Chapter 206 As Long as I'm Not Embarrassed
"Pack your clothes and stuff first."
"Changhe, we'll live in the south-facing bedroom. Xiaoxue, you can choose any of the other three rooms."
The three people just brought their things back in the afternoon, but they hadn’t packed up everything yet.
"Ah, I'll just live in this small one!"
Upon hearing this, Gong Xue pointed to the small north-facing room that Li Changhe and the others had passed.
This is the smallest of the four rooms, only about ten square meters in size, and can be considered a guest room.
The other three rooms are about 20 square meters each. They are spacious and bright, but Gong Xue is embarrassed to live in them.
"Okay, then pack your things and take a shower later. You've been running around all day."
"Go to the bathroom in the inner room and wash up later. You're not going to take a bath in the tub anyway!"
Zhu Lin then said to Li Changhe.
Their house has four bedrooms, two living rooms and two bathrooms, but one of the bathrooms is relatively small and is located in the north-facing bedroom, not in the master bedroom.
There is only a toilet and a shower head inside. The shower head is still foot-operated these days. Water comes out when you press the buckle. You have to press the knob to change the hot water. The water heater is imported, and it is an electric water heater with a small notebook.
In fact, there are gas water heaters in China this era. They are newly invented this year, but they use liquefied gas and have no carbon monoxide safety protection. They are prone to leaks, and once leaks occur, it is easy to cause gas poisoning.
Electric water heaters are convenient, but not many people use them. For one thing, they can’t even afford the electricity bill.
Of course, Li Changhe didn't have this concern. He had money, so he installed two at once, one for each bathroom.
"Okay, you guys take a bath and I'll go to the cabin to take a shower."
"Well, just throw your dirty clothes in the hut, and I'll take them and wash them for you tomorrow."
Zhu Lin then gave Li Changhe another instruction.
Li Changhe nodded.
Then he took some clean clothes and went into the small bathroom.
It was much easier to wash a man, so Li Changhe finished quickly. Then he changed his clothes, returned to their bedroom, and turned on the air conditioner.
He didn't turn the temperature too low because there was only one hair dryer in their house, which was in the big bathroom.
It’s not that Li Changhe didn’t want to buy two, but the Friendship Store was sold out and this thing was too niche.
At that time, a few were imported from Hong Kong Island for the barber shops in Beijing. No one bought them after that, and the Friendship Store never bought any more. There was only one in stock, and it was only bought after Li Changhe inquired about it.
While lying on the bed waiting for his hair to dry, Li Changhe picked up a book and started reading.
In fact, he would rather read the newspaper, but he didn't.
The disadvantage of not living in a staff dormitory is that there is no newspaper supply, because newspapers are also very scarce these days.
The post office basically only delivers newspapers to major organizations. If you want to buy newspapers privately, you have to go to the post office and queue up, and even then you may not be able to buy one.
Of course you can also subscribe to newspapers, but whether you can get them depends on the area you live in.
For example, it was easy to subscribe to newspapers in the housing estate where Li Changhe and his family lived before, because there were many teachers and professors and many people subscribed to newspapers, so the postman could deliver to many households in one housing estate.
But in some places, if you subscribe to newspapers for just a few households, they won't give you the newspapers if they see there are no nearby lines.
After all, 79 was not the s. Many newspapers had just resumed publication and the entire industry was gradually recovering.
However, Li Changhe felt that given the positioning of the Overseas Chinese Apartment, it should be eligible to subscribe to newspapers at this time. After all, it was next to the Cadre School of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, which was a training base for worker cadres.
While reading the book boredly and thinking in his mind, not long after, Zhu Lin came in wiping his hair.
"You know what, having a hair dryer at home is really useful."
There used to be hair dryers in barbershops. They would only blow dry the hair for a few seconds after cutting it, never longer because electricity was expensive.
"Of course, these are standard features in hotels abroad."
Li Changhe said to Zhu Lin with a smile.
Then Zhu Lin closed the door and lay on the bed. Li Changhe immediately reached out and hugged her.
He has been out for more than a week and is already craving for something.
"Don't move, Xiaoxue is still taking a shower outside!"
"Let's talk about it after she goes back to bed."
Zhu Lin patted Li Changhe's dishonest paws and said in a low voice.
In fact, she has missed Li Changhe for more than a week.
It’s strange, we usually don’t see each other for several days because of school, but I don’t think about it that much.
Li Changhe had been away for a week, and Zhu Lin missed him very much.
"It's okay, let's keep quiet."
Li Changhe said in a low voice.
