Chapter 40040 Wen Li comes home & down jacket & doubts about delivery...
Shu Jinyue wanted to go to her own house ten times a day. It was her house, a house for one person!
Considering her lack of experience in competing with Aunt Li, she chose the room far away from Aunt Li's house, at the easternmost end. Shu Wenming's room was next to the Li family's.
"Hey, Jin Yue is here to see your brother's house again?" Aunt Li's face was still scratched with bloody marks, and she looked like a big cat. "How could your family be so stupid to spend 500 yuan? The Wang family is so wicked. They only sold it to the young man in Datie Hutong for 450 yuan, but you wanted 500 yuan. It's really a rip-off."
You see, she is a persistent person in doing evil, and now she wants to deliberately stab the Shu family.
Unfortunately, Jin Yue knew early on that the Wang family would not sell it to Datie Hutong at this price, so her plan to sow discord was doomed to fail.
Shu Jinyue said with a bitter face, "Yeah, it was my brother who got drunk and fell into their trap."
Aunt Li smacked her lips. She felt that the little girl was being sarcastic, but she had no evidence. "Yes, your family is too stupid. It's really too stupid."
Her heart was bleeding. She had spent so much money and time to repel those who came to look at the house. She thought she could get the house by lowering the price to 550 yuan, but it was picked up by the idiot Shu family. The key point was that she only spent 500 yuan, which was 50 yuan less than her preset reserve price. This was more painful than killing her.
"By the way, Aunt Li, I heard that your 60th birthday is in two days. Brother Li is coming back, right? I don't know how many months Sister Li has been here. After they moved away, it's really hard for us to see them."
Aunt Li spat out a mouthful of blood and walked away.
She found that the Shu family's brats were really annoying and loved to poke her lungs.
Shu Jinyue took the key, opened the door, and began to carefully check his room... Well, actually, he had checked it many times, but he just couldn't get enough.
The house is a full 23 square meters, a truly big house, with front and back windows and high ceilings. Jin Yue thinks it would be nice if she could have a bunk bed, as she likes to sleep on the lower floor for a sense of security, and the upper floor can be used to store various daily necessities, and a desk can be placed next to the bed. It would be even better if there was a large bookshelf covering an entire wall.
Although she doesn't have many books now, she will definitely fill up her bookshelf in the future.
Shu Jinyue walked around it and even decided on the color of the curtains.
Unfortunately, she has no money now, and can only fill her house slowly with small items. Every time she gets paid, she will fill it with two pieces of curtain cloth, and every time she gets paid, she will fill it with a set of bedding... One day, her house will become what she likes best!
"Oh, Jin Yue must have encountered good things, so he's so happy?" Liu Jinbu came in holding a teacup, having just come back from bragging to someone.
"No, I just feel happy just thinking about being able to return to work."
Liu Jinbu laughed out loud, "Okay, okay, it's been a few days since you came back, and you haven't recovered yet?"
Shu Jinyue smiled. He had just returned from Lijia Village with great difficulty and had not even had a chance to catch his breath. He was busy buying a house, then focusing on the transfer and vacating the house. He was absent-minded at work every day. Now that he had finally calmed down, he remembered that he had been "happy" for a long time.
"Old Zhu is going to the district to receive the award for you. How do you think the higher-ups will reward you?"
Shu Jinyue shook his head and said modestly: "This is my job, so what's the point of talking about rewards?"
Liu Jinbu was speechless with such selfless and righteous words. He was stunned for a long while. "By the way, my brother-in-law went for a check-up yesterday. His stomach has returned to its normal anatomical position. You are really good at it. He said that a colleague in his unit also has a bad stomach, but it is not sagging. He was diagnosed with chronic gastritis and asked if you can treat it."
Chronic gastric disease is a specialty of TCM. "Sure, just let him come."
"He has a cousin who is a beauty-conscious lesbian. After giving birth, she developed spots on her face. She wants to ask if you can..."
"Let her come."
"His cousin's child is six years old and hasn't grown any height. Can you..."
"Just come."
Shu Jinyue discovered that since she cured Zhao Dayong, the number of her patients had visibly increased. It was said that during the half month that she was trapped in Lijia Village, several groups of people came to see her.
