Lunch is ready. In addition to meatball and mushroom soup, steamed ham, and braised pig's trotters, Chentan also made fried garlic sprouts and chicken gizzards, and spinach, tofu, and egg soup.
She carried the food into Qin Li's bedroom and said, "Brother, just sit on the bed and I'll feed you."
Qin Li put on his pants, his army green coat draped over his upper body, his abdomen wrapped in a thick white cloth, and leaned against the head of the bed, wanting her to feed him, but he couldn't bear to do it.
By the time he finished eating, the food had become cold and had become his leftovers.
He smiled, raised his good hand, and rubbed her head, "Brother is fine, you don't need to feed me."
Qin Qiuniang also smiled and said, "Don't spoil him. Let him eat by himself."
"Well, I'll pick up whatever you want to eat for you."
Chen Tan was so embarrassed when he touched her head in front of Qin Qiuniang that her ears turned red. She picked up her bowl, picked up a piece of ham with chopsticks and put it into her mouth.
When it lowers its head to chew, its snow-white, fleshy little cheeks bulge out, which is so adorable.
Seeing this, Qin Li smiled dotingly and said, "Give me a piece of ham too."
"good."
Chen Tan hurriedly picked up two slices with his chopsticks and put them into his bowl.
There was a trace of moisture on the shiny piece of meat.
Qin Li's eyes darkened as he thought of the last time she ate candy and drooled all over his palm.
My throat rolled uncontrollably.
The old lady picked up a braised pig's trotter and put it into his bowl in a bad mood. Really, he didn't care that she was an old woman at all.
Qin Li came back to his senses shyly, picked up the pig's trotter and started to chew it.
The three of them ate their meal slowly for more than an hour.
“So full!”
Chen Tan rubbed his bulging belly and always felt like he was wearing a fake 1970s outfit.
After dinner, Qin Li took out a black canvas backpack from the edge of the bed and handed it to Chen Tan, "Open it, the gift inside is for you."
"I don't……"
"Don't refuse," Qin Li stopped her with a cold face, "Open it!"
"Oh." Chen Tan took the bag, unzipped it, and a square red cloth box appeared.
She picked it up and opened it, and a brand new women's watch caught her eye.
It has a golden dial, a silver-white strap, and a small square at the three o'clock position for viewing the date.
When Chen Tan was reading the book, he did not see any information about the price of the watch.
She didn't know how much the watch cost in that era, but it was definitely not cheap.
She shifted her gaze from the surface to Qin Li, the man's stubble almost covering half of his face.
His already deep and sharp eyebrows and eyes appeared even wilder and more ferocious.
She stared at him blankly. He was trying to boil a frog in warm water.
But the water he used was too precious.
After a brief moment of being flattered, I felt completely suffocated and wanted to escape!
She closed the watch box and smiled, "Thank you, brother."
Her smile is as bright as the stars, with the gratitude of her family and the sincerity of her friends, but without admiration.
Qin Li's expectation gradually turned cold. He gritted his teeth unwillingly, reached into his bag, took out an oil-paper bag, and threw it in front of Chen Tan.
"Money for chilblain cream and tea bran soap."
Chen Tan quickly caught it and put it on the table together with the watch box, "Brother, it just so happens that I also sold it for three hundred yuan. I'll go get it."
After saying that, she turned and went back to the bedroom next door. Qin Qiuniang was leaning against the kang reading a book. "What's wrong? What does Qin Li want?"
"Oh, no, I took the money and notes that Sister Qiong gave me to my brother," Chen Tan opened the cabinet and took out the money and notes from the space, "I want to buy a bicycle for my brother."
Qin Qiuniang raised her eyes and looked at her lovingly, "Well, you two should discuss it."
Chen Tan returned to Qin Li and saw him stand up to get the tea bowl. He quickly took it and said, "Brother, the tea is cold. I'll go to the kitchen to add some hot water for you."
When she got to the kitchen, she brought over a large bowl of spiritual spring water.
Qin Li drank it all in one breath and waited for her next words.
He heard her just now saying that she would buy him a bicycle.
In fact, he also brought a bicycle ticket when he came back this time.
After the New Year, she will go to Mr. Xie to study medicine. It’s more than ten miles away, and it will take her a long time to walk with her thin legs.
Buy her a car so it will be convenient for her to travel back and forth.
Chen Tan took out the banknotes and told him everything that happened on the day Li Qiong came. After hesitating for a while, he finally expressed his thoughts.
"Brother, I want to sell the frostbite cream and tea bran soap myself, so I won't bother you."
He could take risks for anyone, but not for her.
She is most afraid of owing others.
"You little heartless thing!" Qin Li leaned against the head of the bed, his teeth itching with hatred.
In order to seize the tea bran soap market, he almost lost his life, and now she won't let him sell it.
Hearing that he had misunderstood, Chen Tan hurriedly defended himself, "I'm not heartless, I just can't bear to see you get hurt."
She was afraid of owing too much, so she was reluctant to leave.
"Hahaha!"
Qin Li paused for a few breaths, and suddenly a star-like light flashed in his angry eyes, and his laughter became louder and louder.
Chen Tan knew that he had misunderstood again, and seeing him so happy, she didn't have the courage to explain anymore.
She divided the money in the oil-paper bag into two.
He took one of the shares to Qin Li and handed him his three hundred yuan. "Brother, these three hundred are the capital, and this half is yours."
As she spoke, she took out two hundred yuan from her share and the bicycle ticket and handed them to Qin Li. "Thank you for taking care of me, brother. This bicycle is a gift from me."
Qin Li glanced at the money and asked, "Since you care about me, why are you so distant?"
"There's no estrangement," Chen Tan shook his four hundred yuan with a smug smile on his face. "This is my private money. I'm going to save it and buy what I want. From now on, I'll eat your food and live in your house. There's no estrangement at all."
"I see. Then don't refuse anything I give you from now on." Qin Li put away the money and bicycle ticket with one hand. "I'll take the money. As for the tea bran soap, if you don't want to make it anymore, I'll make it myself. I won't share the profit with you."
Anyway, he understood all the steps, so he decided to spend the New Year selling this thing, which would make more money than raising those things.
Chen Tan shook her head repeatedly. Whether it was frostbite cream or tea bran soap, without her spiritual spring water, the effect would definitely not be so good.
She bit her lower lip, not sure whether to stop it.
Qin Li suddenly raised his hand and rubbed her head, as if he had guessed what she was thinking. "Don't blame yourself. My injury has nothing to do with your tea bran soap frostbite cream."
"Now that grandma is well again, I can earn work points after the New Year. I don't want you to get hurt."
Deep down, she hoped that Qin Li would be safe and sound, even if he had to eat poorly.
"Silly girl, I'm just taking care of you. Don't worry, I'm fine."
Qin Li lowered his head and took a deep breath, his eyes wet.
He also wants to live a simpler life, but he can't let go of the people behind him.
Although Chen Tan was puzzled, he did not continue to explore.
He took her four hundred dollars and the watch, returned to the bedroom, locked them in the cabinet, and then put them back into the space without leaving any trace.
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