There are many ways for two people to be romantic, and foreplay is also very important.
Anyway, there is more time and more space in the new house.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Lin did not object. He then slowly put his arms around Li Changhe's neck and began to talk to him.
At this moment, the two people who were in a state of passion did not know that Gong Xue had fallen asleep in the bathroom.
Compared with Zhu Lin, Gong Xue has actually had a more difficult life in recent years.
As soon as he reached age, he went to the underground village of the old revolutionary base, and then finally was admitted to the army art troupe.
For nearly ten years, she had almost always eaten from a big pot and slept in a large dormitory. Even when she wanted to take a bath, she had to use the bathhouse tickets issued by the army, and she would take a bath together with a group of people.
Her private space is often just the small area on the bunk bed, which is not very private and is often checked by inspectors.
It’s not like now, she can actually live in such a big house.
There was also a bathtub this big, she had never even seen it in a movie.
Because the films shown in the army were basically revolutionary films, not Western dramas.
Therefore, after feeling the warmth of the bathtub for the first time, Gong Xue lay in it, feeling extremely relaxed. She leaned there, slowly closed her eyes, and actually fell asleep.
But soon, she woke up again because of difficulty breathing, and the water was not very hot at this time.
Gong Xue walked out of the bathtub, rinsed her body, wiped it clean, and then blew her hair with a hair dryer.
After finishing all this, she changed her clothes and prepared to go back to the room to sleep.
Just as I walked out of the bathroom and turned the corner, I suddenly heard the sad voice of Sister Zhu Lin coming from the master bedroom.
"Huh? The two of them had a fight? Is Sister Zhu Lin crying?"
Gong Xue was a little surprised, and then subconsciously stopped at the door.
But after a few seconds, her face turned red with embarrassment, and she quickly ran back to the room and closed the door.
She is just simple, not ignorant.
At first she didn't realize what was going on, but she soon realized what was going on.
At this moment, Gong Xue covered her head with a silk quilt, closed her eyes and stood still, her face blushing.
She was so stupid just now, how could she "eavesdrop"?
No. Not eavesdropping.
She was just passing by, just passing by.
Gong Xue comforted herself over and over in her heart, and then fell into a deep sleep while brainwashing herself with hypnosis.
In the master bedroom, Zhu Lin and Li Changhe had no idea of the unexpected incident that happened outside.
At this moment, Zhu Lin was lying weakly on Li Changhe's shoulder.
"Why do you always have so many new tricks? Tell me, did you learn bad things in Hong Kong Island?"
Thinking about how Li Changhe had tortured her in various ways tonight, Zhu Lin even felt ashamed of some of the postures. Where did he learn those?
Li Changhe laughed and said, "I'm not a bad person, but I tell you, in Hong Kong Island, in addition to regular movies, they also like to make erotic films."
"Erotic film?" "That kind."
Li Changhe whispered in Zhu Lin's ear and explained softly.
He didn't mention the short films based on the book, because the feature film industry based on the book hasn't developed yet these days.
"It's so obscene, how come those directors shoot everything!"
Zhu Lin was speechless at this time.
Li Changhe shook his head: "Speaking of which, this kind of thing is a common problem for many directors when filming."
"Confucius said: Food and sex are human nature"
"But for us Chinese, the pleasure of the boudoir has always been a private matter, and we are ashamed to talk about it or discuss it. Westerners look down on this."
"Didn't I tell you before that they are open-minded and have a complicated relationship. They don't shy away from such things."
"Then they look at the East and think that the East is conservative, old-fashioned, and lacks humanity."
"Just wait and see. When Western ideas come in, some directors will become more and more bold in their films to cater to Western tastes, calling it a breakthrough in human nature and letting go of the shackles."
"In fact, I am going for the false reputation of those Western awards."
"Because Westerners, especially Europeans, love to do this when making movies."
"Of course, this is true not only for movies, but also for literature!"
Although Li Changhe has not read many literary works from the 1980s, he knows that many literary works of this era are written in a very explicit manner.
That's not even considered too explicit. According to the standards of later online literature, it would be considered a Liu Bei article.
Things like "Big Breasts and Wide Hips", "White Deer Plain", and "Wasted City", the unedited versions are so "wonderful".
To be honest, when it comes to trends, the level of openness in the 1980s was actually far greater than that of later generations.
"Huh, is this the reason why you became a bad person?"
"Don't try to fool me"
Zhu Lin said "viciously" at this time that she would not be fooled by Li Changhe's method of changing the subject.
Li Changhe felt helpless upon seeing this.
