Li Meiling was feeling uncomfortable because of the squeezing, and Wang Dong said he would take her on his bicycle. She did not refuse and walked through the crowd and got off the ox cart.
With one person missing, everyone relaxed, and seeing two people they immediately had something to talk about.
"The young men in our Red Star Brigade are so lucky! Three of them are about to marry educated youth wives."
"Why would anyone envy someone who marries an educated youth? Who knows what will happen in the end? Look at Dazhuang and his wife. They've been married for years and still don't have a child. And Lu Laosan's wife is going to college next year. Who would want to go back to the village after she goes to college?"
"Wang Dong is different from them. After all, he is the son of the Party Secretary. The conditions are there. If Li Zhiqing dares to cheat on her, how can Party Secretary Wang count it?"
"It's not a marriage scam, is it? After all, she's still a virgin. If she were to date an older guy, wouldn't he be taking advantage of her?"
The person who was speaking made faces and it was obvious that he had no good intentions.
The people in the car were either middle-aged women or young wives, and they had no moral principles when speaking. When he said that, everyone else understood immediately.
"That's true. After all, the educated youth are from the city. They are all well-fed and tender-skinned. Which man doesn't like that?"
"Exactly. Otherwise, everyone says Lu Laosan is blessed. Even though Jiang Zhiqing ended up going to college and nothing happened, the blessing he had for more than six months wasn't in vain. Isn't there a saying that goes, 'To die under a peony flower is to be a romantic ghost.' If I die, I'll be drowned in the gentle embrace of a woman."
"Look at what you said, you have a lot of tricks. I don't know if he will drown or not. Look at Lu Laosan's body, some people are so ecstatic that they can't escape."
As soon as these words were spoken, there was a burst of laughter, and some young wives who had just married into the family blushed when they heard it.
The ox cart rumbled along the country road, and Lu Xiao and Jiang Wanwan had already entered the city.
As the Spring Festival is approaching, the entrances of various shops are even busier, especially the grain and oil shops, where long queues form and people hold grain coupons, oil coupons, grain certificates, rice bags, and large oil drums, patiently waiting to exchange them for purchases.
The department store was much more chaotic. Jiang Wanwan had already bought several sets of clothes last time, and she really didn't need to buy any more, so the two of them went straight to look at watches.
There weren't many people at the watch counter. After all, living standards were limited in that era, so people were very cautious about such high consumption, and tickets were hard to come by.
There aren't many varieties of watches, certainly not as many as in first-tier cities, but the most popular brands are all available.
Jiang Wanwan took a fancy to a Shanghai brand watch, which was small and exquisite. Most importantly, there was another men's watch from the same brand that was similar in style to this women's watch.
This doesn't require a couple's watch, but a brand has limited styles, so this looks no different from a couple's watch.
Jiang Wanwan asked the salesperson to take out the watch and try it on. Seeing that she had asked for a men's watch, Lu Xiao whispered, "Wife, just buy it. I don't need this."
He has been doing farm work all year round. He has a bell when he goes to work and a bell when he leaves work, so why would he need a watch?
In Lu Xiao's opinion, only his wife is worthy of such a precious thing, not him.
Jiang Wanwan looked at the two watches and became more and more satisfied. She didn't try to persuade him not to be reluctant to spend money. She just picked up the two watches and compared them to show him, "Do they look like a pair?"
The salesperson was also very discerning. "Comrade, you have really good taste. Someone actually bought these two watches as a pair. They are both the same brand. Men look handsome when they wear them, and women look beautiful when they wear them. And you can tell at a glance that they are a couple."
Nowadays, the sales clerks all have their eyes on top of their heads. The only reason she said this is that Lu Xiao and Jiang Wanwan are really pleasing to the eye.
It is said that no matter what era it is, it is an era that values appearance.
Lu Xiao was a little tempted. At this time, a man in a leather coat came over and took a fancy to the men's watch in Jiang Wanwan's hand.
"Comrade, do you have any more of this style? Let me have a look."
The salesperson was a little embarrassed. In this day and age, everything is limited edition. It is already good to have one or two watches of each style. It happened to be the Spring Festival, and Jiang Wanwan no longer had the same style in her hands.
Seeing that the two were undecided, I discussed with them, "Comrades, have you made up your mind? If you don't want to buy it, this comrade wants to take a look."
Lu Xiao looked over and saw a dark and fat man in his forties. His face suddenly darkened and he said, "We want both watches. Please give us the invoice for how much they cost."
Naturally, the watch his wife likes must match his.
My wife bought a women's watch, but she asked someone else to buy the men's watch. Who are you trying to annoy?
The salesperson quickly issued a ticket and asked for two industrial coupons in addition to mine. It just so happened that Jiang Jianguo had left a lot of tickets for them when he came this time.
After paying the money and the ticket, Jiang Wanwan handed the watch to Lu Xiao and asked him to put it on her personally. Lu Xiao naturally would not refuse.
Not far away, Li Meiling saw the two people with wide eyes and nudged Wang Dong beside her, "Look, are those Jiang Zhiqing and Lu Xiao?"
Wang Dong nodded, "It really is them. Let's go over and say hello."
Wang Dong knew that his sister was good friends with Jiang Zhiqing, and he also had a good relationship with Lu Xiao. So of course he would say hello when they met outside.
Li Meiling held him back and said sourly, "Don't bother them anymore."
Wang Dong also realized that the atmosphere between the two was indeed not easy to disturb, but after the two left, Li Meiling immediately pulled Wang Dong forward, staring at the colorful watches on the counter.
The salesperson was in a good mood this year. Seeing that there were two young people again, he asked with a smile, "Comrades, what kind of watch do you want to buy?"
Li Meiling has had a dream of wearing a watch since she was a child, but her family is not well off and she has many brothers, so her parents simply cannot buy her a watch.
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