Reborn back to the time before I sold my blood to support my scumbag boyfriend's college educat

When Xia Yichu arrived at her doorstep, she heard loud laughter coming from inside the house, which sounded like her uncle's voice, along with the sound of a dog barking.

"Uncle, I'm back."

Xia Yichu pushed open the door and saw his eldest uncle sitting on a stone chair, holding the lazy cat. Standing next to him were Wang Zhijie and Wang Mingpeng, as well as Wang Shengli's family and the Wu Qiuhong sisters.

"Yi Chu"

"Yi Chu"

"Yi Chu"

Everyone called out to her in unison. Wu Qiuyue ran over with red eyes and hugged her. Wang Mu also came over.

"Sister Yichu, you scared me to death! Thank goodness you're alright."

She started dating Wang Zhijie, and knowing that Wang Zhijie borrowed the cats and dogs as an excuse to spend time with her, Wu Qiuyue felt extremely guilty. Wu Qiuhong stood to the side with a worried expression; she and her sister had taken the day off to come see Xia Yichu.

"Yichu, it's good that you're alright. We only found out about this yesterday, and we weren't able to help much."

Wang's mother said apologetically that her son only learned about Xia Yichu's incident yesterday after coming to see Wang Zhijie after get off work. She had originally planned to visit Xia Yichu, but Wang Zhijie said she had already been rescued.

She also said she was too tired, hadn't slept for a day and a night, and was resting at home. She said everyone would come to see Xia Yichu together the next day. They arrived early in the morning and found that Xia Yichu had gone to school.

They were worried when they didn't see Xia Yichu, so they waited for her to get out of school. They figured that since she was able to go to school, she must be alright.

Then she thought about how scared the young girl must be. If it weren't for Xia Yichu's uncle being there, Wang's mother would have stayed to take care of Xia Yichu for a few days.

"Auntie, it's alright."

"Yichu, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have borrowed your cat and dog that day. It almost caused you to get into trouble."

Wang Zhijie was filled with remorse. With the cats and dogs around, those spies wouldn't have been able to kidnap Xia Yichu so easily. He had come here to look for her when he heard that Xia Yichu had been kidnapped.

Everyone was busy at the time, and while the matter of spies was of utmost importance, he didn't know much about it either. Although Wu Mingli believed he was Xia Yichu's friend, he wouldn't let him in, didn't say anything to him, and only told him to go home and wait for news.

"Zhijie, this isn't your fault, it's my fault..."

Looking at Wang Zhijie's remorseful eyes, Xia Yichu felt guilty. In fact, even if Wang Zhijie hadn't come to borrow the cats and dogs from her that day, she would have found an excuse to send them to him.

"Xiao Chu, the National Security Bureau said we shouldn't mention spies anymore. It involves some classified information, so from now on, we shouldn't discuss it."

Lin Weidong quickly interrupted Xia Yichu, explaining that Xia Guoan had called them specifically after Xia Yichu went to school that morning.

Make them all claim to the outside world that Xiao Chu was kidnapped by spies. For Xia Yichu's safety, they must not say that she arrested several spies.

According to the spies, there are still some who have escaped, so we cannot let our guard down. Therefore, the fact that the spies were captured by Xia Yichu must not be revealed.

Everyone who knew about this was given the instructions, except for Xia Yichu, the person directly involved, who is still unaware.

"Yes, Uncle is right. Now that Xiao Chu is back, let's go eat!"

Pei Shizhou came out of the kitchen carrying a pot of chicken soup and said that the other dishes had been cooked with the help of Wang Zhijie, Wang Shengli and the others, and were already on the table.

"Don't worry, we promise we won't talk about the spies."

The father answered seriously, and the others also promised not to say anything.

"Let's go inside and eat."

Pei Shizhou invited everyone inside, and they sat around the dining table, their eyes drawn to the various dishes. Besides the fragrant chicken soup, there was also braised eel in sizzling oil on the table.

The brown eel strips glistened with oil, garnished with bright green scallions, and sizzled as hot oil was poured over them, releasing an irresistible aroma.

The sweet and sour pork ribs are a vibrant red, each piece coated in a glistening syrup, their sweet and sour flavor making your mouth water. The deep-fried shrimp have a crispy shell and tender meat, with a subtle hint of wine aroma.

