Educated Youth in the Countryside: She is the Village's Embroidery Queen!-Chapter 248: A Lifelong Matter

Wang Nan was left speechless by her focus on the wrong point. Seeing her sincere face asking for advice, Wang Nan couldn’t hold back his collapsing emotions and growled, "That’s not the point."

Worried she might say something unreliable again, Wang Nan didn’t give her a chance to speak and started talking himself.

"The point is he crouched by the toilet and scared me during the night. Then he pulled me aside on a quiet night, crouching by the toilet while whining as the cold wind blew."

Her expression was so fierce that she seemed about to eat someone. Yi Chichi shrank back a little and gently advised, "Nannan, take it easy. If you’re really upset and want to hit someone, go back to the Youth Corps Courtyard and hit Old Bai, not me."

Upon hearing this, Yi Chichi saw Wang Nan’s expression freeze.

Then Wang Nan, like a deflated balloon, wiped her face with resignation, "I’m very calm now."

Calm was good, calm meant they could continue.

"What happened next?"

Wang Nan took a big gulp of brown sugar water, and the sweetness improved her mood significantly.

"I was worried he might suddenly think life was hopeless and seek death, so I spoke some comforting words without thinking."

As she said this, she was so frustrated she wanted to slap herself. Yi Chichi seeing her this way knew her attempt at comforting had gone awry.

Sure enough, when asked, Wang Nan instantly became like a withered eggplant and said, "He said life was meaningless, living was meaningless, and I comforted him by saying life is long and with good effort, the future has limitless possibilities... He said he had no family, and I quickly told him it’s easy to have a family, just find a partner, get married, make a family with kids, it’s better than anything..."

Yi Chichi understood, "Old Bai is moved and has set his eyes on you."

Wang Nan’s mouth twitched slightly, "He didn’t say it then; it was only yesterday that he asked if I’d like to be in a relationship with him."

"What’s your thought on that?"

Wang Nan went silent, leaning against the wall, her gaze became empty as she stared at the embroidery frame in front of Yi Chichi.

Yi Chichi noticed this and didn’t disturb her, instead she untied the bundle to look at the shoes Wang Nan brought.

There were a total of eight pairs of shoes, four men’s pairs were for Wen Shi, with sturdy stitched thousand-layer soles and a white edge, and the uppers were black corduroy.

The remaining four were women’s shoes, two pairs in her size and two pairs in Wen’s mother’s size.

Like the men’s style, all were of black corduroy, the only difference being the women’s were not wide-mouthed but made with a buckle-like strap.

Yi Chichi put on a pair and walked around on the ground, they fit well, were comfortable, and the foot feel was top-notch, truly worthy of the hand-stitched thousand-layer sole.

Right now the soles are still a bit stiff, once worn in they’ll be even more comfortable.

She bent over to take off the shoes and put them aside, planning to wear them in spring; in the dead of winter, they weren’t suitable as her feet would freeze, whereas Wen Shi’s shoes could be sent to him.

Just after the shoes were set aside, Wang Nan came back to her senses.

She asked, "Chichi, do you think Old Bai is suitable for living with day-to-day?"

She looked at Yi Chichi, her serious expression tinged with some confusion.

Yi Chichi paused because this question was difficult to answer.

Matters of the heart really aren’t suitable for outsiders to meddle with, especially those concerning lifelong happiness.

If things go well, then all is well and good.

If things don’t go well, reasonable people may feel uncomfortable internally but won’t say it out loud, and will continue to digest negative emotions and maintain friendships.

As for unreasonable people, they might blame marital dissatisfaction on their friends and say things like ’if not for you, I wouldn’t have ended up like this (miserable)...’

In short, regardless of whether things go well or not, Yi Chichi can’t give any clear suggestions or opinions to avoid ending up in a thankless situation.

So, after a bit of pondering, she straightforwardly said, "Don’t ask me, you need to consider your own true feelings."

Wang Nan furrowed her brow, "I think he’s not bad, but that’s from the perspective of a fellow Youth Corps member; I can’t say about being a partner or husband."

"Then think about it seriously."

Yi Chichi calmly said, "Once you have a clear understanding, then you can respond to Old Bai, there’s no rush, since this is a lifetime matter."

"It’s worth considering carefully."

She murmured as she stood up, "I’ll be going back now, I’ll come play with you next time."

"Okay."

Yi Chichi got up to see her off, and when she disappeared into the wind and snow, she returned inside, only to hear Wen’s mother’s voice from the kitchen, "Chichi, come here."

"Coming."

She ran to the kitchen, and was immediately greeted by the aroma of meat, making her sniff like a little puppy, "Smells delicious."

Wen’s mother laughed, "Smells good but you can’t eat it yet."

It had just been placed in the pot for a few minutes, and it was far from done cooking.

"I’m about to cook the meal, is Mr. Wang staying for dinner?"

Yi Chichi understood immediately; this was asking her whether she needed to cook for Wang Nan.

"No need, she’s already gone."

Wen’s mother paused for a moment, she left already?

She let out an "Oh," and said, "Well, you go put on your big cotton coat, call your grandpa and the others to come for dinner, I’ll cook for them." 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"All of them?"

"Yes."

If inviting someone for dinner, you naturally can’t just call the one family member.

If calling people, then call everyone.

Yi Chichi nodded, "Alright Mom, I’ll go now."

However, the elderly refused to come, providing a valid reason.

"We’ll eat ourselves, dining at the Wen’s doesn’t feel comfortable."

Furthermore, "Being seen wouldn’t be good either."

While others might not be a concern, Xue Jiahuan was an unstable factor.

To be safe, it’s better they eat themselves.

"Hurry back."

The old man shooed away like swatting a fly, and the understanding Yi Chichi didn’t press further, "Don’t cook, I’ll send food over later."

When she left, Wen’s mother had already put in the rice, including the portion for the old man and others; if not sent over, with the appetite of her mother-in-law and Qin Jiu, they’d be eating leftovers for several days before they could finish it.

"It’s already done?"

Old Mrs. Song looked up, Yi Chichi nodded in acknowledgment.

The old folks wanted to speak but hesitated; the Wen family worked really fast.

Having nothing to say, they could only instruct, "Xiao Ye, go get that saved money and give it to Chichi."

"Alright."

The only young person, Ye Yuntang, dashed away from the table and quickly returned, appearing in front of Yi Chichi, "Take it."

She didn’t stand on ceremony, reaching out to take and count the money, five yuan and thirty-two cents.

She couldn’t help but sigh, "Grandpa, you all are really poor."

"Yes, poor."

They hadn’t been this poor for years.

"Even being poor, you’ve got to bear it, anyway, this is all there is, take it and spend it."

"Alright."

She stuffed the money into her pocket, then donned her hat and scarf, "Remember, don’t cook, I’ll deliver later."

"Alright."

Thus, Yi Chichi ran back home, learning that the old folks opted to avoid trouble and wouldn’t come over, Wen’s mother sighed, "Then later bring the food over."

She nodded, "I’ll go find Qin Jiu first."

She didn’t want the kid to forget to come home while playing.