Johor Bahru village, and the only time they have a truly lavish meal is when they slaughter a pig for the New Year.

In the past, there were a few wealthy people who could occasionally afford to treat them to extra meals.

However, at that time, the educated youth would quarrel almost every day, and the atmosphere at the educated youth settlement was very oppressive.

Besides, none of them cook as well as Lin Siqi.

It's nothing like it is now, where everyone can still work and eat noisily.

Although He Xiaolan was still at the dinner table and caused some discord, as long as she didn't speak, everything was peaceful and serene.

As for He Xiaolan, she simply went into hiding after being beaten up for crossing Shen Mu Ning's bottom line.

Although she now hates Shen Mu Ning, she knows even more clearly that she can't shake her power in the short term.

Her most important task at this stage is to quickly gain Lin Siqi's trust.

Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to complete the task her father assigned her, and not only would he not be able to return to the city, he might just abandon her altogether.

What's the point of him worrying about a useless daughter?

What awaited her was to remain in the countryside and spend the rest of her life in despair.

Therefore, she was able to temporarily put aside her hatred for Shen Mu Ning and wanted to find an opportunity to regain Lin Si Qi's trust.

Moreover, she knew in her heart that the people at the educated youth settlement no longer liked her, which was very detrimental to her actions.

She deeply regretted standing up for Cao Jin when he framed Shen Mu Ning.

In fact, all the letters he had placed had been discovered and dealt with in advance.

Unless she does something reckless, she has no evidence to suggest that she is in cahoots with Cao Jin.

In this way, she would have no reason to reprimand or humiliate herself, or for the educated youth to reject her so much.

Now, she can only try to keep a low profile at the educated youth settlement and change everyone's impression of her.

No one paid attention to He Xiaolan's inner thoughts; she was left alone, huddled in a corner, eating in silence.

After enjoying the food, everyone conscientiously cleared away their bowls and chopsticks, then moved their stools outdoors.

Hu Meiling brought out a basin of wild fruits that the others had washed earlier from the kitchen and directly invited everyone to join in.

"Everyone, come and eat some wild fruit! These were all picked by Shen Zhiqing today."

At this point, all wild fruits must be identified and assigned to specific individuals.

Although Shen Mu Ning seemed not to care about such a trivial matter, she dared not say anything ambiguous that might mislead everyone.

"Yes, you should all try this. It contains all the ripe wild fruits that are available in Lingbei this season."

Zhang Jiayang immediately put what he had just learned to use, sharing his knowledge about wild fruits with everyone.

He knew these former educated youths should know a lot about these wild fruits, so he didn't show off much and just invited everyone to come and eat.

However, among the older educated youth, Shi Wenju, Zhao Chuan, and a few others who had less contact with Shen Mu Ning were still quite reserved.

They didn't usually have much contact with these new educated youth, and this was the first time they had encountered such warm and hospitable people, so they all sat still in their chairs.

Until Wang Zhu picked up a blueberry and put it in his mouth.

With blueberries in his mouth, he continued picking and choosing other wild fruits in the basin until he couldn't hold any more in his hands.

The older educated youth were dumbfounded. Even if they had terrible memories, they would never forget that Wang Zhu had provoked Shen Mu Ning before.

After discovering that the other person was exceptionally skilled, he was terrified, living in constant fear that he might get beaten up at any moment.

This explains why Shen Mu Ning has been working diligently these past few days and hasn't shown any special behavior towards him.

Moreover, the Cao Jin incident that happened a couple of days ago confirmed to him that Shen Mu Ning generally wouldn't seek revenge later.

If there's any grudge or resentment, it's settled on the spot.

Although he learned about her ruthless treatment of enemies, it also gradually calmed his anxious heart.

He had previously said that if he didn't want to offend anyone, it was best to keep his distance.

How come he completely forgot what he said before, and also forgot just how amazing Shen Mu Ning really is?

Did he eat too much meat today and his brain get sluggish from all the oil?

Wang Zhu made no attempt to determine how the educated youth would evaluate him, and instead turned to greet everyone.

"You guys should try it. I guarantee that the wild fruit Shen Zhiqing has is the most complete in our Xinshan Brigade."

If you ask him, he must have been out of his mind before, which is why he spoke so frivolously and flippantly on the very first day the person arrived.

If he had known Shen Mu Ning was this amazing, he should have immediately tried to curry favor with her.

His old habit of trying to take advantage of others has caused him a lot of harm, and now he doesn't have the confidence to get close to Shen Mu Ning.

However, it's never too late to mend the fence after the sheep are lost; he still has a chance.

Because he was always afraid of being punished by Shen Mu Ning, he not only changed his bad habits these days.

They also drew some conclusions by observing how she interacted with other people.

That is, as long as no one does anything to harm her, she gets along very peacefully with people.

Even if someone offends her, it depends on the severity of the matter.

For example, her affair with Hu Meiling was not spread outside because only the educated youth were present.

The educated youth were well aware of the whole story and it did not have any negative impact on her.

Therefore, she still treated him and Hu Meiling like strangers.

Throughout their interactions, Shen Mu Ning remained indifferent, but she harbored no ill will towards them.

For all this time, she has not retaliated against them in any way or in any place.

Therefore, he decided that not only should he not offend Shen Mu Ning, but he should also try his best to get along with her.

Of course, this is just his wishful thinking; whether Shen Mu Ning will accept it depends on whether she will actually implement it.

It would be best to get closer to her, but if that's not possible, you should at least make sure she doesn't have any ill intentions towards you.

Otherwise, it would truly be a case of trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice instead, and even getting yourself into trouble.

Although the educated youth were all thinking to themselves that Wang Zhu seemed unreliable, they were also itching to take action.

Since they went to the countryside, they've eaten very little, not to mention real fruit, even wild fruit.

It's important to know that wild fruits typically ripen around the time of their autumn harvest.

At this time of year, not only are the wild fruits in the mountains ripe, but many crops in the fields are also ready to be harvested.

For example, they harvested corn before and are about to start harvesting wheat.

Moreover, the little rascals who do nothing all day in the brigade are the true lovers of wild fruits.

While they were out in the fields, the children had plenty of time to go up the mountain to pick wild fruits.

Once they finish work, the fruit in the mountains will no longer be theirs to harvest.

Therefore, in Lingbei, these free wild fruits are considered a luxury for them.

The fruit sold in the commune was not only expensive, but also in smaller quantities.

The fruit they eat most often in Lingbei is pears after the autumn harvest.