She realized that she was a little greedy now. Wouldn't it be best to maintain the current peaceful and harmonious situation?

Don't be too greedy about things that are not yours.

"Of course it's because I like it. Why do you think so much? I'm keeping all your money now. Why would I be afraid of having no money to spend?" Song Zhi looked at him jokingly with a faint smile on his face.

Gu Huaijin kept looking at him as he spoke, and nodded once he heard what he said: "I'm glad you like it. Did you read a book today?"

Gu Huaijin was a little surprised to see the math, physics and chemistry books on the table. She started studying immediately after taking the books back. For a moment, he was a little unsure whether she was just a flash in the pan or could really stick to it.

"Yes, I watched it for a while in the afternoon when I had nothing to do." Song Zhi didn't understand why he suddenly asked this, but he still answered seriously.

"Is there anything you don't understand? If so, you can ask me." Gu Huaijin was worried that she had a strong personality and would not ask even if she didn't understand, but would instead waste time worrying about it.

"Not yet. Don't worry. If there's anything you don't understand, I'll ask you when you're free." There was no need to emphasize this all the time. Besides, she was just learning a little slowly, not to the point where she couldn't understand.

Song Zhi prepared dinner. She suddenly wanted to eat spicy food and planned to make some spicy hot pot. The most important thing was the preparation of the hot pot ingredients. She grabbed two handfuls of dried red peppers, which looked very appetizing.

He also asked Gu Huaijin to help prepare a lot of side dishes, including several kinds of seasonal vegetables, potatoes, lotus roots, bean sprouts, tofu, and even specially fried peanuts.

Remembering that there was some bacon at home, she cut half of it and set it aside. Anyway, she would put some of whatever was available at home that could be used as a side dish.

Then prepare Sichuan peppercorns, onions, ginger, and garlic. These are common ingredients for hot pot or Sichuan cuisine, and they should be present in large quantities. Blanch the vegetables. Boil the washed vegetables in boiling water until cooked, then remove and set aside. Cook the other ingredients for a while longer to ensure they are fully cooked.

Next, she takes a wok and heats it dry, pours in a suitable amount of oil, and once the oil is hot, adds dried chilies, Sichuan peppercorns, green onions, ginger, and garlic and stir-fries until fragrant, allowing the spicy flavor of the chilies and Sichuan peppercorns to fully release, while also locking in the aroma of the green onions, ginger, and garlic.

Add a spoonful of homemade hot pot base and continue stir-frying until fragrant. The hot pot base's sauce flavor blends beautifully with the chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns, creating a unique flavor. Add another spoonful of broad bean paste and continue stir-frying until the oil turns red. The salty aroma of the broad bean paste and the spiciness of the chili peppers blend together, creating the flavor of the spicy hot pot.

She poured all the vegetables into the pot, added a spoonful of soy sauce, a spoonful of soy sauce, and half a spoonful of sugar, and quickly stir-fried them evenly over high heat, so that every vegetable was coated with the seasoning and absorbed enough flavor.

After stir-frying evenly, sprinkle in an appropriate amount of coriander and stir-fry again. Coriander not only looks good but also removes the smell. Before serving, sprinkle some sesame seeds on it and you are done.

Although Gu Huaijin was curious, he did not ask any questions and just did whatever Song Zhi asked him to do.

After it was done, Song Zhi added some coarse noodles. She wanted to add instant noodles, as they were the perfect match.

Unfortunately, there is no such thing, so I can only choose alternative noodles.

"Can you handle spicy food?" Song Zhifang paused with his hand holding the chili pepper and turned to ask Gu Huaijin.

"Okay." Gu Huaijin looked a little hesitant, but still replied quickly.

Song Zhi nodded. She had no idea whether he could eat spicy food or not.

But I still prepared the chili oil and asked him to add it according to his requirements later.

Song Zhi can still eat spicy food occasionally. I don’t know why she especially wants to eat spicy food today. Maybe it’s because she hasn’t eaten it for a long time.

After the noodles are cooked, scoop them into a bowl, put a spoonful of the freshly made spicy hot pot into the bowl and mix well.

Gu Huaijin watched her movements and imitated her methods.

"Would you like to try it?" Song Zhi gestured for him to take the first bite and give an evaluation.

"It tastes very good, very spicy." Gu Huaijin said honestly, according to his own feelings.

When he first started eating, Gu Huaijin's expression was normal, but slowly his face began to turn red, and his lips were also red as if bleeding. He didn't care, thinking that it might be because the food was too spicy, but he tried to drink more water.

As a result, he felt very uncomfortable in his stomach at night, not pain, but a burning sensation.

Song Zhi was reading a book in the evening. Seeing him constantly pouring water and drinking it, he felt a little strange: "Why are you drinking so much water... Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

Under Song Zhi's gaze, Gu Huaijin said honestly: "Dinner is too spicy, and my stomach is uncomfortable."

There was still a pitiful and accusing look on his face. Song Zhi felt like cursing. Didn't he say he could eat spicy food?

And she didn't put a lot, just a moderate amount at most, so how could it cause stomach discomfort?

In the final analysis, it’s not her fault, it’s just that he can’t eat spicy food.

Seeing how miserable he was, Song Zhi tried his best to control his temper and said in a gentle voice, "It's no use drinking water. Forget it. If you feel uncomfortable, just lie down. I'll make you some honey water."

Gu Huaijin saw that although she looked angry, she still prepared honey water for him. He felt sweet in his heart because she still cared about him.

The next day, Deng Lin came to inform me that I would officially start work on Monday. Today is Saturday, and according to the calculation, I would officially start work the day after tomorrow.

Song Zhi planned to make the underwear first. The washed fabrics had already dried, so she planned to finish it as soon as possible, otherwise if she got busy, the fabrics might be put at the bottom of the box again. It happened that today was Saturday and Qin Xue was not at work, so she planned to find Qin Xue and ask her to help cut a mold for her so that it would be easier for her to sew.

Although her sewing skills are not very good, she believes that she can still do it well if she sews slowly.

"Sister-in-law, are you planning to make this?" Qin Xue asked in surprise after opening the picture drawn by Song Zhihua. It was not because she was curious about making underwear, but because this style was indeed a bit...advanced.