Chapter 5

Sure enough, although Hu Aichun was a little unhappy, she still nagged Xie Yiping about being a nice person. She went to Tongfu Alley with Xie Huaxiang and bought a small piece of pork and some eggs. She knew that people in the countryside usually ate a lot of vegetables and vegetables, so they didn't care for these. If they served the guests from the countryside with big fish and meat, they wouldn't think that they were stingy.

In the end, Xie Huaxiang suggested that since they came from so far away, it was impossible for them to leave after just one meal. Maybe her father would be happy and ask them to stay for a few more days. They had to buy more vegetables, otherwise they would think that people in the city were stingy and would embarrass the people of City G. Hu Aichun then made up her mind and bought a duck secretly raised by a farmer in the suburbs.

The mother and daughter returned home, chatting and laughing. They saw that Xie Yiping and Shen Tingsheng had finished catching up and were playing chess on the chessboard. Xie Yiping loved chess as much as his life, but unfortunately, he wasn't good at it. When he played with his old friends outside, he was always defeated. Today, however, he seemed to be having a good time playing chess. He laughed almost every time he made a move. It seemed that Shen Tingsheng's chess skills were worse than his.

Xie Huaxiang knew that Shen Tingsheng, whom she knew in her previous life, knew how to play chess and was quite good at it. He was good enough to compete with famous chess masters, but she didn't know when he learned it. She didn't expect that he already knew how to play chess. He was just a farmer with his back facing the sky. Where did he get the time and energy to learn chess?

Hu Aichun was a little unhappy when he saw Shen Tingsheng's shabby clothes. He probably felt that it wasn't worth it to spend so much money on such a poor guest. However, when he saw the tea beside the teapot on the table, he realized that it was Xie Yiping's most precious Anxi Tieguanyin tea. It wasn't easy to get this thing. He usually didn't even bear to drink it himself. He would open the lid from time to time to smell the fragrance, but now he was making Anxi Tieguanyin tea. It was obvious how much he valued this person.

Therefore, Hu Aichun didn't dare to say anything. He greeted them politely and was about to cook.

Xie Huaxiang glanced at Hu Aichun in the kitchen. Her eyes twitched a little. In fact, she really wanted to go in and say, "Let me do it."

It wasn't because she felt sorry for Hu Aichun's hard work, but because … her mother's cooking was really not good. She could only cook food that was edible. She didn't even need to think about cooking food that looked, smelled, and looked good.

Xie Huaxiang grew up eating such food. At first, she didn't think much of it until she met Shen Tingsheng. He was very particular about eating. Not only did he know how to eat, but he would also cook for her. It was only then that Xie Huaxiang realized that enjoying good food and filling one's stomach were two completely different concepts. Slowly, she became picky and didn't like ordinary food.

In order to satisfy her growing appetite for good food, she began to learn how to cook diligently. Once she started learning, she was like a fish in water. It was only then that she realized that she was also very talented in cooking. When Shen Tingsheng saw that she really liked cooking, he took her to visit many famous teachers. She learned a lot from them, which laid a solid foundation for her to build her own food empire in the future.

As the saying went, "Even water, after having sailed the vast ocean, is difficult for water." Xie Huaxiang, who had seen the world's best food, let her eat the tasteless food made by Hu Aichun again. For these rare ingredients at this time, it was really a waste of God's gifts.

However, in the eyes of her parents, she was still a spoiled girl who didn't do any household chores. She couldn't even boil water, let alone cook. If she suddenly ran up and asked her to cook at this time, her parents would definitely think that she had a fever and was talking nonsense.

She could only let Hu Aichun do what he wanted.

However, although Hu Aichun's culinary skills weren't very good, his hands and feet were still very nimble. In a short while, he finished cooking the dishes and served them hot on the table. There was steamed chicken with winter mushrooms, pan-fried ribbonfish, stir-fried meat slices with green peppers, steamed pumpkin, and stewed a winter melon and soybean duck soup. He couldn't bear to stew the whole duck meat. He picked out the good meat and stewed only the skeleton. The remaining raw duck meat was placed on a plate and placed in a water tank. He planned to cook it for his daughter after that person left at night.

These days, everyone didn't have much oil in their stomachs. When the fragrance of the meat wafted out, it aroused the gluttonous worms in their stomachs and made them feel hungry.

Xie Huaxiang hurriedly helped to set the table and called her father and Shen Tingsheng over to eat. Shen Tingsheng looked at the table full of meat dishes and was touched. It could be said that since he was young, even during the New Year, he had never tasted so many good dishes in front of him. However, he didn't say anything and didn't politely refuse.

There was no need to express his gratitude. He would remember this kindness in his heart and would do his best to repay it in the future.

