Seeing the rather large package, Gu An'an thought that Factory Director Li and his wife had sent her something again, but when she received it, she discovered something amiss.
The mailing address is in a northern province.
The North? The only people she knows who could send her so many things seem to be...
A tall figure suddenly appeared in her mind. It had been more than two months since he left, and there had been no news of him during that time. She could understand, but she also felt that their relationship should end here.
It wasn't as painful as a breakup, just a little melancholy when I think about it occasionally.
I never expected to receive such a heavy package. I can't contain my joy.
Looking at her father-in-law and Gu An'an's expressions, a possibility popped into Zhang Cuicui's mind: "Was it sent by my cousin?"
"Um, shall I go inside and take a look?"
Although Gu An'an was thick-skinned, she was still a little embarrassed when faced with two pairs of eyes that were shining with gossip.
"Go away, we're here, don't worry."
My cousin finally got to know how he was doing, so they had to give him their support.
Gu An'an got up, took the package, and went into the room next door. When she opened the package, there was a large piece of cloth. It wasn't a trendy dress, but a piece of cotton fabric with a print. It would make a nice dress.
He nodded in satisfaction, his gaze falling on the little leather shoes beside him. He squeezed them; the leather was very soft, and the price must be quite good.
Below that are some food items, which should be local specialties.
Gu An'an picked up a candied fruit and popped it into her mouth. It was sweet and sour, and very delicious.
Finally, Gu An'an opened the letter tucked in the middle.
"Gu, the educated youth, it's as if we're meeting in person..."
Xiao Yuheng recounted the recent events he could, trying his best to let Gu An'an understand his life. In order to win a smile from the beauty, he even revealed two embarrassing stories.
The two pages were filled with words. Gu An'an frowned from time to time and laughed from time to time. When she got to the last paragraph, she fell into deep thought again.
"Gu Zhiqing, although I know my request is a bit excessive, I still want to ask if you can wait for me until I have a better option? I will complete my mission as soon as possible and try to come back to find you at the end of the year."
Gu Zhiqing, I miss you.
Looking at the last few words that were clearly bolded, Gu An'an felt both amused and warm inside.
It seems that the man was really anxious, otherwise, given his personality, he wouldn't have written such a straightforward letter in his first letter.
He turned it over again, and several tickets fell out. Besides bicycle tickets, there were also some nationally valid grain and cloth tickets.
Even if the two weren't officially in a relationship, few people would be willing to give so much; it's practically like handing over money directly.
It's said that being willing to spend money doesn't necessarily mean true love, but being stingy and unwilling to spend a single penny definitely has nothing to do with true love.
Gu An'an completely agreed with this point, which is why she found the package very pleasing to the eye.
He folded the letter neatly, took out the receipts and other documents separately, and then left the room.
What did my cousin say?
Seeing that Gu An'an didn't seem unhappy, Zhang Cuicui tentatively asked.
"He completed his mission and returned safely to his unit."
Upon hearing that his nephew was safe and sound, the village chief breathed a sigh of relief. "It's good that he's alright, it's good that he's alright."
No mission in the military is easy, and injuries are commonplace, but even so, he doesn't want to hear news of his own family members getting hurt.
Gu An'an took out the tickets in her hand. "Uncle, could you give these tickets to Aunt Xiao for me?"
She accepted the gifts, figuring she could simply reciprocate with a few more. But this huge stack of receipts...
She certainly doesn't lack them, but these receipts still have considerable purchasing power these days. It doesn't seem right to collect so many before even establishing a relationship.
Looking at the stack of receipts, the village chief felt no anger at all; on the contrary, he was quite satisfied. A man earns money to spend on the woman he loves. If he can't even part with these receipts, is he still a man?
"Just keep what Ah Heng gives you; his mother definitely won't accept it."
Gu An'an pretended to be troubled and said, "But this is too much..."
"What do you mean by too much? What's the point of his work and missions if not to be useful in situations like this? Keep it. Don't think it's too much; I think it's too little."
Although he didn't know exactly how much his nephew earned in a month, he could tell at a glance that the receipts were conservative, probably because he was afraid that Gu Zhiqing would think it was too much and be unwilling to accept it.
"Keep it safe. If you really don't want it, just wait for that kid to come back and return it to him personally. Anyway, we dare not take this money."
The village chief chuckled as he spoke, as if he had gotten a great deal.
Since things had come to this point, Gu An'an didn't mention returning the receipts anymore. She simply kept them as the village chief had suggested, so that she could keep them with peace of mind when the two of them were together.
If we can't be together, we'll return it to him together later.
After taking the items back to the courtyard and putting them away, Gu An'an returned to work as a quality inspector.
“An’an, I just asked Dahai, and he said there are no buses coming from that area this time.”
Gu An'an wasn't surprised; how could she be so lucky every time?
“However, Dahai said that the food factory also has things to transport. One truck is not enough, but two trucks are too much. Tomorrow I will go to the food factory manager to discuss and see if we can share a truck.”
Gu An'an raised an eyebrow; this was really quite lucky.
"That's great!"
The village chief, after considering the matters he had recently discussed with several other village officials, spoke thoughtfully.
“An’an, these orders were made possible by your uncle. We all have to thank you for that. But as you said before, we can’t rely on just this one line for long-term development. So I think we still need to go out and expand our sales channels.”
Gu An'an was not surprised at all by his words. "Uncle, do you want me to lead the team?"
The village chief immediately nodded, "You know the people in our village. They can make a living by farming, but they would be completely lost if they went to a big city. After thinking it over, you are the most suitable."
"Of course I'm not letting you go alone. I'll pick two men and one woman to go with you. What do you think?"
Gu An'an had no objection to this. "Okay, just let me know when you've chosen someone."
That day, everyone in the village knew that there were quotas for villagers to go to the city, which immediately caused a huge uproar.
"Going to the city? Why do we suddenly have to go to the city?"
"I heard they went to drum up business. Gu Zhiqing was leading the team. If we don't get any orders, we'll have nowhere to sell all this stuff that we bring up the mountain every day!"
"Has a candidate been chosen yet? No, even if a candidate has been chosen, I still have to fight for my son."
"Does it include food and accommodation? Is there a work point subsidy? My son won't go if it doesn't..."
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