Ning Yan couldn't help but give him a smile when she saw him, so burly yet so cautious in front of her: "It's not too late to call me that after we're married, why are you in such a hurry?"
A seemingly ordinary sentence, but to Fan Dahu's ears, it was like heavenly music. "Yes, yes, yes, you're right. I'll wait until we're married to call you that."
The two walked out the door, and Fan Dahu helped her onto the tractor. The tractor was covered with straw, and on top of the straw was a thick mattress. "Come, sit here. I specifically had Shengli get this for you. I guarantee you'll be comfortable."
Ning Yan: ...Fan Dahu was quite thoughtful, it's just that his cousin was a bit unlucky.
This mattress looked about eighty percent new, probably Fan Shengli's own mattress.
Needless to say, he was definitely threatened with a fist.
Seeing them both seated, Fan Shengli turned around. "Alright, Datang Ge, we're setting off then!"
With that, the tractor chugged away.
As Fan Shengli drove the tractor, he mused, no wonder Datang Ge had always refused to get married before. Everyone in the team said it was because no young woman would look at him.
But what happened? Clearly, Datang Ge equally looked down on those common women. Now, with Ning Zhiqing, this great beauty, Datang Ge immediately wised up!
Truly, even a ruffian can't resist a beauty!
An hour later, the three arrived in the city. Fan Shengli parked the tractor directly outside the department store. "Datang Ge, you two go buy things. I'll wait for you here."
Fan Dahu glared, "Wait for what? Come on, follow me and carry things!"
Fan Shengli: ...
Ning Yan burst out laughing. Why did she feel a little sympathetic towards Fan Shengli? He was being exploited a bit too harshly!
"Alright, let's go. I'll treat you to lunch at the state-run restaurant!"
Fan Shengli's aggrieved expression vanished instantly, replaced by a fawning smile: "I knew Ning Zhiqing, you're different from my brother! Thank you, Ning Zhiqing!"
Fan Dahu glared at Fan Shengli before pulling Ning Yan into the department store.
Their first stop, Fan Dahu took Ning Yan straight to the clothing counter. "Ning Zhiqing, you can pick whatever clothes you want here. Buy whatever catches your eye."
Actually, Ning Yan didn't lack clothes. After all, with the original owner's family background, she had never been short of clothes. There were hundreds of beautiful dresses in her space, but those weren't really suitable for wearing in the countryside. So, she really did need to pick a few.
Her face, needless to say, was as beautiful as ever, and more importantly, her figure was excellent. She looked good in anything, so all she needed to do was find the right size and get a ticket.
Seeing that this counter sold underwear, Ning Yan gave the saleswoman a look. The saleswoman immediately waved her over, and the two went into the inner changing room. When they came out again, Ning Yan had an extra bag in her hand.
Fan Dahu was smart enough not to ask anything. After paying, he took Ning Yan to continue their shopping spree at the next store.
Soon they arrived at the watch counter. Ning Yan spotted a pair of foreign watches. "Let me see that."
The saleswoman, seeing the large and small bags in their hands, didn't think they couldn't afford these two watches. She quickly took them out. "These are mechanical watches from *Country. They don't require tickets and cost 2400 yuan for the pair. This is the only pair of couple's watches in our entire city. When you wear them out, everyone will know you're a young couple, and this pair of watches will definitely make people instantly amazed."
The saleswoman didn't say anything more exaggerated. After all, this was a time of short supply, and selling things was just selling; there was no need to shout.
Fan Shengli: ...That would certainly be amazing, given the price, wouldn't it? 2400 yuan for two watches.
As soon as Fan Dahu heard the saleswoman, he immediately wanted to pay for them. It was obvious they were a young couple.
However, Ning Yan directly held his hand. "I'll pay for this. Consider it my first gift to you."
"How can that be? I must pay for this!"
His little wife clearly wasn't short on money, but it was already a sacrifice for her to marry a big brute like him. How could he let her spend money? Wouldn't it be better to save money?
Ning Yan really hadn't expected this guy to be willing to buy her something so expensive, but she really couldn't let him spend any more money on these watches!
She was afraid he'd go bankrupt if he bought the watches.
"Oh, I haven't even married you yet, and you're already not listening to me? Then maybe we shouldn't get married after all."
Fan Dahu was stunned. "How can that be? I'm not... Forget it, you buy it, you buy it. Just don't talk about not getting married. I'll listen to you." His liver and legs trembled; he was truly scared.
Seeing him behave, Ning Yan opened her bag and counted out two thousand four hundred in cash for the saleswoman.
These two watches seemed expensive now, but in fifty years, they would be even more expensive!
Moreover, she was never one to shortchange herself. If she was going to use something, she'd use the best.
The saleswoman happily wrote the ticket and took the money, then handed the two watches to Ning Yan. Ning Yan opened the watch box and personally put the men's watch on Fan Dahu, while she put on the other one.
Ning Yan turned and instructed the two brothers, "When we get back to the team, if anyone asks, just say these watches cost two hundred and forty each."
Fan Shengli: Sister-in-law, do you think everyone is a fool?
"With how shiny this watch is, who would believe it if you said it cost 240?"
Fan Dahu: "What's there to be afraid of? Didn't the saleswoman say we're the only ones in the whole city with a pair like this? Then we can say whatever we want, can't we?"
"If you say this pair of watches cost 2400 yuan, no one would believe it!"
Fan Shengli: Don't say it, it really is possible! People on the team would definitely think, if Ning Zhiqing could afford that much money, how could she possibly fancy his Datang Ge?
Fan Dahu was overjoyed at this moment. Of course, whatever his wife said, went. Next, the three of them sped up their shopping. They arrived at a good time, just as a new batch of bicycles had arrived at the department store. After asking Ning Yan's opinion, Fan Dahu bought a Phoenix brand one.
Next were a sewing machine and a tape recorder. Once all four major items were bought, Fan Dahu sent Fan Shengli to move the things onto the tractor.
After all, Fan Shengli was just a laborer.
Nearing noon, with all the shopping done, the tractor drove directly to the entrance of the state-run restaurant. Ning Yan went to order: "Bring one of every dish you have here, two extra portions of braised pork, and a basin of rice.
How much money and how many tickets? Hurry up and calculate the bill."
The waitress was stunned. "The three of you can't eat that many dishes."
Today, the kitchen had prepared a total of eight dishes, including one braised fish, one stewed spare ribs, plus three portions of braised pork... My goodness, how many meat tickets would that cost?
"It's fine, I'll pack up whatever we don't finish."
What more was there to say? The waitress quickly calculated the bill and then had the chef prepare the dishes. Fan Dahu wanted to pay, but Ning Yan held him back. "I said I'd treat Shengli, so I'll treat him. Don't make me go back on my word."
Fan Dahu was so afraid she would say another word about not getting married if he didn't listen to her, so he quickly sat back down obediently.
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