CHAPTER 1938: CHAPTER 1938: QINGYUN RETURNS HOME 2

In the blink of an eye, it was the end of August, and the weather was still scorching.

There was a need to restore order from the chaos, national affairs were busy, Ye Zhengjun and Lu Jiang had not yet returned, and the plan for the two families to become sworn relatives was temporarily put on hold. Feng Qingxue went to work as usual, dedicated and diligent, not daring to slack off.

After all, she had attended a representative conference, and as soon as she started work, she felt her status was different.

The most obvious change was in attitude, the attitude of her colleagues.

Feng Qingxue didn’t mind at all. When at work, she was a pure doctor. Saving lives was her duty, continually honing her skills to accumulate experience without needing unnecessary embellishments.

At the end of the month, she got a day off and planned to go into the city early in the morning, mainly to give some space fruits to old friends and relatives, then bring something back for her family. Unexpectedly, shortly after she pushed her bicycle out the door, she discovered that many young ladies in the residential area were wearing the same clothes as hers: white shirts and green skirts, though the fabrics varied.

Some were cotton, some synthetic, some khaki, but most were Dacron, light and crisp. The white was almost uniform, but the green skirts varied from dark to light, and not all were pleated skirts.

Among ten young ladies she met, five wore white shirts with green skirts, and three others wore dresses.

Upon closer inspection, the dress styles were actually the patchwork ones Fubao had worn, and the light blue dress that Chen Xueniang had made for her.

Did she unintentionally start a fashion trend with her mother? Feng Qingxue was amused and baffled. At the time, wearing the clothes Chen Xueniang had sent her did attract some attention, but it didn’t cause a stir. She thought it had passed, but little did she know it was waiting for her here.

Fast hands indeed; it’s only been a few days, and so many people are already wearing green skirts.

However, matching outfits aren’t scary; it’s the unattractive ones that feel embarrassed.

Feng Qingxue was certainly not the embarrassed one; she confidently lifted her head, chest out, as she walked out of the compound. Once in the city, she looked for a secluded place and filled the bamboo baskets on both sides of her rear seat with fruits, mostly watermelons.

She had harvested a lot of cantaloupes from her space, which were almost bought for free back then, but unfortunately, there was no reason to bring them out.

The journey from the Great Northwest to the Capital was really too far, transportation was inconvenient, and only a few cantaloupes made it to the Capital, which were very precious and not something ordinary people could eat. Their family did get two this summer, but they were tiny, not even enough for the kids, and now the summer melons were gone, while the autumn melons hadn’t hit the market yet.

Most importantly, the cantaloupes now were different from the ones in her space.

So, gifting watermelons, peaches, apples, and grapes, those in-season fruits, was the safest bet.

Professor Xie was delighted, "The weather is too hot; I lost my appetite for everything. Was really craving some fruit, but it’s so hard to buy any. Every time I get to the store, they’re gone. Also, I don’t have the energy to queue up so early in the morning."

Feng Qingxue washed him a bunch of grapes, placing them in a dish, looking like purple eyes.

Professor Xie couldn’t wait and tried one, "Wow, so sweet! I’ve never had grapes this sweet."

These were bought in the Great Northwest; with long sunlight exposure, they’re high in sugar, naturally sweet.

"It’s exactly because they’re too sweet that people of your age shouldn’t eat too many. You’re a medical professor, you know that yourself." It was hot, and without a fridge at Professor Xie’s, Feng Qingxue only brought him two bunches of grapes and two big peaches. Watermelons and grapes could last a few more days, but excess wasn’t good, so she just gave him two watermelons and a bag of apples.