Chapter 43: Love in the Rain

  Chapter 4: Love in the Rain

  After wandering around for half an hour, Wang Haodong finally bought two refrigerators and two induction cookers, spending a total of 4,800 yuan.

  Why buy two? Because Wang Haodong wants to give one to Xiao Yufen and Zhang Shufang's families, one refrigerator and one electric stove per family. This is what he had thought of long ago, now that he has the money, let's get it done quickly.

  There are so many things, Wang Hao Dong alone can't handle it, and now he is still in the town with Wang Kai doing business, temporarily unable to return to Liujiayuan Village. So he asked the store owner to drive his small pickup truck to help him deliver the goods to Liujiayuan Village. The name and address were all written down, and the boss promised to deliver them, saying that they would be covered with a rain cloth, absolutely not getting wet.

  The boss isn't worried if the goods aren't delivered to the right place, or handed over to Wang Haodong's contact person, or if they get rained on and have quality issues, because he has ways to deal with it. As for Xiao Yufen, since he bought things for her at the same time as Zhang Shufang, and she got angry about that, he didn't think much of it, anyway, she said she wouldn't be jealous.

  After the boss drove away, Wang Haodong looked at the rain curtain that had already shrunk and ran out of the home appliance store.

  Even though it wasn't raining heavily, getting drenched in the rain with his head exposed was still very uncomfortable, so Wang Haodong walked quickly back and forth, wanting to return as soon as possible.

  Suddenly, Wang Haodong's mobile phone rang. He looked at the number and found it was a landline number. He hesitated for a moment before answering the call, but heard a familiar female voice: Haodong, where are you?

  "It's Zhang Shufang, she actually called me, her family doesn't even have a phone installed at home, whose number is this?"

  Wang Haodong was puzzled in his heart and hastily said: "I am in town."

  "I am also in town."

  What?

  Wang Haodong became even more puzzled and said: "You came to the market?"

  "No, I brought you some stuff, your phone charger and razor, forgot to bring them."

  What? No way!

  Wang Haodong remembered that when he was about to leave, he packed his luggage and put it away. Could it be that he really didn't bring it?

  Wang Haodong thought for a moment, but he couldn't be sure either. After all, he had just arrived in town and hadn't even charged his phone or shaved yet, so he didn't know if the charger was in his luggage or not.

  At that moment, Wang Haodong hastily asked her where she was, and learned that she was in a store on the west side of the town. He asked for the name of the store, told her to wait there, hung up the phone, bought an umbrella, and ran quickly.

  He rushed all the way, and when Wang Haodong arrived at the entrance of the convenience store, he suddenly saw Zhang Shufang. She had a bicycle next to her, wearing a light yellow T-shirt and light blue jeans, standing under the eaves of the storefront.

  Zhang Shufang didn't notice the change in weather, after all it was still sunny when she came out, and she hadn't brought an umbrella. Who would have thought that halfway through her journey it started raining? Her clothes were already completely soaked, and she was holding a towel, constantly wiping her hair.

  "Shu Fang." From a distance, Wang Haodong shouted loudly.

  Zhang Shufang turned around and saw Wang Haodong, with a smile on her face. She took out a plastic bag from the bicycle basket, pulled out Wang Haodong's phone charger and razor...

  "Wang Haodong hastily asked: 'You rode a bicycle here? Why didn't you bring an umbrella?'"

  "When I came out in the morning, it wasn't raining at home. Who knew it rained halfway through? I couldn't go back either, and there was no place to take shelter on the road, so I just got soaked and came here."

  When Zhang Shufang spoke, her hair was still dripping with water. Looking at the expression on her pale face, Wang Haodong's heart felt an inexplicable sense of emotion. In order to deliver something to him, she had braved the rain to come into town and got soaked, looking like a drowned rat, which made his heart feel warm all over.

  *yawn*

  A gust of cold wind blew in, and Zhang Shufang yawned.

  Although it's summer now and the temperature is relatively high, but when it rains, the temperature drops a lot. Wang Haodong was afraid she would catch a cold, so he hastily said: "Your clothes are all wet, you need to change into new ones, otherwise you'll get sick."

  Zhang Shufang's face turned red, "I, I didn't bring any clothes."

  "Let's go, I'll buy it for you." Wang Haodong didn't say another word, directly pulling her hand, holding the umbrella over her head to shield her from the wind and rain.

  "Bicycle."

  "It's right here."

  "I'd better lock it up, or else it'll be a hassle if someone steals it."

  Wang Haodong smiled wryly, hastily asked her for the car key, went to lock the car, then chatted with the store owner for a while, greeted him and asked him to help take care of the car. After that, he took Zhang Shufang straight to the town's central square.

  "Have you started working yet?" Zhang Shufang asked Wang Haodong.

  "Alright, I'm going to work." Wang Haodong smiled and replied, "Are you cold?"

  Unfortunately, he wasn't wearing a jacket. The T-shirt was impossible to take off and give her to wear, it had no warmth, and if he took it off, Wang Haodong would be left with his upper body exposed.

  "It's not very cold." Zhang Shufang's body shook a few times as she spoke, revealing that she was lying.

  If a person gets rained on, they need to wipe away the raindrops; otherwise, when the raindrops evaporate, they will take away the body's heat. This way, people with weaker physiques can easily catch a cold. Wang Haodong was afraid she would get chilled and catch a cold, so he hurried his pace.

  More than a hundred meters away, there was a clothing store. Wang Hao Dong took Zhang Shu Fang inside and let her pick out an outfit, from outerwear to underwear, including bras and socks and shoes. Her face flushed slightly, but she listened to him.

