Chapter 45: Sweet Talk
Seeing Yu Dongmei talking to Fang Hanmin before returning to the jewelry counter, the salesman concluded that they were a couple, thinking that they were going to buy jewelry, and specially introduced several popular gold jewelry to Yu Dongmei.
After Yu Dongmei politely thanked the salesman, she pulled Fang Hanmin and left.
Coming to a place with relatively few customers, Yu Dongmei stopped and teased: "Fang Hanmin, is it because you didn't invite me to dinner, you want to buy jewelry to compensate me?" β
"How much is a meal? How much does a piece of jewelry cost, don't you and I know how to settle the account? Fang Hanmin said with a smile.
"Hey, you're good enough! So what are you doing standing in front of the jewelry counter? Is it just to talk to that beautiful saleswoman? β
"Even if you want to buy jewelry, it's not to compensate you for dinner. Is that saleswoman pretty? Why didn't I feel it? I think she's far worse than you! β
"Sweet words, your mouth is getting sweeter and sweeter! I like it though. β
The two walked from the first floor to the fourth floor, aimlessly looking at clothing, shoes and hats, daily necessities, and stationery and sports supplies. When she passed in front of the clothing counter on the second floor just now, Yu Dongmei looked very carefully, and now she walked down from the fourth floor, Fang Hanmin reminded her if she wanted to look at the clothes again?
"Yes! Anyway, it's still early, and it's okay to go back. β
Coming to the clothing counter again, Yu Dongmei stopped at the men's clothing counter, comparing several styles repeatedly, Fang Hanmin walked up to him and asked, "Do you want to buy men's clothing?" β
"Yes, buy men's clothes, you can help me try on this outfit." Yu Dongmei asked the waiter to bring the dark gray suit.
"I have clothes, why do you buy this?"
"This is for my brother, he is about the same size as you, you can help me try it."
Fang Hanmin took off his coat and put on this dark gray suit, which looked very fitting. You have to admire Dongmei's vision, this outfit is just like tailor-made for Fang Hanmin.
"I want this outfit." Yu Dongmei asked the salesperson to wrap up this men's suit, she came to the women's clothing counter again, and directly asked the salesperson to hand her the beige casual dress that she had just looked good at, put it on her body and try it on, it felt very fit, "Wrap this dress too." β
Yu Dongmei asked Fang Hanmin to wait in place, and she turned around and went to the cash register to pay.
If it was just Yu Dongmei who bought clothes, Fang Hanmin would take the initiative to pay for her, because there were also clothes bought for her brother, so Fang Hanmin hesitated.
Coming back from the cash register, Yu Dongmei handed the receipt to the salesman, she took two bags from the salesman's hand, and handed the men's bag to Fang Hanmin, "You take this." β
"IβWhat am I doing with this?" Fang Hanmin was a little confused.
"If you don't take the clothes you bought, do you want me to take them back to the dormitory?"
"Clothes for me? Yu Dongmei, you're not mistaken, right? Didn't you say that this dress was bought for your brother? β
Yu Dongmei sneered, "Fang Hanmin, you are really real, the first time we met, I said that you have a competitor, you believed it, just now I said that this dress was bought for my brother, and you also believed it." It stands to reason that I shouldn't be playing tricks on real people, but just kidding you, don't be angry! β
Fang Hanmin shook his head helplessly, "Let me say what is good about you?" Well, I'll give you the money to buy clothes. β
"Who wants your money? Don't you feel too stingy to tell me so clearly? β
Yu Dongmei said this, Fang Hanmin had nothing to say, a couple who are really in love, both of them have a fixed income, who buys a set of clothes for whom, it really shouldn't be too careful, otherwise it will cause misunderstanding from the other party.
However, after getting along with Yu Dongmei for nearly half a year, Fang Hanmin has never bought her a gift, but let Yu Dongmei take the lead, whether it is from face or heart, Fang Hanmin is a little unhappy.
The next day was Sunday, during which Fang Hanmin was finally not so busy, and finally had time to rest on the weekend, he invited Yu Dongmei to the suburbs to play.
"What's there to do in the suburbs?" Yu Dongmei prefers to go to the mall rather than see the scenery, which may be the preference of most ladies.
"It is said that there is a peach forest in the southeast of the suburbs, and now is the season when the peach blossoms are in full bloom, let's go to see the peach blossoms first, and then go shopping when we come back, what do you think?"
"That's all well and good, but I'm afraid it will take up a whole day, are you willing to spend your time on such boring things?" Because he was busy with work, in the past half a year of dating Yu Dongmei, Fang Hanmin has never stayed with her for a whole day.
"There will be no experimentation during this time, Sunday is completely at my disposal, and I will give you the whole day."
"Rare! Your fighting spirit for the revolutionary work is admirable, but I still want to thank you for your words. Yu Dongmei teased.
"Don't make fun of me, just spend more time with you in the future. Tomorrow you are waiting at school, and around eight o'clock, I will pick you up on my bicycle. β
"Why, are we going to ride a bike? Have you thought about it, more than ten kilometers back and forth, I also weigh more than 90 pounds, aren't you tired? I'd better ride it myself. β
At about half past eight in the morning of the next day, Fang Hanmin and Yu Dongmei met at the agreed place, they bought some snacks casually, and the two rode their bicycles to the suburbs.
After more than an hour of riding, the endless pink peach forest appears in front of them, waiting for them to be in it, and they feel relaxed and happy.
