The supply and marketing cooperatives in the provincial capital are different from those in small county towns. Not only are they much larger in size, but they also sell more things.
The supply and marketing cooperative is divided into two floors. The first floor sells daily necessities, cakes, biscuits, candies, firewood, rice, oil, salt, pots, pans, and various tools.
The second floor sells more valuable items, such as toy cars, bicycles, liquor, and ready-made clothes and fabrics.
There is a counter for everything, divided into different areas. You can see at a glance where the things you want to buy are, without having to ask the salesperson.
Tian Tian couldn't afford to go to the upper floor. She had just gone up there with Gao Xuewei and the others before, took a look around, and came down without buying anything. This time, Tian Tian simply didn't go up and stayed downstairs to choose things for Gu Xingshu.
Tian Tian stood in front of the candy counter and took a look at the dazzling array of candies, including different kinds of milk candies, soft candies, fruit candies, crispy candies, and hard candies. The colorful wrapping paper looked very beautiful.
Looking at the Bulaolin candy, a specialty of Shengjing, Tian Tian swallowed her saliva. She had wanted to buy this candy to take home before, but then she thought the shipping fee was too expensive, so she decided to carry it back home during the holidays.
After taking a look, Tian Tian went to look for other things suitable to give to Gu Xingshu.
It was Friday afternoon and everyone had gone to work. There were not many people in the supply and marketing cooperative. Tian Tian did not have to squeeze with others to buy things and could stroll around the supply and marketing cooperative peacefully.
Tian Tian knew that no matter how expensive the things she bought were, they were no different from ordinary things in their eyes. Naturally, she would not choose things that were beyond her ability to afford. After a round of shopping, she finally bought a can of malted milk and a few apples that had just arrived from the supply and marketing cooperative.
These apples were shipped all the way from the south, and there was a lot of loss on the way. When they came back, they were sorted into two piles, those that looked good and those that didn't. Naturally, the price of those that looked good was not cheap.
Tian Tian first picked out a few that didn’t look good to eat herself, and then bought a few that looked good to give to Gu Xingshu.
A bottle of malted milk and a few apples cost a lot of money. Tian Tian spent five yuan. If it were in their brigade, five yuan could support Tian Zhuo and his classmates in school for a year.
Fortunately, Tian Tian had some money in her pocket, so she could still afford five dollars and paid the money without hesitation.
Gu Zhao felt relieved when he saw that Tian Tian paid without any reluctance. He was also a little worried that Tian Tian might not have enough money.
After shopping, Gu Zhao accompanied Tian Tian to return the items to the dormitory. In the afternoon, the two went to Gu Zhao's home together.
Because Gu Zhao and Gu Xingshu had made an appointment in advance, Gu Xingshu did not go out this afternoon and waited for Tian Tian at home.
He knew very well that all the medicines he had previously received were sent to him by Tian Tian. If it weren't for Tian Tian's medicine, he would have probably died of illness as soon as he was assigned to the brigade, although Tian Tian was very careful to change the handwriting at the time.
However, Gu Xingshu had been teaching calligraphy for so many years and knew that some people might deliberately write ugly characters, but the direction of the strokes was engraved in their bones and could not be easily changed. So when he taught Tian Tian for the first time and saw the characters written by Tian Tian, he knew that the person who threw the medicine at him was Tian Tian.
Although Gu Xingshu felt grateful to Tian Tian at that time, there was nothing else he felt. He knew that Tian Tian couldn't bear to see them suffer, but he didn't want to bring trouble upon herself, so he came up with this idea.
Later, Tian Tian and Gu Xingshu spent more and more time together. Gu Xingshu himself is a university professor and he likes studious children. In addition, Tian Tian is smart and learns things quickly. The more they get along, the more Gu Xingshu likes Tian Tian. In the end, Gu Xingshu treats Tian Tian as his granddaughter.
Tian Tian also likes old men like Gu Xingshu, who have outstanding temperament, elegant demeanor and great character. She also thinks Gu Xingshu is knowledgeable. Whenever Tian Tian asks him something she doesn't understand, he can always give her an answer, so Tian Tian also sincerely respects Gu Xingshu.
It can be said that if it weren't for Gu Xingshu's teaching over the years, even if Tian Tian had been admitted to university in her previous life, she might not have been able to go to that university in this life. Tian Tian is also somewhat grateful to Gu Xingshu.
Gu Xingshu saw Tian Tian holding something in her hand and said in a somewhat reproachful tone, "Didn't I ask Gu Zhao to tell you not to bring anything? Why did you bring these things here? Did they cost you a lot of money? Do you have enough money in your hand?"
"The money I have is enough for me to spend, and I'm now receiving a scholarship at school. I'll get the money next month, and I'll get 27 kilograms of food coupons every month, which is not enough for me to eat by myself. Besides, you are my elder, and you have taught me for so many years. You are also my teacher. I came to see you, so how can you come empty-handed? It's just that I don't have money now, so I bought these for you, so don't despise me, Grandpa Gu." Tian Tian smiled.
"How could that be? I'm so happy that you came to see me, how could I dislike you? Come in quickly, aren't you tired carrying so many things in your hands? Gu Zhao, you're really something, you have nothing in your hands and let others carry things for you." Gu Xingshu pulled Tian Tian into the house.
Gu Zhao touched his nose and smiled helplessly. He wanted to help Tian Tian carry things, but Tian Tian didn't need him.
Tian Tian walked into the house and looked around the one where Gu Zhao and his family were currently living. It was a two-story Western-style building. The interior was decorated in a Western style and looked gorgeous and luxurious.
The house of Gu Zhao's family really surprised Tian Tian. Tian Tian originally thought that Gu Zhao's house would be antique, but she never expected that it would be a small Western-style villa.
"Did your family originally live in this kind of house?" Ten years ago, it would have been strange if people living in this kind of house were not sent down to other places.
"How could that be?" Gu Zhao walked into the room and sat on the sofa next to Tian Tian. He dragged the kettle on the coffee table in front of him and poured a glass of water for Tian Tian.
"My family used to live in a house similar to those in the county town, with three rooms and a large courtyard. Later, my family was rehabilitated. They originally wanted to return the courtyard to us, but the house caught fire and could not be saved. Only then did the higher authorities allocate this small house to us."
Gu Zhao briefly explained why they lived in this house now, and then laughed, "Others would envy my grandfather for getting this house, but we are not used to living here. We are always worried that this place will violate taboos, or that place will be bad if we use foreign things. We are not at ease living here. For example, our family is still not used to sitting on this sofa."
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