Song Zhi was eating snacks, drinking water and basking in the sun. It was really wonderful. He was still missing a tablet. It would be great if he had one. Watching TV was a good way to kill time.

After get off work, Gu Huaijin did not rush home. He had reserved a piece of pork at the vegetable market before going to work in the morning. Now he planned to go to the vegetable market to get the pork before going back.

He bought some fresh vegetables and fruits. When he approached the door, he paused, regretting his impulsiveness last night. He took a deep breath, tried to calm himself, and slowly opened the door. He saw Song Zhi sitting in the yard basking in the sun.

"You're back!" Song Zhi looked up at him and took the initiative to greet him. Seeing the dishes in his hand, he smiled slightly and asked, "What are you planning to cook for lunch?"

Gu Huaijin put down the dish and looked at Song Zhi again. If you looked closely, you could still see that he was unnatural, but he tried his best to calm himself down and asked in a questioning tone, "Is shredded pork with noodles okay?"

Song Zhi nodded and said, of course, she really wanted to eat some mixed noodles.

Gu Huaijin saw that it was getting late, so he spent some more time at the vegetable market. Seeing that Song Zhi had no objection to his arrangement, he went into the kitchen and started preparing lunch.

Gu Huaijin cut the fresh pork into shreds, prepared the seasonings, stir-fried the shredded pork and boiled it into soup. Then he started to cook the noodles and added a handful of vegetables. After the noodles were cooked, he scooped them into a bowl and poured the soup on them. Gu Huaijin also fried a few poached eggs and put them on top, which looked very beautiful.

When the food was served on the table, Song Zhi looked at the shredded pork noodles in front of her with anticipation. After cooking for a few times, she had discovered that Gu Huaijin's cooking skills were very stable.

Song Zhi couldn't wait to take a bite and couldn't help but praise, "Not bad, very delicious!"

Gu Huaijin watched Song Zhi eat with gusto and said, "As long as you like it, eat more."

After Gu Huaijin finished speaking, he looked at Song Zhi's red ears and couldn't help but think of the scene last night. He felt his heartbeat quicken and the temperature on his face rose.

"Yesterday..." Gu Huaijin said a little stutteringly, his voice was very low, and Song Zhi could clearly feel that he was struggling to speak.

"Yesterday, what happened yesterday?" Song Zhi smiled secretly in her heart and asked with a puzzled look on her face. She knew what he wanted to say, but she became more fearless.

Gu Huaijin's face turned even redder due to Song Zhi's inquiring questions. He knew that Song Zhi was doing it on purpose. After a while, he sighed helplessly and decided to change the subject. "Nothing, just eat."

Song Zhi lowered his head to eat, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.

As usual, Song Zhi was home alone in the afternoon. Maybe it was because the weather was too cold and she felt a little sleepy. She dozed off for a while in the rocking chair in the yard until Aunt Zhao came over.

"Xiao Song, are you sleeping?" Zhao Yun opened the door and saw her lying on the rocking chair. Not sure whether she was sleeping or not, he asked softly.

Song Zhi raised her head and sat up with a smile. She explained, "My aunt is here. No, I just closed my eyes for a while and lay down to get comfortable."

Zhao Yun felt relieved. She thought she had disturbed Song Zhi's rest and felt a little embarrassed.

"I brought the glass bottle, and this jar can still be used. I'll wash the strawberries first, and you tell me what to do later." After Zhao Yun said this, he started to get busy.

Zhao Yun deftly washed a basket of fresh strawberries and placed them in the pot. Song Zhi explained the steps and ingredients to her, and Zhao Yun listened as she began to work.

The two of them worked in perfect harmony. The winter sun streamed into the house through the window, and the cozy kitchen was filled with the sweet aroma of canned strawberries.

After the efforts of both of them, the canned strawberries were finally completed. After cooling in the pot, Song Zhi picked up the freshly washed glass bottle and poured the canned strawberries into it.

"It's such a waste of sugar to make this." Zhao Yun smacked his lips in amazement as he used up most of the sugar in the bag. His face was filled with pain.

Song Zhi smiled and said, "It does use a lot of sugar, but it tastes good when it's made." Thinking of how Gu Huaijin had just taken two cans to work, he felt funny. He didn't expect that he liked sweet things.

"Of course it tastes good. Who else would spend so much money on candy nowadays? Only yours." Zhao Yun sighed with a smile. These two people don't have children now, and they spend money lavishly. They don't know what they will do if they have children in the future. They will need money everywhere if they have children.

"I don't eat it often, but I just happened to have some strawberries." Song Zhi understood the principle of not showing off one's wealth.

"Yes, if there is nothing wrong, I will go back. Don't walk around with your foot too often these two days. It will be healed in a few days," Zhao Yun said softly.

"Yeah," Song Zhi nodded in response, and then said, "Aunt, take two more cans back!"

"No, no." Zhao Yun shook her head quickly, stood up and walked home. Her family had already taken a lot of candy. Besides, the candy required candy coupons, and these coupons were rare things. She couldn't always take advantage of them.

Seeing her hurriedly leaving, Song Zhi smiled helplessly. He felt much better now. Song Zhi wanted to try making some sweet potato and red date cake as a reward for Gu Huaijin.

The ingredients are very simple: sweet potatoes, red dates, and glutinous rice flour.

First, steam the sweet potatoes, mash them into a paste, add glutinous rice flour and chopped red dates, and knead them into dough. Then put them in a bowl, press them firmly, and cut them into small pieces. Steam them for 15 minutes, and you're done.

Song Zhi took out a piece and tasted it. It was good, sweet, soft and glutinous with the aroma of dates. The most important thing was that it could be stretched into threads. Song Zhi was conquered by his own craftsmanship.

She set the finished sweet cake aside and began preparing dinner. There was still some pork left from the pork Gu Huaijin had bought for lunch, so she cut off all the lean meat, shredded it, and began stir-frying it. She added the ingredients for the sweet noodle sauce to the pot, making shredded pork with sauce. She then spread a pancake and chopped up some carrots and green onions, preparing to wrap the meat in it as a side dish.

After finishing, she started to cook millet and pumpkin porridge. Gu Huaijin got off work early tonight, no, it should be said that she received a task from the commander to handle a confidential task.

When he walked in and saw Song Zhi cooking in the kitchen, he frowned unconsciously, and said with a rare stern tone, "Your feet are still not healed, why are you moving around? Just wait for me to come back and cook."

Song Zhi saw him walking towards him with steady steps, his tall figure blocking out the light in the kitchen.

"It's okay now, it doesn't hurt too much."

"Don't move until you're well. If you need anything else, go and rest and I'll do it." He rolled up his sleeves, revealing his lean wrists, ready to take over the rest of Song Zhi's work.

"It's nothing else. Just cook the porridge and we can eat." Song Zhi felt helpless seeing his tough attitude, but he still obeyed. He remembered the sweet potato cake he had just made, took it out and handed it to Gu Huaijin.

Gu Huaijin was confused and didn't know what this was, but it looked crystal clear and very appetizing.

"Try it." Song Zhi urged, curious about his reaction after eating.