Lin Jiaqi, who had not been seen for a long time, stood at the door with a cattail bag in his hand.

Cheng Yaoyao closed the door without a second thought. Lin Jiaqi placed his big hand on the door, revealing a helpless smile: "I'm here to wish you a happy new year."

Cheng Yaoyao glared at him. Lin Jiaqi's mind was disturbed. Every time he saw Cheng Yaoyao, he would be shocked by her beauty again.

"Who is it?" Xie Zhao saw Cheng Yaoyao leaning against the door and walked towards her.

Cheng Yaoyao had no choice but to let go of his hand and said to Xie Zhao unhappily, "Look for yourself."

Xie Zhao opened the door and nodded to Lin Jiaqi. Grandma Xie came over warmly: "Jiaqi, come in and sit down. Why are you here so early in the morning?"

Lin Jiaqi smiled and wished Grandma Xie a Happy New Year, and handed the Pu bag he was carrying to Grandma Xie: "I just came back from the city, and I came to wish you a happy new year. This is Pucheng dried tea, issued by the unit."

"Child, you should take home the good things distributed by your company." Grandma Xie said a few polite words.

Lin Jiaqi smiled. His hair was cut very short, revealing his masculine and handsome features. He still looked like a heroic soldier, which pleased the old man. Jianjian also came to his feet to sniff and even pulled his shoelaces with his claws.

Grandma Xie invited Lin Jiaqi to come in for dinner: "You came back from the city so early this morning, you must not have eaten yet? Come in and have dinner."

Lin Jiaqi did not enter the house, but glanced at Cheng Yaoyao. Cheng Yaoyao lowered his eyelashes and shouted at Qiangqiang, who immediately spread his short legs and ran after Cheng Yaoyao.

Lin Jiaqi smiled and said to Grandma Xie, "Don't bother me. I have something to talk to Xie Zhao about."

Grandma Xie said, "Okay. Come back and play."

Lin Jiaqi agreed with a smile. Xie Zhao and Lin Jiaqi walked out the door, and it was unknown what the two of them were talking about.

Grandma Xie put the tea on the table and pinched Cheng Yaoyao: "You kid, Jia Qi came to visit us for the New Year, why are you ignoring him?"

"How could I ignore him? He just didn't come in on his own initiative." Cheng Yaoyao argued cunningly.

Grandma Xie said, "Don't do this again. Fortunately, Jia Qi is sensible and generous, and he doesn't bother with you."

Lin Jiaqi was a man of clear mind, and he must have known that the Xie family had protected Lin Lulu's reputation. He came with gifts to show his goodwill and to let the villagers know that the Party Secretary's family and the Xie family had not had any grudges because of this incident.

After being scolded by Grandma Xie, Cheng Yaoyao nodded obediently: "I understand." In fact, she didn't dislike Lin Jiaqi, because Lin Jiaqi had saved Xie Zhao.

Xie Fei smiled wickedly, "It was Lin Lulu who proposed marriage to my brother. Sister Yaoyao even dislikes her brother."

Grandma Xie also said: "This Qi is really good. He is handsome, tall, and has served in the army. The most rare thing is that he is a steady person with a bright mind!"

Cheng Yaoyao immediately counterattacked: "Since Lin Jiaqi is so good, why not marry him to Xiao Fei!"

"Oh, Sister Yaoyao! You are so bad!" Xie Fei's face turned red with shame, and she reached out to cover Cheng Yaoyao's mouth.

Cheng Yaoyao hid behind Grandma Xie and said with a smile: "Grandma, look, Xiao Fei's face is red. I must have been right!"

Grandma Xie couldn't help laughing: "Yaoyao is right, I have taken a fancy to Jiaqi!"

Xie Fei stamped her feet and said, "Grandma, you are as bad as Sister Yaoyao!"

Cheng Yaoyao made faces at Grandma Xie from behind, and Xie angrily said, "Don't run!"

