Chapter 073 Chapter 73 Entering the City, Photos and Watches

A few days later, on Zhang Yuandong's day off, he took Lin Yue, her son and Liu Fang into the city, thinking of taking the two kids out to relax and get over the shadow of that day as soon as possible.

Zhang Xiaoxi stayed in the police station until the next day, when she was brought back by Zhang Yuandong. No one knew what she had experienced in there, but she became a little timid and very honest after she came back. She even took a few candies to apologize to the two children. But Lin Yue always felt that her eyes were very cold, and the two children might have seen it. Instead of trying to ease their relationship with her, they became even more afraid of her.

Lin Yue was not a saint, and would not pity her just because she was a child. Instead, she felt that such a punishment was too light for her. Moreover, she found that Zhang Xiaoxi always racked his brains to coax the two children out to play for a period of time after that, so she became more vigilant and dared not let them leave her sight.

As for the lost property, the village committee intervened and quickly found the thief. As expected, it was Zhu Yongchang. He had used the money and notes to pay off his gambling debts. As for the radio, fortunately he was caught early and had not been able to sell it, so it was taken back intact.

Liu Fang lost more than 60 yuan, and a lot of bills. In the countryside, it would take at least two years to earn out such a large amount of money and bills. As a result, Zhu Yongchang used the money to pay off his gambling debts as soon as he got it, so it was difficult to get it back.

However, he only admitted that he took the money and the radio, but he refused to admit that he had turned Lin Yue's house upside down. He even shouted shamelessly: "I didn't just steal things from his house. Who in the village found out? How can I survive if I can't even clean up the mess!"

He said this as if stealing things was a big deal. Zhang Zhiqiang had been feeling unhappy for the past two days. Hearing him say this, he became even more angry and slapped him hard on the back of the head.

Lin Yue and Zhang Yuandong looked at each other and both felt a little strange. Since Zhu Yongchang had admitted to stealing things, he shouldn't have emphasized that he didn't mess up her house. Lin Yue carefully recalled the scene of that day, but at that time her mind was all on the two children and she didn't pay attention to anything else.

Liu Fang also tried hard to recall what happened that day. He remembered the strange man who came to the village some time ago, and was worried that someone had taken the opportunity to sneak into their house. However, there were too few clues that day. Apart from the bills and the radio, it seemed that nothing was missing from the house. The only important thing was the wooden box, because he had never moved it before, and he couldn't remember what was different about it. He patted his head, hoping that he was overthinking.

The next day, Zhang Yuandong quickly tied up the man, threw him on the sidecar again, and took Zhu Yongchang to the police station. The village officials no longer wanted to deal with the matter and did not say a word.

The group took a sidecar to the county town. It was the first time for the two kids to go to such a far place. They were trying to collect information from the outside world. They kept asking themselves 100,000 "whys" and 1 million "whats" along the way. However, the adults did not feel annoyed. They were secretly happy to see that the two kids had finally recovered some energy.

The county town has almost no appeal to Lin Yue. You need tickets to eat and buy things here. Apart from the home video theater, there is almost no place to play.

But it was not like that for the two children. This place was completely different from the village. Occasionally, they would meet people carrying candied haws on the roadside, a group of young men around ten years old, each with a big wooden box hanging on their chest, selling their own ice creams. There were also people selling cotton candy, which were not regulated and could be sold privately. The two little guys were not able to see them.

Today they not only had candied haws, but also had ice cream and cotton candy, which they had never had before. Although the mother bit off a large piece of the ice cream and confiscated the cotton candy after only a few bites, the two were still very happy.

They went to the photo studio first and took a family photo. Zhang Yuandong and Lin Yue each held a child and sat like elementary school students. It was the first time for the two kids to take a photo. They were very curious and not at all nervous. On the contrary, Zhang Yuandong was stiff and his expression was very unnatural. His face was as red as a monkey's butt. The studio's artist reminded him several times, but the more he reminded him, the stiffer he became.

After taking the family photo, the master and Liu Fang urged the two to take a group photo alone. Lin Yue didn't care, and sat next to Zhang Yuandong, and tilted his head slightly in Zhang Yuandong's direction. Zhang Yuandong couldn't sit still anymore. Their postures looked like a newlywed couple taking wedding photos. He pretended to be calm, and clenched his fists. When Lin Yue tilted his head, he would hide to the side, and even use his peripheral vision to secretly look in Lin Yue's direction, which was very contradictory.

Liu Fang was laughing so hard that he fell down. He made a strong joke. After the photo was taken, Lin Yue smiled and said, "It's not easy to take a photo here. Sister, you should take a photo with us. Otherwise, when you go back, I don't know when we will meet again."

