Reborn in 2006, I met Mr. Zhou from the past.

An hour later, Su Fengnan closed her workbook. As for math, since Zhou Chenyu was tutoring her, she hadn't brought it. After finishing her homework, she opened her book again to recite the teacher's assignment. Actually, she already knew those points by heart; she was only doing this to set an example for everyone—all achievements are not made overnight, but through gradual accumulation. Since they were studying together, she didn't want anyone to waste time.

Half an hour later, Su Fengnan put away her book.

"Susu, have you finished your homework?" Ning Xiaojun asked in surprise.

"Um."

"Then explain this question to me." Ning Xiaojun immediately handed over an English reading comprehension question.

Su Fengnan glanced at it, then picked up her pen and patiently began to explain. Meanwhile, Yang Chao was explaining a math problem to Qiu Wen.

Finally, Ning Xiaojun let out a long sigh of relief, stood up, and stretched: "Ah, finally finished! Are you guys done?"

"That's about it," Qiu Wen replied.

Yang Chao also stood up, took his English workbook and walked to Su Fengnan's side: "Su Fengnan, this is what I just finished. Could you please give me a grade?"

"Okay." Su Fengnan took the workbook, and looked up two minutes later. "You got three multiple-choice questions wrong, four fill-in-the-blank questions wrong, and you basically lost points on reading comprehension." She glanced at Yang Chao, her tone serious. "You need to increase your English reading volume. There are some things you shouldn't have gotten wrong; you've learned them in the textbook, yet you still got them wrong. Yang Chao, with your intelligence, this shouldn't be happening."

She paused for a moment, then said bluntly, "If you don't improve your English score, it will really drag you down in the college entrance exam."

Yang Chao scratched his head: "Do you have any good methods? Share them with me."

Su Fengnan shook her head: "No, I just memorized it by rote."

"Really? If there's no good method, how did you improve so quickly?" Yang Chao asked, his face full of disbelief.

Su Fengnan glanced at him, propped her chin on her hand, and said lazily, "Because I know that if a girl doesn't study hard, she'll be forced into marriage and childbirth. If she marries a good man, that's fine, but if she encounters a scumbag, she'll be tortured to death... Just thinking about it is terrifying." After saying that, she even shivered in agreement.

Yang Chao was completely baffled by her actions and stared at her speechlessly. After a long pause, he muttered, "You're not just studying hard because you don't want to get married, are you?"

"Ah..." Su Fengnan looked at him as if he were an alien.

Yang Chao chuckled awkwardly and touched his nose: "I was just saying it casually."

"What are you thinking? I was just saying it casually and you actually believed it." Su Fengnan rolled her eyes at him. "Hurry up and improve your English. If you want to improve, start by memorizing vocabulary, thirty words a day."

"Isn't thirty a day too much?" Yang Chao complained.

Su Fengnan looked at him with a puzzled expression: You're a top student in the humanities, how can a mere thirty words stump you?

Feeling guilty under her gaze, Yang Chao had no choice but to confess, "I'll give it a try. But could you keep me on track? I'm afraid I won't be able to stick with it."

Su Fengnan thought to herself: Did you learn English from me or on your own? Why do I have to supervise you? But she still reluctantly agreed: "Okay. But since you're learning on your own, please take responsibility for yourself."

While the two were talking, Ning Xiaojun and Qiu Wen recited ancient poems, taking turns answering questions, creating quite a lively atmosphere. Although Ye Hua couldn't keep up, he felt comfortable and at ease being part of this learning environment.

Study time always flies by, and the morning passed in an atmosphere of both calm and debate. As lunchtime approached, Ye Hua suggested, "How about we go out for a meal together? I'll treat everyone to sour soup hot pot."

"My mom has already prepared lunch, so please have lunch at my house," Ning Xiaojun said, trying to persuade her to stay.

"There are so many of us, it's too much trouble for Auntie. Let's eat out, everyone will be more comfortable there." Ye Hua looked at the other two boys, "What do you guys think?"

Qiu Wen and Yang Chao nodded repeatedly; they really didn't want to stay and face the pressure from their elders. Yang Chao also said to Ning Xiaojun, "We've already been bothering you all morning, let's go out to eat."

Seeing that everyone was determined to leave, Ning Xiaojun turned to Su Fengnan and asked, "Su Su, what about you? Are you leaving too?"

Su Fengnan had just finished packing her schoolbag when she shook her head: "I won't eat with everyone. I have something to do at home, so I have to go back quickly."

"Food is essential for life. You'll get hungry if you skip a meal. You should eat before you leave, no matter what." Ye Hua made the final decision. "It's settled then. Anyway, it's my treat, so why not take advantage of it? Ning Xiaojun, quickly tell Auntie we're leaving now."

At Ye Hua's strong invitation, Ning Xiaojun said goodbye to her mother, and the five of them went together to a traditional restaurant in Baoxiao Alley in Jishi to eat sour soup hot pot. During the meal, they also agreed to have a meal together after each study session, taking turns treating or splitting the bill.

After lunch, Su Fengnan said goodbye to everyone, turned around and went into a liquor store, bought a bottle of Moutai at a high price, and then embarked on her journey home.

……

After returning home, Su Fengnan first added salt, wine, and Sichuan peppercorns to the washed cherry tomatoes, mixed them well, sealed them in a jar, and then slowly began to prepare for dinner.

To make the stir-fried dishes taste even better, she prepared ten pounds of rapeseed oil and fried most of the termite mushrooms in it until their aroma was fully released before turning off the heat and letting it cool. Stir-frying with this specially made rapeseed oil results in an indescribably delicious dish.

In her past life, Su Fengnan would make a mixture of rapeseed oil and lard every year to stir-fry vegetables, and the taste was even better than that of chefs in restaurants.

The rapeseed oil is ready; next up is to make corn and pork rib soup, stir-fry spicy chicken, and make pickled spicy fish.

Wash the pork ribs, blanch them to remove any unpleasant odor, then stir-fry until the moisture has evaporated. Place them in a clay pot with water, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to a simmer. Add matsutake mushrooms, red dates, and goji berries halfway through cooking. Soon, a rich aroma fills the entire kitchen.

The spicy chicken is also first blanched to remove the fishy smell, then stir-fried until the meat turns golden brown. Next, add fermented bean paste, glutinous rice chili paste, ginger, scallions, garlic, soy sauce and other seasonings, and stir-fry continuously until the meat is cooked and flavorful before serving.

Next is the pickled chili fish. Fry the marinated fish in a pan until golden brown, then remove it. Add pickled chili and stir-fry until the oil turns red. Add minced ginger, garlic, and small red chilies and stir-fry until fragrant. Pour in a little bit of freshly stewed pork rib broth, add the fried fish, and simmer for a few minutes until the sauce thickens. Then it's ready to serve.

I only managed to make these three main dishes in over two hours, but with them as a foundation, the remaining vegetarian dishes were quickly prepared.

By six o'clock in the afternoon, the food was almost ready. Spicy chicken, chicken and pork rib soup, pickled spicy fish, fish-flavored eggplant, stir-fried cured pork with houttuynia cordata, and vegetarian dishes filled the table, and the room was filled with an enticing aroma, just waiting for someone to devour it.

Hearing the knock, Su Fengnan, who was busy in the kitchen, ran over to open the door.