As soon as Xie Zhao walked into the yard, Cheng Yaoyao rushed towards him. Xie Zhao stretched out his hand to catch it, but she twisted her slender waist and nimbly dodged behind Xie Zhao, laughing breathlessly: "Help, Xiao Fei is going to hit me!"

Xie Fei was extremely angry, like a little white rabbit that had been irritated: "Brother, get out of the way!"

Xie Zhao raised his lips slightly, glanced at Cheng Yaoyao who looked cunning, and then looked at his blushing sister: "How did Yaoyao bully you?"

"She, she..." Xie Fei blushed and was speechless.

Cheng Yaoyao was very proud. He put the megaphone close to Xie Zhao's ear and pretended to say, "I'm telling you..."

"Ahhh! Sister Yaoyao, you are not allowed to say that!" Xie Fei stomped his feet, "Brother, get out of the way! If you show partiality to Sister Yaoyao again this time, I will not live!"

"It's so serious." Xie Zhao put his big hand on Xie Fei's head and rubbed it, then took her to the kitchen: "If you don't live anymore, who will do the work in the textile factory?"

"What? Can I go to work now?" Xie Fei's attention was immediately diverted, and she kept asking about Xie Zhao's work.

Xie Zhao patiently answered her sister's questions, holding Cheng Yaoyao with one arm, and balancing the relationship between the aunt and sister-in-law very well.

Xie Fei's work was a top priority, and Grandma Xie and Cheng Yaoyao also listened carefully. Just now, Lin Jiaqi went to discuss the spring ploughing in the village with Xie Zhao, and brought a notice from the textile factory: new employees should report to the unit on the 16th day of the first lunar month.

The regular employees of the textile factory started working on the eighth day of the first lunar month, but the start of work was delayed until the sixteenth day of the first lunar month because the new employees had not yet gotten the hang of everything and had to learn from their masters and receive ideological training after joining the company.

Grandma Xie said happily: "That's great, I can still spend the Lantern Festival at home."

Xie Fei's face was red, but this time it was because of excitement and anticipation: "I can finally make money! When I make money, my brother won't have to work so hard."

Xie Zhao's eyes were gentle: "I found this job for you."

Xie Fei looked at Cheng Yaoyao with her deer eyes, which were immediately filled with gratitude and guilt. Sister Yaoyao was so good to me, but I just wanted to hit her. I was so bad!

Unfortunately, Xie Fei's affectionate gaze was lost in the flowing water. Cheng Yaoyao concentrated on untying the rope of cattails: "What a nice smell! This is the authentic Pucheng dried tea!"

The lotus leaf bag is filled with neatly stacked dried tea leaves, each piece is only the size of a mahjong tile. The sauce-colored dried tea leaves are shiny and give off a soy and halogen aroma.

Grandma Xie said cheerfully, "We are in for a treat this morning. We have an egg and dried tea leaves."

Grandma Xie served four bowls of hot white rice and cracked the freshly picked eggs directly into the rice. The first batch of eggs laid by the hen are very small, but the nutritional value is very high. The yolk is like a small red sun. Then pour a small spoonful of lard and soy sauce on it, and the aroma will overwhelm you.

This egg must be no older than half an hour. It is very fresh and tastes no worse than the premium eggs imported from Japan that Cheng Yaoyao had eaten in his previous life. Take a big bite of the egg mixed with white rice and put a piece of dried tea in it. The dried tea is made of soybeans, dry and hard but chewy. It is soaked in a special sauce and is salty, delicious and full of flavor.

Grandma Xie has bad teeth and would stop eating after just one piece, but Cheng Yaoyao and his friends liked it very much and the more they chewed, the more it tasted.

Grandma Xie happily watched the children eat, and she was happier than she was when she ate it herself: "Since they like it so much, let Zhao Ge'er ask Jia Qi where he bought the dried tea."

Xie Fei was embarrassed when she heard Lin Jiaqi's name and asked anxiously, "Grandma, why are you mentioning him again!"

