The three of them looked at each other.

Li Meihua, who was standing at the door, was holding a basin of eggs in her hands and she almost dropped them out of fright. She looked at the scene with a look of astonishment.

"You guys... I didn't see anything!"

After hurriedly saying this, Li Meihua retreated with a basin of eggs.

After her interruption, the atmosphere between Su Zhiruan and Qin Lianqi became a little strange.

Su Zhiruan moved the chair away and sat back in his original seat.

"Teacher Qin, are you going out to buy something today?" Su Zhiruan changed the subject, "How about I go with you?"

"I am indeed here to help." Qin Lianqi looked up at her, "A few days ago you said you were going to open a store, and I thought you would come to the store today, so I wanted to see if there was anything I could do to help."

Seeing his serious and solemn expression, Su Zhiruan began to want to tease him. She pretended to be calm and waved her hand, "No, no, no, Mr. Qin, I am already very grateful to you for giving me free tutoring. If you come to help me even during the holidays, I will feel bad."

Qin Lianqi was about to speak.

But then I heard Su Zhiruan add another sentence with a smile on her face.

"Speaking of which, why did Teacher Qin help me so much? I don't have much money, nor do I have any power. If I want to repay you, maybe... I can only imitate the characters in the opera scripts and repay you with my body!"

Su Zhiruan said this with a smile, as if she was joking, but her tone was very serious. She held her chin with both hands and looked at Qin Lianqi, "Teacher Qin, why don't you consider it?"

"Children, don't think about these issues." Qin Lianqi felt Su Zhiruan's burning gaze. He sighed in his heart, stretched out his hand, and rubbed the hair of the girl with sparkling eyes in front of him, "Be good."

Su Zhiruan began to smile. Even if the system task was not discussed, Qin Lianqi was still an outstanding man.

In this world, she is still young and her career has just started, so the mission is not so urgent and her relationship with Qin Lianqi can be cultivated slowly.

"I want to go out for a walk. Teacher Qin, would you like to join us?" Su Zhiruan stood up and returned the chair to its original position.

Qin Lianqi also stood up and said, "Let's go."

The two of them went out one after the other. At this time, there were quite a few people on the road.

After walking out of the street, the state-owned canteen is located on the street.

The teller inside was holding large porcelain bowls and calling out numbers. Looking in from the door, it seemed that the place was bustling with activity and steam was rising, with the aroma of food and freshly steamed buns filling the air.

The food of this era is not mixed with technology. The steamed buns are very big, and they are full of wheat aroma when you take a bite. They are made of real ingredients and solid materials. There is a red dot on the top. The freshly steamed rice buns are soft and cut into squares, with a red date on the top of each piece.

Through the glass, Su Zhiruan saw a boy who looked like a student holding a large porcelain bowl filled with pork and sauerkraut, with three or four large steamed buns beside it. He was concentrating on eating and enjoying it to his heart's content.

"Are you hungry?" Qin Lianqi looked at Su Zhiruan and asked with his head down.

"A little bit," Su Zhiruan said honestly. She had only eaten a simple bite when she came in the morning. Now it was noon and the state-owned canteen was full of people. She nodded and walked over with Qin Lianqi. She smiled and took out her small wallet from her pocket. "It's my treat today. Teacher Qin, don't be polite to me. Eat whatever you want!"

"Okay." Qin Lianqi did not refuse.

The two men walked into the state-owned restaurant. There was a menu posted on the wall. Fried meat was 25 cents, vegetarian dishes were 5 cents per portion, and 100 grams of rice was 6 cents.

Su Zhiruan ordered five dishes, paid the money and took a number.

After her number was called, she went to the counter and came back with a few dishes.

All five dishes were served in bowls, the portions were quite large, and the amount of rice was also large. The temperature in the room was not high, and the rising steam from the food even blocked the two people's sight.

After all, he was treating people to a meal, so Su Zhiruan ordered five dishes in total, three meat dishes, two vegetarian dishes, two steamed buns, and two bowls of rice.

The meat dishes are stir-fried pork slices, stir-fried meat with garlic sprouts, and stuffed meat with green peppers; the vegetarian dishes are stir-fried vegetables and cabbage vermicelli.

The steamed buns were slightly yellow, solid and filling, big and round. Su Zhiruan planned to pack a few dishes for Li Meihua to try after dinner.

"Teacher Qin, please eat more." Su Zhiruan took a bite of the steamed bun and asked Qin Lianqi to eat more. As she ate, she had some thoughts. After swallowing the bite, she pretended to ask casually, "Teacher Qin, why did you choose to teach in this small town? Are you also an educated youth sent to the countryside?"

"I want to live in a different environment for a while. This place is simpler, so I chose this place." Qin Lianqi saw her chewing a steamed bun while looking at him with curious eyes. His heart warmed. "I will leave later, for now... within two years. I have no intention of leaving."

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He couldn't help but look at the girl twice again. Her eyes were very bright and beautiful. Sitting opposite her and eating like this made him suddenly feel at home.

They are now... just like a young couple. They have prepared a meal, and then sit face to face and chat. It's warm and natural.

"So that's how it is, Teacher Qin. What about your family, and your brothers and sisters? Are they worried about you?" Su Zhiruan took this opportunity to ask more questions. After all, her mission could not escape Qin Lianqi's family. If he was willing to talk, she could learn more.

"I don't have any brothers or sisters, and my parents are very busy at work, so I came here to teach." Qin Lianqi saw that she was eating happily, and she kept her ears open to listen to him carefully and nodded from time to time. This action was as cute as a little rabbit. He seemed to remember something and said to Su Zhiruan, "You can call me Qin Lianqi. I am 23 years old, six years older than you."

"I'm still used to calling you Teacher Qin," Su Zhiruan shook his head, then raised his head and waved his hand hurriedly, "Teacher Qin is my tutor now, so you are my teacher."

Qin Lianqi shook his head helplessly and let Su Zhiruan call him whatever he wanted.

* After a meal.

Su Zhiruan packed up a few dishes and prepared to take them back for Li Meihua as lunch. Qin Lianqi originally wanted to help, but was politely declined by Su Zhiruan.

The decoration process is now in progress. Su Zhiruan wants to decorate it according to her own ideas. Even Li Meihua did not participate too much. She did not want to disturb Qin Lianqi's hard-earned rest time. After sending him out, she returned to the store.

Today, Su Zhiruan plans to try some snacks at the fast food restaurant. Since they already have fried chicken, hamburgers are definitely not to be avoided, as well as egg tarts and the like. Although she can't buy ready-made egg tart crusts, she is confident that she can make egg tart liquid.

Li Meihua was eating and saw Su Zhiruan take out the egg yolk and add sugar and milk. She was very surprised! "What is this? Ruan Ruan."