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Overall, the journey from Xiangyang Brigade to Jiangcheng was quite good, but there were still many potholes and uneven roads.
Therefore, He Monian rode very slowly the whole way, carefully avoiding the small potholes and pebbles on the ground, so Nan Qing had a fairly comfortable ride.
However, the journey was still not short, and it took the two of them nearly an hour to reach Jiangcheng.
He Monian rode his bicycle directly towards the post office. When he was almost there, he stopped in a shaded spot and turned to Nan Qing, who was sitting behind him, a small hand tugging at his waist, and said:
"Nanqing, the post office is just ahead. There are too many people here, let's get off and push the cart over."
After getting off the back of the bicycle, Nan Qing bounced twice on the spot. She didn't know if He Monian was tired, but her butt was definitely numb from sitting.
She looked up at He Monian, who had been riding his bicycle for almost an hour, but his expression hadn't changed at all; it was just that the sun was strong and he was sweating a lot.
Nan Qing took out a neatly folded handkerchief from her small bag and handed it to He Monian.
"He Monian, let me wipe your sweat."
Luckily, she was wearing a small knitted hat, otherwise she probably would have been scorched by the sun.
He Monian had initially thought he could just wipe it with his arm, but looking at the handkerchief in front of him with a small blue flower on it, he couldn't bring himself to refuse.
But after taking the handkerchief, he couldn't bear to use it to wipe his dirty sweat, so he pointed in the direction of the post office and said to Nanqing:
"The post office is in that direction, let's go."
Nan Qing turned her head and looked over there, and saw the very conspicuous post office sign. She then immediately started walking over there.
He Monian, who was half a step behind her, took advantage of Nan Qing's back to him and quickly put the handkerchief into his pocket, casually wiping the sweat from his forehead with his clothes.
Having secretly completed all of this, He Monian quickened his pace and walked closely alongside Nan Qing at the same level.
Nan Qing stared blankly at the three large packages that the post office worker had brought out, piled up like a small mountain. She looked up at the worker and asked again:
"Are all three of these really mine?"
The staff member standing opposite Nan Qing was a young man. In a small city like Jiangcheng, he had never seen a woman as beautiful as Nan Qing. So every time Nan Qing spoke to him, his face would turn even redder.
He Monian stared intently at the man who kept looking at his Qingqing, his face grim.
Before he could answer Nan Qing's question again, He Monian stepped in front of Nan Qing, his face stern, and said in a deep voice:
"Comrade, give me a rope."
He Monian had served in the army for many years and had seen blood on the real battlefield, so when he really looked at someone with a serious face, not many people could withstand that aura.
The man, whose face had just been flushed, instantly turned pale and stammered:
"Comrade, our post office doesn't have hemp rope... Oh, yes, yes, we have hemp rope, I'll get it for you."
He had initially intended to say he didn't have any rope, but seeing He Monian's increasingly grim expression, he immediately changed his mind. "It's just rope, it's not like it's going to kill me. Give it all to him!"
Seeing that the person went to get the rope, He Monian instantly put away his stern face, and when he turned to look at Nan Qing, he had returned to the familiar expression she knew.
He held Nanqing's shoulders and gently moved her to the side, his tone completely different from when he spoke to others.
"Nanqing, you stand here. I'll tie these packages to the bicycle first."
“There are tractors from our brigade picking up passengers over there in the direction of the supply and marketing cooperative. We put our packages on the tractors and took them back.”
“That guy was staring at you the whole time. He’s obviously not a decent person. I’ll handle it for you. You can rest here for a bit.”
His Qingqing is so beautiful and innocent, and there are so many ill-intentioned people outside. He felt it was necessary for him to keep a close eye on her for Commander Sheng, preventing them from getting even a little close!
Nan Qing's eyes widened slightly upon hearing He Monian's words. She turned to look in the direction the post office worker had left, then looked at He Monian's very serious expression.
Um...really?? She felt that the person was just doing things in a very conventional way, and didn't say anything else to her.
So when He Monian finished tying up his things and was about to leave, Nan Qing turned around and looked at the young staff member again.
The person was fair-skinned and had a decent appearance; he didn't look at me with any strange eyes.
So what did he do that made him seem like a shady character in He Monian's eyes...?
However, she didn't dwell on it any longer. Men always have their own little secrets; she understood, and he understood too.
Little did she know that after she turned her head, He Monian secretly glared at the young man again.
Qingqing actually looked at him again! That damn pretty boy, daring to seduce my Qingqing right in front of him!!!
The man who had been looked at and sized up by Nan Qing and then glared at fiercely by He Monian was on the verge of tears.
Your partner is beautiful. I only glanced at her a few times and didn't say a word to her. Why are you glaring at me for so long?!
If He Monian could hear him muttering and say that Nan Qing was his girlfriend, he probably wouldn't have been glared at by He Monian like that.
Nan Qing followed He Monian and first put several large packages on the tractor of Xiangyang Brigade. They were just about to set off, so He Monian told someone to leave the things with the team leader first, and then led Nan Qing towards the supply and marketing cooperative.
"Nanqing, would you like some malted milk powder?"
Nan Qing shook her head as she looked at the jars He Monian was pointing to. She had tried this at home once, and it didn't taste good.
"Where's this White Rabbit milk candy? How about we buy some to take home as a snack?"
Nan Qing looked at the beautifully packaged milk candies in the cabinet he was pointing to, and this time she nodded.
The Jiangcheng Supply and Marketing Cooperative had far fewer items than the one in Beijing, so Nanqing looked around for a long time but found nothing she wanted to buy.
He Monian, on the other hand, seemed quite interested. However, he knew that Nan Qing probably wouldn't be interested in most of these things, so he would ask first when he saw that Nan Qing was somewhat interested before buying them.
After picking and choosing, they still ended up buying quite a lot of things. Finally, carrying a pile of things, He Monian took Nan Qing to the state-run restaurant.
But as soon as Nan Qing and He Monian entered the state-run restaurant, they heard a very clear and delighted voice.
"Brother He!!"
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