Bling glanced at him suspiciously.
That's really weird!
Sangzhen quickly changed the subject: "Look, they're going up to the second floor, let's follow them!"
Upon seeing this, Bu Ling realized that the person had almost disappeared. Forgetting about the mulberries, she quickly walked up the stairs.
Mulberry breathed a soft sigh of relief, followed by a bright sadness.
The little black girl is only sixteen, so young.
Even if a dark-skinned girl confessed her feelings to him, he wouldn't dare to accept. Wouldn't that be harming a minor?
He mentally counted on his fingers: next year the little black girl will be seventeen, the year after eighteen, and she still has two years until she becomes an adult.
He still has a long way to go.
Luckily, he rented the house for two years. He'd better keep a close eye on things during those two years, lest someone take everything away.
He sighed, noticing that the little black girl was almost out of sight, and quickly followed after her.
Two years it is, he can wait that long!
Meanwhile, Wu Yuanyuan and Tie He finally picked out a gift that they both thought was good. Wu Yuanyuan was particularly pleased. After asking Tie He's opinion, she was just about to turn around and ask Bu Ling for her opinion.
There was nothing behind him.
What about Bu Ling and that quack doctor?
"Where's Buling?"
Tiehe feigned ignorance: "I don't know? I didn't notice."
"Let's go look for it, so it doesn't get lost again."
Tiehe pursed his lips: "With Brother Xiao Sang here, you won't get lost. You guys shouldn't be out for too long. I... I have something I want to tell you!"
"Okay, go ahead and tell me!" Wu Yuanyuan agreed, her eyes still darting around looking for Bu Ling.
Seeing her like this, Tiehe mustered up his courage, grabbed her arm, and pulled her to a less crowded place.
Wu Yuanyuan was very puzzled. What were they saying, and why were they doing it so secretly?
"Yuan, Yuanyuan, I don't like Jiang Hua!"
Wu Yuanyuan was even more puzzled: "Oh, then you should tell Jiang Hua." What's the use of telling her? Do you expect her to pass on the message to Jiang Hua?
Tie He was somewhat discouraged, but seeing Bu Ling frantically winking at him from not far away, he steeled himself, closed his eyes, and said, "Comrade Wu Yuanyuan, I want to develop a revolutionary friendship with you that goes beyond friendship. Are you willing?"
"What?"
What is a friendship that transcends friendship and revolution?
Tiehe blushed deeply after speaking, his eyes filled with anticipation as he looked at the girl he liked.
"Yuanyuan, are you willing?"
Wu Yuanyuan: My mind is a complete mess.
She needs to sort this out!
"Wait a minute!"
"Yuanyuan, take your time thinking about it, I'm not in a hurry!" He'd waited two years already, a little longer wouldn't make a difference.
Wu Yuanyuan's mind was a complete mess; she had no idea what to say.
Tiehe said he liked her?
When did I start liking her?
Where's Buling? Why hasn't she shown up yet?
Please come and save her!
Wu Yuanyuan had no idea that her face was burning red.
Tie and the other two stood in the corner, their faces flushed, clearly not innocent.
"I...I'm going back now!"
Unable to bear the ambiguous atmosphere, Wu Yuanyuan uttered a single sentence and quickly ran towards the stairs.
Bling appeared at the right time
"Sister Yuanyuan? What's wrong? Why is your face so red?"
Wu Yuanyuan blushed even more upon hearing this.
"N-nothing, where did you go?"
“I was about to ask you the same thing. You and Tiehe disappeared in the blink of an eye. Sangshen and I have been looking for you for a long time.”
Hearing "Tiehe," Wu Yuanyuan felt extremely uncomfortable.
"No, we didn't go anywhere. Let's go back. It's not good to be out for too long."
"I haven't bought the face cream yet!"
"Then, then you go ahead, I'll wait for you outside. I'm... I'm a little bored." Without waiting for Bling to say anything, she dashed downstairs and quickly headed towards the department store entrance.
Bling forcibly suppressed the upturned corners of his mouth and gave a thumbs-up to Tiehe, who was slowly walking over from behind.
Tie's face was dark reddish-brown, with upturned corners of his mouth, giving him an honest and simple appearance.
Seeing this, Sang Shen finally felt a huge weight lifted from his heart. As long as it wasn't the dark-skinned girl who was after him, he was fine with it. As for the others, he offered his blessings.
Buling bought a jar of face cream from the counter, said goodbye to the two people, and left the department store.
Outside, Wu Yuanyuan waited by the bicycle under the midday sun.
Bling strode over and said, "Let's go!"
"Okay, okay!"
Afterwards, Wu Yuanyuan rode her bicycle with Bu Ling back to the state-run hotel.
Bling considerately refrained from asking her what had happened between her and Tie; it was better for her to figure things out herself.
Wu Yuanyuan was absent-minded for the rest of the afternoon.
The expressions on his face kept shifting, even Grandpa Tan noticed.
"Little Wu, is something bothering you? Tell me about it."
"No, no, Uncle Tan, I'm just too hot."
"It's so hot today, I wonder when it'll rain!" Sister Ma said worriedly.
"Just wait and see. The rivers in the countryside are almost dry, and the crops are dying of thirst." Han Yu, whose family lived in the countryside, knew a bit more about the situation.
Speaking of this, they all seemed somewhat worried.
"Oh God, this is really cruel!" Sister Ma said.
Bu Ling was also very worried. If things continued like this, this harvest would be ruined. This drought had affected not only Hebei Province, but also the neighboring Dong Province.
One can imagine how many people would go hungry if this season's harvest failed.
Hebei province, located in the north, only grows one crop a year. This year's poor harvest means that food shortages will not only occur this year but also next year.
The topic turned serious, and everyone fell silent, the previous joy gone.
That evening, before five o'clock, the state-run restaurant had sold out of food. Buling asked Wu Yuanyuan if she wanted to go home together, but she refused and rode off on her bicycle.
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