Han Chen watched the sun grow brighter. He pulled Xuemei's hand and said to everyone, "Xuemei, stop chatting here. You and Qingya should go to Luo's house first! I'll go to the purchasing station and the department store and come find you later."
"Don't you know where Luo Yao's house is? Qingya will go with you? You should also let Qingya see it when you choose the fabric later. Here are the money and fabric coupons. Take them first!" Xuemei replied.
Feifei waited for Xuemei to finish her words and then said, "Sister, I'm going with my brother-in-law. I need to go to the purchasing station to look through some old textbooks and find some books on mechanics. I just checked the library, but buying new books is too expensive. It's not worth it!"
"Okay, then you three go together. By the way, Han Chen, don't forget to go to the post office to mail the letter!" Xuemei reminded.
The letter was sent to the Lin family, informing them that Xuemei was pregnant. Xuemei's belly was now three months old and the fetus was stable, so it could be announced to the public.
After Xuemei finished speaking, she took Ruirui, who was carrying a basket and a watermelon, and walked towards another road. When they reached the gate of the Hongqi compound, they saw Luo Yao coming from the other side.
Luo Yao was carrying a cloth bag. Seeing Xuemei and Ruirui running towards her happily, she said, "Xuemei, Ruirui, why are there only two of you? Where are the others?" After saying that, Luo Yao looked at Xuemei and the surroundings.
Xuemei took Luo Yao's arm and replied, "They'll be here soon. They're heading to the purchasing station now. Where were you just now?"
Luo Yao picked up the cloth bag and said, "I went to the state-owned restaurant and ordered some food and bought some steamed buns. You know I'm not good at cooking!"
"Didn't you say I should cook? Why did you go out to buy groceries?" Xuemei said dissatisfiedly.
"We can't let you do it alone. You have a baby now, so you need to rest more. Let's go up first!" Luo Yao replied.
Luo Yao lives in the third building of the Hongqi compound, the first unit on the second floor near the stairs. The moment Luo Yao opens her door, she's greeted by the living room. The apartment has three bedrooms, a living room, and a kitchen. The bathroom and toilet are on the other side of the second floor. Each room is about 15 square meters, the living room is about 20 square meters, and the kitchen is about 5 square meters. Outside the kitchen is a 3-square-meter balcony, where coal briquettes and other items are stored on one end and clothes are hung out to dry on the other.
Luo Yao's family doesn't cook often, the kitchen is very clean, and there are not many coal briquettes on the balcony, only about ten or so.
Luo Yao put the cloth bag in the kitchen, asked Xuemei and Ruirui to sit down, and went back to the room to move out a fan. Ruirui got up from the wooden sofa curiously when he saw it, ran over to help Luo Yao move the fan, and put it under the socket against the wall at Luo Yao's request.
Luo Yao then plugged in the fan and pressed some buttons, and the fan started to spin. Xuemei and Han Chen immediately felt much cooler.
Ruirui saw Luo Yao finished her work and asked curiously, "Sister Yaoyao, is this a fan? Where did you buy it?"
"This is a fan. We can't buy it even if it's shipped from the county. It's not of high quality. My father brought this fan back from a business trip to the provincial capital last month. It's very expensive. I spent 15 industrial coupons and 200 yuan on it!" Luo Yao said with a distressed look on her face.
Ruirui was also frightened when he heard this, and he unconsciously clicked his tongue twice, then said: "Fortunately, my yard is not as hot as in the county town, and we have a big cattail leaf fan!"
Luo Yao nodded with deep understanding. Living in a tube-shaped building is much hotter than living in the countryside. In the countryside, everyone has a yard and the ventilation is good.
Especially for those who live on the top floor, the fourth floor, it's almost impossible to stay indoors at night in the summer. They all sleep on mats in the corridor. Fortunately, they live on the second floor, so they can sleep through the summer nights. Now with the fan, it's even more comfortable.
Xuemei looked at the distressed expressions of the two and waved her hand, saying, "Yaoyao, come here first! Ruirui, go get the backpack and the things!"
When Luo Yao heard this, she quickly ran over to sit next to Xuemei and asked, "Xuemei, what did you bring me again?"
Xuemei kept it a secret and said, "You'll find out in a moment!"
Ruirui first brought over a watermelon in a cloth bag. The watermelon looked like a round object. Luo Yao took one look and asked in confusion, "What is this?"
Ruirui squatted in front of Xuemei and Luo Yao, gently placed the cloth bag on the ground, and then took out a watermelon weighing about six pounds from it with both hands.
When Luo Yao saw it was a watermelon, she happily hugged Xuemei and said, "Watermelon! The supply and marketing cooperative has shipped two batches of watermelons in the past two months, and I haven't been able to buy one. Each time I found out, they were already sold out! Xuemei, where did you get these watermelons?"
"Sister Yaoyao, we grow it at home! It's very sweet, and it tastes even better when put into well water. It's a pity that you don't have a well here!" Ruirui replied.
"Yes, Qingya told me before that your family planted several watermelons this year. How could I forget? I didn't expect that you were successful!" Luo Yao stood up and said while holding the watermelon.
Xuemei looked at Luo Yao's childish actions and said with a smile, "Yaoyao, put the watermelon away quickly. Let's eat it together when your parents come back. We also brought you some other food!"
Luo Yao nodded, took the watermelon back to her room and put it away, then ran out in a hurry, ran to the backpack next to Ruirui, and looked at the backpack with anticipation.
Seeing Luo Yao like this, Ruirui quickly unfastened the lid of the backpack. On top were two bottles of orange soda. Ruirui took them out and handed them to Luo Yao.
Luo Yao took it and said happily, "Xuemei, you really understand me. I love drinking soda the most. I said I forgot something today, and it turns out I forgot to buy soda. Drinking soda is what I have to do on my days off!"
"You have to thank Ruirui and the other two for this. They pooled their money to buy this for you!" Xuemei explained.
When Luo Yao heard this, she moved closer to Ruirui, touched his buzz cut, and said, "Thank you, my good brothers and sisters!"
Ruirui gave an embarrassed and foolish smile.
Then Ruirui took out four more cans, which contained various fresh vegetables: eggplants, green peppers, red peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, etc., five pounds of plums, and a dried fish. In short, the backpack was filled to the brim, weighing more than thirty pounds.
Luo Yao was moved when she saw these things and said, "Xuemei, thank you so much. When you get home, please help me thank my uncle and aunt. These are enough for our family to eat for a long time."
Xuemei patted Luo Yao's hand and said, "Alright, stop being sentimental. We don't need to talk about this. I see there's not much water left in your kitchen. Put your things away and take Ruirui to get some water!"
When Luo Yao heard this, she also laughed and started packing her things quickly.
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