Before he could finish speaking, Tian Hongfang slapped his chopsticks at him, saying, "You can't even shut your mouth while eating! The children just got back, what are you asking?"

Lu Weimin muttered under his breath, feeling frustrated, "I wasn't just trying to show concern."

Tian Hongfang glared at her: Say one more word to me?

The five people, including Lu Yun, had difficulty suppressing their laughter.

Ye Zhiyu said with a smile, "Dad, we feel we did very well on the test, but Mom is right, it's best not to ask questions at the dinner table, otherwise the answers might not be satisfactory, and we might have indigestion after eating."

The humorous tone revealed the true feelings. Most families have this habit of educating their children at the dinner table. What should have been a delicious meal turned out to be tasteless and unpalatable.

Lu Weimin scratched his head. "Okay, okay, Dad will change it."

After the exam, there is a long wait.

Every day, one of the essential tasks for everyone involved was to look out at the village entrance to see if any mail was being delivered to them.

Liu Shengnan is an impatient person who wants to know the results of everything immediately, and she is also among the group of people who are spying.

Ye Zhiyu once said to her, "Don't look at it. The exam just ended. How can the results be released so quickly? Grading papers takes a long time. The admission notice won't be out until August."

Liu Shengnan plopped down on the ground: "I was just in a hurry!"

It was lunchtime, and Ye Zhiyu was delivering food and water to the father and his two sons in the field, while also chatting with Liu Shengnan.

Lu Chen was initially unwilling, but Ye Zhiyu argued that he couldn't just do nothing. He couldn't get up in the morning, so he could at least deliver lunch.

Wearing a straw hat and a coat to block out the sun will be fine.

I also found a clump of mint in the vegetable garden. I picked some leaves, added some sugar, chilled them in the well, and drank it on a hot day. It was very refreshing.

I also picked some for Wu Wenwen and the others, dried them, and stored them away so they can make tea anytime.

"Zhiyu, could you find me a whole mint plant? I want to plant it; if I plant one, many will grow in the ground."

Wu Wenwen devoted a lot of energy to the vegetable garden at the educated youth settlement; it was carefully tended.

Ye Zhiyu was surprised for a moment, then blinked: "Sister Wu, we might be going back to the city in September, why bother planting this? After you finish drinking, I'll pick some for you. There are plenty in our vegetable garden at home."

Wu Wenwen paused for a moment, her shoulders slightly bent, and slowly slumped down, only realizing it belatedly.

He forced a smile and said, "Yeah, I'll leave then. I'm used to it." There was still a hint of confusion on his face.

Seeing that something was wrong with her, Zhou Xue quickly said, "Zhiyu, you have too much faith in us. Are you so sure we'll return to the city?"

Ye Zhiyu raised an eyebrow: "You guys started reviewing so early, and with Sister Wu and Captain Lin watching over you, if you don't pass, it's because you did it on purpose."

Zhou Xue stuck out her tongue. "I wouldn't do it on purpose. I'm going back to the city to marry my fiancé."

Upon hearing this, everyone present was shocked. Liu Shengnan immediately pounced on her, "Zhou Xue, you've been hiding this well! When did you get a fiancé?"

Zhou Xue quickly dodged Liu Shengnan's groping hands, but before she could take two steps back, Wang Qing blocked her way from behind. She raised her hands in surrender, "I'll talk, I'll talk."

"That's right. I got engaged before I went to the countryside. Nobody expected that I would be asked to go to the countryside. I don't know when I will be able to come back."

I told him then and there that I should call off the engagement, but when I went home for the Chinese New Year, he was still waiting for me, saying he would wait no matter how long it took.

"Wow, how sweet! Will you have a wedding when you go back?" Wang Qing asked, her hands clasped to her chest, her face full of longing.

Zhou Xue shook her head: "I don't know, it depends on what he thinks. I'm willing to do either."

"Speaking of which, if it weren't for Zhiyu's subtle reminder, we would never have thought to look up the book. By the time the news came, we would have regretted wasting our free time."

Wu Wenwen also came out of her emotions: "Yes, it's really all thanks to you."

Ye Zhiyu feigned ignorance, her eyes innocent: "What are you talking about? Aren't you the ones who spend all day huddled in bed doing nothing and that's why you're reading?"

Wu Wenwen was taken aback for a moment, then realized: "Yes, we are more eager to learn."

It was their oversight. Putting aside where Ye Zhiyu got her information, if someone with ulterior motives overheard this, it would definitely cause trouble.

Rest time always flies by, and Liu Shengnan and the others are about to start working again. Ye Zhiyu wants to squat down and pull weeds with them.

Liu Shengnan pushed him away, saying, "Can't you be a little more considerate? Didn't you see that your husband's eyes have been fixed on this side ever since you sat down? If you come to help us with the work again, he's going to rush over."

Ye Zhiyu turned her head and met Lu Chen's deep eyes, feeling awkward.

The bowls and chopsticks they had used were already neatly stacked and placed in the basket. Ye Zhiyu reached out to Lu Chen, gesturing for him to hand her the basket so she could take it back with her.

"Go back quickly, the sun is scorching. There are chilled watermelons in the well. Go back, cut them up, and share them with your mother and the others."

Ye Zhiyu was overjoyed.

"When was this done?" How come she didn't know?

Looking into Ye Zhiyu's bright eyes, Lu Chen was also very happy: "Last night, Lu Hongwei came back from the city, carrying two watermelons back with him."

This guy has been pressured to get married and refused to come back. This time, it was Aunt Guihua who pretended to be sick and tricked him into coming back.

Upon hearing that it was Lu Hongwei, Ye Zhiyu was no longer in a hurry to leave. Lu Chen had told her about this person before, and Aunt Guihua was also very kind to her. She was also very curious about why Lu Hongwei was unwilling to get married.

Logically speaking, shouldn't someone his age be the most eager to get married?

Lu Chen took off his hat and fanned her.

Lu Chen found it hard to explain why his brother wasn't getting married.

She pursed her lips and said, "He's just read too many storybooks."

"Huh?" What do you mean? Have you been looking at too many shoji books?

“When we were little, before the criticism and struggle sessions started, my brother and I often went to the bookstore in town to read books.”

As if afraid that Ye Zhiyu would misunderstand, he quickly added, "But I'm going to read history, biographies and the like."

Lu Hongwei has become obsessed with comic books, and spends all his time fantasizing about growing up to find a fairy who understands him perfectly, and that they will be together forever.

It has never changed until now.

Aunt Guihua naturally didn't understand what young men's dreams were. She was just like most mothers in the world, wanting her son to get married quickly so that she could help them while she was still able to move around.

As a result, the mother and son, one stubbornly clinging to their fantasies and the other fixated on their grandson, dragged this out for two or three years.

Previously, Lu Hongwei often used Lu Chen as a shield, but now that Lu Chen is married, Lu Hongwei has lost his cover, and Aunt Guihua has intensified her offensive, determined to see him get married this year.

"Tsk tsk tsk..." Ye Zhiyu clicked her tongue, then saw Lu Chen looking like he was afraid she would overthink things.