Quick Wear: Cousin, Come to the Bowl Quickly

Chapter 497: The Educated Youth Cousin in the Historical Literature (67)

The scrap collection station was filled with the smell of stale mold and moisture, and countless tiny particles floated in the air, making everyone who stepped in here frown and cover their noses.

Lin Xi was holding his breath, squatting in front of a pile of old books, quickly flipping through the yellowed pages, his hands covered in dust.

"Just sit aside and I'll find it."

A low voice suddenly sounded in her ears, and at the same time a warm hand covered the back of her dusty hand.

"No need, let's look for it together, quickly..."

Lin Xi turned her head and saw Song Guanwen with a frown on his face. She subconsciously wanted to refuse, but suddenly she felt an itch in her nose.

"Ah-"

The dust entered her nasal cavity, choking her and causing her to sneeze loudly. She subconsciously wanted to pull her hand back and rub the tip of her nose which was a little sore.

But Song Guanwen increased his strength, held her wrist tightly, took out a light blue handkerchief from his pocket, carefully lifted her wrist, and gently wiped the stains between her fingers.

"No need to wipe, I'll have to wash my hands soon anyway..." The fingertips that were rubbed by the cloth felt a little itchy. Lin Xi couldn't help but retract her fingers and subconsciously wanted to pull her hand back.

Song Guanwen did not let go, but instead retracted his fingers, wrapped her slightly cold fingertips in his palm, lowered his head to meet Lin Xi's gaze, "Xixi..."

"It's dirty here, I can just come and find it, it'll be quick, okay?"

His tone was so gentle that it seemed to drip water, and the last two words were so soft that they almost sounded like a whisper, with a hint of cautious pleading.

The mountain of old books behind them made a slight collapsing sound, and a few rays of sunlight leaked in through the gaps in the iron roof, falling right on their folded hands.

Lin Xi originally wanted to say no, but after meeting his eyes that seemed to look into her heart, she suddenly couldn't say it anymore.

"it is good……"

"Then go wait outside, under the tree over there, it's cooler."

Seeing Lin Xi nod, Song Guanwen's originally slightly frowned brows suddenly relaxed. He curled the corners of his lips calmly, took Lin Xi's hand to stand up, led her out of the iron shed, and walked to the shade of a tree not far away.

The stone slab under the tree was a bit uneven, and there was a lot of sand and gravel scattered on it. Song Guanwen reached out and swept the sand and gravel on it, then picked out a few relatively clean newspapers from the waste paper piled nearby, carefully spread them out, and then pressed Lin Xi to sit down, then squatted in front of her, gently squeezed her hand and spoke softly.

"Sit here and wait for me, it will be there soon." As he said that, he was about to walk towards the pile of old books again.

Lin Xi looked up at the shadows of the trees casting a large area of green shade, then looked at the pile of old books piled haphazardly under the dusty iron shed. She bit her lip, reached out to grab Song Guanwen who was about to leave, and spoke hesitantly.

"Forget it, let's just go to Xinhua Bookstore and buy it. It's not that expensive actually."

"Now you can't blame me for being 'extravagant' or 'wasteful'?"

Song Guanwen looked down at her hand clenching his fingertips, then cast his gaze to her face filled with guilt, pinched her palm, and held back his laughter.

"I... I didn't know it was so dirty here. Sister Aihong said she usually buys books here, and it's much cheaper than buying new books..."

Lin Xi was not angry at his teasing. She pursed her lips and said with some regret.

Earlier, when the two of them came out of the supply and marketing cooperative, they planned to go to the bookstore to buy a set of local primary school textbooks to prepare in advance for the teacher recruitment exam in the brigade.

Lin Xi recalled that just now at the supply and marketing cooperative, Song Guanming had clearly agreed with her not to spend money on buying things for her, but at the last minute he almost betrayed her. She couldn't help but glare at him angrily, turned around to face him, and said in a serious tone.

"Comrade Song Guanwen, I want to seriously criticize you. I've already said that we should live a 'hard and simple life' this time in the city. Why are you thinking of 'extravagance' again?"

Song Guanwen was carrying something, feeling a little guilty about what had just happened. But now, seeing her serious expression, like a political instructor, he couldn't help laughing and started begging for mercy.

"Xixi, I was wrong." As he said this, he was ready to reach out and hold her hand.

"Comrade, please behave properly."

Lin Xi dodged his outstretched hand and, to show her seriousness, she deliberately took a step back, widening the distance between them. Then, as if afraid that Song Guanwen would think she wasn't serious enough, she added with a stern face, "Don't be so playful."

Song Guanwen originally thought that she was joking with him, but his hand grabbed nothing, and when he heard Lin Xi's serious tone, he realized that she was really angry. His heart tightened, and he quickly looked up at Lin Xi, his eyelashes trembling, and called her cautiously.

"Xixi..."

He lowered his voice very low, and looked at her with eyes that were both aggrieved and innocent, just like the calf that loves to bite people's trouser legs. Lin Xi's heart trembled, and she almost couldn't help but reach out to hold his hand.

At the critical moment, she pinched her palm hurriedly, and then forced herself to come back to her senses from the state of "lust makes one's mind blinded", cleared her throat, and said in a cold voice.

"Speak nicely and don't try to corrupt the masses."

Seeing that his tried-and-true trick had failed, Song Guanwen couldn't help but pursed his lips. He finally straightened his attitude and said seriously, "Xixi, I was wrong."

Seeing that he looked much more serious, Lin Xi's frown relaxed a lot, but it was obvious that Song Guanwen's attitude was not enough to make her give in, so she stared into his eyes and continued to ask.

"Then tell me, where did you go wrong?"