The two of them sat close together again.
Through the scarf covering his face, He Lixuan glanced at Shiyue again and again, looking as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.
Shiyue couldn't stand his gaze any longer and said with a dark face, "Don't ask. Just pretend you didn't find anything. I'll tell you when I feel it's appropriate. If you ask one more question, we'll ignore each other from now on and pretend we don't know each other!"
He Lixuan immediately shut his mouth.
Uncle Sun's home is not far from the station, and from his conversation with He Lixuan, it's clear that he works at the train station.
When He Lixuan went to inquire, they happened to be changing shifts. Knowing that the two were going to the cadre school, he brought them back.
Uncle Sun lives alone, and he is said to have a daughter who works at the town's hospital.
“My daughter is on night shift today and won’t be home tonight. There’s an empty bed at home. You can stay in my daughter’s room, and Xiao He can share a bed with me.”
Uncle Sun said to them with a smile.
The three of them were now sitting inside Uncle Sun's house. Since no one had been there all day, the house wasn't much warmer than outside; it was bitterly cold.
Uncle Sun seemed quite used to the temperature. After settling the two people in, he went to the kitchen to cook.
Shiyue quietly asked He Lixuan, "How much money did you give Uncle Sun? He was so enthusiastic."
He Lixuan stretched out five fingers, flipped them over, then pulled them back and stretched out five fingers again.
Shiyue clicked her tongue in her heart. Ten yuan, five jin of grain coupons for a night's lodging.
This price is much higher than the guesthouses in the provincial capital!
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