"Haha, Little Yueyue, do you think I'm too old?"

Tang Yue suddenly felt embarrassed. If we're talking about age, Lai Xiang shouldn't be older than her, right?

"No, no, no. From now on, Sister Lai, we're friends."

"Okay, sure."

The two walked hand in hand into the small supply and marketing cooperative. At this time, the larger supply and marketing cooperatives were all closed, and this small one was also packing up.

"Comrade, what do you need to buy? Hurry up, we're already off work."

"Okay, sure."

Lai Xiang bought four packs of White Rabbit milk candy, several bags of bread and sausages, and several canned goods. When she was about to choose other things, Tang Yue grabbed her hand.

"Alright, Sister Lai, that's enough."

Lai Xiang was still a little reluctant to leave. "Yueyue, train journeys are boring. Buy some food to pass the time. Don't worry, I have tickets."

Tang Yue quickly stopped her, "Sister Lai, that's enough. We have other things to take with us, it's really inconvenient to bring too much."

Lai Xiang had no choice but to give up in the end.

When they returned, Lai Xiang couldn't carry it all by herself, so Tang Yue didn't try to hide it from Lai Xiang and carried quite a lot herself.

Lin Cuicui and Tang Shengkai saw the two carrying a lot of things and quickly came over to help.

After handing the items to them, Lai Xiang said regretfully, "Big brother and sister, thank you so much for today. But we're a bit rushed, otherwise we would definitely have gone out for a meal together."

Tang Shengkai and Lin Cuicui had never met such enthusiastic people before, and they felt very embarrassed.

"No, really, no need. This is too much trouble for you."

Lai Xiang waved his hand, "You helped our department store avoid a lot of losses today, we are the ones who should be thanking you."

As everyone was leaving, Tang Yue and Lai Xiang exchanged addresses and phone numbers. Of course, only Lai Xiang had the specific addresses and phone numbers; Tang Yue did not.

She only told Lai Xiang that they were going to the South Island. Her father was going there to serve in the army, and she would write to Lai Xiang again after they settled down.

When Lai Xiang saw them off, she was somewhat reluctant to part with them.

On the way to the station, several children were overjoyed, each clutching a handful of White Rabbit milk candies. Lin Cuicui was still sighing with emotion.

"The things in this department store are way too expensive. I really can't afford them."

Tang Shengkai chimed in, "That's right. This candy is so expensive. Comrade Lai is being too generous. We don't even know what gift to give back in the future."

Lin Cuicui nodded as well.

On the way, they used their food coupons to buy a lot of steamed buns at a state-run restaurant. They would be traveling for several days, so they needed to make sure they had enough food.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief once they boarded the train. This was the last train; hopefully, nothing else went wrong. This journey had truly been far from peaceful.

Tang Yue was speechless. Was she just unlucky, running into trouble wherever she went? But surely not, right?

Thinking this, Tang Yue used her consciousness to check the situation inside the train. What she saw was alarming; it seemed there really was something wrong.