"Yinyion, last week, my mom brought me to talk about marriage. I heard the matchmaker say …" Tao Laidi looked at her cousin's watery eyes and felt the need to tell her this. Yinyion trusted her so much, so this was the only thing she could do to help her.

"The matchmaker let it slip. I heard her say that Cuixiang was also asking her to help talk about marriage. The marriage partner is … the educated youth on the team, Ning Lang."

Tao Yin was a little surprised that Tao Laidi would tell her this. She didn't want to get involved between He Cuixiang and Ning Lang, but she still accepted her cousin's kindness.

She smiled at Tao Laidi.

"I understand. Thank you, Big Sis."

Tao Yin didn't look for He Cuixiang, but the other party came knocking on her door.

Today was different from the past. Tao Yin's attitude towards her wasn't as warm as before. This made He Cuixiang a little uncomfortable. She sat on the stool and rubbed her palms. Finally, she couldn't help but speak up.

"Tao Yin, I heard that your older sister's marriage has been decided?"

"Yes, we'll get married after the New Year."

This wasn't a secret, so Tao Yin didn't have to hide it from her. She was just curious. Shouldn't He Cuixiang be dating Ning Lang right now? Why would she have the time to look for her?

He Cuixiang glanced at Tao Yin a few times and sighed. "We're not young anymore. My mom wants to talk about marriage with me now. Tao Yin, you're so lucky. You're busy studying now, so your family won't rush you."

"But when do you plan to talk about marriage?

Do you have a plan in mind? "

Tao Yin's expression was calm. She didn't have the shyness of a girl at all. "My mom will make the decision for this kind of thing. It's too early to talk about it now."

He Cuixiang quickly said, "Then what about Miss Ning?"

"You really want me to be with Ning Lang?" Tao Yin looked at her with a smile.

He Cuixiang stammered for a long time before she managed to squeeze out a sentence.

"We are good sisters. Of course, I want you to be happy."

Was that why she still tried to seduce Ning Lang even though she knew that her best friend liked him?

Tao Yin couldn't understand He Cuixiang's definition of sisters.

He Cuixiang didn't get the answer he wanted to ask after a long time. It was getting late and she should go back to cook. She stood up from the stool and was about to leave when Tao Yin suddenly spoke from behind her.

"I heard that you're talking about marriage with Ning Lang?"

From Tao Yin's angle, he could only see that He Cuixiang's back suddenly stiffened, and then she slowly turned around to look at him.

He Cuixiang looked into Tao Yin's eyes and hurriedly waved her hands to defend herself. She looked nervous: "Tao Yin, don't listen to other people's nonsense. It's all just rumors."

"You mean that you're not talking about marriage with Ning Lang?"

He Cuixiang probably guessed where Tao Yin got the news from. She opened her mouth to defend herself: "It's all my mom's idea."

"I don't care who set you up. I just want to ask you two questions." Tao Yin looked directly into He Cuixiang's panicked eyes.

"Why didn't you tell me?"

He Cuixiang was silent for a while, and then she lowered her voice: "I was afraid that you would be angry if you knew."

"Afraid that I would be angry?

Angry about what?

Angry that you didn't tell me about marriage, or angry that you didn't tell me that you liked Ning Lang? "

"I didn't. It's not like that!

He Cuixiang loudly refuted. "

"Nothing. You didn't talk about marriage, or you didn't like Ning Lang?"

Tao Yin's pressuring made He Cuixiang feel extremely embarrassed. It was as if her cover had been torn off. She felt ashamed under Tao Yin's calm gaze.

"I do like Ning Lang. I've liked him since he came here."

"Then why didn't you tell me? I remember asking you this question, but you didn't admit it."

He Cuixiang lowered her head: "Because we're good sisters."

Hearing this, Tao Yin didn't get angry. Instead, she laughed. She looked at He Cuixiang, who she had played with since she was a child, and her eyes showed incomparable disappointment.

"We're good sisters, so you were dating Ning Lang behind my back, right? You went to talk about marriage behind my back.

