Chapter 274 A Feast for the Eyes

Jiang Zhizhi was very satisfied with her performance, especially in the political and ideological exam. In order not to lose points, she summarized all aspects of the exam.

After finishing writing, she checked it several times carefully, sighing inwardly that her life as a time traveler was not easy at all, even more arduous than when she took the college entrance examination.

He handed in his paper with great satisfaction, but seeing that Sun Xiaoyue was still in the exam room, he stood cautiously at the classroom door.

As Sun Xiaoyue dawdled on her way to the podium to hand in her paper, still holding a pen in her hand, she called out, "Teacher Chen, I'm leaving now."

The proctor, who was standing at the last row preparing to collect the papers, looked up when she heard Jiang Zhizhi's voice. Seeing that it was the student with the best grades in the class, she smiled gently and said, "Okay, see you after the winter break."

Jiang Zhizhi glanced at Sun Xiaoyue, who was standing in front of the lectern, her body slightly stiff, and asked with some curiosity, "Sun Xiaoyue, you've handed in your paper, why aren't you leaving yet?"

Sun Xiaoyue then hurriedly walked out, while Teacher Chen behind her became alert, collecting the papers while glancing at the podium.

Jiang Zhizhi watched with satisfaction as Sun Xiaoyue left, her face pale. If she wasn't mistaken, Sun Xiaoyue had tried to change the name on her classmate's test paper so that the score would become hers.

This also shows that Sun Xiaoyue has no one backing her now.

And she's stupid. It's just an exam for one class, but she thinks it's the national college entrance exam? She thinks changing her name will make the grades hers and that the other party will just accept it and ignore her?

Jiang Zhizhi went to the bike shed to get her bike and ran into Ge Qinghua. The two chatted for a few more minutes. Ge Qinghua felt that she had done well on the test and eagerly compared answers with Jiang Zhizhi. She smiled happily and said, "I performed exceptionally well this time. I'm relieved now. Getting into the top 30 is no problem."

"No problem at all. You can always get in the top 20 even with such difficult questions."

Ge Qinghua was very satisfied with her results and praised Jiang Zhizhi: "You are the smartest girl I have ever met. You came to study with no foundation at all, and in the end you were still first or second in the class. You are simply amazing."

Jiang Zhizhi smiled and said, "It's because I don't have children yet, and I don't have to worry about things at home. My mother-in-law doesn't even let me do housework, so I can focus on my studies. In fact, my achievements today are all thanks to my whole family."

Ge Qinghua thought about it and agreed: "Not having children does give you a lot more time, and having someone to help you gives you even more time, but ultimately, it's still because you are excellent enough."

Jiang Zhizhi laughed heartily at the praise, pushed Ge Qinghua out of the school gate, and saw Zhou Xiye standing at the school gate.

At midday, the sun was exceptionally warm. Zhou Xiye wasn't wearing a coat, but rather an olive-green military uniform with striking red collar tabs.

His tall stature, long legs, upright posture, and crisp military uniform made him appear even more rugged and resolute.

They are hard to approach, yet they provide a strange sense of security.

Jiang Zhizhi smiled and said goodbye to Ge Qinghua. She stopped to admire her for a few seconds before happily pushing her bike toward Zhou Xiye.

Upon reaching her, she smiled, her eyes crinkling: "The idiom 'beauty is food for the eyes' truly comes to life at this moment."

Zhou Xiye was exasperated by Jiang Zhizhi's nonsense, but since she was in such a good mood, it meant she had done very well on the exam: "I'll take you to eat braised pork offal for lunch."

Jiang Zhizhi happily replied, "Okay, then what about Mom?"

Zhou Xiye took the bicycle: "Mom took Xiaochuan to see my eldest uncle and third uncle. They are also very concerned about Xiaochuan's problem."

Jiang Zhizhi raised an eyebrow: "That's right. Xiao Chuan is also their younger brother's child. Now that he's entering puberty, they really should keep an eye on him."

Zhou Xiye frowned, somewhat puzzled: "Puberty? What's that?"

He understood the literal meaning of the word, but it was clear that Jiang Zhizhi meant it in another way.

Jiang Zhizhi exclaimed "Ah!", her eyes darting around, and explained to Zhou Xiye with a smile, "This is my own idea. When we were studying medicine, our teacher said that after the age of seventeen or eighteen, a person's hormones will change. Take Xiao Chuan, for example. The reason why he is so difficult to deal with now is because his body has too much androgen."

"It affected my mood, which made my mind start to become unclear."

Seeing that what she said made sense, Zhou Xiye felt that it made some sense: "Never mind them, let's go eat first. In the afternoon, we'll go see Brother Song, then buy some things, and in the evening we'll go to the Jiang family to visit your adoptive parents."

Jiang Zhizhi slapped her forehead: "I almost forgot, let's go then."

The braised pork dish is served in a staff canteen in a hutong (alleyway). The restaurant is small, with five or six tables inside and more than a dozen tables set up in the open space outside.

Even when it's cold, some people still sit outside to eat.

There is a large pot with a diameter of nearly two meters at the entrance of the shop, which is stewing pig intestines and lungs, as well as dried orchids and other ingredients.

The broth was bubbling, and the aroma was infused with the scent of offal.

Jiang Zhizhi still quite likes this stinky yet fragrant braised pork offal. Soaking it with semi-fermented flatbread makes it warm and satisfying to eat.

There were no seats inside, so Jiang Zhizhi and Zhou Xiye found a place outside with their bowls and sat down to eat in the sun against the wall, which was quite warm.

Zhou Xiye took the pig lungs that Jiang Zhizhi didn't like from her bowl and put them in his own bowl, which Jiang Zhizhi liked, and then put the pig intestines in her bowl: "Want some soda?"

Jiang Zhizhi shook her head: "No, it's too cold. By the way, tomorrow is the Little New Year, and I want to visit Teacher Jin. What do you think I should bring?"

Jin Huaiying returned the rice she had given her last time, untouched.

Zhou Xiye pushed the bowl in front of Jiang Zhizhi and thought for a moment: "Teacher Jin definitely won't take the money and food coupons, let's buy some meat instead."

Jiang Zhizhi was surprised: "He didn't even want rice, why would he want meat?"

Zhou Xiye smiled and said, "In ancient times, the highest form of etiquette for a disciple was to present a bundle of ten pieces of meat as a gift. He will definitely accept it."

Jiang Zhizhi was surprised. This touched on a blind spot in her knowledge. She knew that "shuxiu" was a gift for the teacher, and anything was fine, but she didn't know that there was such a thing as ten strips of dried meat: "Then I'll give it a try?"

After saying that, he exclaimed, "Teacher Jin is truly a wonderful teacher. If he could come back to our school to teach, it would be a blessing for us students."

Based on the timeline, it will take at least two more years for the current chaos to end.

After lunch, the two went to the family compound to find Song Dong.

At the entrance of the family compound, they ran into Song Dong carrying a little girl. He was limping on one leg and walking very fast. He didn't even have time to greet them. Behind him was a woman with an anxious face.

With red-rimmed eyes, she jogged to catch up with Song Dong and left.

Jiang Zhizhi was surprised as she watched Song Dong carrying the child and running away with the woman. She murmured, "This... does Brother Song have a relationship with this woman?"

Zhou Xiye wasn't quite sure either: "It looks like the child is sick."

Jiang Zhizhi was at her wit's end: "Does Sister-in-law Mingyue know? This... let's go home first, I don't know how to persuade her."