Fast-paced era: a warm and leisurely life

At 10 o'clock, the train stopped at Baijiang Station on time.

Gu Nuanyi got off the train carrying a large luggage bag in one hand and a net bag in the other.

People passing by looked at Gu Nuanyi in surprise.

I was amazed at how strong this little girl was. The luggage bag was almost half the height of her body...

Gu Nuanyi ignored the gazes of the people around her and walked out of the station with her luggage.

As soon as I got out of the station, I saw a very large sign with the three words "Gu Nuanyi" written on it.

Gu Nuanyi immediately realized that this was the person who came to pick her up, and immediately walked towards the sign

The person standing next to the sign saw a person the height of a child stop next to him and thought he was blocking the road, so he quickly moved aside.

Gu Nuanyi waited for a while, then looked up at the person holding the sign: "Isn't that Gu Nuanyi you picked up?"

The man lowered his head and realized that the child looked familiar.

After a pause, he said, "Hey, you look a bit like the girl I'm going to pick up. I haven't heard that Uncle Gu has two children..."

Gu Nuanyi said with a frown: "I am Gu Nuanyi"

"Emma, ​​didn't Uncle Gu give you any food to eat? How come you are so short? The kids in our village are taller than you..."

Gu Nuanyi pursed her lips in silence. The man seemed to realize that he had said something wrong. He picked up Gu Nuanyi's luggage and said, "Come with me. We still have to take a two-hour bus ride to Dahe District."

Both of them were silent along the way, but the person who came to pick up Gu Nuanyi kept looking at Gu Nuanyi secretly, muttering in his heart: This little girl is really short... She looks like she is only eleven or twelve years old. I don’t know how Uncle Gu and Aunt Gu take care of her. Is life in the city worse than in the countryside?

It took two hours to take the bus to the river area, but it's not over yet

You have to take a bus for another hour and a half from Dahe District to Qingshan Commune.

Gu Nuanyi touched her stomach and felt a little hungry. She planned to have a meal before taking the bus, so she looked at the person next to her and asked, "Hello, I don't know your name yet?"

The man just remembered that he hadn’t introduced himself yet: “Comrade Gu, my name is Gu Zhigao, and I’m the son of the team leader. The team leader is going to pick up the educated youth, so he arranged for me to pick you up.”

"Comrade Gu Zhigao, can we go have a meal before leaving?"

Gu Zhigao patted his head, picked up his luggage and took Gu Nuanyi to the state-owned hotel.

It was lunchtime, and there were many people eating in the state-owned restaurant.

Gu Zhigao noticed the empty seat and walked over with his luggage bag: "Comrade Gu, you sit here and take up a seat. I'll go order the food. Do you have any dietary restrictions?"

How could Gu Nuanyi let Gu Zhigao buy food? He came to pick her up specially. Gu Nuanyi could still afford to treat him to a meal.

"Comrade Gu... I don't even know who you are calling. I'll just call you Comrade Zhigao. I'm going to order some food. I'm not feeling well, and the doctor specifically told me that there are some things I can't eat."

Gu Zhigao didn't understand that at all. He just believed what the doctor said.

Gu Nuanyi came to the ordering counter and said, "Hello, sister. Please give me one serving of chicken stewed with mushrooms, one serving of braised pork slices, one serving of three fresh vegetables, two bowls of rice, six meat buns, and six vegetarian buns."

Waiter: "Little boy, where are your parents? Can they finish all the food you ordered? It's shameful to waste food!!!"

Once again being treated as a child because of her height, Gu Nuanyi was already somewhat numb. Who could blame her for being too short in Heilongjiang Province where the average height was 180cm?

Gu Nuanyi took out the money and put it on the table: "Sister, my parents are sitting there. We will pack up the food if we can't finish it."

The waiter kindly said, "Okay, I'll ask your parents to come over when we serve the food later."

Gu Nuanyi nodded: "Thank you, sister."

Returning to his seat, Gu Zhigao handed the prepared bill to Gu Nuanyi: "My father said that I can't spend your money."

Gu Nuanyi said quickly: "Please come and pick me up. This meal is also my responsibility. Don't push it around, or I won't be able to eat this meal."

"No, if you don't keep the money, my dad will beat me when he gets home."

"You're already this old, does your father still want to beat you?"

"In the brigade, there are people in their 40s who were beaten by their fathers. Just keep them."

Gu Nuanyi shook her head: "Go back to the team, I will explain to the captain in person, and I will never let him beat you up."

Waiter: “Come and serve the food.”

Gu Nuanyi said quickly: "Go and serve the dishes."

Gu Zhigao looked at the food on the plate and swallowed his saliva. The food today was so delicious. The money he prepared was not enough. He had to ask his father for more when he got home.

Gu Nuanyi ate a bowl of rice and some vegetables and was full.

Gu Zhigao saw Gu Nuanyi put down her chopsticks and asked, "Are you full?"

"Well, Comrade Zhigao, take your time eating, don't be in a hurry"

Gu Zhigao nodded and ate the dishes with the buns in a flash, leaving 3 meat buns and 2 vegetarian buns.

Gu Nuanyi put the buns into the lunch box and packed them away

Gu Zhigao wiped his mouth a little embarrassedly, thinking that he had eaten too much.