Although the meal prepared by Li Chunyan was not particularly sumptuous, consisting of a bowl of scrambled eggs with chili peppers, a dish of wild vegetables, and steamed corn bread as the staple food, it was considered pretty good in that era, after all, they did not provide any food.
This meal was considered a delicacy for the old educated youth, as they usually only ate steamed buns and wild vegetables.
Of course, this does not include Song Qingfeng and Jiang Yingyue, because Song Qingfeng and Jiang Yingyue did not eat with the old educated youth, but cooked their own meals.
This welcoming dinner was only served after Song Qingfeng and Jiang Yingyue handed over the food.
Wang Gang, the head of the educated youth group, looked at the people at the table and said with emotion: "As the head of the educated youth group, I have been in Shanghe Village for five years. During this period, many educated youth went to the countryside. But some returned to the city, and some chose to stay here. Now, only Li Chunyan and I are left..."
Wang Gang's words touched the other educated youth, and the atmosphere became a little depressing. Li Chunyan, seeing this, quickly said, "Ha, as long as we persevere, we will eventually return to the city."
Lin Zhishu went to his room and took out his harmonica, intending to perform in front of everyone. Now he looked like a peacock with its tail spread out.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Yingyue interrupted and said, "Everyone hasn't finished their meal yet, let's not do this for now."
Jiang Yingyue's words made Lin Zhishu lose face, but Lin Zhishu had some feelings for Jiang Yingyue, so he didn't get angry.
He just patted his head and said as if he had suddenly realized something: "Look at my memory. I even forgot that we haven't eaten yet."
Xiang Hongxia took a bite of the rice and couldn't eat any more. But because she couldn't let the food go to waste, she gave it to Chen Lu.
She didn't expect it to be so unpalatable, and then she complained to Hongxia: "I won't eat with you guys anymore."
Li Chunyan's face turned pale immediately. Although Xiang Hongxia didn't say anything, the fact that she didn't eat with them meant that the food she cooked was not tasty.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense and no one spoke.
This meal was not much better for Ruan Jiaojiao. She just wanted to finish the meal quickly and cook for herself in her room.
As for future meals, she also planned to go out alone like Song Qingfeng.
Ruan Jiaojiao quickly finished her meal and left the table. Seeing this, Song Qingfeng also left the table and walked side by side with Ruan Jiaojiao.
When they were alone, Song Qingfeng took out a rough wooden music box and handed it to Ruan Jiaojiao, blushing a little, and said, "Comrade Ruan, this is for you."
Ruan Jiaojiao looked at the music box and recalled the little gadgets that Song Qingfeng often gave Ruan Jiaojiao in the novel. Although those gadgets were a bit rough in workmanship, they looked like they were made with great care.
She took the music box and said coquettishly, "Comrade Song, why did you give me this? Do you like me?"
When Song Qingfeng heard Ruan Jiaojiao say that he liked her, his face suddenly turned red and he hesitated without saying a word.
But just when Ruan Jiaojiao thought he wouldn't answer, Song Qingfeng whispered, "Hmm."
This situation was obviously beyond Ruan Jiaojiao's expectations. For a moment, Ruan Jiaojiao did not respond, but just lowered her head and looked at the music box that Song Qingfeng gave her.
Song Qingfeng thought Ruan Jiaojiao didn't like him, and immediately said anxiously: "Comrade Ruan, I know it's too fast now, but I will prove it to you."
Ruan Jiaojiao then raised her head, her eyebrows curved, and she said to him with a bright smile: "Okay, I'll wait."
Song Qingfeng returned to his room in a daze. It was not until he got back to his room that he realized what he had just said. But Ruan Jiaojiao said yes. Doesn’t it prove that she actually likes him a little bit?
Ruan Jiaojiao, who also returned to her room, forgot to add a snack for herself. She slapped her head in frustration, wondering why he responded so quickly.
But Ruan Jiaojiao didn't feel conflicted. Whether it was because of Song Qingfeng's appearance or the influence of the novel, it was a fact that she had a good impression of Song Qingfeng. If possible, she wanted to give it a try with him.
It was not until her stomach growled that Ruan Jiaojiao realized that it was time for a snack.
Ruan Jiaojiao saw that she was the only one in the room. She closed the door to make sure no one else could come in, then took out a bottle of tasteless milk from the space.
After all, she is living with other people now. If someone comes in and smells the room, it will be difficult to explain.
After finishing the milk, Ruan Jiaojiao walked out of the room and saw that Uncle Li and his son had arrived and were beating the kang.
Uncle Li also saw Ruan Jiaojiao and said with a smile: "The kang will be finished tonight, and you can move in then."
Upon hearing this, Ruan Jiaojiao smiled and served two bowls of sugar water to Uncle Li and his son.
Song Qingfeng lived next to Ruan Jiaojiao's small house. As soon as he walked out of the room, he saw Ruan Jiaojiao smiling so brightly at Li Jianye, and his face suddenly turned dark.
He walked directly in front of Ruan Jiaojiao, blocking her view, and looked at her with a wronged expression.
Ruan Jiaojiao looked at Song Qingfeng, who looked like a big dog that had been wronged. She felt her hands itchy and wanted to touch Song Qingfeng's head.
She thought so and did so. After all, Ruan Jiaojiao is not someone who would let herself be wronged. Besides, wouldn’t it be nice to have a sweet love affair with a handsome guy?
When Song Qingfeng saw Ruan Jiaojiao touching his head, his eyes suddenly lit up and were full of joy.
He said cheerfully, "Jiaojiao, don't you still need to move the food? I'll help you."
Ruan Jiaojiao thought that it would be very difficult for her to move it, but Song Qingfeng was a grown man, and although he was a little lazy, he should be very strong, so she nodded and agreed.
She and Song Qingfeng went to get the batch of food from the team leader. There was not much food, only 20 kilograms of coarse grains and 50 kilograms of sweet potatoes, which added up to 70 kilograms in total.
It really lived up to Ruan Jiaojiao's expectations. Song Qingfeng didn't even break a sweat until he carried it back.
After finishing the job, Song Qingfeng looked at Ruan Jiaojiao eagerly, like a child asking for a reward.
Ruan Jiaojiao did not hesitate and reached out to hold Song Qingfeng's hand, but when Song Qingfeng wanted to hold it back, Ruan Jiaojiao had already withdrawn her hand.
His face was full of regret, and he wondered why he didn't move faster, otherwise he could have held Jiaojiao's little hand.
Ruan Jiaojiao didn't indulge him and went straight back to the small room, which had just been completed.
Seeing that the kang and furniture were in good condition, Ruan Jiaojiao readily gave the remaining money to Uncle Li, and pretended to take out two taels of brown sugar from her package and gave them to him.
Uncle Li looked at the two taels of brown sugar and didn't want to take it. He just wanted to accept the money.
Ruan Jiaojiao smiled and said, "Please accept them. I really like these furniture and the kang. Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Li."
Uncle Li couldn't refuse, so he accepted it. Thinking that this was a sincere girl, he took Li Jianshe away.
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