Perhaps because his leg condition had greatly improved and his confidence had increased, Lu Zhengting was no longer so conflicted or embarrassed by Lin Qingyan's verbal teasing.

He didn't say anything, but smiled with pursed lips, his eyes filled with doting affection as he looked at the little girl.

Lin Qingyan got on the bicycle first, then gestured to Lu Zhengting: "Comrade Lu, please get on."

"Oh, okay."

Lu Zhengting sat in the back seat. Although it was a bit difficult to put his long legs down, he was still very happy.

Upon arriving at the county hospital, Lin Qingyan accompanied him directly to the radiology department for an X-ray.

The film wasn't brought out until almost evening.

The doctor told them that they were given priority in getting their scans done because Lu Zhengting was a soldier; otherwise, they would have had to wait until tomorrow or the day after.

Lin Qingyan and the orthopedic doctor looked at the X-ray together. Based on the information reflected in the X-ray, they were both certain that Lu Zhengting's leg had fully recovered.

At this moment, Lu Zhengting was so excited that he wanted to pick up Lin Qingyan, spin her around a few times, and kiss her hard a few times.

Thanks to his little darling, curing his leg was like saving his life.

Lin Qingyan was also very excited, "Comrade Lu, congratulations, your leg is finally healed."

At that moment, the man was staring intently at her, a slight smile playing on his thin lips.

"All of this is thanks to you."

Lin Qingyan smiled and gave him a meaningful look: "Think about how you should repay me."

Lu Zhengting was bursting with joy. He not only wanted to hug and kiss the girl, but also wanted to tell her all the words he had been holding back for so long. The words were almost bursting out of his chest and overflowing into his throat, eager to come out.

After the two left the outpatient building, Lin Qingyan's attitude towards Lu Zhengting was the same as before, but the way he looked at her had changed a lot, and he would occasionally move closer to her.

No matter how much she flirted with Lu Zhengting before, he would never respond when she said sweet words or touched his body.

Even when she doesn't deliberately try to get close to him, he keeps his distance from her.

But now, she noticed that he was intentionally or unintentionally moving closer to her, so much so that every time she turned her head, she could see that muscular chest swaying in front of her.

She remained calm and collected. Now that he had taken the initiative, she would see how far he could go.

Lu Zhengting pushed his bicycle out of the bicycle storage area.

Lin Qingyan wasn't joking about his health. "Just like when we came, I'll ride the bike and you can take the car."

He Zhengting really wanted to buy something for Lin Qingyan; he wanted to give her the best of everything in the world.

"Comrade Lin, let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative."

"good."

They arrived at the entrance of the supply and marketing cooperative and parked their bicycles outside.

Once inside, Lu Zhengting led Lin Qingyan straight to the watch counter. Looking at the dozen or so men's and women's watches in the glass display case, he turned to the young girl and asked, "Which one of these do you like?"

Lin Qingyan knew he couldn't hide it anymore, so she deliberately asked him, "Why did you buy me a watch?"

"I... you healed my leg, and I want to repay you."

As for some things, he hasn't figured out how to say them yet. He needs to go back and prepare properly before confessing his feelings to her.

Lin Qingyan didn't stand on ceremony with him and pointed to a women's watch she liked inside.

"I like this." Actually, she liked anything Lu Zhengting gave her.

Lu Zhengting quickly asked the sales clerk to take out the watch and let Lin Qingyan try it on.

Lin Qingyan has slender wrists and fair skin, and this small watch suits her perfectly.

Lin Qingyan raised her wrist and asked Lu Zhengting, "Is it pretty?"

"Beautiful, very beautiful." The man's mouth was practically stretched to his ears in a wide grin.

His little girl looks beautiful in anything, of course.

Lin Qingyan withdrew her wrist. "Then I'll take this one."

"Okay," the salesperson said, taking out the box that originally contained the watch. "This watch costs two hundred yuan, plus a receipt."

Lin Qingyan knew that watches were expensive at this time, but she didn't expect them to cost so much money.

She turned to look at Lu Zhengting, who was already paying for the ticket without even blinking.

After buying the watch, he asked her, "What else do you like?"

Lin Qingyan smiled and teased him on purpose.

"You've already spent so much money on a watch. If you buy another one, aren't you afraid I'll spend all your savings for your future wife?"

The man smiled indulgently, "It's only right that I spend whatever I want on you."

Lin Qingyan really didn't want to buy anything else. "This is enough, Comrade Lu, let's go home."

Lu Zhengting ignored her and went to the candy and snack counter, buying a whole bunch of snacks such as fruit candy, White Rabbit milk candy, biscuits, osmanthus sugar, and hawthorn slices.

Even after leaving the supply and marketing cooperative, Lu Zhengting still felt an itch to get his hands dirty.

"Comrade Lin, let's go to the state-run restaurant for dinner."

“Okay.” Lin Qingyan accepted the offer without hesitation; she thoroughly enjoyed their time alone together.

When they arrived at the state-run restaurant, Lu Zhengting immediately ordered a braised pork and a sweet and sour fish. He suddenly remembered that when he treated Lin Qingyan to dinner last time, she only ordered a plate of stir-fried spinach.

Although she had gained a lot of weight, she still looked thin. Just as she was about to ask for more meat dishes, Lin Qingyan preemptively said to the waiter, "Let's have another serving of stir-fried spinach."

Lu Zhengting still hasn't realized Lin Qingyan's food preferences.

Lin Qingyan saw a question mark on his head. As someone who lived in an era where everyone loved to eat fatty meat, he certainly wouldn't understand modern people's health concepts.

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