"Are you going to marry Liu Zhiqing?" Xie Xixing asked directly.

Xie Xixing has never been very sensitive to these kinds of things; if Xie Qingyu hadn't said so, he might not have realized it yet.

However, considering that He Shen was a year older than him, it was about time for him to get married.

Liu Zhiqing and he came from the same place, so even if they got married, they could return to the city together in the future.

Upon hearing Xie Xixing's question, He Shen fell silent for a moment, wondering where Xie Xixing had gotten such a misconception.

“We’re not in that kind of relationship,” He Shen said. “Liu Zhiqing’s family has been kind to my grandfather. After they learned that I was going to the countryside, they asked me to take good care of her, since she’s a girl.”

I can understand why He Shen said that.

Many female educated youth sent to the countryside, especially the pretty ones, got into trouble.

Especially in the past few years, fortunately, the atmosphere in Xiejia Village was still good, and there were no cases of forcibly occupying land and ruining its reputation.

"After you saved Liu Zhiqing last time, some people said you should take responsibility for her. Didn't you do anything about it?" Xie Xixing joked.

When this matter was brought up, He Shen subconsciously thought of Xie Qingyu's actions sitting behind him at the time, as well as her arrogant response after being slandered.

"Don't joke about something like this," He Shen said instinctively.

Xie Xixing immediately stopped talking, "It won't damage the girl's reputation."

However, he added, "But she also tried to frame my Nan Nan back then, luckily my Nan Nan cleared things up in time."

"Did she apologize?" He Shen asked Xie Qingyu.

"I apologized, but it wasn't very sincere," Xie Qingyu said bluntly.

He Shen didn't seem surprised when he heard this. "She's a deep thinker. If you don't like her, try to avoid contact with her in the future."

Xie Qingyu was somewhat surprised upon hearing this and forgot to reply.

"If she contacts you first, try not to go with her," He Shen added when he didn't hear Xie Qingyu's reply.

"You know her very well?" Xie Qingyu seemed intrigued.

“The two families live not far apart, and we visit each other quite often,” He Shen replied briefly.

His family situation was complicated, and he relied entirely on his grandfather for protection. Liu Qingqing's family situation was equally complicated, otherwise she wouldn't have gone to the countryside.

"So you two are quite close, it seems you go to the grove quite often, aren't you together?" Xie Qingyu's words were half true and half false.

He Shen's voice carried a hint of helplessness, "Only that one time, and you happened to be there."

"That counts."

“That time, her mother had an accident and sent a letter, asking me for help,” He Shen said.

"Like this~"

Xie Qingyu didn't ask any further questions, but He Shen felt an urge to explain.

But there's no way to say it.

Liu Qingqing's family situation is complicated. If you're asking why everyone is asking him about her mother's accident, it's because only He Shen knows about Liu Qingqing's situation. Her mother is the first wife, and the family also supports a second wife.

However, the second wife lived there as a distant relative.

Being quite favored, one can imagine the status of Liu Qingqing and her mother at home.

Both of them were tricked by their families into not going to the countryside, so they were in the same boat and even had a similar calculating nature.

There's some sentiment involved.

Therefore, He Shen at the time couldn't understand why Liu Qingqing would suddenly frame Xie Qingyu, with whom he had no connection.

But just now, when Xie Qingyu said she had seen him and Liu Qingqing in the grove, he suddenly had an idea.

He vaguely remembered listening to Liu Qingqing's tearful plea in the grove for a moment.

When he turned his head to look, there was nothing there. Perhaps at that moment, Liu Qingqing saw Xie Qingyu.

Realizing that this might be the reason, He Shen didn't say much on the way until they arrived in the city.

The first place the three of them went to when they arrived in the city was a state-run restaurant.

Xie Xixing and He Shen, in particular, expended a lot of energy along the way.

After arriving at the restaurant and ordering their food, the two of them ate in silence without saying a word.

After Xie Qingyu finished eating and rested, the two of them kept eating. After a while, when there was no food left, they finally put down their chopsticks.

After we've eaten and drunk our fill, it's time to get down to business.

"I'll go to the department store with you first, and after you've bought your things, I'll take you to the junkyard. If you think going to the junkyard is boring, you can browse around the department store by yourself first, and then I'll come pick you up when I'm done. What do you think?"

Xie Qingyu became interested when she heard Xie Xixing mention the scrap yard, "Then I'll go buy something first, and then you can take me to the scrap yard."

"Then you'd better hurry up, we'll go over as soon as we're done buying, otherwise we'll be late." Xie Xixing's face already showed some anxiety.

Xie Qingyu hesitated for a moment before agreeing, when she heard He Shen's voice beside her, "How about this, I'll take Qingyu to the department store, and after she's finished shopping, I'll bring her over to find you."

“I also need to buy some things at the department store,” He Shen suggested.

"That's fine." Xie Xixing was still a little worried about letting Xie Qingyu stay in the department store alone for so long, but he didn't want her to miss out on her shopping.

But they didn't have much time, and they had to rush back that night.

"Okay then, we'll go to the department store first, and you can go straight to the recycling station."

"Okay." Xie Xixing replied, taking out some money and tickets from his pocket. "Take these, buy whatever you want."

Xie Xixing gave out many different kinds of tickets, some of which were obviously not something a country person could get, but Xie Qingyu didn't ask any questions and just accepted them.

"Let's go."

The department store in the city was indeed much larger than the supply and marketing cooperative in the town, and it even had two floors.

There were a lot of people inside.

There were long lines of people in front of each product category, and Xie Qingyu had to squeeze in to see what was being sold.

He Shen had the advantage of being tall, and before going inside, he told Xie Qingyu what was being sold inside.

From daily necessities to fabrics and watches, every counter was packed with people.

Until we arrived at the place that sells ready-made clothes.

He Shen glanced inside and said, "This is where they sell clothes."

Then he paused for a moment and said, "There are things you want to buy."

After speaking, He Shen stopped standing next to Xie Qingyu and turned to the stall next to him, seemingly buying something for himself.

Xie Qingyu was so dazed by the crowd that she thought He Shen had gone there because he saw what she wanted to buy. It wasn't until she got there and pointed to the bra to buy that the way people around her were secretly looking at her made her realize that He Shen was avoiding her to prevent her from feeling embarrassed.

At that time, even in the city, not many people bought or wore this item.

Despite the stares of everyone, Xie Qingyu bought almost all the items in the store that fit her size, and also bought the same style of underwear.

The sales clerk was also somewhat shocked, but didn't give her any strange looks. She was just surprised by Xie Qingyu's size and the fact that she had bought so many.

Moreover, she quite liked Xie Qingyu's generous and open attitude.

Things that can be sold directly, what's there to be ashamed of? There's no need to act like a thief.

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