The next morning, before dawn, Su Ruyi quietly left home.

She went straight to the state-run hotel and took out the blank letter of introduction that Su Xiangjun had given her.

Of course, it's already filled in.

The note stated that she was a purchasing agent for a food factory and needed assistance from state-run hotels in various locations to check into her hotel.

The hotel receptionist was a young woman with a round face. She smiled and asked, "Comrade, how many days are you staying?"

Su Ruyi thought for a moment. Today was the 15th, and she was going to the countryside on the 23rd, so she would stay for a maximum of nine days! So she replied with a smile, "I'll stay for nine days."

"Comrade, how about I give you a ten-day ticket?"

The round-faced girl counted on her fingers: "Nine days isn't cost-effective for you, it's calculated by single day, one yuan per day. Ten days or more is considered a long stay, eighty cents per day! If you stay for ten days, you can save a whole yuan!"

Su Ruyi nodded and thanked her quickly.

Round-faced was also very happy—she could secretly sell the day Su Ruyi didn't stay!

So they became even more enthusiastic, not only giving her the sunniest room, but also bringing her a whole set of brand new sheets and duvet covers.

After helping her change the sheets, the little girl even brought her a kettle of hot water.

This service is nothing like it was in the 1970s.

After thanking her, Su Ruyi closed the door and looked around the room.

It's very clean and quiet.

Because it was a single room, the room wasn't large, but it was twice the size of the storage room in the Su family's courtyard.

There was a bed against the wall in the room, and a rather large wooden table by the window, with a wooden chair in front of it.

A row of clothes hooks was nailed to the back of the door, and an iron washbasin stand was placed at the entrance.

Very complete.

The sunlight was just right, streaming obliquely through the window onto the table and bed.

Su Ruyi squinted for a while, and for some reason felt like crying, but she quickly controlled her emotions.

After putting the hotel room key into her spatial storage, Su Ruyi went to the state-run restaurant to find Su Tong.

This was Su Ruyi's first time having breakfast at a state-run restaurant.

Such a luxurious thing was something I never dared to dream of in my previous life.

Contrary to Su Ruyi's expectations, the state-run restaurant was very crowded and noisy at breakfast time.

Those who couldn't sit at the table stood or squatted, slurping their food at the restaurant entrance.

Su Tong had already reserved a spot as agreed. When he saw Su Ruyi come in, he quickly asked her to save a seat while he took a small number and went to get his food.

Soy milk and fried dough sticks, served with pickled vegetables.

It was a very ordinary breakfast, but the soy milk was steaming hot, the freshly fried dough sticks were crispy, and the side of pickled vegetables were red yeast rice pickled pagoda vegetables, which were sweet and sour and appetizing.

Su Ruyi ate three fried dough sticks in one go.

Su Tong soaked the fried dough sticks in sweet soy milk and ate four of them in one go.

He drank every last drop of the large bowl of soy milk.

At the end, there was still a little bit of half-melted white sugar left at the bottom of the bowl.

Turn the bowl around, tilt your head back and drink it all in one gulp; that last sip is truly sweet to the core.

After finishing their meal, the two strolled around the streets for a while to digest their food—they were moving soon, and they were so full they could barely bend over.

Eating until you're stuffed for breakfast feels so wonderful and amazing!

Su Ruyi and Su Yin couldn't help but slow down their pace.

The sunlight cast long shadows of them on the streets and alleys.

Su Ruyi suddenly realized that she had never experienced this kind of beauty in her previous life.

Normal, ordinary life.

Not even a day.

Seeing Su Tong's concerned gaze, she quickly suppressed her sadness.

She's back. In this life, she's determined to live well and experience all the beauty in the world.

She mentally hugged her wounded self, then strode forward, walking lightly ahead.

At this moment, a wisp of smoke began to rise from the Su family's courtyard.

Although Guan Yumei got the key to the cabinet again, her stingy nature remained unchanged.

She first opened the white flour bag, looked inside, and then immediately put it back.

He opened the bag of cornmeal again, looked at it, hesitated for a moment, and then put it down.

Finally, he picked up the sack of sorghum flour, glanced at it, and then smiled with satisfaction.

Breakfast consisted of two sorghum flour buns per person, a dish of moldy pickled vegetables, and cold water.

It's hard and hurts your teeth.

It tastes salty and bitter.

My stomach hurts from the cold.

But none of that matters.

Everyone sitting at the table wore strange expressions.

The moment the steamed bun entered their mouths, everyone's expressions became subtle.

Su Manao was the first to lose her temper and spat it out with a "Pui!": "Mom, why does this cornbread smell like... shit?"

Su Dazhi had already forced himself to swallow a mouthful, but upon hearing Su Manao's question, he felt he could no longer hold back and began to vomit violently.

Su Jin and Su Yin were also gagging and vomiting.

Guan Yumei glared angrily at everyone: "What can I do if the pot is burnt? I can't get all that burnt stuff off the bottom of the pot!"

Su Dazhi was on the verge of tears: "I really thank you, Guan Yumei! Not only did I get to eat fresh pig manure, but I also got to eat some that was left overnight!"

Upon hearing this, Guan Yumei couldn't hold back any longer and spat it out.

The Su family courtyard was filled with vomit.

After vomiting, Su Jin went to work with a gloomy face.

Su Yin returned to her room and carefully recalled the events.

He lost his money.

I discovered it was missing early this morning.

I lost about a hundred yuan.

I have no idea when it was lost.

Fortunately, he had most of his money sewn into the pockets of his underwear.

After thinking it over, I realized that the money must have been lost at Wang Bo's house.

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