Transmigrated as Cannon Fodder — I Rise to Female Lead Through Hard Work-Chapter 79: Reminiscence
Ding Ancheng turned his head to look at Yi Roujing, and of course he didn’t miss the awkwardness on her face. His smile deepened a bit as he nodded, "Hmm, next time I go to Jing City, I should take my beloved with me."
My beloved, Yi Roujing knew her ears must be bright red.
"I wonder what Mr. Yi does for a living?" Yang Cuihu asked, her eyes carrying an unconscious scrutiny.
"Mr. Yi likes medical theories, and he will certainly become an outstanding doctor in the future," Hu Zhishu answered on behalf of her. After Hu Heping talked about Yi Roujing to her family, everyone in her family knew that Hu Heping was befriending someone striving to become a doctor. Although she hasn’t become one yet, they all believed in her ability and didn’t look down on her.
Hu Zhishu’s words brought Yang Cuihu back to her senses, and she apologized slightly, "I was being presumptuous."
After that, there was harmonious coexistence and joyful conversation. Hu Zhishu and Yi Roujing chatted about various topics, and no matter what was discussed, Yi Roujing could always keep up. Ding Ancheng watched this with some surprise yet a sense of inevitability, believing that anyone who could confidently take the high school graduation exam couldn’t be without some skills.
The more Ding Ancheng understood the person in front of him, the more his always-peaceful heart was stirred.
It was rare for him to daydream and recall the few times he’d met Yi Roujing before. Though he couldn’t quite remember them clearly, he did remember the scene when he first met her.
Because the beautifully dressed Yi Roujing was bumped into by a child, leaving a small handprint on her clean, brand-new double-breasted green wool coat. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺
Yi Roujing frowned slightly, but before she could say anything, the child started crying, and the child’s parents jumped out to blame Yi Roujing. The girl’s face was flushed, probably out of anger, and instead of talking back, she did something surprising—she cried too.
Saying things like "who doesn’t know how to cry," the child was completely taken aback and stopped crying, looking at Yi Roujing in disbelief.
Yi Roujing’s brother appeared just in time upon hearing the commotion, soothing her quietly while scolding the child’s parents.
Though the proud girl had a kind heart; seeing the child intimidated by her brother, she tugged at Yi Weiliang, who was about to jump on him, and made the child apologize. Afterward, she gave the child a candy, and the incident was over.
He agreed to this engagement partly because of a threat, but primarily because the match was with Yi Roujing. He had long thought that if he were to marry, it should be to a girl who was not easily bullied and had a good heart.
Although he didn’t know much about her at the time, her silly cuteness left the deepest impression after a few meetings. He didn’t have feelings for most girls, but since Yi Roujing ended up crossing his path, he thought he might as well accept it.
However...
Ding Ancheng turned to look at Yi Roujing, who was sitting beside him, exuding confidence, poise, and eloquence. He smiled. Perhaps he had inadvertently stumbled upon a treasure.
"When we reach the provincial town, shall we go see Heping?"
That smiling face suddenly turned to him, her big almond eyes blinking, her fair face slightly lifted, and Ding Ancheng’s heart skipped a beat. With a quirk of his lips, he said cheerfully, "Hmm, all up to you."
Yi Roujing’s eyes flickered for a moment; this guy’s words were somewhat ambiguous.
"Then it’s settled," Hu Zhishu said happily.
"Boxed meals, boxed meals, today we offer braised beans with meat, cucumber fried eggs, and braised eggplant. For those who want noodles, we have braised noodles with beans and shredded pork, and sour bean pork dumplings. Passengers who wish to eat should go to the dining car and remember to bring money and tickets." The train staff called out from carriage to carriage.
"What do you want to eat?" Ding Ancheng asked in a low voice.
"Braised noodles," Yi Roujing replied immediately. There’s rice every day, and she’s not really longing for it, but she doesn’t often have pasta, so she desires it.
"Okay." Yi Roujing herself didn’t realize that every time she talked about food, her eyes lit up, not with the urgency of someone famished, nor with the disgraceful greediness, just pure love for food.
Hu Zhishu and Yang Cuihu went to the dining car to eat. Although they invited Yi Roujing and the rest, they politely declined because they preferred to eat in their compartment.
Ding Anmin and Ding Anguo came over after the other two left, and Ding Ancheng called Ding Anguo to go with him to the dining car.
"Wow, the train is quite nice. I was a bit shocked when I first got on, but our compartment is really nice," Ding Anmin said happily.
"By the way, is the person you’re sharing the compartment with friendly?"
"Heping’s dad..." Yi Roujing recounted the situation to Ding Anmin clearly.
"What a coincidence," Ding Anmin exclaimed, then frowned and muttered, "the people we’re sharing the compartment with are strange."
"It’s a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law with two children. One might have thought the woman would be alone, but then an old lady came in, acting all superior, ordering the daughter-in-law around, and the two kids are such a handful that I feel like disciplining them. You and Big Brother better not go there for no reason. It’s better if we come over," Ding Anmin said, feeling exhausted.
Ding Ancheng and Ding Anguo quickly returned, bringing six aluminum boxed meals filled to the brim: one box of braised noodles, one box of dumplings, two boxes of rice, and the other two were filled with dishes, cucumber fried eggs, and braised eggplant.
"Would you like some rice, too?"
Seeing Yi Roujing eyeing the two boxes of dishes, Ding Ancheng scooped some rice onto the lid of the box and handed it to Yi Roujing.
Oh, how can I refuse? Although Yi Roujing thought this in her heart, her actions were quite honest, as she took it and began eating. The cooking, although not as good as Li Hongying’s, was decent, with plentiful egg chunks.
Seeing Yi Roujing enjoying her meal, Ding Ancheng picked up more with his chopsticks for her, even taking a couple of dumplings from Ding Anguo’s hands to give to Yi Roujing.
The result was that she couldn’t finish her ordered braised noodles. But at this moment, wasting food was not a practice, as it would be wasteful. After several full burps, Ding Ancheng took the boxed meal directly from the deeply troubled Yi Roujing and finished it off, leaving the plate clean.
It’s said that a man who eats a woman’s leftovers is a good man. Yi Roujing involuntarily recalled her college roommate’s saying from her previous life. Although she didn’t know if it was true, she couldn’t bring herself to eat others’ leftovers, even if they were family.
Afterward, Ding Anguo and Ding Anmin took the boxed meals to wash.
"Oh dear, what kind of daughter-in-law doesn’t wash dishes after marriage, letting the men in the family do it? Such people would be criticized in our hometown,"
A harsh voice came through, and Yi Roujing looked up to see an old lady holding a snotty little boy. She recognized the child from the neighboring compartment in an instant; this old lady must be the odd person Ding Anmin had just complained about.
"Well then, your daughter-in-law and you are truly pitiable, doing everything yourselves as the men in your family have no hands," Yi Roujing responded coolly.
"Heh," came Ding Ancheng’s soft chuckle beside her ear.
"You..."
