Chapter 319 Rejection

Jiang Zhizhi giggled and pushed Zhou Xiye away, hugging his neck and pressing her cheek against his: "Zhou Xiye, I have an idea. I want to work with Teacher Jin to research more medicines that are useful for the soldiers."

"Medicine for wounds, medicine to prevent insect bites, and medicine to prevent miasma."

Zhou Xiye nodded: "That's a good idea. The quality of medicines among the current supplies is indeed a bit lacking."

Jiang Zhizhi sighed, rested her chin on his shoulder, and said slowly, "Actually, I'd rather research weapons, improve weaponry, increase effective range, and ideally, have a rocket launcher that leaves no enemy alive."

They spoke through gritted teeth, as if war had truly broken out.

Zhou Xiye smiled and hugged her: "A great idea!"

Jiang Zhizhi felt that Zhou Xiye's smile was perfunctory, so she reached out and pushed his shoulder: "What are you laughing at? What I said is true, and it will all come true in the future."

Zhou Xiye kissed her eyebrows and eyes, his expression slightly serious: "I believe you, I believe whatever you say."

As they kissed, their hands started to wander.

In the end, Jiang Zhizhi forgot about applying the medicine. It wasn't until she woke up in the middle of the night that she suddenly remembered and got up again to apply the medicine to Zhou Xiye's face.

When Fang Hua woke up in the morning, he felt that Zhou Xiye's complexion was much better than when he first came back: "It seems that Zhizhi's ointment is very effective. When you first came back, your skin tone was uneven and some areas were wrinkled. Only two days have passed, and you can't see it at all now. You look so good now, otherwise you would look like you are a generation older than Zhizhi."

Zhou Xiye didn't care about the skin color on his face; he was happy to cooperate as long as Jiang Zhizhi was willing to go through the trouble.

Hearing Fang Hua say this now, she felt a little concerned. Glancing at Jiang Zhizhi, who was holding a bowl of porridge and smiling foolishly, she felt helpless again.

Because Zhou Xiye was going back to school the next day, Jiang Zhizhi wanted to spend more time with him. She went to school late in the morning and secretly ran back during the last class in the afternoon.

The next day, after seeing Zhou Xiye off, Jiang Zhizhi went to school and heard that her class was going on a spring outing.

Jiang Zhizhi was a little surprised: "It's almost June, and you still want to go on a spring outing?"

Ge Qinghua nodded: "The teacher and class leaders discussed it yesterday. There was originally a spring outing plan. Students from other grades went to Fangcao Lake for a spring outing a while ago, and some went to the countryside to do farm work."

"Since we are freshmen, the teachers are thinking that we should get to know each other first before going on group activities. I heard that they will take a group photo of us when we go out. We'll ask the teachers if they can take one of us."

Jiang Zhizhi laughed: "We can go to the photo studio to take pictures on Sundays too!"

Ge Qinghua shook her head: "That won't do. Going to a photo studio would take up too much time and cost us money. This doesn't need to cost that much."

Jiang Zhizhi nodded in agreement: "Okay, let's take a group photo then."

Upon hearing the news of the spring outing, Zhang Mingli and Jiang Donghua exchanged a knowing glance. It was like a godsend, as if even the heavens were on their side.

Jiang Donghua clenched his fists in excitement. The class was going on a spring outing to the Phoenix Ridge mountains. He had heard that the forests there were dense and the terrain was complicated. What if something happened to Jiang Zhizhi...

Nobody noticed!

The spring outing is scheduled for Sunday. Students are required to bring their own food and water. The outing involves climbing a mountain and taking photos together.

When Fang Hua heard that Jiang Zhizhi was going on a spring outing, he asked Sister Chen to prepare more food for Jiang Zhizhi: "Make some sesame paste pancakes, stir-fry some pickled vegetable shreds in oil and put them in the pancakes, and then fry a few eggs and put them in as well."

They also asked me to prepare some tea eggs, as we've had a lot of eggs at home lately, which are all given to Fang Hua by relatives every few days to help him recover.

Upon hearing what Fang Hua wanted to prepare, Jiang Zhizhi quickly stopped him, saying, "Mom, Mom, no need, no need. I'll just bring two multigrain pancakes and a pot of water. I heard my classmates talking about bringing sweet potatoes and multigrain steamed buns, but no one brought sesame seed cakes with eggs. I'd feel embarrassed to eat them."

Fang Hua waved his hand: "It's okay, I'll prepare more for you. You can share it with your close classmates."

"I know how to keep a low profile. Look at the pickled vegetable shreds and egg sandwiches I had prepared; they're so well hidden that no one will notice them."

Jiang Zhizhi was both amused and exasperated. Not to mention the eggs, just the sesame seed cakes alone would make many people drool.

Finally, at Jiang Zhizhi's insistence, the sesame seed cakes were replaced with multigrain steamed buns and some stir-fried pickled vegetable shreds, which was already much better.

When Fang Hua left home in the morning, he secretly slipped two eggs into Jiang Zhizhi's schoolbag. After thinking for a moment, he also put a Swiss Army knife, a prize Zhou Chengzhi had acquired, into the schoolbag.

The weather is warm in the mountains now, and you might even encounter poisonous snakes, so it's safer to bring a knife.

As Jiang Zhizhi rode her bike out, Fang Hua said, "I also put a small knife in your schoolbag. In case you encounter a snake or something, you can use it for self-defense."

After her initial surprise, Jiang Zhizhi couldn't help but laugh, "Mom, we really want to go together! I brought a knife with me, just in case we encounter any danger. I'll be going now!"

Fang Hua smiled and waved: "Go ahead, be careful on the road."

Because she was going hiking, Jiang Zhizhi wore a tracksuit today. The quality was good, but the style wasn't very attractive.

However, it would be considered a very fashionable garment by today's standards.

Ge Qinghua looked at Jiang Zhizhi, who was wearing a sky-blue tracksuit, with amazement in her eyes: "Zhizhi, you look really good in this tracksuit."

Jiang Zhizhi said a little shyly, "My mother-in-law bought it for me, and I think it looks pretty good too."

Although there are three striking white stripes on her arms and legs, they are still quite eye-catching.

It makes everyone seem more lively.

To match her sportswear, Jiang Zhizhi also tied her hair into a high ponytail. The ponytail was quite cute as it swayed when she walked.

After seeing it, Jiang Donghua couldn't take his eyes off it.

Zhang Mingli was also somewhat surprised. He knew Jiang Zhizhi was beautiful, but with just a little dressing up, she was so dazzling. It was mainly her youthful energy that made it impossible to look away.

Thinking about it, he couldn't help but move closer to Jiang Zhizhi and Ge Qinghua: "Little Jiang, the teacher asked everyone to form groups of ten. How about I join your group later?"

Jiang Zhizhi didn't have much contact with Zhang Mingli. She only knew that Zhang Mingli was a person who didn't talk much, and he was the same way when they were in the training class. He was a person who had very little presence.

Since they were classmates and the other person had taken the initiative to speak, Jiang Zhizhi couldn't refuse: "Okay."

Zhang Mingli smiled happily, then glanced at Jiang Donghua and asked, "Then, can we have Jiang Donghua in our group?"

Without a second thought, Jiang Zhizhi immediately refused: "No way!"