  Wang Haodong suggested, "Shufang, don't be as picky as when you're buying clothes every day. Hurry up and buy a set to change into, don't delay and catch a cold."

  The female boss smiled and said: "Yes, your boyfriend is right, you're all wet, can't delay."

  "He..." Zhang Shufang was somewhat stunned, wanting to say that he wasn't her boyfriend, but the words reached her lips and still weren't spoken.

  Next, Zhang Shufang started picking out clothes. The store owner took them for a couple and kept praising her, saying she had a great figure and was born to be a clothes rack, no need to deliberately pick out clothes, any outfit would look good on her.

  Wang Haodong nodded secretly after hearing it, but Zhang Shufang blushed.

  Zhang Shufang's body was not particularly good, although she often worked hard, but did not have the robust physique of other village women, and was prone to illness. She herself didn't dare to delay, so she spent only a few minutes selecting an outfit, including underwear and socks, and since she wore sandals, there was no need to buy shoes.

  There is a special fitting room in the store, and Zhang Shufang changed her clothes in the fitting room. When she came out, she was refreshed and no longer dripping with water as before, looking much cleaner.

  "Girl, you are absolutely beautiful, and your eyes are great too. This dress is just like it was tailor-made for you." The female boss in her thirties kept praising Zhang Shufang.

  Zhang Shufang smiled slightly and took out her purse to pay the bill, but was stopped by Wang Haodong. Seeing that he was quite insistent, she didn't argue with him about it.

  These clothes cost over 200 yuan. After Wang Haodong paid the bill, he saw the rain outside and said, "Shufang, are you going back this afternoon?"

  "It will stop raining soon and then I'll go back."

  Wang Haodong suddenly remembered, "Right, I bought a refrigerator and an electric cooker for you at the store earlier. I asked the owner to send them to the village, but you weren't home, and it seems like no one received them."

  "What?!" Zhang Shufang was taken aback, "Why did you buy that thing for me?"

  "Go ahead and say it."

  Wang Haodong was afraid that the shop owner would hear their conversation, so he pulled Zhang Shufang out of the clothing store and came to a secluded place outside, holding an umbrella, and started talking with Zhang Shufang.

  Zhang Shufang was silent for a moment before saying: "Hao Dong, as friends, I can accept it if you buy me clothes, but if you buy me a refrigerator, I...I find it hard to accept."

  "Why can't you accept it?" Wang Haodong asked.

  Zhang Shufang lowered her head, her ears turned red, "Because, because it's a friendship relationship, and not, not boyfriend and girlfriend, I really can't want, otherwise, others will gossip."

  Wang Haodong smiled and said, "Take a different road and let others talk about it. What's the point of meddling in other people's business? Besides, what era are we living in now? Who still spouts nonsense for no reason?"

  "After all, there will always be people who talk nonsense."

  "You won't say it out loud, and others won't know that I bought it for you." Wang Haodong explained painstakingly, "Besides, I've already paid the money, and they'll deliver the goods to the village. You can't return them even if you want to, right?"

  "Moreover, I am willing to buy things for you with all my heart, it is my own wish and I am very happy about it, I don't care what others say."

  Zhang Shufang lowered her head and asked after a long time: "Why are you doing this? You're making me feel like I owe you so much, I don't know how to repay you. How about I give you the money for the refrigerator, just consider it as you helping me buy it, okay?"

  "Not good." Wang Hao Dong directly refused and put his hands on her shoulders, saying very seriously: "I'm treating you like this because I like you."

  This was Wang Haodong's second time, in front of Zhang Shufang, expressing his true feelings. After she heard it, her whole body shook, as if she had been struck by lightning.

  Wang Haodong took the opportunity to hold her in his arms, lowered his head and kissed her. She let out a soft cry, suddenly came back to her senses, and wanted to push Wang Haodong away.

  "Shu Fang, I'm telling you the truth." Wang Hao Dong whispered in her ear.

  "Wait, someone's coming." Zhang Shufang hastily retreated a few steps, holding the umbrella which caused Wang Haodong to leave its coverage.

  Like silk threads, the raindrops fell on Wang Haodong's body, he didn't care, letting the rain wet his hair and clothes.

  Zhang Shufang saw Wang Haodong getting rained on, and hastily stepped forward a few steps, holding the umbrella over his head. Although she didn't say anything, her face turned red as she reproachfully said: "Why do you always intrude on others? If I get angry and report you, what will you do?"

  "Because I like you, I am willing to accept all consequences, however, I know that without your consent, it is not good, and I will change in the future."

  Zhang Shufang pursed her lips and said in a low voice: "You, what you just said is true?"

  "Honestly, I can swear to heaven."

  Wang Haodong raised his hand and said with a serious tone: "Shufang, I like you. I've liked you since the moment I saw you. I think this time something happened and I came to Liujiayuan Village, it's fate given by heaven. If I have one lie, heaven will strike me with lightning."

  Zhang Shufang suddenly covered Wang Haodong's mouth, "Don't say this unlucky thing."

  She was really afraid that heaven would strike her with thunderbolts since it was raining at that time.

  Wang Haodong hugged her, but didn't take any further action. Instead, he slowly said: "Shufang, when I saw you drenched from head to toe just now, my heart ached and I was deeply moved. Otherwise, I really don't know when I would have been able to tell you what's in my heart."

  Zhang Shufang didn't say a word, but the two of them hugged each other tightly, their bodies close together. Wang Haodong could hear her heartbeat accelerating, and the fragrance on her body also reached his nostrils.

  Wang Haodong couldn't help but hold her tightly, savoring the wonderful feeling of having this warm, fragrant, and delicate beauty in his arms. However, he adhered to propriety and did not commit any acts of impropriety, merely holding her quietly and peacefully.

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