The next day at noon, while everyone was cooking, Wenxi, Shen Jiaojiao, and Jiang Yue took three prepared dishes and three people's rations to the educated youth settlement.
When she arrived at the educated youth settlement, she went straight into the small kitchen where Tian Shengnan and the other two lived, without greeting anyone else. Although not all of them were bad people, and there were a few good ones among them, Wen Xi did not want to have anything to do with them.
In her past life, she was young and inexperienced. When she was bullied by those wicked people at the educated youth settlement, no one stood up for her or protected her.
On the night of the welcoming banquet, Nie Xiulan and her accomplices conspired to frame her, but they didn't utter a single word.
Of course, they weren't wrong to stay out of these messy things, because Wenxi herself bought a house in the village precisely because she didn't want to get involved in these messy affairs.
Wenxi didn't blame them; she just didn't want to have anything to do with them!
The small kitchen was not big, with a stove, a rectangular wooden table used as a countertop, a wooden bucket for fetching water under the wooden table, and a square dining table.
Wenxi took three dishes out of the basket: braised silver carp, rice paddy fish stew with tofu, and stir-fried yellow heart cabbage.
Seeing this, Tian Shengnan said apologetically, "Xiaoxi, it's good that you came, but why did you bring so much stuff? It would be understandable if we were worried that we couldn't feed you properly, but we just went to the market, so we had everything we needed. How could we let you go hungry?"
Wenxi didn't bring up that topic, but changed the subject, "Your little kitchen is quite nice. From now on, the three of you can eat together and have extra meals more often."
Tian Shengnan wiped the water off her hands, picked up three bowls, and was about to add sugar when Wen Xi hurriedly asked, "Are you going to pour us some water?"
Tian Shengnan nodded.
Wen Xi refused, saying, "Please don't make it for me. I don't want to drink any right now."
Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue also hurriedly shook their heads. They drank malted milk powder every day, as well as those delicious triangular tea bags, and they really had no interest in sweet sugar water at all.
Seeing that the three of them really didn't want to drink, Tian Shengnan put the thermos back, then kept the three dishes that Wenxi had brought warm in the steamer while Tian Shengnan went to cook. Song Lan and Zhou Bai were not idle either, after all, the three of them were eating together, and they couldn't let Tian Shengnan do everything by herself.
As soon as Wen Xi and her two companions arrived at the educated youth settlement, the others knew about it, since Tian Shengnan's small kitchen was built in the courtyard of the settlement, not outside.
Thinking back to the welcoming banquet they had eaten at the dinner party, the dishes Wenxi had prepared were ordinary, but they were definitely much tastier than what they could make themselves, and some people couldn't help but swallow.
Wen Xi deliberately cooked casually that day because she was afraid that her cooking skills would attract trouble if she was too good. She had hidden her abilities, but she didn't expect that someone would still take notice of her. This shows how bad everyone's cooking was. No wonder Song Lan and the other two couldn't stand it and came to Wen Xi for help.
Nie Xiulan married Qian Liang, Liang Zhaodi married Lu Xiaoyun, and now of the four outstanding educated youth, only Xu Huaying and Chu Wan'er remain, while there are still eight male educated youth left.
The presence of eight male comrades and three female comrades gave Xu Huaying and Chu Wan'er a sense of vanity, as if they were surrounded by stars. They even forgot their own character and acted as proudly as peacocks in the educated youth settlement.
Chu Wan'er leaned against the doorframe of the main kitchen, cracking sunflower seeds as she spoke sarcastically towards Tian Shengnan's small kitchen, "A woman hanging out with two men all the time, who knows what she's doing behind the scenes? Whoever marries her without knowing the truth will be really unlucky..."
Chu Wan'er deliberately spoke loudly, wanting everyone to hear, because there were several male comrades in the educated youth settlement whose families were quite well-off, and she couldn't let them focus their attention on Tian Shengnan.
Tian Shengnan opened the door to the small kitchen and retorted without mercy, "You two women are with six men, three each. You're much more capable than me. Besides, we only eat together. We don't see each other outside of mealtimes. Unlike you, you're together day and night. If you get pregnant in the future, you won't even know who the father of the child is."
Upon hearing this, the men who were tending the fire in the main kitchen got up and left. They dared not stay in the main kitchen any longer, as they had no relation to Xu Huaying and Chu Wan'er, and certainly no reason to stay together day and night.
Seeing the men avoiding Chu Wan'er as if she were a flood or a ferocious beast, the people in the small kitchen couldn't help but laugh. Wen Xi even gave Chu Wan'er a provocative look.
"And this is supposed to be a cultured person? How can someone do something like this and say something like this be considered a cultured person? Have all those years of knowledge gone to waste?"
Wen Xi deliberately provoked Chu Wan'er because people tend to make rash moves when they're anxious. Rather than waiting for her to unleash a powerful attack, it's better to let her make a rash move first, so that she can deal with her.
Last time, she only let the four of them go because of Captain Qian. After all, she had just arrived in the countryside, and if she really affected the reputation of the Harvest Brigade, then her future would not be easy.
Chu Wan'er glared at Wen Xi angrily after hearing her sarcastic words, then returned to the girls' dormitory. When she saw Tian Shengnan's bedding on the communal bed, her eyes turned red with hatred, and her features became distorted.
We were all sent-down youth, so why is it that Tian Shengnan gets to live a life of luxury alongside a few new sent-down youth?
After Tian Shengnan, Song Lan, and Zhou Bai finished preparing lunch, the six of them sat around the small dining table. The kitchen was small, and the stove had been in use the whole time, so it was always warm and cozy. Everyone was wearing thick cotton-padded coats and was sweating a little. They all unbuttoned their coats and opened them to cool down.
With the addition of the three dishes brought by Wenxi, there were a total of nine dishes on the table.
Braised eel, rice paddy fish stew with tofu, stir-fried yellow heart cabbage, stewed chicken with potatoes, stir-fried eggs with chives, pork stew with cabbage, cold black fungus salad, cold cilantro salad, and mushroom soup.
Tian Shengnan smiled sheepishly, "It's just everyday food, I hope you won't mind!"
Wenxi said with a smile, "This is already very good. We are able to gather all the dishes because we live in the countryside and can find many things ourselves. City families can't even gather this many dishes for the New Year!"
Jiang Yue nodded in agreement, saying, "I've never seen so many dishes at home before!"
She met Wenxi and Shen Jiaojiao while she was in the countryside, and only then did she realize that there was such a wonderful life in this world.
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