Liu Fang was horrified when he heard this, and tried to escape, but was caught by Zhang Yuandong. Because he struggled so hard, Zhang Yuandong almost half-carried him back, and the master standing by almost dropped his eyes to the ground, and he really didn't dare to guess the relationship between the three people.

Liu Fang wanted to continue to fight. He didn't want to take photos of himself dressed as a woman, because it would definitely be a black history for the rest of his life. Zhang Yuandong secretly told him, "The master is watching us. If you continue to make trouble, you will be exposed!"

Liu Fang had no choice but to calm down and "humiliatingly" take a family photo with them, looking bitter and resentful. Zhang Yuandong, on the other hand, relaxed when taking the photo.

After they finally finished taking photos, they went to the department store.

The two kids were greatly shocked by the dazzling array of toys in the department store. In Lin Yue's opinion, the toys here were too monotonous and there were few styles. However, Zhang Wanli and Zhang Linghan obviously didn't think so. Ever since they saw the display cabinet full of toys, the two children couldn't walk.

However, such a young child does not know how to ask adults for things. He just stares at them and refuses to move his eyes away.

Lin Yue found it very interesting and stood by and watched with a smile. The saleswoman was a woman in her forties, very kind, not at all arrogant like other saleswomen. Seeing that a few people were just standing in front of the counter and watching, she did not drive them away, but squatted down and touched the heads of the two young guys.

This salesperson was replaced last year. The previous salesperson offended the mother of a certain leader who came from the countryside because of her snobbery, so she was replaced by this kind-hearted older sister.

Liu Fang always felt that he was responsible for the accident of the two children last time. He felt guilty for not taking good care of them, so he generously paid out of his own pocket to buy toys for them. Lin Yue and Zhang Yuandong disagreed, not to mention that he had just lost so much money, so how could he spend money on the children at this time? But Liu Fang was determined and didn't care about the stolen tens of dollars at all.

These two children did not play by the rules at all. Lingling, a little girl, chose an airplane model, while Wanli couldn't put down a music box.

Liu Fang had only been with the two children for a short time and did not know their personalities very well. He was completely confused and thought they were playing a prank on him. He asked them several times before he dared to believe it. Zhang Yuandong recalled the last gift he gave to the children. His son held a set of wooden zodiac animals and couldn't let it go, while his cute and soft little girl lay on the ground and crawled excitedly behind the iron frog. Thinking about it again now, he still felt that the shock was a bit great.

It was at this time that Lin Yue realized that Liu Fang was really a man with lots of money. He not only bought toys for the two children, but also bought some clothes for himself. In order to highlight his "feminine characteristics", he usually wore skirts, but he didn't have many women's clothes, and now he didn't have enough to wear.

When Lin Yue heard that he wanted to buy her a skirt, she took the initiative to apply to be his advisor. But Liu Fang was embarrassed to let her help him choose, especially with Zhang Yuandong watching him eagerly, so he didn't dare to act rashly and refused repeatedly.

Not only was Lin Yue not disappointed by his refusal, but he was even more excited when he saw that he actually let Zhang Yuandong help him pick clothes.

Zhang Yuandong probably prefers the more dreamy style, such as the pink color he bought for Lin Yue before, and the high-gloss and shiny color he is holding now. Liu Fang's aesthetics should still be within the range of normal people. He was shocked by these clothes and hated his current disguise, which prevented him from going up and beating the guy up.

He picked two rather ordinary dresses at random, but he was in trouble when it came to paying the bill because he didn't have enough coupons. He looked at Zhang Yuandong for help, but seeing that Zhang Yuandong was indifferent, he begged in a low voice: "Comrade Zhang Yuandong, who has the most spirit of solidarity and friendship, I know you still have coupons in your hand, please help me this time, and I will return them to you after I get reimbursed!"

Zhang Yuandong gritted his teeth and said, "No, I still need it!"

Lin Yue was startled. Zhang Yuandong lived in the army and never had to buy clothes for himself. He collected cloth coupons and bought clothes for his two children or for himself.

Lin Yue felt a sense of crisis and hurried to help Liu Fang and persuade him: "Just lend it to him first. We can't let him be without clothes to change into. He will wear stinky clothes all day and make our quilt stink."

Zhang Yuandong cast a resentful look at Lin Yue, then reluctantly took out the ticket and handed it to Liu Fang.

Liu Fang took the cloth coupons, but he was not happy at all. He raised his arms, sniffed left and right, and whispered sadly: "Sister-in-law, although you are helping me, you should still speak with conscience. What's wrong with me?"

Lin Yue smiled and winked at him, but before he could say anything, he was pulled away by Zhang Yuandong.