Cuixiang, what kind of person do you think I am? If you had just told me that you liked Ning Lang, would I have stolen the man that my good friend likes? "

"But you didn't want to offend either side, so you kept everything a secret. You didn't even say a word to me!"

He Cuixiang lowered her head. Her throat was choked with sobs, as if she had suffered a great blow. She reached out to wipe her tears.

"I, I'm going back first. Tao Yin, I really think of you as a good sister." After saying this, she hurriedly left.

Tao Yin didn't have the time to figure out He Cuixiang's thoughts. Taking advantage of the fact that there was still some time before lunch, she carried the basket and rushed to the sweet potato field at home.

Recently, she had fallen in love with the sport of plucking sweet potatoes. After cooking several meals, she was almost certain that her previous guess was correct. Her cooking skills had improved a lot. No matter what food she cooked, it would definitely taste better than ordinary people. Li Lan even joked that she could go to the city to be a cook in the future if she couldn't get into university.

Tao Yin thought that this might be an auxiliary skill given to her by God.

Anyway, in the real world, the food she cooked tasted average. Usually, she relied on Lu Xing's cooking skills.

When she arrived at the field, only Aunt Li was plucking sweet potatoes by herself. When she saw Tao Yin, she simply greeted her and continued with her work.

After about twenty minutes, a young man wearing an old black coat came over from the other side of the field. He hurriedly ran over.

Tao Yin only looked over when she heard someone call her name.

Ning Lang stood on the field ridge and looked down at her. He was wearing a loose black coat and his body was thin and weak.

Thinking about it, although He Cuixiang would give Ning Lang anything good, she didn't have a good life. The only things she could give were coarse grains like sweet potatoes. She couldn't even eat eggs, so Ning Lang shouldn't even think about it.

Tao Yin suddenly thought of Lu Xing. She didn't know how he was eating recently. She could cook a few dishes and send them to him one day. She could open his eyes and let him have a taste of her current cooking skills.

"What's the matter?" Tao Yin glanced at him. She still didn't stop working.

Her reaction was beyond Ning Lang's expectations. In fact, during this period of time, Tao Yin's behavior was very different from before. She didn't stick to him anymore. This made Ning Lang a little scared. Especially after the matchmaker came to talk about him and He Cuixiang's marriage, Tao Yin didn't come looking for him. This made him even more uneasy.

"Can we talk?" Ning Lang asked.

Tao Yin put down the sweet potato vines in her hand and walked to the edge of the field. She was about a meter away from Ming Lang. "What's the matter? Tell me."

Ning Lang's face stiffened. He tried hard to squeeze out a smile at Tao Yin. "Let's change places. How about we go to the forest behind us?"

Tao Yin shook her head. "You and I are a man and a woman. It's inconvenient. If you have something to say, say it here. Don't misunderstand."

Her words enlightened Ning Lang. He suddenly realized something and hurriedly asked, "Are you angry after hearing about He Cuixiang?"

Tao Yin was in a hurry to finish harvesting the sweet potatoes and go home to cook. She didn't have time to laugh at Ning Lang's big face. Therefore, she just said lightly, "Why would I be angry?"

"If there's nothing else, I'll leave first. I still have work to do."

Tao Yin's cold reaction in Ning Lang's eyes turned into pretentious jealousy. For a moment, Ning Lang felt a little uncomfortable.

In the past, he was the one who ignored Tao Yin and tried to lure her. Now, it was her turn to reject him. This kind of feeling was like suffering a loss in silence.

But now was a critical period. The country had approved the return of educated youths to the city, and the team could apply for it. He knew that Tao Yin's uncle was the team leader. He would definitely be able to get a place to return to the city for him. Therefore, he had to build a good relationship with Tao Yin in order to get her uncle's help.

Ning Lang subconsciously held Tao Yin's hand.

"Let go."

The two extremely cold words, wrapped in a bone-chilling wind, rushed to Ning Lang's ears, making him suddenly shiver. He subconsciously looked in the direction of the voice.

Lu Xing walked over quickly. His legs were slender and strong. There was no sign of a broken leg. Ning Lang stared at his legs and trembled in shock.

"Your, your leg …"

Lu Xing looked coldly at the hand that held Tao Yin and repeated.