Chapter 272 Taking Photos
As soon as Gu Jiandong returned to the army, the military hospital gave him a comprehensive examination and confirmed that he was completely fine. As an urgent mission had come down, he had just returned today.
When he missed Shen Shuyu, he took out Shen Shuyu's childhood photo and looked at it. Jiang Ziqiang's words also reminded Gu Jiandong that he had to ask Shuyu to take a photo and send it to him so that he could take it out and look at it anytime when he missed Shuyu.
Gu Jiandong didn't know Shen Shuyu had come to work yet, and someone from the reception room came over and called out, "Gu Tuan, your girlfriend is looking for you."
Upon hearing this, Gu Jiandong immediately stood up and ran to the reception room. Before answering the phone, he took a deep breath and spoke calmly, "Shu Yu!"
Shen Shuyu on the other end of the phone heard his voice and smiled, "Gu Jiandong, you're back from the mission. Are you okay?"
"No injuries."
"I'm glad you're not injured. I sent you a bag of dried meat. It should arrive in a few days. Remember to pick it up then.
You have to take care of yourself in the army, eat more, and don’t starve yourself to death.”
"it is good."
"Gu Jiandong, I'm working as a telephone operator in the commune. If you want to find me, you can call this number."
"it is good."
It was basically Shen Shuyu who spoke and Gu Jiandong who responded. When Shen Shuyu was about to hang up, he spoke with grievance, "Shuyu, other people have photos of their partners, but I don't..."
Shen Shuyu: "I'll go take pictures tomorrow and take ten pictures for you."
Gu Jiandong couldn't suppress the corners of his mouth that were raised, and he was so happy. He thought he spoke calmly, but the young soldier in the communication room asked Jiang Ziqiang, "Captain Jiang, is Captain Gu speaking with a pinched throat?"
Jiang Ziqiang laughed, "He just spoke with his throat squeezed."
This guy, when he usually talks to them, his voice is as cold as an iceberg, but when he talks to his partner, Tsk tsk tsk…
The little soldier in the message room: I didn’t expect Gu Tuan to be such a person.
Gu Jiandong hung up the phone and walked up to Jiang Ziqiang and the young soldier. "Xiao Li, do you have a partner?"
Xiao Li: “No.”
Gu Jiandong patted his shoulder and said, "You are not young anymore. You should consider your personal issues. Otherwise, no one will send you photos.
Unlike me, I have a partner who sends me photos.”
Xiao Li: "Gu Tuan, your partner really loves you."
Gu Jiandong was very happy. "I have soybean paste in my dormitory. If you want to eat it, you can go to my dormitory and get some."
After he showed off to Xiao Li, he wanted to show off to Jiang Ziqiang, but Jiang Ziqiang didn't want to hear him say, "I have something else to do. I'm leaving first."
Gu Jiandong reported his marriage as soon as he returned from his mission, and also told Shen Shuyu about it when he called.
After hanging up the phone, Liu Yueyuan came over and said, "Shu Yu, your boyfriend is a soldier? You have to invite me to the wedding when you get married."
Shen Shuyu had just finished a phone call with Gu Jiandong and was in a very good mood. "Don't worry."
Shen Shuyu did not forget what she had promised Gu Jiandong. The next day, she asked Shen Qiu to help her with the morning shift while she went to the photo studio to take some photos.
Shen Qiu likes to help her elder sister at work, so she doesn't have to work in the fields.
"Grandpa, grandma, second aunt, let's go to the photo studio and take a picture together!"
Taking photos is very expensive. Old Man Shen and his friends kept shaking their heads. Old Lady Shen said, "We still have work to do in the fields. We are old and have wrinkles on our faces. We won't look good in photos.
My dear, just go and take some pictures. Take more pictures and bring them back to show grandma when you are done. "
Shen Shuyu knew that they thought taking photos was expensive and were reluctant to spend the money.
Since shouting didn't work, Shen Shuyu stopped. She would go to the black market to see if there were any cameras for sale. If there were, she would buy one. Then her grandparents would be happy to take pictures.