Grandma Xie said innocently: "I didn't say anything."

Cheng Yaoyao pushed the bowl aside and shouted happily: "Xiao Fei is really attentive, grandma, don't you understand?"

"Sister Yaoyao!" Xie Fei jumped up.

Cheng Yaoyao stood up and ran. Xie Zhao, who was sitting on the other side of the bench, almost fell to the ground. He jumped up and ran around the yard. Grandma Xie shouted, "Don't run. You just finished your meal and your stomach hurts!"

Although the matter between Xie Fei and Lin Jiaqi was just a joke, Cheng Yaoyao took it seriously.

In the original book, Xie Fei also had many suitors, but unfortunately her brother had set her standards too high, so she looked down upon everyone and ended up meeting that abominable scumbag...

Cheng Yaoyao thought about it and only Lin Jiaqi was a good candidate. Although he was six years older than Xie Fei, he was calm and upright, which was a perfect match for the timid and weak Xie Fei. They happened to be from the same village, so there was no need to worry that Xie Fei would be wronged in her husband's family.

Cheng Yaoyao slammed her left hand into her right palm. If she could match Xie Fei with Lin Jiaqi before the scumbag did, Xie Fei wouldn't have to worry! The more Cheng Yaoyao thought about it, the more she thought it was feasible. She didn't act rashly and quietly told Xie Zhao about it.

Xie Zhao was drinking water when he spit a mouthful of water onto the charcoal brazier. The stubborn boy who was sleeping beside the brazier was so frightened that his head was covered with dust and he jumped up high.

Xie Zhao was furious: "How dare he do that to my sister...!"

"No, no... cough cough cough..." Cheng Yaoyao was also very annoyed. He waved his hands and explained for a long time before making Xie Zhao believe that it was just a sudden thought.

Like all brothers-in-law, Xie Zhao was very reluctant to find a partner for his sister: "Xiao Fei is still young, there is no need to rush."

Cheng Yaoyao muttered softly: "You will feel anxious only after you are deceived."

Xie Zhao said: "Hmm?"

"Nothing, nothing." Cheng Yaoyao waved his hands and had to put it aside for the time being. He felt that the burden on his shoulders became heavier.

Xie Fei would be leaving for the city in the blink of an eye. After dinner, Grandma Xie started rummaging through the drawers in the house, trying to pack Xie Fei's luggage in advance to save her from being in a rush on the day of leaving the city.

Xie Fei had very few things: a quilt, a washbasin, and a few sets of clothes. Grandma Xie also brought a new mattress and said, "I don't know if your dormitory is cold. Grandma has a new mattress here. I'll bring it to you."

Xie Fei was very obedient and took whatever Grandma Xie asked her to pack. Grandma Xie also took a piece of blue material with white flowers to pack the bundle.

Cheng Yaoyao saw that the new mattress was the pattern used by the elderly, and the wash basin was also old, with several pieces of enamel falling off. Xie Fei's personality and family background showed that she was easy to bully. Bringing these old luggage made people think that she came from a poor family and was being bullied.

Seeing that Grandma Xie was very happy, Cheng Yaoyao could only say tactfully: "Xiao Fei's quilt and bed sheets are old and don't match the new mattress. How about asking Xie Zhao to go to the city to buy a piece of new cotton cloth, and we can make a new quilt for Xiao Fei?"

Xie Fei's eyes lit up, but she said, "But a new roof will cost a lot of fabric and cotton..."

Grandma Xie also understood: "Yes, yes. This is our Xiao Fei's first job, we have to get off to a good start!"

Grandma Xie immediately called Xie Zhao over, took out five yuan and cloth coupons, and told Xie Zhao to go to the city to buy fabrics: "I don't know what patterns you young people like, Yaoyao has good taste, you can pick it yourself!"

Xie Zhao naturally didn't say anything and took Cheng Yaoyao and Xie Fei into the city in the afternoon.

