Chapter 242: This is so well-matched

Already engaged, Gu Xiaoxia actually slowly started to adapt to becoming one family with Li Long. So she cared more about Li Long's thoughts.

As for her father, Gu Xiaoxia believed that if she decided to go, her father would only support it—although her father was disheartened and didn't intend to leave the team, he supported her walking out of the countryside and going to a broader world.

"The notice from the Education Bureau gave me three days for handover, and then to get ready, to report on Thursday this week." Gu Xiaoxia said, "The school also told me, because the class is already finished, the exam is this week, so I don't need to follow the class, someone will replace me.

A familiar teacher told me that the Education Bureau doesn't have empty housing, and people like me who are borrowed don't have dormitories arranged, so I need to prepare a place to live."

This was the place Gu Xiaoxia was worried about.

"But the school leaders also said, the dormitory will be kept for me." Gu Xiaoxia continued, "If there's no place to live in the county, then I'll live in the school dormitory, and get up early to go to work every day... five kilometers, it's not very far."

"No need, no need." Li Long smiled when he heard this, "I'll solve the place to live... by the way, are you free this afternoon?"

"Hmm." Gu Xiaoxia said, "I'm free, I can tidy up things."

"Then let's go to the county now, let's have a meal first, and then I'll arrange a place for you to live."

"You? Arrange a place to live?" Gu Xiaoxia was a bit surprised.

"If you're free this afternoon, let's go first, let's go eat." Li Long said with a smile, "Put these watermelons here first... do you want to distribute a few to your colleagues?"

"Not yet." Gu Xiaoxia shook her head, "I have a good relationship with Teacher Wang, but she isn't here now, the relationship with others is average."

Li Long put down the watermelons, Gu Xiaoxia tidied up simply, took a bag, and followed Li Long out the door.

Someone watched them ride the bicycle together and leave, but no one said anything. After Gu Xiaoxia distributed the sugar yesterday, colleagues all knew that this new colleague was engaged to a rural young man.

It made several young male colleagues feel a bit dejected. Although they didn't dare to pursue or knew they couldn't pursue, this was a different concept from the flower having an owner.

Li Long said to Gu Xiaoxia while riding:

"I bought a large courtyard in the county. When you work at the Education Bureau, just live in the courtyard. This way it's convenient to go to work, no need to run so far."

"Bought a large courtyard?" This really exceeded Gu Xiaoxia's expectations, she hurriedly asked: "How did you buy it?"

Although Gu Xiaoxia knew Li Long could earn money, she didn't expect him to be able to buy a large courtyard!

Building a house in the village was already not easy. Although the homestead was relatively easy to approve, as long as they were married and split the household, they could be approved. But what they got was only the homestead.

If they wanted to build a house on the homestead, they needed to lay the foundation, pull soil to pad the foundation, expand earth blocks to build walls, buy wood, cut wood to serve as purlins, rafters, and large beams, and then spread a thick layer of reed bundles on top, including finally tying the courtyard wall, which wasn't something that could be done in a short while.

If they wanted to have a house as a home in the city, it would be even more difficult. After all, the land in the city, even in the Northern Frontier, was much more valuable than in the countryside, and building a house basically could only be done in the urban-rural fringe, buying a house—among the young people now, how many had the strength to buy a house.

Although it wasn't like the "Pimply Zhang Damin" type and the Shanghai type, where three generations of a family were squeezed into a house of ten or twenty square meters, wanting to get a new house, emptying the family's savings didn't necessarily mean they could get it done.

But Li Long just casually bought a large courtyard?

How could it sound so magical?

Li Long also knew Gu Xiaoxia must be very shocked, so he continued to tell his story:

"My friends in the mountains gave me some jade. I told you about it. At that time, I wanted to help them buy some daily necessities, but the money wasn't enough, so I took the jade to Urumqi to sell, you know. The money sold was relatively large, and it just happened to run into such a good thing, you say how could I not buy it..."

Gu Xiaoxia didn't speak, she needed a process to accept it.

Actually, Gu Xiaoxia had always felt Li Long was very capable, much more capable than ordinary young people. Liking Li Long wasn't just gratitude, but also a bit of worship in it.

The relationship between them was a bit similar to the excellent obedient girl in the family's eyes in the TV series "Half-Side Building," worshiping a social person.

Because the people in the family were too regular, many social things couldn't be settled, and they could only endure it. But for the same kind of things, in the eyes of a social person, there were many ways to settle them.

