"Mom is telling you, you have to live within your means and save some money for unexpected events. Don't just enjoy yourself for the moment..."
Unaware that Zhao Honghui was being nagged by his mother, Xie Yuyao carried clothes in a bag and a basin to the backyard.
Unlike the educated youth compound, Zhao Honghui's family had a hand-pumped well dug in their backyard, making it much more convenient for them to use water on a daily basis.
A platform was built next to the well to make it convenient for people to wash vegetables and clothes.
Xie Yuyao fetched water here to wash clothes, washing and drying all the clothes she had changed out of yesterday and the new clothes she had bought.
When they were almost finished drying the clothes, Zhao Honghui finally managed to get his mother to come and help.
After finishing her work, Xie Yuyao went back inside to get her bag, and then she and Zhao Honghui pushed their bicycles out the door.
She told Zhao Honghui to wait a moment, and went to Zhao Jianbin's house alone to find Li Weidong.
After learning from him the amount each educated youth donated, she took out fifty yuan from her wallet and handed it to Li Weidong.
"Use this money first. If it's not enough when the funds raised are almost used up, let me know."
Looking at the stunningly beautiful girl in front of him, Li Weidong didn't pretend to refuse and directly took the money. "Where are you going?"
"Let's go to the county town to visit Yu Wenbo and buy some things while we're there."
After hearing her words, Li Weidong immediately said, "Then I'll go too."
“But I’ll ride Zhao Honghui’s bicycle to the commune. Why don’t you ask the other educated youth if they want to go?” Xie Yuyao politely declined to go with him.
Li Weidong said dejectedly, "Then I'll ask later."
There were other people waiting outside, so Xie Yuyao didn't chat with him much. She donated the money and left.
When she passed by the brigade leader's house, she went in to find him.
"Captain, I'd like to ask for leave these days so I can visit Yu Wenbo at the county hospital more often."
"No problem, but you need to be careful and don't wander around." The team leader, who was waiting for lunch, readily agreed. Anyway, her lawn-cutting work was optional and wouldn't interfere with anything.
"Thank you, Captain. I'll be careful."
She looked at Yang Shumei beside her and asked her if she needed help buying something.
Yang Shumei said, "We went to the commune yesterday afternoon to replenish our daily necessities, so there's nothing else we need to buy."
"Alright then, I'll be going now."
On the way, Xie Yuyao got on Zhao Honghui's bicycle, which caused a stir among the passersby who had set off early.
With his exceptionally sharp ears, Zhao Honghui listened to the people's comments about how well-matched they were, how compatible they were, and how they were going to have a wedding banquet. He smiled to himself. With nowhere to vent his energy, he excitedly pedaled the bicycle forward like a whirlwind.
Afraid of falling, Xie Yuyao clung tightly to the man's waist. She felt the man stiffen, then pedal even faster.
Sitting on the back seat, she was tossed about by the bumps and potholes in the road. Suddenly, she was thrown off the back seat and slammed back onto the metal seat. She was so dizzy from the jolting that she felt it would have been better to walk!
Zhao Honghui, who was riding his bicycle ahead, was completely unaware of the pain of the person behind him and continued to pedal rapidly.
Feeling the soft body pressing against his back, his mind was already in a complete mess. His restless heart burned brighter and brighter, and he was panting heavily, his whole body filled with heat. This feeling was wonderful.
"Can you slow down! My butt is being bounced around like it's going to split into eight pieces!" Xie Yuyao yelled loudly as she was thrown into the air again.
Zhao Honghui's ears turned bright red upon hearing this, and he slowed down, saying, "I'm sorry, I was too excited."
"What's so exciting?" Xie Yuyao asked, puzzled. How could someone so grown up still act like a child?
"Those passersby said we were a match made in heaven, a perfect union."
Xie Yuyao laughed, "That's it?"
"Isn't that enough?"
In response to Zhao Honghui, she pressed her soft body even closer, and he almost turned the car into a whirlwind again.
Finally arriving at the commune's state-run restaurant, Xie Yuyao glared at him and found a seat.
To appease the temperamental and proud beauty, Zhao Honghui busied himself with preparing a variety of breakfast items, including soy milk, fried dough sticks, steamed buns, pies, and eggs.
Seeing the wide variety of breakfast options, Xie Yuyao finally smiled, "You ordered so much, aren't you afraid of wasting food!"
"It won't be a waste, eat slowly." Zhao Honghui picked up the tea egg, peeled it, and put it in her bowl.
After the two finished their meal, they went to the station. While waiting for the train, Zhao Honghui took out a large bill from his pocket and gave it to Xie Yuyao, saying, "If you see anything you want, just buy it."
"I have money, you can keep it for yourself." Xie Yuyao divided the money into three parts: one in her spatial storage, one on her person, and one in her box.
Despite the house collapsing, she didn't lose any money; even after donating fifty yuan, she still had several hundred yuan left.
"What's yours is yours, and what's mine is yours too. Take it; from now on, you'll manage all my salary." Zhao Honghui forcefully shoved the money into her hand.
He preferred to give the money to Yao Yao rather than leave it with his mother. She could spend it however she wanted, as long as she was happy.
If he really runs out of money, he will find a way to earn it again.
Xie Yuyao was overjoyed; she hadn't expected him to be so enlightened!
She hates stingy men who criticize women for spending money. In movies and TV shows, some men earn far less than their wives and rely on their wives to support the family, yet they complain that she wastes money on cosmetics and clothes.
If the quality of life together is worse than when you were single, then what's the point?
The bus arrived, Xie Yuyao boarded, found a window seat, and waved goodbye to him.
After the car drove away, Zhao Honghui rode his bicycle to work.
Upon arriving in the county town, Xie Yuyao went to a secluded spot, packed a bag of apples and a bag of bananas from her spatial storage, and carried them to the county hospital.
In the ward, Yu Wenbo and the other two were quite surprised to see Xie Yuyao arrive, since she had spent almost the entire day with him yesterday and hadn't mentioned going again today.
"I had some business in the county town, so I just stopped by to take a look around." Xie Yuyao placed two bags of fruit on the table.
Yu Wenbo's spirits had improved considerably. He leaned against the hospital bed and said politely, "Don't spend any more money. We didn't even finish the fruit from yesterday."
Xie Yuyao glanced at the fruit Zhao Honghui had bought yesterday. It seemed that none of the caregivers had touched it, leaving it only for Yu Wenbo to eat.
"Let's all eat together, no need to save any. I'll be going to the county town a lot lately, I'll just buy some more if it's sold out."
Anyway, her space was full of fruit trees, with more fruit than they could eat. The work of caring for patients was tedious and boring, so this served as a way to keep them entertained.
After saying that, she picked up the kettle on the bedside table, felt its weight, and saw that it was half full. "I'll go fill the kettle up."
Xiang Wenshan said, "I'll go instead. You sit and rest for a while."
"No need, I know where it is." Xie Yuyao picked up the kettle and went out the door.
In the hospital room, He Wenyao, who had once pursued Xie Yuyao, looked displeased and asked Yu Wenbo, "When did she become so familiar with you?"
Yu Wenbo himself was also confused, and asked uncertainly, "Yesterday?"
A beautiful and graceful woman is the object of a gentleman's affections, and he secretly admired Xie Yuyao, but he knew his own limitations and never harbored the same lustful thoughts as He Wenyao.
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