It was getting late, so Li Shaozhong declined Pan Dongshan's invitation to have dinner and took Yan Jingwen back to the unit.

On the way back, Yan Jingwen said with some concern: "Shaozhong, do you think Ye Shuning can handle working in the fields?"

Li Shaozhong turned his head and glanced at Yan Jingwen, then said in a playful tone, "Why, why are you starting to care about Ye Shuning now?"

Yan Jingwen felt a little embarrassed by what Li Shaozhong said, and made an excuse, saying, "I'm not concerned about her. After all, she is an orphan of a martyr. It is said that she was always in school when her father was alive, and she didn't do much farm work in her hometown.

I'm afraid it will be hard to work in the fields with the villagers from now on. If you can't stand it and come back to bother me, it will be even more troublesome."

Li Shaozhong shook his head and said, "You've all made it clear. If she still dares to bother you, we don't need to be polite anymore. We are not her relatives, and we can only help her so far. Based on what she did to you before, we have done our utmost to help her.

You know how hard it is to find a job. We're new here, so it's hard to leverage our connections. Even if we tried, she might not be able to find a job. With Uncle Pan looking after her in the village, things shouldn't be too difficult. As long as you work hard, you won't starve.

And I think she has changed a lot, and she probably won't bother you anymore."

After returning to the unit, Li Shaozhong drove directly to Ye Shuning.

Ye Shuning was curious to see Li Shaozhong and Yan Jingwen coming to see her together. When she heard Li Shaozhong say he had found her a place to settle down, and that coincidentally, her father's comrade-in-arms was the village leader, she was delighted. "It's great to be able to settle down in the village. Thank you so much, Comrade Li."

Li Shaozhong said, "If you agree to settle in Fengyang Village, then we'll go and complete the paperwork tomorrow. Uncle Pan is your father's comrade-in-arms, and he'll be able to take care of you in the future. At least he won't let you get bullied."

Ye Shuning nodded and said, "Okay, I'll move out sooner if I can settle down, so I don't have to bother you all the time."

Yan Jingwen discovered that Ye Shuning, who used to cling to him, now wanted to stay away from him immediately. Her change was really huge.

The three of them agreed to go and handle the formalities tomorrow, and Li Shaozhong and Yan Jingwen left.

Ye Shuning didn't care about settling in the countryside. It was actually safer to stay in the countryside at this time.

Once she had her own home and settled down, everything would slowly get better. She wouldn't have to spend money on many things; she could just find them in the space. She wouldn't have to worry about food, as the food in the institute's cafeteria would be enough for her to eat for several years.

If plants could grow in the space, she planned to clean up the gardens and flower beds in the institute and grow crops and vegetables, so that she would have more to eat.

But when she got to the countryside, she would have to work in the fields with the villagers, something she had never done before. She would think about whether there was any easier work she could do when she got there.

In the evening, Ye Shuning went to the research institute and made some food in her dormitory to improve herself.

Her dormitory at the institute was a one-bedroom apartment with a kitchen and a bathroom. Although small, it had all the necessary facilities and functions of a typical residence.

She used to live in the dormitory when she was at work, and would only return to her home in the city center on weekends or holidays.

She knows how to enjoy life and especially likes to cook. Therefore, her dormitory is well-equipped with daily necessities.

Today she made herself a plate of braised pork ribs, a steamed fish, a plate of vegetarian mixed vegetables and a seaweed egg drop soup, and ate a big meal with white rice.

After dinner, she steamed two more trays of meat buns for tomorrow's breakfast.

After cleaning up the kitchen, Ye Shuning found a few clothes that she had bought before and had worn several times. The material was cotton, similar to the ones she wore now, but the style was a little inappropriate, so she took them apart and modified them.

The original owner's luggage was a small bag containing a few of his clothes. Ye Shuning looked at the clothes, which were all patched up and extremely worn. She didn't want to wear the original owner's clothes either.

She had to alter a few of her clothes, at least to have something to change into first. She could buy the rest later.

It was okay to wear underwear inside, but Ye Shuning still made two more conservative vest-style bras for herself.

Her current body wasn't developing very well. Not only was she not as tall as she was in her previous life, but her breasts were about the size of an airport bust, a far cry from her previous figure. She needed to take good care of herself in the future, perhaps she could grow taller and develop better.

The next morning, Ye Shuning had breakfast early and was waiting for Li Shaozhong.

Li Shaozhong also wanted to finish Ye Shuning's matter as soon as possible so that he could feel at ease, so he came to see Ye Shuning early. Yan Jingwen wanted to go with him today, but he had to work so he had to trouble Li Shaozhong.

Li Shaozhong picked up Ye Shuning and headed straight for Fengyang Village. On the way, Li Shaozhong introduced the situation of Fengyang Village to Ye Shuning, so that Ye Shuning would have a general idea of ​​the situation.

Ye Shuning felt good after listening to Li Shaozhong's introduction. The most important thing was that the captain of Fengyang Village was a comrade-in-arms of the original owner's father, and he would take care of her in the future. That was good enough. As long as she was not bullied, it would be fine.

This time she owed Li Shaozhong a favor again, and she would pay it back slowly in the future.

As they were about to enter the village, Ye Shuning said, "Comrade Li, I'm sorry to bother you again."

The two went directly to Pan's house.

Pan Dongshan was very enthusiastic when he saw Ye Shuning, mainly because Ye Shuning was the child of a comrade-in-arms, and his comrade-in-arms had sacrificed his life, so he should take better care of his comrade-in-arms' child.

Seeing the quiet and frail little girl, he couldn't help but feel more sympathy and pity for her.

He looked at Ye Shuning lovingly with red eyes and said, "You look a lot like your father. My child, your father and I are friends for life and death. He sacrificed his life for the country, and it is only right that your uncle take better care of you. From now on, you will settle down in Fengyang Village, and tell your uncle if you have any problems."

Ye Shuning didn't take Pan Dongshan's care for granted and said politely, "Uncle Pan, my father often mentioned you to me. I'm really sorry to bother you this time."

Pan Dongshan liked Ye Shuning even more when he saw how well-behaved and sensible she was.

Pan Dongshan said, "Xiao Ning, you can live in my house from now on."

Ye Shuning had heard Li Shaozhong talk about the Pan family's situation. She knew that the Pan family had a large population and housing was very tight. She couldn't cause trouble for them without considering the importance of the matter.

She immediately said, "Uncle Pan, I'm going to live in Fengyang Village permanently. How can I live in your house forever? That would be too much of a bother for you. Is there any vacant house in the village?"

Li Shaozhong had previously told Ye Shuning about the situation at the educated youth camp. There were quite a few educated youth there, and Ye Shuning didn't want to live with so many people. Too many people meant too much trouble, and she was a person with secrets, so she still wanted to have her own house, and living alone was the safest.