When they went out, it was already late. The baby-faced man took Zhou Jiao into a car and drove around two more "countries". Seeing this, Zhou Jiao happily looked at the different pedestrians outside the window with a smile on her face.
"Want to go out for a walk? The watches, chocolates and other specialties here are cheaper than over there." The baby-faced man glanced at her and suddenly spoke.
Zhou Jiao looked at him in disbelief, "Is it okay?"
You know, Baby Face usually has the same bossy look as her father, always acting businesslike, which puts a lot of pressure on her. This sudden opening is not as rare as a blooming iron tree.
The baby-faced man stopped the car without saying a word and motioned her to go quickly.
Oh my god! It really is possible. She is such a reliable person!
Zhou Jiao grabbed her backpack and rushed out without saying a word.
"Ten minutes."
Zhou Jiao waved back without even turning around. Ten minutes? Even if she had five minutes, she would still run out and enjoy the free air.
Therefore, she ignored the few whispers from the baby-faced man: "Oh, it really is our old captain's child, hehe... The little girl thought you really didn't care about shopping, but I know you are really uncomfortable. The little fox tail is showing. This time I must buy chocolate..."
Zhou Jiao, who ran away, had no idea that the baby-faced man who had been with her for so long was her father's soldier, and that her father was one of the damn leaders she deeply resented.
Zhou Jiao hurried in and out of several stores, with a smile on her face, finally enjoying the joy of shopping without receipts or queues.
But unfortunately… even if she had the money, she wouldn't dare go on a shopping spree. She hadn't forgotten the impact it would have if an Asian person went on a shopping spree among a group of blondes and blue-eyed people. This wasn't the future; yellow-skinned people basically had no money!
Ten minutes later, Zhou Jiao grinned, holding a small bag of medicine, and ran excitedly to the car with relaxed steps.
Seeing this, the baby-faced man looked at the bag in her hand in surprise. After a while, he shook his head and laughed, "Why don't you buy food? The handmade chocolate is good, and there are all kinds of flavors."
Can Zhou Jiao say that she had secretly bought a lot of watches, coffee, red wine, handmade chocolate, condensed milk cheese, and other good things from this country?
She smiled and shook her head, "Too expensive."
This time she was not lying. She had converted all the money on the two certificates of deposit of Wang Baiwan's family into local currency, and had squandered it all in the past half month.
The baby-faced man nodded in understanding and reminded her, "If you stop in Su Country on this trip back, it would be more economical to bring some things back from there. The prices there are much lower than here."
"good."
Zhou Jiao certainly knew this. Wherever she went, she would never miss out on the local goodies. Especially if they were from abroad, she would be foolish not to plunder them. She also stole a lot of things.
She was trying her best to avenge her fellow countrymen, as the Soviet Union had taken away so much of Northeast China's resources. That place was also full of good things, and the people were very lazy in their work.
I heard that many farms wouldn't even harvest mature wheat until midwinter. What a curse! She thought they were just too full to handle the wheat. She gave them the flour out of consideration for their own well-being. Without enough supplies, it would naturally force them to work harder.
No one knew where those carloads of coal came from, and she was acting on behalf of the people, trying to make those people wake up and stop forcing their compatriots to tighten their belts and pay off their debts.
Thinking about paying off her debt, Zhou Jiao wanted to run back and scoop up everything, but unfortunately, her space was still too small. She pressed and stacked, almost going bankrupt before she stopped.
I wonder if Mrs. Lin has made any profit from donating the last half of her gold. She can't afford to suffer this loss in silence.
The baby-faced man was very cool and hadn't spoken since he said that. Zhou Jiao seriously suspected that he wasn't married yet, otherwise why wouldn't a beautiful girl like herself come and chat with him?
Ouch, where's your face?
Zhou Jiao watched a couple pass by outside the car window, her eyes following them enviously, but they were nowhere to be seen. Her biggest regret this time was not having Zhang Guoqing accompany her.
Otherwise, he would definitely be able to protect himself and find a car to go back, bring back a high-precision instrument, and maybe even accompany her to the black market for a few rounds.
Without her man's cooperation, she dared not take risks, and was too hesitant to let go. Traveling on government funds was not an option, and it was inconvenient everywhere. One day, the two of them would join forces and travel the world.
When they got off the car and arrived at their residence, Hu Xiaohui was sitting in the yard looking up at the starry sky. Zhou Jiao walked over, patted her shoulder, and joked, "Is the moon rounder than ours?"
Hu Xiaohui laughed happily and patted the grass. "Sit down. We'll be leaving after tomorrow night. Let's experience the night scenery of a foreign country for the last time."
Zhou Jiao followed her wishes and sat down, hugging her knees and looking into the distance, she sighed softly, "Finally, I'm going home. Now the day has dawned."
"Not so fast. With a seven-hour time difference, it's still three or four in the morning over there. It'll take another two hours before we can drink soy milk and have breakfast."
Zhou Jiao looked up at the stars. Her husband should be getting up and heading to school by now. She'd been away for so long, and the supplies she'd left behind were long gone. She wondered how much weight they'd lost. Did her son dream of her? She wondered if everyone in her family was doing well.
"Would you like to buy some fish tomorrow morning? I like your braised fish."
Zhou Jiao nodded, "Okay, buy more. Fish is the only thing we can afford here."
Hu Xiaohui laughed so hard that she fell forward and backward.
Zhou Jiao patted her speechlessly. What a girl who loves to laugh! Her sense of humor is very low.
"So, did you really grow up in the imperial city? The young and old men in the capital might be poor, but you would laugh so hard that you couldn't even breathe."
"Born and raised here," Hu Xiaohui said, winking at her. "Meanwhile, she's of mixed race."
Zhou Jiao looked at her figure knowingly. No wonder she was so petite. She said, this is definitely a girl from the south.
Hu Xiaohui glared at her and snorted, "You're no better than me. No one believes you when you say you're from the north."
Zhou Jiao quickly smoothed her hair, "Yes, yes, when people see me, they all ask, 'Little girl, where in the South are you from?' Tell me what that look is."
After she finished speaking, Zhou Jiao saw that she was laughing again and looked up at the sky speechlessly.
"Those international students will come over tomorrow and go back with us the day after tomorrow."
Zhou Jiao nodded. "So the local Tu people are going to take a lot of stuff with them again? They brought over several large bags of masks and kites. Will they take back several large bags of watches this time?"
"They both probably wanted to, but they probably couldn't do anything."
The two chatted aimlessly for an hour before returning to their room. If Zhou Jiao had to say what she liked most about this place, it would be the European-style furniture in the room, especially the soft sofa.
Many times when she passed by the furniture store on the street, she was tempted to buy something there, but unfortunately it was too big a target, so she could only sigh in regret - this was definitely the style her mother liked.
The next morning, Baby Face heard that Zhou Jiao wanted to cook fish, so he personally took Zhou Jiao and the other two girls to the market. Otherwise, they would have to walk or take the bus, and he was really worried that they wouldn't be able to return home the next day.
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