"Okawa."
Xu Chunmai's voice was also very soft.
Lin Chuan felt a surge of emotion.
"Um."
Xu Chunmai said, "Dachuan, I've thought a lot about this today. I think you're right. I also want to take the college entrance exam. I want to work hard to improve myself. You're working so hard, I can't hold you back."
Lin Chuan smiled and said, "Chunmai, let's take the exam together. I'll go to the county to buy the books tomorrow. But you're in postpartum confinement now, so don't hurt your eyes. Focus on resting and recuperating. Don't worry about studying in this month."
Xu Chunmai deeply admired Lin Chuan.
My man earns so much money every day and treats me so well, so whatever he says is right.
"I'll listen to you."
The next morning, before dawn, Lin Chuan got up.
He has to go to the noodle shop early to prepare the meat, otherwise he won't have any to sell at noon and he'll earn less money.
As soon as he moved, Xu Chunmai woke up as well.
Lin Chuan finished dressing and said, "Chunmai, you should sleep a little longer."
Xu Chunmai sat up. "Dachuan, you haven't eaten yet."
Lin Chuan reached out and put his hand on Xu Chunmai's shoulder. "There are noodles to eat at the noodle shop, and they're quite good. Tell your mother not to skimp on the food. I'll bring back another chicken today so everyone can eat and get some nourishment."
Xu Chunmai felt sweeter than honey. She had left that home and still had Lin Chuan's love. How could she be so happy?
But, "Da Chuan, I'm eating well enough now. You work hard to earn money, so don't spend so much on me."
Lin Chuan handed a bottle of face cream to Xu Chunmai, saying, "The purpose of making money is to spend it. What's the point of making money if you don't spend it? Here, take this."
Xu Chunmai stared wide-eyed at the white porcelain bottle with the green cap of the face cream. "This is... face cream? Is it for me?"
This is very valuable.
Lin Chuan laughed and said, "Of course it's for you."
Holding the face cream, Xu Chunmai was filled with gratitude. "Dachuan, thank you."
"Silly girl, why are you thanking me? We're husband and wife, family. What are you thanking me for? You even gave birth to my child and suffered so much."
After Lin Chuan washed up, he was about to get on his bicycle and leave when Qian Jinhua brought him a few eggs. "Da Chuan, these are hot. Have a couple of bites. If you don't eat anything and keep going, you'll ruin your health."
Lin Chuan didn't refuse, and put the eggs in his pocket. "Thank you, Mother."
He rode his bicycle straight to Wangshan County.
He had just left Changling Village when he heard the sound of dogs whimpering.
Lin Chuan got off his bicycle and looked in the direction of the sound. In a ditch below the road, a dog was whimpering softly.
He propped up his bicycle, walked over, squatted down, and looked at the dog. Something was stuck in the dog's leg, and it obviously couldn't get it off, so it couldn't walk.
Upon seeing Lin Chuan approach, the dog seemed to have a mind of its own, whimpering even louder at him, looking quite aggrieved.
Lin Chuan reached out and patted its head, and the dog rubbed its head against Lin Chuan's palm.
"Bear with it, I'll get it open for you."
The big dog whimpered twice more.
Lin Chuan found a stone of similar size and carefully pried open the clips on the big dog's leg.
The big dog was finally free and happily circled around Lin Chuan twice. Although one of its legs was still a little lame, it didn't have much of an impact.
Lin Chuan rubbed the big dog's head again. "Alright, you can go home now. I have things to do."
But when Lin Chuan got on his bicycle, he found a big dog chasing him from behind.
The big dog had a minor leg injury, so Lin Chuan got down again. "Don't you have a home to go back to?"
The big dog whimpered twice.
Lin Chuan pondered, "How about I find you a home?"
Upon hearing this, the big dog excitedly circled Lin Chuan twice more.
And so, Lin Chuan took the big dog to Yuquan Village and went straight to Lin Qingyou's house.
Zheng Yumei was cooking inside when she suddenly heard a dog barking, which surprised her.
When they came out, they were surprised to find it was Lin Chuan.
"Da Chuan, come in quickly."
Zheng Yumei was overjoyed that her son was finally coming back; she wished she could see him every day.
"Mother, have my eldest brother and the others gone to work in the fields?"
Zheng Yumei said, "That's right, your eldest brother, second brother, and two sisters-in-law have all gone to work. They're too busy with the harvest in the fields."
"Mom, I won't go in yet. I'll bring you a dog. Its right hind leg is slightly injured, but I think it'll be fine in a couple of days," Lin Chuan said.
Zheng Yumei circled the dog, and the big dog was quite friendly to her.
Zheng Yumei had wanted to raise a dog for a long time. Almost every household in the village had a dog, but her family was the only one without one.
Because her mother-in-law, Zhou Xiuying, was afraid of dogs, she refused to allow her to keep one.
“Sure, we just happen to need a dog, this is perfect.”
Lin Chuan said to the big dog, "This is your home from now on. I have to go out to work, but I'll come to see you when I have time. This is my mother. I'll tell you who our family is later, so you can recognize them."
Zheng Yumei laughed at him, "Look at you, talking to it like you're talking to a person, how can it understand you?"
Lin Chuan also realized that he had said too much; he had been talking to the dog as if it were a child.
After leaving Yuquan Village, Lin Chuan was still pondering whether to bring the clam oil with him when he left.
But that's okay, we'll come again next time.
Lin Chuan went to the noodle shop, prepared all the meat that needed to be cooked, and seeing that it was almost time, went to Xinhua Bookstore.
He needs to buy books. It's September now, and he plans to take Xu Chunmai with him to the college entrance exam next year!
For three consecutive days, Lin Chuan worked at Daliang's noodle shop.
Word spread quickly, and the number of customers at Da Liang Noodle Shop increased day by day.
After lunchtime, the noodle shop finally quieted down.
Lin Chuan and the others finally had time to eat.
After finishing his meal, Feng Liang checked the time and said, "Da Chuan, I'm going to get a bag of flour. Please keep an eye on it for me."
After Feng Liang left, Lin Chuan made three more bowls of noodles for the customer.
When no one was around, he would stand in front and keep watch so that customers wouldn't come and he wouldn't have time to greet them.
At that moment, the door opened, and two people walked in.
Lin Chuan saw that customers had arrived and quickly went to greet them, "What would you two like to eat?"
Jiang Xueying took out a handkerchief from her pocket and wiped the stool. She was quite surprised to hear Lin Chuan's voice.
She turned her head and looked at him. "Lin Chuan?"
Lin Chuan recognized them: Jiang Xueying and her father, Jiang Mingzhong.
It's strange that the two of them would come to Da Liang Noodle Shop to eat noodles.
Lin Chuan nodded slightly and pointed to the sign on the wall, "We have a wide variety of noodles. What would you two like to eat?"
Jiang Xueying was dissatisfied. Why was Lin Chuan so cold to her?
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