Transmigration: Flirted with My Childhood Sweetheart-Chapter 69 - 68 The Worst of Times
69: Chapter 68 The Worst of Times
69 -68 The Worst of Times
How Comrade Old Lin showed off, Lin Nianhe couldn’t imagine.
She paid the phone bill, and out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of the stamps on the counter…
Stamps!
Lin Nianhe’s eyes suddenly brightened.
In her past life, she had the fortune to glimpse that famous misprinted stamp that was sold at an astronomical price.
It was from that moment that she developed an interest in philately. freёnovelkiss.com
But back then, acquiring a stamp from this era often came at a great cost.
And now, they lay quietly on the counter as if countless invisible little hands were desperately reaching out to her, seemingly saying—come over here quickly.
She rubbed her hands together, her feet uncontrollably shifting towards them…
Su Yuncheng originally came to the post office to look for Zhou Xu.
But as soon as he stepped through the post office doors, he caught sight of the little girl he hadn’t seen for more than ten days.
She was dressed in simple black pants and a white shirt, with her hair braided into two plaits, tied off with red strings.
She was leaning on the counter, her eyes fervently watching the sales clerk cutting stamps.
Her eyes were bright, as if she was looking at something incredible.
Su Yuncheng had been very busy lately, almost living in the police station.
He hadn’t seen her for many days and was deeply concerned.
Seeing her so engrossed, he somewhat reluctantly refrained from disturbing her.
He’d wait for a bit.
Once she was done, he would go and talk to her.
Lin Nianhe’s eyes were filled with stamps, and she nervously watched the sales clerk’s hands, afraid that she would inadvertently damage her treasures.
The sales clerk felt both amused and exasperated.
Others would simply tear the stamps, but this little girl insisted on using scissors, looking terrified she might mess them up.
The clerk had been too lazy to bother, but Lin Nianhe had given her two pieces of candy.
“Girl, what are you buying so many stamps for?” the sales clerk couldn’t help asking.
Lin Nianhe replied, “They’re pretty!”
The sales clerk’s hand trembled, nearly cutting a stamp in half.
Lin Nianhe smiled warmly, quickly adding, “Sister, can you save two of each new stamp for me when they arrive?
I’m an educated youth from Ten Miles Team, I can’t run away…”
“Like them?”
Su Yuncheng timely stepped forward, looking down at Lin Nianhe.
His low, familiar, and enticing male voice made Lin Nianhe turn around, and sure enough, she saw Su Yuncheng.
She was somewhat surprised: “Brother Yuncheng, what brings you here?”
“Looking for someone.”
Su Yuncheng glanced at the stamps in her hand, “If you like them, I can buy the new ones for you later on.”
“Sure.” Lin Nianhe smiled and nodded, “Brother Yuncheng, you’re so nice.”
She didn’t trust the sales clerk too much; after all, how could someone so busy remember her little request?
Su Yuncheng watched her bright smiling face, her words “you’re so nice” echoing in his ears.
Her voice lifted at the end, her tone cheerful; she was very happy.
Just buying stamps for her made her this happy.
Truly, she was easily contented.
His heart beat a bit chaotically, and with a low cough, he forced himself to cool down, asking her, “Do you have business in town?”
“I went to see Principal Wu,” Lin Nianhe replied, “She wants to establish a primary school in the brigade, but there are some difficulties.”
He could guess what the “difficulties” she referred to were.
He asked, “Do you need my help?”
“No need,” Lin Nianhe responded, “My dad said he will make a donation.”
Having just heartened up Comrade Old Lin, Lin Nianhe felt it was necessary to give him a sweet date.
“I see,” Su Yuncheng pondered, then said, “If it’s not enough, let me know.”
Seeing no trace of doubt in his eyes, Lin Nianhe couldn’t help asking, “Aren’t you afraid I’ll be scammed?”
Su Yuncheng’s eyes held a smile as he shook his head: “I trust you have your own considerations and judgments, you won’t be scammed.”
Lin Nianhe looked slightly surprised.
Compared with Comrade Old Lin, she actually found Su Yuncheng quite eloquent.
