The man standing across the street wore a white polyester shirt, black trousers, and his short hair was slicked back with hair wax!
Zhou Qiqi vividly remembers the image of someone who had springs attached to their legs and was considered a scholar.
Who else could it be but Xu Shu?
She had anticipated that Xu Shu would also appear when Lin Yao suddenly appeared.
I reckon the figure I saw at the First Garment Factory before was also Xu Shu.
Zhou Qiqi didn't want to have anything to do with this scumbag and despicable woman anymore.
Seeing Xu Shu staring at her with wide eyes, she felt a pang of anxiety, quickly lowered her head, covered her face with her bag, and hurried away, afraid that Xu Shu would catch up.
However, to her surprise, Xu Shu didn't recognize her at all, and instead licked his lips and sighed.
"The girls in this city's military hospital are all so beautiful and have such great figures..."
Before he could finish speaking, his ear was suddenly grabbed, and an angry shout rang in his ear, "Xu Shu!"
"Yaoyao, be gentle! It hurts so much!"
Xu Shu grimaced and rubbed his reddened earlobe, his face full of grievance.
Lin Yao stood with her hands on her hips, her eyes full of dissatisfaction.
"Didn't you say you'd handle this? It's been three days, where are they? Still haven't seen them?"
She sprained her ankle and didn't want to go out, but it had been three days, and Xu Shu had been leaving early and returning late every day without any news. She was getting really anxious.
"I didn't see it."
Xu Shu scratched his head. "I've been keeping watch the whole time, from when the door opens in the morning until the lights go out at night, but I haven't seen anyone..."
"How could they not come out for three days? Did they not eat, drink, or buy anything?"
Lin Yao looked on with suspicion and didn't believe it at all.
Xu Shu's eyes widened, and he said urgently, "I'm not lying to you, I've been watching the whole time!"
Seeing Lin Yao's expression, he spoke with a hint of grievance, his misty eyes looking at her.
"Yaoyao, you don't believe me?"
Lin Yao's heart softened immediately, and she quickly explained to Xu Shu.
"No, I'm just a little anxious. It's not that I don't trust you, but I asked my brother. The job transfer window is only a few days long. If things don't go well, it'll all be ruined."
Xu Shu made a solemn promise.
"Don't worry, Yao Yao. Zhou Qiqi has been following me around since she was little, and she idolizes me to the core. Once she sees me, she'll definitely listen to me! Don't be impatient~"
As he spoke, he gestured with his lips.
"Your problems are my problems. I'm worried too. Look, I've been keeping an eye on things these past two days, and my lips are even peeling..."
When Lin Yao saw that Xu Shu's mouth was a bit dry and there were blisters at the corners of his mouth, she felt sorry for him and immediately took out a few one-yuan bills from her wallet.
"Here, take this five yuan. Buy some soda or something. Don't work too hard. Anyway, you're in the hospital, there's always a chance you'll get out..."
Xu Shutao's eyes curved into crescents. As he took the money, he casually grabbed her wrist and said in a low voice, "Only you care about me."
Lin Yao nudged him, blushing and scolding, "If I'm not good to you, who else would I be good to? We're both..."
Seeing that there was no one around, Xu Shu gave her a big kiss on the cheek and said...
"Alright, it's been terribly hot these past few days, and your foot isn't fully healed yet. Go back to the hotel and rest. I'm here for you!"
Lin Yao became even more embarrassed, her face flushed as she limped away.
On the other side, Zhou Qiqi first went to the department store to buy some drawing paper and other things for Zhouzhou, then went to the state-run food store to buy some vegetables, and then found Director Li who was on duty at the counter.
"Hello, I was introduced by Comrade Hu Chunxiao. My name is Zhou Qiqi. She should have called you by now."
Zhou Qiqi said politely.
Upon hearing this, Director Li immediately came out from behind the counter and warmly extended his hand to shake hers: "Hello, hello."
"Excuse me, I don't know if you have what I want to buy here. I've already prepared the tickets!"
Shen Huaichuan's injury is a type of fracture, so he needs to eat more protein. Dr. Ding said it would be best to eat more high-quality protein such as beef. Zhou Qiqi wrote it all down in her little notebook and planned to cook different kinds of food for Shen Huaichuan.
So, on the first day I made pork rib soup, on the second day I stewed an old hen, and in the afternoon I also made fish soup.
Last night she was thinking of making some beef, but beef was hard to come by these days, not even on the black market. After thinking it over, she remembered Hu Chunxiao, who worked at the Bureau of Supplies, and asked her if she could help her get in touch with her.
As they were both military wives, Hu Chunxiao naturally had no reason to refuse, and immediately called Director Li of the state-run grocery store.
This is a scarce resource, and at first Director Li even claimed that there was no supply.
But as soon as Hu Chunxiao mentioned Shen Huaichuan's name, Director Li immediately changed his attitude.
"Yes, yes, yes! Commander Shen is a combat hero here. Last year during the earthquake, he led the rescue of my whole family. He saved our lives. Even if beef is scarce, I have to arrange it for him!"
That very evening, she helped make the contact, but I felt a little apologetic.
"Our city hasn't had any quotas these past few days, so we can only get some refrigerated meat from the neighboring city. It was slaughtered two days ago and is stored in the cold storage at the back."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Qiqi quickly waved her hand.
"No problem, no problem, refrigerated is fine too, thank you Director Li."
When Zhou Qiqi first heard that it was aged meat, she thought it was very aged, but it turned out that it had only been killed for two days. How could this be considered aged meat?
In her past life, Zhou Qiqi ate meat that might have originated from the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and she ate it with great relish.
When Director Li heard that she didn't mind, he immediately told someone to take it to her, and then looked Zhou Qiqi up and down and started chatting with her.
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