"Good morning, Auntie!" Seeing the smiling face of Auntie Eighth, Zhou Yuanyuan also replied with a smile.
"The kids from the city are different from those from our country. They are so polite." The third aunt who lives next door to the eighth aunt couldn't help but admire after seeing this scene.
"Good morning, Auntie!" Zhou Yuanyuan gave her third aunt a bright smile.
"Where has the old secretary's granddaughter gone so early in the morning?" The village chief's father, who was quite curious, poked his head out from his yard.
"Grandpa Manfu, I'm going for a morning run." Zhou Yuanyuan smiled and pointed in the direction of Daqing Mountain.
"The old secretary's children are really polite."
"The old secretary's granddaughter is so beautiful!"
"Kids from big cities are so good-tempered!"
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Zhou Yuanyuan, with a smile on her face, received a lot of praise along the way.
It was a short ten-minute journey, but because she had to deal with everyone's enthusiastic greetings, it took Zhou Yuanyuan more than half an hour to reach her doorstep.
On the road in front of Zhao Qingshan's house, Zhao Xiaocao was wandering anxiously.
"Yuanyuan." Seeing Zhou Yuanyuan, Zhao Xiaocao hurried forward a few steps.
"Girl, didn't you sleep well last night? Are you so happy to have a boyfriend?" Zhou Yuanyuan raised her arm and put her arm around Zhao Xiaocao's shoulders, teasing her. Zhao Xiaocao's face was not very good, and the dark circles under her eyes were almost as dark as those of a panda.
"No, Yuanyuan, I encountered a bad thing and couldn't sleep last night." Zhao Xiaocao defended herself in a low voice.
If Zhao Xiaocao hadn't been completely helpless, she wouldn't have chosen to come here the morning after her engagement. After all, Zhao Xiaocao's behavior today could easily be misunderstood by the villagers as a lack of self-respect.
Something bad happened? Zhou Yuanyuan was stunned.
Will it affect Sister Xiaocao and my brother’s marriage?
Thinking of this, Zhou Yuanyuan's expression froze, and she put away the playful smile on her face. She said seriously, "Sister Xiaocao, let's go inside and talk."
Zhao Qingshan's house was right in front of the village's main road, bustling with people. In just a short while, Zhao Xiaocao and Zhou Yuanyuan had already attracted a lot of attention. Zhou Yuanyuan, on the other hand, didn't have a habit of being watched.
"Yuanyuan, there's no movement in the yard. I'm afraid the old secretary and the others haven't gotten up yet!" Xiaocao hesitated.
Xiaocao arrived at Zhao Qingshan's house more than ten minutes ago. She wanted to knock on the door, but heard silence in the yard. Xiaocao was afraid that she would disturb Zhou Yuanyuan's sleep, so she lingered at the door until now.
"It's okay. It's already past seven o'clock. Grandpa and the others were a little tired yesterday. After a night's rest, they should have recovered." Zhou Yuanyuan said as she pulled Zhao Xiaocao up the steps in front of the door.
"Xiaocao, why do you still call me old secretary? You should call me grandpa." Zhao Qingshan's voice rang out.
Following Zhao Qingshan's voice, the yard door opened, revealing Zhao Qingshan's somewhat serious face.
"Grandpa...Grandpa." Zhao Xiaocao called out with a red face.
Didn’t they just get engaged? Zhao Xiaocao was used to calling Zhao Qingshan “Old Secretary” and didn’t change it back immediately.
"Hey!" Zhao Qingshan responded loudly, and a smile appeared on his face.
"Xiaocao, you're here." Zhou Jiasheng heard the noise outside and rushed out. After seeing Xiaocao's petite figure, Zhou Jiasheng's eyes, which were still a little sleepy, immediately became clear.
"Brother, please go away. Sister Xiaocao wants to talk to me about something, not you." Zhou Yuanyuan pulled Zhao Xiaocao's arm and avoided Zhou Jiasheng who came over to show his courtesy, and gave Zhou Jiasheng a blank look.
This brother's smile is too ugly, his mouth is almost stretched to his ears. Tsk tsk tsk tsk...it's an eyesore!
"What's the matter? Do you need my help?" Zhou Jiasheng secretly glanced at Xiaocao, hoping to hear her refute Zhou Yuanyuan's words.
Seeing Xiaocao lowering her head and not looking at him, Zhou Jiasheng felt a little disappointed. He dreamed of Xiaocao last night, and wondered if Xiaocao had dreamed of him?
"Sister Xiaocao, let's go! My cooking skills are terrible, and I want you to help me make breakfast! Let's talk while we work." In order to ease Xiaocao's embarrassment, Zhou Yuanyuan pulled Xiaocao's arm and "carried" her into the yard.
Before Zhou Yuanyuan went out last night, she had taken out rice, flour, grain, oil and other things from the trial space of the Chaos Pearl and put them in the kitchen.
Food is the most important thing for people. Zhou Yuanyuan can go on a fast without eating, but Zhao Qingshan and others cannot.
Originally, Zhou Yuanyuan hadn't considered cooking herself. She was a terrible cook, and the food she made had a strange smell that was completely unpalatable. Anyway, it was only two or three days, so Zhou Yuanyuan decided to stay at anyone's house.
After having lunch at the village chief's house and dinner at Xiaocao's yesterday, Zhou Yuanyuan immediately gave up the idea of sharing meals with someone else. No wonder the saying goes: It's easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it's hard to go from luxury to frugality.
It wasn't that Aunt Youtian and Zheng Qiulian's cooking skills were terrible, but that was just the way it was in the countryside. Aunt Youtian and Zheng Qiulian's hygiene habits were simply indescribable. Anyway, after Zhou Yuanyuan took one look, she couldn't eat anything.
A good day starts with making breakfast!
However, in order not to poison everyone's stomach, Zhou Yuanyuan had to trouble Xiaocao.
"Sister, when did you bring so much food? How come I didn't know?" Zhou Jiasheng looked at the kitchen full of various ingredients, and was as happy as a happy puppy, circling around Zhou Yuanyuan.
Like Zhou Yuanyuan, Zhou Jiasheng also found it difficult to swallow the two meals yesterday.
However, Zhou Jiasheng was quite happy about today's treat. Seeing how his sister acted, it seemed like she was going to ask Xiaocao to help with the cooking! It was the first time he had eaten food made by Xiaocao, and even before he had eaten, Zhou Jiasheng's heart was already filled with joy.
"Brother, hurry up and go to the yard to practice martial arts with grandpa and the others." Zhou Yuanyuan drove him away without any hesitation.
Are you kidding! With Zhou Jiasheng as a "light bulb", how can she tell Sister Xiaocao about the little secrets between girls?
Zhou Yuanyuan took over the job of making fire and gave the position of chef to Zhao Xiaocao.
Zhao Xiaocao did not refuse, rolled up her sleeves and started working quickly.
Zhao Xiaocao was used to cooking porridge and steaming buns. She did these tasks with ease without Zhou Yuanyuan's guidance.
"Sister Xiaocao, you just said that something bad happened last night. What happened? Could it be that your parents have changed their minds again?" Zhou Yuanyuan asked.
"Yuanyuan, I suspect my grandma doesn't want to live anymore." Zhao Xiaocao said softly as she looked at the steam rising from the pot.
"What?" Zhou Yuanyuan was sitting in front of the stove making a fire. When she heard what Zhao Xiaocao said, she quickly stood up from the stool.
"How could Aunt Gu have such an idea? This is too..." Zhou Yuanyuan said here, not knowing how to comment on this matter.
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