Zhao Huanhuan was too embarrassed to sleep any longer. She had promised yesterday that she would visit her uncle's house to wish him a Happy New Year today.

So he quickly shook his head, got up, and put on his clothes.

Lin Yuan propped his head up with one hand and lay back, his eyes quietly and gently watching Zhao Huanhuan get dressed with her back to him.

Halfway through dressing, Zhao Huanhuan turned around and saw that he hadn't gotten up, but was just staring intently at her. Her face flushed, and she quickly pulled the blanket over his head, finished dressing, and got out of bed.

Lin Yuan chuckled from under the covers, reached out and pulled off the blanket. He saw that she was already standing on the ground, putting on her thermal pants. He chuckled and said "Get up," then sat up and started getting dressed as well.

To Zhao Huanhuan's surprise, even when the man was getting dressed, it was as if he was deliberately seducing her. Not only did he not turn his back to her, but he also faced her and stared at her intently while he was getting dressed.

Zhao Huanhuan: ......

Zhao Huanhuan couldn't stand him. Seeing his legs, his waist, and those large, well-defined hands, and remembering his reckless actions last night, Zhao Huanhuan didn't dare to think about it anymore. She turned her back to him, put on her long johns, then her outer pants, her sweater, her shoes, and her cotton-padded coat, and quickly opened the door and went out.

She didn't dare turn her head to look at Lin Yuan again.

Seeing his wife run away, Lin Yuan coughed lightly, quickly dressed, folded the bedding, tidied up the kang (a heated brick bed), got out of bed, cleaned up the floor, and went out to take out the trash.

You have to clean up the mess you create.

Lin Yuan had a smile on his lips the whole time. He met Zhao Huanhuan in the yard, who had just returned from using the toilet. Their eyes met, and Zhao Huanhuan subconsciously glanced at the trash can in his hand. Her face turned red again and she turned her head away.

"Mom and Dad aren't home." Zhao Huanhuan coughed lightly and went to the kitchen.

"Oh, then you go back to your room and rest first. I'll go make breakfast, and after we eat, we'll go to your uncle's house." Lin Yuan stopped teasing her and gently instructed her.

"Oh!" Zhao Huanhuan still felt weak in the knees and back, and her whole body was sore. Hearing his words, she didn't go back to the kitchen. Instead, she turned around and went back into the house in a coquettish manner.

At that moment, all she wanted to do was lie down; she didn't want to walk at all.

Lin Yuan cooked two bowls of noodles for the two of them, poached two eggs, stir-fried scallion oil, and made two bowls of vegetarian noodles.

Back inside, he saw Zhao Huanhuan lying on the kang (a heated brick bed) asleep again. He gently put down his chopsticks and felt guilty, realizing he had really exhausted her last night.

"Huanhuan, get up and eat some noodles. You'll feel better after you eat!" He came to the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) and bent down to say to Zhao Huanhuan, who was lying on the edge of the kang.

Zhao Huanhuan wasn't really asleep; she was still a little drowsy. Actually, she heard him open the door, but she felt a bit tired and couldn't keep her eyes open.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know it would make you feel so uncomfortable, I'm so sorry!" Lin Yuan was genuinely scared when she saw how tired she was.

Zhao Huanhuan opened her eyes and met his pained and self-reproachful gaze. She sighed softly, smiled, and suddenly stretched out her arms. "Pick me up. I'm hungry. I really have no strength left."

"Okay!" Lin Yuan reached out and picked her up, carried her to the table, but did not put her down. Instead, he sat down and planned to hold her and feed her.

Zhao Huanhuan smelled the aroma and shook her head, "I'll eat it myself; it's not comfortable to eat like this."

"Okay!" Lin Yuan looked at his wife's coquettish appearance and felt a surge of happiness, but he dared not kiss her again or do anything inappropriate, for fear that her discomfort at the moment would cause her to develop resistance towards him.

After Zhao Huanhuan sat down on the stool, she quickly picked up her chopsticks and started eating heartily.

Forget about being a lady; eating is the most important thing right now.

After finishing a bowl of noodles, Zhao Huanhuan finally regained her depleted energy.

"Phew!" Zhao Huanhuan let out a soft breath and put down the bowl.

Lin Yuan put down her chopsticks and bowl. "Are you full? Do you want to eat more?"

"I'm not eating anymore, I'm full!" Zhao Huanhuan shook her head.

Lin Yuan went to wash the dishes, and Zhao Huanhuan followed her out, strolling around the yard to digest their food.

Just then, the two elders of the Lin family returned.

"Mom and Dad, where did you go?" Zhao Huanhuan asked curiously.

"They went to a meeting at the brigade headquarters. We were told over the loudspeaker this morning that each household should send one or two people to the meeting," Aunt Chu replied, glancing at the kitchen. "Have you two eaten?"

"Hmm, did you and Dad eat the noodles Lin Yuan cooked?"

"We ate. We had fried dough sticks and millet porridge," Aunt Chu said, then walked towards the kitchen.

"Mom, is the brigade having a meeting to discuss what to plant this year?" Zhao Huanhuan asked, following behind Aunt Chu.

"Yes, they said the instructions from above have come down, and this year our village is to plant more potatoes. Last year we had a lot of corn, but we couldn't supply potatoes. This year they're telling us to plant several hundred acres more potatoes."

"Oh, there aren't that many potato seeds in the village, are there?" Zhao Huanhuan asked.

"Yes, I heard that the higher-ups will make arrangements. Moreover, the brigade leader said that this time the higher-ups will also arrange an agronomist to guide everyone in planting potatoes, saying it's to increase potato yields." Uncle Lin also came over.

Well, the whole family gathered around the kitchen door to watch Lin Yuan wash the dishes and clean the stove.

"That's great. With experts providing guidance, everyone will have better methods for farming in the future." Zhao Huanhuan thought it was a good thing.

When agricultural production is high, prices will stabilize and remain stable, preventing price increases due to insufficient inventory and high market demand.

"Yes, some people even say that they've been farming all their lives and never imagined there were methods to it!" Aunt Chu said with a smile.

"Are you two going to your uncle's house later?" Aunt Chu asked Lin Yuan, who had come out, after chatting and laughing for a while.

"Yes, I'll go. I'm leaving tomorrow, so I'll take Huanhuan to wish my uncle and his family a Happy New Year," Lin Yuan said.

“Okay, go ahead. Your dad and I went back on the second day of the Lunar New Year, so we won’t be going. Mom will steam some buns this afternoon; Yuan’er loves Mom’s buns,” Aunt Chu said.

"Thank you, Mom. We'll make it with you when we get back!" Lin Yuan said.

"No need, no need. You and Huanhuan should play outside more. I heard that the Guanyin Temple is very popular these days, and many people in the village have gone there. You can take Huanhuan to pray there too."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yuan turned to Zhao Huanhuan and asked, "Are you going?"

Zhao Huanhuan was quite curious about what Guanyin Temples were like in this era, so she nodded and said, "Okay, let's go there then."

It's 10 o'clock now. The two of them went back to wash up and then rode their bicycles out with the gifts for their uncle's family.

The two stayed at the uncle's house until 2:30 pm, then said goodbye and left. On their way back, they made a detour to the Guanyin Temple.

There weren't many people coming to worship in the afternoon. After the two of them lit incense and sincerely prayed, Lin Yuan took Zhao Huanhuan to the nearby mountains to enjoy the scenery.

Another purpose for people who come to Guanyin Mountain to worship at the Guanyin Temple is to stand on Guanyin Mountain and enjoy the scenery of the surrounding mountains and rivers.