From a distance, she could still see Li Jing's back.
However, there was another person walking alongside Li Jing, a man.
Xue Fu hadn't seen He Luosheng many times, but she recognized his back view.
Because He Luosheng, a scholar, appeared exceptionally thin among the rough and strong men in the village who had worked in the fields.
If you didn't know He Luosheng's background, you would really think he was a sent-down youth at first glance.
Watching Li Jing and He Luosheng together, Xue Fu touched her chin and wondered if she hadn't interfered with the main couple's relationship.
After all, it's better to tear down a temple than to break up a marriage.
Xue Fu was silently thinking when she glanced to the right and saw Gu Chong carrying a bowl and striding towards the educated youth settlement.
Xue Fu immediately smiled and waved happily to Gu Chong: "Good morning!"
Gu Chong quickened his pace and soon stood in front of her. He smiled slightly and greeted her.
"What did you eat today?" Her attention shifted to the covered bowl in his hand, and she subconsciously licked her lips.
Gu Chong immediately lifted the lid to let her see clearly: "Steamed buns, and eggs."
Xue Fu: "Yay!"
Gu Chong's steamed buns are truly exceptional.
Xue Fu didn't know why the same rice and flour could taste so good in his hands.
Xue Fu wasn't a fan of steamed buns before; she found them dry and hard to swallow.
But Gu Chong's steamed buns were absolutely delicious!
The dough he kneaded was soft and fluffy, not dry at all.
If you ask her to describe it, it's like a soufflé in the world of steamed buns!
Xue Fu tried to study his secrets for making steamed buns. She watched him knead dough and steam buns several times, preparing to secretly learn from him and amaze everyone.
But Xue Fu discovered that he didn't actually have any secret techniques. She found that it seemed that it was simply because Gu Chong kneaded the dough with great force that the steamed buns he made were chewy and delicious.
She couldn't learn even a little bit of it by secretly studying it.
"They've all gone to take their exams. Would you like to come in and sit for a while?" Xue Fu asked casually.
In the past, to avoid suspicion and to consider others, Gu Chong would simply leave after delivering the food.
Xue Fu didn't mean anything by it today; she just thought that there was no one in the courtyard right now, so she politely invited people in to sit down.
Gu Chong shook his head. However, his gaze fell on Xue Fu's face and he carefully examined her.
Gu Chong was worried that she might develop other emotions.
He was a little afraid that she might recall something and affect her mood.
However, he didn't notice anything, and she continued to eat breakfast happily as always.
Gu Chong said, "I'll have Xiao Fei pick you up after work."
Xue Fu, who was peeling an egg, asked in confusion, "Hmm?"
She realized what he meant and asked him, "Are you going out today?"
Gu Chong nodded: "Yes, is there anything you want to buy?"
"There's nothing I need to buy," Xue Fu said, peeling the eggshells clean and skillfully scooping out the yolks before handing them to the person in front of her. She continued, "Why are you going so late today?"
In the past, when Gu Chong needed to go to the town or county seat, he would go very early, setting off before dawn.
Gu Chong took the egg yolk she handed him, but instead of immediately putting it in his mouth, he looked down and watched her carefully break off pieces of the egg white to eat.
Xue Fu is easy to feed; she's not a picky eater.
But there are also things she doesn't like to eat, such as egg yolks.
When Gu Chong first saw her crack the egg and pull out the yolk, he told her somewhat seriously that the yolk was very nutritious and that she should bear with it and eat a few bites.
Xue Fu pouted and said she didn't like it, saying the egg yolk was too dry. So Gu Chong gave in and never tried to persuade her again, but instead took it and ate it all himself.
Although it was something she didn't like and didn't want to eat, Gu Chong still thought the egg yolk was sweet and tastier than White Rabbit milk candy.
"Yes, I suddenly received a message that I have something to take care of."
Gu Chong explained.
Xue Fu wasn't that curious. She didn't ask what she was going to deal with, but simply nodded to indicate that she understood.
Moreover, Gu Chong hadn't hidden those things from her in the first place.
Although his house looked a bit dilapidated, Xue Fu never lacked food or drink during the time she lived with the Gu family.
Aside from the 'meal allowance' she gave them, the Gu family was actually quite well-off.
Once the gate was closed, no one else in the village knew what they were eating.
"Okay, then be careful on your way."
Gu Chong felt a warmth in his heart, lowered his head and smiled, "Mm."
He said, "I'll be back before dinner. Lunch is in the pot; you and Xiaofei can just heat it up."
He gave the instructions, and Xue Fu obediently agreed.
When Xue Fu finished work at noon, Gu Fei came to pick her up by the fishpond.
Being picked up and dropped off at work by a ten-year-old child made Xue Fu feel a little useless. However, she quickly packed her things and happily went home to eat with her younger brother.
When they arrived in the village, they ran into people who had just finished taking the teachers' exams and were leaving.
Xue Fu glanced down at her younger brother beside her and couldn't help but tease him, "Afei, if you play any longer you'll have to go to school. When you go to school you'll have homework to do. Cherish your summer vacation!"
Gu Fei pursed her lips, her eyes filled with reluctance.
Gu Fei didn't really want to go to school.
He doesn't want to be separated from his brother and sister because he'll be away from home for such a long time if he goes to school.
But his sister told him several times about the benefits of reading, saying that with more knowledge, one's understanding of the world would be clearer. She said that if he got into university, he could study in a big city.
My sister said Beijing is a lot of fun, but she also said Shanghai is even more fun.
Gu Fei also heard her sister say that her father was a scholar and professor, and that her sister liked cultured people.
Of course, when Sister Afu said this, her brother was chopping wood right next to her.
Gu Fei noticed that her brother's face darkened considerably, and he chopped the firewood even louder, but this did not attract her sister Afu's attention, and her sister did not notice anything.
Gu Fei thought of his brother, so he asked, "If I don't study, will my sister stop liking me?"
Xue Fu was taken aback for a moment, then shook her head with a smile: "Of course not, it's not like studying determines everything."
Gu Fei cheered up a bit: "Sister won't look down on brother for being uneducated, will she? Actually, brother used to have very good grades, it's just that brother dropped out of school..."
As the conversation progressed, Gu Fei became depressed.
He knew why his older brother dropped out of school: to support the family and his younger brother, who was a burden on him.
Xue Fu was unaware of this, but she was quick-witted and soon figured out why Gu Chong had dropped out of school.
She reached out and touched Gu Fei's fluffy, soft head: "How could that be? So what if you're uneducated? You're not stealing or robbing. People who look down on you are just being nosy."
Xue Fu said, "As long as you have ambition, know what you want to do and what you need to do, and have direction, that's enough. Your brother is so amazing, how could I look down on him?"
Xue Fu couldn't help but touch her ear, and then she felt guilty: "Sister is afraid that your brother will dislike me?"
Her ears felt hot, because she seemed to have been spoiled even more by Gu Chong.
Gu Chong took care of everything for her; all she had to do was open her mouth to eat.
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