"But it’s only been a few days," Zou Yashi felt her cousin was blinded by love, otherwise, she wouldn’t have decided to be together so impulsively. She said, "All things considered, they’ve only known each other for half a month. I think it’s too soon. They haven’t spent enough time together; who knows what kind of person he is?"
"I heard he is from Ningbei, which is not close to here. If you really get married, are you going to follow him to Ningbei?" Zou Yashi advised, "I think it’s better to think this through more thoroughly, there’s no rush."
"Yashi, we’ve just started dating, we haven’t thought about things that far ahead," Zou Yaru’s face was flushed with shyness, and her eyes contained a hint of timidity, clearly smitten by love.
Zou Yashi wondered: Could love really have such immense power?
"Nianhua, your hands are truly skilled."
Pei Yining held the bright red scarf, unable to let it go. In just three evenings, she had watched it transform from yarn into a beautiful scarf, a process that felt simply magical.
The scarf Xu Nianhua knitted looked even better than those available in the market.
"Actually, it’s very easy, you can learn it too," Xu Nianhua said, seeing how much she cherished it, feeling that the effort she had put in over the past few nights was worthwhile.
"No, touching that small, long needle, I just can’t use it."
Pei Yining felt she probably lacked the talent for it.
"Nianhua, you should teach me foreign languages instead. I feel like my foreign language skills have improved a lot with you," Pei Yining previously had particularly poor skills in foreign languages, she was fine with other subjects, but with languages, she likely had no natural talent for it, even though its importance was not as significant now, it still held her back.
Xu Nianhua would naturally not refuse. She had encountered various types of students, and Pei Yining had merely not found the right method of learning, plus she always believed she couldn’t learn foreign languages, which made it even harder for her to actually do so.
She planned to teach Pei Yining the method she had created for learning foreign languages, which could still lead to improvements if Yining studied diligently over half a semester.
"Nian’an, do you think Nianhua might lead someone astray by teaching ?" Ji Ying, looking worried, asked as she watched both of them.
Xu Nian’an glanced over and said, "Mom, don’t worry, my younger sister’s foreign language skills are better than mine, even better than what the teachers taught."
In his words, there was a sense of pride, not just him, but even at school, Nianhua’s teaching methods had significantly improved her classmates’ foreign language scores.
Since she could teach her classmates effectively, teaching Pei Yining would surely be no issue.
"Really?" Ji Ying’s face was filled with smiles as she praised, "My Nianhua is so clever."
He was clever too, wasn’t he? His performance had improved significantly. Previously his chance of getting into college was seventy percent, but now, it was a full one hundred percent!
Furthermore, his master Du Chang had even complimented his talent.
Xu Nian’an waited and waited, hoping Ji Ying would praise him, but Ji Ying turned and went into the kitchen to make something delicious.
Mapo Tofu, Meicai Kourou, cured sausage, and Stir-Fried Baby Bok Choy, Stir-Fried Rabbit—the array of dishes spread across the table was immensely appetizing.
"Aunt Ji, I am truly envious of Nianhua, being able to eat the food you make every day."
Every meal at the Xu family, Pei Yining ate two bowls of rice, the food at the Xu family was just too delicious!