"Oh, Old Zhu is back, how's it going?" Liu Jinbu rushed forward. If people didn't know, they would think that the reward was given to him.
Zhu Daqiang took a step back to avoid being pounced on, and placed a few things on Jin Yue's desk: "This is a reward from District Secretary Liu and Director Ma. I hope you will continue to work hard to protect the health of the people."
It turned out to be a thermos, two enamel washbasins with big red peony flowers, and two towels... The prizes of that era were so simple that they made people cry!
Shu Jinyue was rejoicing in his heart: My house is exactly missing these individual sets of daily necessities! Originally, she wanted her second brother to go to the ghost market to ask for her, but now she had everything she needed without any effort.
"Although the Lijia Village you visited this time is not in our jurisdiction, it has indeed made important contributions to our health system. Even the city knows your name. You will definitely be recognized as excellent and advanced next year." He was not really envious of Liu Jinbu, he was just a nagging person.
"You are so outstanding at such a young age. Will you be transferred to a higher position in the future? If you really go, don't forget me and Lao Zhu. Just giving us a hand can save us five to eight years, right, Lao Zhu?"
Zhu Daqiang finally stopped frowning and started to smile.
Shu Jinyue had never really thought about it. After all, it was not easy for her to get this job. She was already very satisfied to be able to stay here for a long time.
At noon, I carried a bunch of prizes home and was inevitably surrounded and praised by everyone.
"We have made great progress today. Which departments are giving out so many prizes?"
"Are you only giving out prizes? Are there any bonuses?"
Shu Jinyue chuckled. Although she didn't get any bonus, her salary was raised by one level. Now she can earn 40 yuan a month!
"My fifth son is getting married and is in need of a pair of enamel basins. Why don't you give them to Aunt Jinyue?"
Shu Jinyue was a little hesitant. She and Shu Wenyun were sharing a wash basin. The foot basin was the one they brought back from the countryside last year. The enamel surface was mottled and there was a leak in one place. "No, Auntie. We don't have any use for it at home."
There were only three old enamel basins in the house, and the old couple shared one. No one dared to share with Shu Wenming's big stinky feet, so he could have one all to himself.
When Zhao Wanqiu heard that she wanted to donate the basin, she immediately stopped her and said, "You are stupid. Keep it. We will need it when we get married. We don't need it."
Everyone is used to washing their faces and feet together. The Shu family has good living habits and pays great attention to hygiene, so they don't feel it's dirty. But Shu Jinyue felt a little uncomfortable, "You really don't want it. I'll use it myself, one for washing my face and one for washing my feet."
Zhao Wanqiu felt sorry for her because she had to make such a good thing now. "Just wait a few years and use it after you get married."
"Why does it have to be used for marriage?"
Zhao Wanqiu blushed, "When the time comes, you will use it frequently to wash your buttocks, and it cannot be mixed with men's. Do you understand?"
Shu Jinyue remained calm, "I'm washing now too, just add some warm water."
Zhao Wanqiu glared at her, thinking how could it be the same? Shu Jinyue was teasing her on purpose. "Oh, Mom, why don't you just say that your sex life is different? Why are you hiding it? Are you still a clinical worker?"
Zhao Wanqiu also feels that the older she gets, the less direct she is in her speech than when she was young. Back then, she blurted out everything, but now she is more reserved. "This person is getting more and more boring as he grows older."
"Oh, by the way, mom, have you bought the food? My second brother will bring Sister Wenli home tonight, so don't let her down."
"I know, I asked your brother Li yesterday to help talk to his father-in-law to save a pork elbow for our family. Will it really be delicious when braised?" She liked eating bacon, but the children said that bacon was too salty and they were tired of it. They wanted to eat something fresh.
"Don't worry, braised dishes will be delicious even if it's just a rag." Shu Jinyue heard that Xu Wenli liked sweet food, so she should like braised dishes.
"There's also a large intestine, and it smells really bad. I don't know how to clean it."
"Did you buy pig intestines?"
"I didn't buy it. His father-in-law gave it to me directly. He said that you cured his son-in-law and didn't ask me for a penny. What do you think of this person? We used to see him often, but I didn't expect that he was Xiao Li's father-in-law." Nowadays, if someone has a relative working in a meat processing factory, he or she will definitely be the envy of others. Unfortunately, Aunt Li didn't cherish this opportunity before and had a bad relationship with him, so it was difficult for the neighbors in the compound to get close to him.
