Chapter 182 Group Photo
In the afternoon.
Lin Anan was leaning on a recliner reading a book when she received a postal notification saying that there were two remittances waiting for her to collect.
I looked at the time. It was two o'clock in the afternoon. There was still plenty of time so I planned to go there.
"Mingzhou, accompany me to the post office."
"good."
Lin Anan changed her clothes. Before leaving, she took out a letter and two hundred yuan from the box and planned to send them home. It was a good trip anyway.
The new year has passed. The letter was written to Lin's father and mother. The money was also a token of Lin Anan's love. Her children were not around, so she wanted to buy them something good.
After all, I earned my first pot of gold by myself. If I take out two hundred, I still have more than a thousand left. I will also have income from publishing books in the future, so there is no rush to spend it.
When asked if Chu Minglan and Chu Mingyu wanted to go for a walk, they both shook their heads.
One of them said that he wanted to go play with Brother Fu again.
One said that he had an appointment with Sister Li Lu.
Lin Anan found it curious and after asking she found out that Li Lu said she wanted to teach Chu Minglan how to paint.
"Okay, go ahead and come back early in the evening."
"I know, sister-in-law."
The city is much busier on Saturday than usual.
Chu Mingzhou and Lin Anan got off the bus and slowly walked towards the post office.
Looking at the bustling streets, Lin Anan always felt a special atmosphere of life and felt happy.
"Why are there so many people here? Are they all going out shopping on Saturday?"
Chu Mingzhou spoke in a low voice and glanced ahead, "To the west is Changli Road, the area of speculation and profiteering in the northwest."
Black market?
Lin Anan looked around.
This place is not that remote, how can these people be so brave?
Isn’t it said that the crackdown on speculation and profiteering is the most severe at this moment?
Seeing that Chu Mingzhou didn't have any special reaction, she asked curiously, "Aren't you going to catch him?"
"They did, but things are much better now. They only arrest a moderate number of people. After all, every place has its own rules, and the people have to live their lives."
Quite reasonable.
Isn’t it? Now is an era of food and clothing shortage. Even if you have money, it is difficult to buy meat, and the food in supply and marketing cooperatives is also limited.
Her life in the military compound was much better than that outside. After all, military families often received special treatment, but ordinary people generally lived a tight life.
The two came to the post office, and Lin Anan went to collect her two remittances first. Looking at the remittance slips in her hand, she was a little confused!
One sum was remitted by Lin’s father, one hundred and eighty yuan.
There was also a sum of thirty yuan that was actually from Jiang Tong.
"I wanted to send money to my mother, why did she send it to me?" He looked at Chu Mingzhou again, "Jiang Tong is..."
"Pay back your debt."
Lin Anan suddenly realized.
Jiang Tong had previously claimed so many things from the original owner, and Chu Mingzhou figured it out and converted them into cash.
"Last time you said to let her pay it back slowly, is that what you meant?"
"Um."
"How could she be willing to do that?"
"Will she be unwilling? She will have to remit money to you every month from now on."
The money is not much, but it is a pleasant surprise.
Lin Anan put away the thirty yuan, turned around and remitted the money that Lin's father had sent her, and added two hundred yuan, plus a letter.
After the two came out of the post office, Lin Anan was a little worried about the black market. "Mingzhou, let's go to Changli Road to have a look. I haven't seen the black market yet."
Chu Mingzhou was right. "The black market is not a formal market. I'll take you to the department store to buy what you want."
"I don't lack anything, I'm just a little curious. Let's not go anymore. Let's go back."
Chu Mingzhou took Lin Anan's hand and said with a smile: "Okay, let's go home."
The two of them deliberately slowed down their pace and walked along the street towards the main road.
When passing by a photo studio, Lin Anan stopped and stared at the photos displayed in the window, her eyes lighting up.
He looked down at his and Chu Mingzhou's attire. They were both wearing new clothes, looking very neat.
"Mingzhou, let's take a picture." Lin Anan turned to look at Chu Mingzhou, her eyes full of anticipation.
Chu Mingzhou followed her gaze and asked, "Want to take a picture?"
"Uh-huh."
"Can."
When we walked into the photo studio, we found that it wasn't very big, but it was well decorated and very clean, and all the props and background curtains were in order.
The boss greeted the guests warmly, "Comrades, would you like to take a photo? What kind of photo would you like to take?"
He took a closer look at the two of them.
Wow~ This is a handsome man and a beautiful woman, they are really good-looking.
Lin Anan looked around and said, "We want to take a group photo."
"no problem."
The boss took them to a background and began to introduce it, "This is the newest background. It's a beautiful landscape painting with a very artistic conception. Other photo studios don't have it. What do you think?"
Lin Anan looked at the large landscape painting background and shook her head, "Boss, do you have a solid color background? I think a solid color background might make the photo look more simple and elegant."
The boss was slightly stunned, then smiled and said, "Yes, yes, we have white, blue, red, military green, etc. Come and choose which color you want?"
Lin Anan turned to look at Chu Mingzhou and asked for his opinion: "Mingzhou, which color do you think is good?"
"As you say."
Lin Anan looked down at the clothes they were wearing. She was wearing a khaki coat with a beige sweater underneath, while Chu Mingzhou was wearing a brown coat with a black turtleneck.
For the background, you can choose a warm and coordinated color, such as beige.
Finally she picked a soft off-white color.
"Boss, I want this."
"Okay."
The boss quickly arranged the off-white background cloth and carefully adjusted the lighting so that the light was evenly distributed on the background and the two people.
Lin Anan helped Chu Mingzhou straighten his collar and re-tied her hair.
"Comrades, come over here. Men, please move a little closer to the women. Women, please turn slightly to the side and smile."
Chu Mingzhou followed his instructions and moved closer to Lin Anan, raising his hands and gently hugging her waist.
Lin Anan leaned over gently, and they both turned slightly to face the camera, smiles on their faces.
The boss carefully observed the picture through the camera lens, "Yes, that's it, keep it like this, very good."
With a crisp shutter click, this moment was perfectly captured.
"Oh, you two have such great looks and temperament." The boss couldn't help but praise them.
Lin Anan smiled a little embarrassedly and asked, "Boss, when can I get the photos?"
The boss looked up and responded enthusiastically: "Under normal circumstances, you can pick it up in a week. If you are in a hurry, you can pay more for expedited processing and you can get the photos in three days."
"No rush, then come back a week later to pick it up. It will be Saturday by then, so it will be convenient."
The boss nodded and said, "How big a picture do you want? Do you need a frame?"
Chu Mingzhou followed Lin Anan's decision on how big the print should be and whether it should fit a frame, but he asked for a three-inch size one.
Lin Anan thought for a moment and said, "Let's wash a six-inch one. It needs to be framed. Then wash a three-inch one. It needs to be sealed with film."
The boss smiled and nodded, "No problem, the six-inch photos come out very well and look very elegant, and the three-inch ones are also suitable for carrying.
What kind of photo frame do you want to choose? We have wooden and metal ones, in all kinds of styles. "
Lin Anan walked to the area where photo frames were placed and started to choose carefully.
Her eyes wandered among the many photo frames, finally stopping on a wooden frame.
The frame is simple and a light beige colour which goes really well with the off-white background they chose.
"That's it."
"Okay, you have a good taste. This photo frame is a classic model in our store and is very popular. It will definitely look great with your photos."
"Yes, thank you."
After choosing the photo frame, Chu Mingzhou paid the money and the two walked out of the photo studio side by side.
"Next time, bring Xiaoyu and Xiaolan with you so we can take a family photo."
"good."
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