Early in the morning, He Yuzhu was very excited because it was Saturday. It was the day he had arranged to call Yang Yue last time.
He spent the whole morning in the space preparing for tomorrow's date and the gift he wanted to bring for Yang Yue. After lunch, he quickly rode his bicycle to the No. 11 Girls 'Middle School to pick up He Yushui.
He brought He Yushui to the post office next to the school and dialed the telephone number given by Yang Yue. He reported the extension number. After toot, the phone was connected and Yang Yue's voice came out.
Yang Yue's name was indeed not called in vain. The voice coming from the microphone was indeed pleasant to the ear, with the crispness of a Beijing girl but without losing its gentleness.
He Yushui followed his brother's repeated instructions and arranged to meet Yang Yue at the entrance of Beihai Park at nine o'clock tomorrow morning. They would row a boat and enjoy the scenery first, then go to a vegetarian restaurant for lunch.
Since it was Little Rainwater who had asked her out, Yang Yue gladly agreed. She had a good chat with He Rainwater last time and liked this smart little girl very much.
After the call, He Yuzhu was overjoyed. He rode back with He Yushui, humming a tune as the wheels sped along the way.
Seeing that he was a little crazy, He Yushui patted his back and said,""Brother, why have you become the silly Zhu from before?”
"Little Rainwater, your brother's marriage has already begun. So what if he's happy?" He Yuzhu said. As our matchmaker, when your brother marries Yang Yue, I'll give you a huge reward."
He Yushui said," Brother, don't tell me you've forgotten about your sister after getting a wife? If you're too biased, I'll ruin things. You have to treat me better than before."
He Yuzhu said as she pedaled," That's for sure. Think about it. Your sister Yang Yue already likes you. In the future, when we become a family, not only your brother, but you also have a sister-in-law who takes care of you. How great would that be?"”
He Yuzhu stomped a few times and continued," Your sister-in-law can even teach you music and dance. If you learn well, you'll be a famous figure in the capital's 11th Girls 'High School."
After returning home, he looked at He Yushui's study content for the week. He gave her a simple test. Since she was going out to play tomorrow, he asked He Yushui to prepare a brush, ink, and inkstone for practicing calligraphy.
He Yuzhu went to the front yard to invite Third Master Yan Bugui over. He asked him to bring He Yushui to practice calligraphy in the afternoon. He Yuzhu first went to the bath to take a shower, cut his hair, shaved his face, and trimmed his nails. He cleaned himself up and looked neat and tidy.
The next morning, after He Yuzhu and his sister had breakfast with the Deaf Old Lady, they each carried a military satchel and two military water bottles filled with cold sour plum soup.
He Yuzhu had a camera hanging around his neck and a net bag in his hand. Inside was a blue and white checkered bed sheet that served as a picnic mat and two floral parasols. There were some snacks wrapped in the middle. He went to the alley and took a bus to Beihai Park.
When they arrived at the entrance of Beihai Park, He Yuzhu looked at his watch. It was still a few minutes away from nine o'clock. He went to buy three park tickets first.
He Yuzhu stood at the entrance of the park, stretching out his white shirt and patting off the non-existent dust on his pants. He waited for Yang Yue with his sister.
He kept pacing back and forth, craning his neck to look in the direction of the bus stop from time to time. Seeing him fidgeting, He Yushui found it funny.
After waiting for about ten minutes, he saw a bus coming from afar. Yang Yue got off the bus. She arrived at Beihai Park on time.
He Yushui jogged forward to welcome Yang Yue. Yang Yue's long hair was tied into a ponytail with a small bow tied with a handkerchief. She was wearing a half-sleeved cotton dress with white dots on a blue background that reached her calves, making her look even taller. She was carrying a rectangular bamboo basket in her hand.
Yang Yue looked at He Yuzhu, who was wearing a white shirt and blue pants with a camera hanging around her neck. He Yushui, who was wearing a pink and white checkered skirt with two ponytails, felt that although the siblings were dressed simply, their figures were tall and straight, and they looked especially energetic. Their temperament was not inferior to her, who had been practicing dancing since she was young.
He Yuzhu took a few steps forward and greeted," Hello, Comrade Yang Yue. The tickets have been bought. Let's go in together."
There were still quite a lot of people in Beihai Park on the weekend. The uncles and aunties who had gone for their morning exercise had already left and gone home. Now, they were all couples or young people who had brought their children to play.
He Yuzhu and the other two entered the park and walked along the shade of the willows. She could hear He Yushui chattering to Yang Yue about her experience in school this week and her first time living on campus.
He Yuzhu took a camera and occasionally took a few photos in front of them. Although Yang Yue did not say anything, she was already a little embarrassed.
" Brother, don't keep snapping photos. I won't do it if I don't look pretty in the photos. Help us take another photo by the lake."”
"I've captured your most touching moments, so they're definitely the most beautiful."”
Yang Yue heard his professional tone and smiled.""I didn't expect Comrade He Yuzhu to have some experience in photography."
