Chapter 4: Gold-Inlaid Thick Legs
It is no exaggeration to say that when Shen Jichuan was in the army, sometimes he had to go on emergency missions, and it was common for him to change clothes and get himself ready in a few seconds.
It's not that he has no patience.
But this girl is too slow.
I'll have to find a chance to talk to her about it later.
Shen Jichuan is a regimental-level cadre, managing battalion commanders, company commanders, platoon leaders, and squad leaders.
As a cadre, it is common to admonish subordinates.
He subconsciously treated Xia Keqing as his subordinate.
After all, military dependents are also part of the army and must set a good example.
But on second thought, she is so petite, would twenty yuan a month be enough for him to give her? Could it be that he fainted upstairs because he was too hungry?
While Shen Jichuan was frowning and thinking, Xia Keqing came down.
She came trotting over, her face flushed like a gust of wind.
Shen Jichuan even had the illusion that she would throw herself into his arms the next moment.
She was wearing a blue sweater and a houndstooth tweed skirt. She had a slender waist and was bright and beautiful. He looked away and changed the subject, "Let's go."
Xia Keqing saw it.
The male protagonist looked like a cool and handsome guy, but she clearly saw that his ears were red.
Yes, most people of this era are conservative, and the male protagonist is a bit pure.
Xia Keqing pursed her lips, smiled and took his arm.
Shen Jichuan's arms instantly stiffened again.
Xia Keqing teased him deliberately, "Brother Shen, am I too heavy?"
The topic jumped too much, and Shen Jichuan didn't react for a while.
The little girl looks like she weighs less than 90 kilograms, she is too thin! He almost blamed himself for not raising her well. Why does she feel heavy?
"Nonsense, you're too thin. Don't you have enough money every month?"
Xia Keqing sighed inwardly.
She stayed up all night to finish reading the book, and now that she has all the memories of the original owner, she can deeply understand what twenty dollars a month means.
In the early 1980s, the wages of people across the country were roughly between 20 and 80 yuan.
The original owner was just the male protagonist's fiancée, but he was willing to support her college education, giving her twenty dollars a month and various tickets.
This era was still mainly a planned economy. Buying things was not just about whether you had money or not. It was not enough to just have money, you also had to have tickets, otherwise you couldn't buy anything even if you had money.
If the original owner had not been cheated of a lot of money by the scumbag Chen, she would definitely have lived a very comfortable life.
She hugged his arm tightly, "Enough money, I also bought a lot of books!"
Shen Jichuan frowned and almost wanted to ask, why were you so slow in changing clothes just now?
But looking at his fiancée who was as beautiful as a butterfly, Shen Jichuan couldn't ask.
She also took special care of her hair, with a strand of her jet-black hair tied behind her head. Looking from top to bottom, one could only see her small, white earlobes and the corners of her smiling lips.
Shen Jichuan's mood inexplicably improved.
It doesn't matter. The little girl is so delicate. He is a grown man and he will just wait for a while.
What's the big deal?
If not your own wife, who else should you wait for?
Captain Shen completely forgot what he was thinking just now.
What kind of military dependents should set a good example?
That doesn't exist...
Shen Jichuan retracted his arm slightly, and the little girl clung even closer.
Everyone around was looking at them. Shen Jichuan had a tense face, but his ears had actually turned red.
To be honest, this feeling is inexplicably good.
Xia Keqing took Shen Jichuan's wrist and asked with a smile: "Where are we going to eat?"
In fact, in this era, the only restaurants you can go to are state-owned restaurants, so of course you can only go to state-owned restaurants.
Sure enough, Shen Jichuan pondered for a moment, "Go to the state-owned hotel."
There are state-owned restaurants in many literary works of that period, because in that era, eating in a state-owned restaurant was a very prestigious thing.
Xia Keqing originally had some filter towards state-owned restaurants.
But when we really got there, we couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
It's just an ordinary restaurant. If it were in the developed future, it would not be as decent as a small stir-fry restaurant.
But no matter what, it is full of characteristics of the era.
She had read some period literature that praised the food in state-owned restaurants as delicious.
She wanted to try it too.
When we entered the restaurant, there were not many people. There were small wooden signs hanging on the wall with the names of the dishes on them.
There is also a small blackboard on the counter with the words "Today's special fresh meat dumplings" written on it.
Xia Keqing suddenly wanted to eat dumplings.
She tugged at Shen Jichuan's arm, and the latter stopped and looked at her in confusion.
She whispered, "I want to eat fresh meat dumplings. What do you want to eat?"
Shen Jichuan was not picky about food, but she was not at all shy with him, and his mood inexplicably improved.
The two of them ordered two servings of fresh meat dumplings. The dumplings here are charged by the weight.
One tael and two jiao.
Xia Keqing realized more deeply what kind of big and thick legs she was hugging.
In an era when people can get enough food with just a few cents, what does it mean for Shen Jichuan to give her twenty yuan every month?
Isn’t it said in later generations that where a man’s love is, there is his money?
Shen Jichuan may not love her, but it is really rare for a fiancé to do this.
At least it shows that he values his promises and is loyal and righteous.
Shen Jichuan took out money and food coupons to pay.
Xia Keqing stared at him curiously.
The waiters in the state-owned restaurant were not at all welcoming.
Xia Keqing had read the original text and knew that the waiters in state-owned restaurants at that time were similar to civil servants in later generations. They all received fixed salaries, and the success or failure of the restaurant's business had nothing to do with them.
They still have to put in a lot of effort, so of course they can't be enthusiastic.
But Xia Keqing didn't care.
While waiting for the dumplings, she pulled Shen Jichuan to find a seat and sat down, then propped up her chin and looked at him.
Shen Jichuan: …
He wasn't sure if she was looking at him.
But such a simple and straightforward look was really hard for this conservative and traditional man to resist.
He was too embarrassed to ask, why are you looking at me like that, is there something dirty on my face?
I had to hold it in.
He was so depressed that his face looked a little ugly.
Xia Keqing propped up her chin and admired the beauty of the thick thighs, then blinked her eyes and said something lewd, "Brother Shen, you are so good-looking."
"You are completely different from what I imagined."
Shen Jichuan pursed his lips, his ears turned red, and he pretended to be indifferent: "Yeah."
"You're not what I imagined."
He originally thought that the girl his parents liked should be like his mother, an honest and decent woman who would be able to live a stable life with him in the future.
The difference is that she is ambitious and willing to study, and she will definitely be better at educating children than his mother in the future.
This is a good thing.
But Xia Keqing was completely different from what he had imagined.
Of course, this difference is better.
He looked at her sparkling eyes and felt an inexplicable heat in his chest.
Shen Jichuan knew that he did not reject this feeling.
Instead, I was very happy.
This trip is worth it.
The window called their ticket numbers, Shen Jichuan took the initiative to serve the dumplings, and Xia Keqing also stood up to help.
But with Shen Jichuan around, there was no place for her to use her skills.
Just then, a voice was suddenly heard.
"Xia Keqing, your fiancé finally came here, and he only treats you to a bowl of dumplings? That's too shabby!"
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