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“He’s not my boyfriend; we’re just from the same village,” Lin Yuxi explained.
Looking at her expression, Jiang Dongmei gave her a knowing look and whispered, "Don't worry, I understand. There's nothing to be ashamed of these days. People are eighteen and already have kids running around. What's there to be ashamed of when you're dating?"
In this era, women could get married and register their marriage at the age of eighteen. At Lin Yuxi's age, most of them were already married and pregnant. After all, jobs were hard to find these days, and without a job, one had to go to the countryside. Most people chose to get married.
The rural environment is harsh, food is scarce, and every family goes hungry, so nobody wants to go to the countryside.
Lin Yuxi remained silent.
"Um."
She looked down at the blisters on her palms and slowly replied.
"A good man should be held in your own hands. As long as he is down-to-earth and capable, that shows he is ambitious. Those who use sweet talk and flattery are not good. If they make grand promises, it's all just empty talk and they are not trustworthy." Jiang Dongmei didn't waste any words and directly shared her experience in love.
The two of them sat at the entrance of the supply and marketing cooperative. Jiang Dongmei leaned close to Lin Yuxi and whispered in her ear.
Gu Chen had almost finished choosing. He picked out six apples and some cookies, and finally added a bag of malted milk powder.
"Do you want anything else?" Jiang Dongmei packed everything up for him.
Six apples weighed exactly five jin (2.5 kg) and cost one yuan. A pack of biscuits cost eight cents, and he chose eight packs, totaling six mao siu. A bag of malted milk powder cost three yuan.
The malted milk powder is the most expensive among them, while the popsicle in Lin Yuxi's hand is cheap, costing six cents.
"That's all." Gu Chen paid the money readily. He had barely spent his salary during his eight years in the army, except for buying some daily necessities for his family, he had saved it all.
When he first joined the army, his monthly allowance was only six yuan. He could save fifty yuan in a year. In the second year, the allowance increased to eight yuan, and he saved eighty yuan. In the third year, the allowance increased to twelve yuan, and he saved one hundred and twenty yuan. In the fourth year, the allowance increased to sixteen yuan, and he saved one hundred and seventy yuan.
After being promoted, he received a monthly allowance of about fifty yuan, and has now saved more than three thousand yuan.
"Eat the popsicles, then we'll go." Gu Chen hung the things on the front of the bicycle, making sure they were secure, before saying to Lin Yuxi.
He first peeled the popsicle for Lin Yuxi, then got on the bicycle. Since he had long legs, he could put his feet on the ground while standing. Lin Yuxi sat in the back and continued to hold onto the handlebars under the leather cushion.
Lin Yuxi: ...
She only had a few blisters; her hands weren't crippled, so there was no need for such a fuss.
Gu Chen first took Lin Yuxi to a state-run pharmacy.
At that time, there were still quite a few people in the state-run pharmacy, and only two sales clerks, who were extremely busy. I took a break to get them the medicine.
"The blister on her hand isn't serious, just mild redness and swelling. If you want it to heal faster, use a syringe to prick the blister, leaving the blister skin on. There's iodine here to disinfect it. Small blisters don't need to be pricked; they'll just absorb on their own."
The salesperson gave her a syringe, a bottle of iodine, and cotton swabs.
"You handle this for your partner, I'll go get it done for them first."
Inside the pharmacy, there were still several people queuing up; the blisters on their hands were only mild.
"I'll just ask my mom to make it for me when I get back." Lin Yuxi looked at the iodine solution in front of her and reached out to hold the bottle in her hand.
Gu Chen also reached out at the same time, his rough hand just covering the back of her hand. He quickly withdrew his hand, held the iodine in his hand, and then opened it.
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