Reborn in 1979, with a female educated youth lying next to me.

Liu Jia smiled with her lips pursed, without saying a word.

Let you be smug for a few more days!

Once you marry Zhou Caixia, I'll make sure you call me "Third Brother" properly!

……

The delivery went smoothly. Liu Jia and Li Zhenghe first unloaded a batch of baskets at the Hongxing Supply and Marketing Cooperative, and then went to a nearby supply and marketing cooperative.

Compared to the order volume of these supply and marketing cooperatives, the orders from the master craftsmen are the main source of revenue.

After all, the other supply and marketing cooperatives are all near the Hongxing Supply and Marketing Cooperative, and they can deliver goods every few days, but it's different for the driver's side.

Because it was far away, I went there less often, so every time I delivered baskets, the quantity to the master was the largest.

There's a warehouse over there; as long as you're careful about fire, you can store things for as long as you want.

"Brother Li, you can rest well today. I'll be the driver."

Upon hearing Liu Jia's words, Li Zhenhe immediately beamed with joy.

"You know what, I feel incredibly relaxed whenever I can sit in the passenger seat these days."

"People think that doing my job is incredibly glamorous, sitting in the driver's seat all day with your butt and holding the steering wheel all day. No matter how glamorous it is, it gets boring after a while."

"You'll cover my shift today, let me catch my breath."

As he spoke, Li Zhenhe quickly ran to the passenger seat, afraid that Liu Jia might change his mind.

"Okay, I'll drive. Don't worry, I won't wake you up even if you fall asleep in the passenger seat."

As Liu Jia spoke, he took out the crank handle, and Li Zhenhe in the passenger seat actually closed his eyes.

Li Zhenhe had absolutely no worries about Liu Jia's driving skills.

I have to say, sitting in the passenger seat and dozing off isn't a bad feeling.

In one morning, goods were delivered to a total of six supply and marketing cooperatives, and payments were settled at two of them.

Looking at the remaining route for the afternoon, both of them felt a sense of relief.

"Let's grab something to eat first; we still have several places to visit this afternoon."

Feeling a bit hungry, Li Zhenhe looked at the state-run restaurant not far away and made a suggestion.

Without saying a word, Liu Jia started walking forward.

Now, the two of them are too lazy to think about what to eat.

In Liu Jia's view, as long as there is something readily available that can fill one's stomach, that's fine.

Liu Jia had never actually tried the food at the state-run restaurants in Qinglan Town.

"How about we have fried pancakes instead?"

"Okay, Brother Li, you decide. We're not in a rush for noodles. As long as it's not noodles, anything is fine."

Even Liu Jia himself couldn't understand why, every time he ate noodles, he felt full at the time, but soon he would feel hungry again.

This gave Liu Jia some experience.

Whenever I go out and have something important to do, I absolutely refuse to eat noodles.

Whether the noodles taste good or not is another matter.

Li Zhenhe ordered two servings of stir-fried pancakes with garlic sprouts and pork, and then ordered two servings of soup.

Eating meat-fried pancakes and drinking vegetable soup is a perfect match.

It wasn't lunchtime yet, so there weren't too many people in the state-run restaurant; there were even a few empty tables nearby.

If it's really mealtime, I'm afraid I won't even be able to get a table.

For many people, being able to eat at a state-run restaurant is a source of pride.

So even though the dishes hadn't been placed on the table yet and people hadn't started eating, the excitement on their faces was already barely contained.

Several tables nearby were filled with lively conversation, and a few children were running around.

Listening to the sounds of children playing, Liu Jia suddenly thought of "the everyday life of people".

Having eaten at state-run restaurants many times, Liu Jia had gained experience.

You can't rush when you eat here.

The main reason is that there are too many people eating here, and the chefs inside are too busy.

This truly proves the saying, "Haste makes waste."

Liu Jia looked around and roughly estimated that it would take at least ten minutes for the sauerkraut and pork stir-fried pancakes to be served.

