After taking the key back to the educated youth settlement, Chen Shuning didn't even go home. Instead, he opened the door to the empty room, gathered firewood and coal, lit a fire, and left the doors and windows slightly ajar to let out the moisture.
When Chen Shuning finished her work and went outside, she saw Gu Xinyi and Gao Hongyuan returning from the front yard, both carrying a lot of things.
Upon seeing Chen Shuning, Gu Xinyi immediately teased with a mischievous smile, "Oh, Shuning, tidying up the house? I was originally thinking that it would just be the two of you for Chinese New Year this year, and I was thinking of having you two come and celebrate the New Year with us. But it seems that's probably not necessary now."
Chen Shuning wasn't the type to sit back and talk back when teased. Without batting an eye, she retorted, "Even Brother Wang knows not to disturb your time together, so how could I be so tactless as to be a third wheel?"
"You two went to the village to exchange things, didn't you? Look at you, a chicken in your left hand and a duck in your right, you really look like that young bride in the song going back to her parents' home."
As she spoke, Chen Shuning began to sing, "A chicken in my left hand, a duck in my right, and a chubby baby on my back, ee-ya-yi-er-yo."
Even Gu Xinyi, who has the soul of a modern person, was made to blush deeply by Chen Shuning's singing. Gao Hongyuan, with his face completely red, said, "Um, you guys keep chatting, I'm going back to kill a chicken," and then fled in a panic.
Seeing her boyfriend leave, Gu Xinyi stopped pretending and, since she wasn't carrying anything, went straight up to tickle Chen Shuning. The two girls laughed and joked in the small backyard.
At this moment, most people were at home. Zhong Lingling and Liu Shumei in the backyard leaned against the door frame and watched the commotion. Even Yang Wanqiu, who rarely went out, stood at the door watching the two laughing and joking.
Since Yang Xiaohong's incident, Yang Wanqiu has been deliberately trying to befriend the other female educated youth in the settlement, as if she has figured something out. Her behavior is no longer as sharp and unforgiving as it was when she first arrived.
Dong Weiwei and Guo Dan were indeed won over by her small favors and became much closer to Yang Wanqiu.
Apart from Wang Chunni and Xu Laidi, the other female educated youths in the front yard gradually developed a better relationship with Yang Wanqiu.
Tian Mi and Zhang Tingting also get along very well with Yang Wanqiu because they share a common enemy, Gu Xinyi.
However, Zhong Lingling and her husband, because of Yang Wenfang's matter, have always kept their distance from Yang Wanqiu's intentional or unintentional attempts to befriend them.
Liu Shumei is also a smart woman. Just look at the people who have been getting close to Yang Wanqiu recently, starting with Zhao Qianjin, then Wang Wenfang, and then Yang Xiaohong.
None of them got anything good, and that alone was enough for Liu Shumei to have reason to be wary of and stay away from Yang Wanqiu. So Liu Shumei always kept a distance from Yang Wanqiu, neither offending nor getting close to her.
As for Chen Shuning and Gu Xinyi, although Yang Wanqiu had been trying to repair her relationship with them, no matter what she did, they ignored her completely, and Yang Wanqiu was at a loss.
Fortunately, she is no longer isolated and helpless in the educated youth compound, and she no longer insists on repairing her relationship with Chen Shuning and Gu Xinyi.
After laughing and joking for a while, the two finally realized that they had become the object of everyone's attention.
Gu Xinyi stopped chasing Chen Shuning, whom she hadn't even managed to touch after a long time, and instead ran to Liu Shumei, tugging at Liu Shumei's sleeve to complain.
"Sister Shumei, you should talk to Shuning. This girl is getting more and more outrageous. She dares to say anything."
Although Gu Xinyi didn't catch him, Chen Shuning was really exhausted. Seeing Gu Xinyi run to Liu Shumei to complain, he slowly strolled over to Liu Shumei.
She stared innocently at Gu Xinyi and said, "What did I say wrong? Just tell me! Tell me and I promise I'll admit it, okay?"
Chen Shuning's words made Gu Xinyi's eyes widen. The slight blush that had just subsided on her face instantly returned. She stammered, but then said shyly, "You just said, 'Oh, I don't want to be with you anymore.'"
Seeing Gu Xinyi waving her hands and stomping her feet, the onlookers were genuinely intrigued.
Zhong Lingling, standing to the side, couldn't help but ask curiously, "Hey Xinyi, hurry up and tell us, what did Shuning say about you?"
"Just say it without hesitation, I promise I won't laugh at you."
Looking at Zhong Lingling, whose lips couldn't help but curl up after saying those words, Gu Xinyi would be a complete idiot if she really believed that Zhong Lingling wouldn't laugh at her!
Turning to Zhong Lingling, she scolded, "Lingling, I've noticed you've gone astray too, so I've decided not to make hawthorn cake today."
Gu Xinyi's hawthorn cake is much tastier than the ones sold at the supply and marketing cooperative. She made it once a few days ago and it completely won over Zhong Lingling's taste buds.
Especially since everyone has been eating and not working lately, it's easy for them to have indigestion. So when Zhong Lingling heard Gu Xinyi say that she wasn't making hawthorn cake today, she didn't dare to laugh at her anymore and quickly put on a smiling face to coax her.
Even Chen Shuning's face fell immediately. He quickly imitated Gu Xinyi's obsequious manner, tugging at her sleeve and shaking it while saying in a coquettish voice, "Oh, Xinyi, you're beautiful and kind-hearted. We're all waiting for your hawthorn cake to aid digestion and cleanse our palates. You can't just abandon us like that, that's immoral, you know?"
Zhong Lingling realized what was happening and quickly pulled up Gu Xinyi's other sleeve, shaking it like Chen Shuning, saying, "Yes, yes, we can't not make hawthorn cake. I've been relying on it to aid digestion these past few days."
"My dear Xinyi, did Shuning bully you? When the hawthorn cake is ready, we won't give her any, but I'll reluctantly eat her share too, okay?"
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