Song Tanglan felt that although it was a bit of a waste to buy an extra ticket, it was much more convenient!
It won’t be as troublesome as before, where we had to change people to look after the luggage.
Not only does that waste time, it also makes it difficult to sleep. Now they just bolt the doors of the carriage so that outsiders can't get in, and they don't have to worry about safety issues or losing luggage.
This time they were more relaxed and casual on the train than usual. The three adults and one child finally got off the train with their bags, just in time for lunch. After discussing it, they decided to go to a state-owned restaurant for a meal and then wait for Cheng Fangzheng to pick them up.
After lunch, Song Tanglan thought of Xu Qi, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, and said shyly.
"Second sister and brother-in-law, I'm going to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some things. I'll be back at the old place to meet you in an hour. How about that?"
Seeing her conflicted look, Song Tangcheng smiled helplessly.
"Go ahead! Big brother can't make it that fast anyway. If you can't catch up, just let Xiao Xu take you back."
Cheng Fangyuan had no objection to her decision and nodded in agreement.
Seeing that they agreed, Song Tanglan left with her bag. However, she did not go to the supply and marketing cooperative as she said. Instead, she wrapped her face with a silk scarf, put on a hat and went to the black market.
This time she didn't greet the people at the door, but went straight to the black market sales point. Seeing that it was Xiao Zhu who was on duty here today, she deliberately lowered her voice and asked.
"Xiaozhu."
Xiao Zhu heard someone calling him, looked up and saw who it was. His eyes immediately lit up and he asked excitedly.
"Little educated youth, you're back. Why didn't you tell the boss so he could pick you up?"
"I didn't have time to say anything, where are the others?"
"It's in the backyard. Do you need me to take you there?"
"No, no, I know the way."
After Song Tanglan finished speaking, he waved his hand and walked towards the backyard. As soon as he entered the backyard, he saw Xu Qi sitting on a stone chair in a daze.
Xu Qi looked up when he heard footsteps. When he saw who was coming, he was stunned for a moment. Then he reacted and immediately stood up excitedly, walked over, picked her up and spun her around.
"Why didn't you tell me before you came back so I could pick you up."
"I wanted to give you a surprise, did you miss me?"
"I miss you so much." Xu Qi said and rubbed her neck again.
Song Tanglan felt a little itchy on her neck where his hair was pricking her. She reached out to push him away, pulled him to sit on the chair again, and then took out the pen she had bought from her bag.
"This is a gift I spent a long time choosing. It's not very expensive. Do you like it?"
Xu Qi didn't care what was in the box, but nodded happily because he had just noticed that there was another similar box in the little girl's bag.
I think they should be a pair, or the box is a gift to someone else.
"As long as it's from you, I like it."
"You haven't seen it yet, how do I know you like it? Go ahead and open it and take a look."
Seeing his expression, Song Tanglan was speechless and hurriedly urged him to open it and take a look.
Seeing her anxious look, Xu Qi had no choice but to follow her gaze and open the box. When he saw the exquisitely carved pen inside, he touched it lovingly, knowing that the little girl had chosen it with great care.
"This pen is so good, I can't bear to use it."
"Why would I be reluctant to give this up? Oh, and here's the matching ink."
After saying that, she took out the ink she had prepared in the morning from her bag. She had put these things in the bag she was carrying before packing, so that it would be convenient for her to give them to Xu Qi.
"Have you had lunch?" Xu Qi put his things aside, took her hand and asked.
"Eat it. Have you eaten it?"
“No!”
"Why haven't you had lunch yet?" Song Tanglan couldn't help but ask the question in her mind. She saw him in a daze just now and he didn't seem very busy. He hadn't had lunch yet at this time. She suspected that he had eaten too much in the morning.
"I guessed you'd be back today, but you didn't tell me which train you were taking. I was wondering what time you'd arrive, and I wasn't hungry, so I didn't eat."
Xu Qi felt a little guilty when she looked at him, but he did not hide it from her. He was indeed not hungry, and because he was thinking about her, he could not eat even more.
"How about I accompany you to the state-owned restaurant for dinner now?"
"No need, Auntie has already prepared lunch and put it in the kitchen. I'll just heat it up and we can eat it."
As Xu Qi spoke, he brought the little girl to the familiar kitchen. Not only was his lunch there, he also took out two plates of pastries from the cupboard, which he asked his aunt to make for him.
He guessed that the little girl would come to the commune today, and originally planned to go to the brigade to see her in the afternoon, but he didn't expect that the little girl he had been thinking about day and night would come to find him.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel warm in his heart.
"I asked my aunt to prepare these two pots of cakes. Would you like to have some?"
"No, I just ate very full and can't eat anymore. I'll just watch you eat."
Song Tanglan didn't forget that he had just eaten a big bowl of noodles, and he was feeling full now.
Seeing that she didn't seem to be talking, Xu Qi nodded and started eating lunch. Song Tanglan chatted with him about what had happened at home in the past few days.
While eating lunch, Xu Qi listened to the little girl's chatter and did not forget to answer her from time to time.
After he finished his meal and cleaned up the kitchen, Song Tanglan looked at the time and said.
"I'm leaving now. My second sister and brother-in-law are still waiting for me under the banyan tree!"
Xu Qi had only seen the little girl for a short time, so of course he was reluctant to let her go.
Holding her, he said reluctantly, "Lanlan, why don't you stay with me? I'll take you back on my bike this afternoon. We haven't seen each other for so long and you've only been here for a few minutes. Otherwise, I can accompany you back to the team."
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