Fast-paced era: a warm and leisurely life

When Gu Nuanyi went to the newspaper office to deliver the translated books, she also picked up her April subsidy.

After signing, the commune leader said, "Comrade Gu Nuanyi, your birthday is May 5, right?"

"Yes"

"Okay, then you can also take the May one back!"

Gu Nuanyi was surprised. She didn't expect that she could receive another month's salary in May.

The commune leader smiled and said, "Even if you were born on May 5, it will still be counted as one month. I wish you a happy birthday in advance!"

"Thank you!"

May 5 is Gu Nuanyi’s birthday

Gu Nuanyi got up early that day, put on a new dress, and put on beautiful makeup in front of the mirror.

Gu Nuanyi looked at herself in the mirror and admired herself for a while: "I haven't put on makeup for a long time. Fortunately, my technique is still good."

She flirted with herself in the mirror: "What a pretty girl!!!"

Today is her birthday, Gu Nuanyi asked for leave early, she didn't want to go to work today~~~

Gu Nuanyi cooked herself a bowl of noodles and covered it with a fried egg.

After breakfast, Gu Nuanyi got on the ox cart and planned to go for a stroll in the county town.

Mr. Gu smiled and said, "Xiao Nuan looks so beautiful today!!! What are you going to do wearing such beautiful clothes?"

"Second Master Gu, I plan to go to the county town for a stroll!"

"The county town, I haven't been there for a long time. I'm old and can't walk anymore. You guys are still young, so you can go there more often."

The aunt who was sitting on the ox cart also laughed and teased, "It's rare to see Xiao Nuan dressed up so beautifully, is she having an appointment?"

Gu Nuanyi smiled and said, "No one asked me out, I just went shopping by myself!"

"Oh~~" The auntie obviously didn't believe it. Why did she need to dress so beautifully just to go shopping?

Gu Nuanyi also smiled but didn't say anything, the main point is whether you want to believe it or not!!!

Arriving at the commune station, Gu Nuanyi waited for a while before getting on the bus.

As soon as she got on the bus, Gu Nuanyi's face changed. The smell of sweat mixed with the smell of poultry feces and urine...

Gu Nuanyi endured it for a long time and didn't spit it out. She took out an orange from her bag and put it on her nose. Then she felt better.

Not only was the smell bad, but the bus was also shaky when driving...

After sitting on the bus for an hour, Gu Nuanyi finally arrived at the county town.

The moment the bus stopped, Gu Nuanyi rushed down and vomited for a long time while holding onto a tree trunk.

After a while, Gu Nuanyi took out a mirror, fixed her hair and makeup, and then walked towards the county town.

When Gu Nuanyi arrived in the county town, the first thing she did was to go to the photo studio to take a picture of herself as a souvenir.

"Master, how much is a photo?"

"Black and white is 5 cents a piece, color is yuan a piece, comrade, which one do you want?"

Gu Nuanyi said without hesitation: "I want the colorful one!"

"Okay, sit on that chair." After saying that, the old master started fiddling with the camera in his hand.

There are not so many poses for taking photos at this time. Apart from sitting or standing, most people have serious expressions on their faces.

There is no such thing as photo editing. It is what it looks like.

Gu Nuanyi took one photo of her sitting and one of her standing.

"Two yuan in total." The old master wrote a receipt and handed it to Gu Nuanyi: "Come and pick it up in half a month!"

Gu Nuanyi put the voucher into her bag, actually throwing it into the space

Then we walked towards the state-owned store.

The state-owned stores are much larger than the supply and marketing cooperatives, and the products they sell are more diverse than those sold in the supply and marketing cooperatives. The salespeople are also energetic and stand behind the counters.

The clothing area, food area, and grocery area are all separated

Everyone is at work now, so there aren't many people in the state-owned stores.

Gu Nuanyi strolled around slowly, stopping at each counter to take a look.

"Hello comrade, could you please weigh me a pound of rice candy?"

The salesperson wrote down the ticket quickly: "One pound of grain coupons, two ounces of sugar coupons, 2 yuan."

The salesperson will hand the written ticket to Gu Nuanyi only after receiving the money: "Comrade, please go to the side and get the rice candy."

The salesperson took the ticket from Gu Nuanyi and weighed the rice candy according to the content on the ticket.

Gu Nuanyi looked around and found that every counter had the same process. Two people were responsible for collecting money and issuing invoices, and another two were responsible for packing things.

"Comrade, here's your rice candy. Welcome back next time!"

The clothes in this state-owned store have more varieties than those in the supply and marketing cooperatives. Girls just like pretty clothes and skirts. When they open their closets, they always complain that they have nothing to wear. When they tidy up their clothes, they find that many of the clothes they bought have only been worn once, and some have never been worn even once.

But next time I see beautiful clothes, I still want to buy them

Gu Nuanyi couldn't help but buy two sets of braids and a pair of small sandals

Smelling the sweet candy, I weighed another pound of milk candy.

Gu Nuanyi, who had only planned to go shopping, left the state-owned store with her hands full of things and a ladies' mechanical watch on her wrist.

Gu Nuanyi quickly found an empty alley and threw all the things into the space.

When girls go shopping, they either don't buy anything or they buy a lot...

Gu Nuanyi, who was a little tired from shopping, came to the state-owned restaurant and planned to go back after dinner.

The smell was much better on the bus back home, otherwise Gu Nuanyi would have been afraid of vomiting.

When we arrived at the commune, we just happened to catch the ox cart of Mr. Gu returning home.

After returning home, I rested for a while and then started to prepare dinner.

Gu Nuanyi prepared a large table of dishes for herself and took out a cake from the space. Although she couldn't finish it, she still had to have the sense of ritual.

Gu Nuanyi poured herself a glass of white wine and raised the glass towards the moon: "Gu Nuanyi, happy birthday!!!"

Just after taking a sip, I heard a knock on the door.

Gu Nuanyi looked towards the gate in confusion. Who would come to see her at this moment?

As soon as she opened the door, a gift box hit her in the face. Gu Nuanyi quickly retreated.

Gu Hongzhe: "Comrade Gu Nuanyi, happy birthday!!"

"Thank...thank you!" Gu Nuanyi looked at Gu Hongzhe in surprise. She didn't expect that he would give her a gift.

Gu Nuanyi asked politely: "Have you eaten? How about eating together?"

Thinking of the warmth he felt after dinner last time, Gu Hongzhe replied without hesitation: "Okay!"

Gu Hongzhe strode towards the yard, looking at the table full of dishes and swallowed subconsciously: "What a sumptuous meal!!!"

"It's your birthday after all, so it's not too much to eat something delicious~~~" Gu Nuanyi poured a glass of white wine for Gu Hongzhe.

Gu Hongzhe held up his wine glass and said seriously, "Gu Nuanyi, happy birthday to you!!!"

"Thanks!!"

It's a different feeling to eat with someone. You can easily eat too much.

Gu Nuanyi looked at the cake: "Hmm~ I haven't eaten the cake yet"

Gu Hongzhe also burped: "No hurry, you can eat after digesting the food, it's not even 12 o'clock yet!!!"