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In the Lin'an City Supply and Marketing Cooperative. During the New Year holidays, the supply and marketing cooperative has a lot of new goods and many customers.

"Her coat is made of really nice material. Is it wool?"

"Her shoes are nice too. Go ask her where she bought them."

"you go."

"I don't dare, you go ..."

The girls were whispering and huddling not far away, being coy with each other, and none of them dared to really go up and ask.

In front of the shoe counter, several girls were talking in low voices.

"Wu Man, did you hear that? They want to ask you where you bought your coat."

Wu Man looked pleased and said deliberately, "It's really annoying. My uncle brought it to me from Guangzhou. There's no point asking. It's the only one in the whole city."

"Even if they bought it, they wouldn't have such a figure." Zhao Tingting said flatteringly.

Wu Man became even more proud. She was one of the most outstanding girls in the art troupe, and she knew how to dress well, so she was the center of attention wherever she went.

The discussions behind her became louder and louder. Wu Man adjusted her hair, put on a reserved smile, and turned her head slowly like a famous actor, intending to open their eyes.

But no one looked at her. Everyone looked at the fabric counter with astonished eyes.

During the New Year, everyone wears their most decent clothes, with yellow, blue and green being the main colors. Girls tie a bright red scarf around their necks during the New Year and walk with joy.

Cheng Yaoyao was the most attractive color. She wore a beige coat and a pearl hairpin in her black hair. She looked simple, but she was so glamorous. Although it looked like an ordinary coat, it fit her inexplicably well. Her figure was graceful and made people forget about the clothes and only see her.

As soon as Cheng Yaoyao entered the supply and marketing cooperative, the girls at the counter stopped looking at the fabrics and turned their heads to look at her clothes with envy. When they saw her face, they couldn't take their eyes off her.

One of Wu Man's companions couldn't help but say, "She is so beautiful!"

The girls who were able to join the art troupe were all very good-looking and arrogant. But Cheng Yaoyao convinced them with her overwhelming beauty.

As soon as Wu Man saw Cheng Yaoyao, her cheeks twitched. Enemies often meet on narrow roads! Cheng Yaoyao was born to be her nemesis! If Cheng Yaoyao hadn't shown up halfway through the last good opportunity, Director Rong would definitely have chosen another leading actor from the art troupe!

But even though Cheng Yaoyao filmed the movie, didn't she still return to Lin'an City? It seems that her performance must have made Director Rong very dissatisfied, otherwise why didn't he keep her in the film studio?

Wu Man used Ah Q's spiritual victory method to comfort herself, but Zhao Tingting immediately said, "What's the use of being pretty? You still can't join the art troupe."

Zhao Tingting was new to the art troupe and didn't know Cheng Yaoyao. However, the others knew that Director Rong had traveled thousands of miles to find Cheng Yaoyao for a photo, so they immediately talked to Zhao Tingting.

Zhao Tingting couldn't stop talking, and said to Wu Man in a flattering way: "If you ask me, some people are beautiful but not photogenic. Wu Man's appearance is..."

"We are here to buy things, why are you talking so much!" Wu Man turned his face away and walked away angrily.

Zhao Tingting's flattery hit the horse's leg, and her face immediately turned red. Those who knew about it laughed at each other secretly, and did not remind Zhao Tingting.

Cheng Yaoyao was chosen by a famous director to act in a movie, but Wu Man was not chosen. Zhao Tingting thought she was flattering him, but to Wu Man, it sounded like insulting.

Cheng Yaoyao didn't notice and was selecting fabrics attentively. Xie Fei whispered, "Sister Yaoyao, they seem to be looking at us."

"Let them see it, what are you afraid of?" Cheng Yaoyao didn't care at all, and said to the salesperson across the counter: "Please, let me see the blue plaid fabric."