Her smile grew even brighter; she nodded in agreement, “Mhm, Principal Wu is a good person.”
In judging people and assessing situations, Lin Nianhe was quite confident in herself.
“Brother Cheng!”
The voice of Zhou Xu came from behind Lin Nianhe.
Su Yuncheng frowned slightly and quickly asked her, “Are you in a hurry to get back?
Why not wait for me a bit, and we can have lunch together at noon?”
“I…”
Lin Nianhe was about to nod her head when that voice came from even closer:
“Brother Cheng, I’ve got the leave approved, shall we go?”
Lin Nianhe saw Su Yuncheng’s brows furrow deeply, assuming that he had urgent matters to attend to.
Being very considerate, she said, “No need, I have to go back to work this afternoon, so I’ll be leaving now.
Brother Yuncheng, you go ahead with your business.”
As someone well-versed in social etiquette, how could she not understand that this was just a polite remark?
She waved her hand cheerfully at him and offered a courteous reply, “Maybe we’ll have a chance in a few days.”
Su Yuncheng really wanted to ignore her refusal and keep her there, but on second thought, he nodded and asked earnestly, “In a few days?”
He had indeed been busy lately.
Rather than rushing to keep her for a meal, it would be better to let her go back and rest properly.
“Uh…” Lin Nianhe hadn’t expected her polite words to be followed up so diligently.
After a moment’s thought, she could only say, “How about you send me a letter when you have the time to rest?”
Su Yuncheng nodded, “Alright, I’ll look for you once I’m done with these busy days.”
“Okay.”
Lin Nianhe left with her stamps, and just then Zhou Xu approached, “Brother Cheng, shall we go?”
Su Yuncheng didn’t speak, only turned to look at him.
Zhou Xu: “…”
The last time he saw that look from Brother Cheng was during his military service, when he had been punished to do a 20-kilometer weighted cross-country run for ten consecutive days for reasons that even dogs wouldn’t believe.
Zhou Xu’s cold sweat dripped down; he retreated silently, murmuring his defense: “I didn’t see sister-in-law…
Ah no, Comrade Lin at first!
When I did, I was afraid that she might misunderstand that you were loitering around and hiding something from her…”
“Brother Cheng, I was wrong, I came at the wrong time!”
Su Yuncheng was about to scold him, but after the word “sister-in-law,” he didn’t even hear what Zhou Xu said next.
He kept a stern face, warning, “Watch your mouth, don’t ruin her reputation with your careless talk.”
“Brother Cheng, I really…
Ah?
Ah!
Got it!”
Su Yuncheng no longer paid attention to Zhou Xu’s narrow escape from disaster, but turned to look outside.
By the time his gaze fell, Lin Nianhe’s figure was nowhere to be seen.
He withdrew his gaze, feeling somewhat irritable.
Lin Nianhe left the post office and headed straight in the direction of Ten Miles Team.
She clutched the envelope, afraid that someone might come out and snatch it from her.
“Young lady!”
As she was walking, a calling voice suddenly came from behind.
Lin Nianhe stopped and saw that it was the old man who drove the cart.
“Old man, you’ve finished your chores,” Lin Nianhe said with a smile, stepping aside.
The old man gradually slowed down and stopped in front of Lin Nianhe, asking, “Are you going back?”
“Yes,” Lin Nianhe nodded.
The old man knocked his pipe casually and called out, “Come, get on the cart.”
“Thank you, sir.”
Lin Nianhe did not refuse, cheerfully boarding the cart.
The old man had come to town to fetch tiles, not many, just half a cartload, providing Lin Nianhe with a place to sit.
Lin Nianhe casually asked, “Old man, are these for building a house?”
The old man’s originally cheerful face instantly fell, and he rolled his eyes.
Taking another draw from his tobacco pouch and smacking his lips twice, he finally said, “Yes, they’re for building a house; they said more Educated youth are coming.”
The old man looked troubled, though it was unclear whether he was worried about the house or his own chicken eggs.
After brooding for a while, the old man belatedly realized that his aversion to Educated youth might upset the young lady behind him.
Turning his head to explain, he saw that the girl’s brows were locked tightly, seemingly more bothered than he was.
