After saying that, Gu Xiaoxue asked Hua Kai with a face full of curiosity, "How did you and Brother Fan meet?"
This left Hua Kaishi at a loss for words. Telling the truth wouldn't work. Should she reveal how she retaliated against Hua Lin and stripped the two adulterers naked and threw them on the bed?
However, starting with jumping out of the window still doesn't make sense. Why would someone jump out of the window?
That doesn't mean that when she was putting on a pitiful act in front of her stepmother, she met Ye Yifan, and the two of them didn't speak to each other that time.
And then there's the time I hitched a ride with someone this morning, but it wasn't the first time we'd met. What do you mean by that?
She was truly stumped by the question: "Director Gu, this is not something I can talk about."
Looking at Hua Kai's expression, Gu Xiaoxue's eyes practically burst with gossip when he heard that it was inconvenient to talk about it: "It's okay, it's okay, then I won't say, I won't say." Although he said he wouldn't say, his eyes were full of speculation.
Hua Kai sighed inwardly. She would have to talk to Ye Yifan about these things that night to avoid Gu Xiaoxue misunderstanding and causing trouble for Ye Yifan.
She was indeed in a hurry to get home, and since she could tell that Gu Xiaoxue didn't have anything important to do, she asked again, "Director Gu, is there anything you'd like me to pass on to Captain Ye?"
"Just tell Brother Fan to come over when he has some free time. I'll treat him to a meal." Gu Xiaoxue really wanted to see Ye Yifan and get some answers.
Hua Kai agreed: "I will definitely pass on the message, Director Gu. If there's nothing else, I'll head back early. My family is waiting for my news."
Gu Xiaoxue quickly nodded: "Then let's go back early and try to come to school as soon as possible."
Hua Kai bowed to Gu Xiaoxue and said, "Thank you, Director Gu."
"Don't be so polite. We're all family here. Even though you still have to call me Director at school, Fan-ge's friend is my friend. Let me know when you come to register, and I'll take better care of you." Gu Xiaoxue completely treated Hua Kai as one of her own.
"I'll definitely need to trouble Director Gu a lot in the future, so goodbye, Director Gu." Hua Kai didn't dare to be polite anymore and just wanted to leave as soon as possible.
"Take care, and don't forget to tell Brother Fan to come find me," Gu Xiaoxue reminded her again.
Hua Kai agreed, waved to Gu Xiaoxue, and quickly left.
Gu Xiaoxue returned to her office with a heart full of speculation.
After leaving school, Hua Kai quickly asked around for directions to the bus station. Changyuan City is a relatively large city because of its mineral resources and developed economy.
Fortunately, the high school is not far from the bus station, only a seven or eight-minute walk away. Hua Kai hurried to the bus station, since she was not familiar with the city and going to the bus station would be the right thing to do.
When they arrived at the station, they couldn't find a bus that would pass by the village where the market was being held. However, the bus that departed at 10:20 happened to pass by their village entrance, so Huakai quickly bought a ticket and boarded the bus. She figured she could borrow a bicycle to get there from the village later.
She had just boarded the bus when it departed. There weren't many people on the bus; in those days, unless it was the weekend, very few people traveled from the city to the countryside.
Because the journey wasn't long and there weren't many people, and we didn't stop many times, we arrived at the village entrance in half an hour.
After getting off the bus, Hua Kai went to Li Jing's house, borrowed a bicycle, and headed towards the village market. She asked for directions along the way, and it was nearly noon when she finally arrived at the market.
She didn't know anyone in the village, so she had to push her bicycle into the market. Fortunately, the market in the village had wide roads and large spaces on both sides, and the stalls didn't take up much space, so pushing the bicycle wasn't too difficult.
She was almost at the other end of the market when she saw her parents ahead of her. Since they weren't hawking their wares and were just walking straight ahead, she figured they must have sold out, so she followed them out of the market.
Hua Wanjiang noticed the flowers blooming first. He turned around in surprise, then laughed: "You little rascal, what brings you here all of a sudden?"
Hua Kai pushed the cart over and said, "Mom and Dad, I came back early and thought I'd come and see you. Are you sold out?"
Hua Wanjiang quickly replied, "Sold out, sold very well, went very smoothly." After saying that, he quickly asked, "Kai Kai, can she continue her studies?" He had been thinking about Hua Kai's schooling all along.
Hua Kai quickly nodded and told her parents the good news: "Yes, I can go and report this week. I met a helpful person today, and everything went smoothly. I'll tell you the details when I get home."
Gu Lanyan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I've been thinking about this. It's good that you can go to school. That's wonderful." She was so happy that she didn't know what to say and kept saying yes.
Hua Wanjiang also said, "This is a joyous occasion. Let's go buy some meat and cook some dishes tonight to celebrate."
Gu Lanyan said, "Okay, let's buy another bottle of wine. These past few days have been filled with happy events."
Hua Kai happily went with her parents to buy a pound of meat, and then happily went home.
When she got home, Hua Kai told her parents about Ye Yifan's help, but omitted a lot of details. She just said that she met Captain Ye while waiting for the bus, and then got a ride with him. Captain Ye was a kind person and helped her, so things went very smoothly that day.
After hearing this, Hua Wanjiang said, "This is a great favor. Why don't you invite Captain Ye to your house for a meal so we can express our gratitude?"
Hua Kai thought about Ye Yifan's way of chatting. If he came over for dinner, he would probably make everyone in the family feel so awkward that they couldn't eat. Besides, she owed him too much, and it wasn't just a matter of one meal. She would pay him back slowly. She was confident that she could repay the favor.
So she said to Hua Wanjiang, "Dad, we're not familiar with Captain Ye, and we don't know what his habits or dietary restrictions are. If we invite him to our house for dinner, he'll feel embarrassed if he doesn't come, but if he does come, he won't feel comfortable. It might make things difficult for him, wouldn't it?"
Hua Wanjiang thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "That's true, but how can we repay such a great favor?"
Hua Kai said, "Dad, when I go to high school and take the college entrance exam, I will definitely have the opportunity to repay Captain Ye."
Gu Lanyan said, "How about we kill a chicken tonight and send Captain Ye a bowl of chicken? Although this favor can't be repaid with just a chicken, we still have to show some sincerity."
Hua Kai thought Gu Lanyan's words made sense, but felt that sending chicken was not appropriate: "Mom, Captain Ye lives in the village brigade. If we send chicken, many people will see us. If they don't know what's going on, they might start talking nonsense. I see we have red beans at home. Why don't you cook some bean paste, and I'll make some red bean pastries? That way, no one will notice when we send it, and we can eat it for a few days. Also, Director Gu has something for me to give to Captain Ye. I'll go over there later and pass on the message."
After hearing this, Gu Lanyan said, "That's fine too. Bringing a whole dish there is too conspicuous. If others don't know what's going on, and they say something, it won't be good for Captain Ye either."
Hua Wanjiang also said, "Then I'll go get some firewood and make it as soon as possible."
This couple are quick and efficient; they get right to work and have already gone out to prepare.
While Gulan Yan was cooking the bean paste, Huakai had already prepared the dough.
Actually, teaching Gu Lanyan these things is very quick, because Gu Lanyan is a very capable worker. So as long as Hua Kai tells Gu Lanyan the fixed formula ratio and emphasizes the key points, Gu Lanyan will basically have no problem.
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