At first, Erwa was the only one who knew that Lin Minjun and Yan Li were dating. Later, somehow, other people in the yard also found out about it. Then, the news spread from one person to ten people and then to a hundred people, until it became a secret known to everyone in the yard.

It doesn't matter if you know this, but people's entertainment life is too limited nowadays. All we hear on the radio are the same few programs over and over again, and we are tired of watching them.

Watching movies costs money, and people are reluctant to spend money to watch them every day. Televisions are not yet common in every household, so you can’t watch movies even if you want to.

At this time, everyone knew that two young people in the alley were in love. It was like watching an idol drama in later generations. Everyone had to make fun of it when they saw it.

"Xiao Lin, are you opening a shop again?"

Lin Minjun came out of the house pushing her bicycle, "Yes."

"Didn't Yan Li send you off?"

"How did you two get together? Tell us about it."

"How long have you two been dating? When are you planning to get married?" Someone else smiled and said, "When you are planning to get married, be sure to tell us so we can help you arrange it. We have experience in these matters."

In fact, when everyone was joking around, they had no ill intentions in their hearts; they just liked to see the shy expressions on the young couple's faces and the way they hurriedly ran away.

Lin Minjun replied, saying that she was still busy, then quickly got on her bike and left, only breathing a sigh of relief after leaving the alley.

When she got to the store, she saw that Aunt Cao had already arrived and was cleaning up. Lin Minjun sat down and drank a glass of water to suppress the burning heat on her face.

"What's wrong? Your face is as red as a monkey's butt." Aunt Cao asked curiously.

Lin Minjun looked puzzled: "Auntie Cao, how did the people in the alley know that Yan Li and I were dating? We clearly didn't tell anyone."

She still can't figure it out, and she asked Erwa about it before. Erwa immediately raised his hand and swore that he didn't say a word to anyone.

"No, I haven't said that, but you've forgotten how old we are. We all went through that time and had partners before. It's obvious that your relationship is special." Aunt Cao couldn't help laughing.

"How unusual is it?" Lin Minjun had no idea at all.

Aunt Cao thought for a while and said, "Let's put it this way. As long as you are here, Xiao Li's eyes will never leave you for more than a minute, and the same goes for you."

Lin Minjun whispered, "Is it that exaggerated?"

It's not like she had never been in love in her previous life, but it was far less real than this one.

When I was dating Lu Deping in my previous life, we hardly ever looked at each other. Most of the time we were just hanging out with our friends, chatting about everything, or working. We were so exhausted, so how could we have time for romance?

Lin Minjun didn't have the real feeling of being in love at first, nor did she feel that the atmosphere between her and Yan Lige was much different from that between others. At most, it was more intimate and gentler.

Until that evening, Lin Minjun went to school on time, still riding two bicycles, but they were no longer walking one in front and one behind like strangers. When there was no one around, the two of them would walk side by side and talk.

Halfway through his speech, he saw a large yellow dog standing alone in the middle of the road, with its ears standing high and two eyebrows above its eyes.

Lin Minjun was just about to get down to let it get away, but unexpectedly the big yellow dog saw the two of them, let out a howl and ran away.

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Lin Minjun found it strange. She and Yan Li were completely different in terms of family background and growing environment, but they could get along well. She would tell him about her group of educated youth friends, the deep mountains of Yunnan, and the thrill she felt when she got on the train with the educated youth. She would also listen to Yan Li telling her about the battlefield and the comradery. Even if they didn't say anything, the two of them could stay together quietly for a long time.

They also start to learn to get along with each other, go on dates, and watch movies like other people who are in a relationship.

However, because both of them are very busy, one has to go to work and the other has to run a store, and both work all year round, they only have time to spend together in the morning before work and in the evening.

Actually, there is not much we can do in this short period of time, just find a place to talk and eat breakfast together.

The weather was getting colder, even colder in the mornings and evenings. Lin Minjun really liked to snuggle into his coat and lean against him to talk.

"Tomorrow is Sunday. I remember that the school is on holiday. Are you free? Let's go to the movies." Yan Li's chest was vibrating as he spoke.

Lin Minjun looked up curiously, "Why did you suddenly want to watch a movie?"

Yan Li looked at her helplessly, "You're the one who always says we don't have time to spend together. I think so too. I'm free tomorrow night. Do you want to go? If you don't want to watch a movie, you can go somewhere else. Forget about ice skating and dancing. I can take you hiking."

"climb mountains?"

Lin Minjun thought, going up the mountain late at night is not to see the stars and the moon, but to feed mosquitoes. Brother Yan Li really knows how to choose a place.

She lazily buried herself in her coat and said, "Let's go to the movies. I'm free tomorrow night."

In the evening of the next day, a drizzle began to fall, and the drizzle was as fine as silk. Pedestrians on the road were busy going home, riding their bicycles very fast, and there was almost no one in the store.

