Qin Yalan originally intended to cook pear soup in the kitchen herself, but urged the two young people to come inside and talk.
However, He Chaoyang refused to let her work alone in the kitchen, but instead had her stay in the kitchen to help with the fire.
As a result, Chen Shuning stayed in the kitchen to continue learning, and the three of them chatted while working.
With her years of gossip experience, Qin Yalan quickly and subtly found out everything about He Chaoyang's family background, including the family situation of He Chaoyang's housekeeper.
Chen Shuning was shocked by Qin Yalan's skill, but also became anxious because of some of the things Qin Yalan asked.
Chen Shuning originally thought that He Chaoyang was just from a good family, but he never expected that his family background was so illustrious.
Her grandfather, the old general, was a name she had never heard of in her previous life, perhaps because the two lifetimes were in different times.
But in this life, whether in the original owner's memories or in what she heard after transmigrating, he was a person of great renown.
She comes from an ordinary family, yet she carries such a bizarre experience and a huge secret. Is a family like the He family really suitable for her?
Because she had been thinking too much, Chen Shuning felt somewhat heavy-hearted after learning about He Chaoyang's family situation.
Although He Chaoyang was chatting with Qin Yalan, his attention was always on Chen Shuning.
So he noticed the girl's strange behavior immediately, and after recalling the timing of Chen Shuning's change of expression, he could roughly guess what it was about.
Although he remained outwardly calm, He Chaoyang was constantly thinking of countermeasures.
Logically speaking, although his father had a certain reputation, this was in an era that advocated consolidating socialist ownership in rural areas and grassroots proletarian power.
Not to mention that his grandfather was a general from a rural background, even the Chairman herself wouldn't dare to make decisions about social status when choosing daughters-in-law and granddaughters-in-law.
Didn't you see that Uncle Chen and Aunt Chen didn't object to him dating Shu Ning because his grandfather was He Tingzhang? So why did the little girl show that expression after learning his grandfather's name?
Before He Chaoyang could figure out why, the voice of Old Yang's second daughter-in-law rang out from outside the door.
Is Sister Qin home?
Upon recognizing Wang Ximei's voice, Qin Yalan quickly stood up and went out to greet her.
Then Qin Yalan's voice was heard: "Zai Zai, Xi Mei, didn't I say I was going to come see you this afternoon? Why are you here now?"
"Sister Qin, it's good that you're here. A few days ago you said the village was making tofu and asked me to let you know! As soon as I heard that we started making tofu today, I came to find you. Hurry up and get ready, I've already asked my son Shuanzi to go and line up."
"By the way, Sister Qin, do you have any beans? If not, I'll bring some more."
"Yes, yes, when the grain was distributed, Shu Ning took quite a lot. Wait for me a moment, I'll go back and get the beans."
Qin Yalan rushed back and casually told the two of them to stay home and watch the fire. Then she took a bag of soybeans from the grain cabinet, haphazardly put on her thick cotton-padded coat, and ran outside.
After Qin Yalan had walked away, He Chaoyang turned to Chen Shuning and asked with a serious expression, "Shuning, I'm sorry I should have told you about my family's situation sooner."
But my grandparents made it clear from the start that whether it's my dad and my uncles and aunts, or my siblings and me, finding a partner and getting married in the future is entirely up to us, and the family will not interfere.
Secondly, based on my understanding of you, you shouldn't be someone who has strong class consciousness, so I didn't say much about family matters.
For some reason, ever since learning about He Chaoyang's family, Chen Shuning's mind has been filled with images of Cinderella-like heroines and their families from novels and TV shows, and the various scenes of them being suppressed and humiliated by the male lead's family.
These scenes were even more distressing for Chen Shuning than the revelation of his secrets.
So after listening to He Chaoyang's words, Chen Shuning thought about it and decided to voice her concerns.
“Brother He, this is not a matter of social class. I really didn’t expect your grandfather to be General He Tingzhang.”
As you know, my family is very ordinary. I grew up in a large courtyard. My dad was just an ordinary police officer, and my mom was a saleswoman.
In a family like mine, if the two of us really get together, will we be able to adapt to each other's lifestyle habits developed under different circumstances?
And Brother He, dating can be a matter between two people, but marriage is a matter between two families. How can two families with such a big difference between us get along harmoniously?
Brother He, I don't want my family to suffer any injustice because of my marriage to someone above my station.
Looking at Chen Shuning's solemn expression, He Chaoyang felt both amused and annoyed. However, he stared at Chen Shuning with a serious expression and said coldly, "So, because my grandfather is He Tingzhang, are you planning to break up with me?"
"Uh?" To be honest, Chen Shuning had really thought about whether she should break up with him before their feelings for each other became too deep.
But now that He Chaoyang had asked her this, she was suddenly unsure of what to do.
However, seeing He Chaoyang's murderous gaze, Chen Shuning wisely refrained from uttering the word "yes".
Instead, she said vaguely, "I... I just didn't expect your family to be like that, so..."
Although he didn't admit it, Chen Shuning's non-denial still made He Chaoyang feel uncomfortable. He said coldly, "What family? In my grandfather's words, he was originally a genuine farmer."
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