Chapter 36

Gu Zhixing chuckled, “How can you praise me, Comrade Xiao Chan? I’m truly honored!”

The man looked deeply at the girl in front of him. “Xiao Chan, I don’t have much time, so I won’t chat with you for long. If you need any help, just call this number and tell them you’re my friend. I’ve already spoken to them. His surname is Hao, so just call him Uncle Hao.”

Li Yuechan tucked the little piece of paper away and nodded. “Alright, don’t worry.”

“Remember, if there’s anything, make sure to call. I’m leaving now. Oh, and recently, don’t go to the black market. There’s a crackdown going on.”

Li Yuechan raised an eyebrow. How did this man know she went to the black market? She hadn’t even been there!

The man turned and walked away, glancing back with each step. Li Yuechan propped her chin in her hand, watching his retreating figure. Suddenly, she felt a little strange.

She shook her head and dove into the space. She must not have eaten enough tonight, which was why she felt uneasy.

She looked at the now-grown chickens, their plump bodies wobbling around. She reached out her “devilish” little hand.

After filling her stomach, she got to work. Soon, she had packed 5,000 pounds of rice and 5,000 pounds of flour.

Seeing that it was still early, she ran 10 kilometers in the space, took a shower, changed clothes, checked the weather, and quietly slipped out of the house.

After two hours of work, Li Yuechan finally finished, crawled into her bed, and fell fast asleep.

Meanwhile, on the other side…

“Director Yang, you have to help me. My nephew is going to Beidahuang—he won’t have a future if he goes there. And that girl, she didn’t even do anything. She was just scared. Now the letter of understanding has been written, why is this still escalating?”

Yang Guangkai sighed and said, “I never expected it either. Who knew our Captain Gu would act so fast and report it to the province? Now I’m also in trouble.”

“Director Yang, think of something! My sister has been crying non-stop, and I’m so worried!”

Yang Guangkai took a sip of tea, leisurely replying, “There’s a way. If the person is sick, they won’t be able to go, right?”

Wang Xinzhou’s face lit up, quickly nodding, “Thank you so much, Director Yang. I’ll leave now!”

Yang Guangkai nodded, “Take care!”

At that moment, Yang Aimei walked over. “Dad, who was that?”

Yang Guangkai sat back down on the couch. “Don’t ask about things you shouldn’t be asking about.”

“Dad, I asked you to handle something. Are you ignoring it?”

“Ah, this girl! Captain Gu has received an assignment tonight to go out of town and investigate a case. He won’t be in the office for the next few days.”

Yang Aimei furrowed her brows. “What case?”

Yang Guangkai shook his head. “I don’t know, it’s been arranged personally by the director.”

Yang Aimei walked over and sat beside her father. “Dad, when Captain Gu returns, you have to help me speak well of him!”

Yang Guangkai frowned. “What’s so great about Captain Gu? Besides being handsome, I’ve heard his family is just an ordinary working-class family in Jing City.”

Yang Aimei pouted playfully. “I don’t care. I like him.”

Yang Guangkai sighed. “Alright, alright, my good daughter. When he comes back, I’ll speak up for you.”

“Alright, Dad. Thank you!”

“Go, go, I can’t bear to see you so eager to get married.”

Yang Aimei stuck out her lips and ran off.

Yang Guangkai picked up the snuff bottle on the table and carefully examined the painting on it, continually praising it. “What a good item!”

The next day, Li Yuechan got up and remembered that her mom was working overtime at the factory and wouldn’t be home.

Helpless, she had to go out with the half-month-old peach crisps, riding her bicycle.

When passing by the state-run restaurant, she bought ten big meat buns, eating five in one go, then stored the remaining ones in the space before casually heading to Zhang Jinbu’s house.

Zhang Jinbu had been busy the night before until midnight, and just as he was lying down, he felt something fall on him. He quickly sat up, looked at the crumpled paper, opened it, and immediately ran out, only to turn back halfway, grab his pillow, and run outside again.

Li Yuechan watched Zhang Jinbu holding the pillow and curiously asked, “What are you doing?”

“Big Sis, the money is in here, a total of 2,000 yuan. Please count it.”

Li Yuechan took the pillow with a look of disdain, weighed it in her hands—it wasn’t light. “I trust you, so I won’t count it.”

She then pulled out ten yuan and gave it to Zhang Jinbu. “This is your hard work fee.”

Zhang Jinbu gaped. “Big Sis, that’s a lot!”

“You earned it. Oh, and by the way, I’m going back to my hometown for a while. I don’t know when I’ll be back, so the business will be paused for now.”

“What? Big Sis, why stop such a good business?”

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Li Yuechan’s eyes spun quickly, and she lowered her voice, saying, “I heard there’s going to be a crackdown soon, so be careful.”

Zhang Jinbu’s eyes widened in alarm. “Got it, Big Sis. I’ve got something to do, I’ll head off now.”

Li Yuechan watched Zhang Jinbu run off like he had oil on his soles, faster than a rabbit. She helplessly shrugged her shoulders. Considering that the person with the last name Jin was at least decent, she figured she might as well help out.

She rode her bike straight to the department store. Actually, the original owner had quite a few clothes. Li Yuechan remembered her mom often bought clothes for her, occasionally bringing back a bunch of them!

But it didn’t matter. They ran a textile factory, so her mom must have had plenty of stock.

She entered the department store and “zoomed” straight to the second floor.

She remembered that, many years ago, the original owner had set her eyes on a plaid shirt. Her mom had promised to buy it for her this month, but now, here she was in her place!

Li Yuechan looked at the red plaid shirt; it was quite pretty.

She knew it—this Li Yuechan must have been the same as her in her past life. Otherwise, how else could their tastes be so similar?

The salesperson, seeing the well-dressed, beautiful girl, quickly began her pitch. “Comrade, this plaid shirt is a new model for this year!”

Li Yuechan nodded. “Hmm, it looks good. How much?”

“Comrade, it’s six yuan and two mao, plus a three-inch ticket.”

Li Yuechan calculated the price in her head, and it really wasn’t cheap. “Alright, let’s get the receipt.”

Just then, Hu Daling, who was shopping with Yang Aimei in the next aisle, spotted Li Yuechan. Her eyes lit up.

She nudged Yang Aimei beside her. “Look, that’s Captain Gu’s girlfriend!”

Yang Aimei immediately turned her head and saw a slender, small girl who seemed to be underage.

She proudly walked over, and just as Li Yuechan turned around, they met.

Yang Aimei looked at the girl, gritted her teeth, puffed out her chest, and arrogantly raised her chin. “Are you Captain Gu’s girlfriend?”

Li Yuechan looked at the woman, whose chest was practically pressing into her face, and, not bothering with pleasantries, asked, “Who are you?”