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Because of these words, Gao Yang's days were exceptionally miserable for some time.

Especially after graduating from junior high, when her parents chased her out to work every day. They even had to cook, wash clothes and take apart the covers.

By the time Gao Yang was familiar with them, his mother unexpectedly still wanted him to teach her how to make shoes and knit sweaters on a whim.

Right now, Gao Yang was extremely grateful to the empress dowager. If it wasn't for her merciless suppression, she wouldn't have learned so many things.

Gao Yang knew his own personality. No matter what he did, it would only last for three minutes. If it wasn't for the empress dowager, Gao Yang reckoned that she wouldn't have starved to death in this era.

Right now, she really wanted to cry. She wondered if the empress dowager would miss her unfilial daughter and if she was in bad health.

He didn't know if he could withstand the pain of losing her. Your daughter is unfilial, and she left before she had time to honor you. Perhaps she will not have the chance to see you again.

Gao Yang covered his eyes and silently cried. She did not dare make a sound. She could not be weak, nor did she have the ability to be weak.

Right now, she had to shoulder everything on her own. She couldn't say that she was tired, because she had no one to rely on.

Although Zhan Fei's silent support moved her very much, she didn't dare to approach him as she was afraid that one day she would be caught in it and not be able to leave.

Gao Yang wiped away his tears and said to himself: "Gao Yang, you have to be strong. You can't be sad anymore. Even if your parents aren't by your side, being able to live a good life is their greatest wish!"

Gao Yang twined the wool into a ball, then took out the needle from the woolen sweater she previously placed in the space.

She had seen Zhan Fei a lot recently, so she could roughly tell how many needles were needed to make Zhan Fei's body.

Gao Yang also didn't go and find Zhan Fei's waist area or anything like that. Even if she knitted it, it wouldn't be a sweater. She knew about everything.

Gao Yang thought of the military green eyes, the body that could knit a woolen sweater and fly around, it was still a bit easier to look at, Gao Yang prepared to weave it into a rhombus pattern, it was both simple and beautiful, but it also matched well with Zhan Fei's body.

Gao Yang began her journey to knit a woolen sweater. Actually, knitting a woolen sweater wasn't that difficult at all. Gao Yang's hands were quick. If he was free, he could knit it in twenty days.

Considering that it was almost the new year, even though there were only two people, Gao Yang still wanted to have a good year.

She had quite a lot of things to prepare, so she didn't dare to post couplets. Of course, it wasn't allowed on the sacrificial stove, so all Gao Yang had to do was prepare some delicious food.

Not to mention anything else, just the food alone wouldn't be enough. Gao Yang wanted to weave the sweater as soon as possible and give it to Zhan Fei.

Since there was no lamp oil in the house, lighting a candle was too inappropriate, Gao Yang decided to go to the space to knit a woolen sweater that night.

She felt safe returning the favor early. Whether she accepted Zhan Fei or not, it was time to prove everything!

In any case, she was currently wearing the skin of a sixteen year old girl, so she wasn't afraid of waiting a few more years. It would be best if she could delay it until the college entrance exam was resumed.

Marriage was not a small matter, who knew if his family had shallow eyes or not.

Since she had the ability to make her life better, why did she need to look at other people's eyes and act accordingly?

Of course, the prerequisite for all of this was that Gao Yang accept Zhan Fei. If he didn't accept Zhan Fei, then Gao Yang wouldn't look at his family with the same expression.

She wasn't used to being a wife that accepted hardships, not even for the sake of her beloved. If she truly liked someone, then he shouldn't have let her suffer any more.

If a woman loses herself, what else does she get? Similarly, if a man can't even protect his own woman and make her suffer all day, then why doesn't that woman leave him and start living again?

You treat me well, and I'll pay you back ten percent. But if you let me down, then even if I had to descend to the eighteenth layer of hell, I would still take my revenge on you.

Gao Yang was knitting a woolen sweater for Zhan Fei, who was nervously walking around the room.

He didn't know if Gao Yang would accept his kind intentions, but he couldn't see through her.

Zhan Fei didn't even know if Gao Yang had a place for him in his heart. He didn't dare to probe because Gao Yang was too cautious around everyone.

He was afraid that Gao Yang would leave without a second thought since he had just begun his test.

After waiting for a while, Zhan Fei heard Gao Yang's suppressed sobs. Zhan Fei wanted to hug Gao Yang and comfort him, but he didn't have the qualifications.

He could only stay here and listen. He really wanted to punch himself, but he couldn't do anything. He was afraid that Gao Yang would hear his movements.

It was laughable to think about it. Since when did he, Zhan Fei, need to be so observant?

It was just as people said. Whoever was tempted first would lose all sense of reason! This saying was indeed correct.

After waiting for a while, Zhan Fei could no longer hear Gao Yang's stifled cries. He knew that Gao Yang was no longer crying, and his heart was at ease.

Zhan Fei couldn't understand why Gao Yang would be so wary of everyone.

What had she experienced to make a sixteen or seventeen year old girl like this? He felt his heart ache, as well as a little helplessness!

Regardless of what Zhan Fei thought, Gao Yang was currently calmly knitting a sweater.

She felt that she was very busy right now. If she wanted to learn, she would have to do housework and take care of the space. Most importantly, it was not the time for her to be busy with farming.

Gao Yang could imagine what she would have to go through without the help of machines. Would it be too late for her to die now?

