Xu Yan clearly had so much good food, so much money and tickets, but she couldn't bear to eat or drink it herself, and gave it all to Han Xiaoyu.

Moreover, it's very easy to please her; all you have to do is say a few nice things about her to Han Xiaoyu from time to time.

What else could this be but idiot?

Liang Qian gradually stopped hanging around her, and even began to resent Xu Yan while eating those things.

Xu Yan is a man of few words and doesn't usually interact with others. Aside from work, he either sits blankly in one place or hovers around Han Xiaoyu.

In Liang Qian's words, she was a timid and dull blockhead.

I remember when Xu Yan's parents mailed something to her for the first time, the villagers told her to go to the commune to pick it up, but she didn't dare to go. In the end, Han Xiaoyu, who happened to be going to pick up a letter, went to get it for her.

Then she was inexplicably excited all day. At first, Liang Qian thought it was because her family had sent her a lot of food, but she never expected...

Xu Yan turned around and gave everything in the package to Han Xiaoyu. Han Xiaoyu didn't want it, so she distributed the items to other people.

And then...

I don't know when it started, but it developed into a situation where Han Xiaoyu and the others would go to the commune to pick up letters and bring back her package, and then Ye Wei would divide the items into thirteen parts, one for each person except Xu Yan.

At first, some people might feel embarrassed, but later it becomes, "What kind of delicious food haven't they eaten? Why would they care about this?"

Oh--

The original owner didn't care, but Xu Yan did.

“Oh, besides these, I remember,” Xu Yan glanced around and finally landed on the cabinet that Qin Li and Zhou Jingjing had been arguing about earlier, “some of the things in that cabinet were also mine.”

Her voice wasn't loud, and she spoke slowly, but to the other educated youth in the kitchen, it was like a thunderclap.

It hurt them deeply.

Someone opened their mouth as if to say something, but then didn't know what to say and closed it again.

"You're talking nonsense!"

Zhou Jingjing was the first to lose her temper!

Just as she had told Qin Li before, she was surviving on these little treats, and she didn't know how she would survive if she lost them.

Should they get married like those two female educated youth?

impossible!

She'll go back to the city sooner or later; she won't stay in the countryside farming her whole life!

"You've eaten all sorts of good food, how dare you steal ours?" Zhou Jingjing said, her eyes red, as she reached for the peach shortbread in Xu Yan's hand.

Afraid of being pushed over again, Xu Yan let go of her hand and stepped back slightly to the side.

Zhou Jingjing successfully snagged the peach shortbread.

“Exactly,” a male educated youth added quietly, “Your family is so rich, you’ve eaten all sorts of good food, why would you care about this?”

"If you don't go get it yourself, how can we bring it back to you with any shame...?"

Xu Yan was so angry she laughed.

I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone this shameless.

She's seen plenty of oddballs in her life, but it's still very rare to see so many oddballs gathered together.

Before she could retort, Ye Wei spoke first, her face full of concern, "Xu Yan, what's wrong with you today? Are you unhappy?"

"It was wrong of Qianqian to push you just now, but you can't take your anger out on other people because of this."

Upon hearing her words, everyone immediately turned their attention to Liang Qian, who was standing to the side.

When Liang Qian deliberately bumped into Xu Yan, they were both in the kitchen, but it would be a lie to say that they didn't see anything.

They just don't want to get involved.

But what's most distressing for them right now is that they can't eat because of this.

Someone even muttered to Liang Qian in a low voice, "It's all your fault."

Seeing everyone looking at her with resentment, Liang Qian pursed her lips, her eyes quickly reddening. She glanced at Han Xiaoyu hesitantly, "I didn't mean to, I just wanted to get into the kitchen, and she was blocking my way... Besides, why does she always look at Brother Xiaoyu with that disgusting gaze?"

When she brought up Han Xiaoyu, the others looked away.

Xu Yan remained silent.

She just stared at them quietly.

“If all else fails, let Liang Qian apologize to you,” Wu Shi suddenly said.

“That’s right,” another male educated youth said, glancing at Han Xiaoyu out of the corner of his eye as he spoke. “She bumped into you, it has nothing to do with us. Let her apologize to you, and don’t blame us.”

"Why should I?" Liang Qian exploded again.

She disliked Xu Yan from the start, and she felt that God was being unfair.

Why is it that someone as beautiful and popular as her has such a good family, while Xu Yan, a woman with an empty head, few words, and as thin as a stick, has such a good family?

Why should I?!

Now they actually expect her to apologize to her!

Liang Qian couldn't take it anymore, pushed the person in front of her away, and ran outside.

The kitchen quickly fell silent.

Ye Wei's gaze followed the direction outside, but after a few seconds she looked back at Xu Yan, whose expression remained unchanged.

"Xu Yan," Ye Wei sighed and called out to Xu Yan.

Xu Yan raised an eyebrow slightly as she looked at her.

Then Ye Wei spoke softly, "I also believe that Qianqian didn't do it on purpose. If I made you unhappy, I apologize on her behalf. Life in the countryside is so hard now, how can we get through it if we don't eat something good?"

Xu Yan: "..."

Xu Yan was truly impressed.

Ye Wei is truly a talented individual.

She's not their parent, so what does it matter to her whether they can make it through!

“I know you don’t care about these things,” Ye Wei continued, “Why do you have to make such a big fuss? Do you really want to drive everyone to their deaths? Or do you no longer care about your image in front of Brother Xiao Yu?”

Xu Yan: "..."

Xu Yan wanted to pinch his philtrum and curse.

I've never seen such a shameless bastard!

For some reason, Han Xiaoyu didn't say a word from beginning to end, only slightly raising his eyes when Ye Wei mentioned his name.

Her slightly upturned eyes met Xu Yan's gaze.

Xu Yan's words of rebuttal were immediately stuck in her throat. She was startled and tried to speak, but couldn't make a sound. She even wanted to give the things away again because of Han Xiaoyu's look.

Depend on!

What's going on?

Is it because of the original owner or—

Before she could figure it out, she heard Han Xiaoyu speak.

His voice wasn't pleasant, but it wasn't unpleasant either; it was just normal, the voice of a normal young man in his twenties.

He wasn't nearly as charming as described in the book, but every word he uttered seemed to carry a thousand pounds of weight, making Xu Yan unable to resist nodding in agreement.

"What are you doing now?" Han Xiaoyu frowned, his tone tinged with coldness. "If you have any complaints about me, take them out on me, but don't take them out on everyone."