Chen Shuning didn't know whether Yang Xiaohong returned the food rations to the educated youth in the end, or how she returned them. However, Yang Wanqiu's behavior after that incident was quite unexpected.
Because she didn't distance herself from Yang Xiaohong because of this incident, their relationship actually got better.
In fact, Yang Wanqiu had long suspected that the Liu family was plotting against her, because the eldest son of the Liu family was looking at her with an excessively intense gaze.
The look in his eyes was like that of a wild beast in the mountains eyeing its delicious prey, as if it wanted to devour her at any moment, which made Yang Wanqiu very uncomfortable.
From then on, Yang Wanqiu was extra careful in everything she did.
Having suffered losses in her past life, she is naturally exceptionally sensitive to such matters in this life.
So ever since she found out about this, she basically doesn't go out alone anymore, and she doesn't easily accept invitations from others, especially from people like Yang Xiaohong.
So after that, every time Yang Xiaohong tried to ask her out alone, Yang Wanqiu would refuse with various excuses.
Fortunately, no one else besides Yang Xiaohong wanted to harm her, which made Yang Wanqiu feel a little better.
However, she was always vengeful and would not easily let go of those who tried to scheme against her.
So for the next few days, Yang Wanqiu pretended to give Yang Xiaohong the cold shoulder. But after Yang Xiaohong apologized several times, Yang Wanqiu actually forgave her, and their relationship seemed to be even better than before.
If Yang Wanqiu made something delicious, she would even send some to Yang Xiaohong.
While everyone was puzzled by Yang Wanqiu's behavior, they were all secretly wary of her. Only Yang Xiaohong was pleased with Yang Wanqiu's attitude towards her.
Chen Shuning, who knew Yang Wanqiu fairly well, knew that Yang Xiaohong was probably in trouble.
However, given that neither of them were good people, Chen Shuning didn't bother with their grudges and simply lived his own life with his underling Chen Jiandang.
The days of hibernation were pretty much the same: getting up, cleaning out the ashes, starting a fire, cooking, eating, shoveling snow... During this period, the only things Chen Shuning needed to think about every day were what to eat and what to drink.
He Chaoyang has been so busy lately that he hasn't even sent many letters. It seems he's been away on some secret mission. The two have reached a tacit understanding on this matter; Chen Shuning never asks, and He Chaoyang never says anything.
In short, Chen Shuning gets along happily when He Chaoyang comes, but when He Chaoyang doesn't come, Chen Shuning doesn't ask him what he's been up to lately.
Because Chen Shuning knew that He Chaoyang was often powerless to do things his own way, and he only learned about many missions when he arrived at the destination, she never asked.
When I woke up in the morning, there was a thick layer of frost on the glass. I breathed on it to melt a patch of frost and looked outside. Well, it was still another day of heavy snowfall.
I don't know why, but there's been a lot of snow this year.
After staring at the heavy snow falling outside for a while, Chen Shuning was really hesitant to go out because of the cold weather.
This kind of weather is perfect for setting up a small table by the window, lighting a charcoal stove, drinking tea, and enjoying the snow.
But despite my thoughts, the Lunar New Year is just a few days away, and I promised Chen Jiandang yesterday that I would take him to town to buy New Year's goods today. I just don't know if the oxcart will be able to go in this snowy weather.
I'll have to go and see it eventually.
Having no choice but to accept his fate, he got up and dressed. During this period, Chen Jiandang had taken over the work of emptying the ashes and lighting the stove, so Chen Shuning only needed to cook breakfast every morning.
After getting dressed, Chen Shuning scooped hot water from the pot to wash up. Because Chen Jiandang was there, Chen Shuning hadn't entered the space for a long time. Even when taking things out of the space, she was always very careful, afraid that this clever boy would discover something.
Although having someone to accompany you makes life less lonely, it also brings many more restrictions.
Just as Chen Shuning finished washing up, Chen Jiandang, who had gone to the backyard to empty the ashes from the stove, entered the house, shivering in the cold.
The first thing I asked Chen Shuning when I walked in was, "Sis, what are we having for breakfast this morning?"
"I'll heat up two steamed buns and stir-fry some pickled vegetables and shredded pork to make do with a bite. Then I'll take you to a state-run restaurant for a nice lunch."
Upon hearing that they were going to eat at a state-run restaurant at noon, Chen Jiandang was delighted. However, he then looked at Chen Shuning with a worried expression and asked, "Sister, how much money do you have left? Aren't we supposed to be buying New Year's goods? Why don't we bring some food from home like the other educated youth and have a quick bite on the way back?"
Originally, Qin Yalan sent Chen Shuning a subsidy of five yuan every month, but after Chen Jiandang came, Qin Yalan sent him ten yuan every month.
In those days, this amount of money was considerable, but Chen Jiandang was just a teenager who had eaten his father out of house and home.
Chen Shuning usually pays great attention to the nutrition of the two of them, eating a variety of dishes with whole grains and refined grains, as well as meat and vegetables.
This often caused Chen Jiandang to worry that his sister would spend all the money at once, and that he and his sister might have to go hungry sometime later.
Seeing his underling constantly asking if he had any money left, Chen Shuning thought helplessly that he should take the kid to a scrap metal recycling station today.
Firstly, she wanted to see if she could find any bargains, so that her younger brother would know that she wasn't short of money. Even if she didn't find any bargains, she would find a way to make one herself.
Otherwise, if she goes back to Beijing to buy a house in the future, she won't be able to explain where the money came from when she takes out such a large sum of money.
As for the true source of her income, the black market, that's something she absolutely cannot reveal, since the sheer volume and scarcity of that supply is inexplicable.
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