Xu Yin looked at the word "we" sent by Lu Yunzhou and chose to remain silent and not to talk about it. She was determined not to seek friendship with her fellow villagers at this time.

Out of class 9, they were the only three who passed the exam in the capital, so what?

 She is not unfamiliar with the capital, so she doesn’t want to hang out with her classmates.

Even if we are in a group, there will still be Comrade Xiao Jin.

But she didn't say anything, but Gong Xi said: "Xu Yin, when are you leaving in August?" I might leave early too, why don’t we come together? ]

 Xu Yin: “…”

You have a male protagonist, so why didn’t you date the male protagonist and instead date a little cannon fodder like your sister?

Sister is busy, don’t cue!

 Fortunately, Qiao Manxing answered: "Xixi, why don't you attend my birthday before leaving? My birthday is on the 25th."

With that said, everyone turned the topic to Qiao Manxing’s birthday party.

The eighteenth birthday is usually held together with the college entrance banquet, and Qiao Manxing is no exception. He invites many classmates and makes an appointment to have dinner first and then sing karaoke. Anyway, on the first night of adulthood, there is no way to do it. It's not possible to pass through the night.

Xu Yin rubbed her chin, wondering if she should also hold a more lively birthday party for Comrade Xiaojin?

She has to go back to the countryside to celebrate her birthday, and Xu’s father and mother also want to go to the mountain to pay homage to their ancestors and tell their ancestors that their daughter has been admitted to college and ranks among the top 985 in the country. From now on, the Xu family has become a family with a college student!

 Hence, I have been preparing dry food ingredients in the past few days. As for chickens, ducks, fish, shrimps, local pork, etc., you can buy them better in the countryside than in the city, so it is not too late to buy them when you get there.

But if Jiang Youjin’s birthday is the same as the date on the ID card, then it happens to be the day before they leave for the capital.

If she hadn't arranged it for him, his eighteenth birthday would have slipped away while packing his luggage and recharging his energy.

 Xu Yin took out her mobile phone, found Chen Yan's contact number, and contacted him.

 …

 It’s mid-August in the blink of an eye.

While sorting out the dry goods such as mushrooms and fungus given by relatives in her hometown, Xu's mother said to her daughter: "Yinyin, you really can't cook by yourself in the dormitory? The mountain goods your eldest lady gave are quite good, how about mom pack them for you?" You can take a pack with you, just in case you can cook it and you can cook it anytime you want."

  Xu Yin watched the videos and photos sent by Jiang Zuoyu from the birthday party decoration scene in a small group with only her, Chen Yan, and Jiang Zuoyu. After hearing this, she said: "Mom, the use of induction cookers and open flames is prohibited in the dormitory, mainly because of the fear of catching fire."

Xu's mother said regretfully: "Then I'll have to wait until you come back from vacation to cook it for you. I asked your eldest lady to order two native chickens she raised. When she goes back to visit the tomb in the winter solstice, she will ask the villagers to buy some chestnuts from the mountains. I’ll cook chestnut and mushroom stewed chicken for you.”

"Um."

However, Xu’s mother’s words reminded her that if she wanted to open a small kitchen for herself and Comrade Xiaojin, there seemed to be no room.

How about renting a small two-bedroom apartment in a residential building between Huada and Huanong? Can you have a place to cook on the weekends?

But I’ll wait until I get to the capital to see this. For now, let’s celebrate Comrade Xiaojin’s birthday.

“Sister Yinyin, what do you think of our arrangement?”

 There is a report from the front claiming credit from Jiang Zuoyu.

"It's okay! I'll leave the scene to you two. I'll make a cake. See you later!"

 Putting away her phone, Xu Yin went to the kitchen to butter the cake she baked last night.

Xu's mother knew that she was going to celebrate Jiang Youjin's birthday in the evening, so she raised her voice and said, "Why don't you eat cake on your birthday? Your dad stewed some pig's feet last night. Cut them up and take them with you later!"

"good."

“Do you want to eat the plums that your grandpa grew? They are quite sweet and have a lot of water, but they look a bit ugly. On the ground next to the refrigerator, you can pick some better-looking ones to wash and eat.”

"good."

 “You have to get up early to catch the plane tomorrow, and don’t play too late at night.”

“I know.” At four-thirty in the afternoon, Jiang Youjin just hung the washed and dried curtains back to the window and took a look at the small third bedroom that he had cleaned like a new home.

Tomorrow, he will go to the capital to study. His younger brother will go with him to play for a few days. After returning, he will move to the Xu family to stay. In the next year, the brothers won't be home much.

He found a dust cover and covered some furniture and electrical appliances that were rarely used.

 After finishing my work, I sat quietly in my parents’ room, staring at the last photo of them in a daze.

 The phone rang.

 At first glance, it was his brother calling.

“Brother, come on, come on! Come to the rescue! I was stopped by Brother Ming! Ming, Brother Ming, don’t come closer. My brother will be here soon. If you have anything to say...”

 “Where are you? Send me your location!”

Jiang Youjin listened to what was happening on the other end of the phone and immediately got up and went out.

Keep reminding my brother: "Do you need to call the police? Don't hang up your phone..."

On the other end of the phone, Jiang Zuoyu turned on the amplifier and glanced awkwardly at Brother Ming opposite him.

 Brother Ming laughed angrily: "You are using me as a ready-made tool? Ha!"

“Brother Ming, don’t be angry. This is not what my sister Yin ordered. She wanted to celebrate my brother’s eighteenth birthday as a surprise. If I didn’t make it up like this, my brother wouldn’t come here.”

Hearing that it was Xu Yin's idea, Brother Ming was discouraged and waved his hands feebly. Suddenly he thought of something and looked around nervously: "Is she here too?"

“Yeah. I told you that I would celebrate my brother’s birthday, so of course she will be here.”

 Brother Ming instantly stood up straight.

 There is nothing I can do, I am afraid of being beaten by Xu Yin.

 He actually came out of the detention center half a month ago, and the first time he came out, he wanted to take revenge on Jiang Zuoyu.

Damn it, if it weren't for this kid, how could he have stayed in there for so long?

Of course, when it comes to revenge, the person you should seek revenge on most is that little girl.

But who said he couldn't beat her? He could only vent his anger to Jiang Zuoyu.

Turns out this kid was too naughty, so he ran away when he saw him, provoking him while running, leading him to the gate of the community, where he met Xu Yin who came to Jiang Youjin to read in the library.

Well, that **** beat him up again. She also said that if she comes to cause trouble for the Jiang brothers in the future, she doesn’t mind going directly to his house and beating him in front of his mother.

Don't look at him being a fool outside and not learning well, but he is filial at home, because he has no father since he was a child, so he relies on his mother to raise him with **** and urine. He can obviously find a good family and remarry, so in order to prevent him from suffering and being wronged, I have been a widow for twenty years, and now I am looking forward to him marrying a wife and having a baby. If I know that he is messing around like this outside, I will be angry to death.

After that, Brother Ming never came to cause trouble. It just so happened that he was out of the detention center with nothing to do and found a job as a delivery boy in a wholesale market. If he wasn't delivering food to the KTV kitchen, he didn't want to meet Jiang Zuoyu. Forced to act as a tool.

“Well, Brother Ming, my brother will be here soon, and I need you to perform a show. You can carry me in by the collar and lead my brother to the box.”

“…” Brother Ming squinted at him, “I won’t beat you because it’s for her sake, but don’t think I’m easy to mess with…”

 “Brother Ming.”

 Xu Yin's voice came from the door of the lobby.

 Brother Ming froze instantly. (End of chapter)