"So it's wedding candy. I'm definitely going to take it. I want to share in your and Captain Lu's good fortune. Maybe my man can get a promotion, too."
Chen Fengying grinned with such joy. Thinking back to this, the five kilograms of candy Chu Yue bought was not much at all. She should have bought eight kilograms for good luck!
She didn't hesitate and stuffed a handful of wedding candy into her pocket and said to Chu Yue.
"Sister Chu, wait here for me, I'll be back soon."
As she was speaking, Chen Fengying, who had just walked out of the supply and marketing cooperative, turned around and squeezed into the crowd again.
She was big and strong, and she pushed through the crowd and went to the innermost part.
Chu Yue waited outside the door for about ten minutes before Chen Fengying came out, sweating profusely in the cold winter.
"Finally I got out! There were so many people inside, I was squeezed to death!" Chen Fengying complained, but she couldn't hide her smile. She took out something and handed it to Chu Yue, "Sister Chu, here! It's not worth much, just for good luck! I wish you and Captain Lu will have a baby soon."
Chu Yue's palms were stuffed full. She looked down and saw that they were a few red dates, a handful of peanuts, and some melon seeds. Not a lot of food, and indeed not worth much. She didn't know how Chen Fengying convinced the salesperson to sell them to her.
But the metaphor of customs is extremely good.
Chu Yue accepted it with a smile, "Thank you, Sister Chen."
Chen Fengying was still talking happily, "When you go back, either eat it or spread it under the quilt. I guarantee you'll give birth to a big fat boy next year. That's what I did when I got married. I gave birth the next year. My Dazhuang is eight years old now—"
The two chatted along the way, and Chu Yue never let Chen Fengying's words fall on deaf ears, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
As they walked, Chu Yue passed by the Xinhua Bookstore and went in. When she came out, she was holding a few picture books, a notebook, and some pencils.
Even the picture books have densely packed words on them.
Chen Fengying took a few glances and asked curiously, "Ms. Chu, can you read? Is there a school in your hometown?"
"…It was literacy. There were educated youths doing literacy activities in our village. I learned for a while, so I know a little bit."
Chu Yue almost forgot her "rural origin" identity. In order not to be exposed, she had to hide a bit of the aura of a top student.
Chen Fengying did not suspect anything, she nodded and muttered, "We also have literacy campaigns in our village, the village secretary calls us to attend classes every night. We work in the fields during the day and have to study at night, but I didn't learn anything and fell asleep in class. Sister Chu, you are amazing, you actually know so many characters——"
As time went by, it gradually reached noon.
There was a shop on the side of the road that was emitting bursts of fragrance and wisps of hot air.
Chu Yue felt a little hungry, so she looked up and saw the big words "State-owned Restaurant", which meant a restaurant.
The state-owned restaurant placed a steamer for steaming buns at the door. The hot steam looked particularly tempting in the cold wind, and the food was fragrant.
Chu Yue's eyes lit up and she touched her belly.
"Want to eat?" Chen Fengying said generously, "If you want to eat, let's go in! The prices at state-owned restaurants are fair, affordable, and the food is delicious. Let's have a good meal today."
The two of them entered the state-owned restaurant together.
There were quite a lot of customers in the store, and it was full of people. Chu Yue found a small table in a secluded location with her sharp eyes, and sat down with Chen Fengying, putting down the pile of things she was carrying.
Today, the signature dish of the state-owned restaurant is pork with preserved vegetables. The big, shiny slices of meat are topped with preserved vegetables, and it smells delicious and is particularly tempting.
Chu Yue ordered a signature dish and a portion of green vegetables. There was free shredded radish soup in the lobby. Two bowls were enough to keep two people warm and full.
While Chu Yue and Chen Fengying were happily eating, people continued to enter the state-owned restaurant.
"What a crappy mall. There's not even one nice piece of clothing. All they sell are old styles or outdated work clothes. Are those clothes meant for people to wear?"
He Meijiao frowned, her face full of contempt and disgust. She had been feeling unhappy ever since she saw Chu Yue on the bus today.
Wang Xiulan was still following He Meijiao, and she explained hurriedly, "Comrade He, you are from the capital, and you go to the big shopping malls in the capital. The shopping malls in our small place can't compare."
Although she said this, Wang Xiulan actually cursed in her heart.
Bah! She couldn't even bear to buy that blue work uniform! He Meijiao even despised it as if it wasn't for human beings.
In order to make this eldest daughter happy, Wang Xiulan hurriedly said.
"Comrade He, I have found out for you. The little boy is not Captain Lu's biological son, nor is he the son of Chu Yue. Captain Lu's sister died and the child was adopted."
He Meijiao perked up when she heard this, "Are you serious?"
"It's true, absolutely true! It was Sister Song who went to find Chu Yue and heard what she said herself. If she dared to lie, it would cause Captain Lu to violate discipline! She wouldn't dare to do that!" Wang Xiulan said it so firmly, and she specifically said what He Meijiao liked.
"From what I can see, she and Captain Lu are not familiar with each other at all. They haven't seen each other for ten years. Even if they have been engaged, so what? What man doesn't miss a woman? Captain Lu has never gone back once, so he must not be interested in her and has no feelings for her!"
"Why did you marry her if you had no feelings for her?"
"That's easy. You just want to find a mother for the child. Captain Lu, a grown man, can't take care of a child. Would a girl like you, Comrade He, be willing to be a stepmother right after marriage? Captain Lu must have settled for these reasons and got the marriage certificate with Chu Yue."
Wang Xiulan spoke very confidently.
He Meijiao listened and it seemed to be the case.
If she was the one who married Lu Zhanlin, she would definitely ask Lu Zhanlin to send the child back to the countryside. They haven't even given birth to their own children yet, so how could they let a wild child become the eldest child?
He Meijiao thought for a moment and asked, "Is Lu Zhanlin really not in love with her? But I saw it with my own eyes that day! That woman was taking a bath in the house in broad daylight. If she didn't do that, why would she take a bath?"
"Hey, Comrade He, my dear sister, calculate the time. With Captain Lu's body and physique, an hour is not enough! When you go there, there will be no time to take a shower."
"Besides, that child has been following Chu Yue all the time. Captain Lu can't do that to Chu Yue in front of the child, right?"
"Comrade He, you are an unmarried girl, so you don't understand these things. Sister-in-law is an experienced person, let me tell you something, if a woman doesn't have flesh on her body, a man won't be able to get excited. She has a pointy chin and is so skinny that Captain Lu even complains about it when he holds her..."
In fact, He Meijiao didn’t understand what “one hour is not enough” meant, but Wang Xiulan’s words made her feel happy and she just loved listening to them.
The two of them just happened to walk to the door of a state-owned restaurant. He Meijiao took Wang Xiulan in and invited her to dinner. Wang Xiulan was so happy that she could eat for free in a state-owned restaurant that she felt that all her efforts were worth it.
But after entering the state-owned restaurant, it was full of people and there was no empty seat at all.
The waiter pointed to a corner and said, "There are two people at that table. There are two of you too. Go over and share the table with them. You can sit down if you squeeze in."
He Meijiao and Wang Xiulan looked over and saw Chu Yue and Chen Fengying who were having dinner.
Chu Yue noticed the gaze and when she looked up, she saw He Meijiao's domineering and beautiful face.
What a narrow road we meet again so soon!
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