On Sunday, the lazy sun climbed up over the eaves. With the lingering sense of fullness from his morning corn bun and a heart brimming with eager anticipation, Su Changshun squeezed onto the swaying streetcar early in the morning. In his mind, he was already picturing the dashing scene of taking his future wife out for a ride once he secured a bicycle.
It was genuinely inconvenient without a bicycle! He muttered mentally while carefully avoiding anyone who might scuff his new trousers.
Buying a bicycle these days didn't even require ration coupons! He calculated rapidly: he had to win over Li Xiaomei, and then... handle Shazhu! Appealing to the righteousness of being an older brother, using the grand principle of settling down and starting a family, and backing it up with a promise to repay as soon as possible after the wedding—
Chapter 30