The storage base was built in the 1960s

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Seeing that the person didn't respond, as if frozen, Zhang Yiyi raised her voice a little, "Lin Guodong!"

Lin Guodong only then realized that the girl opened the door and called him. He was thinking of sending her off for the last time and then leaving, but he didn't expect that this time, she actually found him.

"Ahem, um."

Zhang Yiyi found his stunned look funny, but she didn't show it. "Thank you for helping me chop wood. My leg is healed now. I can go to the mountain by myself in the future."

Lin Guodong was a little anxious when he heard that a delicate girl like her was still thinking about going to the mountain. "You, don't go to the mountain alone in the future. It's dangerous."

Zhang Yiyi felt warm in her heart when she saw that he was worried about her. She didn't explain any more. "Please bring the firewood in. I have something to tell you." After that, she opened the door and invited people in.

Lin Guodong hesitated for a few seconds, but still walked in obediently carrying the firewood.

Zhang Yiyi asked someone to enter the main room, brought out warm dumplings and braised pork from the kitchen and placed them on the table, "Lin Guodong, this is for you, take it home and eat it, otherwise it will get cold later."

Lin Guodong was surprised, where did this girl get the white flour and pork? Besides, as a grown man, how could he compete with a little girl for food? She looked hungry, so he couldn't take advantage of her. He immediately refused, "No, I've eaten, I'm not hungry, you can keep it for yourself."

Zhang Yiyi frowned slightly, "This is specially made for you. I've already eaten it. Thank you for sending me back that day and helping me chop wood."

Lin Guodong knew that she wanted to thank him, but he didn't intend to accept it. Most people don't eat this twice a year, so he should leave it for the girl to replenish her body. He stood up and refused to leave.

When he turned to leave, Zhang Yiyi obviously heard his stomach growling. She raised her lips and grabbed his collar, "Lin Guodong, I don't like to owe favors to others. You sent me back and helped me chop wood, and I will treat you to dumplings and braised pork. This is fair."

Lin Guodong felt something strange when his clothes were pulled, and he stopped in his tracks. He really didn't eat enough at night, or to be exact, he didn't eat at all because Zhou Xing didn't prepare his share.

But he recognized her at the time and helped her, not for any reward, but mainly because of her father Zhang Changlin.

When he was a child, his family didn't give him food, so Zhang Changlin secretly helped him. Later, when he was more than ten years old, he went to the army. During this period, he came back to the village three times, and almost every time he met Zhang Changlin who came back from the town.

Zhang Changlin was cheerful and enthusiastic. He always took the initiative to help him carry things, chat with him, and encourage him to make progress. He made him, who had been lonely since childhood, feel a little warmth in this cold village. In his heart, Zhang Changlin was not only a fellow villager, but also a respectable elder.

This time after returning from the army, he originally planned to come and talk to him and send some things to his family. Who would have thought that the couple would unexpectedly go there. He was depressed for a long time, until he found the little girl that day, and he felt that he should help Zhang Changlin take care of this fatherless and motherless child.

But after hearing what Zhang Yiyi said, he realized that this girl had grown up and had her own ideas about how to behave. She was no longer the child who called him "Brother Dong" when she saw him when she was a child. She gave him these things to express her gratitude and to distance herself from him. They were just from the same village, and their relationship was no different from that of other people.