Wen Xi didn't tell Wang Xinru about Gu Ningzhi stopping her several times, for fear that Wang Xinru might accidentally spread the word and make Yang Li think that she was bothering her!
Actually, Gu Ningzhi isn't a bad person, he's just fickle. He might take a liking to her this time, and then he might take a liking to her next time. Nobody knows who he might take a liking to next time.
But he's much better than Xia Minglei and Lu Xiaoyun. The problem with those two isn't that they're unpredictable, but that they're bad and scumbags; they really do mess around outside!
Everyone has their own destiny. If Yang Li ends up with Gu Ningzhi, that's her own business.
Wang Xinru noticed that Wen Xi had left the chicken innards and asked with some confusion, "Wen Xi, why did you leave the chicken innards?"
“Eat!” Wenxi said.
"Can this even taste good?" Wang Xinru pouted, somewhat incredulous.
"Don't you eat chicken giblets in your family?" Now it was Wenxi's turn to be curious. Chicken giblets are such a delicious thing, how could anyone not eat them?
Wang Xinru stared wide-eyed and nodded in a daze.
Wen Xi smiled and said, "Chicken giblets are especially delicious when stir-fried with pickled peppers. Since you haven't tried them before, you should give them a try later. By the way, how do you plan to eat this old hen?"
"I'll listen to you," Wang Xinru said. Although she could cook, she wasn't good at it, so she would have to listen to Wen Xi in this regard.
Wenxi carefully cleaned the chicken's internal organs, then carried the old hen back to the kitchen. She chopped the hen into pieces and divided it into two portions. One portion was used to make mushroom and chicken soup, and the other portion was used to make spicy diced chicken. The chicken giblets were stir-fried with pickled peppers and salted vegetables, so that the stir-fried chicken giblets had no odor.
Afterwards, Wenxi went to the yard and picked a handful of spinach, then stir-fried it. That's how today's three dishes and one soup were prepared.
The food was prepared early today, so Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue hadn't returned by the time it was served. However, Wen Xi didn't eat with Wang Xinru first, which was a bit impolite.
Hearing a knock at the door, Wenxi knew it wasn't Shen Jiaojiao or the others, so she quickly went to open it. It was the postman delivering mail—one letter and two packages.
The letter was still from He Chen'an. She hadn't expected him to be so persistent, sending a letter every day, just like before. She must have genuinely liked He Chen'an before, otherwise she wouldn't have been dating him. But now…
Since kissing Qin Mi in the mission world, she reflected on the details of her interactions with He Chen'an and realized that her relationship with He Chen'an was just going through the motions, lacking passion and sweetness, and was merely following procedures!
For example, when two people are dating, they need to go to the park and watch movies...
They were doing what couples do, but it wasn't from the heart. They were always missing something, and now Wenxi realized that it was passion.
She actually saw passion in her mission target in the other world.
One package was from Zhou Taohua and the other from Jin Changfeng. Since Wang Xinru was present, Wen Xi didn't check the packages. Instead, she delivered them to the room and stored them directly in the system warehouse.
"Wenxi, your family is so good to you. They even sent you so many things while you were in the countryside." As soon as Wenxi returned to the kitchen, she was met with Wang Xinru's bright eyes and envious tone.
Hearing Wang Xinru's words, Wen Xi felt a little sad. Yes, her family treated her very well, but she hadn't contacted them for a year. It wasn't that she hadn't tried, but that she couldn't get in touch. She wrote letters home every month, but they never reached her family.
She didn't know how Wenrou badmouthed her at home, nor did she know if her parents and second brother had already disliked her and given up on her.
As for her two younger brothers, they probably wouldn't dare tell their parents the truth, since their older sister is watching. So, her parents must have a lot of misunderstandings about her right now.
But she'll be home soon, and she'll see her parents and brother again. She'll tell them everything then, so they'll know what a gentle person she is and not be fooled by her.
"What's wrong? Why are you crying?" Wang Xinru asked with concern when she saw Wenxi's teary eyes.
Wen Xi sniffed and shook her head. "It's nothing, I just miss my family. Don't you miss them too?"
Wang Xinru sighed, "How could I not miss home? It's just that I've only been here a short time, and I won't be able to spend the Lunar New Year with my parents this year."
“You’ll have family visit leave next year, then you can go home,” Wenxi said.
Wang Xinru nodded.
When Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue returned, they washed their hands and faces and sat down to eat. Wang Xinru saw that everyone was eating stir-fried chicken gizzards, so she picked up a piece of chicken gizzard, put it in her mouth, and found it crunchy, chewy, and quite delicious.
Chicken hearts and intestines were also delicious; it seems she really missed out on a lot of delicious food before.
After the meal, each person received a bowl of hot mushroom and chicken soup. The chicken soup had the fresh aroma of mushrooms, making it even more delicious. After drinking the steaming hot chicken soup, my whole body felt warm.
Wang Xinru felt extremely comfortable. She also thought Wen Xi was a really nice person, unlike what everyone said about her being unsociable. She just didn't want to pay attention to people she didn't like!
She herself was like that. When she was young and naive, she often had friends who would deceive her because of her good family background. Her parents warned her to be careful, and she even argued with them. Later, she realized how sharp her parents' judgment of people was. Those people were not genuinely trying to be her friends; everyone had their own ulterior motives.
She saw through their true colors and decided to ignore them. Is that what it means to be antisocial?
She feels that she now has true friends with whom she can confide.
In the afternoon, when no one was home, Wenxi went back to her room, locked the door, and checked the package Zhou Taohua had sent her. It contained local specialties from their area. Although the local specialties were not valuable, they required a lot of effort to prepare!
Take dried mushrooms for example. Don't you have to go up the mountain to pick mushrooms, then sort them, and then dry them? It takes at least several days for fresh mushrooms to turn into dried mushrooms.
Therefore, you should not underestimate anything; it may very well be the result of someone else's hard work, even though Zhou Taohua did not send any dried mushrooms.
After thinking for a moment, Wenxi packed five catties each of dried mushrooms, dried persimmons, and dried seafood and sent them back to Zhou Taohua.
Then Wenxi checked the package Jin Changfeng had sent. To her surprise, it contained pears, red dates, and goji berries. Seeing the red dates, Wenxi guessed where Jin Changfeng was. When she saw the letter Jin Changfeng had written, she was right. Jin Changfeng had moved again.
She had originally wanted Jin Changfeng to help her exchange for some more ginseng, but Jin Changfeng had already left Northeast China. Ginseng is very valuable and can even save lives, so she thought of exchanging for more.
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