Chapter 65

So, it was necessary to greet him.

“Uncle Jiang, I just bought a bicycle from the supply and sales office, so I won’t be riding with your ox cart back to the village,” Su Niannian said as she took two steaming meat buns from the basket at the back of her bicycle.

She intended to give them to Uncle Jiang.

“Su Niannian, you…?” Uncle Jiang was initially surprised that Su Niannian actually had enough money to buy a bicycle.

When he saw her riding the bicycle, Uncle Jiang’s eyes widened in shock.

Before he could recover from his surprise, Su Niannian actually wanted to give him two white buns.

How could he accept this without returning the favor?

These meat buns were not cheap in the state-run restaurant.

“Maybe in the future, I might need to trouble Uncle Jiang again, so please accept these buns,” Su Niannian smiled and said, not giving Uncle Jiang a chance to refuse.

Su Niannian carefully placed the oil paper wrapping with the meat buns into Uncle Jiang’s hands.

Uncle Jiang had never encountered such a polite young intellectual before.

On usual days, the young intellectuals were all quite high-minded. Although they appeared decent on the surface, in reality, they looked down on the rural folk.

Any good things they had were always kept to themselves; there was no reason for them to share with people like him.

These meat buns not only required a ticket, but they were also expensive. People like Uncle Jiang, who had been used to living frugally, would never buy such things.

“You’re too polite, you’re not treating me like an elder,” Su Niannian said, waving her hand at Uncle Jiang, then hopped onto her bicycle and rode off.

She didn’t give Uncle Jiang a chance to return the meat buns to her.

“This child…” Uncle Jiang looked at the buns in his hands but didn’t eat them. He was planning to take them home for his wife.

But Su Niannian, this young intellectual, was truly a good person.

She had always been so polite, never looked down on rural folks, and even stepped in to help others. Uncle Jiang hadn’t seen such a kind young lady in a long time.

If only his family had a suitable young man, he would have wanted to keep such a good girl in his family.

On the other side, Su Niannian was already riding her newly bought bicycle toward the village.

The road from the county town to the nearby mountain village was quite bumpy, not ideal for riding, but it was still better than riding in a tractor or ox cart, which were much more jarring.

In terms of time, it was also much faster than the ox cart.

It took about an hour or so to get from the county town to the village.

By the time Su Niannian reached the young intellectuals’ base, it was only around two o’clock in the afternoon.

From a distance, Su Niannian saw that Huang Yingying hadn’t gone to work.

She was pacing around the yard, seemingly busy with something.

Su Niannian had planned to return to the young intellectuals’ base to drop off her bicycle before heading to Gu Nan’s house.

However, because Huang Yingying was there, Su Niannian decided to go straight to Gu Nan’s house instead.

But just before leaving, Su Niannian still saw Huang Yingying preparing something to drink.

From a distance, Su Niannian smiled meaningfully and rode her bicycle straight to Gu Nan’s house.

On the way, she encountered a few older women.

When they saw Su Niannian riding the bicycle, they were all very surprised.

After all, bicycles were rare in this era.

Not to mention the rural areas, even in the county or city, bicycles were not something you saw every day.

If someone in the village was getting married and managed to get a bicycle, it would definitely make the neighbors take notice.

Anyway, no one in Kaoshan Village had ever heard of someone getting married with a bicycle.

Su Niannian smiled and chatted with the women for a moment before continuing her way to Gu Nan’s house.

“Sister Niannian is here!” Gu Ningning had not gone to cut pig grass today. For the past couple of days, she had been at home, helping her mother dry vegetables.

At this time, Gu Nan had not yet returned home. In the yard, there were only Gu Zhi and Gu Ningning.

When Gu Zhi saw Su Niannian arrive, she put down the bamboo basket she had been weaving and stood up.

Su Niannian pushed the bicycle into Gu’s yard and parked it by the wall near the entrance.

Anyway, no one in Kaoshan Village had ever heard of someone getting married with a bicycle.

Su Niannian smiled and chatted with the women for a moment before heading to Gu Nan’s house.

“Sister Niannian is here!” Gu Ningning had not gone to cut pig grass today. For the past couple of days, she had been at home, helping her mother dry vegetables.

At this time, Gu Nan had not yet returned home. In the yard, there were only Gu Zhi and Gu Ningning.

When Gu’s mother saw Su Niannian arrive, she put down the bamboo basket she had been weaving and stood up.

Su Niannian pushed the bicycle into Gu’s yard and parked it by the wall near the entrance.

“Niannian’s here! Hmm? Whose bicycle is this?” Gu Zhi asked, curious.

Su Niannian had just come from somewhere, and now she was pushing a bicycle?

“This is the bicycle I bought in the county today. Having a bicycle will make it much more convenient to travel to the county or anywhere else in the future.”

Su Niannian smiled and said, then took out some meat buns and candies from her basket.

She also pulled out soap and a clean towel.

“Ah? You even bought a bicycle? These aren’t cheap.”

“And why did you bring so many things for me? I see you’re still young, with those delicate arms and legs. It must be hard to make a living. You shouldn’t waste money like this.”

Gu Zhi was hesitant to accept the gifts, knowing that these things all cost money. Even if Su Niannian had bought them, she should keep them for herself, not give them away so casually.

“Auntie, you’re being too formal with me.”

“I specifically went to buy these for you today. If you don’t accept them, I’ll be upset.”

“Besides, I don’t rely on hard work to make a living. I treat patients in the county, and earning money is quite easy for me.” Su Niannian chuckled, lying just a little.

She had no choice. She couldn’t tell Gu Zhi that she had a space, and that she hadn’t been farming there, but rather selling goods and making quite a bit of money. She also couldn’t mention her involvement in the pig offal business, especially when private deals weren’t allowed.

The reason Su Niannian didn’t want Gu Nan involved in the pig offal business was because she didn’t want him to be dragged into any trouble.

After all, in her future plans, Gu Nan couldn’t have any stains on his reputation. He was supposed to return to the military.

Therefore, private businesses like this, which could not be exposed to the public, were something Su Niannian wouldn’t allow Gu Nan to get involved in.

As for money, whether she earned a bit more or less, Su Niannian really didn’t care!