Fan Yunyan finally managed to sort out his thoughts.
"I've never seen a car like this in Beijing."
Fan Xiaofan blinked, thought about the progress in Jiaxing, and said nonchalantly, "It will be available later."
She then directed Fan Yunyan to put the luggage in the car, and said, "I'll take you to the factory canteen for a meal. Food is scarce now, so you can get a decent meal there. The guesthouse doesn't serve food."
She figured that after two days and two nights on the train, the passengers probably hadn't eaten well. As a considerate younger sister, she naturally had to prioritize ensuring they had enough to eat.
Fan Yunyan was made to do things in a daze.
When he came to his senses, they had already arrived at the factory canteen. Fan Xiaofan got him his food and then said, "Xiangyang Brigade is pretty good. The village chief is a good person. Just don't cause any trouble there, and you'll be fine."
Fan Yunyan munched on his cornbread with a somewhat unpleasant feeling. He had come with the intention of taking care of his younger sister, but now it seemed as if he was the one being taken care of.
...
My feelings are complicated.
After the meal, Fan Xiaofan packed up the two extra cornbread buns and vegetables and handed them to him, saying, "Take these to tide you over. You'll stay at the guesthouse tonight, and I'll pick you up and take you to the village tomorrow."
Fan Yunyan nodded.
He was feeling dizzy and didn't know what to say or do.
The situation here is completely different from what he imagined; it feels like a hero has no place to use his talents.
When he arrived at the guesthouse, as arranged by the commune, he happened to be in the same room as Niu Qian. As soon as he entered, he heard his stomach growling.
He asked, somewhat puzzled, "Nothing to eat?"
Niu Qian shook his head: "Sigh, everyone thought that there would be food when they came to the guesthouse. But everyone is struggling and didn't bring much. In this weather, it will go bad if we don't eat it. We all ate what we brought on the way. Now we can only go hungry. I heard that there is a food shortage in Qingcheng, so naturally they won't provide any food."
"There should be restaurants around here, why don't we go to one?"
Niu Qian sighed and said, "The restaurant only serves lunch now, and it's long past lunchtime. We've already asked around."
As he spoke, Niu Qian's stomach rumbled again, and he clutched his stomach with a mournful expression.
Man proposes, God disposes.
He nudged Fan Yunyan with an envious look: "Who is that little girl? She even came all the way to pick you up?"
Fan Yunyan rolled his eyes helplessly: "Didn't I tell you on the way? She's my sister."
Ke Niu looked unconvinced: "Didn't you say your sister was sent to the countryside in Xiangyang Brigade? That girl doesn't look like she's been sent to the countryside at all. She looks more like a city girl than the most fashionable girl in our Beidu."
“She really is my sister, but she’s working at a textile factory now… she’s certainly not the disheveled woman you’re imagining.”
Niu Qian gave a thumbs-up: "Our girl is really amazing."
At this point, Fan Yunyan immediately thought of the vegetables and cornbread he had packed back and said to him, "Oh right, I also brought back some food. If you don't mind, have some to tide you over?"
When Niu Qian saw the food, his eyes lit up dramatically, and he immediately said, "I don't mind, I don't mind."
Friendships between men can sometimes be very simple. Moreover, since the two men came from similar backgrounds, Niu Qian was more worldly-wise and took good care of him. Niu Qian was also not stingy with the food.
Besides, I'm already full, so it would be incredibly disloyal of me to be stingy and save this little bit of food while my good friend goes hungry.
She felt even more that her second sister was really good. Without her, the two of them would probably be starving in bed today.
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