The weather in the north gets cold early. Jiang Zao opened his mouth and white air spread in the air: "I'm going to the department store."
"Ah? Let's go today. My sister-in-law is pregnant. Otherwise, I would go with you." Yanqiu was extremely disappointed. Her eyebrows drooped instantly, and the precious white flour bun in her hand no longer smelled good.
Jiang Zao was amused by her expression: "Let's make an appointment next time."
Yanqiu felt better after hearing this.
"Go ahead!"
Jiang Zao walked to the department store.
The department store had added a lot of thick fabrics, ready-made clothes, and small leather shoes from Shanghai. She passed by the fabric, cotton, and sugar shops and went straight to the place at the back where small leather shoes were sold.
The black leather shoes have a 2.3 cm heel and no special design, but they are a fashionable match today.
Whoever has a pair of small leather shoes will be envied to death!
Nowadays, salespeople are not very enthusiastic: "What do you want to buy, comrade?"
Jiang Zao didn't come here to buy anything, he came here to look for someone.
The person she was looking for arrived immediately.
"Let me take a look first."
She pretended to pick.
"It's you, little comrade!"
A woman's surprised voice sounded from behind Jiang Zao.
Gu Xiufang likes to go to department stores and buy small leather shoes. She looks very proud when she walks on the street in those black leather shoes.
She wouldn't dress like this on important occasions, for fear of being criticized for her capitalist style.
But she really likes it. She bought it to wear at home, or to wear it when everyone goes to the old lady's house for dinner.
She didn't expect that when she came to buy something she liked, she would see this little comrade!
Gu Xiufang only had eyes for Jiang Zao, not even the little leather shoes. She grabbed Jiang Zao's hand and asked anxiously, "You left in such a hurry last time that I didn't even ask your name."
Jiang Zao was waiting for Gu Xiufang.
When she was seriously ill, Gu Xiufang went to see her and told her that in the late 1970s, she went to the department store to buy small leather shoes on weekends. She was afraid that people would say she was capital-intensive, so she didn't dare to wear them out after buying them.
I could wear it later, but I didn’t have the chance to wear it anymore.
She sat in a wheelchair with a lonely look in her eyes.
Jiang Zao pretended to be surprised: "Auntie, it's you."
Her eyes were round, watery and clear, and she called "Auntie" in a sweet voice, which made Gu Xiufang's heart melt.
How could such a good child not be her daughter-in-law!
"Yes, it's me. What's your name, kid? Where do you live? Tell your auntie quickly. I'll come to see you when I'm free."
Gu Xiufang held Jiang Zao's hand and was reluctant to let go.
Jiang Zao smiled, with a small dimple on the left side of her cheek: "You can call me Erya."
Gu Xiufang understood and comprehended that the young comrade was on guard.
It's a good thing to be on guard.
"Come buy some shoes too. I'll give you any pair you like. You saved my life, so I'll buy you whatever you want."
Even if she was short of a partner, she would tie up that good-for-nothing second son and show him to her.
Jiang Zao definitely cannot accept Gu Xiufang's gift. If her true identity is exposed in the future, it will affect her image.
And now she has money in her pocket, so she can buy whatever she wants.
"Auntie, I have a job and a salary. I can buy anything I want with my own money."
Jiang Zao's voice is soft, and his eyes are firm and powerful.
This made Gu Xiufang look at him with even higher regard.
Compare the two.
I felt even more disgusted with Jiang Zao.
They are all women. The young comrade saves people without asking for anything in return. She relies on herself and is capable. From her we can see the power of women who hold up half the sky.
Look at Jiang Zao again. She doesn't want to work hard anymore after choosing her son as her partner, and she even takes advantage of her power to bully others.
Gu Xiufang felt sick!
"You're such a good kid, but you saved your aunt, and I'd feel bad if I didn't buy you something."
Jiang Zao didn't come here just to show off, but naturally wanted to get closer when they met.
"I don't want Auntie to always feel like she owes me anything, so why don't you take me out to eat something?"
This is a good idea!
Gu Xiufang was still worried that she couldn't get to know Comrade Erya better.
As long as the second son doesn't get married, she will have the opportunity to make Comrade Erya her daughter-in-law!
"Come on, Auntie will take you to dinner."
There is a state-owned restaurant nearby, which is the one that Jiang Zao and Xiao Shuisheng often eat at.
Gu Xiufang and Jiang Zao eat together.
He couldn't even suppress the corners of his mouth, and held Jiang Zao's wrist the whole time, asking about his well-being.
The waiter brought the paper menu over, and Gu Xiufang placed it in front of Jiang Zao: "Come and take a look. What do you want to eat?"
Xiao Shuisheng often brings Jiang Zao over for dinner, as she knows which dishes are good in this state-owned restaurant.
"I want to eat braised pork and shredded potatoes, but without my aunt."
She wasn't being falsely polite.
Gu Xiufang is rich, she doesn’t order anything, or orders very little, which is too pretentious.
Ordering some of her favorite food would make Gu Xiufang happy and feel like she had returned a favor.
Gu Xiufang was indeed very happy, she liked cheerful children.
Just order whatever you want to eat, save time and hassle, it’s straightforward!
She hates stingy people like Liu Chunhua the most!
"Give us another dish of braised fish, meatball soup, and two bowls of rice."
When the meal was served, Gu Xiufang asked Jiang Zao, "Comrade Erya, where do you work?"
Jiang Zao drank some water to moisten his throat: "Food factory."
How could there be such a coincidence in the world?
The vain Jiang Zao also works in the food factory. She was just about to ask Erya if she knew Jiang Zao.
Forget it. What if they have a grudge against each other and Erya ignores her in the future?
"The food factory is good. The benefits and treatment are pretty good."
Gu Xiufang: "I'll come to the food factory to see you when I have time."
When the food came, Gu Xiufang asked for a pair of serving chopsticks and kept picking up food for Jiang Zao.
"Erya, you are too thin. Eat more braised pork."
"I'd like some shredded potatoes, too. A combination of meat and vegetables."
"Why are you drinking soup without any meatballs? There's not a single meatball in the bowl. Come, auntie will give you a few more meatballs."
"Do you prefer fish eyes or fish tails?"
"... Be careful with the fish bones, don't pick them out, I'll pick them out for you!" Gu Xiufang used a serving chopstick to pick out the fish bones one by one, for fear that any fish bones would prick the ginger and jujube.
There was originally only half a bowl of rice in the ginger and jujube bowl.
It came to the fore in the blink of an eye.
The tempting braised pork is layered with shredded potatoes, and the top layer is clean fish.
She didn't expect that leaving Xiao Shuisheng would put her at risk of starving to death.
Gu Xiufang looked at her masterpiece (Jiang Zao's rice bowl) and she was very satisfied.
"Eat, what are you standing there for?"
As he said this, he dug out the two fish eyes and fed them to Jiang Zao to eat.
Fish eyes are the one that children fight over. They are not very delicious, but they are definitely eaten by the most favored children.
Jiang Zao held the bowl, lowered his head and ate slowly. He ate very well and behaved very well.
At noon, more people came to eat. Xiao Shuisheng's childhood friend came back, and he invited him to have dinner at the state-owned restaurant. He had not taken two steps into the door when he saw his mother looking at his long-awaited little girlfriend with a loving face.
He stretched out his long legs and walked towards the two of them...
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