Well, with this relationship, there is an extra layer of convenience.
"Mom, let's braise the pig intestines. I'll teach you. I know how to wash them."
She has so many food bloggers for a reason. Soon, under her guidance, Zhao Wanqiu used white vinegar, baking soda and rice wine to wash the pig intestines over and over again in the yard. The smell... Oh my god, the whole yard was filled with the smell of shit floating in the wind.
Everyone else was too sick to leave the house, not to mention Zhao Wanqiu, who was almost vomiting. She gnashed her teeth and cursed, "Shu Jinyue, if you let me make these messy foods again, I'll make you eat them, I'll make you eat them!"
During this hour or so, she recalled all the dirty and tiring work she had done in the clinic, such as inserting a catheter, giving enemas, being chased by patients and having feces thrown at them, and tears came out of her eyes.
The area that had been washed was rinsed with several basins of clean water, but it still smelled bad when the young man came back from get off work.
"What happened to our compound? Who blew up the public toilet?"
"Who knows, is it that Aunt Li has done something again?"
Aunt Li, who was also unable to go out because of the stink: "..." It's more unfair than Dou E.
But as everyone was cursing, they suddenly noticed a strange fragrance wafting from Old Shu's kitchen. The fragrance was sweet and full of oil. It was hard to tell what was strange about it, it was just both fragrant and stinky.
"Jin Yue, what do you do at home?"
“This isn’t stinky tofu.” Last time, their family “ate” stinky tofu for a week, which made the neighbors miserable.
Shu Jinyue smiled awkwardly. This was the bad thing about living in a slum. Whatever you ate would be smelled by other people, especially when you ate something strange... She suspected that the reason Hannibal had been at large for so many years was because he lived alone. What if she let him come to the slum and try?
Oh, Hannibal, you have to let the masses do it first!
"Weming, it smells so good!" Xu Wenli and Shu Wenming walked into the courtyard together and sniffed hard, "It smells so good, whose family's cooking smells so good?"
"Sister Wenli is here, come in and sit down." Shu Jinyue welcomed her into the house. The smell became stronger. Xu Wenli really lived up to her nickname. "Is it pig intestines? I know it must be pig intestines. It smells so good. Auntie actually knows how to cook pig intestines. That's amazing!"
Zhao Wanqiu, who was still struggling, was barely breathing and forced to smile: "Wen Li is here, why are you bringing anything? It's too polite."
Xu Wenli brought two cans and some brown sugar in the shape of small ingots. "Auntie, you have worked hard. This is just a small token of my appreciation. I hope you and uncle don't mind."
She wanted to get something better, but Shu Wenming stopped her, saying not to scare the elderly at home, as they would not know what to do if the gift was too expensive.
"Oh, you're so polite. He's such a good kid. We'll be civilized and work with you. I'd like to trouble you to help him improve himself."
When praised by her future mother-in-law, her face immediately became rosy, and she was no longer as pale as when she entered the door. She just lost a lot of weight and now looked a little slender.
Shu Jinyue was a little surprised, "Sister Wenli, are you feeling well recently?"
"It's okay, I just have a constant fever, it gets better and worse. Fortunately it doesn't affect my work." She was a little distressed, but quickly put it aside and talked about why no one came to play with her recently.
After chatting for a while, Shu Wenming took her to see their future new home. The two of them looked here and there, planning where to put a desk, where to put up some pictures of movie stars, where to hang clothes... Great, let's build a love nest together, right? Shu Jinyue was tactful enough not to act as a third wheel.
She was a little worried as Xu Wenli looked even thinner than last time.
Last time it could be said to be a heart disease, but recently they have reconciled and are very sweet. Not only did they not raise the baby, why does he look like he has just recovered from a serious illness? No, I'll have to check her pulse later.
Unfortunately, before the two sour-smelling young men finished looking at their love nest and came back, Shu Jinyue was called away - Zhao Dayong's wife brought him gloves.
"Jinyue, do you think the pattern and color match?" Mrs. Zhao rubbed her hands nervously.
