After getting the recipe, Yu Xiaofang thanked Su Ting again.

Su Ting did not take credit for it, saying that the recipes were dictated by He Dongchuan and she was just a transcriber. She also explained that the recipes were written according to the standard of one pound of pork belly. If the amount of meat is increased or decreased, the seasoning should also be increased or decreased appropriately.

In fact, Su Ting didn't need to explain it specifically. Yu Xiaofang started cooking at the age of eight and has been cooking for more than 20 years. She knows this better than Su Ting. She smiled and said, "Okay, I'll buy a piece of meat tomorrow to try. By the way, how did you like the chili sauce yesterday?"

"It's very good. Xiaoyan's father likes it very much." In fact, He Yan was also greedy, but he could not eat spicy food very well, so he only reluctantly took two bites.

But chili sauce really goes well with rice. Last night, Su Ting ate half a bowl of rice with the chili sauce alone, and this morning she even used it to eat half a steamed bun. She usually doesn’t eat steamed buns.

Seeing that Su Ting really liked it, Yu Xiaofang smiled even more: "I'm glad you like it. Have you finished the sauce from yesterday? There's more at home. I'll decorate it for you."

Although he said this, he did not wait for Su Ting to answer. He turned around and went straight to the kitchen and filled a can of chili sauce for Su Ting.

Su Ting originally wanted to decline, but Yu Xiaofang was too enthusiastic, so she had to accept it.

But after this fight, the two of them became familiar with each other.

She is actually quite passive in social situations, which makes her seem like she has good interpersonal relationships and can get along well with anyone, but when it comes to close friends, she can't find even one.

This situation eased a little after the time travel, not because Su Ting became more proactive, but because people of this era are too enthusiastic, just like the military wife she knew before, who would come to her house to bring her food and chat with her after she stopped going to the amusement park.

Although she has a passive personality, she is not ungrateful. She will definitely entertain people when they come to her house, and she will also find a way to return the favor when they give her gifts. After a while, they became familiar with each other and could talk to each other from heart to heart.

Yu Xiaofang also has a warm personality, and the two of them live close to each other, making it convenient for them to visit each other. For the next period of time, she would come to chat with Su Ting almost every day.

It was also from Yu Xiaofang that Su Ting learned that the military district primary school was about to hold final exams.

Yu Xiaofang has five children in her family. The eldest is already in junior high school, the second to fourth are in elementary school, and the youngest is not even five years old and is not old enough to go to school.

Among the five children, the eldest and the youngest were fine. The eldest had good grades and the youngest did not go to school, so she did not need to worry too much. But the three children in the middle were more naughty than the last, and less attentive to their studies. Every time they took an exam, it was like a tribulation for Yu Xiaofang, which was pure anger.

"Every day they come home from school without doing their homework or memorizing their lessons. They just go crazy everywhere and only start cramming when it's dark and time to go to bed," Yu Xiaofang said through gritted teeth. "Just wait, if they don't pass the exam this time, I'll show you how I'll punish them."

Su Ting said: "They are still young. When they grow up in a few years, they will know the benefits of studying and will learn to work hard."

"Still young? The second child is already ten years old! The eldest child knew how to help me with work when he was his age," Yu Xiaofang said angrily, "They are just lucky to be born into a good family. If they were in our hometown, if they didn't study hard at their age, they would all go home to do farm work! Forget it, let's not talk about them. How is your Xiaoyan's grades? I heard that he transferred from the capital, so he should be good at studying, right?"

Su Ting really had no idea about He Yan's transfer performance, but she thought that even if he always got the first place in the exams, it would probably be of no use since it was just a seedling class after all.

What can I learn in the seedling class?

Su Ting recalled that when she was in kindergarten, she seemed to have learned a few simple ancient poems and addition and subtraction in mathematics, which was definitely not comparable to what she had to learn in the first grade.

The original novel didn't mention much about his schooling. After his father and mother died one after another, the original person changed completely. He Yan dropped out of school and went home before graduating from junior high school. However, he was very smart, talented in business, courageous, and daring to think and fight. He earned his first pot of gold in his life before he was 20 years old.

So Su Ting felt that even if He Yan's grades couldn't keep up for a while, it didn't matter. At most, he could continue to study in the second half of the year. After all, he was still young, so it didn't matter if he studied one more year.

As for the future, it would be best if he gets good grades, but it doesn’t matter if he doesn’t. After all, he succeeded despite having such a difficult start in his previous life, so this life cannot be worse than his previous one.

Because of the above thoughts, Su Ting did not treat the midterm exam as seriously as Yu Xiaofang did. She was determined to teach the children a lesson.

But she didn't take the test too seriously. She woke up half an hour earlier that day and went to the cafeteria to eat with He Yan.

When they arrived at the cafeteria, Su Ting bought a bowl of noodles for He Yan and added two poached eggs for him.