In Gu Xiaoxia's eyes, Li Long belonged to this kind of person who, although didn't have a proper job, could solve various troubles.

It seemed that no matter what difficulty it was, when it reached him, it wasn't a difficulty anymore.

For example, the housing problem she had been worried about all morning was already prepared by him!

Li Long took Gu Xiaoxia to the large meat canteen, but Gu Xiaoxia strongly requested to see the house first.

Li Long couldn't refuse her, so he rode the bicycle and took her to the large courtyard.

Zhong Guo Qiang saw Li Long through the glass in the canteen and thought about having something to say after he entered, but he didn't expect Li Long to ride away directly.

When he chased out, Li Long had already taken someone and ridden far away, so he had to return dejectedly.

Arriving here at the courtyard, the two got off the bicycle. Li Long supported the bicycle with one hand and handed the key he had taken off to Gu Xiaoxia:

"You go open the lock."

"I..."

"Hmm, we're engaged, this will be your room in the future too." Li Long said with a smile.

Gu Xiaoxia didn't have this mental preparation, took the key, and still examined it before going to open the door.

Taking off the key, pushing open the heavy wooden door, a thickness of history rushed toward her.

Although this kind of house actually represented feudalism and old-fashioned in the hearts of many people at this time, Gu Xiaoxia could still feel that when this house was just built, it had that kind of solemnity and grandeur, as well as the strictness of a high-gate courtyard—of course, it felt advanced now.

Li Long followed behind Gu Xiaoxia with the bicycle, watching her examine the courtyard with a smile.

"Here... should be planted with some flowers..." Gu Xiaoxia pointed to the two small fields that Li Long had casually planted with vegetables.

"Okay, you plant them when you have time."

"Here... it's cleaned quite cleanly." Gu Xiaoxia looked at the courtyard and pointed to the back, "That back..."

"There's also a courtyard and a house, it was originally a stable, later it was changed into a glass greenhouse, but it hasn't been used yet."

"This courtyard is really big!" Gu Xiaoxia looked at the rows of houses and sighed.

Li Long knew that actually, the area of the courtyard wasn't particularly large, not even twice as large as their own courtyard. It was mainly because there were many houses and buildings, and most of the open space had been utilized.

"This side is the main bedroom." Li Long introduced to Gu Xiaoxia after propping up the bicycle, "One row, you see where you sleep."

"Do you usually live here?" "Occasionally." Li Long pointed to the main bedroom and said, "I'm usually inside there."

"Then I... change a room." Gu Xiaoxia was a bit shy, "We... just engaged..."

"Okay." Li Long said very refreshingly, "Don't move the bedding on your dormitory side. We'll tidy up a room together after eating later, and then we'll go buy bedding and some daily necessities, and I'll buy you a bicycle, so it'll be convenient for you to go home on weekends."

"No, no..." Gu Xiaoxia shook her head hurriedly when she heard this, "This won't do, I'm saving money, I'll buy it myself when I save enough in a few months..."

"We're engaged, why are you drawing such a clear line?" Li Long acted chauvinistic for once, "Your family didn't even ask for a bride price, what does that mean? It means your father entrusted you to me, and he's at ease! Then shouldn't I take good care of you?

Listen to me, we're engaged, we're one family, isn't it natural to buy you things? Besides, it's not something that can be done today, the bicycle ticket still needs to be asked for."

Gu Xiaoxia didn't expect Li Long to be so "stubborn" in this regard, and she didn't know what to say.

It seemed everything was just natural.

Then it was determined that Gu Xiaoxia would live in the other bedroom of the main house.

Not tidying up yet, Li Long took Gu Xiaoxia to the large meat canteen to eat. He let Gu Xiaoxia sit, asked if Gu Xiaoxia could also eat mixed noodles, and went to the window to order food.

When preparing to pay, Zhong Guo Qiang came over and said to the inside of the window:

!.

"I'll treat this person's meal, don't collect his money and tickets."

Li Long was happy when he heard this:

"Manager Zhong, this isn't easy, what's the matter, speak!"

The two returned to their seats, and Li Long introduced Zhong Guo Qiang to Gu Xiaoxia. Zhong Guo Qiang wasn't there when the two came to eat last time.

"Is this your object? It's really a talented man and a beautiful woman." Zhong Guo Qiang was praising sincerely, "A pair made in heaven."

"Don't praise yet, tell me what's the matter, let me see if I can help." Li Long hurriedly waved his hand, he saw Gu Xiaoxia was a bit shy and uncomfortable.

