Shen Mu Ning is clearly being targeted by Cao Jin now, so I have to protect her.

After finishing her speech, Li Guihua went back to picking corn.

Shen Mu Ning was left standing there, reaching out to gently touch the spot where Li Guihua had just touched.

As Shen Mu Ning stared at Li Guihua's figure moving through the cornfield, a longing for love welled up in her heart.

Perhaps in this era, I have become a completely new version of myself, and I can try to open my heart.

Seek out and accept the helping hand of friendship extended to you by others.

Try to accept those feelings and befriend people you approve of.

Shen Mu Ning made a secret decision: from then on, she would no longer reject the advances of Lin Siqi, Ding Xiang, Zhuang Xue, and others.

This allowed Shen Mu Ning to gain invaluable friendships soon afterward.

Afterwards, she bravely took the step to try love and ultimately reaped a great reward.

Regardless of Shen Mu Ning's fluctuating emotions, she still had to get to work honestly.

On the other hand, things weren't going smoothly for Cao Jin. Everyone knew where he was going as he traveled this way.

Even if he couldn't successfully deliver the item to Shen Mu Ning, he could have easily walked away.

But now he was led astray by Shen Mu Ning's words and had no choice but to bring the things he had prepared to the Fifth Squad.

Everyone along the way could see that he still had something in his basket.

When they arrived at the Fifth Squad, Cao Jin casually asked someone for directions and offered the mung bean soup to Cao Dashan and Chen Zhaodi.

Therefore, the members of Team Five knew most clearly that Cao Jin apologized to Shen Mu Ning, but Shen Mu Ning did not accept the gift.

Wei Xiaohua and Cao Zhiyi, who were also in the fifth team, understood this clearly.

The two women were closer to Chen Zhaodi, so they naturally saw that Cao Jin was carrying not only mung bean soup but also poached eggs.

Wei Xiaohua thought that Cao Jin had originally intended to give the things in the basket to Shen Mu Ning as an apology.

Looking at the two fried eggs, Wei Xiaohua felt increasingly resentful.

It was just a fright, why is it so precious that Cao Jin had to specially bring these things to apologize?

Fortunately, Shen Mu Ning had the self-awareness to not accept these things.

But Cao Zhiyi had a different thought in mind. Cao Jin said he was going to apologize.

But Cao Jin's true intentions are obvious to everyone.

Fortunately, Shen Zhiqing was clear-headed and did not accept Cao Jin's gifts.

Otherwise, if they don't end up together, wouldn't people gossip about them?

Especially Chen Zhaodi, whom I had seen before.

However, no matter what they were thinking, neither of them said it aloud.

Firstly, these are other people's business, and it's not the two little girls' place to interfere.

Furthermore, her family had also warned her to stay away from Cao Jin.

Cao Jin's frustration had dissipated considerably after his journey with Shen Mu Ning.

He knew that Shen Mu Ning's defensiveness was normal.

But as they say, even virtuous women fear persistent suitors, and he had plenty of patience to play along with her.

Even if it doesn't work, there are other ways.

In contrast to Cao Jin's inner peace, Chen Zhaodi felt extremely unbalanced.

Their family was already poor, even though their son said he had an income when he came back this time.

He left some money for his family, but no matter how much money he had, he wasn't going to let outsiders squander it.

He's only just started pursuing her, and he's already given away two eggs at once. What will he do in the future?

In the morning, she complained to her son about making her cook mung bean soup and eggs, but her words never carried much weight in the family.

With Cao Dashan and Cao Jin making up their minds, she had no choice but to obey.

Chen Zhaodi ate the eggs with a vengeful mindset, venting her dissatisfaction with Shen Mu Ning.

But when it comes to Cao Jin, she is a loving mother.

"My son, the sun is very strong now, you should go back quickly."

Chen Zhaodi urged Cao Jin to go back, and Cao Jin did as she was told.

Now that he's already shown himself in front of Shen Mu Ning, why is he still wandering around outside?

Wouldn't it be nice to just relax at home? But he still had to send a message to his boss, Luo Gong.

Although they didn't have much to do during this time, as the underlings, they weren't hanging around their boss.

I still need to let you know where I am going, otherwise I might be forgotten over time.

Shen Mu Ning was unaware of Cao Jin's thoughts; she only knew that she had won this round.

In the following days, Cao Jin frequently ambushed and intercepted Shen Mu Ning within the brigade.

However, after the incident that caused a scene in public, he usually wouldn't intercept Shen Mu Ning in crowded places.

Cao Jin probably understood that with Shen Mu Ning in front of him, all the methods he used would be blocked by her.

So for the next few days, he waited for Shen Mu Ning on her way to and from work.

At such times, Shen Mu Ning usually comes alone, occasionally accompanied by other educated youth from the educated youth settlement.

Since the only person he wanted to pursue was Shen Mu Ning, he naturally wanted to spend a lot of time near her.

Following this idea, Cao Jin would often run into Shen Mu Ning and chat with her about trivial matters and everyday things.

However, Cao Jin discovered that after five or six days, Shen Mu Ning still remained unmoved by his words.

When encountering oneself, regardless of whether there are other people around, one only awkwardly says a few words to oneself before leaving.

That afternoon, Cao Jin returned home in defeat once again.

By this time, Cao Dashan and Chen Zhaodi had already gone home. Chen Zhaodi had gone to cook, while Cao Dashan sat in the courtyard enjoying the cool air like an old man.

Upon seeing Cao Jin return home, Cao Dashan invited Cao Jin to sit down with him.

Cao Dashan hasn't inquired about his son's progress these past few days.

But looking at Cao Jin's dejected expression, it was clear that his plan had made no progress.

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