Despite the minor incident, it didn't dampen Bling's good mood. She happily rode her bicycle to work, and when she passed the grocery store, she saw they were selling green beans, so she bought a big bunch to make braised noodles with green beans that evening.
The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and it still hasn't rained. Every day, as soon as the state-run restaurants open, a large number of people flock in, eating and taking away food. The lunch dishes are quickly sold out.
Next, everyone except Sister Ma, who had to clean, could relax and eat sunflower seeds. Speaking of which, these sunflower seeds were provided by Han Yu.
He also noticed that everyone was ostracizing him, so he specially brought a lot of sunflower seeds from his hometown and distributed them to everyone, hoping to reintegrate into the group.
But the five men, led by Grandpa Tan, continued eating their melon seeds and still ostracized people. Yes, that's how uncivilized they were.
In the evening, before five o'clock, Wu Yuanyuan and Bu Ling finished get off work and rode their bicycles home.
Since Wu Yuanyuan confronted her family, Buling has resumed her life of being chauffeured around in cars.
The two chatted casually.
"Sister Yuanyuan, why don't you go to the supply and marketing cooperative? It's rare for you to get off work so early. I want to buy a big vat to store grain."
"Let's do it another day. We can't take it back anyway. I'll have Tiehe come with us another day."
"Wouldn't that be inappropriate?" Bling asked, feigning politeness.
"Hey, what's wrong with that? We're all family here," Wu Yuanyuan said magnanimously.
"Then thank you so much, Sister Yuanyuan. I'm so lucky to have you."
"Oh dear~ She's not as good as you say~"
"Sister Yuanyuan, Sister Yuanyuan, watch out! Watch out!" Buling was horrified as the bicycle hurtled straight towards the wall.
Fortunately, Wu Yuanyuan was a skilled driver, which prevented a fatal accident.
Bu Ling took a deep breath, no longer daring to chat idly. This guy, one wrong move and he'd be dead.
I returned to the courtyard house safely. Most people there were still at get off work at this time.
Only a handful of people were sitting in the courtyard.
Seeing the two return, Aunt Zhao greeted them, "Xiao Bu, Yuanyuan's off work?"
"Yes, Aunt Zhao, you're off work!" Wu Yuanyuan said with a bright smile.
"Are you getting off work earlier and earlier these days?" Aunt Lan asked.
"Of course, once the food was sold out, our manager let us go home." Buling's attitude towards Aunt Lan had improved somewhat; she still remembered the three ounces of peanuts from before.
Hearing this, Aunt Wu sighed with worry.
"The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and it hasn't rained at all. This year is going to be really tough!"
"That's right, my family rarely eats dry food anymore," Aunt Lan agreed.
"My family is in a tough spot. Both men in my family do heavy work. They need to be well-fed to have the energy," Aunt Zhao said. Luckily, they had bought some grain beforehand.
The conversation gradually veered off course, and Bu Ling and Wu Yuanyuan didn't join in, each going home separately.
Back inside, Buling first took a sip of water, then took out the green beans from her bag and placed them on the table. She planned to make braised noodles with green beans, eggplant, potatoes, and meat later.
It was still early, so Buling cooked a pot of mung bean soup and set it aside to drink later.
As dusk fell, the neighbors who had gone to work returned home, and the courtyard became lively again.
It was late August, the hottest time of the year. The courtyard was sweltering, and the heat from everyone cooking made it feel suffocating for Bling to stay outside.
She moved a stool to the doorway so she could listen to the gossip and the room would be cooler.
Just as I was listening to Aunt Tian tell me about the interesting things at the machine factory, I was suddenly interrupted by a shrill wail: "You two beasts!"
Bling: ? ? ?
"Does that sound like Granny Shen's voice?" Aunt Tian said uncertainly.
“That’s Aunt Shen’s voice!” Bu Ling affirmed.
"What's wrong with Granny Chen now?" Aunt Wu said irritably.
During this period, they really looked down on Granny Shen and her daughter.
"Who knows?" Bling shrugged. She didn't care. Whatever, as long as it didn't happen in front of her, she wasn't even interested in watching the show.
In this sweltering heat, what's the point of watching the spectacle? It's so crowded!
Although Bu Ling didn't mean it that way, Aunt Wu, as the husband of the building manager, couldn't just sit idly by. She sighed, put down the clothes she was holding, and stood up to walk towards the backyard.
Aunt Tian thought for a moment and then followed. Apart from a few people who liked to watch the excitement, no one else moved.
Sangshen had just returned from his brother's place when he saw the little black girl sitting at the doorway, looking lost in thought. He turned and walked straight into the main house.
"Hey! Bling, what are you thinking about?"
"Childish!" Bling rolled her eyes. "When are you coming back? I bought some green beans, and we're having braised noodles with green beans?"
Mulberry couldn't help but smile.
She misses me? The little black girl says she misses me?
That's so unreserved, but he likes it!
"Okay, I still have some white flour. We'll eat pure white flour."
"I still have about four ounces of meat left, put it all on the table, eat to your heart's content," Bu Ling said.
"I'll do whatever you say."
Bling was overjoyed
The words "I love you" seem to have a magical power; you can easily feel how much the person who says them cares about you, especially when it's said by a man you're attracted to. It's like a double buff.
While the two were busy preparing dinner, Aunt Tian returned. Looking at the young man bustling around in the kitchen, she gave him a knowing smile. "Little Sang's cooking for Little Bu again?"
"Oh, Aunt Tian, why are you coming back from the backyard?" Sangshen's voice rose at the end, clearly in a good mood.
"Hey, it's all because of Granny Shen's family. The Jiang brothers stole the household registration book and changed Jiang Hua's rural assignment location. Granny Shen is making a scene right now," Aunt Tian said with a sigh.
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