Sun Xuelin had never met such a generous and beautiful young girl before. She offered Hero brand cigarettes and White Rabbit milk candy in return for helping him carry his suitcase. It was quite a luxury.
They must be people who have plenty of food and clothing at home. With such a generous gift, how will they survive in such a barren place as Willow Village?
White Rabbit milk candy isn't something you can get often in Willow Tree Village. He hadn't tasted that sweetness for a year, and he really missed it.
This young girl gives a huge amount of thank-you gifts; that's quite extravagant.
He wanted it too.
But it's embarrassing for a grown man, a father, to ask a little girl for candy.
Let's just bear with it.
Maybe when he takes the girl to Willow Village, he'll give her a big handful of White Rabbit milk candies as a thank you gift.
Upon seeing the large calligraphy scroll, Su Ying naturally stepped forward to inquire, and as he had expected, it was the captain's son.
She was so engrossed in talking to Sun Xuelin that she didn't even notice Gu Sinian and Qiao Xiyan, assuming that the only person who would pick her up was the honest and kind-hearted man in front of her.
"Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to pick me up. I am very grateful."
I grabbed a handful of milk candies and gave them to him. "Have you been waiting a long time? Have a milk candy to sweeten your mouth."
Sun Xuelin didn't stand on ceremony with her. The moment he got the candy, he peeled one open and popped it into his mouth. He put the rest in his pocket to take back to his son and daughter-in-law to sweeten their mouths, as they hadn't eaten candy in a long time.
"It's my duty to pick you up, Comrade Su, you don't need to be so polite."
Actually, he really wanted Hero brand cigarettes, but he felt a little embarrassed to ask her for them so abruptly. So he had to borrow Gu Sinian's name to use them. As a grown man, he was too embarrassed to ask her directly.
“Comrade Su, I wasn’t the only one who came to pick you up. My brother likes Hero brand cigarettes. I saw you give some to the two people who helped you with your suitcase. I wonder if you have any left? Give him a pack.”
Su Ying thought it was something big, but it turned out to be such a small matter. In order to get along well in Willow Village, she stuffed everything into her space, including Hero brand cigarettes.
In her past life, she had seen farm workers buy a lot of cigarettes to curry favor with the team leader in order to get an easier job, and they lived a very comfortable life.
The easiest jobs were always given to the person who stuffed cigarettes into her mouth, while she, who had nothing, was always given the heaviest and dirtiest work, which led to her physical exhaustion and eventual death.
Having learned from her past life's experience, when she entered the black market and saw cigarettes and alcohol, she frantically threw them into her spatial storage. She had quite a lot of Hero brand cigarettes in stock.
I bought a lot of Moutai, Dukang, yellow wine, baijiu, and shaojiu, all for social occasions.
It's better to be prepared than to be caught unprepared. I want to live a comfortable life in this world, without suffering any injustice.
He took two packs of Hero brand cigarettes from his crossbody bag and handed them to Sun Xuelin, asking, "Are two packs enough?"
Sun Xuelin was flattered and nodded vigorously, "That's enough. I heard this brand of cigarettes is produced in Shanghai, and it's much cheaper than in places like here."
"That's true."
He had the good fortune to try Hero brand cigarettes once; they were much easier to inhale than the chimneys in the countryside, and they even had a pleasant aroma.
He smiled broadly at Su Ying, revealing eight large white teeth, and said, "Comrade Su is truly magnanimous."
Sun Xuelin gave Su Ying a thumbs up, saying that compared to Comrade Qiao, Comrade Su was much more generous.
The problem with this is that once you compare, you won't know until you do, and once you do, you'll be shocked to find that Comrade Qiao has absolutely nothing.
He traveled a long way to the station to pick someone up, and it was all for free. It's infuriating to think about.
In the past, when his father asked him to come to the station to pick someone up, he would either complain of a stomachache or diarrhea.
They traveled through mountains and rivers, arriving hungry to pick up people, and then had to pay for their own food.
He had absolutely no interest in doing such a thankless job.
But if everyone were like Comrade Su, coming up to him and handing him two packs of Hero brand cigarettes and a handful of White Rabbit milk candies, it would be different.
He fought tooth and nail to get there.
"Comrade Su, I have a favor to ask. I'm not the only one here to pick you up today; there's another brother with me. Do you still have any of those Hero brand cigarettes?"
He was reluctant to give away even one of the two boxes of Hero brand cigarettes that were in his hands, as he wanted to help Gu Sinian get better treatment again.
Su Ying understood Sun Xuelin's implied meaning. She rummaged through her crossbody bag and pulled out two packs of Hero brand cigarettes and a lot of White Rabbit milk candy from her storage space.
He handed him the cigarette in his hand, saying, "Could you please give it to him for me?"
Just as Sun Xuelin was about to take it, Gu Sinian slowly walked over. The two people who were handing over the items did not notice Gu Sinian's approach at all.
"I don't smoke. White Rabbit milk candy is fine though."
Hearing the familiar voice, although it was a little clearer than Gu Sinian's voice later on, she knew it was him immediately. She froze for a moment, and Su Ying, who was taking out her bag, raised her eyes.
Looking at that handsome face she had been longing for day and night, Su Ying felt as if she were in another world, unable to tell what day it was.
She loved and adored Gu Sinian no matter which stage he was in: mature at thirty or naive at twenty-two.
Rebirth is wonderful; it made up for her regrets.
She stared blankly at Gu Sinian. If Gu Sinian hadn't reminded her again that she wanted candy, she wouldn't know how long she would have stared at him.
"Give."
I grabbed a handful of White Rabbit milk candies for him, glancing at his side.
She had to pretend she didn't know Gu Sinian, since the two hadn't seen each other for ten years.
It would be too fake to recognize him at a glance now. Besides, if he knew that he went to the countryside for his sake, he would definitely blame himself again. I should hold off for now and wait for Gu Sinian to bring it up himself.
She pretended to know nothing about being sent down to Liushu Village so that Gu Sinian wouldn't feel any burden.
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