"Yes, yes, sister-in-law, how come you are so quick? It's not cold yet, so don't be in a hurry." Last time, Jin Yue discovered that her craftsmanship was good, so he deliberately wore her gloves to the office to let Sister Qiao admire her beautiful new gloves. Those coquettish sisters who had spare money immediately asked her which store she bought them from.
I heard that it was knitted by a friend, and everyone said they wanted it. Their hands are not big, just the size of ordinary women's gloves, and they knitted some peony, plum blossom or thrush patterns, and they could be given one dollar for a pair.
Wool doesn't cost much, so Shu Jinyue immediately took the business for Mrs. Zhao and asked her to knit it according to everyone's requirements. Once this trend becomes popular and advertisements are put out, the weather will be cold now, so maybe she can attract more customers.
"Why are they so willing to spend so much? A pair of gloves costs one dollar. Even if they have some patterns, they shouldn't be so expensive. Today, please help me tell them that it only costs 80 cents. Oh no, 60 cents will be enough."
Shu Jinyue laughed more and more, "That won't work. When selling things, you have to keep the price the same. You can't treat customers differently. I told them that mine cost one dollar, but if they knew theirs only cost 60 or 80 cents, they would suspect that you cut corners and didn't knit them carefully."
"How is this possible? I always put in the same amount of effort and spent the same amount of time. How could this be possible?"
Shu Jinyue smiled, "See, but ordinary people are like this. I know what kind of person you are, but people's psychology is like this. If you don't want them to say that you cut corners, you can only charge one for both."
"Besides, they are a dual-income family with few children and not much burden. They can save a lot of money every month. A dollar for a pair of gloves can be worn for two or three years. How can they be reluctant to spend money?"
When Mrs. Zhao heard this, it seemed to make sense, so she immediately thanked Jin Yue and wanted to give her a share of the profits.
Although Shu Jinyue loves money and is eager to renovate the house immediately, he will not exploit the working people for such a small amount of money. "Don't be polite to me. It's just right that you can earn some money to supplement the family expenses. Brother Zhao can drive less and take care of his health."
This really touched Mrs. Zhao's heart. She stopped refusing and said a few more words. Jin Yue agreed to bring the gloves over tomorrow, and everyone would pay if they were satisfied with them. She was asked to come tomorrow night to collect the money.
After seeing Mrs. Zhao off, all the family members came back and prepared to have dinner.
After listening to Jin Yue, Zhao Wanqiu added a lot of aniseed, soy sauce and sugar color. The braised pork elbow was soft and glutinous, the lean meat was soft and tasty, and the skin and fat of the pork elbow melted in the mouth. Everyone, including Jin Yue, praised the dish.
As for the braised pork intestines, only a few young people ate it. Zhao Wanqiu lost her appetite because of the stink when she was washing it, and couldn't eat a single bite. Teacher Shu didn't like eating internal organs, so Shu Jinyue and Xu Wenli got the dish, and they enjoyed it the most.
The pig intestines are roasted to a golden brown and have a fragrant aroma. They are very chewy on the outside and oily on the inside, having absorbed enough of the spices’ broth, making one want to mix the broth with rice.
"Eat less. You just recovered from a cold and your body hasn't fully recovered yet. Too greasy food is not good for your stomach, right, Shu Jinyue?" Shu Wenming saw that Xu Wenli ate too much, so he asked Shu Jinyue to be his lobbyist.
"Come to think of it, Sister Wenli, have you been to the hospital for a checkup? You've had this cold for quite a while, right?" Xu Wenli burped, her face reddening. "Yes, it's been half a year, and it keeps coming back."
She really liked the atmosphere of the Shu family. Everyone sat together, chattering and talking about neighborhood gossip and interesting things at work. It was so lively that she ate an extra bowl of rice.
"How about I take a look at you? If it doesn't work, I'll prescribe two prescriptions of Chinese medicine for you to take care of yourself. You've lost a lot of weight because of all the colds." You used to look so healthy and beautiful, what a pretty girl.
Although she is thinner now, and her facial features appear more three-dimensional and beautiful, Shu Jinyue still likes her when she was plump and like an autumn apple, because that is when she was full of vitality.
She really wanted to have a figure like that, but her strength didn't allow it.
Xu Wenli had heard that she could cure diseases, and her eyes were full of curiosity. "Okay, okay, let's go, show it to me now."
