"For my own good? You're clearly only after Su Ruyi because she's pretty, you've got your eye on her! Otherwise, why would you use me as a favor?" Guo Tianya retorted without backing down an inch.

Jiang Aiguo's voice turned furious: "You're talking nonsense! Let me tell you, Guo Tianya, once I've decided on someone, I'll stick with them! Even if someone looks like an angel, in my eyes they're just a pile of stinking dog shit!"

Su Ruyi: "???"

Is this a compliment or an insult?

"Pfft!" Guo Tianya was clearly amused by the last sentence.

The two's argument turned into a series of inaudible but constant whispers in their ears.

Annoyed by what she heard, Su Ruyi turned around and went back into her spatial dimension.

The new educated youth were given three days off, but she wouldn't be back to work until the day after tomorrow.

While no one is around, she needs to quickly study today's medical book and finish reading the patient's medical records.

She glanced at Su Tie again, turned him over, and helped him stretch his limbs. Then Su Ruyi went into the study and happily began her new day of learning.

Meanwhile, Su Tong and his group had arrived at the county post office.

The county town above Dingjiatun is called Sanhe County because three rivers converge here, including the Xiaowan River and the Dading River that surround the front and back of Dingjiatun Village.

"These all belong to Su Ruyi???"

Ji Xuchang pointed to the thirteen packages that the post office staff had found and placed on the ground, his mouth agape in astonishment.

"Um..." Su Tong was a little embarrassed, "That's why I said I couldn't carry it all by myself!"

"What are all these things? Su Tong, are you afraid your sister won't attract attention in the countryside?"

Shen Heping's expression was unreadable. "You're practically announcing to everyone that she's rich!"

“I didn’t expect there to be so many. I just remembered something that hadn’t been mailed, so I mailed it to them…” Su Tong’s face turned red.

Actually, he had never had so much money before, and he couldn't control himself when he started spending it.

Whenever he saw nice clothes, he would buy one, two, three outfits for his sixth sister...

Seeing the lantern, I realized that Sixth Sister might need to go to the toilet in the middle of the night, so I quickly made arrangements—what if the batteries ran out if I relied solely on a flashlight?

Thinking about batteries, I quickly bought some more and stuffed them into the package!

Seeing the uniquely patterned porcelain basin, Sixth Sister thinks it would be quite convenient to use it to hold vegetables and water. Give me two, no, three!

And so... he sent thirteen packages to Su Ruyi in total!

However, he felt that since the money was spent on his beloved sixth sister, there was nothing wrong with it.

Now, after being reminded by Shen Heping, I realized that I had indeed gone too far and was bringing trouble upon Ruyi.

“We can’t use the village’s oxcart anymore, and we can’t take it all back at once.”

Ji Xuchang looked at Su Tong, "It would be best to find a time when everyone is away and secretly move it into Ruyi's room, and have her lock the door so that no one comes to visit! I think her kangqin is quite the show-off!"

"Or, take half of it into our room first!" Shen Heping said, "That will also distract them!"

The three discussed it for a long time and finally decided to take eight packages to Shen Heping's room and say that each of them would receive four.

Then pick out five that she needs immediately, saying they are auspicious, and take them to her room.

They didn't expect that this hasty decision would bring Su Ruyi a huge problem!

The group returned the package to the oxcart, gave the driver an extra 50 cents to watch over it, and promised to buy him a sesame seed cake for lunch before heading towards the state-run restaurant.

This was agreed upon beforehand: Shen Ji and the other man would help Su Tong retrieve his package, and Su Tong would treat them to a meal in return.

Shen Heping didn't hold back at all during this meal, ordering eight dishes and a soup in one go, which cost Su Tong a full ten yuan.

The state-run restaurants in Sanhe County are very famous, and people from even the iron and ice markets come here specifically to enjoy a good meal.

Of course, these three people were unaware of this.

They couldn't resist ordering more food as soon as they entered the restaurant, drawn by the enticing aroma and the generous portions of stir-fried dishes on the table.

The food wasn't served very quickly, probably because there were a lot of people.

The three of them swallowed hard as they looked at the six steamed buns with blooming flowers that had been served first on the table.

Su Tong took out two lunch boxes: "Don't eat yet, I'll give Ruyi a portion first."

Shen Heping sighed, "I feel like... you're going to outshine me! You're too good to Ruyi, how am I supposed to perform?"

As he spoke, he snatched a lunchbox: "This one is for Ruyi!"

As we were talking, the first dish—scrambled eggs—was ready.

Upon hearing his number called, Ji Xuchang hurried to serve the dishes.

The two people at the table were dumbfounded—the plates weren't big, but they were stacked seven or eight layers high!

Even if each layer contains two eggs, this dish still uses at least a dozen eggs!

Moreover, these eggs are truly fried in oil, glistening with oil!

"No wonder it costs a whole dollar!"

Su Tong clicked his tongue, "I thought this was a rip-off shop! I was just wondering why there were so many people in a rip-off shop!"

Shen Heping ignored the two of them and instead put two layers of scrambled eggs into the lunchbox.

Su Tong wanted to remind him that Sixth Sister didn't like dishes that were too oily, but after thinking about it, he didn't say anything.

You little brat, you're going to fall down on your own!

He reached out his chopsticks and rolled up two layers of scrambled eggs.

Upon seeing this, Ji Xuchang also stretched out his chopsticks and used two layers.

Only one floor was left for Shen Heping.

He grumbled as he rolled up the scrambled eggs and put them in his mouth.

The secret to making this dish delicious is to be generous with the amount of oil.

The aroma of oil and eggs burst in Shen Heping's mouth, and the next second he smiled: "Great! It's oily enough! Ruyi will definitely like this dish!"

Su Tong quickly lowered his head, hiding his smile.

With just this one dish, Ji Xuchang devoured a whole palm-sized steamed bun.

The second dish was a vegetarian dish called "Three Treasures of the Earth," which consisted of potatoes, eggplant, and bell peppers cut into chunks, stir-fried, and then thickened with cornstarch.

Su Tong served Su Ruyi several bites of food.

Shen Heping said sarcastically, "You can't bear to give Ruyi a good meal, can you?"

After saying that, he waited for Su Tong to finish picking out the vegetables, picked up a piece of potato with his chopsticks, and immediately shut his mouth.

This aroma... can be described as—perfect wok hei!

The potato has a crispy outer skin and a soft, fluffy interior; its texture is described by later generations as having distinct layers and being very sophisticated.

The chili peppers used are thick-fleshed red peppers, a local variety, paired with green eggplants, making it extremely festive.

The dish was sold out as soon as the third dish was called out.

This is a sweet dish – candied sweet potato.

The young chef, who seemed to be an apprentice, explained to Ji Xuchang, "There were so many orders that we had to cook it all in one pot. This dish was supposed to be served last, so please eat it while it's hot!"

The three of them faced the glistening, candied sweet potatoes and simultaneously reached for their chopsticks.

They left at the same time.

Three beautiful strands of cheese flew in arcs from the plate into the mouths of the three people.

Su Tong remembered this scene many years later.

The sweet potato is soft, chewy, and has a crispy sugar coating.

The three of them practically devoured the dish in a frenzy.

The fourth and fifth dishes were served at the same time, both of which were meat dishes, and they were high-quality meat dishes that you could never normally get!