She didn't linger, but after entering the space, she didn't see Old Man Luo. However, there was an extra button on the wall. Hong Xiaoduo didn't know what kind of switch it was, so she just pressed it randomly.
"Hi, Xiaoduo, hello there. My student set up a message board for me. If you need to contact me in the future, you don't need to write it down on paper. Just click on this and say it. I'm a bit busy, so I'll be leaving now." Old Luo's voice rang out in the space.
"This is it? You want to call me in? With this time and energy, why don't you try to get a time-traveling phone? That would be much more convenient and faster." Hong Xiaoduo muttered, reaching out and pressing the button again. The green light on the button disappeared, indicating it was off.
Just as I was thinking that since I was already here, I might as well check what else was on the shelf, I turned around and saw that there was another device next to the exchange machine. When I went over to take a look, I saw that there was an instruction manual on it.
Holy crap, it's a DNA paternity testing device!
She only asked Old Luo to do one paternity test, and he actually got her a machine right away. This old man is too, too proactive!
When I asked him to get me some silver notes and gold ingots, nothing happened, but he was so cooperative with everything else!
Hong Xiaoduo looked at the instruction manual in her hand, unsure of what to say.
She wasn't sure if she would have the chance to use the device again in the future, and felt that she probably wouldn't use it very often.
When facing economic hardship, do you just hang up a sign and offer paternity tests to make extra money?
Since she had nothing else to do, Hong Xiaoduo simply took the instruction manual and went to the mini-fridge to get a bottle of UCC freeze-dried, sugar-free Americano. She liked its rich and smooth taste.
I sat in the massage chair, turned on my favorite intensity mode, sipped my coffee, and read the instruction manual.
Regardless of whether we'll need it again in the future, it's always good to familiarize ourselves with it, just in case we need it and are eagerly awaiting the results.
She thought that such a high-end instrument must be very complicated to use, but after reading the instruction manual, she found that it was actually very simple. Just put the material to be tested in, start it, and the results will be printed out automatically a few minutes later.
Having confirmed that she knew the usage process, Hong Xiaoduo threw the empty bottle in her hand into the trash can, and then looked at the extra snacks. Her goodwill towards Old Man Luo increased even more.
"What is this thing?" Hong Xiaoduo picked up something that was obviously extra on another layer and muttered curiously.
"Do whatever you want, and lock in happiness? Ultra-thin, grainy, strawberry flavor?" Hong Xiaoduo looked through the different packaged items, and belatedly realized what these things were!
Even though there was no one else in the space, she felt her cheeks burning. She hurriedly threw the things in her hand back into the storage compartment. What kind of nonsense had she sent?
What do they take her for? Does she even need something like this?
They're not clueless kids who would blow this up like a balloon!
She was truly speechless; the favorability rating she had just gained plummeted to negative numbers in an instant.
I told him before that I wouldn't talk about feelings in this era, and he still gave me this thing?
Knowing full well that she wouldn't date and therefore wouldn't get married, why would this old man prepare something like this for her?
Wanting her to be more open-minded in this era, aren't you afraid she'll be caught and drowned in a pig cage or a pond? What on earth is Old Luo thinking?
Then she noticed that the compartment next to the condoms seemed to contain boxes of medicine. Thinking the medicine was misplaced, she took it out to put it in the first-aid section. However, after reading the label, a surge of anger suddenly rose within her. In addition to condoms of various sizes and flavors, there were even contraceptive pills, both for pre-coital and post-coital use.
Hong Xiaoduo gritted her teeth, putting the medicine back in her hand. Then she looked at the next compartment and chuckled. Sure enough, it contained test kits from several different brands!
She took all these things out and placed them on Old Luo's small table, then picked up a pen and wrote a note on a piece of paper: "Keep these for your own use!"
She didn't forget about the answering machine; it's just that she really couldn't bring herself to say it.
Having lost interest in looking at other new items, she wanted to leave the space, but then hesitated for a moment. She turned around, took out the pregnancy test kit from the pile of things she had returned to the old man, and put it back on the storage shelf.
She herself doesn't need this thing, but perhaps someone she meets in the future will need it, so she'll keep it for now. Otherwise, asking Old Man Luo for it again would be a slap in her own face.
Hong Xiaoduo, having exited the space, did not open her eyes, remaining in a state of rest with her eyes closed. Therefore, she did not see the expressions of the children and Fei Yan inside the carriage.
Everyone noticed that her expression was off; she was frowning and looked very unhappy, but no one dared to ask.
Everyone was wondering what had happened, since everything had been fine just moments ago.
Furthermore, in such a short time, it's unlikely that he or she had a bad dream while asleep.
About half an hour later, Hong Xiaoduo opened her eyes, and her emotions had returned to normal.
She stopped making a fuss about the strange things Old Man Luo had added.
That old man was just being clever and did something wrong with good intentions; why should I take him seriously?
The locker was full of snacks and drinks, all added by the old man without his permission, and he seemed to be enjoying them immensely. Hong Xiaoduo even reflected on her actions, reminding herself not to be so heartless, and not to let one inappropriate act overshadow the other good things he had done.
Of course, Hong Xiaoduo didn't want to include the fact that she had been tricked by that old man Luo in the conversation! Let's keep things separate!
In the evening, they passed through a village and stopped not far from the village entrance. Some set up tents, some gathered firewood, and some went to the village to buy ingredients.
The brothers Tian Shu and his friends were discussing in hushed tones why Hong Xiaoduo had been angry in the train carriage that afternoon.
Feiyan was also worried and, after thinking it over, decided she should tell Quan Jinghuai to see if he knew anything.
Seeing Hong Xiaoduo going to the field with an old man to pick corn cobs, Feiyan quickly told Quan Jinghuai.
"Is it really not because of this lady from the Wei family?" Quan Jinghuai asked, frowning upon hearing this.
Feiyan shook her head and said, "It shouldn't be. She was fine when the two of them were talking, and she was fine when she first got into the carriage. It was only when she was resting that her expression suddenly changed, and she looked very annoyed."
About half an hour later, he returned to his normal expression.
"I understand. I'll ask her directly later," Quan Jinghuai decided.
"Ask directly?" Fei Yan asked nervously. She felt that this was inappropriate. What if Xiao Duo thought someone was telling on her behind her back? What if she found out that Xiao Duo was the one who said it? Would she start to hate her from then on...?
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