Considering that he would ask her some private questions later, Jin Yue called her to the next room, "Look, this is my second brother's bed. It's just right for you to come and give him a surprise check."
Xu Wenli actually lifted up his bed curtains. Although the quilt and pillows inside were messy, they were very clean, with only a faint smell of him. The quilt and pillows were washed clean and not black at all. There were several movie posters on the wall, but they were all covered with various numbers written on them in ballpoint pen, as if he was keeping accounts or something. She leaned in to look at them for a while, but couldn't understand them.
Then there was an iron box next to the pillow, which contained some loose change, buttons, zipper heads and other things.
She seemed a little disappointed.
Shu Jinyue narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Look, that's my second brother's photo album. It's his most precious. I don't know what's in it. He always hugs it and laughs every night before going to bed."
Xu Wenli picked it up as expected. There were five or six photos inside, separated by pages of plastic film. They were of him as a child, wearing a red scarf, stepping on a prop football as a teenager, and the ID photo after he started working... Suddenly, when she saw the last photo, her face turned red.
There turned out to be her ID photo that she had lost a long time ago, a half-inch black and white photo. She was pouting and looked unhappy, and her eyes were a little swollen. She didn't want to work at the vegetable market, but was forced to come here by her parents. She was particularly angry when the photo was taken.
Just like an angry little frog.
When she first got the photo, she thought it was ugly and wanted to tear it up. Later, when she replaced it with a new one, the old one was thrown into the trash by the vegetable market. She felt sad again. How could her photo be thrown into the trash?
It turns out that this guy secretly picked it up from the trash can again.
Shu Jinyue smelled the sour smell in the air and immediately pulled her over, "Come, let me take a look at you, so that you don't get sick all the time and your second brother can't eat or sleep well."
Xu Wenli's pulse was indeed a little weak and a little floating. "Are you afraid of the cold? You sneeze when the wind blows, and your temperature is high when you measure it?"
"Oh, yes, that's right. This is the case every time I catch a cold. Jin Yue, you're amazing. You even know this."
"This is just the basics of Chinese medicine. Don't brag." Shu Jinyue examined it carefully for a few minutes, not joking at all. "Your cold will be cured in less than three days. Then you can take the ginseng."
She couldn't bear to eat the ginseng that Shu Wenming bought for her, so she kept it at home. "Okay, I'll eat more this time, half a stick in one go."
"You can't eat it like this. Eating too much will cause nosebleeds. Take it to a pharmacy and have it cut into thin slices. Just take three or four slices a day. Remember to drink plenty of warm water, otherwise you'll get a sore throat."
Xu Wenli wrote it down carefully, "My illness is not serious, right?"
Jin Yue's fingers were still on her wrist. Hearing this, he carefully touched her wrist for a few minutes to make sure he was right. "It's not serious. It's just that your superficial qi is weak and your middle qi is insufficient. Remember to eat a lighter diet and eat more rice porridge. You can add some lean meat and vegetables."
Xu Wenli sighed, "I do want to eat, but I can't cook. My mom is posted to the countryside, my dad is busy with work, and our company doesn't have a cafeteria. I always eat in the cafeteria of my dad's company, and it doesn't suit my appetite."
The Materials Bureau is obviously a good unit, but the cafeteria is terrible. Even someone like Xu Duan who doesn't care much about food doesn't like to eat there.
"I heard that the person in charge of the canteen had an improper relationship with their leader. She brought her brother, sister-in-law, nephews and nieces to work in the canteen. The food they cooked was worse than pig food. Everyone was angry but dared not speak out."
Xu Duan had never said this. He never liked to talk about gossip between men and women.
"Then why don't you try to do it yourself? Practice makes perfect. Maybe you will learn it after a few tries."
Xu Wenli pouted and rolled up her sleeves. "Look at these two scars on me. They were caused by the burns I got from cooking last time. They hurt like hell."
This sounds a bit pitiful. Jin Yue thought about it and decided to ask his second brother to cook some porridge for her every day. She obviously doesn't have any serious illness now. If other problems arise, it will be a waste of time and effort.
After Shu Wenming sent her home and returned to Liuye Hutong, Shu Jinyue talked to him about this topic in a serious manner.
