The news that Su Yan caught a pheasant spread throughout the production team. Everyone thought that if Su Yan could catch a pheasant, then they should be able to catch one even better.

The half-grown children who were originally doing housework at home were called to go to the mountains to catch pheasants the next day.

Of course, grass for pigs still needs to be cut, but there is an additional task, which is to hang out in the mountains more often when you have nothing to do, instead of eating free meals at home.

Su Yan was going up the mountain again the next day, but Yang Dan had a lot of housework to do, so she didn't go. She still reminded her not to go deep into the mountains.

Just as I was about to go out, I saw someone standing at the door, ready to knock.

"Su Yan, you have to go out. I came to find you to go up the mountain to pick mushrooms."

The person who spoke was none other than Su Yan's other best friend, named Chen Jiao.

She was Su Yan's classmate in junior high school. Because there were many children in her family, she was forced to drop out of school after the third year of junior high school.

The original owner had helped her before, knowing that she didn't have enough food at home and was starving to the point of being skin and bones.

The original owner was actually very soft-hearted and couldn't bear to see others suffer, so she brought an extra meal to school every day for Chen Jiao.

When Chen Jiao was bullied at school, she stood up for her.

Whatever school fees were required, the original owner would take the initiative to pay for her. In short, the original owner helped her a lot when she was in junior high school.

Now she is married to Lin Dong, who works in a steel factory. She has intentionally or unintentionally said in front of the original owner that she has finally reaped the rewards of her hard work and can finally live a stable life without having to worry about not having enough food and clothes.

Su Yan: "I'm just about to go out to the mountain."

Chen Jiao: "What a coincidence! Let's go together. I heard from others that you caught a pheasant yesterday. You can actually catch pheasants. How did you catch it? Can you tell me?"

Su Yan walked out and closed the door, saying as he walked: "Actually, it was also good luck. I just threw something under the basket, and when the pheasant went to eat, I pulled the stick supporting the basket, and the pheasant was caught in the basket."

Chen Jiao: "I've heard of this method before, but I didn't expect it to work. Aren't you afraid of going up the mountain alone?"

Su Yan: "What is there to be afraid of? There are people everywhere, and I haven't entered the mountains."

Chen Jiao couldn't help but sigh: "Su Yan, you have really changed. You would never do this before. Is the Zhu family short of food now? Do you need to go up the mountain to find food?"

Su Yan looked at her and smiled, "Everyone has a shortage of food, but they can only eat half full to get by."

Chen Jiao patted her chest and said in a thankful tone, "Fortunately, we have Lin Dong to support our family. His salary is not enough to make me starve. Today, I said I wanted to go up the mountain with you to pick mushrooms, but he didn't want me to go out. He said that we don't lack food at home. What if something unexpected happens in the mountain?"

Su Yan laughed and said, "He cares about you a lot."

Chen Jiao said shyly, "Yes, he said that he would rather suffer a little than let me take risks. But I also want to share some of the burden at home and don't want to see him so tired alone. So I came to find you, so that we can have a companion and take care of each other."

Su Yan still smiled and replied calmly: "Well, actually there are people everywhere on the mountain, there is nothing to worry about."

Chen Jiao kept talking about her and Lin Dong all the way, saying that Lin Dong often issued various invoices at the steel plant, and asked Su Yan if she needed any, and she could give some to her.

He also said that if she had no money, he could lend her some first, and it would not be too late to pay her back later when her brother sent her money.

Su Yan listened to what she said and seemed to care about her a lot, but in fact, it was just another disguised form of showing off.

There is a kind of situation where you once gave alms to me, and now I am giving back to you, and I can also give alms to you.

It's not that he really wants to help her, but rather he has a mentality of wanting to show off in front of people who have seen him down and out.

It’s not that Su Yan is overly suspicious, but there is an unconscious sense of complacency in the tone and expression of Chen Jiao’s voice.