He Yan felt embarrassed when he saw Su Ting gave him both poached eggs and only ate the steamed buns with steamed bread, so he said, "I'll just eat one egg."

"I gave you two eggs to encourage you to do well in the exam. Look, a handful of noodles and two eggs equals a perfect score of 100." Su Ting realized that her words could easily make people feel pressured, so she quickly explained, "Of course, I said this just to express my good wishes for you. I don't necessarily want you to get a perfect score. As long as you are healthy, I don't have any requirements for you in terms of study."

Su Ting thought she was comforting He Yan, but she didn't expect that after she finished speaking, the boy opposite her looked like he wanted to cry but couldn't. It was obvious that he was not comforted at all. His voice paused slightly: "Why do you have such an expression?"

"I hadn't thought about the exam today, and now..." He Yan smacked his lips, and felt that the fried egg in his mouth no longer tasted delicious.

Su Ting thought he was under a lot of pressure, but it turned out that he was not under any pressure at all. The corners of his lips twitched and he said, "You can even forget about the exam, you are amazing!"

Hearing Su Ting's weird tone, He Yan chewed his poached eggs and said with a bitter face: "It's so hard to be a primary school student!"

Su Ting: “…”

…

Although there are many subjects in elementary school, the only subjects that need to be tested are Chinese and mathematics, which can be completed in one day.

The next day was Saturday, but the six-day work week was in effect, so classes were normally held. However, after the exams, the teachers were busy grading papers, and it was also the busy farming season, and at least half of the students in the military elementary school were children of island residents, so the school gave them an extra day off.

As soon as the primary school is on holiday, the family compound becomes lively. The playground is crowded with people day and night. There are also many children on the beach. Playing in the sand is also a favorite entertainment activity for children.

However, He Yan didn't go out to play much. Although he said that being a primary school student was difficult, he still cared about his reputation. He felt that since he didn't do well in the exam, he knew that he had worked hard without anyone urging him.

Su Ting saw this and began to wonder whether she should encourage He Yan.

Although she had no ambitions for He Yan's studies, she felt that he knew he had to make progress, and as parents they must not be too indifferent, otherwise it would easily discourage his enthusiasm for learning.

So after dinner on Sunday, while He Yan was taking a shower in the bathroom, Su Ting went to He Dongchuan to discuss the reward.

The reason they chose to talk about this matter at this time was mainly because they had always slept in separate rooms, and Su Ting wanted to give He Yan a surprise, so she could only find He Dongchuan while he was taking a shower.

He Dongchuan didn't take it seriously: "It's just an exam, we don't even know how he'll do, why do we need to celebrate?"

Thinking of He Yan's situation, Su Ting said: "In fact, I proposed this not for the exam, but mainly to encourage him and keep him motivated to study."

Although He Dongchuan didn't think Su Ting's words were unreasonable, he also didn't think she made sense. In his opinion, if parents still need to coax their children to study, then there is no need to continue reading this book.

But this was the first time Su Ting expressed her thoughts on He Yan's education. After a moment of silence, she asked, "How do you plan to encourage him?"

Su Ting hadn't made up her mind yet, and unsurely proposed a few ideas: "Buy him a toy? Or take him to the city for a big meal? Which do you think is better?"

"All right."

Su Ting raised her eyebrows: "...not all of them can work!" She was still counting on him for advice.

She has fair skin and big, bright eyes. Even when she raises her eyebrows, she doesn't look fierce, but rather seems to be acting coquettishly.

He Dongchuan said, "Then take him to the market next Sunday and let him choose whatever toys he wants." He meant all of them.

Su Ting thought for a moment and said, "That's fine." She happened to have only four or five pictures left in her comic strip. She would finish and organize them next week and take them to the city to mail them out together on Sunday.

Thinking of this, Su Ting asked, "Will you go with us then?"

He Dongchuan asked back: "You came to me to talk about this, don't you want me to go with you?"

Su Ting really didn't think so. She went to discuss this matter with He Dongchuan mainly because she thought that he was He Yan's biological father, and she had to get his nod first before she could encourage the child.

Just looking at He Dongchuan's expression, Su Ting suddenly felt a little scared, shook her head and said: "No, I wanted to find you to go together, but I didn't know if you would take a rest at that time."

He Dongchuan said calmly: "I will adjust my duty hours."

Su Ting said "oh", and only after she finished her shower and lay down on the bed did she belatedly remember something -

Is she going on a date with He Dongchuan?

As soon as the thought flashed through her mind, it was rejected by Su Ting. How could she bring a child on a date? Moreover, the reason for their trip on Sunday was to encourage He Yan to study hard. It couldn't be more serious and had nothing to do with a date.

All I can say is that beauty is alluring, and a casual word can make people think of impure things.

But what was wrong with He Dongchuan? He just loved his child, and it was she who was not pure.

Sin, sin.