"I think Sister Wenli is not in serious trouble, but she needs to be taken care of. You, as her boyfriend, need to be more careful."
Shu Wenming really took it to heart. Before dawn the next day, he went into the kitchen to cook porridge. There was no fresh meat at home, so he cracked an egg into the porridge without any instruction, stirred it into egg flowers, and sprinkled a few chopped green onions on it.
I don’t know how it tastes, but the more Shu Jin looks at it, the more appetizing it seems.
In the next few days, he came back happily and said that Wen Li liked the porridge he cooked very much. She drank it all up every time and her face looked rosy. Shu Jinyue felt relieved.
She remembered something these two days. Last time, Qin Haiyang said he was going abroad and invited a few classmates to get together. She promised to take Qingqing with her, but she happened to be trapped in Lijia Village for a few days. When she got out, she was busy buying a house and forgot about it.
He had invited her sincerely at the beginning, but she only remembered that she had broken the promise after such a long time. Shu Jinyue felt very sorry and thought that she should just give him a gift instead.
But she had never given a gift to anyone in her two lifetimes, especially to the opposite sex, and she was not sure about the right gift. So she could only ask Yao Qingqing for advice again about what to give. She certainly couldn't afford something too expensive. She didn't have much money, so if she gave something too simple, it would seem perfunctory and insincere.
Finally, Yao Qingqing took her around the Xinhua Bookstore and excitedly bought her a copy of How the Steel Was Tempered.
Shu Jinyue: “…” Ah, I shouldn’t have asked her, a straight woman like her, for advice.
After buying the books, the two couldn't help but go shopping in the department store. The weather was getting colder and colder. Yao Qingqing wanted to buy a wool sweater to wear under her work clothes to keep warm. She tried two and was not satisfied with both. Seeing that Jin Yue liked it, she handed her a white one and said, "Go and try it on. You have a long neck and it will look good on you."
Although Shu Jinyue is not tall, her body proportions are good, especially her shoulders, neck, waist, abdomen and legs, which are all slender and slim to the greatest extent. She touched the wool sweater in her hand, which is of good quality, soft and warm. Imagine wearing it in winter and sitting in a heated office. How comfortable would that be?
Shu Jinyue knew clearly that he had no money in his pocket, but he still couldn't resist the temptation of new clothes.
After she entered the fitting room, Yao Qingqing continued to choose from the sweaters section. Suddenly, she saw two salesmen approaching her and greeting her enthusiastically. She turned around and saw, "Second Brother Xu! Big Brother Jiang!"
Xu Duan and Jiang Weijun came in from outside. Jiang Weijun said he wanted to buy two sets of winter clothes. He didn't have any industrial coupons with him, so he didn't go to the Overseas Chinese Store where he usually bought things, but just walked into a department store. Xu Duan was simply accompanying the prince to study. His stern face softened when he saw Yao Qingqing, "Are you here shopping too?"
"Yes, Brother Xu, let's go shopping."
She was standing in the women's clothing area, and it was not convenient for him to go in, so he talked to her at the door, while Jiang Weijun looked around in the men's clothing area.
"With friends?"
"Yeah, just me and Jin Yue."
Xu Duan raised his eyebrows and took two steps inside, "Where is she?"
"I went to try on clothes. I think she would look good in a sweater, but..." Yao Qingqing said embarrassedly. She knew why Shu Jinyue didn't want to try it on, and she was happy to help her solve the problem. So when she handed her the sweater just now, she had already thought about it. If Jinyue liked it, she would buy it and give it to her. If she didn't want it, she would say it was a birthday present.
Xu Duan looked indifferent as he said to Jiang Weijun, who was being led by the salesperson to look at clothes, "Weijun, take your time."
"Weren't you the one who just told me I had five minutes to finish it?"
Yao Qingqing didn't hear his muttering, but just stared at the girl who came out of the fitting room. Her long and slender neck was wrapped in a white cashmere sweater, like a graceful swan, with spread shoulders, an upright figure, roundness and fullness under the neck, and a thin waist that could be grasped with one hand... This sweater is too slim-fitting!
"It's really beautiful. Jin Yue, you are suitable for this kind of clothes. Don't just wear your sister's old clothes all day long."
