Age: My Small World

"Are you really hoping I'll leave soon?"

Yu Li couldn't help but roll her eyes at him.

"And I haven't even had a sip of water or a meal since I arrived. Is this how you treat your guests?!"

She continued to chuckle with her arms crossed.

Yang Jun patted his head: "I really forgot. Wait a minute, I'll make you a bowl of noodles."

While he was cooking, Yu Li took the opportunity to explore the house thoroughly. After all, she had always wanted to visit Yang Jun's house, but she had never had the chance.

Right now, I'm fulfilling the ideas I had in high school.

By the time Yang Jun finished cooking a bowl of noodles, the moon had already risen high in the sky. The silvery moonlight, combined with the lamplight and the reflection of snowflakes, made the windows appear orange and silvery, giving this winter a new feel.

Yu Li slowly ate her noodles, seemingly genuinely wanting something to eat.

She smoothed her bangs before tasting the noodles, and then nodded in agreement.

"Mmm, these noodles are delicious."

This isn't praise, it's genuine admiration.

Yu Li hadn't expected that Yang Jun would make such a delicious bowl of noodles.

She naturally didn't know that Yang Jun had used cheating methods; after adding spiritual water, the flavor became much stronger.

"Eat more if you like it, there's more in the pot."

"Aren't you going to eat with us?" Yu Li asked in surprise.

"I ate at my sister's house in the county town."

"No wonder I waited for you for so long and didn't see you. I should have gone to the city to check it out."

Yang Jun just smiled.

After they finished eating, Yu Li chatted with him about life at university.

Unlike Yang Jun's life, which was constantly on the verge of disappearing, Yu Li's university life was quite simple and unpretentious. She spent every day studying, except for regularly participating in rural outings.

In her opinion, she is less capable than her classmates, so she needs to work harder to keep up with them.

"When I was working in the countryside, I was thinking, if only I could happen to run into you guys someday."

She was really overthinking it. Most of the time, the goal of going to the countryside was the villages around the university city, and it wouldn't suddenly go to a very far place, which is quite different from the educated youth going to the countryside.

Therefore, Yu Li only worked in the countryside around the provincial capital and did not go to any further places, let alone the capital.

After chatting for a while, Yang Jun offered, "It's getting late, why don't I take you home so your grandfather and the others won't worry?"

Yu Li rolled her eyes at him: "Do you think I would stay away from my grandfather this late without telling him?"

"Don't worry, I already told Grandpa before I left."

"It's so late anyway, why don't I stay here for the night? There's no one home at your place, so you shouldn't need my bed, right?"

Having said all that, how could Yang Jun possibly push the person away?

He could only nod and say, "Alright, I'll tidy up my second sister's room, and you can stay there for the night."

If people found out that a man and a woman were alone together in a room, it would have a huge impact on Li, an unmarried girl. But since she was already in this situation, Yang Jun couldn't just keep telling her to leave.

Soon, Yang Yumei's bed was made.

"You can stay here tonight and get some rest."

After saying that, Yang Jun was about to go back to his room.

Yu Li said, "It's so early. I'd like to hear more about your experiences in the capital. Please continue."

"Sigh..." Yang Jun shook his head helplessly, but could only continue talking.

It wasn't until late at night, when Yu Li could no longer hold on and was nodding, that he finally found an opportunity to go back.

Silent all night.

Although Yu Li went to bed late, she got up very early.

At this moment, Yang Jun had already gotten up and started exercising, doing so day after day for ten years, which is how he was able to learn and apply all kinds of martial arts.

"Yang Jun, you're still practicing martial arts? Your perseverance is truly amazing."

She remembered that Yang Jun had already been practicing martial arts when she was in high school, and she didn't expect him to still be doing so now. It was as if she had returned to that youthful day.

"Hehe, you're up so early? Did you sleep well?"

"That's fine, thank you for your help."

"It's nothing. I happen to be free today. Let's go see Grandpa Yu together later."

"Okay."

About an hour later, the two had breakfast together and then set off for Dongwang Village.

On the way, Yang Jun also asked Yu Li about her high school. According to her, since she started working, she has hardly taught any classes and most of the time she is on vacation.

"I don't know when classes will be able to resume normally. I'm getting rusty as a teacher."

Yu Li was prepared to make a big splash, but the reality after starting work was far from what she expected. She ended up spending most of her time reading in the office.

"That's good too. You can take this opportunity to enrich yourself and give the students a shock later."

"Hehe, that's you. If you could be a teacher, that would be even more amazing. Back then, you led a few of us to get into university together."

Speaking of which, she should be the dumbest among the study group members, while Xiaoyuer got into a university in Beijing.

You know, it was supposed to be Cheng Xiaoyu who was holding us back, but who would have thought that she would be so audacious as to apply to a school in Beijing and then be lucky enough to be admitted? You could say that life is unpredictable. Anyway, Yu Li was quite envious of her.

"I'm not cut out to be a teacher. I'm a pretty lazy person. I might even fall asleep more than the students during class, and we might end up having to do self-study for the whole period."

Upon hearing this, Yu Li suddenly laughed: "How could that be?"

Of course she knew he was joking.

A short while later, the two arrived at Yu Li's home in Dongwang Village.

As before, there are still bees around here, but in much smaller numbers, because in winter most bees return to their hives to huddle together for warmth, and very few bees fly outside the hives.

Grandpa, are you home?

"What? You have to call out before you come in?"

Grandpa Yu walked out with a smile, and then he saw Yang Jun behind Yu Li.

His eyes immediately lit up: "It's you, kid! Come in and sit down."

Grandpa Yu hadn't forgotten Yang Jun, after all, the royal jelly he gave him was truly unforgettable.

"Hehe, it's been a long time since I've seen you, Uncle Yu. This is some royal jelly I brought for you."

After Yang Jun took out the royal jelly, the old man seemed both interested and a little embarrassed: "This is not good. We've already come all this way, why bring anything else?"

"This is mainly because it's good for your health, so I brought some for you. It's not worth much money, so please don't refuse."

Yang Jun forced it on him, and then followed Yu Li into the house.

Grandpa Yu could only accept it with a smile. (End of Chapter)