Transmigration: Flirted with My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 86 - 85: Dropping in for a Meal on the Way

Chapter 86: Chapter 85: Dropping in for a Meal on the Way

Su Yuncheng felt that there were still some questions he needed to verify with Wang Hong.

So, he had to go to Ten Miles Team.

And since he had given away his lunch, he needed to find a place to eat something.

For instance, the small cabin behind the Educated Youth Corps.

Nine-miles Team was only four or five miles away from Ten Miles Team, and Su Yuncheng rode fast on his bike, soon seeing the yellow dirt road at the entrance to the village.

He caught sight of a man coming out of the entrance, walking in his direction.

Not tall and slightly thin, the man walked with his head down, without a carrying basket on his back, hurrying along.

Su Yuncheng had seen him before, at the Educated Youth Corps, the day when the little girl was involved in a fight; he stood quite at the front.

Professional habit made him take a few more glances, then he bypassed the man, turning into the village.

When he arrived, the folks in the front yard had just finished lunch and none of them were taking a nap, all holding books to read.

Upon seeing him come in, Wang Shumei unconsciously shrank her neck, then pointed behind her: "Nianhe is in the room."

"Thank you."

Su Yuncheng pushed his bike, taking a familiar path around the eastern wall to the backyard.

He knew that Ten Miles Team was building a primary school, and why these people were seriously reading their books.

He wasn’t too worried—after all, the little girl had asked him for textbooks early in the morning; she must love studying... perhaps?

Su Yuncheng watched Lin Nianhe sleeping on a desk and couldn’t help but laugh quietly.

She rested her head on her arm, another small hand covering her ears, sound asleep.

A math book was pressed under her arm, and a fountain pen was skewed on the draft paper beside her, the writing on it sharp and imposing, contrasting with her.

Perhaps sensing someone’s presence, Lin Nianhe whimpered, propped up her head, and sat up.

She rubbed her eyes with the back of her hand, stretched on the table with both hands, and then opened her eyes to look around, eventually finding Su Yuncheng.

Su Yuncheng stood by the window, smiling softly as he watched her, and said, "Don’t sleep by the window next time, be careful of catching a cold."

"Mhm."

Lin Nianhe, just woken up, was a bit confused, obediently nodded her head, and then asked, "Why are you here?"

"I’m working on a case." Su Yuncheng explained briefly, then asked, "Got anything to eat? I gave my meal away."

He stood there, naturally asking for food as if he knew she would never refuse.

"I do, hold on a moment, I’ll make it for you."

As she said this, she was about to get up, but Su Yuncheng stopped her with a hand: "No need, I’ll do it myself."

He... wasn’t actually hungry.

He just wanted to see her.

Lin Nianhe still got up and asked him, "What would you like to eat?"

Su Yuncheng entered the room, first opened the cabinet to check, and saw there was ample food.

This reassured him, and he asked in return, "What did you have for lunch?"

"Um, I boiled a bowl of noodles," said Lin Nianhe, blatantly fibbing.

She had a serving of cold noodles for lunch; it was quite hot recently and she craved something cool.

"Any noodles left?"

"No, I ate it all."

Lin Nianhe rubbed her stomach, making it sound convincing.

Su Yuncheng was silent for a moment, then scooped up half a bowl of noodles: "Then I’ll make noodle soup dumplings."

This task, Lin Nianhe truly couldn’t do.

She watched curiously from the side, looking eager to learn.

Su Yuncheng worked efficiently, and the batter was ready in no time.

While waiting for the water to boil, he casually asked, "Have you all been studying lately?"

"Mhm," Lin Nianhe nodded, "Uncle Team Leader said that once the elementary school is built, they’re going to hire six private teachers. It will be determined by an exam."

"How’s your preparation going?" Su Yuncheng asked.

Lin Nianhe’s smile was radiant: "Of course, there’s no problem."

She was confident, especially after recently observing the studying status of a few others in the front yard, which bolstered her confidence even more.

"That’s good," Su Yuncheng fell silent for a moment, then lowered his voice, "If you need it, I can find someone to go to the commune..."

"No need," Lin Nianhe shook her head earnestly, "Really, there’s no need. I can do it."

Find someone?

If she really wanted to pull strings, wouldn’t it be better to directly ask Principal Wu?

Even if it was just for the sake of her "investor" status, Principal Wu would surely oblige. Even if her cultural knowledge was insufficient, she could still teach the children to sing.

Su Yuncheng seemed to have realized this too, and with a smile, he said, "I met Principal Wu a few days ago. She has gotten quite a bit better."

"Mhm, I also went to see her," Lin Nianhe pressed her lips together lightly with a smile, "Having motivation, she recovered faster than anyone... But speaking of which, I heard from her neighbor that Principal Wu’s illness is exacerbated by the cold, and I don’t know if she might have caught a chill again with yesterday’s rain..."

Every time it was her turn to take care of Tiechui, she would swing by the Textile Factory Family Courtyard, and six times out of ten she wouldn’t see Principal Wu. And on the rare occasions she did, Principal Wu would be in a hurry. According to neighbors, recently Principal Wu has been leaving early and returning late, with her heart fully committed to the school construction.

Lin Nianhe often missed seeing Principal Wu, but she had become quite familiar with her second sister’s neighbors.

Now, almost everyone in the Textile Factory Family Courtyard knew that Educated Youth Lin from Ten Miles Team was a good kid, polite and good at chatting...

As Su Yuncheng listened to her, the corners of his mouth involuntarily curled up.

He loved listening to her talk; her voice was soft and endearing, melting his heart.

The water boiled, and Lin Nianhe passed over four eggs: "Could you make me two sunny-side-up eggs as well?"

Su Yuncheng only took two eggs, saying, "I won’t eat."

In fact, he didn’t even want to eat her refined food. The little lady was delicate, and not in good health, she needed to be well-nourished.

Lin Nianhe didn’t argue or try to persuade him.

When the noodle soup was done, Lin Nianhe changed her mind: "Hmm, I had too much for lunch, can’t eat the eggs now. You have them."

Saying this, she picked up the small bowl with the sunny-side-up eggs she made for herself and pushed the eggs into his bowl.

Su Yuncheng: "..."

This kind of scheming, he should have easily seen through it.

But because it was her, his heart was in disarray, and he lost his basic judgment.

Lin Nianhe, smiling, returned inside, shifted the books aside, placed a rattan-woven coaster, and beckoned to him: "Come here, let’s eat."

Su Yuncheng came in with his bowl and sat down to eat.

He glanced at the well-preserved books, and the corners of his lips lifted unconsciously.

Lin Nianhe sat leaning on the edge of the heated brick bed, watching his silhouette silently waiting for him to finish eating.

Su Yuncheng ate quietly, without much noise.

He ate slowly, as if deliberately trying to prolong this moment.

But there was a limit to slowness, and after fifteen minutes, he put down his chopsticks and got up to wash the dishes.

Lin Nianhe followed him out, hands behind her back, and asked: "You didn’t come here just for a meal, did you?"

"I need to ask Director Wang about some things," Su Yuncheng stated his legitimate reason for coming.

Lin Nianhe gave a grunt of acknowledgment: "I heard from Huanhuan this morning that Aunt Wang went to the commune today; not sure if she has come back already."

Su Yuncheng’s hands paused. Was she... trying to get him to stay with her for a little while longer?

Lin Nianhe continued, "But Uncle Team Leader is around. If you can’t find Aunt Wang, you could go to the construction site at the team headquarters where they’re building houses. He’s there all the time."

Su Yuncheng: "..."