NOVPUBHan Jinyu, would it kill you to not talk to me like that?! Knowing that Lin Lan was going to the County, she happily said, “It just so happens that I need to go there too, so let’s go together.”
Lin Lan glanced at her. Han Jinyu had changed a bit these days, seeing as she wasn’t as foul-mouthed as she was before. The main point was that she even called Lin Lan ‘sister-in-law’? The sun is probably going to rise from the west from now.
Lin Lan, “Then I’ll let you drive.”
Han Jinyu, “Sister-in-law, aren’t you my sister-in-law? I’m going to have a date…wouldn’t it be embarrassing if I arrive all sweaty?”
Lin Lan, “I have a hand towel and a kettle with me, I’ll wipe off your sweat for you when you need me to.”
Han Jinyu had no choice. If she wanted to hitch a ride on Lin Lan’s bicycle, she would have to exert her strength. She accepted her fate and brought Lin Lan on the road. However, Lin Lan didn’t make things difficult for her since they switched seats halfway through the journey. After that, Lin Lan brought them all the way to the County.
“Sister-in-law, you have to bring me back tonight alright? We agreed on a time and place already, after all.”
Lin Lan looked at her and noted that Han Jinyu had truly changed a lot in the past two days. She never called her sister-in-law before, so not only was she doing it a lot today, she was even on her best behaviour. Did she somehow figure things out in like, two days?
But as long as Han Jinyu was polite, Lin Lan would naturally not deny her or make things difficult for her. “I’m going to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative for now, so let’s meet at the entrance of the cinema then. Let me tell you, I’ll wait until 4 o’clock at the latest. If it gets too late, I’m not going to wait for you.”
The skies would still be bright upon returning to the Commune if they were to leave by 4 o’clock. Lin Lan was not going to risk biking a long trail when it was dark, not even if the public order was good.
Although Han Jinyu was not happy with the time, she agreed.
Lin Lan looked at the time and went to the hospital first. She went to Dr. Zhuang to buy some condoms and she could cry just thinking about it. Fortunately, Han Qingsong’s comrades were the ones who sent a lot over to them. Otherwise, to keep frequenting the County hospital to buy these, their names could very well appear on the front page of the local newspaper!
When she came out of Dr. Zhuang’s place, she met Yang Han who came to look for her. When he looked at her, his eyes were filled with amusement.
Lin Lan, “Yang Pangpang, what’s your expression?!”
Yang Han, “You know what it is even if I don’t say anything.:
Lin Lan, you’re going to lose me, got it? I’m going to end this friendship with you.
Yang Han laughed, “I didn’t know you were capable of being embarrassed. Sigh, our Director is going to be squeezed dry by you.”
Lin Lan hit him with her bag, “Why are you so in need of a beating? Do you know that our Sanwang was badly beaten up because he had this same attitude?”
Yang Han, “I just thought that you’ve become an orchid spirit(2), alright?” Otherwise, how could you two be so incapable of feeling embarrassment?
(T/N: In Chinese legends, there is a type of evil spirit named as the orchid spirit. It’s known for its charming looks when it takes on a human form and bewitches men)