No matter what, she had to live her days. She couldn't really seek death, either. If Gao Yang dared to do so, then even if she went back to welcome her, it would be with the empress dowager's iron palms.

In the blink of an eye, it was already twenty-three. Although twenty-three was not a good day to prepare the stove, Gao Yang and Zhan Fei still cleaned the house that they could temporarily shelter from the wind and rain.

Zhan Fei had been ordered by Gao Yang to move around the entire day. As he was a man, he had to sweep the rooftops and the corners of the walls for Gao Yang to clean up.

Gao Yang then began to clean up both her and Zhan Fei's room. Gao Yang cleaned the mats on the kang in both of their rooms. The table and cabinets were cleaned and the floor was also swept clean.

Even though it was twenty-four rooms, Gao Yang wanted to help Zhan Fei wash the quilt the next day. How could a grown man like him do that?

He wouldn't do this task anyway. He had already covered himself with the blanket for two years. Before, when he was still young, none of them knew how to remove and wash the blankets.

Now that the task was given to Gao Yang, how could Zhan Fei live here? This saved Gao Yang a lot of trouble. It was only right that she help him take apart his quilt.

However, Gao Yang did not tell Zhan Fei about this. She planned to wait until tomorrow. They were under the same roof right now, and even if Gao Yang wanted to hide from Zhan Fei, there was nothing he could do.

No matter what, Gao Yang felt that as long as it was something within her capabilities, she would help them. No matter which step they took, this was her principle as a person!

After cleaning the house, Gao Yang started to wrap the dumplings, but even if it was for two people, he still had to chop off the stuffing. Gao Yang had long since distilled the meat.

Gao Yang let Zhan Fei chop off the meat, since he was stronger than her.

On the other hand, she just kept the noodles to herself. Gao Yang had been cooking since he was seven or eight years old and could steam his own steamed bread by the age of ten.

Zhan Fei was off to the side, chopping meat and looking at Gao Yang. No matter how strong Gao Yang's nerves were, if someone beside him was staring at him, that person would feel good.

Recently, since Gao Yang had been knitting sweaters for Zhan Fei in the room all day, he hadn't left the room except to cook. Zhan Fei had only been able to see her during meals.

Even if Gao Yang knew Zhan Fei was looking at her, she didn't give him any reaction. Since he was willing to look, then she might as well look! It wasn't like he was losing a piece of meat.

Right now, they couldn't even afford to eat dumplings with meat stuffing. It was fortunate that there was a wild boar here, otherwise, let alone a pork cabbage, they would only be able to eat dumplings with meat stuffing.

No matter how much Gao Yang ridiculed her in his heart, there was nothing on her face. She wasn't prepared to pack too many things, just the two of them alone would be stuck in the same trap — cabbage, pork, pork.

After chopping the cabbage, he took out all the leftover water from the cabbage and chopped the meat into pieces as well. Gao Yang chopped up some scallions and ginger and secretly added a bit of 13 incense sticks into it.

Gao Yang didn't want to embarrass himself, so he added more oil into the bun. Of course, it wasn't meat oil. It was soy sauce poured from the space outside into the jar.

Zhan Fei only watched as Gao Yang busied himself; he didn't know how to mix the filling. When he saw Gao Yang pour a dozen spoonfuls of oil into the filling, he could only blink in response.

Since Gao Yang liked it, it was up to her to be happy. Besides, there was still quite a bit of oil in the jar!

Even if Zhan Fei normally didn't care about these things, he knew what was going on in his family. Even if he didn't know how much, he knew a general idea of what was going on. This was something Gao Yang had never thought of.

Gao Yang mixed the dumplings and began her trip. What Gao Yang didn't expect was that Zhan Fei would help as well.

Although her dad used to help make dumplings, in this age, it seemed that men basically wouldn't go to the kitchen to help, but Zhan Fei did. It must be because the way she opened her eyes today was wrong.

Zhan Fei sat beside Gao Yang like a decent dumpling. When he saw Gao Yang's shocked expression, his expression softened a lot.

In fact, Gao Yang didn't know that when Zhan Fei first arrived in the countryside, he didn't know anything either. He was also being chased around and none of the five knew how to cook.

Those two girls knew better than Zhan Fei, at least Zhan Fei could light a fire and cook.

Those people gave it to him for nothing. They didn't even know how to cook, and so they slowly learned how to cook. They made dumplings because they didn't know how to cook.

However, Zhan Fei had seen what his family did, and he followed what his father told him. However, after a few rounds of practice, he was almost done.

With Zhan Fei's participation, they managed to wrap up two big covered dumplings in less than an hour. Even if Zhan Fei could eat, they wouldn't be able to finish all of the two covered dumplings.

Gao Yang thought that if he couldn't finish his food, he would be able to freeze it outside. He could still eat it in the morning, so he intentionally wrapped it up.

Gao Yang saw that it was still early, so he didn't think it would be good to cook dumplings too early. She just refilled the pot with water, preparing to drink it later.

After finishing all this, she was ready to go back to her room. However, Zhan Fei didn't return to his room today. Instead, he followed Gao Yang into her room.

Gao Yang was surprised, but he didn't say anything. They had already lived under the same roof for so long, so they ate in her room.

Since it wasn't time for dinner yet, Gao Yang wasn't sure what to do with Zhan Fei, so she didn't pay any attention to him.