… is a feeling of warmth and closeness when you see your family. …
The two arrived at the restaurant, and the squad leader and Zheng Ke had been waiting for them at the entrance. Zheng Ke ignored Song Jingye directly and ran over to Chen Ling to give her a hug. The squad leader simply patted her head, both treating her with affection.
Chen Ning replied happily, arm in arm with the class monitor: “The thing I most wanted to do when I went back to the country was to eat the class monitor’s cooking. I must eat a lot today.”
“You can eat as much as you want, there’s plenty.” The squad leader was happy too.
“You’re so heartless, only thinking about eating and not your brother.” Zheng Ke tapped her head.
Of course.
She was escorted to the back room on both sides, with Song Jingye following behind at a leisurely pace, his mood bright.
The monitor had cooked a whole tableful of dishes according to her preferences, “Eat more, eat more,” she kept giving her extra food and pouring soup during the meal.
Zheng Ke: “To work in such a backward, desolate place is really hard on our little Ning. Captain Song, too, how come you didn’t arrange a better job for her?”
Looking at Chen Ning, from a little girl to who she is now, fills me with both heartache and pride.
This time was also taking advantage of the opportunity to welcome her back and have a get-together. Song Jingye has been in the southwest for the past six months, and it’s hard to meet up. These two people are really a match made in heaven, Zheng Ke and the class monitor thought with emotion.
We finished our meal at a lively pace, and it was already nine o’clock in the evening when we were done.
After leaving the restaurant, Chen Ling felt stuffed. He had been chatting and eating at the same time, unknowingly consuming too much.
After getting in the car, Song Jingye didn’t drive in the direction of home.
“Where to?” she asked.
“Let’s go to the supermarket to buy some daily necessities and grab a bite to eat.” Song Jingye was originally planning to go to the supermarket this morning, as he…
A lot of things in the fridge have expired. The refrigerator is also empty.
“Oh.”
At the supermarket, Song Jingye pushed the cart while she walked beside him. The more she looked, the more she felt something was off. He seemed too stiff and serious, a stark contrast to the relaxed and casual atmosphere of the other shoppers.
“Have you ever been to the supermarket before?” Chen Ling had to doubt.
“I used to come here often with my mom or the aunts in our family when I was a child,” Song Jingye replied. “After I grew up, because of work, I rarely came back. Yes, I came twice before when I sent you snacks.”
“Actually, I don’t come here very often either.” I used to save money by not going to the supermarket, and later I mostly just bought things online.
She laughed, saying that Song Jingye was too rigid, and it was a case of “pot calling the kettle black.” Both of them had impeccable manners, standing with dignity and sitting with grace. They didn’t look like shoppers, but rather like inspectors on duty.
I went to the fruit, vegetable, and daily necessities sections and quickly got everything I needed for the next few days.
As Chen Ling passed the household goods aisle, she quickly tossed two boxes of condoms in. In the afternoon, she found that the box at home seemed to be empty.
Song Jingye saw it and put the two boxes back on the shelf.
“You… ” Chen Ling replied, confused. Could there be more at home?
“I sized down.” he replied calmly.
“Huh? This comes in different sizes?”
“Of course there’s a difference,” Song Jingye didn’t flaunt his superiority, he just stated the facts realistically. There was a difference working among men. He could only say, the difference was quite big.
“Then, how big do you want to buy?” Chen Ling whispered back.
What do you think?
“Biggest one?” She wasn’t sure, after all there was nothing to compare it to, but based on her experience, it should be.
Is this the biggest one? <<<
She stood on the shelf, carefully looking at the size on the packaging, then grabbed the largest size and quickly threw two boxes in. Song Jingye acted nonchalantly and threw another box in.
At checkout, they didn’t use the manned cashier lane. Instead, they used the self-service barcode payment system next to it. After all, there were three boxes of that thing in their shopping cart, and she was a bit embarrassed.
结果…
Those three boxes of condoms. I just can’t seem to find the codes. Chen Ling returned, embarrassed, “Maybe we should just forget it?”
Song Jingye was very calm: “Don’t, what to use at night?”
And the staff member in a red waistcoat standing nearby seemed to notice their unusual situation. He came over very enthusiastically and asked, “Can’t you scan the code?”
Song Jingye: “Yes.”
The costume staff member picked up the only thing left on the table— “Let me try.”
“Hmm, it seems like I can’t scan this.”
Chen Ning stared blankly as the other person held a box of condoms under the red light, fiddling with it repeatedly and scanning it several times but to no avail.
“We don’t want it anymore…” She hurried to pay the bill, not wanting it anymore.
As she started speaking, the staff member in the padded jacket also spoke up loudly, addressing the cashier across the counter: “Card, the largest size of…condoms, what’s the number? The customer can’t scan it, I’ll input the code manually.”
Now not only Chen Ning felt embarrassed, even Song Jingye felt a little awkward. A few customers at the nearby vending machines also glanced at them.
Actually, it wasn’t a big deal. The staff members in charge of the disguise didn’t think much of it either; to them, it was just an ordinary shipment.
But Chen Ling still felt extremely embarrassed, silently watching the staff input the number. Song Jingye scanned the code to settle the bill.
Account.
Both of them fell silent, pushing the cart. After placing their purchases in the backseat, they returned to the driver’s seat.
Just as he fastened his seat belt, Song Jingye suddenly laughed.
Chen Ling glared at him: “Still laughing? I should have known to buy it from a convenience store, or order it online next time.”
“It was just an ordinary shopping trip, only we were embarrassed. Why?” Song Jingye asked.
Chen Ling didn’t know what he was going to say, so she didn’t answer and waited for him to continue.
“Because we were thinking about a lot of inappropriate things at that moment, that’s why we felt embarrassed.” Song Jingye explained.
Chen Ning was stunned for a moment, as if she had been. At the time, her mind was preoccupied with things that happened in the morning and what would happen when she got home later, so she felt awkward being caught on the spot, like being watched or exposed.
This topic is too sensitive to bring up in the car, because if we start talking, all the memories will come flooding back and things will get awkward.
Chen Ling glanced down at Song Jingye’s direction, below the steering wheel. He was dressed very casually today, a casual shirt, sweatpants, and the car heater was on full blast. His jacket was thrown on the back seat, and his sweatpants were made of cotton, so… they were very noticeable.
She was incredible. She looked again.
Song Jingye extended his right hand and pushed her face to the other side, preventing her from looking.
Chen Ning blushed and her heart skipped a beat, but she also found it amusing. When the traffic light turned red, she couldn’t help but lean closer to him: “Honey, you worked so hard these past six months. It must have been tough.”
Song Jingye pushed her away again. In the enclosed space, as soon as she got closer, he couldn’t stand it: “Drive, don’t talk.”
Chen Ling retorted, “I’ve been enduring it very hard too.”
The light turned green, and Song Jingye slammed the accelerator, making the car shoot forward.
Just like before, but he drove a few meters forward and then made a sharp turn, stopping on the deserted roadside.
The seat was also moved back half a step, pulling Chen Ling next to him back and sitting in his lap.
(Author: Satisfying everyone’s requests, let’s go to the parking lot!)