"We've been running around a lot this morning, so we can relax a bit this afternoon. How about we take a walk around this area and see if we find anything interesting?"

Li Zhenhe looked at Liu Jia's suggestion.

Liu Jia immediately saw through Li Zhenhe's little scheme.

Li Zhenhe and Zhou Caixia are currently deeply in love. To put it bluntly, Li Zhenhe would buy Zhou Caixia every interesting thing he could find.

"You want to buy it for Caixia, right? I know what you're thinking. If you want to go, go ahead and go. I'm not going. It's pointless for a grown man like me to keep you company while you buy things for your wife."

"How can you say that? Let's pick them together."

"I'm not interested in that. I'll wait for you in the car. You can choose one yourself."

Seeing that Liu Jia was really unwilling to go with him, Li Zhenhe stopped bringing up the topic.

While the two were talking, the waiters kept moving around their table.

Although they were busy working non-stop, many people were still waiting anxiously.

"I'm going out for some fresh air, I'll be right back."

"Okay, don't take too long. Estimate the time so we don't miss dinner."

Liu Jia smiled, replied "I understand," and then walked towards the restaurant entrance.

It's not that I can't wait.

It's simply because it's so lively inside.

Most state-run restaurants have similar layouts, and this isn't my first time visiting one. Rather than waiting in that noisy environment, it's better to just go in and eat.

With that in mind, Liu Jia walked directly towards the big tree opposite the state-run restaurant.

It’s nice to enjoy the shade under the big tree.

It's definitely cool.

The weather has been unusually hot these past two days.

When Liu Jia was driving, the window was open, so some wind blew in.

But once you stop, the burning sensation immediately makes you feel uncomfortable.

So, it is said that there is shade under the big tree, but Liu Jiagang had only been standing under the tree for a short time when he felt a layer of sweat on his forehead.

"Popsicles for sale! One cent each, they're refreshing and thirst-quenching!"

Upon hearing the sound of someone selling popsicles, Liu Jia's eyes lit up.

It really comes to whatever you want.

I was just thinking about getting an ice pop when the ice pop vendor arrived.

From a distance, Liu Jia started waving at the young man selling popsicles.

"Young man, come here, I'd like to buy two popsicles!"

Hearing that business had started, the young man not far away quickly pushed his cart toward the big tree.

"Brother, how many do you want?"

Two.

As Liu Jia spoke, he took out his money. When the young man handed him the popsicle, Liu Jia suddenly froze!

Not far away, a man and a woman were talking.

Liu Jia did not recognize the woman.

The man turned out to be the same twisted-hair guy who had harassed her in Yecheng before!

That's why we call him that.

The real reason was that Liu Jia couldn't remember his name.

This is not Yecheng.

Dozens of miles away from Yecheng, the man with the twisted hair was talking intimately with a girl.

Something is wrong!

Even without looking closely, one can tell that the relationship between these two people is unusual.

The scene in the library flashed through Liu Jia's mind, and his brows furrowed.

"Comrade, here are your two popsicles."

"Oh, fifty cents, keep the change."

Liu Jia stared intently ahead, took the popsicle, and was about to leave.

But the young man selling popsicles turned his handlebars and blocked Liu Jia's way.

"No, even though we're running a small business, we can't just take a needle or thread from people for no reason!"

"Comrade, you gave me a total of five cents and one cent per popsicle. Two popsicles cost two cents. I should give you three cents in change."

"Wait here, I'll get you the money right now."

The young man seemed anxious, and while speaking, he reached into his pocket.

Liu Jia waved his hand again.

"No need, consider it a tip!"

"What tip? Comrade, what are you saying? I don't understand. You wait, here's three cents!"

Liu Jia was speechless.

If the popsicle vendor was surprised that he had just mentioned a tip.

The actions of this person in front of me are truly baffling.

"I'm in a hurry, can you please let me go?"

"Alright, alright, here's your three cents."