Now that he had grown up and had some strength, he was no longer the child who couldn't fight back and was bullied by others. After years of hard work, he had grown taller and stronger. He was becoming more and more like a real farmer. He always felt that there was a vigorous force in him that was eager to find a way out. Shen Tingsheng felt that he definitely had the ability to let the people he cared about eat their fill and live a good life.

Everyone sat down happily and was about to eat when they suddenly heard a loud bang from outside the door.

There was a loud noise, and the four people in the room turned their heads to the door in unison. They saw the small "Flying Pigeon" women's bicycle parked outside the Xie family's door fall to the ground. Tang Guiying was angrily retracting her foot. There was no need to ask, she must have kicked it.

This "Flying Pigeon" was Xie Huaxiang's treasure. In this day and age, buying a bicycle would cost more than 100 yuan. Her parents' monthly salary was not bad, only about 30 yuan. This bicycle cost two people's salaries and two months of not eating and drinking to save up. Moreover, they had to find a way to get a bicycle ticket!

In fact, they lived in the courtyard of the textile factory's staff dormitory. Xie Yiping and Hu Aichun only needed to walk a few minutes to get to work. The nearby living facilities were very convenient. Basically, they didn't need to go too far to meet their daily needs. Their family didn't need to buy a bicycle. The reason why they bought this "Flying Pigeon" was because they saw that other families had bicycles, and they didn't want their own children to suffer. Therefore, they bought this "Flying Pigeon" for Xie Huaxiang to play with. When she went out to play with her friends, they were also people who had bicycles.

After buying this bicycle, Xie Huaxiang didn't ride it many times. Instead, she diligently wiped and oiled it every day. It was as if she was raising a child. Now that it was kicked away, one could imagine how distressed and angry Xie Huaxiang was.

Xie Huaxiang stood up abruptly and walked out aggressively. "Tang Guiying, what's wrong with you?!" She didn't have time to look at Xie Huaxiang. She first went to help her "Flying Pigeon" with heartache.

Unexpectedly, Tang Guiying was even angrier than her. She raised her hand and slapped Xie Huaxiang. Just as her slap was about to hit Xie Huaxiang's face, a dark and rough hand suddenly grabbed her wrist and pushed her back forcefully.

Tang Guiying took a few steps back, but she still couldn't get rid of the force that pushed her back. In the end, she sat on the ground with a plop.

She didn't realize what was going on for a moment. She supported herself with both hands on the ground and looked around blankly for a while. Then, she suddenly realized what was going on and burst into tears. As she cried, she scolded, "Someone hit me! That bastard from the countryside hit me!"

Shen Tingsheng didn't expect this woman to be a blow-up tiger. She looked scary, but in fact, she was vulnerable. He just gave her a gentle push, but who knew she would fall down!

He was a little flustered and wanted to help Tang Guiying up. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to …"

"Don't worry about her!"

Xie Huaxiang said sternly. "She provoked us for no reason in the first place. Now, we're letting her off easy. Let's go. Let's let her embarrass herself here!"

As she spoke, she pushed her beloved bicycle and was about to go inside. Fortunately, she had checked the bicycle and found no damage. Otherwise, she wouldn't let her off so easily.

Shen Tingsheng quickly retracted his hand and looked at Tang Guiying with a complicated gaze. He had thought that the girls in the city were like Xie Huaxiang, all very civilized and polite. Who would have thought that they would make such a scene? Nowadays, the young girls in the countryside would not do such a thing. Only women who were willing to throw away their pride would do such a shameless thing. He did not expect that this young girl in the city would actually do such a thing and cry and make a scene.

He couldn't afford to offend such a person, so he could only hide.

However, this person wasn't good-looking to begin with. When she made a scene with snot and tears, she looked really ugly.

On the other hand, Hu Aichun was a little worried. "It won't be good if Old Tang finds out about this!"

After all, Tang Guiying's father was the deputy factory director. He was also the deputy factory director in charge of human resources. Lao Xie's family was counting on Vice-director Tang to help recruit Xie Huaxiang into the textile factory.

Xie Huaxiang knew what Hu Aichun was worried about, but she still pushed the two elders into the factory. "We are legitimate state employees. No matter how powerful Vice-director Tang is, she can't do anything to us. There's no need to be afraid of her."

In her previous life, Xie Huaxiang was blinded by a single leaf. She really thought that the Tang family was sincerely helping her to recruit workers. Later, she found out that the textile factory already had a quota of workers. Moreover, her qualifications completely met the recruitment requirements. She was also the daughter of an employee, so she had the priority to enter the factory. According to the normal procedures, she could enter the factory very smoothly.