Forget it, I'll just use the simplest family rules to suppress it.
In the morning, Li Changhe woke up early in high spirits and saw Zhu Lin was still sleeping soundly. She must have been exhausted last night.
He got up quietly and went to the outer room to wash his face and brush his teeth. After getting ready, Li Changhe prepared to go for a run outside.
He had to maintain the good body he had brought back after his rebirth, and he also developed a habit of running exercises at school every day.
Next door is the Communist Party Cadre School, which has a playground.
A few hundred meters away is the Capital Normal University, which also has a playground.
Li Changhe planned to go to the playground next door first, and then come back to slowly explore the surrounding terrain.
The Federation of Trade Unions’ Cadre School only resumed classes last year, and it is still summer vacation, so there are not many people in the morning.
Li Changhe went in and ran for nearly ten kilometers, then came out and went to the state-owned restaurant again and queued up to buy breakfast.
After buying it, I carried it home.
After returning home, Li Changhe put breakfast on the table and washed it again.
Then when he came out, he saw Gong Xue also yawning and walking out of the house.
"Morning, Xiaoxue."
Li Changhe greeted him subconsciously.
When Gong Xue heard Li Changhe's voice, she looked up at Li Changhe, and the next second she closed the door and shrank back like a frightened little rabbit.
?
Li Changhe's face was full of question marks at this moment. What happened to this girl?
Because it was embarrassing to see him so early in the morning?
It’s not like I haven’t seen it before.
What he didn't know was that Gong Xue was in the room at that moment, blushing and feeling inexplicably ashamed.
She was not embarrassed by last night's embarrassment. After all, they didn't know about Li Changhe.
The main reason was that she kept hypnotizing herself before going to bed last night, and then she had a very ridiculous dream.
Gong Xue dared not recall the scene in the dream at all, and the protagonist seemed to be Li Changhe.
No, she couldn't live in this house anymore, she wanted to go back to Shanghai.
Gong Xue lay in bed for a long time before she calmed down.
Then he opened the door and cautiously stuck his head out. Li Changhe was no longer in the corridor, and from the noise it sounded like he was busy in the kitchen.
Gong Xue breathed a sigh of relief, then walked into the bathroom and started washing up.
Not long after, Zhu Lin also got up sleepily and walked into the bathroom in a daze.
"Xiaoxue, good morning!"
"Good morning, Sister Linlin. I'll be done soon."
Gong Xue quickly rinsed out the toothpaste foam in her mouth and left the bathroom.
After Zhu Lin finished washing up, Li Changhe brought out another plate.
"That's great. I fried a few eggs. Let's eat them with fried dough twist and soy milk."
He is not used to soy milk, so he only drinks soy milk.
"Hurry up and eat, Xiaoxue."
Zhu Lin called out to Gong Xue, who then came over, lowered her head and ate carefully.
Why is this girl acting so weird this morning?
Could it be possible that you heard it last night?
Li Changhe looked at Gong Xue's posture, thinking something in his mind.
There must be something wrong when things are abnormal, and if a simple girl like her behaves like this, it might be because she was heard last night.
But that shouldn’t be the case. The sound insulation at home is quite good. After all, the walls are made of solid red bricks these days.
It is also possible that he heard it while going to the toilet.
Who cares? He won’t be embarrassed if he doesn’t talk about this kind of thing.
In a few days, the girl will be gone.
Of course Li Changhe didn't know that Gong Xue was not just doing this.
"By the way, do you have anything to do this morning?"
Zhu Lin asked Li Changhe again at this time.
Li Changhe thought for a moment and said, "I plan to go to the post office to see if I can order some newspapers and magazines."
"If you want to go out, you'd better wait for me to come back, because Lao Yang might come to give you the tickets at any time."
"If there's no one at home, it would be bad if I missed it again."
"Okay, I plan to practice some clips from "The Letter" with Xiaoxue today. I think some of the scenes are pretty good."
"Then go ahead, we'll practice at home and imitate Cui An's performance."
Zhu Lin and Li Changhe said with a smile.
"Ok!"
After finishing his meal, Li Changhe didn't clean up. He opened the door and went downstairs directly, pushing his bicycle up from the basement first.
Their house has a basement, and it's quite large, because underground spaces were built in the 1950s and 1960s, and even overseas Chinese apartments had to have them, so when necessary, they could hide in there to prevent aerial bombings.
There are slopes on both sides of the stairs, so you can push bicycles and electric bikes down, which is very convenient.
Li Changhe got on his bike and rode towards the post office.
(End of this chapter)