The kang (heated brick bed) for left-behind women

Chapter 131 Be specific

The steam from the kitchen, mixed with the aroma of corn porridge, wafted out—the most comforting smell during these hard times.

Lin Dachun took a deep breath before stepping inside.

Li Ruoxue placed a bowl of steaming hot corn porridge on the kang table, and then set out a dish of pickled vegetables.

She looked up at him, her eyes bright: "How was today? Did it go smoothly?"

Lin Dachun sat down on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), picked up the bowl, but didn't drink it immediately.

He stared at the sloshing porridge in the bowl, but what flashed through his mind was the glaringly white iron bed in the hospital, the faded white curtain, and those... women who had chased after him.

"Ruoxue," he suddenly spoke, his voice hoarse, "she's acting strangely today."

Li Ruoxue sat down opposite him and picked up her chopsticks: "What's wrong?"

Lin Dachun hesitated for a moment.

He didn't want to talk about those things, those humiliating, absurd, and unspeakable things.

But the letter in his pocket, reminding him of the nurse, felt like a burning ember, making him uneasy.

He needs to speak out, he needs someone to tell him what exactly happened.

He put down his bowl, took the crumpled letter out of his pocket, and spread it on the kang table.

Li Ruoxue leaned over to take a look.

The oil lamp cast a dim, yellow light. She squinted for a moment, then looked up, her face filled with confusion: "What...is this?"

"It was given to me by several women in the hospital," Lin Dachun said, his voice low like a sigh. "An intern and a nurse chased after me, asking which village I was from, saying they wanted to write me a letter."

He paused, as if making a great decision: "He also asked... about my family situation."

The cave dwelling fell silent.

The firewood crackled in the stove.

Li Ruoxue stared at the letter for a long time.

Her expression shifted from confusion to surprise, and finally... slowly relaxed, with even a faint smile appearing at the corner of her mouth.

"That's it?" Li Ruoxue looked up at Lin Dachun, her eyes flashing with a light he couldn't understand. "This is normal."

normal?

Lin Dachun was stunned.

Where is this normal?

He was a farmer from the Loess Plateau who became a nude model for ten yuan. A group of strangers looked at his body, and then the women who had seen his body chased after him to write letters and ask about his family situation—is that normal?

"Look," Li Ruoxue picked up the letter, her fingers gently tracing the handwriting, "these are such beautiful characters. They're clearly cultured people. The fact that they chased after you to give you this shows...it shows you're impressive."

sharp?

Lin Dachun was even more confused.

What makes him so good?

What's impressive is that they're shameless enough to do anything for ten dollars?

"Think about it," Li Ruoxue put down the piece of paper and looked at him seriously, "those are all students from the city, who will become doctors in the future. They've seen a lot of the world, haven't they? But they chased after you to write you a letter. What does that mean? It means that in their eyes, you're not ordinary. Very extraordinary."

As she spoke, the smile on her face became more pronounced, even carrying a hint of... pride?

"What's so special about me? I don't have three heads and six arms, I'm just like everyone else," Lin Dachun explained.

"You're in good health, it's from years of hard work, unlike those city men. It's not surprising that they find it admirable and think you're good."

Lin Dachun opened his mouth, wanting to say "That's not how it is," wanting to say "They look at me like I'm livestock," wanting to say "I'm doing this for money."

But looking into Li Ruoxue's bright eyes, and at the pure, even somewhat adoring expression on her face, those words got stuck in his throat, and he couldn't utter a single one.

Does she really think...this is a good thing?

Do you think those women chased after him to write him letters because he's "amazing" and "extraordinary"?

"Aren't you angry?" That was the only question he asked in the end.

"What's there to be angry about?" Li Ruoxue retorted, her tone matter-of-fact. "They didn't do anything wrong. They just think you're amazing and want to contact you. What's the big deal?"

"Ruoxue, you said I'm extraordinary. They think I'm very capable. What exactly do you mean by extraordinary and very capable?" Lin Dachun couldn't help but ask.

Li Ruoxue blushed.

He didn't say anything for a long time.

"Ruoxue, tell me. What is it?" Lin Dachun pressed.

Li Ruoxue blushed and whispered a few words in Lin Dachun's ear.

Upon hearing these words, Lin Dachun's eyes widened instantly, staring at Li Ruoxue in disbelief.

Li Ruoxue blushed like a little rabbit, her face turning bright red, and she looked extremely embarrassed.

The contrast and the unusual feeling of these "filthy" words coming from the mouth of such a beautiful and stunning woman surprised Lin Dachun.

"Just because of that, you like it so much?" Lin Dachun asked, his face full of questions.