White is a color that tends to make people look darker, but Shu Jinyue has fair skin and a small face, so wearing it actually complements the two and makes her look more delicate and energetic.
Even Xu Duan was stunned. In his impression, Su Jinyue had always been a child, but now she was incredibly beautiful.
Shu Jinyue looked at herself in the mirror a little uncomfortably. She didn't have much breasts, but the clothes were slim-fitting and the shape was very good, creating a perfect sense of beauty visually.
She used to think that the blessing that clothes can have on people was actually a consumerist trap of capital, but now, this beautiful trap is right in front of her, and she wants to jump in with great pleasure.
"Oh comrade, you look so beautiful in this dress!"
"I've been selling sweaters for so many years and I've never seen one look as good as yours!"
"Such good fabric only costs 26 yuan. I would buy it if I had the money."
Shu Jinyue blushed a little. Did she not want to buy it? It was because she had no money. After buying the book, she would only have 80 cents left on her, and she would have to use this 80 cents to get her salary next month.
That means she can save some money on food and accommodation at home, otherwise she would starve to death under the overpass with only eighty cents.
The salesperson had seen countless people, and when he saw her embarrassment, he immediately rolled his eyes and said, "Why are you trying it if you can't afford it? Take it off now!"
Yao Qingqing was angry, "Hey, comrade, how can you talk like that? Who said you can't try it if you don't buy it?"
"If you don't buy, you can't try it. Some people don't have money and don't have points."
Shu Jinyue was getting more annoyed and was about to retort when suddenly a mellow male voice said calmly, "Of course we want to buy it, but not from yours. Qingqing can go to the store across the street and you two can each take two. She wants this color."
This "she" refers to Jin Yue.
His tone was light and calm, in stark contrast to the salesperson's angry tone. He was standing behind the pillar in front of the door. Through several clothing racks, he could see Jin Yue, but Jin Yue could not see her.
Yao Qingqing was immediately furious, and rushed to the other side and really took out four pieces of clothing that were suitable for her and Jin Yue. "This one has better quality, 32 each!"
The salesperson's face turned pale and blue. She bought it at a price that was six dollars more expensive than theirs? Bought four at once?
"Actually, we...we are also..."
Xu Duan didn't even glance at the salesperson, but just looked down at Jin Yue. The girl avoided her gaze and there seemed to be tears in her eyes.
His heart softened, and he calmly helped her block the contemptuous or gossipy looks around her, "It's okay, you have to learn to lose your temper. Sometimes losing your temper is not a bad thing."
Shu Jinyue wanted to laugh, but also felt a little sad. She really wasn't crying just now. It might be the lighting problem that made him feel that there were tears in her eyes. It was not a big deal for her to cry, but... was this what it felt like to have someone vent your anger?
Xu Duan sighed inwardly, after all, he was inexperienced and timid.
He took out a handkerchief and handed it to her, "Tidy it up and go back to try on new clothes."
"I don't want it. I don't need clothes." And I didn't shed tears, brother.
In the mind of the straight man Xu Duan, being humiliated in public at such a young age would definitely make one cry out of grievance, but Shu Jinyue is really not that kind of person. To be honest, she has been accustomed to such embarrassment since she was a child. Sometimes she gets angry but dares not say it, and sometimes she even looks for reasons in herself, thinking that she deserves it.
"That's Qingqingque. She wouldn't be embarrassed to accept it if you didn't want it. Just consider it as doing me a favor, okay?" He spoke slowly.
Shu Jinyue burst out laughing, but in Xu Duan's eyes, it was just a smile that broke through tears. "Then you are really a good person."
Xu Duan saw that the corners of her eyes were curled up again, and the corners of her mouth also curved up, "Okay, then I owe Dr. Shu another favor."
When Yao Qingqing came over with the clothes, she saw that Shu Jinyue was not angry at all. She was still cursing indignantly. She thought to herself, what kind of service attitude is this? Is it a big deal to stand at the counter and sell things?
Jiang Weijun, who was watching the whole process, looked at his childhood friend's handsome face, then looked at the girl's heartless smile, and finally looked at Yao Qingqing, who was as redundant as himself, "I suddenly remembered that I have something else to do. How about Qingqing and I go first?"
