Gu Chong wiped her red lips, which had been sucked clean, and dried the moisture from them. Then he lowered his head and kissed her wet, flushed eyes.
"Could you take me to see where you'll be working?"
"OK."
Xue Fu straightened her slightly wrinkled shirt, drank a couple of sips of the warm water Gu Chong handed her, cleared her throat and felt better and no longer thirsty. Then she went out with Gu Chong and took him to visit the newspaper office where she worked.
The newspaper office wasn't far from her home, less than a fifteen-minute walk, which she considered her daily exercise.
On their way, they passed a post office. Xue Fu paused there and pointed to the address sign on the wall for Gu Chong: "The letters that come to me will be delivered here first, and then the postman will deliver them to the mailbox downstairs at my house."
You know my home address, right?
Xue Fu asked him.
Gu Chong nodded: "I know."
During the dozen or so nights she returned to Haicheng, he must have thought about that address countless times in his mind. How could he not remember it?
"You must write to me when you get back, you understand?"
Xue Fu poked his arm with her finger, emphasizing the matter to him.
She knew Gu Chong wasn't the type to philander, but that didn't stop Xue Fu from nagging, "Do you know what the best virtues a man can have?"
A hint of confusion appeared in the man's dark eyes. He obediently lowered his head to look at her, waiting for her reply: "What?"
Xue Fu smiled sweetly and obediently: "That's right, not fickle, not fickle, not indecisive, and faithful to one person until the end."
In short, it means: keep your chastity.
Xue Fu spoke without blushing at all, her fox-like eyes still showing pride and smugness.
She didn't think there was anything wrong with her request at all.
Upholding masculine virtues is a man's best dowry.
Do you understand?
Gu Chong's expression was slightly serious, and he nodded at her earnestly. However, Xue Fu had sharp eyes and noticed his reddened ears.
She thought that Gu Chong must be very shaken.
After all, there was no such thing as male virtue education at that time, and he may have never heard of such requirements for men.
Gu Chong was indeed surprised, but even more delighted.
He interpreted these constraints as Xue Fu's possessiveness towards him, and he was pleased.
Of course he can do it; he can meet those requirements with ease.
He only had eyes for her.
“I won’t, Afu. You believe me.”
Fearing that Xue Fu wouldn't believe him, he quickly repeated what she had just said, even adding some more demanding conditions himself, and he even swore an oath to her.
Compared to those pretentious claims of being struck by lightning or suffering a terrible death, his words were very simple.
He said, "Afu, if I break my promise and violate these commitments, may I live a life of poverty and misery."
His vow made Xue Fu feel both amused and touched, and she felt a sense of sincerity and reassurance.
"Okay, remember what you said." Xue Fu pinched his distinct knuckles, applying slight pressure, leaving a crescent-shaped mark on his knuckle with her nail. "I don't live a life of poverty, and I won't live a life of poverty with you. So don't break your promise, and uphold male virtue!"
From that day on, Gu Chong had a set of male virtues in his heart, which he upheld without fail every single day.
Xue Fu and Gu Chong arrived at the newspaper office, but could only visit from the outside. They couldn't go inside without work permits.
The newspaper office was quite large, a two-story building in the city center, which was a property left behind by people who had fled during the war, and was later requisitioned.
Xue Fu stood at the door, carefully examining her work environment for the next few months, and found it to be quite nice.
There weren't many people coming and going; it was very quiet.
It's right next to an intersection, and transportation is very convenient.
Not to mention that a newspaper office owns a small villa with a spacious area, and the office workstations inside must be quite large.
Xue Fu was quite satisfied.
Gu Chong memorized the newspaper office's location, while his sharp black eyes scanned his surroundings. Besides the newspaper office building, there were other office buildings on this street.
He saw a plaque hanging on the nearest small building next door, which read "So-and-so Committee," and there were two guards standing at the door.
Most of the buildings in this area are government offices, and the city's security guards patrol the area every few hours.
Gu Chong assured him that it was safe here.
He felt much more at ease.
Unable to get into the office, and finding nothing of interest after looking around from the roadside, Xue Fu pulled Gu Chong along for a stroll on the street.
"Let's go to the park tomorrow afternoon. I want to sleep in this morning," Xue Fu bluntly told her boyfriend, revealing her laziness.
No matter what she said, Gu Chong always went along with it, saying, "Okay."
"Would you like to go see the river now? The river in Haicheng is very famous."
There's still time; it's perfectly feasible to go there now.
Gu Chong knew what Jiang she was referring to, and nodded: "Okay, let's go take a look."
The two then headed towards the riverbank.
As soon as they got off work, Xue Mingcheng and Ji Yazhi rushed home from their workplaces.
With their daughter at home, they have no desire to waste time outside.
Especially since her daughter's boyfriend was also at home.
Ji Yazhi ran into her husband, who was rushing back, downstairs in her apartment building. The two exchanged a glance in mid-air before quickly climbing the stairs.
When they were still one floor away from home, they could smell a rich and enticing aroma of food coming from upstairs.
As they went upstairs, the closer they got to their doorstep, the stronger the aroma of the food became.
The Xue couple stood at their doorstep and finally confirmed that the fragrance was indeed coming from their house.
They were absolutely certain that this meal was not made by their good daughter.
My daughter is so talented in cooking, she's a miracle in her next life.
The person who can cook can only be their 'son-in-law' in reserve.
The couple couldn't help but recall the meal they had last time in Qingtang Village; the taste was truly exceptional.
You're in for a treat!
The lock turned, and they pushed the door open and entered, the aroma wafting towards them stimulating their taste buds.
Before Ji Yazhi had even finished changing her shoes, she spotted her lazy daughter sprawled on the sofa, while the sizzling sound of stir-frying came from the kitchen.
Looking towards the kitchen, you can see Gu Chong wearing an apron and cooking.
"Mom, you and Dad are off work."
Hearing the noise at the door, Xue Fu sat up straight on the sofa and greeted them with a smile.
Ji Yazhi walked over and saw how much her daughter was enjoying herself all by herself.
There were several peeled oranges next to her; she could eat them without any further preparation.
On the coffee table in front of the sofa was a cup of warm water and a skewer of candied hawthorns that had been eaten twice but not eaten anymore.
Ji Yazhi heard voices coming from the kitchen, and Xue Mingcheng went over to talk to Gu Chong.
Ji Yazhi sighed, somewhat helplessly: "Rongrong, Xiao Gu is a guest. As the host, you're just sitting here and letting Xiao Gu cook alone inside?"
Xue Fu blinked: "But I can't help."
In Qingtang Village, she could still help him light the fire, but in the city, they use coal stoves for cooking, not firewood, so she couldn't help with that anymore.
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