Chapter 19 Chapter 19
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"Is this true?" Gu Tingzhou was a little unconvinced. He felt that his mother was just trying to provoke him.
"What's true or false?" Mother Gu glared at him fiercely, "I don't have any hope for you now. I just hope that the person you are dating is a woman."
Gu Tingzhou: ...
That’s not the case. His partner must be a woman.
However, he hasn't seen Song Chunman and her daughter for several days. The aluminum box that contained the dumplings is still in his hand. He doesn't know if she has made any delicious food in recent days.
Thinking about it, he should return the box, so he decided to go there after he finished his work in the next two days.
As for Song Chunman, she has been strolling around all the busy streets nearby in recent days and has a better idea of what to do.
It was now May 1982, and the spring breeze of reform and opening up had already begun to blow.
On some busy streets, many people set up small stalls, some selling small toys, some selling food, and some selling clothes, and it seems that business is pretty good.
Song Chunman is a good cook and she has thought about making some braised food or fast food to sell, but then she thought about the complicated cost of making food and the fact that she would have to work from dawn to dusk, and now the weather is getting hotter, so she gave up the idea.
She had been thinking about it over and over again these past two days and felt that it would be more reliable to go back to her old profession. Besides, she had been dealing with clothes all her life and had been reborn, so she knew the ins and outs of it.
Nowadays, denim pants are very popular in big cities, such as jeans, denim skirts, bell-bottoms, etc., which are fashionable and avant-garde.
But there aren't many people selling this kind of clothes here. If you can be the first to try it, your business will surely be good.
Having made up her mind, Song Chunman decided to start doing it, and the first step was to find a good source of goods.
So the next morning, at dawn, she woke up her daughter, packed her bag and went out.
The early summer morning was still a little chilly. The little girl clutched the corner of her clothes and followed her step by step, unsteadily: "Mom, are we going to watch other people's stalls today?"
"Yes, Mom is looking for ways to make money." Song Chunman patted her daughter's hand and said with a smile.
She needs to use the regular money to buy a house and cannot touch it. The money she can spend will be spent one day, so she must find a way to make a living as soon as possible.
But it was really hard to find the source of goods. She went around the market for three days and saw everything else, but she didn't see anyone selling jeans, so she didn't find out anything.
As the sun was setting, the mother and daughter's shadows were very long. The daughter's face was sunburned red, but she was sensible enough not to complain of being tired.
Song Chunman squatted down and touched the child's head: "Yueyue, be good, let's go home first and look for it tomorrow."
The little girl nodded, "Okay."
On the way back, Song Chunman picked up her daughter and thought carefully, she had to find someone with wide connections to ask.
The first person she thought of was Song Zhiqiang, but as soon as the thought came to her mind, she suppressed it fiercely. If she asked him, it would be better not to ask.
She thought of a few familiar colleagues, but since they also worked in the factory all day long, they probably didn't know anyone.
She thought about it, but in the end there was no one to ask.
As she walked, Gu Tingzhou's name suddenly popped into her mind.
He is the regiment commander and lives in the core area of the military compound. He deals with all kinds of people, so maybe he really has some connections.
But they are not very familiar with each other now, and if they ask him, it seems like it would be a bit too much trouble for others.
She was planning to give up, but unexpectedly, when she approached the door of her house, she saw a familiar figure. Gu Tingzhou was standing there holding a cloth bag, and his military green uniform was dyed with a warm golden color by the setting sun.
The man seemed to have heard the footsteps as well. He turned around and saw that it was the two of them. He immediately laughed, "Comrade Song, you're back?"
He raised the aluminum box in his hand and said, "I borrowed your box last time. I cleaned it and returned it to you."
After saying that, he handed over the cloth bag in his hand and said, "I passed by the supply and marketing cooperative and bought some things by the way."
Inside the cloth bag was a small stuffed doll tied with a red ribbon, and a few colorful picture books.
The little girl's eyes lit up instantly, and her tiredness disappeared. She carefully touched the hem of the doll's skirt, looked up at Song Chunman, her eyes full of anticipation.
Song Chunman quickly declined, "Captain Gu, I'm just sending you a few dumplings. Your gift is too expensive this time!"
She knew that a small doll cost several dollars, enough to buy food for the mother and daughter for several days.
"It's not worth much." Gu Tingzhou said naturally, his eyes falling on the child's joyful face, "As long as the child likes it."
Before Song Chunman could say anything else, the little girl had already started playing with the doll. "Thank you, uncle. We'll treat you to dinner today~"
Song Chunman glared at her daughter, but before she could respond, Gu Tingzhou had already agreed, "Okay, it's been a few days since I last tasted your mother's cooking."
Song Chunman always felt that this was not a good thing. After all, she had just divorced. What did it look like for this man to always come here to eat?
But her daughter had already spoken, and she had nothing else to offer in return, so she opened the door and looked at the man and asked, "Comrade Gu, what do you like to eat?"
"I can handle anything. I don't mind eating anything." Gu Tingzhou followed her into the house. "Do you need my help?"
"No need, I can handle this little thing." Song Chunman didn't dare ask him for help, so she put the things down, washed her hands and went to the kitchen.
She has been at home these two days, so there are quite a lot of dishes prepared at home. Today there are guests, so she decided to splurge.
Make scrambled eggs with tomatoes, braised pork, garlic spare ribs, stir-fried vegetables, and finally a spare rib and winter melon soup.
The kitchen soon became busy.
The braised pork sizzles when put into the pot, the meat pieces are coated with rock sugar and glisten with oil, and the sweet aroma mixed with the aroma of sauce wafts out; the tomatoes also "sizzle" when put into the pot, and the egg liquid is added to the pot to make golden tomato sauce; the garlic-flavored spare ribs are marinated, fried, and then stir-fried with minced garlic, the aroma is so fragrant that it makes people salivate; in the casserole, the white and plump winter melon floats in the milky white soup, bubbling together with the crispy spare ribs, and the fresh aroma whets the appetite.
In the living room, Gu Tingzhou was reading a picture book with the little girl, telling the story of "The Little Carp Jumping Over the Dragon Gate". His deep voice brought the story of the little carp bravely pursuing its dream to life.
The little girl was so fascinated by what she was hearing that she moved closer and closer to him, and her giggles could be heard in the kitchen from time to time.
Song Chunman paused holding the spatula, and the corners of her mouth curled up unconsciously.
It seems that the team leader Gu Tingzhou is really good at taking care of children.
The aroma from the kitchen became stronger and stronger. As Gu Tingzhou spoke, his eyes involuntarily drifted to the busy figure in front of the stove.
The dim sunset shines on the woman's profile, making her look a little softer, but her rolled-up sleeves reveal her slender yet strong wrists, and her ordinary appearance reveals a very capable air.
"Uncle, are you married?" The little girl suddenly raised her head and stared at Gu Tingzhou with her dark eyes.
Gu Tingzhou snapped back to his senses and met the child's clear gaze. He paused for a moment before smiling, "Not yet. What's wrong?"
The little girl tilted her head and said seriously, "My mother is not married yet."
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