Lin Yuxi returned to the family compound. Jiang Shufen was cooking when she saw Lin Yuxi come back and breathed a sigh of relief. "Are you going again this afternoon?"

"I'm not going. I'm a little tired from reading this morning. I'll go every other day from now on." Lin Yuxi stretched and yawned. She spends her days doing practice problems at home and then going to the library to read. Her schedule is well-organized.

Jiang Shufen wrung out a hot towel and handed it to her. "Here, wipe your face. I made you some steamed egg custard for lunch. Your father and the others have replied. Things are almost settled in Shanghai. He has handed over his work and started working officially."

Lin Yuxi wiped her face with a towel, then wiped her neck and hands as well. "That's good, better than in Qinghe Village. How are Grandpa and Grandma's health?"

“I’m fine physically. I’ll call them another day to ask. It’ll be easier to make phone calls once I’m back in the city. It’s just that I miss Caixia and your second uncle who are still in the village.” Jiang Shufen said, her heart filled with emotion.

“My second uncle and aunt have settled down in Qinghe Village, which is normal. That’s their home. They wouldn’t be used to living in the city. The village is quieter.”

According to Wang Caixia and Gu Zhixiang's habits, they were used to living in the village, and Gu Chen's cousin had been away for several years without returning home, and their sons were still away, so why would they move to a different place?

In the evening, Lin Yuxi, as usual, started doing practice problems with Gu Chen.

She didn't keep Zou Lengyan's matter to herself, after all, her husband and Gu Chen would run into each other in the army, so it was better to give him a heads-up and keep him on his toes.

"I ran into Zou Lengyan at the library today. I guess she was upset because she came to apologize to us with some things a while ago. Today she deliberately bumped into me at the library, and ended up falling to the ground herself. She even tried to slander me," Lin Yuxi said casually.

Gu Chen immediately tensed up and carefully checked her over from head to toe. "Are you alright? Are you hurt? Why are you only telling me now? Don't hide things from me like this next time."

He held the person in his arms.

"She's not injured, she's the one who's injured. I bet her chin is bruised. She fell pretty hard and is bleeding." Lin Yuxi briefly described the people who came to her rescue. "I was about to hit her, but she bumped into me, which caused the books on the bookshelf to hit her, and then she fell down."

"Serves you right!" Gu Chen echoed her.

Lin Yuxi and he exchanged a smile.

Gu Chen, with a stern face, continued, "Next time something like this happens, tell me. As your man, I should solve problems for you. Her man's position doesn't matter; you are the most important. If his wife provokes you, tell me, and I'll make things difficult for her on the training field."

Anyway, he'd already been put through his wringer last time, so they decided to openly and blatantly torment him.

Gu Chen was also worried about Lin Yuxi, so he leaned his forehead close to hers and said, "Next time you go out, let Mom go with you. I leave early and come back late every day. It's hard on you and Mom. Once I'm done with this busy period, I'll take you both out for a stroll."

"I'll take you on a boat trip and have Peking duck. I also got a raise this month, so I'll have plenty of money for food, drinks, and entertainment every month."

However, Gu Chen is a man of his word.

The night before, he said he would make things difficult for Zou Lengyan's man.

He was taken down the very next day.

Having had his first experience, and being no fool, the man naturally went back to ask Zou Lengyan. Then, considering that Zou Lengyan had gone to the library recently and ended up running into Gu Chen's wife, the two of them immediately sparked a romance.

The man returned aggressively and demanded an explanation, saying, "Go get a letter of introduction and go back tomorrow. My place is too small to keep someone as important as you."