Moreover, she should be very familiar with the original body's personality.

The more you deliberately act as if you can repay you and help you, the stronger your self-esteem will be and the more you will refuse to accept charity from others.

The original body was so twisted. On the one hand, he envied others for having a good life, but on the other hand, his self-esteem got in the way and he refused to show his depressed and frustrated look in front of them.

If she really wanted to help the original owner, she would not say these words at all. She could just give the original owner money, or give the original owner what he needed most.

She clearly knew what kind of life the original owner was living after marrying Zhu Bin, but she said these things on purpose, waiting for the original owner to ask her for a loan, and wanted the original owner to bow down in front of her before she would help him.

When the original owner helped her, she never waited for her to ask, but always offered her food and drinks.

The original owner helped others without asking for anything in return, but she pretended to want to help the original owner, but wanted the original owner to bow his head and beg on his own initiative.

If the original owner hadn't said anything, she could have said to herself with peace of mind, "I wanted to help her, but she didn't ask. No one asked her to help. If she took the initiative to help, wouldn't that be wishful thinking?"

In fact, she never really wanted to repay the original owner.

After just a short journey, Su Yan had already seen through this so-called best friend.

All I can say is that the original owner was too jealous. When they all became capable, what they wanted to do most was to surpass her, rather than repay her for her kindness to them.

The two of them walked and talked all the way, with Chen Jiao doing most of the talking and Su Yan listening.

Occasionally he would agree with something, but his tone was very calm and no emotion could be heard.

If it were in the past, she might have already started to feel pain in her heart, and had a lot of anger accumulated, waiting to go back and vent it.

However, Su Yan's indifference surprised Chen Jiao. She shouldn't be so calm. It seemed as if she had suddenly figured it out.

Chen Jiao had been married to Lin Dong for only two or three months, and they were still in their honeymoon period. She mentioned that she had not invited Su Yan to dinner when she married Lin Dong.

Chen Jiao said guiltily: "I wanted to invite you at the time, but someone told me that you had just finished your confinement and were not feeling well, so it was not suitable for you to go out. That's why I didn't invite you."

Chen Jiao had already explained this matter once, I don’t know why she suddenly brought it up again.

Su Yan looked at her in confusion and asked, "Why are you bringing this up again? Didn't I say I didn't mind?"

Chen Jiao added, "I know. I was just afraid that you would think too much. You had just finished your confinement and the weather was cold. I was afraid that you would go out and get cold. What if you got a confinement disease? In fact, what I wanted most was for you to witness my wedding. Lin Dong put a lot of thought into this wedding, and I wished that someone could share it with me."

Su Yan: "I heard it was very lively."

Chen Jiao began to complain sweetly: "It was lively, but it was too expensive. I told him to keep it simple, but he said it only happens once in a lifetime and he must give me an unforgettable wedding. He asked an old tailor to make me a red dress, bought me black high-heeled leather shoes, and asked an old craftsman to comb my hair. He woke me up so early in the morning that I couldn't even open my eyes."

Su Yan: “Hehe…”

Chen Jiao continued, "He was very thoughtful. He even asked a few children to scatter flower petals on the way. Hahaha, I don't know who told him that scattering flower petals is the most romantic thing when getting married. He planned a wedding for me that satisfied all my girlish desires. It would have been great if you were there at the time."

Su Yan: "Hearing you say that, I can imagine the scene at that time."

Chen Jiao said shyly: "Yeah, I was so shy at that time, I was afraid that others would laugh at me."

Su Yan: "No, they will only envy you for marrying so well."

Chen Jiao: "Well, if he hadn't been nice to me, I wouldn't have married him."

It was impossible not to get married, so Su Yan just treated it as a joke.

The two finally arrived at the place where people usually picked wild mushrooms, and there were already people looking for them around.

Su Yan originally wanted to get some more things back today, but since Chen Jiao was following him, he decided to just go with the flow.