Yang Yue had been in the military art troupe for many years, so she was naturally very familiar with taking photos. As long as the camera was pointed at her, she could immediately show her best side.
Seeing that Yang Yue did not blame him, He Yuzhu thought to himself that it was all thanks to his sister that he could smooth things over. Otherwise, he would not have been able to grasp the boundaries of dating a girl in this era. He could not just go up and say that he wanted to marry her.
Although he had already gotten married and had children in his previous life, and because of his work, he had dealt with many beautiful women, those experiences might cause trouble in this era.
In this day and age, if you say to a girl: 'You've already messed up my heart. When did you mess up my bed?'
The girl will most likely say to you,"I'll put you in jail first!"
The three of them chatted as they walked to Beihai Lake. They lined up at the ticket window for the cruise ship. It was their turn soon. The three of them got on a small boat. He Yushui and Yang Yue sat on one side, and He Yuzhu sat on the other side and rowed.
He Yuzhu said to the little girl," Little Rainwater, pour a cup of sour plum soup for your sister Yang Yue. Take out the parasol to block the sun. If you want to eat snacks, take them out too."”
As he spoke, he picked up his camera and took pictures of them."You guys are holding umbrellas, and the boat is floating on the lake. It's so beautiful.”
Yang Yue rolled her eyes at He Yuzhu in embarrassment. Actually, she had a good impression of He Yuzhu. When He Yuzhu kept bragging about how good his brother was, she had a better understanding of He Yuzhu.
Yang Yue didn't have much resistance when she interacted with He Yuzhu. Otherwise, she would have just had a simple meal like last time. She wouldn't have agreed to go out to the park today.
One had to know that in that era, going to the park together was an important node between men and women that transcended the ordinary gay relationship. If they were to watch movies together, it could definitely be classified as a category.
Of course, even if they were a couple, not everyone would go to the movies. Oh right, in this era, they couldn't be called lovers. They were partners. Being in love was also called dating.
The three of them rowed the boat and chatted. He Yushui talked about interesting things in school. Her happy laughter traveled far along the water surface. He Yuzhu took out half a steamed bun and crushed it, handing it to Yang Yue to feed the fish.
Yang Yue frowned and said," It's too wasteful to feed the fish with steamed buns. Can't we exchange it for something else?"”
He Yuzhu was a little nervous when she saw this. She quickly said,"This is leftover from last night. It fell on the ground and got dirty when I heated it up in the morning. It's not considered a waste to give it to the fish.”
Seeing that Yang Yue's expression had improved, he continued,"Besides, there's nothing else. If we want to exchange it, we can only exchange it for the bread for our picnic later.”
He Yushui thought to herself, Brother, you should go blind. The steamed bun was specially left behind to feed the fish, but you said it fell on the ground.
After rowing the boat, they went ashore at the dock and found a patch of grass under the shade of a tree along the lake. He Yuzhu spread the bed sheets and asked the two girls to sit down and rest.
He took out two aluminum lunch boxes from his bag. One was filled with sliced peaches, and the other was filled with bread with jam. He poured the sour plum soup into the porcelain cup.
Yang Yue was very interested in jam bread. She heard that it was bread produced by the rolling mill's own bakery. In the middle was He Yuzhu's homemade jam. It was indeed sweet and delicious. Peaches were a specialty of the Imperial Suburbs. Although they were common, they were fresh and delicious.
Hearing He Yushui say that the food and drinks were prepared by He Yuzhu in advance, her impression of him increased a little. She felt that He Yuzhu was indeed a boy who was more attentive and willing to take care of others.
She felt that He Yuzhu's family background and personal knowledge were much better than the average person. He was also good-looking and tall. Yang Yue's heart was already slowly attached to this person.
Yang Yue had also prepared some food in her basket. She didn't know how to cook and usually ate at the canteen, so she brought some fruits and snacks. She also brought He Yushui a hard-shell diary as a graduation gift.
Xiao Yushui hugged her laptop happily and thanked Yang Yue while taking out a few bottles of beef paste and jam from her bag.
He Yushui put the beef paste and jam into the small basket that Yang Yue brought and said,""My brother personally made this for my sister. He asked me to try it out. Yes, it's indeed delicious. I'll bring it all for you today.”
He Yuzhu was a little embarrassed when he saw his sister take out the gift for Yang Yue so quickly. He touched his nose and said,""Yu Shui, why are you in such a hurry to take it out? Don't put it in your sister Yang Yue's basket yet. It's too heavy.”
Yang Yue was also at a loss. Beef paste and jam were good things that money could not buy. She felt that it was too expensive to accept a few bottles of them. She was afraid that she would break the siblings 'hearts if she did not accept them.
He Yuzhu saw her troubled look and said,""Comrade Yang Yue, this is not something expensive. You know that I often help people cook outside. I can't finish some of the things that others give me, so I processed some meat sauce and jam myself.”
Hearing his words, Yang Yue no longer declined. She blushed and said softly,"Thank you."
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