"It's worth it for you!" Gu Lingxiao said.

Lu Zhixia just stared at him; he had said the same thing when he hit Song Weidong earlier.

"I made brown sugar and egg soup!"

Aunt Pang came in carrying a basin and saw the two of them looking at each other. She felt that she had come at the wrong time. Had she interrupted their good time?

There was no table in the room, so the basin was placed on a stool.

"I boiled some water with ginger slices in it. Drink it while it's hot; it'll be good for your health. Also, drink some water and hold it in your stomach. That's what I usually do!"

"Thank you so much. You almost got beaten up today for speaking up for me, and now you've made me some brown sugar water."

"Girl! Don't be so polite with me. I've eaten your food quite often, and I love your cooking. It's just a matter of saying a few words! Those cowards are only relying on their numbers. Otherwise, I would have skinned them alive today!"

Aunt Pang's hearty laughter made Lu Zhixia feel exceptionally comfortable and eased the awkwardness from before.

That's how people are; good friends only become friends through give and take.

As long as she didn't cross the line, her friendship with Gu Lingxiao would last forever, and with that thought, she stopped feeling conflicted.

"I believe you can definitely do it."

"That's a must, otherwise I'd have wasted my big physique!"

"Hahahaha!" Lu Zhixia laughed happily.

"This rain is so heavy, I wonder when it will stop," Aunt Pang said worriedly. "If it's still raining this hard when I get off work, my husband will be soaked to the bone!"

Lu Zhixia remembered that she had brought back a few umbrellas from the factory, which she could give to Aunt Pang. So she pointed to the cloth bag by the door.

"There are umbrellas in there, pick a couple to take home! Someone gave them to me, I can't use them all by myself."

Upon hearing this, Aunt Pang went to the door, picked up the cloth bag, and found that it really did contain umbrellas. She counted them in her mind; there were five.

"Who sent you all of these? How come you have so many?"

"I recently bought a batch of umbrellas wholesale. These are a gift from the factory manager. Pick a couple to take home and use!"

"Then I won't stand on ceremony, I'll take whatever I want."

The plump auntie casually picked up the umbrella, opened it, and saw words embroidered on the hem. "This umbrella is really exquisite!"

"I'm glad you like them." Lu Zhixia said with a smile, "I bought 3,000 umbrellas wholesale, and they've all been distributed now."

"You bought so many wholesale?" Aunt Pang put away her umbrella. "If we can't sell them, we'll lose money!"

Lu Zhixia: "They will sell. This rain will last for many days!"

Only then did Gu Lingxiao remember the purpose of his visit.

"The reason I came here is because the army needs those 600 umbrellas."

"Oh, I see. So what do we do now? Shall I go to the umbrella factory with you?" Lu Zhixia said, then pulled back the covers.

"No rush, it's raining heavily outside. Let's go over when the rain subsides a bit."

Gu Lingxiao covered her with the blanket so that not a single breeze could get in.

Seeing how the two of them were behaving like a young couple, Auntie Pang felt too embarrassed to continue being a third wheel.

"I have things to do at home, so I'll head back now."

"Okay, thank you for the brown sugar ginger tea, I love it!"

The two laughed at the same time, and the plump aunt turned and left the house.

Gu Lingxiao said, "This older sister is also a straightforward person."

Lu Zhixia said, "Actually, she has no other faults except for her love of eating."

The rain outside started to subside, and Lu Zhixia went to the restroom. Now she felt completely recovered.

I was a little hungry, so I went back to my room and sat on the bed, not wanting to move at all.

"Are you hungry?" Gu Lingxiao asked.

"What can you do if I say I'm hungry?" Lu Zhixia asked him with a smile.

Gu Lingxiao: "Do you have any vegetables at home? If you do, I'll cook for you. If not, I'll go out and buy some for you."

Lu Zhixia thought for a moment, "Then I choose the latter. There really isn't much food at home, and cooking stir-fries would require cooking, which would be quite troublesome."

Gu Lingxiao took an umbrella out of the bag, opened it, and found that the umbrella was really well-made. Then he put it away and asked her...

"Then I'll go out and buy some food. What do you want to eat?"

"Anything that isn't spicy is fine, I can't eat spicy food right now."

Lu Zhixia had no right to order people to buy her favorite foods. She thought it was already good enough that someone bought them ready-made, so why ask for more?

Gu Lingxiao: "Okay, I understand. I'll be back in a bit. Lock the door first, and don't open it for anyone who knocks!"

Lu Zhixia knew he was worried that the group might come back, so she locked the door to put his mind at ease.

Gu Lingxiao quickly went downstairs. The rain outside had lessened considerably, and he felt it wouldn't last long. He drove to the state-run restaurant.

I mustered up the courage to ask a very old female waitress...

"Sister, I want to ask, what's the best thing for a woman to eat during her period?"

The older woman was taken aback for a moment, then quickly realized that there were still such good men in this day and age, coming out specifically to buy treats for his wife during her period. A smile spread across her face as she said...

"Black chicken soup is the most nourishing, and you can also eat some tofu and eggs. At this time, you should not eat anything that is too cold."

"Two dishes and a soup, plus two jin of rice."

"Since you put it that way, then I'll have a black chicken soup, a minced meat and tofu soup, and a steamed egg with brown sugar!"

“Okay, I think that’s fine,” Gu Lingxiao said. “I’m taking all of these with me; I’m not eating them here.”

The waiter tore off a bill. "The black-boned chicken is more expensive, it costs 10 yuan a pot. Two dishes plus two jin of rice, that's 12.6 yuan plus one jin of grain coupons."

Gu Lingxiao paid the bill readily and then sat down to wait for the food.

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