The village secretary laughed heartily, "You're such a joker, kid. It's fate that the country sent you city kids to our Xiaowang Village. And you've been so cooperative with our work, so isn't it only right that we take care of you?"
After a round of mutual compliments, the Party Secretary finally got to the point: "You all know my daughter. I don't know who she takes after, but she's more timid than a cat. Otherwise, I wouldn't have encountered such a disgusting thing."
“I can still protect her now, but how many more years can I do that? If she ends up with a family that doesn’t treat their daughter-in-law like a human being, then…”
Speaking of this, the secretary sighed deeply, "I've talked to my wife and taught her, but there hasn't been much improvement. I really like your personalities. Could you please take care of her when you have time? I don't expect her to be like you, just a little better than she is now would be great."
These days, there are very few people who would think this far for a girl. Although I haven't had any contact with Wang Xiaoling, I can tell from her statement today that there is still hope for her.
"Uncle, you're too kind, Xiaoling. You can come find us anytime, whether it's to work or go hiking together."
Wang Xiaoling was worried when she heard her parents talking about it at home, fearing that Gu An'an and Zhou Yue wouldn't want to take her with them. Only now did a smile truly appear on her childish face.
"Okay, thank you Gu Zhiqing, thank you Zhou Zhiqing."
She was aware of her shortcomings and wanted to change them, but she just couldn't find the right way.
Now that someone is willing to take her along, that would be wonderful.
After finishing their business, it was time for dinner, so the Party Secretary took his daughter home.
While the father and daughter were there, the boys had already cleaned the two roe deer, prepared the ones to eat that day, and marinated and stored the rest away.
After the meal, Gu An'an touched her slightly protruding belly with a touch of sadness. She already exercised enough every day, yet she still gained weight. It just goes to show that sometimes good food can be a burden.
Don't worry, you're not fat.
Even if you gain weight, you'll still be the most beautiful in my eyes.
While everyone else was busy with their own tasks, Xiao Yuheng quickly stepped forward to flatter and ingratiate himself.
"A man's words are deceitful."
Hearing Gu An'an's grumbling, Xiao Yuheng quickly swore, "An'an, I'm telling the truth. In my heart, you're the most beautiful."
"How do I compare to Auntie?"
Xiao Yuheng immediately realized that this aunt was his mother. After pausing for a second, he replied, "You are both equally beautiful."
Seeing his serious expression, Gu An'an really felt like teasing him. "You have to choose one?"
Having lived in a simpler era, Xiao Yuheng didn't understand what was so interesting about comparing them, but since Gu An'an had brought it up, he thought about it seriously and finally replied, "I'm not lying, in my heart you are both equally beautiful."
"Ha ha ha ha."
Having grown accustomed to Xiao Yuheng's cool and handsome demeanor, she found his current bewildered yet earnest expression more endearing. "Just kidding."
Xiao Yuheng finally smiled. He was really afraid that An'an would insist on competing with him, but he felt it was unnecessary.
Early in the morning, Xiao Yuheng brought breakfast to the door.
"An'an, let's go get the photos after we finish eating."
"You did this?"
Xiao Yuheng nodded. "How does it taste? Tell me if anything is wrong."
Gu An'an's eyes narrowed into slits as she ate. "Not bad, the millet porridge is delicious, and the meat buns are tasty too. When did you learn to cook like this?"
"My grandma taught me how to make the filling. I just learned it, so it looks a bit ugly."
It doesn't matter if it looks ugly or not, as long as it tastes good.
"It's okay, it will look better after wrapping it a couple more times."
These words struck a chord with Xiao Yuheng. Seeing Gu An'an eating big steamed buns one after another, he felt that what his grandmother said was the truth.
To win a woman's heart, you must win her stomach. Even if he returns to the army, An'an will definitely think of him. When her longing reaches a certain level, that's when he will win her heart.
Gu An'an quite liked this state of mind. "Aheng, with your outstanding qualities, won't you be very popular with girls?"
Xiao Yuheng immediately stated, "No, they don't like me."
"real?"
"Um... Even if they like me, I only like you."
Gu An'an discovered that she had actually come to enjoy listening to sweet nothings. "Looks like Deputy Regiment Commander Xiao is quite popular, huh?"
Xiao Yuheng quickly shook his head, afraid that if he was even a second too late, he would lose his girlfriend.
"By the way, my uncle took the bicycle, so I might have to ride yours today."
Gu An'an didn't mind and handed him the keys, saying, "Then take me with you."
Xiao Yuheng took the keys, and as he turned around, a smile curved his lips. "Let's go!"
When Gu An'an jumped into the car, Xiao Yuheng felt extremely happy.
At this moment, the village chief just wanted to curse. Before dawn, his eldest nephew woke him up, telling him to go to the commune and have a good talk with the secretary about the development of Xiaowang Village.
What's the point of talking about development? It's not even dawn yet!
Even if we're going to talk about development, we have to wait until the commune starts work, right? Going a little later won't make us lose anything.
But his eldest nephew seemed not to understand his refusal and insisted that he go to the commune. After asking around, it turned out that he wanted to ride a bicycle with that girl An'an.
Although he really wanted to curse, he still rode away on his bicycle.
The morning breeze is so cool!
When Gu An'an and her companion arrived at the commune, the photo studio had just opened.
"You two are here really early."
"Sir, are the photos developed yet?"
The experienced photographer, who had run the studio for decades, had seen all sorts of people. He could tell at a glance that Xiao Yuheng was the kind of young man who had just fallen in love. He nodded understandingly and said, "Alright, wait a moment, I'll go get it for you."
As they were talking, the master craftsman went into the darkroom to develop the photos, and soon came out with a stack of photos. "What do you think?"
Gu An'an thought it was really good; the simple composition captured the essence of the two people.
"The chef's skills are truly excellent."
"You two are still the best looking."
After leaving the photo studio, Xiao Yuheng said, "An'an, I want to take one solo photo and one couple photo home."
"You choose the option that comes with the money you're paying."
Xiao Yuheng was overjoyed and carefully put the two photos into the inner bag after selecting them.
"An'an, do you want to go see a movie?"
"Aheng, An'an, it's good that you're here."
Xiao Yuheng was interrupted by the village chief as soon as he finished speaking, "Uncle, what happened?"
The village chief stopped the car, still a little out of breath, clearly having rushed over. "An'an, the city food factory has come up with some weird-flavored beans, and they've been selling quite well at the supply and marketing cooperative these past few days. They'd like you to go and see if there's anything that can be improved."
"And the city textile factory has suddenly become suspicious and wants you to go and take a look at their products."
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