Luo Jingyan planned to make some pastries and have Xue Yanchen mail them to Beijing.
She entered the space and used the walnuts and other ingredients there, along with the spiritual spring water, to make several kilograms of walnut shortbread, peanut shortbread, and red date cake. She took some out for Luo's parents, gave some to Luo Changtian, and had Xue Yanchen send the rest away.
On the day she was to pick up the photos, she was afraid that Xue Yanchen would go to the county town alone, so she brought her things and came to find him early in the morning.
"I'll go to the county town with you to get the photos."
Xue Yanchen noticed the large bag she was carrying and asked, "What's this?"
She showed him the contents of the bag, saying, "These are for your family. I made them all myself. Send them to Beijing for them to eat."
Xue Yanchen was immediately moved. "Thank you, Jingyan."
Luo Jingyan said, "Why thank me? Your family might become my family in the future. Since we're family, we should treat them well."
Xue Yanchen corrected her: "It's not that they might become your family, it's that they definitely will. Don't worry, they'll definitely like you. I'll go to the dorm to get the letter, and then we'll set off."
He went back inside, unfolded the folded letter, added some more text to it with a pen, then folded it again and put it in his pocket.
After coming out, he took the bag from Luo Jingyan and carried it himself, saying, "Let's go."
"Um."
The two men rode directly to the county town in an oxcart belonging to the Qianjin Brigade. When they arrived at the post office, they mailed the package and letters together.
After leaving the post office, Xue Yanchen asked Luo Jingyan, "Do you want to go see my grandmother?"
Luo Jingyan hesitated for a moment. Normally, she wouldn't feel shy or nervous when she went to see Grandma Qin, but the sudden change in her identity made her feel a little embarrassed.
"If you don't want to go now, you can go later."
"I didn't prepare anything for today."
"You don't need to prepare anything, I've got you covered."
"Alright, let's go today. There's something I need to tell you. Actually, I already know Grandma Qin."
Xue Yanchen was overjoyed: "Really? How come I've never heard you mention this before?"
"I'll tell you as we walk."
She recounted to Xue Yanchen how she met Old Mrs. Qin and how they got along afterwards.
"I didn't know you had such a good relationship with my grandma and Zhenzhen. This is wonderful news!"
"What do you mean by 'double happiness'? We're not engaged or married yet, so what's the happiness?"
“I’m so happy. I mean, it’s even better now. Your relationship with my grandma and Zhenzhen is even better now.”
That explanation makes more sense.
Xue Yanchen went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought meat and vegetables. He also bought oranges and apples for Luo Jingyan to carry, and they went to the food factory's residential compound together.
Xue Yanchen went in first. When Grandma Qin saw him, she smiled and said, "My dear grandson has come to see me and even brought meat and vegetables."
Xue Yanchen put the things on the table and said, "Grandma, I came here today specifically to tell you something: I'm dating someone."
"What?" Grandma Qin's mouth dropped open in surprise. "You're dating someone? When did that happen? Where is the girl from? What's her name? What does she look like?"
She suddenly remembered someone. She had been planning to introduce Luo Jingyan to her grandson, but now that her grandson was dating someone, wouldn't he and Luo Jingyan have no chance?
Because Old Mrs. Qin was so fond of Luo Jingyan, she couldn't really like Xue Yanchen as her boyfriend.
She sighed inwardly, saying regretfully, "That girl is definitely not as pretty as Jingyan, but since you've already found someone, Grandma is happy for you." There wasn't much excitement in her tone; instead, there was a hint of disappointment.
Xue Yanchen said, "Grandma, when I didn't have a boyfriend before, you were worried about me and urged me to find one. Now that I've found one, you don't seem very happy."
"How could I not be happy?"
Grandma Qin's smile was forced; in any case, it was a good thing that her grandson had found a partner.
But after saying that, he stopped talking and sat down on the sofa without uttering a word.
Xue Yanchen asked, "Grandma, don't you want to know where my girlfriend is and what her name is?"
"Whether I know or not is fine. She wants to spend her whole life with you. As long as you're satisfied, that's all that matters." The old lady looked like she didn't want to talk, her tone completely perfunctory.
Xue Yanchen sat down next to her. "Grandma, I'll tell you her name. Her surname is Luo."
"Luo, her surname is Luo?" The old lady suddenly perked up and asked Xue Yanchen, "Then what's her name?"
Xue Yanchen deliberately teased the old lady, standing up and saying, "Grandma, Jingyan is actually here today too; she's outside. But I don't think you want to receive guests today, so I'll take her away."
"What? Who did you say came?" The old lady grabbed Xue Yanchen's arm and asked, word by word, "You said your boyfriend's name is Luo Jingyan."
"Um."
"Where is he? Why isn't he coming in?"
The old lady seemed to have been injected with chicken blood, and her whole body was full of energy. She stood up from the sofa and went to find Luo Jingyan.
Just as she reached the door, Luo Jingyan walked in. "Grandma."
Grandma Qin was overjoyed: "It really is you, Jingyan! Oh my, you, you're actually dating Yanchen! Did you know? Grandma was just about to introduce you two, but I didn't expect you to move so fast."
Luo Jingyan said, "Grandma, Yanchen knows I know you, so he deliberately wouldn't let me in just now."
"That brat, he was just teasing me on purpose, making me think he was dating someone else." As she spoke, she swung her fist and punched Xue Yanchen several times.
"Grandma, don't hurt your hand. Grandma, I wanted to give you a surprise," Xue Yanchen explained.
Grandma Qin smiled and pulled Luo Jingyan to sit down: "This really surprises me." She asked Xue Yanchen: "Have you told your parents that they are also anxious about your marriage?"
"I already sent a letter today, and I wrote about this matter in the letter."
"oh."
It was almost noon, and Luo Jingyan and Xue Yanchen cooked together. Qin Zhenzhen didn't come back for lunch, so after they finished eating, they spent some more time with Old Mrs. Qin.
Old Mrs. Qin took out a pure gold ring from her dressing case and gave it to Luo Jingyan.
"Jingyan, Grandma doesn't have anything nice to give you as a gift, I hope you won't mind."
"Grandma, you don't need to give me anything."
"Take it."
Xue Yanchen said, "Jingyan, we'll be husband and wife sooner or later, so don't be so polite with Grandma."
After Luo Jingyan accepted the money, they stayed with Old Mrs. Qin for a while before returning to the brigade.
They arrived at the Victory Brigade first. Luo Jingyan saw two people in the field, a man and a woman, walking side by side in the snow. Upon closer inspection, she realized they were Lai Chuncao and Zhao Wensong.
Zhao Wensong is driven by profit, and Luo Jingyan knows exactly what he's after in being with Lai Chuncao.
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