Gu Changqing was frightened by his mother. He didn't even wash his face or brush his teeth. He just rode his bike to town.

Qiu Lanying looked at her son's bewildered state and laughed, "I knew this kid was hypocritical. He clearly has feelings for her, but he refuses to admit it."

"Who do you fancy?" Gu Changsong yawned as he came in from outside. The smile on Qiu Lanying's face froze instantly. "Laugh, what's so funny? Why did you come back if you weren't working properly?"

Gu Changsong said aggrievedly, "I'm taking a break today."

Qiu Lanying rolled her eyes at him. She was thinking about Bai Ruozhen, so she went back to the house, got six eggs, thought for a moment, then grabbed a pound of noodles and went out with the basket.

Gu Changsong asked, "Mom, what are you doing?"

Unfortunately, his mother ignored him.

Qiu Lanying went all the way to the educated youth site. When she entered the room, she saw Bai Ruozhen sleeping on the kang with a red face. If people didn't know that it was due to a fever, perhaps others would have praised her for looking good.

"What's wrong?" Qiu Lanying reached out and touched it. "Ouch, it's really hot."

Feng Qiujuan had been guarding Bai Ruozhen the entire time, and tears welled up in her eyes when she heard this. "Zhenzhen must be feeling really bad."

Qiu Lanying frowned, "Has she eaten yet?"

Feng Qiujuan shook her head. "I just drank a few sips of ginger soup."

"That won't do." Qiu Lanying stood up. "I'll go make her some noodles." Then she went out with the eggs and noodles.

Zhao Lai Di sat on the kang and glanced at Qiu Lanying's back, then suddenly got off the kang, put on her shoes and went out.

Zhu Guixia curled her lips and said, "He must have gone to curry favor with Aunt Qiu. He saw the noodles and eggs in her basket. He must have been a starving ghost reincarnated."

"Just say less." Although Feng Qiujuan didn't like or even hated Zhao Lai Di, it wouldn't be good for them to have a fight while living in the same house. Someone who didn't know would think that the three of them were conspiring to exclude her.

Zhu Guixia snorted, poked her with her finger and said, "You are so kind."

Feng Qiujuan snorted, "I wish she would move away."

All three of them wanted to do this, but unfortunately it was not possible at the moment.

Qiu Lanying went to their kitchen, where firewood was readily available. She cleaned the pot and lit the fire, then went out to fetch water. When she came back, she saw Zhao Lai Di sitting in front of the stove, lighting a fire. She was stunned, "Why are you lighting a fire?"

Zhao Lai Di smiled reservedly, "I'll light the fire since I have nothing to do. After all, we sleep in the same room." Then she sighed and said, "It's all Guixia's fault. If she had remembered to add more firewood, everything would have been fine."

Hearing this, Qiu Lanying smiled and said nothing, "If you want to light a fire, just do it."

Zhao Lai Di didn't hear her talking. She looked up at her, then lowered her head to light the fire.

Qiu Lanying put the water in the pot to boil, put the noodles in and beat the eggs, and then waited for the noodles to be cooked. Zhao Lai Di wanted to get closer to her, but seeing that Qiu Lanying didn't look like she wanted to talk, she opened her mouth and swallowed it back.

"Are you and Bai Ruozhen both from the provincial capital?" Qiu Lanying suddenly asked just when Zhao Laidie was disappointed.

Zhao Lai Di's eyes lit up and she nodded, "Yes, they are all from the provincial capital, but I didn't know them before."

"Oh." Qiu Lanying responded and then asked, "Are you two on good terms now?"

Zhao Lai Di sighed and said a little aggrievedly, "Not so good. I think she misunderstood me."

Qiu Lanying opened the pot lid and stirred the noodles, then glanced at Zhao Lai Di. "Misunderstanding?"

The aroma of the noodles in the pot slowly overflowed, and Zhao Lai Di swallowed unconsciously, "Well, originally Ruozhen and I could have gotten along well, but unfortunately she trusted Zhu Guixia too much, so she misunderstood me."

"Oh." Qiu Lanying responded, "Okay, the noodles are ready, let's turn off the fire." Then she lifted the lid of the pot, quickly took out the eggs and put them at the bottom, then covered them with noodles.

Slowly, she ate a bowl of noodles. Although it was cooked in clear water, the aroma still made Zhao Lai Di very greedy.

If only she could have a bowl too.

Zhao Lai Di smacked her lips and stared at the pot, hoping that Qiu Lanying would leave her a little bit for the sake of her helping to light the fire.

But Qiu Lanying directly took out all the noodles and even served the soup in a separate bowl. One bowl of noodles and one bowl of soup. There was not even any soup base left in the pot.

Zhao Lai Di thought that if she couldn't eat the noodles, she could at least give her the soup, so she stood there waiting.

Qiu Lanying glanced at her and smiled, "Thank you for lighting the fire. Now, go back to the house and warm up. It will be cold here soon."

What do you mean? You don't plan to give her any?

Zhao Lai Di was a little dumbfounded.

Qiu Lanying ignored her and looked around for a basket with a wide bottom. She put the noodles and soup bowl in it and carried it into the house.

Zhao Laidie stood there in a daze for a moment, then ran over and followed.

Qiu Lanying brought the basket in and asked Zhu Guixia and Feng Qiujuan to set the table. "Wake her up and have some noodles before going to sleep."

"Hey." Feng Qiujuan responded and went over to push Bai Ruozhen, "Zhenzhen, wake up, get up and eat something before going back to sleep."

Bai Ruozhen opened his eyes dazedly, "Huh? I'm not hungry." He said and wanted to fall down to sleep.

Qiu Lanying quickly stopped him and said with a smile, "Eat something before you go to sleep, otherwise it won't taste good if it gets clumped up."

"Auntie." Bai Ruozhen looked at who it was, called out weakly, and then forced a smile.

Bai Ruozhen was good-looking to begin with, and this smile of his looked a little weak, but it really gave Qiu Lanying the feeling of a sick beauty, and instantly melted her heart.

"Stop laughing now. Smile for Auntie when you get better. You're such a pitiful sight. Come and eat your noodles." Qiu Lanying was afraid of scaring Bai Ruozhen, otherwise she would have called him darling and baby. She supported Bai Ruozhen and brought the noodles over, "Eat quickly."

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