Liu Jia didn't even look at it, took the money, and stuffed it into his pocket.

Quickly dodging the handlebars of the popsicle vendor's cart, Liu Jia jogged forward.

in fact.

There's absolutely no need for meddling in other people's business.

Even if I know some things about this guy with the twisted hair, what does it have to do with me?

But he couldn't quite explain what was going on, so Liu Jia wanted to get to the bottom of it.

Liu Jia had only run a couple of steps when Zhao Bin and another girl turned around.

Seeing that there weren't many people around, Zhao Bin even took the girl's hand.

This looks like they're dating.

Liu Jia couldn't see what the girl looked like clearly. He only saw that she had two braids, was wearing a floral dress, and was carrying a basket.

Liu Jia didn't care what was in the basket.

At this moment, Liu Jia only wanted to figure out where they were going and the relationship between the two people.

Fortunately, the two of them were not walking fast, which gave Liu Jia enough time to think.

Suppressing his excitement, Liu Jia slowed his pace to avoid being discovered.

In fact, apart from what Liu Jia saw in the library, he knew absolutely nothing about Zhao Bin.

But based solely on that man's stubborn attitude towards Guo Xiaolan and his intimate behavior with the girl, Liu Jia concluded that something was definitely going on.

The two walked straight ahead until they reached the intersection before turning.

After passing two more alleys, the girl suddenly stopped.

Zhao Bin said something to the girl, and she nodded shyly.

At this moment, Liu Jia was only a few dozen meters away from the two of them.

Liu Jia heard their subsequent conversation clearly.

"Xiaofang, you must take good care of yourself. I'll come to see you again in a while, and I'll buy you a floral dress then."

"Brother Zhao Bin, don't worry. Just focus on your work and I won't cause you any trouble. If your boss doesn't grant you leave, you absolutely mustn't argue with him."

"I understand, Xiaofang, you're so sensible."

"Brother Zhao Bin, let's not stand here talking. Come in quickly, I'll make you something delicious."

Zhao Bin nodded, a satisfied smile on his face.

Liu Jia silently recited this in his heart.

It turns out that the man with the twisted hair is named Zhao Bin.

Just as Zhao Bin was about to step into the yard, Liu Jia suddenly shouted.

"Zhao Bin, wait a minute!"

Zhao Bin and the girl called Xiao Fang turned around at the same time.

Especially Zhao Bin.

The moment I saw Liu Jia again, my heart nearly jumped out of my throat!

what happened?

What's this man named Liu Jia doing here?

This isn't Yecheng, this is Qinglan Town!

Unexpectedly, I ran into an acquaintance in this remote town.

Zhao Bin's Adam's apple bobbed. Thinking of Guo Xiaolan, and then looking at Liu Jia in front of him, he felt a surge of fear.

"Brother Zhao Bin, was that person calling you just now?"

Xiao Fang looked at Zhao Bin with a puzzled expression.

Before Zhao Bin could speak, Liu Jia had already run over with an ice pop.

"Oh my, it looked like you just now, I didn't realize it was really you. Luckily I bought two popsicles, want one?"

Seeing Liu Jia's actions, Zhao Bin was completely dumbfounded.

Looking at the popsicle that was half melted, Zhao Bin forced an awkward smile.

"I...I won't eat."

"Since we've already bought it, how can we not eat it? Even though it's a bit watery, it'll still quench our thirst."

Liu Jia forced the popsicle into Zhao Bin's hand.

"Brother Zhao Bin, who is this person?"

Seeing how enthusiastic the other party was towards Zhao Bin, Xiao Fang couldn't help but smile and ask.

"I am Guo Xiaolan..."

Before Liu Jia could finish speaking, Zhao Bin quickly interrupted.

"This is Liu Jia, a relative of Guo Xiaolan. Guo Xiaolan was a classmate of mine in school."

Zhao Bin felt a chill run down his spine, but he still gave a brief introduction to Liu Jia.