When I returned from the village, the house was almost completely tidied up, with sacks and baskets everywhere, giving the impression that we were about to embark on a long journey.

The two people inside had already tidied up the things in the cellar and even served lunch. How virtuous they were!

"You're back? Come and eat first!"

Qin Qinghuai rolled up his sleeves high, revealing his muscular forearms.

On the table were a pot of stew, three plates of stir-fried dishes, a small bowl of steamed egg custard, and a plate of sliced ​​watermelon.

The staple food is white rice.

Lin Dongfang had some understanding of simple tastes and eating habits, and Qin Qinghuai had also seen her family's wealth, so they certainly didn't lack anything. The meal was naturally lavish, with fish, meat, and vegetables all included.

Jian Dan, wanting to finish her meal before heading up the mountain, didn't stand on ceremony. However, as soon as she took a bite, she paused, her gaze sweeping over Lin Dongfang before settling on Qin Qinghuai.

"Did you make this?"

"You could taste it? How was the taste? Was it acceptable?"

This is truly a big surprise.

Knowing that he didn't come from an ordinary family, ever since he left, Jian Dan has been wondering if he was also a spoiled brat, which is why he always thought about crushing the other party with force.

But surprisingly, even now, these details seem to be advantages.

"It tastes great, but I really didn't expect you to be willing to learn this. You look like someone who doesn't eat the food of this world, especially when you have a straight face, you look even more like a cold, aloof, um, immortal."

"puff!"

"Cough cough!"

Lin Dongfang and Mingzhu were both stunned. Even Qin Qinghuai blinked and opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.

Lin Dongfang laughed so hard he could barely hold his bowl.

"Haha, you really are the first person who dares to say that to his face,"

As she spoke, she glanced at Qin Qinghuai with a mocking look.

"Brother Qinghuai, does she really think you're a defenseless little rabbit?"

"What little white rabbit?"

Jian Dan was unhappy at first. She wasn't stupid. Could a child raised in such a family be a naive and innocent person? To become the political commissar of the regiment, even if it was partly due to her parents' influence, she still needed to have some real talent and ability.

Cheng Chao always described him as a sly fox; how could he be a fool?

Putting everything else aside, the fact that they managed to force their way through the other side of the mountain shows they're not someone to be bullied.

"Don't talk nonsense. What little white rabbit? Do I look like a little white rabbit to you?"

Lin Dongfang kept shaking his chopsticks.

"No way, this little white rabbit has nothing to do with you."

In your family, one is a scholar, and the other a warrior.

He first pointed at Qin Qinghuai, then at Jian Dan.

"If the two of you work together well, your home will be a spy drama."

Simple puffed out her cheeks in anger.

"To the person I'm talking about, it sounds like you're calling me a brute."

Lin Dongfang quickly begged for mercy.

"No, no! You misheard me, I was just praising you."

After joking around for a while and finishing their meal, Jian Dan finally spoke.

"I'll go up the mountain in a bit and see if I can catch a wild boar."

Let's skip the village gathering and have a get-together at the former educated youth compound tonight?

This was also to seek Qin Qinghuai's opinion, since he was also one of the parties involved.

Qin Qinghuai immediately nodded.

"Okay, I'll do as you say."

Mingzhu and Lin Dongfang pouted and winked at each other.

"However, I'll go with you."

As he spoke, he reached for his coat, looking ready to leave at any moment.

To be honest, my first reaction was that I didn't really want to bring him along.

But then she thought about it again and realized it wouldn't make much of a difference. She hadn't intended to cheat anyway; she just wanted to finish today's task. If there were any more, there was room in the carriage, so she could just walk openly.

However, he glanced at it and then looked away.

"Are you sure? I can be so ruthless that even I'm scared of myself. Aren't you afraid of frightening me too?"

Qin Qinghuai's fox-like eyes held a gentle smile.

"Perfect for testing my courage! Let me also witness your heroic bearing, madam."

Lin Dongfang and his wife had already made an excuse to leave, and the child was asleep, meaning that it was just the two of them in the house at the moment.

Upon hearing the words "heroic bearing," Jian Dan suddenly felt a little uneasy, as if the air in the room had thinned, and she didn't know what to do with her hands and feet.

"No, stop talking nonsense. Let's go, it'll be dark soon."

As she spoke, she stepped out of the house first. Qin Qinghuai followed closely behind, his eyes practically overflowing with laughter. This little girl seemed to be shy.

The two of them went out one after the other. Their simple setup for hunting wild boar consisted of only a machete. This time, with someone following them, she didn't even manage to get a basket; it was all in Qin Qinghuai's hands.

Lin Dongfang stood in the courtyard watching them walk away, still muttering to Mingzhu.

"See? These two are still acting all coy,"

Having been through it all herself, Mingzhu nodded in agreement.

"It feels like Brother Qinghuai is trying to coax a child?"

"Hmph, Brother Qinghuai should be almost thirty this year, isn't he just a child-rearing guy!"

Following the path we had taken up the mountain, we walked effortlessly since there was no snow yet.

I also encountered some villagers gathering firewood, but they were all kind to Jian Dan.

"Little Jian, educated youth, going up the mountain?"

Upon seeing a strange man, they would gossip about whether he was Xiao Jian's boyfriend, but no one dared to ask. They would only glance at him a few times, then walk past and look back.

It's simple and frustrating. She didn't ask, so she can't just introduce herself to everyone she meets, can she?

Fortunately, they didn't run into many people, and with Qin Qinghuai asking questions and making light of things, Jian Dan quickly overcame her initial awkwardness. They soon arrived at the place where they had been fishing, and Jian Dan even gave him a tour.

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