Yu Dongmei can sing and dance, born romantic, when she wanders in the pink ocean, she can't help singing the popular movie song "Our Life is Full of Sunshine", and dancing in a vacant lot under the peach tree.
Fang Hanmin was fascinated, he felt that compared with high school, the current Yu Dongmei was not only energetic, but also a little playful, and looked more cute.
After the song, Fang Hanmin applauded, "Dongmei, you are really a beautiful singer and dancer!" β
"Am I beautiful?" Yu Dongmei felt a little hot, she took off her coat, and her delicate curves were unobstructed, and she walked towards Fang Hanmin.
Fang Hanmin took Guo Dongmei's coat, pulled her in front of him, and took advantage of the situation to hug her, "In my eyes, you are the most beautiful!" And make a gesture of kissing.
Yu Dongmei closed her eyes, her neck raised slightly, ready to accept the first kiss in her life, of course, it was also the first kiss from Fang Hanmin. However, after waiting for a minute or two, not only did nothing happen, Fang Hanmin also let go of the arms that were holding her, Yu Dongmei opened her eyes and saw that Fang Hanmin was standing in place seriously, she asked very disappointedly, "What are you doing?" β
Fang Hanmin pointed to the left with his hand, "See?" Someone is coming over there, so we have to pay attention to the impact. β
Yu Dongmei looked sideways, there were indeed four or five people walking towards this side, and the distance was getting closer and closer, so she had to distance herself from Fang Hanmin a little. After all, before 1985, people's ideological consciousness was still relatively conservative, and they were always afraid that someone would point fingers and make irresponsible remarks behind their backs.
After a few tourists walked away, Yu Dongmei ran to a low-hanging peach tree, and the whole person merged with the pink peach blossoms, which was simply beautiful, Fang Hanmin couldn't help but sigh: "What a pair of peach blossoms with a human face!" β
Yu Dongmei said with a little regret: "It's a pity that I forgot to borrow a camera and take a few photos!" β
Fang Hanmin also felt negligent, "Yes, I forgot to borrow a camera to bring it, but it doesn't matter, there will be opportunities in the future, and this peach blossom is there every year." β
Pushing their bikes and walking some distance, perhaps feeling a little hungry, they parked their bikes in an open field, took out bread and soda, and some snacks like spiced peanuts, and began a picnic.
Yu Dongmei is an idle person, at this time, she suddenly remembered a question, "Fang Hanmin, you tell me the truth, in high school, did you pay attention to me?" β
"Does that need to be said? I am the class leader, you are a member of the recreation committee, the school and the class organize literary and artistic activities, I don't pay attention to you, how can I cooperate with your work? β
"I'm not talking about class work, I'm talking about myself, do you have a good impression of me?"
"This ----," Fang Hanmin was a little embarrassed, "What do you mention about it when you were in middle school?" β
"Small talk, it's because it's a thing of the past, and now it's a matter of the past. I can tell you for sure that I had a crush on you in high school. Yu Dongmei admitted very naturally.
The other party was so frank, Fang Hanmin had no choice but to say: "Because of my poor family background, I basically didn't think about anything else in high school except for concentrating on studying. Of course, because we are both class committee members, we have a little more contact, and you are a class flower-level person, if I say that I don't pay attention to you at all, it must be a lie, but you always look cold, as if you are empty-eyed, I think you are like a white swan, I dare not want to eat swan meat. β
"Fang Hanmin, you have no conscience, you were injured at the reservoir construction site, I took other class committee members to the hospital to see you several times, don't you feel my mood at all? I may be a little cold to others, but to you, how can I be empty-sighted? β
"Maybe it's because of my inferiority complex, maybe you have some kind of expression, but I don't dare to think anything wrong."
"No wonder some people say that the family environment has a great influence on a child's personality, and this is the case for you." ......
When the sun was in the west, the two decided to go back, and at about four o'clock in the afternoon, they returned to the city, and when they passed by a restaurant, probably because they had only eaten some bread and snacks at noon, Fang Hanmin felt a little hungry, and he suggested having dinner nearby.
After all, after riding back and forth for more than ten kilometers, singing and dancing in the peach forest, and walking a lot, Yu Dongmei also wanted to sit down and rest for a while, "Okay, let's go to this restaurant." β
The two stopped their bicycles in front of the restaurant, maybe they hadn't eaten yet, except for the two of them, there were no other customers in the restaurant, they ordered three dishes, and Fang Hanmin asked for a few bottles of beer.
After a full meal, it was already evening, coming out of the restaurant, the street lights on the street had been lit, Fang Hanmin and Yu Dongmei were ready to go back, but he thought about it, on the way back to Shuangling No. 3 Middle School, some sections of the road had no street lights, and some sections were more secluded, Fang Hanmin decided to send Yu Dongmei back to school.
"Send me back to school, you go back again, it will take an hour to say the least, I think it's better to forget it, there are so many people on the street, I can go back by myself." Yu Dongmei was afraid of delaying Fang Hanmin's rest.
"Don't shirk it, I know that there are a few remote places on your way back, and for safety, it's best for me to send you back. It's still early, and I'll be back at the dormitory by 12 p.m. β
Walking alone at night, Yu Dongmei couldn't help but feel a little uneasy, of course she hoped for Fang Hanmin's company in her heart, although she verbally refused, Fang Hanmin's insistence was exactly what she wanted.
Yu Dongmei was just a little worried, if the teacher who lived in the school's single dormitory saw Fang Hanmin, how would she explain it to her colleagues? Because Yu Dongmei has done a good job of confidentiality, her colleagues still don't know that she already has a boyfriend.