As time goes by, sunlight slowly pours 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 just enjoying the benefits rather than helping, because Zhou Rang wasted no time in preparing breakfast for two people, and Su Nan did not help at all.
The lean meat porridge is colorful, fragrant and delicious, with a soft and glutinous texture, which whets people's appetite.
Su Nan ate two big bowls of food with such a big appetite, and left the rest to Zhou Rang.
"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 photo studio provides two meals a day. You eat at the studio during the day and at the state-owned restaurant after get off work at night. I've put the money and food coupons in the drawer under your dressing table. 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 instructed carefully.
Then he added: "I'm here, I'll cook for you."
Su Nan nodded, grabbed Zhou Rang's hand on the table, and said softly: "I still like your cooking. Can you find a way to come to the county town?"
Without waiting for Zhou Rang to reply, Su Nan pouted and said coquettishly: "Are you really relieved that I live here alone? Can you come and accompany me?"
Zhou Rang hesitated for a moment before he said solemnly, "I'm worried, but it will take some time before I can come over."
He had some things he needed to do at night. If he moved here with Su Nan around, it would not be very convenient. He decided to wait for a while before doing so.
"Oh, okay." Su Nan thought that he had not yet decided on a way to find a partner, so he did not ask any more questions.
After a moment of silence, Su Nan suddenly remembered something and asked, "Actually, I've wanted to ask you for a long time. Since you came here as an educated youth, have you stopped doing black market business in Shanghai?"
Zhou Rang paused while drinking 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: "Well, I didn't do it."
"It's better not to do it. You've made so much money so far. You don't need to take risks anymore. After all, there are strict inspections all over the country during this period. 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 did not say the second half of the sentence.
You can wait two years before doing business again. 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 make a lot of money.
But she couldn't tell these words to Zhou Rang, otherwise if he asked her more, 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 his porridge in silence, his brows furrowed tightly beneath his hair.
In fact, what Su Nan said was not without reason. He had made so much money in the black market of Shanghai over the years, and he could have stopped doing it long ago. There was no need to take such a huge risk and get involved again.
But he was unwilling to accept that after everything in his life was destroyed by that person, that person was still able to live comfortably 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 to save them?
After breakfast, Zhou Rang helped clean the kitchen and the courtyard and 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 could not distinguish between public and private matters at that time, so they could only say goodbye with tears.
Before Zhou Rang left, Su Nan reminded him several times to remember to eat the snacks and tea she had left 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 relieve fatigue.
Only after he made the promise did Su Nan let him leave.
Looking at the empty courtyard, Su Nan closed the gate, went back to the room, took out a small kettle, squatted in front of the camellia, and poured the fairy spring water on the roots of the camellia seedlings.
Just now Zhou Rang was here, so it was difficult for Su Nan to do this, but now there is no one around, so she can do it with confidence.
Su Nan waited for a while, and saw the sapling began to slowly spread out its branches and leaves. The listless flower buds and leaves also seemed to be full and began to grow larger and brighter in color.
The flower garden changed from lifeless to lush and green in the blink of an eye.
If there were other people present, 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 ate a meat bun and a bowl of porridge at the state-owned restaurant, and then walked towards the photo studio.
The photo studio is not far from Wutong Street, just across two streets.
A two-story small brick house with newly painted white walls, clean and bright. A wooden sign hung on the roof with five large characters "Red Star Photo Studio" written on it.
There was a glass window on the first floor. There were several photos inside the window. Su Nan recognized the person in one of the photos. It was Huang Pingping, the girl she had helped to do makeup for in Xiaojia Village.
The little girl in the photo smiles brightly 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 got on the train. I don’t know how she is doing, whether she has met her fiancé, and whether they will fulfill the engagement in the end?
Just as Su Nan was staring at the photo in a daze, a voice called her back.
"Hello, are you here to take pictures?"
When Su Nan heard the sound, she looked over and saw a woman in a dark blue cotton jacket standing at the door of the photo studio with a broom in her hand, looking her up and down with curiosity.
"Hello, I'm not here to take pictures. I'm a newcomer who came to work today. My name is Su Nan." Su Nan nodded at her friendlyly and extended his hand.
She was wearing a white shirt and a black cotton-padded jacket on the upper body. I don't know how she tied her two pigtails, but they looked better than those of ordinary people. Her snow-white face was so tender that it seemed as if water could be squeezed out of it.
She has delicate facial features and exudes nobility and gentleness. She is even prettier than the female stars in movie posters.
Jiang Hongqin knew that there would be a new person reporting for duty tomorrow, and she also heard that he was an 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 farm work.
When Jiang Hongqin was cleaning inside just now, she had in mind that she would never communicate 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. It was not until Su Nan reminded her that she quickly reached out and held Su Nan's hand.
"Hello, hello. 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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