"Try this dish. It's Eight Treasure Spicy Sauce, a classic local Shanghai dish."

Pei Shizhou greeted everyone with a smile. The plate was colorful, with dried tofu, shrimp, chicken and other ingredients combined together, the sauce was rich and the taste was complex.

"Xiao Pei, aren't you from Kyoto? How come you can cook Shanghainese cuisine?" the Queen Mother asked curiously.

"My maternal grandparents' ancestral home is Shanghai, and I've lived with them since I was little. My maternal grandfather used to be a chef, and his family had been running restaurants for generations. I learned these dishes from my maternal grandfather."

Pei Shizhou explained with a smile that after he started dating Xia Yichu, he would learn cooking from his grandfather whenever he had free time.

Everyone eagerly picked up their chopsticks to taste the dish, praising it highly. Xia Yichu took a bite of the braised eel with sizzling oil, her eyes lighting up: "So delicious!"

The others chimed in, and Pei Shizhou put a few more pieces on Xia Yichu's plate.

The dinner table was filled with laughter and chatter. Everyone enjoyed the food and talked about everyday things, temporarily forgetting the previous adventure and immersing themselves in the warm and lively atmosphere.

After dinner, everyone helped clear the dishes. Xia Yichu wanted to help, but they wouldn't let her. They said she had suffered these past two days and suggested that she, her parents, and Lin Weidong sit for a while.

Wang Zhijie had originally told Pei Shizhou to go and rest, saying he had worked hard cooking all morning, but Pei Shizhou didn't go. They were all guests at his home, and he certainly couldn't let the guests do all the work.

Many hands make light work, and they cleaned all the pots and pans in less than half an hour. Xia Yichu brewed a pot of tea and invited them over for a drink.

After drinking tea and chatting for a while, Xia Yichu had to go to her studies, and everyone else said they were going back too.

"Xiao Chu, come here, I have something to tell you."

After seeing them off, Lin Weidong said something as he turned to go back.

"Shizhou, what does my uncle want? Do you think he's going to force me to swear again? My aunt just called to say she's home. I shouldn't have kept my uncle here yesterday."

Xia Yichu lowered her voice and complained to Pei Shizhou that Xia Guoan had something to do today and couldn't come, so now only the three of them were at home.

"What are you dawdling about? Hurry up and come in."

Lin Weidong's impatient voice came from the living room. Xia Yichu didn't dare to delay and immediately walked in.

"Here you are, Uncle."

"Xia Guoan said there are still spies who haven't been caught, and he told you to keep a low profile so you don't attract their attention again. Also, you absolutely mustn't reveal that you orchestrated the capture of the spies. Do you understand? This is no small matter."

Lin Weidong said with a serious expression that although Xia Guoan said that so many spies had been arrested at once, there were definitely not many spies left. Lin Weidong thought it was always better to be careful.

"Uncle, I understand. I'm going to study now. If you need anything, just ask Shizhou."

"Uncle, I'll take Xiao Chu to school and come back to keep you company later."

Go ahead.

Xia Yichu stepped outside and touched her chest, startled, thinking that her uncle knew about her following Yang Dazhi. Fortunately, no one from the Wang family told her uncle about it.

"What's wrong?"

Pei Shizhou noticed Xia Yichu was sweating profusely; it seemed she cared a lot about the Lin family. He had already met her maternal uncle and aunt, and they were much better than he had expected; they seemed quite satisfied with him.

Pei Shizhou felt a headache coming on just thinking about her uncle's family and Lin Xingcheng, who was closest to Lin Xingyuan and Xia Yichu.

"Shizhou, when you get back, find some time to call Wang Shengli and tell him not to say anything bad in front of my uncle."

"You mean the matter of following Yang Dazhi and taking pictures of him because of Wang Shengli's family?"

Pei Shizhou almost forgot about it until Xia Yichu brought it up. It was something Wu Mingli had told him and Uncle Xia during Xia Yichu's kidnapping.

It was because of what Xia Yichu had done that Pei Shizhou decided to find the Lin family to teach Xia Yichu a lesson, because she didn't care about her own safety at all.

"How did you know? Did Wang Shengli and the others tell you this morning? Oh no, my uncle is going to get angry again."

Xia Yichu said anxiously that she had been having terrible luck lately.