With the male lead, female lead, supporting male and female characters, and cannon fodder characters all present, Chen Shuning spent the entire afternoon trying to recall the plot of the original book, lest he accidentally fall into the female lead's trap one day.
She died young in her previous life, never having tasted love, had no lover, and no children. Even after transmigrating to this world, she still felt some regret.
So I must try my best to live to a ripe old age and die peacefully. Ideally, I should find a loving partner, have several beautiful and lovely children, and live a happy and harmonious life together.
Why is it that when I think about getting married and having children, the image of that soldier on the train keeps popping into my mind? Is this what they call being bewitched by good looks?
Otherwise, why would she, who only wanted to live a simple and ordinary life, keep thinking about that face that looked like it was going to cause trouble?
He slapped his face hard, forcibly banishing the person's image from his mind. When he turned back, Chen Shuning saw a face full of worry.
Recalling his actions just now, Chen Shuning blushed, a rare occurrence for him, and awkwardly explained with a smile, "Hehe, Aunt Guixiang, I didn't sleep well at noon and was a little groggy, so I patted my face to wake myself up."
Wan Guixiang noticed that the girl had been acting strangely ever since she started work that afternoon. She was often distracted and had even slapped her own face just now, which made Wan Guixiang think that the girl was sick.
Although they found these young city folks strange after hearing the explanation, they believed Chen Shuning's explanation.
At the same time, she gave up the idea of asking the squad leader for leave on her behalf. However, when working later, Chen Shuning could feel that Aunt Guihua was taking care of her intentionally or unintentionally. This made Chen Shuning feel very warm and strengthened her belief that she could get along with the squad leader's family.
When he got back from work, he instinctively thought of taking out a ready-made claypot rice from his space, heating it up, and then pretending it was his own cooking to fool Chen Shuning, just like he had done a few days before.
Just as she had closed the doors and windows and was preparing to enter the space under the pretext of changing clothes, she heard Yang Wanqiu and Gu Xinyi talking in the backyard.
Startled, Chen Shuning quickly abandoned her plan to enter the space, obediently changed into the pajamas her mother had made for her, and then resignedly opened the windows and doors to start a fire and cook.
Chen Shuning was so cautious because she remembered that Gu Xinyi in the novel was described as having big breasts but no brains, while the one in front of her looked bold and meticulous.
Moreover, in the novel, Gao Hongyuan clearly falls in love with Yang Wanqiu at first sight after going to the countryside, but at noon, Gu Hongyuan clearly seems to have fallen for Gu Xinyi.
All of this suggests that the world before her eyes seems different from the novel she was reading.
Therefore, in order to prevent any character different from those in the original book from discovering his secret, Chen Shuning decided to be extra careful in the days to come.
For at least this period of time, I can't eat strong-smelling foods anymore. Who knows, maybe one of them knows what's going on and discovers my little secret. That wouldn't be good.
Also, before the weather gets cold, she shouldn't go to sleep in the space anymore. She should sleep in the small house with the windows open like everyone else. Now that more people are living in the backyard, it would be strange if someone found her sleeping with the windows and doors closed on such a hot day.
While her mind was focused on things to be careful about, Chen Shuning's hands were also busy. She made a simple egg fried rice and ate the leftover pancakes from breakfast to make do with the meal.
However, Chen Shuning, whose appetite had been spoiled by the food in the space these past few days, found it difficult to swallow the bland fried rice.
Thinking that if he could no longer steal food from the space, he might have to go to the villagers' houses tomorrow to exchange for some vegetables or something.
Chen Shuning, who could only eat half a bowl of fried rice and could no longer eat, threw the rest of the food into her spatial storage, planning to sneak in and eat it later when everyone was asleep.
After cleaning up the dishes, Chen Shuning found the mosquito net in the luggage her mother had brought her, hung it up, and then took four peach shortbreads before going to the front yard to find Liu Shumei.
"Sister Shumei, do you have any dried mugwort? Could you lend me some? There are so many mosquitoes, I can't sleep well at night."
The countryside has many mountains and trees, so there are naturally many mosquitoes. Chen Shuning had been living in the space for the past few days and wasn't afraid, but starting today she will be sleeping outside, so she still needs to deal with the mosquitoes.
As Chen Shuning spoke, he handed the peach shortbread wrapped in oil paper to Liu Shumei: "Sister Shumei, these are peach shortbreads I bought in town a few days ago. I accidentally bought too many, so I brought you a few to try."
The pastries were quite expensive these days, so Liu Shumei didn't believe Chen Shuning's claim that he had accidentally bought too much. She quickly declined, saying, "What are you doing? Take the things back right now. It's just a few sprigs of mugwort. You can just come and get them if you need them. Why did you bring such expensive stuff? What kind of person do you take me for?"
"Oh, Sister Shumei, you've misunderstood me. Do you think I don't know what kind of person you are? Can you let me finish what I have to say?"
Seeing that the little girl was really anxious, Liu Shumei's stern face softened a bit, but her voice still carried a hint of displeasure as she said, "Then you tell me."
"It's like this, Sister Shumei. These past two days, Brother Dong has been fetching water for my room. I was thinking that if I gave him something, he wouldn't take it. But you know, I can't keep taking advantage of Brother Dong."
"I was thinking that since Brother Dong doesn't want it, it's the same if I give it to his girlfriend. So, Sister Shumei, if neither of you wants it, I'll be too ashamed to trouble Brother Dong to fetch water for me again."
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