Chapter 113 Making a Fool
Song Lubai really didn't want to care about Lin Jinyao, but Lin Shuhong had already dumped her here. Even if she didn't want to, she was forced to feed and care for Lin Jinyao while she was with her.
Li Huijun said from the side, "No matter what, we are relatives. This is a place where we don't know anyone. If you don't take care of her, how will she survive? She's a girl and can't eat much. Go and talk to the company commander and ask him to add a little money. The company should be able to take care of her meals in the future."
Song Lubai gave a perfunctory "hmm" and led the still sobbing Lin Jinyao back to the dormitory.
"Shut your mouth, everyone else is still sleeping."
Lin Jinyao didn't dare to make a sound.
Seeing her like that, Song Lubai was extremely annoyed.
She felt like she was bullying a child, even though Lin Jinyao's arrival was clearly just causing her distress.
"If you're sleepy, go to sleep. Keep it down and don't wake the others. I'm going to the farm headquarters this morning, so I won't be at the company. Just stay here quietly. I'll get you some food in a bit. For lunch, take my lunchbox and go get your food directly. Don't be timid, or you'll go hungry. Got it?"
Lin Jinyao nodded dully.
As dawn broke, the company commander emerged from the dormitory and blew his whistle.
Song Lubai squatted down and stared at Lin Jinyao: "Do you hate me?"
Seeing Lin Jinyao staring blankly, seemingly not understanding the meaning of hatred, she changed her words, "Do you hate me?"
Lin Jinyao shook her head.
Song Lubai scoffed. She would rather she shout "I hate you, I despise you" than see her looking so dazed.
Lin Jinyao in the book is a blessed child favored by God, with everything going smoothly for her. The greatest pain she has ever experienced in her life is the pain of childbirth.
After experiencing family misfortunes, this blessed child, who was once favored by God, now looks like a little fool and a bitter gourd, completely lacking the lovable cleverness of the character in the book.
Song Lubai disliked Liu Mei and Lin Shuhong. After learning that everything she had earned in that dream had been given to Lin Jinyao, she also came to hate Lin Jinyao, the child of Lin Shuhong and Liu Mei.
Although the child has never done anything to offend her.
Everyone in the dormitory got up, and Lin Jinyao climbed onto the large kang (heated brick bed) covered with straw mats.
"Who's this? How did a little girl suddenly appear in our company?"
Song Lubai didn't want to explain too much, anyway she would send Lin Jinyao away as soon as possible: "She's a relative of mine, staying here for a few days."
Still feeling uneasy, Song Lubai said to Feng Ying, "When you come back for lunch, please keep an eye on her and let her eat my portion today."
Feng Ying, her eyes bloodshot, nodded. "I understand."
Feng Ying whispered to herself, away from others, "Don't forget to ask at the clinic for me."
Song Lubai nodded.
The tractor chugged along, carrying Song Lubai and the others to the farm headquarters.
They arrived early; the correspondent training class was scheduled to start at exactly 12:00.
Because the people who come to learn are all from the cultural and educational departments of various companies, and transportation is inconvenient, the time can only be set at midday.
Today, the first session will be held from 12:00 to 2:00 noon and from 3:00 to 5:00 pm.
With more than three hours to go before class, and the instructor nowhere to be found, Song Lubai planned to first go to a restaurant to buy steamed buns, then to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy daily necessities. If there was enough time, she would go to the clinic; if not, she would go after 2 p.m.
After finishing her classes in the afternoon, she still had to go see Wei Yang.
Liu Xiaolan followed closely behind her. Song Lubai said, "If you have something to do, then do it. You don't need to follow me. When the time comes, go directly to the office."
Liu Xiaolan stammered, "I have nothing to do, so I'll just follow you."
Her stuttering was so bad that Liu Xiaolan blushed when she realized it.
Song Lubai comforted her, "It's okay. Just talk to yourself more often, repeat what you want to say in your mind, and then say it out loud. Don't rush or be afraid. With more practice, your stutter will get better."
Liu Xiaolan nodded, "I understand. Then I won't follow you anymore. I'll find a place to practice."
Liu Xiaolan wasn't oblivious; she guessed that Song Lubai might not want her to come along, so she took the initiative to suggest it.
Song Lubai: "Don't be late for the training class, and don't go to remote places. Be careful."
The farm headquarters was very small, and the two main straight roads were dirt roads. Shops, clinics, schools, post offices, government offices, police stations, and armed forces were densely packed on both sides of the roads. You could walk around the entire farm headquarters in less than half an hour.
There weren't many customers at the restaurant at this time, so Song Lubai successfully used the money and ticket to buy the steamed buns she was helping to bring back for someone else, and also ate a bowl of shredded pork noodles at the restaurant.
After buying everything, she went to the supply and marketing cooperative.
There was a clock hanging on the wall in the supply and marketing cooperative, showing a little past 10:40.
With plenty of time, she rushed to the health center after buying her things.
Song Lubai peeked into the doctor's office for a long time, and knocked on the door after confirming that no one else was inside.
The female doctor looked up, saw Song Lubai, and asked with a smile, "What brings you here? Has someone in your company had an accident again?"
While taking care of Sun Hong and Wang Qun at the clinic, Song Lubai met many medical staff, including Dr. Li.
After she went inside, she closed the door and sat down without saying a word for a while.
"What's wrong? What's the problem? Are you too embarrassed to say it?"
Song Lubai asked softly, "Can I get pregnant if I kiss a man on the lips or hold his hand?"
Dr. Li thought he was hallucinating, but then he laughed.
Seeing Song Lubai's face turn as red as a monkey's bottom, Dr. Li couldn't help but laugh until his stomach hurt.
The door was then pushed open, and a middle-aged male doctor entered.
"What are you saying, laughing like that?"
Song Lubai tensed up instantly.
Dr. Li waved to the male doctor: "You go out first, I need to talk to this female comrade."
The male doctor muttered, "What can't I listen to?"
The male doctor muttered something as he left, and Song Lubai breathed a sigh of relief.
After laughing for a while, Dr. Li asked, "Are you dating someone?"
Song Lubai shook her head: "No, it was an accident. A friend of mine fell into the ditch and landed on a boy. Dr. Li, will she get pregnant?"
Dr. Li wanted to laugh again.
Why would you worry about being pregnant over something so trivial? And another friend, if you were asking for someone else, why is her face so red?
Dr. Li shook his head firmly, "I'm telling you definitively, no, don't worry, there's nothing wrong with this kind of contact."
Song Lubai toyed with her fingers, pretending to be nonchalant as she asked, "Then how does one get pregnant?"
For a moment, Dr. Li didn't know how to answer her.
Schools didn't provide sex education during their school years, and the social atmosphere was too conservative, leaving unmarried young people clueless about these matters.
Li Huijun wanted to say something but didn't know how to tell this unmarried young woman, so she could only say, "You'll know when you get married."
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