After wearing it: I traded a pig for a man.

"Did you take the wrong medicine?" Jiang Yun Ning looked puzzled, even feeling like she wasn't fully awake. Otherwise, why would she hear Granny Yang's apology?

Jiang Che saw her standing there, looked up at the door, but saw nothing.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

Jiang Yun Ning shook her head: "It's nothing. Let's eat."

Jiang Che spent the entire afternoon in the pigpen watching over the piglets.

As they approached the drop-off point, the two loaded the oxcart and hurried back to the academy.

Just outside the village, I saw Old Man Song carrying a hoe.

"Yun Ning, are you going out?" He greeted her with a smile, showing no trace of the trouble he had caused just a few days ago.

Jiang Yun Ning was puzzled, but didn't think much of it and simply nodded: "Yes, let's go out for a bit."

The oxcart had gone quite a distance when Old Man Song was still standing there, his greedy eyes fixed on it.

Soon, the oxcart and the big house would all belong to Old Song's family.

He raised the corners of his lips smugly and walked toward the big willow tree at the entrance of the village.

Jiang Yuning, who came to Qingshan College, did not set up a stall with Jiang Che, but reminded him to remember to give the tomatoes to Shen Yan.

Jiang Che looked at her with resentment, for the first time not wanting to do as she asked.

Even so, he nodded sullenly: "I understand."

Jiang Yun Ning was satisfied and carried a basket of tomatoes into the college.

"Dean, I've made up my mind. I'll take over the academy's cafeteria." Jiang Yun Ning looked at the dean seriously.

"You can rest assured about the ingredients. I will keep a daily record of how much I buy, including from which vendors, and you can check it at any time. As for leftovers, I guarantee they will not be sold the next day."

The dean listened with a look of agreement.

However, this would mean that not selling leftovers would result in high costs. If the prices are set too high, students would still face significant financial pressure.

In particular, many students in the college come from families that are not well-off, and their families have to go to great lengths to send them here.

He hesitated before speaking, "But wouldn't that mean you'd waste a lot of ingredients? And what about the price?"

Jiang Yunning waved her hand: "I won't raise the price, don't worry, everything will be based on the market price. And we won't waste the leftovers; we have a large family, so I'll take the leftovers home for them."

It's not like it's leftovers from someone else. It's just that it wasn't all sold; it's all clean.

The dean was even more reassured when he heard that she dared to give the leftovers to her family. At least he didn't have to worry about the ingredients or hygiene.

"Dean, these are tomatoes we grew ourselves. Please have a taste. From now on, I won't buy tomatoes from anywhere else," Jiang Yun Ning said, handing over the basket on the ground.

"Alright. In that case, let's draw up a contract." The dean immediately picked up paper and pen and wrote down the contract stroke by stroke.

Jiang Yun Ning glanced at it twice, and seeing no problems, pressed her handprint.

"Dean, this is three months' rent, a total of nine taels. Please accept it."

Once the contract was signed, the matter of the cafeteria was settled.

Jiang Yunning then asked about the approximate number of students and arranged for the cafeteria to resume serving meals three days later.

After saying goodbye to the dean, Jiang Yunning walked out.

By this time, most of the students had already left the academy, and Jiang Che had packed up his stall.

Only Shen Yan stood by the carriage, refusing to leave.

He glanced at Jiang Che, who seemed somewhat hostile towards him, and curled his lip. "Where's your wife? Why did you come alone today?"

Jiang Che snorted: "Why should I tell you?"

"No. I was at least helping you greet the guests. Are you turning your back on me? With that fierce look on your face, doesn't the young lady fear you?" Shen Yan looked at him, her face also showing some anger.

It was just a question, why are you acting so fierce? Like you're going to eat me alive?

Upon hearing this, Jiang Che unconsciously frowned.

Would he be afraid? Would Jiang Yun Ning be afraid of him?

Thinking back to how Jiang Yun Ning used to tell him to smile more, perhaps it was because his stern face every day scared her?

Jiang Anhe sat on a small stool, propping her cheeks up with her hands, watching the two of them argue with a helpless expression.

