1980: I have a spiritual spring

Chapter 45 The drunkard doesn’t care about drinking

noon.

A street in Shashi where small stalls gather.

From the moment Su Jinxiu appeared and started talking to Qiao Erhe, Qiao Dajiang and Qiao Sihai were so shocked that their eyes almost popped out. When did their second brother (the second brother) meet such a beautiful city girl?
However, despite their shock, the two brothers were too busy with customers to think things through. After Qiao Erhe and the pretty girl left the crowd, they could only focus on continuing to sell eggs.

Outside the crowd, seeing the three yuan Su Jinxiu handed over, Qiao Erhe waved his hand and said, "Comrade Su, we can be considered friends. It's really fate that we can meet again in this vast sea of ​​people. These eggs were laid by our own hens, they're nothing valuable. Just take them and eat them."

Upon hearing this, Su Jinxiu glanced at him, unsure whether he meant the bond between friends or had something else in mind. She shoved the money into his hand and said, "Comrade Qiao, even if we're friends, I can't just take your things for free. You have to keep this money, or I won't take these eggs."

Seeing this, Qiao Erhe knew it was impossible to get the other party to accept the eggs without feeling guilty. He wasn't surprised. A pretty girl like Su Jinxiu would have plenty of men wanting to give her gifts. If she accepted gifts from men so easily, her reputation would probably be ruined long ago.

After all, this is the 1970s and 80s, not the era of gold diggers that came with later generations.

Qiao Erhe didn't press the matter. He took out five mao (0.5 yuan) and returned it, saying, "Comrade Su, since you won't accept the eggs I gave you, I'll give you a discount. Is that alright?"

Su Jinxiu took the money and smiled, "This is acceptable."

Qiao Erhe asked with a smile, "Comrade Su, are you from Shashi? You look like you just got off work?"

Su Jinxiu nodded and said, "Yes, my home is in Shashi. I just got off work and saw someone selling eggs when I passed by here, so I decided to buy some eggs to take home. I didn't expect that the person selling eggs would be Comrade Qiao."

"That's why they say we're destined to be together!"

Qiao Erhe smiled and said, "Comrade Su, we parted in haste last time, and I thought we would never meet again in this lifetime. But I never expected that we would meet here today. This proves that we are indeed destined to be friends."

The timing is perfect; I'd like to invite you to dinner. Would I be honored to be your friend?

The last time the two met was the first time. Although Qiao Erhe fell in love with her at first sight, there was a big difference in their status at the time. If he asked her for her contact information, not only would he not succeed, but he would probably also lower his impression score in the girl's heart.

Therefore, although he was deeply moved at the time, he could only suppress his feelings and dared not act rashly.

Now that the two have met again, he can no longer hold back like he did the first time. He must get Su Jinxiu's contact information today.

After all, it's already incredibly rare for them to meet twice in this vast sea of ​​people. Unless they specifically come here to stake out the place, the chances of them meeting again would be ridiculously low.

"This one……"

Su Jinxiu didn't know how to answer the question for a moment. She had been a beauty since she was a child, and the men who liked her could line up from Shashi to Cenhe. With her delicate mind, she could naturally feel Qiao Erhe's enthusiasm for her.

If it were any other man, she would have refused his invitation to dinner without hesitation. But this man, Comrade Qiao, who came from a rural background, had left a very good impression on her after their eloquent conversation under the ancient ginkgo tree. Now that he wanted to be friends with her, even though she knew his intentions weren't entirely sincere, she couldn't bear to refuse him outright.

Seeing that the other party was still hesitant, Qiao Erhe said sincerely, "Comrade Su, I know this is presumptuous, but if we miss today, it will be almost impossible for us to meet again. I really want to be your friend. I hope you won't look down on me because I'm from the countryside and will give me the opportunity to treat you to a meal."

Since things had already been said to this extent, and Su Jinxiu did indeed have a good impression of Qiao Erhe, she nodded and said, "Alright then!"

"It's done!" Qiao Erhe was overjoyed and immediately said, "Then wait for me here for a moment. I'll say hello to my eldest brother and fourth brother. Also, you can leave these eggs here for them to watch over. We can come back for them after we finish eating."

Su Jinxiu blinked and asked, "Aren't you going to invite your eldest brother and fourth brother to eat with you?"

Qiao Erhe took the two trays of eggs from her and said, "They need to sell eggs and can't leave for the time being. I'll pack some food for them later."

Su Jinxiu said "Oh," and watched as Qiao Erhe squeezed into the crowd with two trays of eggs, and quickly came out empty-handed, saying, "Alright, let's go!"

Su Jinxiu nodded, walked to the bicycle next to her, and said, "This is my bicycle."

Qiao Erhe looked at the Phoenix brand bicycle wrapped with pink ribbons in front of Su Jinxiu and couldn't help but smile. As expected of a girl who loves beauty, this Phoenix brand bicycle was already beautiful enough, but she specially decorated the whole bicycle with pink ribbons to make it even more beautiful.

Of course, Su Jinxiu wasn't the only one doing this. In this era, it was very popular to decorate bicycles with ribbons. This was not only for the sake of making the bicycles beautiful and aesthetically pleasing, but also for the sake of protecting them, for fear of accidentally scratching the paint.

Today, Phoenix brand bicycles are equivalent to Rolls-Royce in later generations, so it's perfectly normal for Su Jinxiu to decorate her bicycles beautifully.

Qiao Erhe said, "Comrade Su, I'm not familiar with Shashi, and I don't really know where to eat. You'll have to lead the way. Also, I don't lack money, but I lack various coupons, so it would be best to choose a restaurant that doesn't require coupons. I hope you don't mind."

Su Jinxiu liked his frankness and laughed, "Of course I don't mind. I know a good restaurant that doesn't require tickets."

Qiao Erhe walked over and said, "Then you give me directions, and I'll ride your bike and take you there?"

Su Jinxiu's face flushed slightly upon hearing this. Even in the more open-minded society of later years, it felt somewhat ambiguous to give a ride on an electric scooter or bicycle to a girl you had just met. This was even more true in the 1970s and 80s.

She quickly declined, saying, "No, no need. The restaurant isn't far from here; we can just walk there with our bikes."

Qiao Erhe nodded and said, "That's fine then, I'll trouble you to lead the way."

Su Jinxiu said, "You're welcome, let's go then!"

(End of this chapter)