Tang Baozhu carried the sack and headed towards the supply and marketing cooperative. As soon as she arrived at the entrance, she found that it was packed with people.
I realized that I was too small to squeeze in, so I could only sigh and think that I would ask the villagers to help me bring it back next time I got to know them better.
After leaving the supply and marketing cooperative, I wandered around for a while. Feeling that it was getting late, I decided to go to the state-run restaurant.
When we parted ways, we had already agreed to eat something inside. After all, it would have taken four or five hours to get there and back, and we couldn't stand it without eating.
As soon as she arrived at the state-run restaurant, she heard someone call her name. Turning around, she saw Liu Lili, Wang Xinruo, and Zhao Lifang waving at her.
After running into an acquaintance, the nervousness in my heart wasn't so intense anymore, and a smile unconsciously appeared on my face.
Jin Meng had just sold all the goods he had and was having dinner with two of his underlings at a state-run restaurant when he happened to see a young girl outside. Her radiant smile captivated him instantly.
Tang Baozhu sensed someone watching her, turned her head to look, and found a tall man with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes.
Seeing that it was someone I didn't recognize, I turned my head away and didn't see them anymore.
Continuing towards Liu Lili and the others, I said, "Did you buy everything so quickly? When I went to the supply and marketing cooperative just now, there were too many people there, so I quickly ran out."
"That's probably because we arrived a little early and didn't see many people. But after we finished shopping, a lot of people came. Since we had agreed to meet at the state-run restaurant, we quickly waited for everyone here."
"Have you bought everything? By the way, Tang Zhiqing, judging from the shape of your sack, you didn't buy a pot, did you?"
Before Tang Baozhu arrived, they had already been discussing what they had each bought.
Seeing Tang Baozhu approaching, Wang Xinruo asked curiously.
"Yes, I bought a pot. Anyway, we need to heat the kang (a traditional heated bed) in winter, and we can't do without a pot. Besides, I plan to eat alone, especially in winter when it's so cold that I don't want to go out. It's more convenient to eat alone."
Jin Meng was distracted during the rest of the meal, unable to concentrate on his food, and kept his eyes on the young girls at the table behind him.
From their conversation, I learned that they were newly sent-down youth who did not know where they were assigned and never imagined that one day they would be tempted by women.
There's no way around it; he's been obsessed with looks since he was little. From a young age, he played with those who were good-looking, and as he grew up, this habit became more and more serious.
His family kept urging him to get married, but he had never met anyone who could make him fall in love at first sight.
Then things just remained deadlocked until he unexpectedly met someone he fell in love with at first sight.
He touched his chest and could feel his heart beating faster than ever before. It seemed he needed to investigate thoroughly to find out which small village they were sent to as educated youth.
He finally spotted a girl he liked, and he was determined to get close to her, hoping to win her heart.
Tang Baozhu had no idea that not long after she went to the countryside, someone would have designs on her.
For someone like her who's just doing tasks, as long as the person is nice to her and good-looking, she wouldn't mind giving it a try.
"Lili, have you ordered your food? What are you planning to eat? I wonder if the others will be here soon?"
Liu Lili raised her wristwatch and checked the time. "It should be soon, almost at the agreed time."
Tang Baozhu noticed that Liu Lili had a watch, so she quickly and secretly took out a very inconspicuous watch from the warehouse.
"Lili, what's the time now? I'd like to adjust the time too."
"11:35, Baozhu, I didn't expect your watch to be so beautiful. Where did you buy it?"
Are all such ordinary watches really that good-looking?
"I bought this at home, but I didn't feel like I'd ever need it, so I never set the time. Now that I'll be working every day, I'll have to keep an eye on the time, and I was worried that it would be inconvenient if the time wasn't accurate, so I finally decided to set the time."
Fortunately, no one investigated further.
Jin Meng looked at the pretty watch the girl was using and figured her family must be well-off. He wondered if the girl would even be interested in him.
Thinking about his secret stash of money, he's made nearly ten thousand yuan in the black market over the past few years. He should be able to support a young girl, but he doesn't know if she'll agree to support him.
The two underlings sitting at the same table as Jin Meng watched their boss's expression change from frowning to happy.
He kept stealing glances at the woman at the next table, and instantly knew that his boss had finally found love.
I secretly glanced at the women at the table behind me and found that they were all quite pretty, with one being particularly beautiful. I wondered which one my boss had taken a fancy to.
Jin Meng glared at his younger brothers when he saw their unruly gazes. "You brats," he thought, "I haven't even had my fill of looking at her yet. What if you annoy the girl and she gets a bad impression of me?"
The two underlings quickly looked away and focused on eating their food, not daring to lift their heads even once.
Jin Meng nodded in satisfaction as he watched his two underlings behave so well.
Liu Lili and her two companions didn't notice the gazes directed at them, because they weren't particularly perceptive.
Tang Baozhu did notice, but she didn't care. You can't just gouge out someone's eyes every time they look at you.
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