Looking at the young man striding towards the state-owned hotel in front of him, Li Man sighed slightly and followed his fate resignedly. He originally planned to go back after finishing his work, but he couldn't leave Gu Linxiao alone here. He was still willing to help him. Come on, I’m hungry anyway.

When we arrived at the dining hall, there were a few scattered tables with people sitting there. The lady who took the order sat bored at the window and looked at the menu of the day. Li Man ordered a bowl of plain noodles, and Gu Linxiao directly ordered a plate. Braised pork, five meat buns, three ounces of rice and one shredded potato.

"Five dollars and forty-six cents plus half a catty of food stamps and two taels of meat stamps."

Gu Linxiao handed over the money before Li Man could react. Li Man gritted his teeth and sat down as he watched the prodigal son. Although he had made a lot of money by cooperating with Lao Hei, there was no need to waste it here.

"There's no need to come here to eat. I'll give you the money later. I don't have many tickets, so let's give them to you in cash."

Li Man looked at him like a prodigal just now. Gu Linxiao didn't know that his family background was already good. He saved all his allowances after joining the army and never spent money lavishly. Now he is training in this camp for the special forces. A seed soldier who often goes on missions and gets mission rewards. He is not short of money at all. He just wants to treat the girl he likes to a meal.

"It's okay, no need. I have money, so I just want to treat you to something good. Well, how long have you been doing that?"

Of course Li Man knew what he was talking about. It seemed that he had no intention of reporting it anyway, so he didn't hide it.

"It didn't take long, maybe more than half a year. Then, brother of the People's Liberation Army, are you going to report me?"

Gu Linxiao looked at the girl in front of him who was smiling and teasing him, holding his forehead and smiling softly. At this time, the food was ready.

"If you're short of money, tell me. The black market is too dangerous."

"Hey, your money was brought by the wind. Give it to anyone you want. Keep it well so you can marry your wife later."

I just want to give it to my wife, but she is too young now.

If Li Man knew what Gu Linxiao was thinking, he could only say that children of this era are too precocious.

"Don't worry about this. Eat quickly. Look at how thin you are. Take good care of yourself and grow some meat."

Li Man looked at the dishes on the table and took a big bite of the braised pork. It was not as delicious as the one he made. If he had the chance, he would make a meal of braised pork for Gu Linxiao to let him know how much money he spent.

"I'm going to visit your village chief tonight."

"Why are you visiting the village chief?"

"Thank you for providing food."

"The food has nothing to do with the village. I made it happen by looking for connections. You don't need to visit. Your sudden visit will scare the village chief."

"It's okay. As your neighbor's brother, I'll go and thank him for taking care of you. This will also save someone from bullying you."

Li Man stopped talking after hearing what he said, and ignored the title of neighbor brother for a moment. If the villagers saw him supporting her, she would be a little wary if anyone in the village thought of bullying her. Although she was not afraid of being bullied, her parents were both. As a scholar, he might get tripped up in places that he cannot see. Even though he is a village, there are still places that he cannot take care of.

"But that would be too troublesome for you. To be honest, we haven't met many times and we don't know each other very well. You may have to trouble the director later. I really don't want to cause trouble to you."

"I like it when you cause me trouble. It's okay if you cause more trouble. As long as I'm still here, I'm willing to be troubled by you."

After speaking, Gu Linxiao's ears and neck turned red. When Li Man saw him like this, no matter how slow he was, he could still notice something strange, but the gap between the two people was really big.

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