Lin Minjun thought that she was going to watch a movie and didn't know when she would be back. It was not safe for Aunt Cao to close the store and go home alone, so she simply closed the store door and said, "There shouldn't be many people tonight. Let's close the store early and I'll take you home."

Aunt Cao looked Lin Minjun up and down, "Xiao Lin, you are different now."

Lin Minjun laughed: "Why is it different?"

"You are more relaxed now than before." Aunt Cao sighed. "You would never close the store in the past. You always said that any profit is better than going home without making any money. But you were too tired then. I saw you turned pale several times. Now it's good. You should rest when you are tired. It's the same if you continue to work after you have rested."

Lin Minjun took Aunt Cao home by bicycle. After arriving home, she immediately started to wash her hair and change clothes. She originally wanted to change into a similar pair of pants, but after feeling around inside the clothes with her fingers, she hesitated when she touched a skirt.

It is a red skirt with a simple and elegant style. The waistline is carefully pinched out and the hem below is spread out like an umbrella. The only difference is that the skirt is a bit short, just below the knees, revealing a section of slender ankles. This kind of skirt looks best when paired with a shirt, and it is also popular on the street.

This was bought when I went to Xiushui East Street with Zhao Ning. I fell in love with it as soon as I entered the store and tried it on. Zhao Ning and the female owner of the clothing store both said it looked good, but Lin Minjun never wore it after buying it.

As soon as she saw the dress, she thought of her past life. In her past life, whenever she wore such a brightly colored skirt, Lu Deping would feel something was wrong. He would not get angry, but would just keep complaining about her, saying that she was not dressed appropriately and generously, and that the skirt did not look good on her.

Whenever he said this, he was always saying it was for your own good, just like a soft knife that kills without shedding blood. This made it difficult for Lin Minjun to get angry. After a long time, in order to stop Lu Deping from nagging, she simply stopped wearing it.

But there is no one who doesn't love beauty.

Lin Minjun's fingers fell on the red skirt. After hesitating for half a second, she took it out and put it on. She wore a simple white shirt on top and a pair of small sandals with heels on her feet. Then she went out.

When she walked out of the door, she saw Yan Lige waiting at the gate. Lin Minjun was a little nervous, "Does it look good?"

As she spoke, she turned around and the wind blew her skirt high up.

Yan Li was stunned for a moment, "It looks good."

Lin Minjun: "Don't you think it's too short and too revealing?"

Yan Li: "It's already at my ankles, how can it be shorter?"

He took a serious look and said, "You look good in this."

Lin Minjun sat on the bicycle he was riding. The wind blew her hair back continuously. She felt as sweet as if she had eaten honey. She felt as if the knot in her heart that had been there for a lifetime had been untied.

After riding for about half an hour, we arrived at the cinema. The current cinema is just a small counter with a blackboard hanging outside, on which the movies being shown and their showtimes were written.

Yan Li parked the car and went to take a look, then turned around and asked, "What do you want to see?"

Lin Minjun said, "I don't have anything in particular to watch. You can choose."

The two discussed for a while, and finally Yan Li chose a Hong Kong movie, a martial arts film, which started with a fight.

Lin Minjun had no interest in movies at the time, but as she watched, she found them quite interesting and gradually became fascinated.

Because they arrived late, all the good seats in the middle of the cinema had been taken, and only the corners of the middle row were left. Lin Minjun chose the middle seat in the last row. Anyway, she and Yan Li both had good eyesight and could see clearly from a distance.

The seats in the back row of the cinema were also in high demand. After all, not everyone came here to watch a movie. There were quite a few couples in the back row.

When the big screen went black, someone was whispering. Lin Minjun also saw a couple in front of her slowly approaching each other. The two were almost touching each other. She felt curious and couldn't help but take another look. At this time, the movie was slightly lit up, and she realized that the two were actually kissing.

She felt as if she was scalded and immediately went to see Brother Yan Li.

"What's wrong?" Yan Li asked.

Lin Minjun's face was flushed. "It's nothing. Just keep watching."

With a loud shout of "Ha", the screen lit up again and she turned around to continue watching.

As she looked, Lin Minjun vaguely noticed that something seemed to be wrong in front of her. Her eyes fell on the two rows in front of her, where a man and a woman were sitting in the middle. The two did not seem to know each other, because Lin Minjun clearly remembered that there were two seats between them when the show just started.

But when she went to see him again this time, the boy had already sat next to the girl, and his hands unconsciously reached out to the girl's body. No one knew what he was doing.

The author has something to say:

Some readers said that I should grow fatter, hahahaha please don't do that!! Your pursuit is my motivation to continue writing.

As I mentioned before, I just got my marriage certificate, and with the Chinese New Year coming up, sometimes I just have so much to do that I'm too tired to write. But I absolutely will not finish it in a hurry or stop updating. I will definitely finish it according to the outline, and I will keep updating twice a day. Thank you again for your support.