Ying Xiao Ya’s face flushed red, all because Cheng Su had said only one sentence: "Your mom is at the neighborhood committee, do they give out contraceptives for free there? If so, can you grab some for me?"
Those few words, Cheng Su said them without hesitation, and her face didn’t even turn red, because she was a married woman, and in her previous life, she had seen much more, so she thought contraception was very normal!
But she had forgotten that this was the conservative eighties, where intimate relationships between men and women, if not officially established, were considered immoral, improper, and subject to criticism.
And Ying Xiao Ya, a good girl from a family of intellectuals and officials, a university student and still unmarried, how could she not blush at the mention of such words?
Cheng Su felt somewhat sheepish; she simply saw Ying Xiao Ya as someone about her age and treated her like a friend, without giving it much thought, especially upon hearing her mom worked at the neighborhood committee—she assumed it was the place where they distributed those things for free for family planning, right?
"Um, well, just ask, okay? Even if they have them, you don’t need to get them for me, I can get them myself." Cheng Su, seeing the blush on Ying Xiao Ya’s face, felt embarrassed as well, realizing she had forgotten how conservative the era was about matters of men and women!
Ying Xiao Ya glared at her and stammered, "I’ll ask first."
"Ask what?" Ning Ge leaned in, curious as he looked at the two of them, and pointing at Ying Xiao Ya’s face, said, "Your face is as red as a monkey’s butt, is it hot?"
Ying Xiao Ya grew even more mortified, and Cheng Su scolded him: "Go away, get lost. When women have private conversations, what are you trying to butt in for?"
"Exactly!"
Ning Ge walked off holding his head, and Cheng Su continued to discuss the matter of re-sitting the university entrance exams with Ying Xiao Ya.
Li Qiulan, who was cleaning the table, watched them, listening and showing a trace of envy in her eyes, never imagining that Cheng Su, who had started her own business, would still consider going back to school to study for university.
To study at university, ah!
Li Qiulan bit her lower lip, thinking that if she were also a university student, then...
"Oh my, not coming here for a few days, and the place has completely changed!"
Cheng Su turned her head at the sound and smiled, "How come you’re here?" She patted Ying Xiao Ya’s hand and personally went to greet her, "But take it slow, we’re currently cleaning, and the floor is wet."
The person who had arrived was Mu Yan, and it had been some days since the two had seen each other.
Mu Yan appreciated Cheng Su’s thoughtfulness and said, "The restaurant’s entrance has changed entirely, I thought I went to the wrong place!" She looked around and commented, "You really turned it into a restaurant, and it looks quite decent too."
Cheng Su hummed in agreement and turned to Ying Xiao Ya, "Please take care of that matter for me, you can stay a bit longer if you’re not in a rush to work. Here, meet my friend, Mu Yan, why don’t you get acquainted?"
"What a pretty young lady, have you found someone yet?" Mu Yan chuckled as soon as she saw Ying Xiao Ya.
Ying Xiao Ya’s face turned even redder, shaking her head, she said, "I’m short on time today, I need to go to work. I’ll come back another time, sorry Mu Yan, I have to leave as soon as you arrive."
"That’s okay, work is important." Mu Yan wasn’t bothered in the slightest, and Cheng Su mentioned that she was working at the thermos factory nearby.
With that, Ying Xiao Ya left, and Cheng Su saw her to the door before returning to ask Mu Yan if she had eaten. After hearing that she had, Cheng Su poured her a glass of water and brought over a plate of grapes.
After taking a sip of water, Mu Yan started to say, of course, she had come over to discuss business with Cheng Su.
Cheng Su’s eyes lit up upon hearing this and was just about to reply when someone called out from the doorway.
"Miss Cheng, we meet again!"
Cheng Su turned around to see that today seemed to be a gathering day—both customers and those looking to cut into her business had shown up.