As time passed, sunlight slowly poured into the room through the open windows, making the entire space brighter and more spacious.
Su Nan tidied her clothes, wiped the dust off the table, and ran to help Zhou Rang make breakfast.
It would be more accurate to say that he was reaping the benefits rather than helping, because Zhou Rang was very quick and efficient and prepared breakfast for both of them in no time, while Su Nan did not help at all.
The lean meat porridge is colorful, fragrant and delicious, with a soft and glutinous texture, which will whet your appetite.
Even a small stomach like Su Nan ate two large bowls before stopping, and the rest was left to Zhou Rang to deal with.
"I don't know how to cook, and you can't come over every day, so what should I do?" Su Nan held her face with both hands and watched Zhou Rang drink porridge.
"The studio provides two meals a day. You eat at the studio during the day and at the state-owned restaurant after get off work in the evening. I've put the money and food coupons in the drawer under your dresser. Take them yourself."
"Don't skip meals. Going hungry is bad for your health. Be obedient." Zhou Rang put down his chopsticks, stared at Su Nan, and gave careful instructions.
Then, after saying that, he added: "When I come, I will cook for you."
Su Nan nodded, grabbed Zhou Rang's hand that was on the table, and whimpered, "I still like your cooking. Can you find a way to come to the county town?"
Before Zhou Rang could reply, Su Nan pouted and said coquettishly, "Are you really at ease with me living here alone? Will you come and keep me company?"
Zhou Rang pondered for a moment before whispering, "I'm worried, but it'll take some time before I can come over."
He has some things he needs to do at night. If he moves here with Su Nan around, it won't be very convenient. It's better to wait for a while.
"Oh, I guess so." Su Nan thought that the way he was looking for had not been finalized yet, so he did not ask any more questions.
After a moment of silence, Su Nan suddenly remembered something and asked, "Actually, I've been wanting to ask this for a long time. Now that you're an educated youth here, does that mean you won't be able to do any black market business in Shanghai?"
Zhou Rang paused while drinking his porridge, raised his eyes and looked at Su Nan. Seeing that she looked natural, as if she was really just curious and had no other thoughts, he nodded and said, "Yeah, I didn't do it."
"You might as well stop doing it. You've already made so much money. There's no need to take the risk anymore. After all, there are strict inspections all over the country these days. It's better to stay quiet. If you get caught, it's no joke."
Su Nan patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't say the second half of the sentence.
You can wait for two days before doing business. By then, private business will be legal and you won’t have to worry about being caught. Besides, as long as you are willing to work hard, you will not have to worry about not making a lot of money.
But she couldn't tell these words to Zhou Rang, otherwise if he asked her about it, she wouldn't know how to answer.
Hearing this, Zhou Rang looked at Su Nan deeply, then lowered his head and responded, then began to drink the porridge in silence, but his brows were deeply furrowed under his tangled hair.
In fact, what Su Nan said makes sense. He and his friends have made so much money in the Shanghai black market, they could have stopped doing it long ago, and there is no need to take such a big risk to get involved again.
But he was unwilling to accept that his life was destroyed by that person, but that person was still able to live a comfortable life while he could only hide in a small mountain village.
Moreover, if he stopped, what would happen to his brothers? What would happen to their families who were waiting for Qian Chen's treatment?
After breakfast, Zhou Rang helped clean the kitchen and courtyard, then returned to Xiaojia Village. He still had work to do and couldn't stay in the county town to accompany Su Nan every day.
Although both of them were reluctant to part with each other, they were not the kind of people who could not distinguish between public and private matters, so they could only bid farewell in tears.
Before Zhou Rang left, Su Nan reminded him several times to remember to eat the snacks and tea she had ordered for the educated youth. She put a lot of fairy spring water in it, and guaranteed that after eating one, he would feel radiant and his fatigue would be reduced immediately.
Only after he made the promise did Su Nan let him leave.
Looking at the empty courtyard, Su Nan closed the gate, returned to the room, took out a small kettle, squatted in front of the camellia, and poured the spring water on the roots of the camellia saplings.
Zhou had asked Su Nan not to do this just now, but now that there was no one around, she could do it without worry.
Su Nan waited for a while, and saw that the sapling began to slowly spread its branches and leaves. The listless buds and leaves also began to grow larger and brighter in color, as if they were full.
The flower garden changed from lifeless to lush green in the blink of an eye.
If someone else saw this, they would definitely jump in shock, unable to believe what was happening before their eyes, and would even wonder if there was something wrong with their eyes. However, Su Nan just raised his eyebrows and left with satisfaction.
Monday was almost here. I got up early, put on some light makeup, tied my long hair into two pigtails, put on a black cotton coat and cotton pants, and went out.
I first had a meat bun and a bowl of porridge at a state-owned restaurant, and then walked towards the photo studio.
The photo studio is not far from Wutong Street, just across two streets.
It was a small two-story brick house with freshly painted white walls, looking clean and bright. A wooden sign hung on the roof with the five large characters "Red Star Photo Studio" written on it.
There was a glass window on the first floor, with several photos displayed inside. Su Nan recognized the protagonist of one of the photos. It was Huang Pingping, whom she had helped to do makeup in Xiaojia Village.
The little girl in the photo smiles charmingly and generously, making people unable to help but curl the corners of their lips, which is extremely contagious.
By the way, I heard some time ago that Huang Pingping boarded the train. I don’t know what’s going on with her. Has she met her fiancé? Will they fulfill their engagement in the end?
Just as Su Nan was staring at the photo in a daze, a voice called her back.
"Hey, are you here to take pictures?"
When Su Nan heard the sound, she looked over and saw a woman in a dark blue cotton-padded jacket standing at the door of the photo studio with a broom in her hand, looking her up and down with curiosity.
"Hey, I'm not here to take pictures. I'm a new person working today. My name is Su Nan." Su Nan nodded at her friendlyly, then stretched out his hand.
She was wearing a white shirt and a black cotton-padded jacket. I didn't know how her two braids were tied, but they looked better than those of ordinary people. Her snow-white face was so tender that it seemed like water could be squeezed out of it.
She has delicate features and exudes nobility and gentleness. She is even more beautiful than the actresses on movie posters.
Jiang Hongqin knew that there would be new people reporting in today, and she also heard that they were educated youth from the countryside.
At first she didn't take it seriously, thinking that even if he was an educated youth, he had been in the countryside for so long that his hair must have become rough, dark, and rustic due to doing farm work for so long.
When Jiang Hongqin was cleaning inside just now, she was thinking about not communicating too much with the other party.
But she didn't expect that the newcomer would be such a pretty girl. She stood there in a daze for a moment, until Su Nan reminded her, then she quickly reached out and held Su Nan's hand.
"Hey, you, I also work in a photo studio. My name is Jiang Hongqin."
After the two shook hands, Jiang Hongqin invited Su Nan into the photo studio.
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