Chapter 85 I won’t show it to anyone except Shang Ruoting
Now, Shang Ruoting and Tan Chen have been completely cleared of suspicion.
The two police officers politely told them, "Nothing has happened to you. You can leave now."
Shang Ruoting was not the kind of person who would not give in even if she was right. After all, the stamps were indeed with her, but she took advantage of the space available to avoid the search.
"Okay, since everything is fine, let's leave." After saying that, Tan Chen pulled Shang Ruoting out of the police station.
He didn't say a word on the way.
Shang Ruoting knew that he must be guessing where the stamps were hidden.
If Tan Chen asked, how would she explain?
After coming out of the police station, Shang Ruoting looked absent-minded.
Based on her behavior at this moment, Tan Chen was even more certain that this woman had a secret.
But he chose to respect, trying to suppress the doubts in his heart and not asking.
Because Shang Ruoting was preoccupied, she showed little interest in visiting Zhuang City, so Tan Chen had no intention of taking her on a further shopping spree.
The two went directly to the Zhuangshi state-owned grocery store not far from the train station, intending to buy some food for the journey.
"We will arrive in Beijing very late, so buy more of what you want to eat." Tan Chen said, pointing to the counter selling pastries.
Shang Ruoting looked around and was very interested in the old-fashioned soda on the counter at the door.
She had seen this kind of thing before when browsing nostalgic websites, but this was the first time she had seen it in person. She heard that there was a deposit for the soda bottles, and after drinking them, she could return the bottles and the deposit would be refunded.
She walked to the soda bottle with curiosity and asked the salesperson: "Comrade, give me two bottles of soda."
The salesperson handed her two bottles of soda and a bottle opener. "Two bottles of soda, 70 cents total."
Shang Ruoting asked curiously, "Comrade, does the 70 cents price include the deposit or not?"
If the deposit is not counted, she would not buy a bottle of soda even if people laughed at her for being a country bumpkin.
The salesperson was quite patient: "Three cents a bottle including a 20-cent deposit."
Shang Ruoting felt relieved now and counted out seventy cents from her pocket and handed it to the salesperson.
Tan Chen stepped forward and opened the two bottles of soda with a bottle opener, handed one to Shang Ruoting, and whispered:
"If you want to drink, just buy it. Don't worry about the money."
Shang Ruoting nodded, took the soda and started drinking. After walking for most of the day, she was really thirsty. She drank the whole bottle of soda quickly. She even tasted it carefully and found that it was a carbonated drink with the taste of sugar.
Tan Chen also tilted his head back and drank the whole bottle of soda.
When returning the bottle, Shang Ruoting discovered that the young female salesperson who had just given them the soda had been staring at Tan Chen.
She was instantly unhappy. After receiving the 40-cent deposit, she took Tan Chen's arm and swore an oath of loyalty.
Tan Chen enjoyed her initiative, although he knew that it was because the female salesperson looked at him that he got the benefit.
Shang Ruoting raised her chin high, gave the female salesperson a wicked smile, and pulled Tan Chen to buy some food before leaving.
As soon as they walked out of the grocery store, Shang Ruoting immediately withdrew her arm from Tan Chen.
Tan Chen looked at her with amusement: "What? Are you jealous?"
Shang Ruoting rolled her eyes at him and muttered, "Just because you have good eyes, you attract bees and butterflies everywhere."
Tan Chen was instantly amused by her words: "Hahaha, the eyes are on someone else, how can you blame me?"
"Hmph! Then why don't you hide?" Shang Ruoting yelled back angrily.
Tan Chen took her hand and said, "Okay, if anyone looks at me again, I will hide behind you. From now on, I won't let anyone look at me except Shang Ruoting."
Shang Ruoting wasn't really angry. Seeing that he had said that, she stopped nagging him and said, "You're smart."
After this incident, Shang Ruoting completely forgot about the worries she had just had about the stamps.
"Let's ask someone about the time so we can catch the train before we're late."
Tan Chen looked at the sky and said, "It should be almost time. Let's go to the train station now."
When the two arrived at the train station, the big clock showed that it was already two o'clock.
This time when Shang Ruoting went out, she deeply felt the inconvenience of not having a watch and a mobile phone.
To know the time, she could only guess or ask passersby wearing watches. She thought to herself that if the ginseng could be sold at a good price this time, she must buy a watch.
She was thinking about buying a watch. Tan Chen took the luggage back from the storage room and naturally took Shang Ruoting's hand.
"Let's go! Let's go to the waiting room. Ticket checking is almost done."
Shang Ruoting followed Tan Chen into the waiting room again. Her mood was completely different from that in the morning.
In the morning, I was frustrated because I missed the bus and had to wait for several hours, but now I am looking forward to setting foot on the land of Beijing.
Not long after, an announcement came from the train station's radio:
"The train to Beijing is about to arrive. Comrades, please take your luggage and go to Gate 1 to prepare for ticket inspection."
Tan Chen pulled Shang Ruoting towards ticket gate No. 1.
After squeezing in a long queue for a few minutes, the two finally passed the ticket inspection and followed the crowd into the platform.
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