"Fine, then I'll speak directly. Recently, regular customers have said that the dishes here are still not enough. Now in this season, home-style ones are available, but those fine ones are still lacking. I'm thinking, you're here, can you help me get some mountain specialties, I certainly want wild game, and what about wild vegetables and wild mushrooms..."

"This can be done. But it will be in two days. My object is borrowed to the county, I have to help her arrange things these two days." Li Long said with a smile:

"Actually, you don't need to say this, I'm going into the mountains in two days anyway. Whether I can hit wild game is hard to say, but wild mushrooms will certainly be picked by the sack. I also got half a sack of black tiger-palm dried goods a few days ago!"

"Really?" Zhong Guo Qiang was stunned when he heard this, "You really got them? Where are the things now?"

"Put them at home. I intended to dry them after getting them, so there would be an extra variety of dishes at home in winter. Otherwise, just eating pickled vegetables, radishes, and cabbage, it certainly wouldn't work."

"Alright, then if you get them again, get some for me. But I don't want much, a few dozen kilograms, fresh goods. If there's other wild game, bring it to me too, I'll take it all, big or small."

"Okay."

At this time, the waiter had already served the food, Zhong Guo Qiang nodded to the two, and turned to leave.

"Come, come, come, hungry, eat." Li Long said, "If it's not enough, add noodles."

"I'm certainly enough." Gu Xiaoxia shook her head, "I could add noodles before, but now I don't do physical labor, and my appetite has shrunk quite a bit."

After eating, Li Long took Gu Xiaoxia to the department store, bought brand new bedding. Originally Gu Xiaoxia didn't want to, her meaning was, those old ones could still be used after washing.

"I don't know how many people have used that old bedding, Daqiang was in that room at night last time, it's not wrong to wash and use it, but you just forget it. At least it's the first time living in this room, you'll be the hostess in the future, how could I let you use the old one?"

Li Long's reason was very powerful, Gu Xiaoxia felt very sweet when she heard it, so she didn't stop him again.

Entering the department store, Li Long took Gu Xiaoxia to buy not only bedding but also some daily necessities, and also bought a pair of leather shoes for Gu Xiaoxia.

Gu Xiaoxia didn't want them, but Li Long's reason was still powerful:

"You're going to work at the Education Bureau later, wearing cloth shoes isn't suitable."

Not only leather shoes, but also socks, and a full set of clothes.

Gu Xiaoxia didn't speak later. Watching Li Long take out things one by one, let her try them, and after trying them and they fit, he paid the money and tickets directly.

As if he really had endless money.

Gu Xiaoxia just remembered the money Li Long spent on her—one hundred and twenty-seven yuan, which was nearly three months and nearly four months of her salary.

In the future, she must work hard to save money, and can't let Li Long spend money!

This was Gu Xiaoxia's idea now.

Leaving with large and small bags, Gu Xiaoxia always felt there was a gaze looking at her, and she couldn't find it after searching for a long time, until she looked back when going out, and saw Xiao Liu inside the counter.

Xiao Liu's gaze was a bit complicated.

A woman's intuition made Gu Xiaoxia feel that this Xiao Liu might have some story.

When Li Long put the things he bought on the bicycle and pushed the car to get on, Gu Xiaoxia asked:

"When I came out, I saw a female salesperson always looking at me..."

"In which direction?"

"Over there selling batteries and electrical appliances."

"I know." Li Long stepped on the bicycle and said while pedaling:

"Earlier when I bought radios and batteries for Halimu and the others, the big sister next to that counter asked which unit I was from, I said I was a farmer, they didn't believe it. I guess, maybe they wanted to introduce me to that salesperson."

Gu Xiaoxia then asked:

"Then why didn't it happen?"

"I said I had an object," Li Long said proudly, "Besides, I also said I was a farmer, they didn't believe it. You think, their eyes are so high, they certainly want to find someone in the city with a job... You can't change your heart in the future!"

"How could I!" Gu Xiaoxia came to the back seat and hit Li Long, "Don't talk nonsense!"

"Hehehehe!"

Inside the counter, Xiao Liu had completely given up. Originally, she still fantasized that the person Li Long finally found certainly wouldn't be as good as herself. Today she saw it, the girl's appearance didn't lose to her, and looking at her temperament, she didn't look like a rural youth, the two were laughing and talking, very well-matched.

Then bless them.

But why was there still a bit of unwillingness?

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 243 =====