"I'll take the bus back tomorrow, and I'll leave the key under the bricks by the door."
"Okay, Grandpa, I'll remember that."
"Eat whatever food you can at home, otherwise it will spoil if left for too long. Don't prepare too much food, understand?"
“Okay!” Lu Zhixia replied.
Old Master Bai looked at the two of them and wondered if they would accidentally have a falling out if he left alone for a few days.
He began to have doubts and felt uneasy, worried that the girl might suffer a loss.
So he said to Gu Lingxiao, "Remember, you must not engage in strenuous exercise during this period, as it will harm your health and affect your well-being!"
Gu Lingxiao coughed awkwardly. The old man's look was intriguing, and he understood after a moment's thought.
Men understand men best!
He wouldn't do anything reckless before establishing a relationship; that was out of respect for Lu Zhixia!
Lu Zhixia got off the kang (a heated brick bed). "Grandpa, what time is your train tomorrow? I'll come see you off."
Old Master Bai continued, "No need. By the way, I have some herbs in this room. If the weather is nice, take them out and let them air out for me for a while, then bring them back in tonight."
"Okay, I'll definitely take good care of your precious ones," Lu Zhixia said with a smile.
Old Master Bai waved his hand, "Alright, I need to rest early, you can go now!"
So the two of them left the old man's residence and quickly returned to their car.
Xiao Zhang turned around and asked, "Comrade Lu, what are we eating tomorrow?"
"Would you like some pork and scallion buns?"
Lu Zhixia asked with a smile, "I can tell. Xiao Zhang is also a foodie, and a shameless, top-tier one at that."
"I love eating, I can eat 10 steamed buns," Xiao Zhang said confidently. "If I loosen my belt, I might even be able to eat 12!"
Lu Zhixia: "Okay, I got it. I'll bring more steamed buns tomorrow."
"You can drive now!" Gu Lingxiao said coldly.
Xiao Zhang knew the captain was jealous again, so he subconsciously touched his nose and started the car.
The car was swaying and bumping, and Lu Zhixia almost fell asleep. After getting out of the car, she yawned.
Having learned from the experience of the past few days, all I need to do is follow his lead.
Upon reaching the third floor, Lu Zhixia felt more awake as the wind blew in her face. Looking at the tall and handsome Gu Lingxiao beside her, she felt increasingly attracted to him.
Gu Lingxiao stopped at the door. "I might be a little late tomorrow, so you don't need to wait for me."
"Okay, I understand."
"Here's some more for you." Gu Lingxiao pulled out a stack of coupons from his pocket. "These include meat coupons and various grain coupons. Take them and use them."
"This is too much." Lu Zhixia noticed that the tickets were stamped with the military's official seal.
"Take this and use it; I have some more in my dorm."
"Alright then!" Lu Zhixia knew that if she didn't accept it, the man would forcefully shove it into her hands.
"Then I'm leaving." Gu Lingxiao said, turning and leaving.
Lu Zhixia took out her key, opened the door, and went inside. After turning on the light, she looked at the tickets in her hand and realized that he had given her a lot.
There were over 20 jin of coarse grain coupons, over 50 jin of fine grain coupons, 20 jin of meat coupons, and a few cloth coupons at the bottom. It's no exaggeration to say that it was enough for a family of three to last for a month.
"How can there be so many?"
She thought the man was feeling guilty about the meal and was giving her food and meat coupons as compensation, but it turned out to be so much.
It's too late to chase after him now; I'll return some to him tomorrow.
Gu Lingxiao got back into the car and said directly to Xiao Zhang, "Drive!"
Xiao Zhang sensed that the captain was a bit excited, but he didn't understand and didn't dare to ask, so he could only drive!
——
Early the next morning.
Lu Zhixia was woken up by the knocking on the door. When she opened it, she found it was Su Lan. She was so sleepy that she brushed her teeth and washed her face in a daze. By the time she came to her senses, Su Lan was already queuing up to buy meat.
The meat was supposed to arrive at the supply and marketing cooperative tomorrow, but it arrived early today, so it's being sold ahead of schedule.
Holding the steamed bun with pickled vegetable shreds that Su Lan had given her, she was hungry and everything tasted delicious. She became more and more lucid.
Su Lan said, "We came early today, so we're sure to be able to buy some good meat!"
"It definitely will, don't worry." Lu Zhixia stuffed the last bite of steamed bun into her mouth, feeling completely revitalized.
She searched for the old man, hoping to use his connections to get some more good meat, but after looking around, she couldn't find him. She thought that maybe he would come in a while.
——
Steel plant.
Song Weidong arrived at the factory early. Today was his moment of glory. He had already had the butcher clean the meat off the five pigs he had brought. The bones were bones and the meat was meat. He was sitting at the table with a workers' register in front of him.
No matter what you're getting, you have to register, and there's already a long queue in front of you, the kind that you can't see the end of.
"That's great! This year's summer bonus is meat. I've already decided to make dumplings when I get home today."
"I'm going to steam some buns. I've already told my husband that they'll be the kind that are juicy and flavorful when you bite into them."
"The meat looks a bit dark in color, will it be okay?" someone said.
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