Chapter 13: The First Date
"Oh, then I'll have to go home and talk to my mom, or she'll be worried."
Don't even ask what to do, so you're not afraid of being abducted?
Seeing that her clear eyes were full of trust, Shen Kang raised his hand to light the cigarette and took a hard puff.
Then he turned around and went to the eaves to push out the parked bicycle.
The long leg straddles the saddle, and the other leg easily supports the ground: "Come up." ”
As he moved, the cigarette in his mouth also moved twice.
Maybe it's because I've been riding in a car for days, and a layer of cyan stubble grows on my resolute chin, and the protruding Adam's apple is very eye-catching.
Lin Xi turned his gaze away, sat in the back seat of the car according to his words, and put his arm around his waist very naturally.
Shen Kang's thin waist tensed suddenly.
Soon he boarded the car as if nothing happened, and the two went out of the yard, and stopped in front of the Lin family's courtyard not long after.
"You ...... first"
Before he finished speaking, Lin Xi had already gotten out of the car and shouted as he walked towards the courtyard, "Mom, Brother Shen Kang is back." ”
Originally, Shen Kang wanted to go to the town to buy something and come to visit officially, but when he heard her, he had to take two puffs of cigarette hard, and then threw it on the ground and trampled it out. Park your bike and follow her into the door.
"When did you come back?" Fan Xiumei came out of the house and was very happy to see him come back.
Shen Kang hurriedly called his aunt, and then replied: "In the middle of the night last year, I didn't come over because I came back too late." ”
"Mom, I'll go to town with my brother and I'll be back in the afternoon."
Fan Xiumei nodded, and said to Shen Kang: "Let's come to the house for dinner." ”
Shen Kang responded, and after saying goodbye to Fan Xiumei, he took Lin Xi to the town.
The weather is good these days, and the roads are full of people busy harvesting wheat.
Unconsciously arrived at the place, Shen Kang glanced at his watch, it was already close to noon, turned his head and asked, "Go to the restaurant first, and then go shopping when you are full?" ”
Lin Xi nodded, indicating that he had no opinion.
Soon the two came to the door of the state-run hotel, parked the car and walked in.
The conditions in his previous life were not good, and Lin Xi never had a chance to come in, and then it was demolished within a few years.
The state-run hotel in a small county town is very simple to decorate.
The surrounding walls are painted with green baseboards more than half a person high, four or five large round tables, and two ceiling fans above their heads are turning weakly.
Rice steamed buns and flower rolls are placed in the window, and a blackboard next to it shows the codes and prices of today's dishes.
Because it is still a unified purchase and sales, it is not possible to order food at will like in later generations.
Fortunately, it was not yet time to eat, so the two found a place to sit by the window.
Shen Kang glanced at the location of the window: "What do you want to eat?" ”
"Rice."
"Where's the dish?"
Looking at the dishes on the small blackboard, Lin Xi fell into hesitation.
In addition to the husband and wife's lung slices, the other two dishes, a dried tofu and a small fried fish, she didn't like it very much.
In fact, she has always liked spicy food, but Fan Xiumei is not in good health and can't eat stimulating food, so the dishes at home are relatively light.
Later, when she married into the Zhao family, she had to cater to the tastes of the Zhao family, and she never really expressed her preferences.
Almost subconsciously, she wanted to say anything.
But when the words came to her lips, she stopped again.
A healthy relationship should not rely on one party to blindly forbear.
She also wants to express her true self, so that Shen Kang can truly understand her, so that their relationship can last for a long time.
"I like spicy food, how about that couple's lung slices?"
Shen Kang nodded, got up and asked for the couple's lungs, and asked for a sharp pepper dried tofu and two bowls of rice.
When he came back, he still had a bottle of orange soda in his hand.
Lin Xi looked up: "Brother wants to drink soda?" ”
Shen Kang picked up the chopsticks, opened the cap of the soda bottle with a little force, and then put it in front of her: "I don't drink." It's hot, and you kids should love it. ”
Lin Xi was happy in his heart, but he couldn't help but retort: "I'm almost nineteen, and I'm not a child anymore." ”
Shen Kang's gaze fell on her towering position, and he quickly turned away without a trace.
It didn't take long for the food to come up, and it was rare to eat the dishes he liked, Lin Xi was very happy, and even asked for an extra bowl of rice.
It may be that she drank too much soda, and halfway through eating, she couldn't eat it anymore.
But there has been no food left for many years, especially in front of Shen Kang, she can only count the grains of rice, and her face is eager to bury it in the bowl.
I knew that I wouldn't be greedy, but now it's really hard to ride a tiger.
"If you can't eat it, don't hold it up." Suddenly, a large hand reached out and took the bowl in front of her.
Shen Kang pulled all the remaining dishes on the table into the bowl, mixed them a few times, and began to eat them in large gulps.
Lin Xi was a little embarrassed: "Brother, that's my leftovers." ”
Shen Kang disagreed: "Don't eat waste, besides, it's yours, it's okay." ”
With just one sentence, Lin Xi's mood relaxed all of a sudden.
ate a delicious meal, and was surrounded by someone he liked, so when he came out of the state-run restaurant and went to the supply and marketing store, the corners of Lin Xi's mouth did not drop.
The store has a total of three floors, and it is one of the few high-rise buildings in the town at present.
The first entrance is a large hall with handrail stairs flanked directly in front.
The first floor sells grain, oil and some non-staple foodstuffs, the second floor sells electric radios, televisions and bicycles, and the third floor sells fabrics, shoes, hats, ready-to-wear and woolen yarn.
Lin Xi followed Shen Kang straight up to the third floor.
"You can help me pick it, grandma, mom and aunt have a piece of fabric each."
Lin Xi looked up: "My mother also buys it?" ”
Shen Kang snorted: "It'll be our mother after a while." ”
Lin Xi sighed, his eyes fell on the shelves behind the counter, and he began to choose carefully.
In the end, she chose a dark green fabric and two dark blue fabrics with white florals, which should be good for the coat.
After choosing, Shen Kang took out the money and cloth tickets.
Looking at the thick dozen tickets in his hand, in addition to cloth stamps and food stamps, there were also many industrial stamps.
In this era when you need a ticket to buy everything, industrial vouchers can buy a lot of things.
Kettles, radios, leather shoes, etc., all need this stuff.
"Brother, you have a lot of tickets."
Seeing her eyes shining, Shen Kang couldn't help but be a little funny: "The army has a hair every month, and I usually save a lot without using it much." Tell me what you want. ”
Lin Xi raised his head: "I'll just say it to you directly, okay?" ”
Shen Kang: "That's up to you to perform." ”
Lin Xi leaned into his ear and whispered, "Is the beauty planned?" ”
The faint fragrance rushed into his nose, and Shen Kang's breath stagnated.
I subconsciously touched the cigarette in my trouser pocket, and thought that this was a shopping mall, so I could only endure it.
"Do you have a bike ticket?"
This Shen Kang really has it.
Before coming back this time, he deliberately went cheekily to the leader to get a copy.
What others have, his daughter-in-law must also have.
So in addition to the bicycle, there was also a sewing machine and a television, all of which he had to buy her.
"What do you want this for?"