Chapter 546: The Melon-Eating Survival System (45)

"About that, Sister Yang Yang, I don't have any other thoughts, it's just..."

Zheng Miaomiao touched her burning ears and said shyly:

"If I must find a partner, I want to find someone willing to be tolerant and understanding of me."

"Do you have any requirements for the partner's workplace?"

"Huh? What requirements could there be for that? Having a stable job is already very good, right?"

With the Educated Youth returning to the city, how many people want to find work but can't!

Xie Yang nodded and said with a smile: "Then I have an idea. There's nothing to be shy about; men should marry when they are grown, and women should marry when they are of age. Besides, now that women must be twenty to marry, you have enough time to find someone who suits your wishes in every aspect. Marriage is a lifelong matter; it is better to be picky before marriage than to regret it after."

Zheng Miaomiao looked thoughtful after hearing this.

As the two sisters were talking, Gu Yu'an returned.

Zheng Miaomiao looked at the time: "Oh my, it's so late! I should go home!"

She certainly wouldn't be an Electric Lamp.

Xie Yang saw her to the door, watched her enter the room next door, then locked the main gate and returned to the bedroom.

Gu Yu'an was covered in cold air; he took off his military overcoat and warmed himself by the stove.

Xie Yang asked him: "Have you eaten dinner?"

"I have."

"Then drink a bowl of mutton soup to warm your stomach."

Although she said that, Xie Yang still put a handful of vermicelli into the mutton soup warming on the stove, sliced a few pieces of mutton to place on top, then sprinkled on chopped green onions, cilantro, and white pepper powder, making a bowl of mutton soup with vermicelli in minutes.

Gu Yu'an hadn't actually felt hungry, but smelling the pungent aroma of mutton, he instantly felt his stomach was empty; he took it and drank a mouthful of soup: "Delicious! Did you buy this at the black market?"

"Miao Yi gave it to me." Xie Yang paused, smiling at him sideways, "It's thanks to your good fortune; she wants you to play matchmaker and find a young man from your unit for Miao Miao to date."

"..."

Gu Yu'an was only gentle and easy to talk to in front of Xie Yang; at his unit, he was the famous "Cold-Faced King" and "Black-Faced Commander." To think someone would actually come to him for match-making!

What were Zheng Guangrong and his wife thinking?

"I'll let Sister Zhao from the Union keep an eye out later."

He wasn't skilled at playing matchmaker either.

He finished the late-night snack his wife made in a few bites, then got up to wash the bowls.

He stayed at the Xie Family for the night.

After the young couple finished washing up, they added two long-burning logs to the stove, sealed the cover, filled the teapot with water, and spread out the quilt to get into bed.

At first, they chatted idly, but his body heat was too high, and she felt a wave of restlessness rising while held in his arms before she could even fall asleep.

Xie Yang was pressed down by him and teased, with him saying something about "mutton being too nourishing."

Afterwards, she nestled lazily in his arms and pinched the firm flesh on his waist: "I was planning to get some more mutton before the New Year, so are you still going to eat it or not?"

"Eat! After eating the mutton, I'll eat you; it's both nourishing and cooling."

"…Get lost!"

This drew a low, continuous laugh from him.

Five years later—

"Hey!"

"Ha!"

Two adorable little children were performing a set of children's Military Physical Training Fist in a small park surrounded by greenery.

A few steps away, a tall man with a cold expression corrected them from time to time:

"Lei Lei, be more decisive with your punches."

"Xi Xi, don't be lazy with your horse stance."

Six-year-old Xie Lei had a serious expression: "Understood, Brother-in-law."

Three-year-old Gu Xi pouted: "Dad, I'm not being lazy."

Gu Yu'an ignored him.

Before long, the little guy quietly adjusted his posture, squatted in the most standard horse stance, and followed Xie Lei's rhythm, shouting "Hey" and "Ha" with great enthusiasm.

Xie Yang stood on her balcony, looking at the one big and two small figures in the small park, her eyes filled with smiles.

Previously, she had mentioned that she had collected several Martial Arts Secret Manuals suitable for men to practice in the later stages of the previous plane, including blade techniques, sword techniques, staff techniques, and spear techniques; practicing them for a long time could also condense Inner Energy.

Although not as heaven-defying as the Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden Technique—which had the power to shock the world in a single move—it was enough for physical fitness and self-defense in a peaceful era.

However, before she could teach her little cousin, Gu Yu'an took the initiative to take on this Task—starting morning exercises with three-year-old Xiao Shitou.

Every morning, he would take him jogging around the residential area, slowly increasing the distance from the initial three hundred meters and five hundred meters to one kilometer. After warming up, he would lead him to start by practicing the horse stance and teach him the Military Physical Training Fist.

Of course, the standard version of the Military Physical Training Fist was too difficult for a toddler who had just turned three, so Gu Yu'an made some slight adjustments.

After three years of practice, if nothing else, his little body had indeed become much sturdier.

Whenever the seasons changed, other children would always catch colds or cough, and in serious cases, they would even have to go to the hospital for an IV drip, but her little Xiao Shitou never had such troubles.

Now, not only could one not tell he was once a premature baby, but he was also half a head taller than his peers.

And so, the old lady who initially felt sorry for Xiao Shitou having to get up early to run and practice boxing at such a young age no longer said anything.

Even when Gu Xi finished his third birthday and was picked up by Gu Yu'an for morning exercises, she even took the initiative to coax her great-grandson:

"Morning exercise is good! Look at your cousin; ever since he followed your dad for morning exercises, how sturdy his body has become? Our Xi Xi should go exercise too! In the future, you can be just like your cousin, with a super strong body and a great appetite!"

The little guy retorted in a milky voice: "But Great-Grandma, Xi Xi is already just like my cousin now! My body is super strong, my appetite is great, and I never get sick!"

"..."

If Gu Yu'an hadn't picked up his son and gone downstairs, the old lady really wouldn't have been able to win the argument against this little guy.

But fortunately, while the kid is glib, he is quite honest in front of his father.

Plus, with Xie Lei, his uncle who is three years older than him, as a role model, he has been able to obediently follow his father downstairs for morning exercises every day.

In the blink of an eye, he has actually kept it up for three months.

Now the little fellow can complete a full set of the children's Military Physical Training Fist, though he occasionally slacks off a bit, like just now, when his horse stance loosened up while he was holding it...

Xie Yang pulled back her wandering thoughts and saw that the two children had finished a complete set of Military Physical Training Fist; she looked down at her watch, it was a quarter past seven.

She turned and returned to the kitchen, first ladling the pumpkin and millet porridge into bowls and placing them on the dining table to cool.

Then she lit the coal stove, placed a shallow pan on it, poured in a little oil, and once the oil was heated, drizzled it over the prepared shredded Cucumber; this was the side dish for this morning.

The oil at the bottom of the pan was then used to fry egg pancakes.

The batter for the egg pancakes had already been mixed beforehand, so frying them was a one or two-minute job.

Just as she scooped the last egg pancake out of the pan, she heard the cheerful voices of the children coming from the hallway.

The timing was just right!

"Time to eat! Go wash your hands clean!"

"Mom, what are we eating today?"

As soon as Gu Xi entered the house, she stood on tiptoe to peek at the dining table.

"Today we're having pumpkin and millet porridge, egg pancakes, and shredded Cucumber in sauce."

"That's great! It's all stuff I love to eat."

The little one nodded with great seriousness and ran off with a pitter-patter to the bathroom to wash her hands.