The salesperson took the material swiftly, and then took out a roll of pink and white checkered material: "These two materials are our best-selling ones, Anjiu brand. This cotton cloth is fine and thick, warm in winter and sweat-absorbent in summer, and it won't fade even after washing!"

Xie Fei rubbed her hands on the clothes, and then carefully touched the cotton cloth. The quilt Xie Fei had slept on since she was a child was made of homespun cloth. Grandma Xie spent two cents to have someone dye it into a blue cloth with white flowers. After so many years of washing, it had become hard and loose. But the cotton cloth in front of her was thick, light and soft, and the pattern was simple and elegant. Xie Fei liked it at first sight.

Cheng Yaoyao smiled and said, "Which one do you like? Tear it up and make a set of bedding."

When the salesperson heard that it was a big customer, he smiled and recommended: "The blue one is good, blue is refreshing, and many people buy it!"

Xie Fei asked, "Then, then the blue one?"

Cheng Yaoyao saw that her hand was clearly touching the pink fabric, and couldn't help but ask, "Don't you like pink?"

"Yeah." Xie Fei nodded and said hesitantly, "Sister Yaoyao, which color do you think looks good?"

Cheng Yaoyao covered his forehead. Xie Fei was good in every way, except that he was too soft-hearted. Why did he have to listen to other people's opinions even when buying a piece of material? Cheng Yaoyao gave Xie Zhao a look, and Xie Zhao said, "Then buy them all."

Cheng Yaoyao: “…”

Grandma Xie is old, and sometimes she doesn't consider girls' feelings. Xie Zhao is even more of a straight man, no wonder Xie Fei was raised to be so soft-hearted. No wonder she was bullied so badly by a scumbag later. This temper must be adjusted!

Cheng Yaoyao pushed Xie Zhao away in annoyance and had to educate Xie Fei himself: "This is something you buy for yourself, you can choose it yourself, just pick whichever one you like."

Xie Fei's eyes were filled with confusion: "I... I don't know."

Cheng Yaoyao said: "Then buy the blue one!"

"But..." Xie Fei glanced at the pink material reluctantly. She whispered to herself, "This pink material looks great when made into a quilt, just like Sister Yaoyao's bed."

Cheng Yaoyao clapped his hands and said, "See, you know what's going on."

Xie Fei blinked as if she understood something, and then she saw Cheng Yaoyao said to the salesperson, "It's pink material. We want to make a complete set of bedding, sheets and pillowcases. How much material do we need?"

While the salesperson was calculating, Xie Fei blurted out the size. The salesperson was surprised and said, "You calculated so accurately!"

"Of course. My sister is really good at tailoring!" Cheng Yaoyao said proudly. Xie Fei smiled with her lips pursed, but her shoulders straightened up involuntarily. She was confident in her tailoring skills.

Cheng Yaoyao asked the salesperson to pull out an extra piece of material and said, "The dormitory has bunk beds, so you have to hang a bed curtain."

Xie Fei was amazed and looked at Cheng Yaoyao with admiration. Xie Zhao was a man and couldn't be so careful. Cheng Yaoyao took care of the purchasing.

After all, Cheng Yaoyao had lived in a dormitory for a few days, so he was very familiar with the details and was willing to spend money to buy everything.

There were not many things in it: a thermos, an enamel washbasin, a tooth mug, a toothbrush, soap, toothpaste, a pen, and a thick leather notebook - taking notes is essential for meetings after work.

There were also some small things for girls, which Cheng Yaoyao was eager to get. In the end, they packed several large bags full of things, which Xie Zhao, with his amazing arm strength, had no difficulty carrying.

Cheng Yaoyao counted on his fingers and thought with Xie Fei if there was anything missing. Xie Zhao reminded him, "Take a few more pieces of fabric and make two sets of clothes."

Cheng Yaoyao said: "Xiao Fei has clothes."

Xie Zhao emphasized: "Ordinary clothes."

Cheng Yaoyao tilted his head and looked at Xie Fei's clothes before he reacted.