In the kitchen, An Xuyuan was cooking a pot of millet porridge and roasting several sweet potatoes.
Hearing a series of footsteps, he thought the one coming was the male educated youth and said, "The meal will be ready in a moment. After eating, we will go dig out your belongings."
"Brother An, what are you doing?" Zhang Yulan asked.
When he heard her voice, An Xuyuan turned and asked with delight, "Yulan, why did you come? The weather is cold, you shouldn’t come out if nothing is important. What if you catch a cold?"
Zhang Yulan placed the bamboo basket on the kitchen table and said, "I heard about the matter regarding the educated youth’s house from my brother and came to check on you.
"I know you will definitely go help them even if I told you not to. Since I can’t stop you, I can only brew some chicken ginger soup for you to repel the cold."
As she said this, she took out a thermos flask from the basket. This thermos flask was bought by An Xuyuan and given to her. Besides the chicken soup, she also prepared scallion pancakes for him so he could eat them when he felt hungry.
Seeing this, An Xuyuan smiled and said, "Yulan, it has been hard on you."
"It’s nothing. I only have to make more when cooking for my family," Zhang Yulan replied with a smile.
Fifteen minutes later, the breakfast was ready and the two of them carried it to the living room. At this moment, the educated youths had woken up and were gathering in the living room, discussing the previous night’s matter.
The moment they saw An Xuyuan and Zhang Yulan coming, they quickly helped carry the pot and bamboo baskets.
One of the educated youths took the tray from Zhang Yulan’s hands and said, "Comrade, let me do it." fre(e)webnove.l.c.om
As he said this, he glanced at her bashfully. The moment he turned around, he met An Xuyuan’s icy gaze. Before he could say anything, Zhang Yulan said, "Brother An, I will take my leave now. Remember not to carry heavy things. Your injury hasn’t fully recovered."
When he heard this, An Xuyuan walked over to her, helped her tidy up her woolen hat, and said, "I will walk you back."
"No need. You should have your breakfast. I can go back by myself," Zhang Yulan replied and held his hand.
Feeling the gentle squeeze on his hand, An Xuyuan nodded and said, "I will visit you when I’m done with my work."
"Okay."
After the brief conversation, everyone understood that the two of them were in a relationship. The male educated youth who had intended to pursue her suddenly wilted like a frozen eggplant. He no longer had the appetite, even when facing a warm meal.
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