Shen Shuyu was wearing a cheongsam-like skirt today. The skirt was made for her by Gu Jiandong. She cut a wooden stick and used it to pin her hair. She looked gentle and generous.
When her family members saw her, they kept praising her for her beauty.
When Old Lady Shen saw the wooden stick on her granddaughter's head, she went back to the house, opened the box, reached inside and found a wooden hairpin. "My dear, use this to pin your hair. It will look good."
"Grandma, this hair fork is so well made. What is it made of?" The dark brown hair fork had a faint fragrance when picked up. Shen Shuyu was very curious about what kind of wood it was made of.
"Grandma doesn't know either. She gave it to me." If it wasn't for her eldest granddaughter, Grandma Shen would not have been willing to take it out.
Shen Shuyu put her hair up and let Shen Qiu ride the bike. She took a few steps and sat on it.
When they arrived at the commune, Shen Qiu went in to work while Shen Shuyu went to the photo studio to take pictures.
Taking photos is expensive, and most people are reluctant to spend the money to take photos. Usually, not many people go into the photo studio, and the uncles inside are basically lying on the rocking chairs and dozing off. Shen Shuyu went in and called several times before the uncle squinted his eyes and got up.
"What kind of photos do you want to take?"
There is no technical requirement for taking photos nowadays. As long as your eyes are open, it is a good photo.
The uncle asked whether he wanted to take the photo in color or black and white.
“I shoot in color.”
The uncle moved a chair and asked Shen Shuyu to sit down. He walked over to the camera and took several photos. "Okay."
Shen Shuyu: "..." She hadn't adjusted her sitting position yet, and her butt just sat down.
"Take some pictures for me."
Shen Shuyu dressed up specially today. Although she didn't wear any makeup, she wore a skirt and had her hair tied up. The photos were to be sent to Gu Jiandong, so of course she wanted to show her best side.
"You are such a beautiful girl, you look good even when I close my eyes." Although he said that, the uncle still took a few more photos of her.
“How many photos do you want?”
Shen Shuyu is not short of money. "I want all the photos I just took."
"I just took more than a dozen photos. Do you want all of them? Color ones are much more expensive than black and white ones."
"All of them."
The photos would take a week to be developed, but Shen Shuyu could wait. After paying, she returned to the call center. Liu Yueyuan and Shen Qiu were also talking about the photo shoot.
"I also took a photo last year. It was very expensive, one photo cost 1.1 yuan, and a color photo cost 1.8 yuan. If I didn't have a salary every month, I wouldn't have been willing to take the photo."
After that, he rummaged through his bag and took out a photo. Shen Qiu looked at it and praised it.
"Sister Yueyuan, this is really worth every penny spent. Look at how pretty you are, with bright eyes and white teeth. If I were a gay, I would want to marry you right away."
Liu Yueyuan covered her mouth and smiled, "You have such a sweet little mouth."
Shen Shuyu was a little hungry, so she went to the supply and marketing cooperative and saw that they had egg cakes for sale. She bought three pieces. "You must be hungry. Have some egg cake."
After spending half a month together, Liu Yueyuan didn't bother to be polite with her and broke off half a piece to eat. "Have you taken the photos? Are they in color or black and white?"
"Colorful."
"Color is good, but too expensive. When I get paid, I want to take a color photo, too."
"Take photos if you want to. If possible, take more. When you are old, you can take out the photos of yourself when you were young and they will all be memories."
Liu Yueyuan's parents both have jobs, and she is the only daughter in the family. She also has a job, so she can afford to take a photo. That's why Shen Shuyu said this.
"You're right. I'll take a color photo after I get paid."
After work, Shen Shuyu sat in the back seat and said, "Xiao Qiu, go take a photo tomorrow, and I'll pay you."
Shen Qiu smiled happily, "Big sister, you are so kind." With such a good big sister, she wanted to always stay by her side and take care of her.