Zhang Pingping took a flight for several hours to arrive in Beijing, and then immediately bought a train ticket to Anshi. The unpleasant smell and messy environment on the train made her feel extremely bad. After enduring for three days, she finally arrived in Anshi.
Zhang Pingping didn't know where Gu Juan lived. It was her first time in the mainland and she was unfamiliar with the place. She dragged her luggage and asked people where there was a hotel. She wanted to find a hotel to stay in first, so the driver took her to a guesthouse.
Zhang Pingping looked at the dilapidated guesthouse, stamped her feet in annoyance, and rolled her eyes in disgust. The waiter looked at her. She was wearing a fashionable black and white polka dot dress, had long wavy hair, and wore black high heels. She looked like a rich person.
"Hello, are you staying in a hotel?"
The waiter asked, and Zhang Pingping dragged her suitcase and walked over reluctantly.
"Give me the best single room you have here."
"OK."
The waiter wrote down the order, collected the money, and handed her the room key. "Room 001 on the second floor."
Zhang Pingping took the key and dragged the suitcase upstairs. Han Li came down from upstairs and saw Zhang Pingping wearing a beautiful long skirt. She couldn't help but look back at her twice. This kind of skirt is not available in the mainland, so it must be from other places.
Han Li went to the sanatorium to chat with Gu Zhinian. She bought a watermelon on the way. When she arrived at the sanatorium, she didn't see anyone. Gu Zhinian was accompanying Yun Muye in the clinic to remove the gauze on his head.
Gu Zhinian nervously held his hand, Yun Muye patted her soothingly, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.
"Does it hurt?"
The untied gauze was soaked in blood and thrown into the trash can by the doctor. Gu Zhinian saw a scar on his head and the hair in that area was shaved off. The doctor took a cotton swab dipped in medicine and wiped it up. She frowned and her hands were sweaty.
He bandaged his head again and removed the gauze on his arm. The wound on his arm was light and not that serious, so he removed the gauze and didn't bandage it again.
Gu Zhinian's eyes were red as he helped Yun Muye back to the ward. "How did you get hurt so badly?"
Yun Muye comforted her,
"I'm fine, it just looks serious."
"Stop lying to me!" Gu Zhinian supported him carefully, treating him as a fragile object. His movements were incredibly gentle, which made Yun Muye laugh.
"Hey! You're here! I was wondering why I waited in the room for so long but didn't see anyone."
Han Li rushed over and held Gu Zhinian's hand.
"You're still waiting on him even though your belly is so big."
Gu Zhinian said distressedly:
"He's my husband. He's covered in wounds, and there's not a single healthy spot on his body. I don't care who cares."
"Yes, yes, you are such a great wife!"
Han Li said half mockingly and half laughing.
Kang Xiaoming was standing at the door of the ward. Seeing Yun Muye coming back, he ran over to support the other side and put the person on the bed. Yun Muye asked Gu Zhinian to go back and rest.
Han Li helped her walk out and said, "I bought you a watermelon, cut it open and try it."
"good."
The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and eating a piece of watermelon is just the right way to relieve the heat. Gu Zhinian is pregnant and is particularly afraid of heat. She doesn't even dare to turn on the fan for fear of getting sick and affecting the baby.
Han Li cut the watermelon with a knife. Gu Zhinian wanted to share a piece with Wang Yanmei from Yun Muye's ward.
"I want to share a piece of the watermelon with Sister Wang across the street. She helped me make the quilt last time."
Han Li cut the watermelon into pieces.
"Okay! This is a huge piece of watermelon that we can't finish between the two of us. You can take it and share it!"
"Thank you, Ali!" Gu Zhinian went to Yun Muye's ward with half a watermelon in his arms. Han Li's mouth curled up, unable to suppress it.
"Look at you, I'll conquer you with just a piece of watermelon."
Gu Zhinian put the watermelon on Yun Muye’s table and took out two pieces to give to Wang Yanmei and her husband.
"Sister Wang, Brother, let me give you a piece of watermelon."
Wang Yanmei took the watermelon with a smile, "Oh! Thank you Zhinian."
"You're welcome."
Gu Zhinian returned to Yun Muye and removed the watermelon seeds bit by bit before giving it to him to eat. Yun Muye took the watermelon and
"Have you got a meal yet?"
"I'll go eat it now!"
"Go ahead, Kang Xiaoming is here, don't worry about me."
Kang Xiaoming was sitting there eating a piece of watermelon. When he heard this, he quickly stood up.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry, I'm here."
Gu Zhinian nodded and went back to the opposite door. Han Li had cut the watermelon and was waiting for her.
“Come and eat!”
Gu Zhinian took a piece of watermelon, took a bite, and it was refreshing, juicy, sweet and fresh.
Han Li was chatting while eating watermelon.
"I saw a woman in the guesthouse today. She was wearing a polka-dot skirt, like the ones you see in Hong Kong. It was so pretty. When will skirts like that become popular here? I have to buy one at least."
Gu Zhinian smiled and said, "It should be soon. We are developing very quickly here as well. We have opened up trade and exchanges with Hong Kong. When the time comes, maybe the news will spread over here."
"Well, then we'll each buy a beautiful dress to wear!"
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Zhang Pingping, who lived in the guesthouse, couldn't stand it after just a few days. The food was not to her taste and the accommodation was just passable. She searched for several days but still couldn't find where Gu Juan lived.
Han Li often saw her these days. She found that this woman changed her skirt every day, and each skirt was different. She envied her so much. She also loved beauty, but she only changed a few skirts over and over again, and there was nothing new.
That day, Han Li mustered up the courage to greet her, "Hello, I wanted to ask where you bought that skirt you're wearing, it's so beautiful."
Zhang Pingping, who had just returned from a visit, was furious. She folded her parasol and glared at her, "Country bumpkin! You can't afford it even if I tell you!"
"You..." Han Li was so angry that she couldn't speak. She went back to the room angrily, sat on the bed, and punched him.
"Who is that?"
Han Li ran to Gu Zhinian to complain. Gu Zhinian thought of the styles of those beautiful skirts in the present tense and said to Han Li:
"Ali, I can draw a skirt that's even prettier than hers. How about you take it to a tailor and have them make it for you?"
"What kind of skirt?"
Han Li's eyes were filled with anticipation. Gu Zhinian took a pen and drew a picture on paper. There was a pink ribbon tied around her neck with a flower made of ribbon on it. The skirt of the same color had a layered feel. There was a circle of flowers made of ribbon slanted from the bust to the hem. There were also ribbon flowers tied on both wrists.
Han Li looked at the blueprint excitedly. "Ah! What a beautiful dress! I can only imagine how beautiful it will be when it's made. When I wear this dress, I will definitely look as beautiful as a flower fairy. Compared to this, that woman's dress is nothing!"
Gu Zhinian shook his head and laughed. Han Li loved beauty, liked to wear beautiful clothes, liked to dress up, liked to put on makeup, and liked beautiful things that all women would like. After her divorce three years later, she still couldn't change her love of beauty. Instead, she had more time to dress herself up freely without worrying about what others said.
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