Chapter 8: Does Gu Yiye have a girlfriend?
Li Qunying laughed heartily on the other end of the phone: "Calling me 'Mom' so soon?"
Gu Yiye quickly changed his address: "Auntie, hello, I am Gu Yiye."
Li Qunying asked, "Are you a veteran?"
Gu Yiye replied, "Yes, Auntie."
The receiver was very loud, and Lin Shanshan could hear it clearly from the side.
This Gu Yiye is so talkative in front of me, but in front of my mother he's like a primary school student, answering every question with a slap.
Li Qunying then asked, "When will you be free to come to Haishi?"
This is a very skillful question. It's not about asking when he'll come to Haishi to propose marriage, but rather about seeing how he answers and whether Gu Yiye cares about his daughter.
Gu Yiye said earnestly, "Auntie, when Shanshan has time off to go home, Shanshan and I will go back to Haishi together to propose marriage."
Li Qunying nodded in satisfaction. People who have served in the military generally have excellent character and physical fitness.
During work hours, Li Qunying didn't say much, only instructing Gu Yiye to take good care of Shanshan, who had never suffered hardship since childhood.
Gu Yiye promised, "Auntie, I will love Shanshan more than my own life."
Li Qunying said a few more words to Lin Shanshan about taking care of her health before hanging up and going to work.
Long-distance calls cost 50 cents per minute. After a little over 5 minutes, which was 6 minutes, Gu Yiye quickly gave her 3 yuan. Lin Shanshan thanked the operator and left with Gu Yiye.
Lin Shanshan bought some vegetable seeds suitable for planting in April: tomatoes, eggplants, chives, cucumbers, green beans, peppers, bok choy, and most importantly, corn and potatoes, which are the most filling vegetables.
Lin Shanshan also wanted to grow rice, but she couldn't buy the seeds.
The rice seeds were all stored together by each brigade in previous years.
Lin Shanshan asked Gu Yiye, "Brother Gu, do you have any rice seeds at home?"
Gu Yiye said, "No, we only have rice. It was already pounded into rice when the brigade issued it. Do you need seeds? I can go to the black market and see if anyone has any."
Lin Shanshan didn't necessarily need it. Anyway, the brigade had some, and they could plant summer rice in a few days. She would ask the brigade leader to give her a plot of experimental land.
Lin Shanshan told Gu Yiye about her idea and told him that there would be a famine this year, so they should prepare in advance.
Gu Yiye said, "I fully support my little girl."
Lin Shanshan said, "Don't call me by my nickname!"
"So, should we still call her 'little wife'?"
"That won't work either!"
Gu Yiye pleaded, "You can choose between my little wife and my little girl."
Lin Shanshan had no choice but to say, "Nannan, you're not allowed to add the word 'little,' I'm not little."
Gu Yiye recalled the sensations from last night and said meaningfully, "Hmm, my little girl is not small."
Lin Shanshan could tell from his eyes that he was thinking about some nonsense, and she walked away angrily.
Gu Yiye hurriedly pushed his bicycle and chased after them.
"Gu Yiye, what are you doing here?"
Lin Shanshan heard someone call Gu Yiye's name, looked in the direction of the voice, and saw a man with a pointed face and monkey-like cheeks, who looked to be about 20 years old, walking over.
Following behind him was a middle-aged woman who looked similar to him, with a pointed face and monkey-like cheeks.
Gu Yiye frowned and said, "You have no manners. Don't you even know how to call me 'brother'?"
Gu Yong chuckled, "I'm used to calling you that. You're not that much older than me anyway."
Gu Yiye said, "I'm 25 this year, five years older than you. Even if I'm only one year older, I'm still your older brother!"
Lin Shanshan calculated that he was 7 years older than her. Fortunately, it didn't count as an old man and a young woman!
Cao Chunlan walked over and said, "What's with all this 'brother' stuff? Calling me by my name is the same."
Gu Yong looked smug, his small eyes mirroring Cao Chunlan's, as if to say, "See, Mom will always be on my side."
Gu Yiye was too lazy to argue with them and said, "Mom, I have something to do, I'm leaving now."
When Cao Chunlan saw Lin Shanshan, she asked, "Why is Lin, the educated youth, with Gu Yiye?"
Lin Shanshan listened to the Gu family's everyday gossip the whole way, but she didn't want to reveal her identity yet. She wanted to wait until Gu Yiye separated from the family before revealing her identity.
"I asked Brother Gu to take me to the commune to make a phone call."
Cao Chunlan said, "That's good. Gu Yiye has a girlfriend, so don't go near him. It wouldn't look good if his girlfriend saw you!"
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