They first rode their bicycles to the town's parking lot. After paying the parking attendant the parking fee, they walked to the town's bus station and waited for the bus to Pingcheng.
There are two buses a day from the town to Pingcheng.
Xu Guoping specifically asked for the time before, so after buying the ticket, he didn't wait long before the bus came.
Because the bus drove all the way and stopped at several parking spots, by the time they got on the bus, there were already many people on the bus. Many fellow villagers brought their own local specialties, baskets, and baskets to fill the aisles.
"Be careful." Xu Guoping helped Wu Xia, and the two of them finally got over the obstacles and reached their seats.
After all the passengers got on, the bus drove towards the next stop. After leaving the town, the road was obviously bumpy. The bumps along the way made Wu Xia feel motion sick.
"It will make you feel better if you eat a piece of candy." Seeing that Wu Xia's face was a little pale and he had burped just now, Xu Guoping took out a piece of candy from his pocket and handed it to Wu Xia.
He prepared this specially in advance. He heard that people who have never traveled far are prone to motion sickness, so it really came in handy.
Wu Xia nodded, and just as she was about to take the candy, Xu Guoping peeled it for her.
"Ah~" Xu Guoping fed the candy to Wu Xia's mouth like a child, and he made a sound in his mouth.
Wu Xia felt uncomfortable in her stomach at this time, and regardless of how exaggerated Xu Guoping's actions were, she opened her mouth and ate the piece of candy with his hand.
The sugar melts slowly when you put it in your mouth. It tastes like tangerine peel and plum blossoms. It has just the right amount of sour, sour, and sweet taste, which just suppresses the nausea in your stomach.
"Young man, you really love your wife!" The old woman sitting next to her saw this scene and smiled like an aunt on her face.
Wu Xiagan wanted to explain their relationship, but Xu Guoping answered seriously: "Yes, of course the reason for marrying your daughter-in-law is to feel pain."
Seeing him speaking such embarrassing words in a serious manner, Wu Xia swallowed the words that were on his lips.
Okay, he is right to say that. Although the relationship between the two of them only lasts for five months, they are still a couple after all.
After listening to Xu Guoping's words, the old lady gave him a thumbs up: "By the way, this is the right thing for a young man to do. Only when you love your wife can she love you. The two of them love each other very much."
As she said that, she glanced at Wu Xia's slender waist and said to him: "Young man, you have to work harder and let your wife give birth to a big fat boy for you."
Xu Guoping continued to answer seriously: "Grandma, I will work hard."
After hearing this, everyone sitting around laughed kindly. Wu Xia rolled her eyes at him, her face feeling slightly hot.
As everyone chatted, the bus soon arrived in Pingcheng.
Pingcheng was indeed much more prosperous than the town. After getting off the car, Wu Xia looked at the flow of people and didn't know where to go.
"Follow me." When she was a little confused, Xu Guoping held Wu Xia's hand tightly.
As he led Wu Xia to the bus station, he said to Wu Xia: "Follow me closely. There are many people here, so don't get lost."
"Oh." Wu Xia followed Xu Guoping back and forth among the crowd. Xu Guoping's hand always held her little hand, which made her feel at ease.
Xu Guoping took her to the bus stop. After waiting for the bus for a while, the two of them took the bus to the daily chemical factory.
The daily chemical factory is located in the city center of Heisei. Before waiting at the station, Wu Xia could see many workers wearing factory uniforms riding bicycles out. It turned out that it was lunch break time.
"Guoping, are they still open at noon? How about we find a place to eat first?"
Xu Guoping nodded and said, "Okay. The army's guest house is not far from here. Let's go to the guest house to settle down first."
After getting off the car, Xu Guoping took Wu Xia to the army guest house to check in.
After reading the letter of introduction, the waiter directly opened a room with a double bed for them. After entering the room, Wu Xia was dumbfounded at the large bed in front of him.
How do you sleep at night?
Xu Guoping seemed to understand what she was thinking and said to her, "Don't worry, I'll lay the floor tonight."
Seeing how considerate he was, Wu Xia hesitated and said, "It's getting cold now. Let's huddle together at night. Anyway, we all have our own quilts, so it doesn't matter."
"We'll talk about it in the evening. Let's go have dinner first," Xu Guoping said.
It was getting late now. If it was past dinner time, the hotel would be closed. The two put down their things, locked the door and left the guest house.
There was a state-owned restaurant next to the guest house, and it was obviously too late to eat stir-fry at this time, so they ordered two bowls of noodles.
Wu Xia's forehead was slightly sweaty after eating the old soup pork noodles with some chili pepper and aged vinegar.
After they finished eating, Wu Xia heard a bell ringing. It was time for the factory workers to start work in the afternoon.
"Let's go." Wu Xia pushed the bowl, stood up and said to Xu Guoping.
Knowing that she was anxious, Xu Guoping also stood up: "Let's go."
Entering the factory guard room, the two of them took out their letters of introduction. The guard said, "It turns out I'm looking for Deputy Director Sun. Wait a minute and I'll make a call."
With that said, he picked up the phone and turned the dial to dial the factory's internal line.
After making the call, the guard said politely: "Comrades, please sit here for a while. Deputy Director Sun will find someone to pick you up later."
After waiting for about three minutes, a man walked over in a hurry. When he saw Xu Guoping there, he was stunned for a moment, and then slapped Xu Guoping hard on the chest.
"Xiao Xu, I haven't seen you for several years. Why are you here?"
"Squad leader?!" Xu Guoping never expected to see his old squad leader here, and the two hugged each other excitedly.
Liu Yousong patted him hard and said, "It's hard to see you, kid, please don't leave. After I finish my business, we two will have a good drink tonight."
He asked the guard again: "Director Sun asked me to pick up two people just now. Where are those two comrades?"
The guard pointed at them: "Secretary Liu, these are the two."
Liu Yousong became happy: "Hey, it turns out you are the ones I want to receive. Who is this?"
He looked at Wu Xia and asked Xu Guoping. Xu Guoping laughed heartily: "She is my daughter-in-law. Her name is Wu Xia. Xia Xia, this is Liu Yousong, my old monitor back then."
"Hello, Squad Leader Liu." Wu Xia said with a smile.
Squad Leader Liu gave a thumbs up to Xu Guoping: "You are so good, you have found such a beautiful wife! By the way, why didn't you come to have a drink with me when you held the wedding? Do you look down on me, the old squad leader? ?”
Xu Guoping laughed. Wu Xia, whom he was forced to marry at that time, had some kind of wedding.
