He Chen'an was in a great mood. "When there's good news, I'll definitely treat everyone to wedding candy."
As they came out of the tenement building, He Chen'an said, "Xiaoxi, are you staying at the educated youth settlement in Fengshou Brigade or at a villager's house? I usually have Saturdays off, so can I come to see you at Fengshou Brigade when I have a day off?"
Wen Xi lowered her head. "Don't come to see me. I don't want too many people to know about this yet."
Because she didn't want to cause a sensation, she just wanted to live out these next few years peacefully.
"Then come to the county town to see me when you're not busy, okay?" He Chen'an looked at Wen Xi with expectant eyes. How could they cultivate their relationship when they could never meet?
And how can you cultivate feelings if you can't see each other often?
Wen Xi nodded. "Okay."
Hearing Wen Xi's reply, He Chen'an's expression relaxed considerably, and even the corners of his mouth turned up in a smile. "I've already asked around. If I find a suitable job for you, I'll let you know. Once you have a job in the county, we can see each other every day..."
The short distance from the tenement building to the bus stop by the hospital roadside somehow made He Chen'an feel reluctant to part ways. No matter how reluctant he was to part, when the bus arrived, Wen Xi still had to get on.
Wen Xi walked to the car door, and He Chen'an handed her a small bag. "This contains medicine for colds and fevers. You got caught in the rain last night, so take the medicine as soon as you feel unwell."
Wen Xi hadn't expected him to be so thoughtful. She took the small bag, waved to He Chen'an, bought a ticket, found a seat, and then turned to look at He Chen'an, who was standing by the roadside seeing her off. A strange feeling of reluctance welled up in her heart.
He Chen'an stood by the roadside, waving to Wen Xi until the car carrying his beloved drove away and he could no longer see anything, before sadly lowering his hand.
After arriving in town and getting off the bus, Wenxi didn't go back immediately. Instead, she went to a pork stall first. Although there wasn't much good meat left at this time, Wenxi didn't mind the offal and bones.
Moreover, with the spring planting season approaching, she will be in charge of cooking. Rather than rushing to town to buy these things later, it's better to prepare them in advance so she can just take them out when the time comes.
There were only a few people scattered around the pork stall at this time. Soon it was Wenxi's turn. Seeing that there was no one behind her, Wenxi bought all the offal and bones, filling a whole basket. She walked to a deserted corner, stored the basket in the system warehouse, and then returned to the Harvest Brigade.
Along the way, busy figures could be seen in the fields of each production team, and the fields were thriving. After walking for an hour or two, I finally arrived home.
Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue were working in the fields and hadn't returned. Wen Xi drank a cup of tea, rested for a while, and then went to the kitchen to prepare lunch. She took a portion of meat and vegetables from the system's warehouse, poured it into a pot, and then put the vegetable rack in. She simmered it over low heat. After that, Wen Xi returned to her room and took out the six lunch boxes.
She gently shook the lunchbox, and sure enough, there was a crisp sound inside, but she didn't notice it at all at the time.
Wenxi quickly opened the lunchbox. The first lunchbox contained an exquisite watch, an imported watch that cost several hundred yuan. Even the town's supply and marketing cooperative didn't have such a good watch, because not many people were willing to buy such an expensive watch.
The second lunchbox contained hair clips and hair ties, filling it to the brim. It probably wouldn't be used up for several years.
The third lunchbox contained chocolates. The chocolates were neatly arranged inside, each one fitting perfectly and making no sound when shaken.
The fourth lunchbox contained White Rabbit milk candy.
The fifth lunchbox contained movie tickets, but because she didn't notice anything in it, she missed the movie. She wondered how long He Chen'an had been waiting for her in front of the movie theater, and whether he had come with high hopes but left disappointed.
The last lunchbox was completely silent, and Wenxi couldn't tell what was inside. When she opened it, she was surprised to find a piece of paper inside.
Wenxi picked up the paper, opened it, and there was only one sentence on it.
Comrade Wen, I have a great liking for you and would like to become your lifelong revolutionary partner, to study and progress together. If you don't have a partner, would you give me this opportunity?
After reading the note, Wen Xi's cheeks burned uncontrollably. They had only met twice back then, and He Chen'an already liked her?
Wen Xi leaned back and lay down on the bed, pressing the note to her chest, her mind in turmoil.
Upon hearing the sounds outside that Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue had returned, Wen Xi quickly stored the items in the system warehouse before leaving the room.
Because Wenxi often left home before dawn, Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue assumed it would be the same this time, so they didn't ask any questions. While washing her hands, Shen Jiaojiao said, "Lin Yi came over this morning, and I did as you wrote on the note, saying we'd go to town together again next time."
"Thank you." Wen Xi smiled brightly, then served the food. "Come and eat quickly once you're done cleaning up. You can rest for a while afterward."
Jiang Yue walked over and sat down, saying as she ate, "I don't plan to rest. I'm going to use this time during my lunch break to go up the mountain and pick bamboo shoots."
“Me too,” Shen Jiaojiao said. “Bamboo shoots are only available for these two months. If we miss them, we’ll have to wait until next year.”
Wen Xi nodded, "Okay, you can arrange your own time. If you feel tired, you can rest."
After dinner, Shen Jiaojiao tidied up the kitchen and went to the bamboo forest with Jiang Yue carrying baskets. Wen Xi, who had nothing to do, went to find Lin Yiwan, since she had stood Lin Yiwan up and still needed to apologize.
Wen Xi brought some chocolates and went to Lin Yiwan's house. "Yiwan, I'm sorry, something came up and I couldn't make it back to town with you this morning. I hope I didn't delay your plans?"
"It's nothing, I'm just bored doing housework at home every day and wanted to go to the city for a stroll!" Lin Yiwan asked Wen Xi to sit down and poured her a glass of water. Knowing that Wen Xi was well-off and didn't lack sugar, Lin Yiwan didn't make her sugar water.
Wen Xi smiled brightly, "Then after spring plowing is over, I'll take you to explore the town and county seat, how about that?"
"You said it yourself, so you can't stand me up again!" Lin Yiwan said with a smile.
It wasn't that she didn't want to associate with the girls in the village, but rather that the girls in the village didn't have time to associate with her. Moreover, some of them had been raised with distorted values and unhealthy thoughts by their parents. Her brothers and cousins had jobs in the city, and they wanted to throw themselves at them, hoping to live a good life with them. They all approached her with ulterior motives and calculations.
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