"I'm from the Luzha Brigade. The last time you left, the brigade leader severely criticized Wei Xiuying. You should stop arguing with her."

The person didn't know that Su Ti didn't recognize her at all, and kept talking to herself. She saw that Su Ti was muttering to himself.

I was afraid that when she went to the county to report on her work, she would really say something bad about their team, and then their team’s reputation would be ruined.

"Aunt, Wei Xiuying is Wei Xiuying, and Luzha Brigade is Luzha Brigade. I know it well." Su Ti wanted to laugh when he heard this.

Is this because he is afraid that she will bear a grudge? It seems that Wei Xiuying has had a hard time since she left the Luzha Brigade.

"Comrade Su, I knew you were a generous person." When the man heard Su Ti say this, he thought she was no longer angry and laughed.

Su Ti didn't say anything. She was a temporary staff member of the Propaganda Department, not a department that meddles in other people's affairs. Did these people really think she would go and complain?

"Aunt, I'm carsick and want to take a nap." Su Ti didn't want to chat anymore and leaned on Wei Baichuan's shoulder without talking.

Now the couple has to avoid suspicion when they are outside. Su Ti found an excuse and leaned on Wei Baichuan's shoulder and closed his eyes to rest.

When the man saw Suti closed her eyes, he really thought she was carsick and didn't want to disturb her anymore.

The other people in the car didn't say anything bad when they saw this.

It was almost ten o'clock when they arrived at the county town, but Su Ti did not call his grandfather and others immediately.

She just made a phone call yesterday and also wanted to ask her grandfather for news. She guessed that there was no news from her grandfather yet, so she planned to call again before going back tomorrow.

"Shall we take some photos first?" Suti thought that it was still early, so they could take some photos before going to eat and have a good stroll in the afternoon.

"Okay, wife, follow me closely." It was Wei Baichuan's first time in the county town, and he didn't show any sign of shyness.

He carefully protected Suti along the way. Looking at the place in front of him which was obviously more prosperous than the commune, he felt very yearning for it.

The county town is like this, and Shanghai is probably even more prosperous. His wife comes from that big city, so she must be not used to it.

No wonder she looked down on him before. If I were his wife, she probably wouldn’t even look at him.

"It's okay. You see there are a lot of patrols on the road." Su Ti comforted Wei Baichuan when he saw his worried look.

The streets in the county town are much cleaner than those in the commune, and there are many two-story buildings around.

The state-owned photo studio was located in a remote area, and it took the two of them a while to find the place.

"Serve the people, comrades, are you here to take pictures?" As soon as I entered the photo studio, the person at the counter looked up at me.

There is no one in the photo studio right now. Nowadays, people can barely get enough food to eat, so who has the spare money to take pictures?

Even those whose families are well-off would take family reunion photos at the end of the year.

Normally, only newlyweds come here to take photos as a souvenir. No one comes here normally.

"Hello, comrade. Let's take a photo. Can we do it now?" Suti thought it was normal that there was no one around.

Photo studios in Shanghai are like this all year round. The busiest time is the end of the year. Fortunately, they are backed by state-owned enterprises, otherwise they would really starve to death.

"Yes, yes, comrades, what kind of photos do you want to take?" The man took one look at the two young people and thought that they were preparing for a wedding.

"Let's take two group photos, and then two individual photos each." Suti thought of sending one copy to his grandfather and keeping one for himself as a souvenir.

"What do you have to say, gay?" The man saw that it was the female comrade who spoke the whole time, and the gay man didn't say anything.

Normally people just want to take a group photo, but would gay men be happy to take photos of so many people? It would cost a lot of money.

The ones who pay are the men. If they spend so much before getting married and the other party doesn't want to, won't there be a quarrel later?

"What? We can't take pictures?" Wei Baichuan was stunned. Are they afraid that they can't afford it?

"Okay, how many inches do you want? One inch is thirty cents, two inches is fifty cents, five inches is one dollar, and you can choose the frame, too."

The man thought that the girl had good taste and was generous in finding a partner. He had seen many people quarreling over taking one more photo.

"Group photos need to be five inches, and individual photos need to be two inches. Comrade, can this photo be mailed?"

Su Ti paid the money and saw the note he had written. He wondered when he would come to the county town again.

"Sure, leave your address and I'll send the photos to you after they're developed. It'll just cost you an extra fifty cents."

That person was used to it. There were many such cases. Many people came from the lower towns and villages and needed to buy stamps to mail their mail.

He saw that the two men were dressed better than those in their county, and he didn't expect that they were from rural towns.

The photos now are all in black and white. The man carefully lifted the cloth covering the camera and asked Su Ti and Wei Baichuan to sit on the bench.

Knowing that there would be a photo shoot today, both of them put on clean clothes, and Suti also rarely wore a braid.

"Come closer and smile." The comrade standing in front gave instructions. It was not difficult for the two of them to get closer, but the difficult part was that Wei Baichuan was very reserved in front of the camera for the first time.

"Baichuan, I think you look particularly handsome today." Su Ti sneaked up to Wei Baichuan, said something, and then immediately sat down.

Wei Baichuan smiled unconsciously and turned to look at Su Ti with eyes full of love. The comrades in the photo studio thought this scene was beautiful and took a picture of it immediately.

When it came time to take photos individually, Su Ti was fine, smiling naturally at the camera, but when it came to Wei Baichuan's turn, he had a blank expression again.

Su Ti had no choice but to stand next to the comrade and smile at him. Wei Baichuan saw his wife's smiling face and his facial expression softened.

"Okay, that's it." The comrade was also experienced and had great skills in taking snapshots, and he finished the shooting in no time.

Su Ti held the note and left the photo studio with Wei Baichuan with satisfaction. Wei Baichuan turned around and took a look at the location of the photo studio.

He was confused, but his wife was obviously familiar with these things. He looked up at the house he had never seen before and the road that seemed to have no end.

"What are you looking at?" Suti knew that her man was not the kind of person who liked to chat, but he seemed particularly silent today.

"Wife, I'm wondering what kind of life I would be living now if my identity hadn't been changed. Would we never have met?"

Wei Baichuan feels that life is about giving up and gaining. If he had been smooth sailing from the beginning, would all the things happening now not have happened?

"If we are destined to meet, we will meet even if we are thousands of miles apart. If we are not destined to meet, we will not meet even if we are face to face. I think we will meet each other eventually."

Su Ti felt that Wei Baichuan was inexplicably sad, and always felt that something was wrong with him.

"Wife, do you want to go back to the city?" Wei Baichuan always felt that his wife was really wronged by coming here.

"I want to go back, but the prerequisite for returning to the city is that you are by my side." Su Ti gave Wei Baichuan an affirmative answer.

Wei Baichuan looked at his wife, and he suddenly felt that his decision was wrong.

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