Seeing how well Shen Hongmei was thriving at the educated youth settlement in just a few days, Chen Shuning became even more determined to stay away from her.
She just wanted to live a simple life, so naturally she wouldn't bother keeping such a scheming woman as a friend.
Shen Hongmei never dreamed that it was her deliberate act of being meticulous in every aspect that would attract Chen Shuning's attention.
Chen Shuning felt that she was not as easy to deal with as Yang Wanqiu, so he was always careful to guard against her in the future.
Of course, that's all in the future. Right now, Chen Shuning just wants to go home, lock himself in his room, and eat something.
Chen Shuning doesn't really like eating with so many people, but she can't skip every group activity like this.
Humans are, after all, social animals and cannot live apart from the group.
So under normal circumstances, she could only grit her teeth and participate, but she really never got enough to eat. So as soon as she returned to her little house, Chen Shuning couldn't wait to lock the door and prepare to enter the space.
But just as she locked the door and before she could even step inside, she heard Gu Xinyi knocking and calling her from outside.
Knowing that the girl must also be hungry and had come looking for him for a midnight snack, he had no choice but to give up the idea of going into the space to eat alone and turned around to open the door.
Sure enough, Gu Xinyi made no attempt to hide her joy and couldn't help but tease her, "Your brother Hongyuan is finally back, why are you knocking on my door so late at night instead of going to be with him?"
Gao Hongyuan was gone for more than a month. Gu Xinyi knew what he was doing when he went out, but it was precisely because she knew that she was on tenterhooks for the entire month.
She was alright during the day when she was laughing and joking with Chen Shuning and the others, but every night she would worry and be unable to sleep because she thought about the possibility that her lover might never come back.
Now that everyone has returned safely, she is naturally happy. So she doesn't care at all about Chen Shuning's teasing and even has the mood to tease Chen Shuning back.
"I would like to keep my brother Hongyuan company, but I'm a naturally kind-hearted person. I noticed that someone didn't eat much tonight and his man isn't around to keep him company, so I came over to ask if you wanted to grab some late-night snacks together?"
Gu Xinyi emphasized the words "no man to accompany her" very much, and only after successfully seeing the momentary blush and annoyance on Chen Shuning's face did she smile with satisfaction.
He Chaoyang was gone for two or three months, although Chen Shuning visited him at the military base twice during that time.
As a newlywed couple, it's normal for them to miss each other. So when Gu Xinyi mentioned He Chaoyang, Chen Shuning was still shy, but he missed her even more.
This longing made Chen Shuning lose her appetite instantly. She said listlessly, "Your brother Gao is finally back, so I won't bother you. Besides, I'm a little tired today and want to go to bed early."
In fact, Gu Xinyi regretted her words as soon as they left her mouth. She knew what it felt like to worry about someone. He Chaoyang was in such a profession, and she was already so worried about Gao Hongyuan after he had only been gone for a month. You can imagine how Shu Ning felt.
Gu Xinyi, inwardly blaming herself for speaking without thinking, immediately apologized: "I'm sorry, Shuning, I didn't think before I spoke. Please don't take it to heart. The New Year is almost here, Brother He should be back soon, right?"
It all happened in the heat of the moment, and besides, it was Chen Shuning who teased her first, so of course he wasn't angry. He patted Gu Xinyi's shoulder and said with a smile, "In your eyes, am I such a petty person that I'm not even worth getting angry over something like this?"
Okay, let's go back quickly. I'm really tired and want to rest as soon as possible. The Lunar New Year is almost here, and I haven't prepared the New Year's gifts for my family yet. I need to hurry up and get them ready. Brother He should be back in a day or two, and I need to send them back as soon as he gets back, otherwise they'll be too late for the New Year."
Chen Shuning wasn't lying. Last year, she only needed to prepare things for her own family because she wasn't married, and she didn't even need to prepare gifts for her grandparents.
But this year is different; she now has her own little family and can be considered an adult.
So in addition to your own family, you also need to prepare gifts for your relatives. You don't need a lot of things, but you still need to have some.
There are also many relatives from the husband's parents' side, He's grandparents' side, and He Chaoyang's maternal grandparents' side; all of these need to be prepared.
My older sister also has her own little family now, so we need to prepare one for her as well.
Gu Xinyi knew from their usual conversations that the He family had many relatives, so she believed Chen Shuning's reason and didn't insist. She left him with a "wait for me" and ran towards her little house.
A moment later, Gu Xinyi ran back, carrying a lot of bags and packages. She ran up to Chen Shuning and stuffed everything into Chen Shuning's hands, saying, "Brother Hongyuan brought these back from Shanghai. You can use them to stave off hunger. You can prepare the other things slowly, don't overwork yourself."
Looking at the pile of things in her hands, Chen Shuning was dumbfounded and couldn't help but wonder if this girl had brought over all the things that Gao Hongyuan had brought back.
Thinking this, Chen Shuning asked, "So many? You didn't give me everything, did you?"
Gu Xinyi was delighted when this was mentioned, and said with a proud look, "No, Brother Hongyuan brought back a lot, but the most is for you. Lai Di and Chun Ni also have some, but there were too many people just now, so I couldn't give any to Chun Ni. You and Lai Di are lucky, you got to eat first."
These are all local specialties from Haishi, they taste pretty good, you should try them. Hongyuan said he'll have a friend send some more if I like them.”
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