Yao Qingqing was about to say that she was fine, but he gave her a stern look, and she left with him reluctantly.
Xu Duan was not embarrassed at all. He naturally took the two clothes from Jin Yue and asked her sideways if she still wanted to go shopping.
"No, let's go home."
Xu Duan did not comment, but asked another jumping question: "Have you prepared your winter clothes?"
Shu Jinyue didn't say anything, so he didn't say much either. He took her to a store selling down jackets and asked, "What color do you like?"
Shu Jinyue took a look and found that down jackets at that time were still very rare, and not as bulky and heavy as he had imagined. Some styles looked relatively light, and the colors were relatively simple: black, white, and gray.
"This lesbian has fair skin and is young. She looks good in white. How about trying white? We have long, medium and short styles. What kind do you want?"
"Give her one of each to try."
The salesperson immediately looked for clothes according to Jin Yue's height and was very attentive.
"If you weren't with me, I wouldn't be able to enjoy this treatment."
Xu Duan smiled helplessly, "You are usually very powerful, why did you lose your temper just now?"
To be honest, when he heard the salesperson's humiliating words, at that moment he really wished that the girl would jump up and retort like she usually did when joking with her second brother.
"You just like to bring up things that are not related to the topic, right?" Shu Jinyue no longer cared about the disrespect for elders and started to act like a boss again.
Soon, three down jackets of different lengths and styles were found. Shu Jinyue didn't even go into the fitting room, but tried them on with his shirt in front of the mirror. Xu Duan only occasionally gave a few brief comments:
"Stay warm."
"It's more convenient to move around if you have a shorter mind."
"It's neither too long nor too short. It's not warm enough and it's not convenient."
Well, he said whatever he wanted to say, and the salesperson nodded in agreement, saying that he had good taste and that the medium-length style was the worst-selling item in their store.
Soon, Xu Duan paid and the salesperson handed over two bags.
"Two pieces are too many. I can't wear them all."
"Save the long ones for when it's really cold, and the short ones can be worn these days."
Xu Duan originally wanted to take her to buy two pairs of cotton trousers, but fearing that she would be embarrassed, he skipped the idea and went straight to the door to buy her a hot, sweet roasted sweet potato.
The early winter wind blew on his face along the way. Shu Jinyue hid behind him, eating sweet potatoes in small bites, and the wind didn't seem so cold.
She suddenly asked in a low voice: "Why are you so nice to me?"
Xu Duan turned around and asked, "What did you say?"
"Nothing." She suddenly felt very bored. He couldn't hear clearly every time. It was a waste of two such beautiful ears.
He obviously slowed down his pace. "What are you thinking about? I told you that you can come to me if you need anything."
Shu Jinyue suddenly caught up with his words: "Can you satisfy me in everything?"
"Um."
"What if I want a boyfriend?"
"Squeak..." The bicycle braked slowly and stopped. He looked back at her eyes, a little helpless. "The gays around me are all about the same age as me, much older than you. They are not suitable. If you really want to date, you can get in touch with a few of the same age first. Then I will check them one by one for you."
After waiting for a few seconds, he didn't add anything, which meant that the topic was over for him. Shu Jinyue felt more and more uncomfortable.
“It’s boring.”
The annoyance just now was that he could not hear her key words clearly, and the annoyance now was that he always liked to meddle in other people's affairs. No matter which one it was, she could not hear what she wanted to hear.
Back at Liuye Hutong, Shu Jinyue was about to enter the house with her bags when she heard Zhao Wanqiu say, "You're finally back. A friend came to see you and has been waiting for you for quite some time."
It turned out to be Qin Haiyang. Shu Jinyue then remembered the Book of Steel. "I'm sorry, Comrade Qin Haiyang. I was delayed by something at the party you mentioned last time. I was just thinking of going over to give you a farewell party in a few days..."
"Jin Yue, I heard them say that you can treat illnesses, is that right? Can you help me solve a puzzle?" Qin Haiyang seemed very anxious and didn't pay attention to the apology at all.
"Well, what do you mean?"
"Last night, a 39-week-pregnant woman came to my obstetrics and gynecology department. This morning, my instructor and I delivered her according to the normal procedures, and she gave birth to a healthy baby girl. However, her whole family made a scene in the hospital, saying that we had stolen their son."
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