Song Ze rode his bicycle very steadily, making a point of avoiding places with rocks and potholes. Xia Qingqing, sitting on the back of the bicycle, was actually a little drowsy and couldn't help but squint her eyes to rest.
Suddenly the bicycle stopped, and Song Ze patted Xia Qingqing's arm: "Comrade Xia, we've arrived."
Xia Qingqing immediately opened her eyes: "We're here already?"
She nimbly jumped off the bicycle, and before leaving, she handed Song Ze a 50-cent coin: "Comrade Song, thank you so much. This is for your fare."
Although Song Ze said he didn't want money, she couldn't take his help for granted; she still had to give what she was owed.
"You really think I'm your driver? Do you think I'm short of 50 cents?" Song Ze felt inexplicably angry. He had finally done a good deed, but the other party didn't appreciate it at all. He left with those words and rode away on his bicycle.
Xia Qingqing awkwardly touched her nose. Was it really that much of a problem for her to give money?
Unable to figure it out and not wanting to make things difficult for herself, she slowly walked towards home.
On the other side, Song Ze angrily rode his bicycle back to the educated youth settlement, where he happened to run into Qin Jiajia, who was waiting there.
It was time to start work. Song Ze had taken half a day off in the morning to run errands in the county, while Qin Jiajia had outsourced her work.
The brigade leader chose to turn a blind eye to this situation. It was the girl's freedom to spend money as she pleased, as long as she didn't hold everyone back. He couldn't care less.
When Qin Jiajia saw Song Ze return, a bright smile bloomed on her face: "Brother Song Ze, you're back! Did you get the package Aunt Shen sent you?"
Song Ze parked his bicycle, gave a faint "hmm," and seemed unwilling to say anything more.
Qin Jiajia was already used to Song Ze's indifferent attitude and didn't find it strange. She continued to ask him all sorts of questions, which annoyed Song Ze to no end.
Looking at Qin Jiajia who was blocking his way, Song Ze said impatiently, "Qin Jiajia, don't you know you're annoying? Move aside, I'm going back to my room."
"Ah, Song Ze, you must be tired after being out for so long. Go back to your room and rest," Qin Jiajia quickly stepped aside to let Song Ze go.
Watching Song Ze slam the door shut, Qin Jiajia felt a pang of sadness.
Why can't Song Ze see her feelings? She'll be sad to be treated like this by the person she likes.
But she couldn't bring herself to give up Song Ze, so she could only brainwash herself and comfort herself that Song Ze's personality was just like that, and that he treated everyone this way.
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Xia Qingqing was caught red-handed by Gou Dan, who was lying in wait in the yard, as soon as she entered the gate.
Dog Egg rushed forward with a mournful cry: "Sister! You're finally back."
Meeting Gou Dan's mournful gaze, Xia Qingqing immediately remembered what she had promised him last night, and a hint of guilt flashed in her eyes.
But she decided to strike first, and looked at Gou Dan with a displeased expression, saying:
"Little Dog Egg, you really disappoint me. You promised to come to the county with me today, but I couldn't wake you up no matter how much I called you this morning."
Gou Dan, who had originally planned to settle accounts with his sister, was stunned when he heard this. He immediately tried to speak up to defend himself.
Seeing this, Xia Qingqing pressed on, saying, "Alright, I won't blame you this time. But if you do this again next time, I'll get angry."
Dog Egg's mind slowly started to fog up, and he subconsciously promised, "I will never do it again next time, sister, please don't be angry with me."
Xia Qingqing tried hard to suppress her laughter, patted Gou Dan's short hair, and decided to give him a little scolding and then a sweet treat:
"Good boy/girl, here's a penny for you. Go buy some candy when the peddler comes."
Dog Egg, feeling dizzy, took the huge sum of 10 cents from his sister's hand, completely forgetting that he had originally intended to settle accounts with her.
"Thank you, sister! You're the best!" Gou Dan, having received his allowance, dashed out of the yard to show off to his friends.
With his huge sum of one cent, Gou Dan won the envious and jealous looks of his friends and became the most dazzling kid in Shihe Production Brigade.
Xia Qingqing watched Gou Dan run off happily and breathed a sigh of relief: "Kids are indeed the easiest to fool."
Back in her room, Xia Qingqing opened the system panel to check if Gu Yunshu had sent her any messages, and just then she received a video call from Gu Yunshu.
As soon as the video call connected, Gu Yunshu's voice rang out: "Qingqing, thank you for providing me with that water. It really helped me a lot."
Gu Yunshu traded several buckets of water from Xia Qingqing for a lot of food, enough to last her for more than half a month.
Hearing Gu Yunshu's words, Xia Qingqing smiled happily: "No need to thank me, the cloth that Sister Yunshu gave me is also very useful."
Gu Yunshu said generously, "I'm glad you like it. Is there anything else you need? Just tell me and I'll get it for you."
Just then, Xia Qingqing was looking for a watch to get from her, so she didn't stand on ceremony and said directly:
"Sister Yunshu, I wonder if you have any watches? I really want a watch to tell the time."
Watches? Gu Yunshu immediately turned around and squatted on the bedside table to start rummaging through the items. She quickly found two watches that looked very exquisite: "Qingqing, which of these two watches do you like?"
Xia Qingqing's eyes widened as she looked at the two familiar designer watches. These watches would have sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars in later generations.
Gu Yunshu assumed she was torn about which one to choose, so without waiting for her to continue speaking, she directly transmitted both watches to her through the system: "Qingqing, you don't need to worry about it anymore, you can have both of them."
"Thank you, Sister Yunshu~", Xia Qingqing smiled broadly as she held the two watches. As expected of brand-name watches, the texture was different from ordinary watches.
Gu Yunshu waved her hand and said, "No need to be polite. I just picked this up when I went out to collect supplies. It's worthless in the apocalypse."
Seeing how much Xia Qingqing liked it, Gu Yunshu decided that next time they met, she would give Xia Qingqing a few more pieces.
Xia Qingqing carefully put the watch back into the system space; she didn't plan to wear it daily.
Both watches are set with diamonds, so they don't look cheap.
She's just a country girl now, and wearing such an expensive watch is obviously suspicious. If she gets arrested as a spy or something, she'll have no one to turn to for help.
"Sister Yunshu, is your water almost used up? Give me the bucket, and I'll go get a few more for you."
Gu Yunshu didn't stand on ceremony and passed the empty buckets over directly.
Xia Qingqing grabbed the bucket and dashed out of the room. Luckily, no one was home at that moment, making it the perfect time to do something sneaky.
She had just filled the bucket with water when the door was pushed open, startling her so much that she immediately put the bucket into the system's inventory.
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