Those people weren't wrong; lovesickness is indeed a kind of illness.
When they meet on the ninth day of the lunar new year, Gu Chong wants to take her somewhere where no one can see him and give her a good kiss and hug.
Gu Chong's temper flared up again as he thought about it. He went outside to get some fresh air and it took him a while to calm down his burning, shameful thoughts.
He was busy throughout the entire first month of the lunar calendar.
The first month of the lunar calendar is the time with the most opportunities to make money out of the twelve months.
He made the most of his time to earn more money and save it up.
He said he was going to Haicheng, and he really meant it; this wasn't just empty promises to Xue Fu and the Xue family.
Zhou Zhi was his partner and knew about his plan.
However, Zhou Zhi was not as optimistic as him, nor was he trying to discourage Gu Chong from such unrealistic ideas. He felt that he was just stating objective facts.
"This is difficult. If we could get a local household registration in our county, it would be easy. But this is Haicheng. We don't have any connections, and there's no way to get through to anyone. Why don't you ask your girlfriend's family... if they have any connections?"
Before he could finish speaking, Zhou Zhi received a cold look from Gu Chong, and immediately swallowed the rest of his unspoken words.
That's true, Gu Chong isn't going to be someone's live-in son-in-law.
He was going to marry someone's daughter, but if he still had to rely on that person for the household registration, who would want to marry their daughter to him?
He doesn't seem capable at all. Is he going to live with his wife's family as a son-in-law?
Zhou Zhi looked at Gu Chong's less-than-pleasant expression, then awkwardly stroked his chin and chuckled twice.
However, Zhou Zhi continued to give him advice.
"How about trying to be a truck driver? You can travel all over the country and do some business on the side."
Zhou Zhi brought up the idea.
He already had this idea; he wanted to learn how to drive.
They used to have to hitch a ride every time they went to buy goods for their business, and if they encountered a dishonest driver, he would always demand a cut of their profits. It was truly a nightmare.
It's too restrictive.
It would be better if they did it themselves; they'd be more resourceful.
They knew people in the county's motorcade, so they used their connections to learn how to drive first, and then they could talk about whether they could join the motorcade later.
Gu Chong had also thought about this. He glanced at Zhou Zhi and nodded casually: "Go learn to drive during the few days you have free in the first month of the lunar calendar."
Zhou Zhi is right, knowing how to drive is quite useful.
However, Gu Chong had no intention of becoming a truck driver.
He can't possibly take his younger brother, Gu Fei, and run all over the country with him.
"Oh dear..." Before the two parted ways, Zhou Zhi patted his forehead and said with annoyance, "Look at me, I forgot about Xiao Fei."
He looked at Gu Chong with a hint of sympathy in his eyes: "Tsk, taking care of a child makes things even more difficult."
Zhou Zhi thought that having a partner with exceptionally good qualities was both a "good" and a "bad" thing.
How much do I need to save up to get married... just thinking about it gives me a headache.
Zhou Zhi silently sympathized with Gu Chong, but then she remembered Xue Fu's face and appearance, and her sympathy vanished instantly.
Ha... With a beautiful wife in his arms, why should he, a lonely bachelor, need to be pitied? He's the one who should be pitied, the bachelor.
Gu Chong then received another resentful look from Zhou Zhi, but he didn't care or pay attention to where Zhou Zhi's resentment came from.
After Gu Chong and he split the profits from the sale of this batch of goods, the two parted ways.
When he got home, the kitchen chimney was smoking, and Gu Fei had already reheated the leftovers from the previous meal in a pot.
The child sat behind the earthen stove, warming himself by the firelight while reading the picture book he had just borrowed that day. Occasionally, he would let out a low chuckle when he saw something funny.
Hearing the sound of the door, Gu Fei put down his book, stood up and looked outside: "Brother, you're back."
He said, "The food will be heated up soon."
Gu Chong glanced at his younger brother and then noticed the scarf around his neck, which Xue Fu had knitted for the two brothers.
Starting from New Year's Eve, Gu Fei wore this scarf everywhere, swaggering around quite a bit.
Gu Chong nodded, rinsed the bowls and chopsticks with water and arranged them, then lifted the pot lid and brought out the heated food.
"Brother, did you go see Brother Zhouzhi today?" Gu Fei asked while eating.
But before he could get a reply from his brother, he got excited about something else: "Tomorrow is the eighth day of the lunar new year, brother, you should get up early tomorrow and leave for the provincial capital! My sister will be back the day after tomorrow."
Gu Fei kept urging him on. His excited little face became even redder, and he became more talkative, muttering at the dinner table that he would show Xue Fu the latest comic book when she came back, which was quite funny.
Gu Fei was also looking forward to the local specialty gift that Sister Xue Fu had said she would bring him. Apart from Sister Xue Fu, he had never received any gifts from anyone else.
Therefore, he cherished the scarf Xue Fu knitted for him, as well as the little snake baby.
Gu Chong listened to his younger brother's rambling without interrupting him.
That's what he was thinking too.
He misses her very much.
It was many times more than the longing she had told me to feel.
Before going to sleep, Gu Chong pondered things.
He will definitely settle in Haicheng afterward, taking Gu Fei with him.
If Gu Chong were all alone, it wouldn't be difficult for a grown man to find a way to stay in the city. Even in a large city like Haicheng, there are plenty of ways to stay illegally.
But if Gu Chong has to take care of a child who is only ten years old, then things will get complicated.
He couldn't let Gu Fei live with him as an unregistered resident in the city, constantly hiding and running away.
Moreover, he wanted Gu Fei to read more books, learn some principles of life, and become smarter.
Therefore, this household registration issue must be resolved.
He recalled Zhou Zhi's words, furrowed his brow, and then slowly relaxed his expression after a few seconds.
Things that can be done with money are not considered difficult.
Gu Chong was much more optimistic than Zhou Zhi.
If jobs in the provincial capital can be bought, then Haicheng shouldn't be too special.
It's just a matter of price; it depends on whether he can afford that much money.
He still needs to find some time to go to Haicheng to investigate.
However, earning and saving more money is definitely the right thing to do.
Gu Chongyi's worries vanished at the thought of meeting Xue Fu in just over twenty hours, leaving only sweetness in his heart.
On the seventh day of the lunar new year, Xue Fu went shopping and bought a lot of things. After she bought everything on her list, she realized that she had bought too much.
She definitely won't be able to carry all that luggage when she catches her train tomorrow.
She had to go to the post office and send it by express parcel, which was much easier.
She then carried her bags to the nearby post office.
Xue Fu had just finished writing the address and handed the form to the post office worker, who was checking her package for dangerous or non-compliant items.
"Oh, young lady, these two bags contain food. They'll spoil on the way. It takes more than a week to get them from Haicheng to here, they'll definitely spoil by then."
The auntie at the post office pointed to the two bags of pastries she had bought next to her, shook her head, and said that they couldn't be mailed and that she should take them away.
"These can all be shipped from here. Go and carry them over to be weighed."
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