Qin Yalan, who was looking around at the furnishings of the small house, saw her daughter return and hurriedly asked, "Where did you put all the food? Find it quickly so I can make you something to eat. It's so late, Chaoyang must be hungry."
Qin Yalan's words left Chen Shuning feeling somewhat bewildered. How long had her mother known He Chaoyang?
Why does she always talk about Chaoyang, neglecting her own daughter? I really don't know who her real child is.
However, she was too cold and hungry to protest, so she opened the cabinet without saying a word.
Resignedly, he took a basin, scooped half a basin of flour from the flour bag, and then, thinking about He Chaoyang's appetite, scooped out two more ladles before handing them to Qin Yalan.
With a mournful yet seemingly vying-for-favor expression, she said, "Mom, I want to eat your dumpling soup."
Qin Yalan understood her daughter's little scheme perfectly well. She glared at Chen Shuning with annoyance, took the basin Chen Shuning handed her, and while kneading the dough, she instructed Chen Shuning to get eggs and cabbage.
The small kitchen suddenly became lively.
Even with a simple noodle soup, it was already past 8 p.m. when the four of them finished eating dinner, which is much earlier than what people in the countryside would be sleeping at that time.
Moreover, Qin Yalan and Chen Jiandang were exhausted from traveling by train for several days, so after dinner, Chen Shuning arranged for everyone to go to bed early.
He Chaoyang couldn't possibly sleep at her place, even though Qin Yalan and Chen Jiandang were there too, it still wasn't appropriate.
The small hut where He Chaoyang usually stayed hadn't been heated for a long time and was uninhabitable. Besides, he was only staying for one night, and it was already late, so Chen Shuning didn't bother to go through the trouble of renting a house from the brigade leader.
Recently, she and Gu Xinyi have been getting along very well, so Chen Shuning went out to take a look. It just so happened that the light in the room of Gu Xinyi, who was suspected to be a transmigrator like herself, was still on.
So he decisively went over and asked, and after receiving Gu Xinyi's permission, he happily took Qin Yalan and their bedding to borrow a place to stay.
She left the room for He Chaoyang and Chen Jiandang.
When Gu Xinyi was building her house, Shen Dahe suggested that she build the house a little bigger because there was a bit more space left.
In this way, the woodshed can be built right next to the courtyard wall, and one less wall needs to be built. The final cost is about the same as building a house as big as Chen Shuning's.
Gu Xinyi had no idea about this, and when she heard that it didn't really matter how much money it would cost, she agreed.
So the kang (heated brick bed) in her room is big enough for three people to sleep comfortably without feeling cramped at all.
All three of them slept very well that night.
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