"But now the houses of the educated youth compound and several other families have collapsed. If we want to build new brick and tile houses, we may not be able to do so this year."
Seeing Zhao Honghui's disappointed look, Xie Yuyao teased him charmingly, "Are you in such a hurry?"
“I’m a normal man!” Zhao Honghui looked at her, his eyes burning and deep.
"..." I never expected that this man, who always seemed so serious, would have such a side to him.
Words like cornfields, haystacks, earthen stoves and temples, and groves came to mind for Xie Yuyao, and her eyes inexplicably glanced up at the mountain.
That one glance was enough to make Zhao Honghui pick up his bicycle and pull her up the mountain.
The moon shyly hid behind the clouds.
The woods echoed with the coquettish voices of a woman and the heavy breathing of a man.
*
Xie Yuyao discovered that her entire body was covered in sensitive spots: her ears, neck, shoulders, waist...
But in the end, the two still did not cross the line.
Xie Yuyao is still a modern person at heart. In the world she grew up in, cohabitation during dating and premarital trial marriage have become commonplace, and even one-night stands are commonplace.
Therefore, in her view, love should be a natural and spontaneous thing.
However, times have changed, and when in Rome, do as the Romans do. In the 1970s, when men and women were strictly separated, she did not want to challenge the established customs.
Zhao Honghui was a true native of the 1970s. Out of his love and tenderness for his lover, this hot-blooded man who had never been a virgin slammed on the brakes at the last minute.
He endured the burning heat of his lover, panting heavily and trying his best to suppress it, holding her close and pleading in a low voice: "Yaoyao, marry me as soon as possible, okay?"
Feeling the man's body trembling with pain, Xie Yuyao's eyes flashed with shyness and tenderness, "Okay."
The moon quietly peeked out from behind the clouds, casting a soft glow upon the earth.
It was getting late, so the two tidied their clothes and headed down the mountain to go home.
Zhao Honghui kept replaying what had just happened in his mind, his consciousness no longer under his control.
When he arrived home, he pushed open the gate and the first thing he did was take a cold shower.
The family members had already finished dinner and gone to their rooms, leaving no food for the two of them.
Yang Chunhua talked for a long time in the morning, and finally asked her eldest son, "Have you remembered everything I said?"
Zhao Honghui nodded and added, "Mom, I've got it all. I'll be careful with the money. But these days, Yao Yao and I will be eating in town, so we don't need to cook for each other at home."
Yang Chunhua was so angry that she didn't know what to say. She, who had always been able to overcome all obstacles, had repeatedly suffered setbacks with her eldest son.
She said everything she should and shouldn't have said, but her eldest son wouldn't listen, and she really had no other choice.
Under the kerosene lamp, Xie Yuyao opened the burlap sack and took out the genuine watch to play with.
Seeing Zhao Honghui knock on the door and come in, covered in fog, she smiled and said, "I bought you a watch, try it on and see if it suits you."
Looking at the expensive watch in the exquisitely packaged box, Zhao Honghui felt a warmth in his heart, but also a sense of urgency. Had Yao Yao gone to the black market again?
However, there are some things he cannot delve into; he can only wait until Yao Yao is willing to speak up.
He suppressed his worries, took off the watches he had worn for many years, and put on the new watch in the box, which was the perfect size.
"Elegant, exquisite, and quite beautiful." Xie Yuyao nodded in satisfaction.
Zhao Honghui simply took it off and put it in a box. "Yaoyao, return this watch and get a women's watch instead. I don't need to use my watch anymore, so I don't need to buy a new one."
"No need, I can buy it anytime I want." Xie Yuyao took out the watch again and put it on his wrist herself.
When she first arrived in the countryside, she didn't want to stand out too much, so she didn't buy a new watch. Anyway, the time in her bamboo house was the same as the outside world, and she could tell the time just by glancing at the clock with her consciousness.
Later, I got used to it and never thought about buying a watch again.
She then took out a radio, saying, "This is for you too."
Zhao Honghui refused to accept it no matter what. "Yaoyao, I have enough for a watch. You can keep the radio for yourself."
"Putting that aside for now, I also brought back two defective items." Xie Yuyao then pulled out a defective radio and a watch, as well as a complete set of tools that she had prepared beforehand.
"I saw these two items in the warehouse, so I bought them to see if I could fix them."
Zhao Honghui asked in surprise, "You know how to fix it?"
"No way! You can buy a finished product and then take it apart to compare with the instructions." Xie Yuyao's tone was casual, not taking these valuable items worth tens or hundreds of dollars seriously.
Zhao Honghui was speechless for a moment, all his words turning into doting and indulgent looks in his eyes.
"What? Are you afraid of breaking a good one? If it really breaks, I'll just buy a new one."
Zhao Honghui smiled and said, "No, as long as you like it."
Unexpectedly, Xie Yuyao wasn't interested in machinery either. "I'm not that interested in mechanics. I was even thinking that if all else fails, I'll let you take it apart for fun."
At this point, Zhao Honghui was completely speechless.
Having a lover who spends money like water is incredibly stressful!
"Let me see." Zhao Honghui's hands were itching to get started. He couldn't wait until dawn, so he opened his toolbox, took out a screwdriver, and began to disassemble the broken radio.
Xie Yuyao helped him shine a flashlight to increase the brightness.
A man focused on his work is the most attractive. Her gaze lingered on Zhao Honghui, who was diligently troubleshooting the problem, and she admired him silently.
Not long after, Zhao Honghui said, "Found it!"
"Oh?" Xie Yuyao snapped out of her reverie upon hearing the voice and asked in surprise, "Don't you need this disassembled control unit?"
"No need, it's just that the power switch is oxidized. I'll find a small file tomorrow, file off the oxide layer, and then apply some lubricant." Zhao Honghui deftly reassembled the disassembled parts.
"Is it that simple? I bought it for tens of yuan less than the market price!" Xie Yuyao was secretly delighted.
Zhao Honghui, however, poured cold water on the idea, saying, "This one just happens to have no major problems. If it encounters a parts issue that requires replacement, then things will be difficult."
"That's true." Xie Yuyao also attributed it to good luck. "Shall we continue disassembling the watch?"
Zhao Honghui didn't presume: "No, the watch is finely crafted. Let's wait until it's bright enough during the day to fix it."
"Alright." Xie Yuyao rummaged through the miscellaneous items under her. "See if there's anything you can use. Ask your mother if she wants the rest."
Zhao Honghui immediately said, "That won't do. You should keep it for yourself."
“I don’t need these things. Manager Sun persuaded me to buy them. I just hope your mother won’t mind.”
She was staying at the Zhao family's house, and Yang Chunhua, as the lady of the house, would feel more comfortable if she liked these things.
After all, this is a large family, and Zhao Honghui isn't the head of the household. If she can buy comfort and ease with a little money, it's worth it for her.
"How could that be? She's more than grateful to you."
Zhao Honghui was well aware of the scarcity of supplies, and his mother would be very happy to see this.
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