Chapter 350 What role did she play?
Cheng Ling was very happy, and smiled at Gu Yuehuai and said, "Thank you for your good words."
Gu Yuehuai shook his head: "Eat more dishes, we can't always come to the state-owned restaurant."
Cheng Ling opened his mouth and wanted to say something but swallowed it back.
He wanted to say openly that if she wanted to eat at the state-owned restaurant in the future, he could invite her over anytime, but after thinking about it, he realized that he was no longer the man who didn't worry about money.
Nowadays, he needs to work hard for several days to earn back the cost of a meal in a state-owned restaurant.
Cheng Ling smiled bitterly and shook his head, and then the two of them became much quieter.
When they were almost done eating, Cheng Ling asked, "Are you still going to night school tonight?"
Gu Yuehuai smiled and shook his head, "No, I just asked for a few days off from work and plan to go to H Province to visit my girlfriend. I will be back in a while and will continue my classes then. Teacher Cheng, you have to teach your students well."
"Destination?" Cheng Ling was stunned for a moment, then thought of what happened to Zhou Lanshi, and asked, "Is it your fiancé?"
Gu Yuehuai paused slightly, but quickly realized that in order to bring Yan Shaotang back, she lied to the police in Zhoulan City, saying that Shaotang's brother was her fiancé and they were a family.
Her expression softened a little, and she nodded, "Yes."
Cheng Ling glanced at Gu Yuehuai with envy: "From your expression, I can tell that you like your fiancé very much. Life in this world is difficult, and it is a blessing to have someone to accompany you."
As he spoke, he couldn't help but sigh, wondering if he was thinking of himself.
Gu Yuehuai glanced at him and didn't respond. She was not interested in Cheng Ling's love story and didn't want to know.
Cheng Ling did not continue the topic of "fiancée". He quickly thought of Yan Shaotang and asked, "By the way, I haven't asked you yet, how is that little girl? Is her name Shao... Shao what?"
Gu Yuehuai curled the corners of his lips: "Shaotang, she is fine."
It is indeed very good. Ever since she has been nourished by the space well water in the Sumeru space, Shao Tang's health has been getting better day by day. Now, even from the appearance, she looks no different from an ordinary four-year-old child.
Cheng Ling looked at her and didn't say anything discouraging. He just said, "That's good."
He knew Yan Shaotang's situation. How good could a little girl who couldn't even take care of herself live?
Gu Yuehuai and Cheng Ling were just friends who had met once, so there wasn't much to talk about.
After dinner, Gu Yuehuai was about to say goodbye and leave. She still had to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some things, so she said, "Teacher Cheng, I'm leaving first. Let's get together again when we have time. Then I'll invite you to my house for dinner. My cooking skills are pretty good."
Cheng Ling smiled and nodded: "Okay, then it's settled!"
Before Gu Yuehuai left, he glanced at her wrist, but was disappointed when he didn't see what he wanted to see.
The two waved goodbye. Cheng Ling smiled helplessly, but he quickly regained his spirits. No matter what, it was a good thing to know someone when he came to Qing'an County. He trusted Gu Yuehuai very much and always treated her as a real friend in his heart.
On the other side, Gu Yuehuai went to the supply and marketing cooperative with his bag.
She bought two kilograms of spare ribs, some plum candy and rock sugar, and planned to make some canned fruit in the evening. Yan Shaoyu liked sweet food, so it would be good to bring it to him to eat in the army, and it could also hide the peculiarity of the space well water.
Yao Meili didn't come to work today, only a few of her colleagues were there.
Gu Yuehuai didn't want to ask more questions, but one of her colleagues recognized her: "Hey, are you Meili's friend? Didn't you come here to see her today? What a coincidence, she was picked up by someone."
Gu Yuehuai sighed imperceptibly and said, "Just buying some things."
Yao Meili nodded, and then she leaned close to her and whispered, "Oh, what a pity! If you had come two minutes earlier, you would have seen him. Look, he was just picked up by a car."
Gu Yuehuai paused as he took the thing. Car?
There are very few people in Huangying Commune who can afford to drive a car. To be honest, she only knows one person. Coincidentally, that person also happens to know Yao Meili. So, what role does Lin Jinshu play in this?
She smiled indifferently, picked up her things and left the supply and marketing cooperative.
Yao Meili's colleague watched her leave, and couldn't help but rubbed his arms in silence, muttering quietly: "Why are you suddenly unhappy? Are you jealous of Meili? Tsk, it doesn't look like you are a good friend. I have to tell Meili when I get back."
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On the way home, Gu Yuehuai found a deserted place, took out a basket of eggs from the Sumeru space, and put the basket full of eggs on his back. Eggs were rare goods, so he planned to let Gu Tinghuai take Bai Mei back to her "parents' home" when the time came.
As soon as I got home, I saw Bai Mei and Yan Shaoli sitting in the yard picking vegetables, and Yan Shaotang watching rabbits nearby.
When they saw Gu Yuehuai, they were all a little surprised: "Yuehuai? Why did you come back suddenly?"
Gu Yuehuai handed the eggs in the backpack to Bai Mei, and walked into the house with the things in his hands, saying as he walked: "I've asked for leave. Aren't we leaving tomorrow? I'm going to make some food to bring with me today."
Bai Mei was about to speak when she lifted the cloth covering the basket and was surprised to see it was full of eggs.
She frowned even more tightly, and looked around like a thief before carefully carrying the backpack into the house. Gu Yuehuai was about to start cooking, and it seemed that he was going to cook. She hesitated and said, "Yuehuai, did you go to the black market?"
It was difficult for her to take charge of or talk about this matter before, but now they are a family, so she still has to say a few words.
The supply and marketing cooperatives only supply a limited amount of eggs, so the source of so many eggs must be illegal. Can you just go to the black market? If you are caught, you will go to jail, and it is not impossible that you will even lose your life!
Gu Yuehuai nodded: "Sister-in-law, take the eggs back to visit relatives when the time comes."
Hearing this, Bai Mei felt a lump in her throat and her eyes became sore.
She put down the backpack, walked forward and held Gu Yuehuai's hand, whispering: "Yuehuai, you don't need to do this. This is what your brother and I should consider. You are a little girl, think more about yourself, why do you want to go to the black market?"
"You have never suffered a loss, but I have seen people from the black market parading on the streets with signs hanging around their necks!"
"Yue Huai, listen to me, don't ever go there again. The black market is not suitable for ordinary people like us. It's enough for us to afford food now. If we save a little, we can always survive."
When Yan Shaoli pulled Yan Shaotang in, he heard Bai Mei and Gu Yuehuai saying these heartfelt words.
She pursed her lips and whispered in agreement: "Yue Huai, Sister Bai Mei is right, you really can't go there again in the future. We can always make ends meet by living frugally. This is too risky. What if we can't be lucky every time?"
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