Chapter 46 What are you doing! Don't move!
After buying the items, Gu Qinglang looked at Gu Qingming and asked, "What are your plans for our own things?"
Gu Qinglang took out a thousand from his pocket: "I've taken out all my savings. I want to buy the smaller one. What about you?"
Gu Qingming nodded: "I'll buy the smaller one too, it'll be a thousand."
Gu Yin went inside and wandered around. She saw that Boss Xia had MP3 and MP4 players. Thinking about her novel writing, she decided to buy one. She could use the school's computers during computer class to write down her weekly novels, save them to the MP3 player, and then copy and update them at an internet cafe. It would be quite convenient.
"Mr. Xia, how much are an MP3 player and an MP4 player?"
Boss Xia was processing the bill for Gu Qinglang and his companion when he heard this. Without even looking up, he said, "MP3 players without screens are 50 yuan, those with screens are 70 yuan. MP4 players are all the same, 100 yuan each."
Gu Shu was surprised: "When my classmate went to buy an MP3 player, he said that MP4 players cost 200 yuan! MP4 players that can play movies cost 300-400 yuan! Can yours play TV series?"
Boss Xia nodded: "It has all the functions of an MP3 player. It can indeed store and play TV series. It's normal for it to be expensive outside. Mine hasn't even been rebranded yet. Some people buy it and then print some brand logos on the screen to sell it as a fake. They can sell it for 500 yuan."
Gu Yin doesn't care about brand names; as long as it works, that's fine.
"Then I'll buy two MP4 players; I'll need them for studying." Gu Yin finished speaking and looked at Gu Shu: "The other one is Ahua's. You're in your final year of junior high; studying is important. If you get into the county's top high school, I can buy you a cell phone, okay?"
Gu Shu pointed to the cell phones in the room: "Those cell phones? Are you sure you want to buy them for me?"
Gu Yin nodded: "If you don't want those, you can buy them at a brand store."
Gu Shu grabbed Gu Yin's arm: "Good sister, is it okay if you just get into the experimental school? It's a bit difficult to get into the county's top school!" Is A-Yin too confident in herself?
Gu Yin shook her head: "No, only the county key high school is acceptable." He's just lazy. He thinks that as long as it's a high school, it's fine, as long as no one pushes him. In her past life, she was stimulated and was able to get into the county key high school. There's no reason why her life should regress in this life when things are better.
Gu Shu said with a bitter face, "Then I'll do my best!" He would work as hard as he could when he got back!
Mr. Xia found it amusing and pointed to the shelf: "Little niece, take two, I'll give them to you! Those who love to study are all good kids! But little nephew, don't take any. Your sister is right, the third year of junior high is an important stage. I'm also in the third year of junior high, and all the electronic products in the house have been confiscated. We'll talk about them when we get to high school!"
Gu Qinglang hurriedly waved his hand: "How can I take your money for free? You're in business and you need to eat. You can't just take it for free. Ayin, give me the money."
Gu Yin smiled and nodded: "Uncle Xia, I also want to buy ten MP3 players. When my dad sets up his stall, I'll put them there to sell. I need the MP4 players for my own use, so I can't just take them for free."
Gu Yin only had 800 yuan. Ten MP3 players without screens cost 500 yuan, and two MP4 players cost 200 yuan, leaving her with 100 yuan. Luckily, they had paid for the bus fare in advance, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to get back.
Mr. Xia didn't say much to them: "Take these, consider them a gift. If you want to pick up more goods later, just come to me. If you can't come, just give me a call and I'll send them to you!" His child wasn't doing well in school, and he just liked kids who studied hard. He was happy to give them these two MP4 players!
Mr. Huang, who was looking at his phone, also advised, "Just take it. That's just how Lao Xia is. The first time I came here with my child, he also gave me a gift, saying it was their local custom. Take it!"
Unable to stop her, Gu Qinglang had no choice but to let Gu Yin take over.
