After buying the watch, the two prepared to go home. Originally, according to Gu Mingjing's intention, they wanted to continue shopping, after all, they had not yet finished browsing the third floor and had not yet set foot on the fourth floor.
But Jianshu refused. Firstly, it was already late. They arrived at the department store at around 2 o'clock and had been shopping for several hours. It was almost closing time.
Secondly, the remaining counters weren't worth browsing. It wasn't that the items were bad, but they were too good. But what good was good? You needed a ticket to buy everything. The items Gu Mingjing had left with the tickets were either sewing machines and bicycles, which Jianshu had plenty of, or radios, which Jianshu had no interest in.
There were no tickets for items they were interested in, such as televisions, refrigerators, and electric fans, so they couldn't buy them even if they wanted to. As for the fourth floor, it was all about furniture, so there was no need for them to look at it.
In addition, after shopping for an entire afternoon, Jianshu was a little tired, so he suggested going home first.
Gu Mingjing stretched out his wrist and checked the time with his newly bought watch, only to realize that time had passed so quickly. Before he knew it, it was almost five o'clock.
Thinking of his previous thoughts, he nodded and agreed, "Let's go."
When they first arrived, it took them several hours to get from the first floor to the third floor. But now when they left, it took them less than a minute to get from the third floor back to the first floor.
As it got closer to getting off work, there were fewer people in the department store, and the first and second floors were no longer as noisy as before.
There was no longer a queue in front of Pan Ning's counter. The two walked over and found that the pastries in the counter had basically been sold out, with only some leftovers left.
Without any further delay, Jian Shu said hello to Pan Ning, left some candies and cookies he had bought for her, and then took all the things they had bought today and left.
Then he said hello to Li Li, left his things, and left the department store.
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On the way back, Jianshu found that Gu Mingjing was going in the wrong direction. This was not the way home.
She couldn't help but stop and looked at Gu Mingjing in confusion. She wasn't worried that he was going to sell her out or anything, but she didn't quite understand what he was going to do.
"I'll take you somewhere." Gu Mingjing replied when he saw Jianshu's questioning look.
Jian Shu asked curiously, "Where are we going?"
"You'll know if you follow me." Gu Mingjing smiled mysteriously and did not answer her question.
Jianshu curled his lips and looked mysterious.
Gu Mingjing took Jianshu around, and ten minutes later, they finally arrived at their destination.
Jianshu stopped and looked up to see the photo studio sign, and quickly understood what he was going to do.
She thought he was going to give her a surprise, and made it so mysterious that she was looking forward to it. It turned out that he was just here to take pictures. Jianshu was speechless.
Isn't it just taking pictures? Why are you being so secretive?
Seeing Jianshu roll his eyes at him, Gu Mingjing couldn't help but touch his nose and said, "I'm leaving in two days, right? We definitely won't be able to see each other in the short term. What if I miss you?"
He's a soldier, so he doesn't have the freedom to take vacations whenever he wants. Jianshu also has a job, so it's impossible for her to take time off to see him. It's clear that there's no chance for the two of them to meet in the near future.
"I will write to you." After hearing his words, Jian Shu was silent for a while and said in a muffled voice.
With separation just around the corner, she felt somewhat reluctant to leave.
"It's not enough. Writing letters to me can't satisfy my longing for you because I can't see you. I still have to take some photos and look at them when I miss you." Gu Mingjing shook his head and retorted.
Well, the reasons are quite sufficient. Now is not like the future, when letters are still the main way for people to communicate with each other from far away places. Not to mention video chatting, even making a phone call is not easy. In this case, photos are still very necessary.
"Just look at the photos when you miss me?" Jianshu joked with a smile.
Gu Mingjing pretended to be pitiful and said, "There's nothing I can do. Shushu, you won't go with me. I can't see you in person, so I can only look at your photos to quench my thirst."
"Shushu, why don't we get married right away, and then you can go with me to join the army. That way I won't have to look at photos to ease my longing for you?" Gu Mingjing came up with an idea.
"I don't want to." Jian Shu refused outright. She hadn't had enough of being single and didn't want to change her identity.
To prevent him from pestering her further, she hurried over and called out without even turning her head, "Don't you want to take a picture? Hurry up!"
"Shushu, wait for me." Jianshu ran even faster when he heard it.
Seeing this, Gu Mingjing behind him had to quicken his pace. He was tall and had long legs, so he caught up with Jianshu in just a few quick steps.
But what reassured Jianshu was that he did not mention marriage again, and his pace slowed down slightly.
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The two walked into the photo studio. Jianshu looked at the layout inside with interest. At the door was a large glass display area covered with large and small black and white photos. The clothes, hairstyles, and postures were very characteristic of the era.
The old man in the photo studio was sorting his equipment when he noticed movement at the door. He looked up and saw a handsome and beautiful couple walking in. The unique atmosphere between the two people quickly made it clear what their relationship was.
Putting down what he was holding, the old man stood up and asked, "Comrades, do you want to take a photo?"
"Yes." Gu Mingjing nodded.
"Follow me." The old master called out and led the way in front. Gu Mingjing Jianshu followed him slowly forward.
When we arrived at the destination, the old master began to organize the equipment. As he did so, he asked, "Solo photo or group photo?" But he already had a guess in his mind.
These two people are obviously a couple. They must be here to take a photo together. Maybe it's even their marriage certificate.
"Both individual and group photos are required." Gu Mingjing replied.
Just like Shushu said, only children make choices, so of course he took them all. He had the money for the two photos anyway, so the more photos of Shushu, the better. Every time he thought of her, he could see many different versions of her.
Jianshu had no objection. After all, she was pretty and not afraid of being photographed, so she took as many pictures as she wanted. It was just enough to add to her photo album.
In the past few years, she has taken photos every year and even made a special photo album that contains all the photos of her from childhood to adulthood, including one for every year.
Gu Mingjing's desire to take photos had come to him after he saw Jianshu's photo album a few days ago. He wanted the album, but that was definitely impossible. So, after being sternly rejected by Jianshu, he had no choice but to take a few more photos with her.
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