The young couple thought no one knew, but everyone actually knew. Everyone just pretended to be blind and no one laughed at them.
Of course they were hungry. They just pulled each other's fingers briefly, exchanged a glance, and started eating. Today's staple food was steamed buns.
The steamed buns must have been freshly steamed, as they were relatively soft. One bite filled my mouth with the aroma of wheat, which made Yao Tongjia, who was already hungry, take another bite.
Xiao Gengwu, worried that Yao Tongjia might choke, quickly ladled her a bowl of vegetable soup: "Take a sip of soup, don't choke!"
Yao Tongjia had just finished a steamed bun, took a sip of the vegetable soup, and breathed a sigh of relief: "Now I feel alive again, I was so hungry!"
Xiao Gengwu said with concern, "Why don't you bring some cookies or buy some pastries to put in your schoolbag next time? Breakfast takes a long time until noon!"
"Brother Xiao, buy more when you buy, I'm going hungry too!" That's what Yao Tongxu, the tagalong, said!
"I want Brother Xiao too. Never mind, I'll ask my housekeeper to make some for me. She's really good at making pastries, so I'll ask her to make a lot!" This was, of course, said the irresponsible curly-haired man.
Yao Yanxin said shyly, "How about I boil a few extra eggs in the morning, and you can take them to the classroom and eat them when you're hungry?"
Yao Yanxin had never actually made shortbread before. She was someone who never lifted a finger at home, but after a change of events, she went to the countryside and never had the chance to learn.
"Auntie, would you like to learn? Or I can have a housekeeper come over and demonstrate for you. Wait, it seems we need an oven, but we don't have one here."
"How about this, since Auntie is like this, I'll ask her to come pick you up, and you can come to my house to eat?"
Yao Yanxin hesitated for a moment: "Isn't this a bad idea? We should register to enter and exit the compound, it's too much trouble!"
"What trouble is there? You're a military dependent, it's alright. I'll go upstairs and make a call, and ask her to bring my food ration here while I'm at it!"
"It's fine if you don't send the grain, just teach me how to make shortbread!" Yao Yanxin also wanted to learn more, since she still needed receipts to buy things at this time.
She can learn more so she can cook for her children. She enjoys this time now, cooking, reading, and taking walks!
“I will eat here from now on, so I will definitely have to pay for food. I will also pay 10 yuan a month to share the kitchen expenses!”
Even if he doesn't know anything about kitchen matters, he still needs to be provided with basic necessities like rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea, since he's not short of money!
Seeing that his mother was about to refuse, Yao Tongxu put some scrambled eggs with tomatoes on her plate: "Mom, if he wants to give it to you, let him. He has plenty of money!"
"What he lacks is someone to eat with. Now we have hot dishes and soup for him, so he doesn't have to eat leftovers from the refrigerator. It's hilarious!"
The curly-haired man quickly replied, "Yes, Auntie, I'm very happy to be able to eat with you like this. Please don't refuse the money and food!"
Yao Yanxin was naturally delighted to agree. It was 10 yuan a month, while temporary workers outside only earned 18 yuan a month. She could earn 10 yuan without having to endure wind and rain, which was great!
After dinner, Xiao Gengwu and Yao Tongxu went to wash the dishes. Yao Tongjia pulled her mother and said, "Mom, our homeroom teacher, Mr. Xue, wants to learn acupuncture from him!"
"This is a good thing. Dean Zhou also said that once you arrive in Beijing, he won't dare to teach you. If anyone asks you, you can't say that you studied under him!"
"The Zhou family is very difficult to get along with, so of course I don't want you to have any connection with them. Now that you have a new teacher, I'm happy to oblige!"
"I've invited the teacher over for dinner tonight. Mom, please cook a lot tonight!"
"Okay, how many people are coming? Are there any dietary restrictions?" Yao Yanxin immediately took out a pen and paper, intending to write down the requirements.
Yao Tongjia shook her head: "Master is all alone now. He probably just returned after being exonerated. His family couldn't hold on any longer, and he's completely despondent!"
Yao Yanxin sighed, "They're all pitiful children of their time! We should invite him over for dinner from now on!"
“My master usually eats in the canteen and probably wouldn’t come here. But since he’ll be coming to teach me more often in the future, and it just so happens to be mealtime, I’ll invite him to stay for lunch!”
get out of class ended at 5 p.m. Yao Tongjia and Teacher Xue rode their bicycles out of Peking University one after the other. Seeing Yao Tongjia riding straight, Teacher Xue quickly rode a few steps faster: "Tongjia, isn't this the road to Huada University?"
"It's Huada Road. We rented a floor inside Huada!"
"Rent a floor at Huada University?" Teacher Xue looked at Yao Tongjia with some suspicion, as if she wanted to ask something, but hesitated for a few moments and then closed her eyes again!
There was no time to talk on the road, so Yao Tongjia rode her bike downstairs and opened the door: "Teacher Xue, put the bike here!"
No one lives on the first floor; it's used to store bicycles. Thanks to the curly-haired man, they now have a total of three bicycles here.
When Teacher Xue saw that she had four cars including her own, she finally couldn't help but ask, "Tongjia, what kind of family do you come from?"
Yao Tongjia led Teacher Xue upstairs: "I'm just an ordinary family. Our landlord is really powerful. Those two bicycles were bought with tickets he got!"
Teacher Xue seemed to breathe a sigh of relief: "It's good to have an ordinary family, it's good to have an ordinary family!"
In those turbulent times, the more ordinary you are, the safer you are!
Upon reaching the second floor, a strong aroma filled the air, and Ms. Xue's stomach rumbled loudly, causing her face to turn bright red!
Yao Tongjia couldn't help but laugh when she saw this: "Teacher Xue, this is what makes you a little angry!"
Teacher Xue turned her head away from Yao Tongjia. Just then, Yao Yanxin came out with the dishes and saw Yao Tongjia, so she quickly came over: "Teacher Xue, right? Come and sit down. Tongtong, go get some water!"
"No need, no need, I just need to find a place to teach Tongjia. It's not very convenient where I am! I'm really sorry to bother you!"
"Teacher, we are extremely grateful that you are willing to come and teach Tongtong. Don't mention it as a bother! The food is ready, please come and sit down here, eat first, and then we will start teaching!"
"Isn't everyone here yet? Let me teach them first, and we'll eat when everyone arrives!" Once she calmed down, Teacher Xue proved to be a person who knew when to advance and when to retreat.
Just then, Yao Tongxu and the curly-haired man's voices came from behind: "Whose car is this? Is your father back?"
“My dad won’t be back that soon, and besides, he has a car to take him around, so he doesn’t need a bicycle!”
The two entered the room talking. Yao Yanxin said happily, "Dinner is ready! Everyone, go wash your hands. Teacher Xue, please sit down, dinner will be served soon!"
Today, to welcome Teacher Xue, Yao Yanxin prepared four meat dishes: braised pork, steamed fish, boiled chicken, and tomato and egg soup.
Teacher Xue was flattered: "This is such a waste! You bought so much meat. If it's like this every time, I won't dare to come back after just one meal!"
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