Seeing this, Gu Yin blinked and ran out while they were tidying up. She went to the small supermarket next door, bought a carton of cigarettes and a few pounds of imported fruit, and put them on Boss Xia's table when she came back.
Boss Xia frowned: "I don't want it, you can take it! What are these things? I already said I gave them to you voluntarily!"
Gu Yin smiled and shook her head: "My dad and uncle don't like it. We're going home soon, and it's inconvenient to carry so much stuff and fruit. Besides, I bought these things because I wanted to. Uncle Xia is so kind, I can't be stingy. There's a saying: 'Reciprocity makes relationships work, and indifference leads to estrangement.' What do you say, Uncle Xia?"
Boss Xia burst into laughter: "Brother Gu, how did you raise your child? He's so smart! I like him! Alright, I'll take him!"
Gu Qinglang laughed and said, "You're quite quirky."
Gu Yin smiled sheepishly.
Gu Qinglang looked at Mr. Huang: "Brother Huang, when are you going back?"
Mr. Huang sighed: "Me? It's still early. I have a lot of items to choose from, so it might take another two or three days. If you're in a hurry, you can go back first, and we can contact each other again when you get back to Jiang City, okay?"
Gu Qinglang nodded and gave him his home phone number: "This is my home number. Come visit us sometime!"
After they finished packing everything, they carried their bags to the station, only to find that there were no more buses, only extra buses. These extra buses would take more than ten hours to arrive, and there was a possibility of being asked to change buses or get off halfway, which was unsafe.
"Let's take the train. It should arrive tomorrow afternoon. We can stay in the county for the night and go back the next day." Gu Yin didn't want to take the extra bus. She was really scared of it in her past life. The bus had gone around into unfamiliar mountains and didn't get back to Jiang City until 4 p.m. Her feet were swollen after getting off. She had to change buses twice and stand four times. It was utterly hopeless!
Gu Qingming shared the same idea. They were traveling with their child, and taking the extra bus was too unsafe. So, they went to the train station instead. They had a lot of luggage, so they bought tickets for the next available train, sleeper berths, which happened to be consecutive numbers, so they were in the same carriage.
"I didn't expect the train to be so much cheaper than the bus, only 235 yuan per person. And I think it's pretty good, since people outside can see inside, there's a curtain to keep things private!" Gu Guqingming said with a smile as he looked around the carriage after putting his things under the berth.
Gu Shu was also very curious, going in and out. Seeing this, Gu Yin reminded him, "When you go out, you must go with someone else. You can't go alone. There are too many people on the train, it's not safe." Trains in this era were indeed one of the places where incidents frequently occurred.
Several people agreed: "That's right, it's better to be careful. Don't go out unless necessary."
Gu Yin and Gu Shu slept in the middle bunk, while the two brothers, Gu Qinglang and Gu Shu, slept in the lower bunk. They had already finished eating the food they had bought earlier. After the train started moving, there were vendors selling food. Gu Qingming bought four boxes of instant noodles and told the two brothers to stay put while he went to make the noodles.
After eating, everyone went to bed to rest. They thought the top bunk would be empty, but at the next stop, two men, around thirty years old, came in. They had very little luggage and didn't greet them. They just took off their shoes and lay down.
Seeing this, Gu Yin remained silent and continued to rest with her eyes closed.
He slept until evening. When he woke up, he was still a little groggy. He took the noodles his dad had made and started eating without saying a word. Halfway through his meal, Gu Qinglang needed to go to the bathroom, so he told him, "Stay here after you finish eating and don't go out." Then he went out.
The two men in the shop exchanged a glance, and then one of them got down and walked out.
After Gu Qinglang finished, he came in and saw that Gu Yin was a little sweaty, so he reached out his hand and said, "Your hair has grown long. You should buy a hair tie to keep it in place."
Before he could finish speaking, the curtain was pulled back, and two men in uniforms looked at Gu Qinglang and said, "What are you doing! Don't move!"
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