"Anhe." Jiang Yun Ning's voice came from over, and Jiang Anhe immediately jumped up from the bench and ran towards her.

"Auntie, hug me! Can we go home now? I'm a little hungry. I want to eat Grandma's scallion pancakes and Auntie's stir-fried pork with chili peppers."

Jiang Anhe had gained a lot of weight by this time, and the two lumps of soft flesh on her face bounced a few times when she ran.

Just as Jiang Yuning was about to pick the person up, Jiang Che, who had followed, lifted the little guy up in one go.

"Let's go home." He tried to relax his brows and eyes, and the corners of his lips turned up slightly.

Jiang Yun Ning was puzzled by this sudden expression.

"My dear lady!" Shen Yan waved his arm happily at her, "I thought you weren't coming today."

Jiang Yunning smiled and said, "I went to the dean to write the contract. The cafeteria will resume serving meals in three days."

"Did you do this?" Shen Yan's eyes widened.

Jiang Yunning nodded: "Yes. Remember to help me spread the word when you get back."

"Don't worry, I'll make sure everyone knows this. I'll definitely eat in the cafeteria every day from now on." Shen Yan's eyes lit up.

Jiang Che's face darkened further. He kicked the small stool that Jiang Anhe had just been sitting on, caught it in his hand, and placed it on the oxcart. He then grabbed a tomato from the oxcart and shoved it at Shen Yan with a disgruntled expression.

"You can go now. We're going home." The tone, clearly dismissive, left Jiang Yun Ning somewhat stunned.

Before she could react, Jiang Che grabbed her arm and led her onto the oxcart. As soon as she sat down, his straw hat was put on her head, blocking her vision.

The movements seemed hurried, but in reality, the straw hat landed lightly on his head.

She walked quite a distance before turning to look at Jiang Che, whose face was gloomy.

"What's wrong? Don't you like Shen Yan?"

Jiang Che turned his head stiffly, a deep jealousy hidden in his eyes: "You like him?"

Jiang Yun Ning stared at his eyes with suspicion: "You seem like a nice person. You're easygoing, don't hold grudges, and are very kind."

Jiang Che didn't speak, but the sour feeling in his heart made him feel uncomfortable.

Once inside the courtyard, Wang Dashan and the others were already there.

As soon as the two returned, the women began to serve the food and eat.

"Yun Ning, is there anything you want to tell your uncle?" Wang Dashan stood up to help unload the truck.

Jiang Yunning glanced at Wang Henian and Wang Qingqing, who were both there, washed her hands, and sat down.

"I've taken over the cafeteria at Qingshan College. I was thinking of asking Brother He Nian and Sister Qing Qing if they wanted to help out."

As far as she knew, Wang Henian usually stayed at home farming and chopping firewood. When there was no work in the fields, he would go to town to do odd jobs. If he worked for a maximum of thirty days, he would only earn a little over eight hundred coins a month.

Although Wang Qingqing is divorced, she still has Daya. They can't keep letting Wang Dayan and his wife support her forever.

Wang Henian looked at her with a hint of inquiry in his eyes.

Since the last time Jiang Yuning risked danger to go hunting in the deep mountains to raise money for building a house, he hasn't gone to their house to borrow money.

He then realized that the Jiang Yun Ning of the past had truly disappeared.

The one I have now knows how to be considerate and how to be grateful. She doesn't just take from me, nor does she only try to elicit sympathy and money.

"The academy's cafeteria? Goodness!" Zhang Yuying's eyes widened. "Yun Ning, how come you're so capable now? You've actually managed to get involved with the academy!"

In the eyes of farmers, reading is an incredibly sacred and noble thing.

It's already a remarkable achievement for any family to be able to send their child to college.

Jiang Yunning not only sent Jiang Anhe to school, but also took over the college's cafeteria.

Does that mean Jiang Anhe will be considered a "connected" student at the academy in the future?

Jiang Yun Ning scratched his head: "It was just a coincidence."

She was startled for a moment, afraid that something would be discovered.