The smell of stewed meat made Grandma Qin feel particularly hungry.
Luo Jingyan smiled and said, "Grandma, I know you're just trying to make me happy, that's why you said that."
"I'm telling the truth, it really does taste better than what I make, I'm absolutely not lying."
Just as the meal was almost ready, Qin Zhenzhen returned. As soon as she entered, she smelled a fragrance she had never smelled before. She saw Old Mrs. Qin standing at the kitchen door, and there was another person inside, a girl with her back to her, wearing an apron and cooking.
She asked Grandma Qin, "Grandma, who is this?"
Grandma Qin smiled and said, "She's the girl who helped me chase the thief and get your watch back last time. Her name is Jingyan. I wanted to invite her to our house for dinner last time, but she had to leave. Since we met again today, I invited her to our house."
"Oh, she's the one who helped me get my watch back. I'll have to thank her properly later." She went into the kitchen: "She's a guest, how can I let her cook?"
He came up behind Luo Jingyan and said, "I don't know whether I should call you sister or something else. You rest for a while, I'll cook."
Luo Jingyan turned around: "It's okay, it'll be over soon."
Qin Zhenzhen was stunned the moment she turned around; the girl was too beautiful.
Girls usually have three kinds of feelings towards girls who are prettier than themselves. First, they feel jealous of the other girl because she is prettier. Second, they don't care whether the other girl is pretty or not and choose to ignore her. Third, they genuinely appreciate the other girl's beauty. Qin Zhenzhen is now the third kind.
Seeing that she was stunned, Luo Jingyan wondered if the other party had a sharp eye and had already recognized her.
"What's wrong? Do I look familiar? Or is there something on my face?"
Qin Zhenzhen realized what was happening and laughed, "No, it's just that I think you're so beautiful that I couldn't help but look at you for a while longer. You don't mind, do you?"
Luo Jingyan: As long as you're not a lesbian, I don't mind.
"I don't mind. You're very beautiful too. People like to appreciate beautiful things; it's only human nature."
Qin Zhenzhen said, "I heard from my grandma that last time I asked her to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to exchange a watch, her bag was stolen, and the watch was in the bag. You helped her get it back. I'm so grateful."
"It's nothing, just a small favor."
The two didn't know how to address each other, so Luo Jingyan said, "I'm seventeen this year, how old are you?"
"I'm seventeen too."
"We're the same age, so let's not worry about who's more pregnant or less, and just call each other by our names."
"Okay, my name is Qin Zhenzhen."
"My name is Luo Jingyan."
After Luo Jingyan finished cooking, Qin Zhenzhen told her to rest and served herself the bowl.
This time, Grandma Qin had a particularly good appetite. She actually finished more than half a bowl of chicken and potato chunks, and also ate half a steamed bun.
Qin Zhenzhen exclaimed in surprise, "Grandma, you ate so much today! It's been so long since you've had such a hearty meal. You didn't even feel like eating this morning."
Grandma Qin said, "This is all thanks to Jingyan's delicious cooking. Otherwise, I probably wouldn't have wanted to eat more than a little." She turned to Luo Jingyan and said, "I was sick a few days ago and have had anorexia ever since. I didn't expect to be able to eat so much today."
Qin Zhenzhen said, "Grandma, I think your anorexia is just a case of craving food, because you crave the food Jingyan makes."
"You brat! How dare you talk to your grandma like that!" Old Mrs. Qin said with a smile, scolding Qin Zhenzhen.
Luo Jingyan couldn't stay here to take care of Grandma Qin all the time, so she said, "Grandma, I'll try to come see you whenever I have time."
Grandma Qin was very happy: "Thank you so much, Jingyan. But you must make sure it's within your schedule, so as not to delay your work because of me."
"It won't be a delay, Grandma, I'll arrange the time."
After the meal, Qin Zhenzhen cleared away the dishes. Luo Jingyan didn't linger; after saying goodbye to Old Mrs. Qin, she returned to the Shengli Brigade.
Before Qin Zhenzhen went to the factory, she asked Old Mrs. Qin, "Didn't that Comrade Dong Xiao come to sell goods again today? It's been several days since he last came."
Grandma Qin rolled her eyes at her: "You silly girl, you never came home for lunch when you were working, but now that you've met Comrade Dong Xiao, you're coming home every day. There's still no one selling anything in our residential compound today, let's see what happens tomorrow."
“When he arrives, you must invite him to stay for a meal. Tell him it’s to thank him.”
"You say you're thanking him, but I don't think your intentions are so pure. Do you have a crush on that young man?"
Two blushes immediately crept onto Qin Zhenzhen's face, and she shyly turned her face to the side.
"Oh, oh, oh, you're shy," Grandma Qin teased her.
"Grandma, you're talking nonsense. I just wanted to thank him, there's nothing like what you're saying. I've only met him once, how could things have progressed so quickly?"
“If you don’t want to admit it, fine, I know you’re just embarrassed. I told your Aunt Li that every time Comrade Xiao Dong comes, she goes to see him first, and then she tells me when Comrade Xiao Dong arrives. When I met Comrade Xiao Dong, I told him that my granddaughter has taken a liking to you and wants to invite you to dinner. If you like her too, you’ll be my granddaughter’s husband.”
Qin Zhenzhen blushed and shyly picked up her bag. "Grandma, you're just teasing me. I'm not talking to you anymore, I'm going to work." Then she walked out of the house.
Grandma Qin sighed behind her: "A daughter is like a tree that grows up and leaves home. She has found someone she likes, and it won't be long before she gets married."
She hadn't even met Dong Xiao yet. For her granddaughter to take a liking to him, the young man must be quite handsome.
Luo Jingyan returned to the educated youth settlement and spent the whole afternoon knitting in the house. Jiang Manyue received the yarn sent from home and came to find her to knit together.
It was late at night, and everyone was asleep. She checked her watch; it was only a little past nine.
After entering the space and resting for more than an hour, I changed my clothes, went outside, climbed over the wall of the educated youth settlement, and headed to the place I had arranged to meet Lai Chunming.
After finding the house, she didn't go in immediately. Instead, she hid behind a pile of corn stalks nearby and went inside to put on makeup.
When she came out again, the surroundings were still quiet, so she quietly walked towards the house.
He asked in a low voice from outside the door, "Is anyone inside?"
No one spoke; Lai Chunming must not have arrived yet.
She pushed open the door and went inside. It was just as quiet. She took out a flashlight from her spatial storage and shone it around. The room was very dirty, with messy thatch scattered on the floor. Only the old earthen bed looked very clean, as if it was used often or had been cleaned in advance.
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