The camera was brought by Shen Ruoqing.

There are many models in the system mall, but the camera she bought is an old-fashioned one that can only take black and white photos. Shen Ruoqing also bought a lot of film, enough for her use.

Old Mrs. Ji was so happy that she quickly changed into a woolen coat and asked Shen Ruoqing to take several photos of her.

Old Mrs. Ji applied lotion several times, used Su Jieru's lipstick, and kept looking at herself in the mirror.

"My dear, does your mother look energetic?"

Shen Ruoqing gave a thumbs up, "Mom, you are the prettiest old lady in our village. Come, stand in our courtyard, Mom, put your hands in your pockets, this is the best posture, retract your neck a little, and smile, yes, that's it!"

After taking the photos, Shen Ruoqing showed them to Old Lady Ji.

“This is a great shot!”

Old Mrs. Ji couldn't stop laughing while looking at the photos. She changed into her military coat and asked Shen Ruoqing to take several more photos.

Shen Ruoqing not only took pictures of Old Mrs. Ji, but also took pictures of the entire family. He also took several family portraits, using up hundreds of rolls of film at once.

When the villagers heard that Shen Ruoqing had a camera, some of them came to take pictures with Shen Ruoqing.

"Ruoqing girl, my family has never taken a photo in our life. I also want to take a family photo. Auntie will give me money." The one who spoke was the aunt who was on good terms with Old Lady Ji.

Shen Ruoqing thought about it and agreed, and took some symbolic money.

Unexpectedly, after this photo shoot, everyone in the village came running to take pictures with Shen Ruoqing.

The price charged by Shen Ruoqing was much cheaper than that of the photo studio in the county town, and the county town was far away. Everyone had some spare money this year, so a lot of people came to see Shen Ruoqing.

Shen Ruoqing was a little confused. She had already taken the photo for that aunt, so she couldn't refuse others. But if she was asked to take photos for everyone one by one, she would probably end up breaking her hands.

"Hansong, do you want to learn how to take photos?" Shen Ruoqing's gaze turned around and finally turned to Shen Hansong's head.

"Aunt, are you going to teach me how to take pictures?" Shen Hansong's eyes lit up. He had wanted to touch a camera for a long time, but he didn't dare to touch it before because he was afraid of breaking it. Now, from what his aunt meant, was she going to teach him how to take pictures?

Shen Ruoqing said with a smile: "Yes, do you want to learn? It's very simple!"

"I want to!" Shen Hansong said.

Next, Shen Ruoqing quickly taught Shen Hansong how to press the shutter button, how to take pictures, and also taught him a few tips for taking pictures.

"Hansong, since you can do it, you can take pictures of the villagers!" Shen Ruoqing said.

"I take a picture?" Shen Hansong opened his eyes wide, "I'm afraid of breaking this camera." This belongs to my cousin's classmate. He can't afford to pay for it if it is broken.

"This thing is not that precious. I said, I'll take a picture for you. You just learned it. How can you get familiar with it without practice? Go quickly. I believe in you." Shen Ruoqing quickly threw this hot potato to Shen Hansong.

Shen Hansong was so moved that his eyes were filled with tears that he felt that his aunt actually trusted him so much.

"Aunt, I will definitely..."

Before Shen Hansong could finish his words, Shen Ruoqing slipped away.

The uncles and aunts also gathered around, and Shen Hansong was drowned in the crowd.

Because the New Year was coming soon, Lin Chen also came back. He had known for a long time that a non-staple food factory had been opened in the village. At first, he was dismissive of it, thinking it was just a small factory in the village, what was so great about it. It might go bankrupt in a few days.

Unexpectedly, the non-staple food factory is becoming more and more prosperous. All the people he looked down upon before have become regular employees of the non-staple food factory, while he is still a temporary worker.

Lin Chen got angry when he thought about this. He had coaxed Wei Shuangshuang for so long, but Wei's father didn't use his connections to help him get married. Moreover, Wei Shuangshuang's attitude towards him was not the same as before. He mentioned to Wei Shuangshuang twice, both openly and secretly, that he wanted to marry her, but Wei Shuangshuang just brushed it off.

Instead, Shen Ruoqing's brother became the factory director. I heard that he also asked for a job quota some time ago...

If he had known earlier, he should have chosen Shen Ruoqing with more determination! If he had chosen Shen Ruoqing, he would definitely be a small leader in the non-staple food factory now, instead of being a temporary worker with a salary of only a dozen yuan a month!

But Lin Chen now knows that it is impossible for him and Shen Ruqing to be together.

Now he can only hold Wei Shuangshuang tightly.

Jiang Wenjing changed into a new set of clothes, pulled Lin's father, and said to Lin Chen: "Son, let's go take a photo."

"What are you taking pictures of?"

"Shen Ruoqing borrowed a camera. It only costs ten cents to take a photo. Everyone is taking photos!"

Hearing Shen Ruoqing's name, Lin Chen's face changed: "Shen Ruoqing again? I won't go!"

Jiang Wenjing said: "This is much cheaper than the photo studio in the county, why not go?"

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Lin Chen blushed: "Mom, what is the relationship between our family and the Shen family? Are you still going?"

Although her son said that he had severed ties with Shen Ruoqing, Jiang Wenjing had left a deep impression of Shen Ruoqing pestering Lin Chen. She felt that even if her son finally chose the one from the county town, Shen Ruoqing should still like her son. Maybe he wouldn't have to spend a penny if he went to their house.

"Son, you and that girl Ruoqing have been good friends since childhood. Even though you are dating Wei Shuangshuang now, there is no hatred between our two families."

"Mom, Shen Ruoqing and I - forget it, I said I won't go and that means I won't go. If you want to take pictures, I'll take you to the photo studio in the county town some other day. The pictures there will definitely be better."

Since her son disagreed, Jiang Wenjing had no choice but to give up.

But she couldn't help but say a few more words: "What's going on between you and Shen Ruoqing? Now her brother is the factory director. Your father wants to work in the non-staple food factory, but their family won't accept him. After all, our two families have been friends for so many years...why don't you talk it out with Shen Ruoqing?"

Their family was not the one with the most children, and the Lin family already had a worker, so there were too many people and too few vacancies. Lin's father did not have any special qualities, so it was natural that he was not chosen.

"Mom, Shen Ruoqing and I have already broken up, and you want me to go and beg her?"

In Jiang Wenjing's eyes, Lin Chen's breakup was just a quarrel between two children.

"Shen Ruoqing must be unhappy because you found a partner. You too are unhappy. She has been your sister for so many years, can't you just coax her?" Father Lin had no idea about the twists and turns between the two.

"Nowadays, there are families who work in the food factory, and we can smell the aroma of meat every now and then. On the contrary, we have had workers for a long time, and we still eat boiled cabbage every day."

Although Lin Chen had a salary, he only made a dozen yuan a month as a temporary worker. In addition, he had to buy small gifts for Wei Shuangshuang, go out to eat, etc., and usually needed subsidies from his parents.

"Forget it, how is your relationship with Shuangshuang going? Did Shuangshuang come over for the New Year as promised?"

"Shuangshuang said that her family is going to visit their grandmother during the New Year, so they can't come to our house this year." Lin Chen said.

Jiang Wenjing was a little disappointed when she heard this: "Well, then find a time after the Chinese New Year to bring Shuangshuang back to see us. You are not young anymore, and your cousin is getting married after the Chinese New Year, so you have to hurry up."

Lin Chen agreed casually.

(End of this chapter)