Xu Ningyan then stopped and turned around curiously to look.
A thermos, two new enamel basins, two brand-new lunch boxes, two towels, a small casserole, a teapot, a jar of malted milk powder, a pack of calcium milk biscuits, a pack of brown sugar, and a pack of fruit candy.
Xu Ningyan looked at the large table full of things, wondering where Gu Zhiyuan had gotten them from and how he had carried them back.
But all these things are for her?
"I've already used the washbasin, lunchbox, and towel; these are all new. The food is a thank you gift for taking care of me at the hospital yesterday! Please take it all back!"
Gu Zhiyuan nodded at Xu Ningyan.
Xu Ningyan was overjoyed. What does this mean?
This shows that following the big shots can lead to a promising future!
In this big boss's land, you can grow so many things just by planting a thermos, a washbasin, and a towel!
Isn't this a veritable treasure trove?
This guy is amazing! I love him!
If it weren't for the fact that this era doesn't allow it, Xu Ningyan would definitely have blew the big boss two kisses!
Her eyes sparkled with joy, glancing between the items on the table and the wealthy Gu Zhiyuan, so happy she didn't know what to say.
Finally, he managed to say, "Don't worry, Comrade Gu, I won't take these things for nothing! I'll take care of all your meals until you recover! I'll make sure you're well-fed and plump!"
After saying that, without looking at Gu Zhiyuan's expression, he picked up everything on the table and grabbed the lunchbox that Gu Zhiyuan had placed on the small cabinet before walking out.
Fortunately, all these items, except for Gu Zhiyuan's lunchbox, were tied with nylon rope, so carrying them was not difficult at all, except for the heavy ones.
He went out the door, humming a little tune, and slowly went back to his little house.
Only after hearing Xu Ningyan walk away did Gu Zhiyuan relax his clenched fist.
The little girl's excited look just now was terrifying; he was afraid she might impulsively pounce on him.
Thank goodness!
She's still just a young girl; her emotions are so easily read.
I only gave her this little thing, and she's already this happy.
What a loser!
Thinking this to myself, I couldn't help but curl the corners of my mouth up slightly, but then I immediately straightened them again.
Now that dinner was sorted out, he saw that it was still early and decided to go out and cut some grass for the cows.
Right now, everyone in the brigade is probably watching him and Xu Ningyan. If the brigade's two precious cows go hungry, it will probably cause trouble again.
Just as he touched the basket and sickle and was about to go out, he heard footsteps outside, and heard that there were quite a few people.
He immediately became alert, gripped his sickle tightly, moved closer to the door, and peered out through the gaps in the grass.
I saw several women walking towards the river, whispering to each other, occasionally pointing and laughing at the cowshed.
A few words drifted on the wind: "—I heard he was caught by his own parents—"
"I'm too ashamed to show my face, so I sneak around when no one's back at noon..."
"If Comrade Gu doesn't want her, I'll do a good deed and find her a husband!"
"Why bother looking for a husband? Just introduce her to my second son, Erlaizi, as his wife! Anyway, she's lost her reputation and nobody wants her! My second son has been a bachelor for over thirty years, he doesn't mind!"
...
Gu Zhiyuan's face turned ashen.
He knew Er Laizi; he was the second son of the Wu family at the village entrance. He was over thirty years old and still a bachelor, with buck teeth and a hunchback. Even when he jumped, he could only hit Er Laizi's knee.
He also has a limp, supposedly because he was caught peeping at someone else's young wife taking a bath.
Such a worthless person dares to covet Xu Ningyan!
It seems that the influence of this rumor is greater and more far-reaching than he thought.
Gu Zhiyuan's face darkened. He stood by the door with his eyes lowered, listening to the women outside washing in the river for a while before walking away without moving an inch.
He didn't know how long he stood there until Xu Ningyan came to bring him food.
Before they even reached the cowshed, people were already shouting from afar, "Comrade Gu, open the door quickly, dinner is ready!"
Gu Zhiyuan seemed to snap out of a daze, released the sickle from his hand, put the basket and sickle aside, and then opened the door as if nothing had happened.
Then Xu Ningyan rushed into the house like a gust of wind, carrying a lunchbox in each hand and the aroma of braised pork.
He slammed the lunchbox on the table, raised his eyebrows, and boasted, "Braised rabbit meat, doesn't it smell delicious? Come and eat!"
Gu Zhiyuan smelled the overpowering fragrance, which seemed to penetrate directly into his nose.
He had a quick bite to eat at noon, and he was indeed hungry by then.
He lifted his foot to walk towards the table, but as soon as he moved, he couldn't help but pause, his brow furrowing. His leg injury hadn't fully healed, and after standing there for so long, he almost couldn't lift his foot.
In the blink of an eye, his expression returned to calm. He lifted his foot and walked step by step to the table, without letting Xu Ningyan notice anything amiss.
As soon as I sat down, a pair of chopsticks was shoved into my hand: "Try this! This is from yesterday when I went into the mountains to look for the lackey. The rabbit was chased so much by the lackey that it ran right in front of me and passed out. I had to pick it up!"
"Lackey?" Gu Zhiyuan glanced at Xu Ningyan. "Who's that?"
"It's that mangy dog that I adopted. I named it Dog Leg! It's a good dog, it can guard the house. If it weren't for it, my little house would have been lost!" Xu Ningyan was still full of anger when she talked about it.
Gu Zhiyuan looked down at the lunchbox, which was full of braised rabbit meat and potatoes. The oily, dark sauce looked very appetizing.
The other lunchbox was also filled with broken rice. Although it was broken rice, it was pure rice without any potatoes or sweet potatoes, which was quite rare.
I took a bite, and the rabbit meat was tender and smooth, while the potatoes were soft and had absorbed all the broth, melting in my mouth.
Gu Zhiyuan's eyes lit up, but he pretended to be calm: "You should go back and eat too!"
Xu Ningyan was also thinking about going back to eat her own portion, so she didn't linger after hearing this, "Then I'm leaving!"
They ran off like a gust of wind.
As soon as Xu Ningyan left, Gu Zhiyuan immediately abandoned his reserve, quickly picked up a piece of rabbit meat, put it in his mouth, and narrowed his eyes.
Since being sent down to the Tuanjie Brigade, he has cooked for himself, adhering to the principle of eating as much as he can, even if it's not too hard to eat. Every meal is like torture for him.
It's rare to have such delicious food, and I couldn't resist. I ate a bite of meat, a bite of rice, and a bite of potato, and soon finished both lunchboxes full of food, still feeling a little unsatisfied.
I didn't expect Xu Ningyan to be such a good cook despite her young age.
If we really got married, it would be great to be able to eat this kind of food every day!
A thought suddenly popped into Gu Zhiyuan's mind, but he quickly dismissed it.
After washing the dishes, he saw that it was already dark. Since his injury hadn't healed yet, he was too lazy to cut grass. Instead, he took two bundles of the extra grass he had cut and dried to feed the cattle.
On his way back to the house, Gu Zhiyuan glanced at the dim light peeking through the crack of Xu Ningyan's small house on the nearby hillside before closing the door.
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