He Lixuan walked up to Shiyue, picked up the package on the bench, and said to her, "Come with me."
Shiyue asked curiously, "Where are we going?"
You'll find out when you get here.
Because of the darkness, He Lixuan had already grabbed Shiyue's sleeve as he spoke.
He didn't touch Shiyue's hand, but instead grasped her wrist through her cotton-padded coat.
Shiyue paused for a moment, but did not struggle, and obediently followed him out of the waiting hall.
He Lixuan led Shiyue around the waiting hall, walked to the back of the station, and stopped in front of a house with a fire burning.
He said, "This is the station's boiler room. It's kept warm with a fire burning all night. Let's stay here tonight."
Shiyue's eyes widened in surprise!
She never expected that He Lixuan would actually find a place to stay after just one short walk!
She looked around, then tiptoed and whispered in He Lixuan's ear, "No one will come here, right? Are they letting us stay?"
He Lixuan's ears felt tingly and numb again from Shi Yue's hot breath, but he didn't show it.
He calmly hummed in agreement and said, "No one's coming. Don't worry, we can stay here."
Shiyue followed He Lixuan into the small house and discovered that it was actually a suite.
There was a large boiler standing outside, and a tall pile of coal next to it. Inside was a small hut specially partitioned off for the boiler operator to rest in.
The little house wasn't big, only a few square meters.
Inside, there was a small square table and two small stools.
It was obvious that there was no intention to provide a place for workers to sleep here, so now there were just a few broken wooden planks piled up against the wall, with a blanket haphazardly rolled up on the planks, serving as a makeshift bed.
That's all there is to the house.
Although it's a bit dirty and messy, I have to say, it's really warm here!
Because of the boiler, the two felt a wave of heat as soon as they entered the room.
For a fleeting moment, Shiyue, who had just emerged from the cold wind, felt as if sweat was about to break out on the tip of her nose.
Of course, it's impossible to sweat.
But compared to the cold waiting hall, this little hut is like heaven and earth!
He Lixuan placed the large package he was carrying on the small square table.
Then, from who-knows-where, he took out some soft paper and carefully wiped the two stools clean before pushing one of them to Shiyue and saying, "Sit down."
Shiyue walked around the room, and her brain, which had been numb from the cold, finally started to work again.
She finally realized that all the extraordinary enjoyment she had today was bought with money.
So she looked at He Lixuan and asked, "How much did it cost you to find this place, and how much did it cost you for that steamed bun this morning? I'll give you half."
He Lixuan had just sat down opposite her when he heard this, and his hand, which was about to open the bundle, stopped in mid-air.
He thought to himself: Here she comes, the familiar Shiyue who used to argue with him over every little thing is back.
A sense of disappointment welled up inside me.
However, He Lixuan did not show it.
He simply replied calmly, "No need."
"That won't do. It must be a lot of money. There's no reason for you to take it all." Shiyue firmly disagreed.
He Lixuan suddenly felt a surge of displeasure.
This unhappiness made it difficult for him to even maintain his composure.
To avoid frightening her, he ran briskly through the wind and snow;
They offered cigarettes and money, posted several industrial coupons, and said so many nice things to outsiders, smiling so much...
Is it all for this little bit of money?
He just didn't want to see her sitting outside in the cold.
He Lixuan pursed his lips, ignored Shi Yue, and turned around to continue unpacking the package.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Shiyue reached into her pocket, took out a five-yuan bill, and handed it over.
Suppressing the pain in her heart, she tentatively asked, "Is this enough money?"
He Lixuan's hand stopped moving.
He hadn't expected Shiyue to be able to come up with so much money all at once!
Five yuan might not be much for He Lixuan.
But he knew that for the villagers, this was likely all their savings.
How much money could a young woman like Shiyue have?
Aside from buying train tickets and the necessary living expenses, is this all she has left?
In order to distance herself from herself, she actually used all her savings?
Thinking of this, He Lixuan felt even more unhappy.
He simply withdrew his hand and asked, "Do you really have to be so calculating with me? If we really do, does that mean I can't eat the pancakes you make now?"
Also, we ate so much of your food at your house before, how do you calculate that?
Shouldn't we sit down and go through every single detail?
Shiyue had never seen He Lixuan speak so much in one go.
He didn't say this much when he was disciplining Chu Xia!
Looking at the man's sullen face, Shiyue knew he was truly angry.
Shi Yue was a little confused about what He Lixuan was angry about.
When two people go out together, and he spends so much money, shouldn't he split the cost in half?
Does he only agree if we pretend to be confused?
But I'm not the kind of person who likes to take advantage of others!
Shiyue opened her mouth, wanting to say a few more words in her defense.
You could see He Lixuan even pushing the package containing the pancakes over, clearly indicating that "if she says another word, he won't even eat."
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