Qiu Yi looked at Wen Yan with a puzzled expression. When she winked at him, he had no choice but to play along. "Yeah, I remember. I'll see if I can borrow a bicycle tonight."

"Okay!" Wen Yan was relieved.

"I'll borrow a bicycle for you!" Lin Yuan said, turning around. Although he didn't know why Huanhuan suddenly interrupted, since Huanhuan had asked them to go to the city together tomorrow, he would naturally help.

Qiu Yi agreed and said thank you.

After hearing the result, Gu Yifeng looked at Zhao Huanhuan and Lin Yuan with a deep gaze, and finally looked at the back of Qiu Yi's head. It seemed that this opportunity was gone, and he would have to look for another one.

However, he felt that Qiu Yi seemed to hesitate for a moment when responding to Wen Yan. Was there something he didn't know about?

Once back in the village, after everyone went their separate ways, Qiu Yi caught up with Lin Yuan and the other two, and asked Wen Yan in confusion, "Junior, why didn't I know we were going to the city tomorrow?"

Wen Yan glanced at Zhao Huanhuan, unsure of what to say.

Zhao Huanhuan turned around and said with a smile, "Lin Yuan and I would like to treat you two to a meal tomorrow to thank you for taking care of me. We originally planned to talk about it after we parted ways with them when we returned to the village, but we didn't expect them to say they wanted to see a movie, so of course I had to tell them right away."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Yi and Wen Yan laughed and said, "Okay, what time are you leaving tomorrow? We'll go with you."

Zhao Huanhuan looked at Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan smiled and played along, "Let's leave at ten o'clock. When we get to the city, it will be around lunchtime, and we'll be just in time for the state-run restaurants to start serving food."

"Okay!" Qiu Yi agreed, waved, and headed in the direction of his residence.

Lin Yuan took Zhao Huanhuan and Wen Yan back to her home.

Aunt Chu came home a little earlier today and is preparing stewed fish.

The three of them went back to wash up.

Back inside, Wen Yan took Zhao Huanhuan's hand and whispered, "Huanhuan, is something wrong? Are you trying to stop your senior from going to the movies with them? Why?"

Wen Yan truly deserves to be Zhao Huanhuan's best friend; she does know Zhao Huanhuan quite well.

Zhao Huanhuan sat on the stool and sighed, "Because yesterday afternoon I noticed that Gu Yifeng and a few other people were exchanging glances, and they even gave Qiu Yi a look behind his back before giving him a signal. Although their expressions only lasted for a few seconds, I happened to see it."

“I don’t know what they’re planning to do, but when I heard they wanted to invite Qiu Yi to go to the movies, especially since it’s dark when we come back at night, who knows what might happen? I think it’s better not to go to the movies than to let Qiu Yi take such a risk, don’t you think, Yan Yan?”

"Besides, he's your senior, you come from the same place, and he's protected you so much. If something were to happen to him, knowing your personality, you would definitely fight to the death. And I happen to be going out tomorrow and won't be by your side. You usually protect me and worry about me, and I feel the same way. Yan Yan, I also worry about you when I'm not around and don't want you to be in danger."

After Zhao Huanhuan finished speaking her heartfelt words, Wen Yan burst into tears and rushed over to hug Zhao Huanhuan. "Waaah, Huanhuan, thank you. You were doing this for my own good. I know what to do now. No matter what they're up to behind my back, I will never let them hurt my senior. You and my senior are the most important people to me here, and I will do my best to protect you."

"Take good care of yourself too!" Zhao Huanhuan gently patted her back and whispered.

Although she couldn't tell Yan Yan the truth, Zhao Huanhuan chose to use this white lie to remind Wen Yan and Qiu Yi.

"Can I talk to my senior about this?" Wen Yan calmed herself down for a moment before letting go of Zhao Huanhuan and asking softly.

Zhao Huanhuan nodded, "Yes, of course. It'll also make him more careful about other people. Maybe we're overthinking it, but it's always a good thing to be cautious, don't you think?"

Wen Yan nodded firmly, "That's for sure."

During dinner that evening, Lin Yuan mentioned that he and Huanhuan would be leaving the next morning. The two elders were taken aback, "Weren't you leaving after lunch?"

Lin Yuan shook her head, "No, Yan Yan and Qiu Yi are coming with us. We're leaving this morning, and Huan Huan and I would like to treat them to lunch."

"Oh, okay, Mom was planning to make dumplings for you tomorrow at noon!" Aunt Chu said with a smile.

"Mom, let's make dumplings when we get back. We can make them together!" Lin Yuan said.

"Okay!" Aunt Chu replied.

"Remember to buy more gifts for Huanhuan's parents, and don't be impolite," Aunt Chu instructed Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan nodded in agreement.

After dinner, Zhao Huanhuan and Wen Yan washed the dishes, while Lin Yuan went out to borrow a bicycle for Qiu Yi.

The next day, when Qiu Yi arrived, the other three were already waiting for him.

Coincidentally, Qiu Yi wore a dark blue shirt and army green pants today, looking quite energetic. The color of his clothes was exactly the same as Wen Yan's outfit today.

Wenyan was wearing a dark blue jacket today, paired with a white shirt and army green pants.

In contrast, Zhao Huanhuan and Lin Yuan each had their own unique style of dressing.

Zhao Huanhuan wore her red shirt and dark gray trousers, with the shirt tucked into the trousers. She had two braids with the braids hanging down in front of her chest, and she wore the two red hair clips that Lin Yuan had given her on either side of the braids.

This is why Lin Yuan had a faint smile on his face ever since he saw Zhao Huanhuan wearing the hair clip he had given her.

He noticed that Huanhuan looked really good in her outfit, and that the pair of red hair clips matched Huanhuan's red shirt very well.

Lin Yuan was still wearing a green military uniform and a five-pointed star military cap.

When these two people stand together, one in red and the other in green, their color combination is definitely eye-catching and attractive.

Moreover, Lin Yuan's red collar insignia and red five-pointed star seemed to complement Zhao Huanhuan's red top and hair clip in terms of color.

This made Qiu Yi and Wen Yan think they were a good match.

After saying goodbye to their families, the four of them rode two bicycles and left the village, heading towards Shanglin City.

Zhao Huanhuan and Wen Yan sat on the back of two boys' bicycles, chatting happily all the way, making the two boys seem rather quiet.

It has to be said that after living in this small mountain village for so long, the three of them were quite looking forward to going to the city.

This is the first time Zhao Huanhuan has left the village since arriving in this world, and the first time she is going to see what the cities of this world are like with her own eyes.