Chapter 234

Lei Tingjun took her hand, kissed it affectionately, and laughed, "It seems a little prickly; I'll scrape it off when we get back."

"I'll go back to my dorm to get my luggage first." Ji Wanmei took his hand and walked towards East China University.

"The school security guards haven't been on duty for the past two days, so I can take you inside the school for a walk and a tour."

During non-study periods, ordinary citizens can visit universities after registering.

This was Lei Tingjun's first time entering a university, specifically the university where Ji Wanmei was studying.

In the past, he could only see her to the door, watch her walk into the university, and gaze at her receding figure.

This time, Ji Wanmei took his hand and said to him, "You can take him in to visit her school."

Lei Tingjun's mood was a little different.

He was used to spending his days on construction sites filled with mud, bricks, steel, and cement, accustomed to sleeping outdoors and dealing with all sorts of people in society. So when he stepped into this vibrant campus and experienced the uniquely pure academic atmosphere of the university, it had a strange impact on Lei Tingjun's soul.

He entered the workforce very early, at the age of fifteen or sixteen.

He had long since figured out what all sorts of people in society were like.

But the atmosphere at university seems to be able to cleanse some of the impurities in people's hearts.

It's as if we came here purely to learn and exchange ideas.

"So this is what university is like." He looked around the vast playground and the surrounding teaching buildings, and suddenly sighed to Ji Wanmei.

"What's wrong? You sound disappointed?" Ji Wanmei glanced at him.

"No, I'm just expressing my feelings," Lei Tingjun said. "Countless students take the college entrance exam every year, all in the hope of getting into a good university. Someone like me, who dropped out of school early to work, thought I would never have the chance to go to university again in my life. But now that I'm here and see what it looks like, I feel a bit emotional."

Ji Wanmei hooked his index finger with her little finger: "So how's your exam preparation going? Do you want Teacher Ji to give you a quick check?"

Lei Tingjun smiled indulgently: "Okay, please give me more guidance, Teacher Ji."

After the two arrived at the girls' dormitory building, Ji Wanmei said to Lei Tingjun, "We've arrived at the girls' dormitory. Boys can't go in. You wait for me downstairs. I'll come down after I get my things."

“Okay.” Lei Tingjun obediently stayed still and waited for her.

Ji Wanmei went to the Lu family's house this morning to attend Grandma Song's birthday banquet. It was inconvenient for her to bring her luggage, so she came back to get it.

After walking up a few steps, she turned to look at Lei Tingjun outside the stairwell.

He stood very straight, his eyes fixed straight ahead, yet his presence was extremely strong.

Ji Wanmei smiled silently, quickly sped up, went up to the third floor, and brought down the two large bags of luggage she had packed the night before.

One bag contained her change of clothes, and the other bag contained cured meat and some food that she brought for Lei Tingjun.

Ji Wanmei carried her luggage downstairs, and Lei Tingjun immediately came over to greet her: "Give me the things."

Ji Wanmei carried the things for him without any qualms, and couldn't help but think of the mess she made that day when she struggled to carry two large suitcases back. She felt that it was really nice to have a strong and healthy partner by her side.

After leaving the school gate, Lei Tingjun put his things in the back seat, waited for Ji Wanmei to get in the car and fasten her seatbelt, and then they set off.

This was also Ji Wanmei's first time visiting Lei Tingjun's workplace, and she found everything interesting.

"By the way, what kind of person is this Zhao Yingda that you mentioned last time?" Ji Wanmei had heard Lei Tingjun talk about Zhao Yingda several times.

"He's a man of strong character. I was able to break away from Fangyuan Company and start my own transportation team without his help."

Lei Tingjun drove along, telling Ji Wanmei about their work at the construction site, and explaining how many people were in their Lei Ting Transportation Team, how many were transporting construction materials, and how many were transporting bricks.

Ji Wanmei listened intently.

Ji Wanmei will be staying for more than just one day this time.

It would be inconvenient for him to live in the collective dormitory with Lei Tingjun.

He rented a temporary family bungalow in the workers' dormitory so that Ji Wanmei could live there alone when she arrived.

“The environment on the construction site is very basic, and I’m afraid you won’t be used to it,” Lei Tingjun said.

Ji Wanmei said, "I'm going there to inspect work, not for a vacation. Why should I care about comfort?"

Lei Tingjun's brothers all heard that Boss Lei is going to bring his wife over for a few days today.

Everyone was incredibly excited at the thought of finally meeting their boss's mysterious girlfriend.

A-Qiang then organized everyone to clean the workshop thoroughly, leaving it spotless. He also bought a lot of vegetables, meat, and hot pot base so that they could have hot pot that evening to welcome his sister-in-law.

It takes three to four hours to drive from East China to Pingdong.

Lei Tingjun was worried that Ji Wanmei would get tired from sitting, so he said to her, "Why don't you take a nap in the car? I'll wake you up when we get there."

Ji Wanmei originally wanted to talk to Lei Tingjun a little longer, worried that he would be tired from driving for a long time, so she said she wasn't sleepy. However, after Lei Tingjun rolled up the car window, Ji Wanmei leaned back in her seat and soon became drowsy.

Fortunately, she was a light sleeper. When she felt the car tires go from a smooth cement road to a bumpy gravel road, Ji Wanmei woke up groggily and asked Lei Tingjun, "Are we almost there?"

Lei Tingjun: "Yeah, we've already passed Pingdong city. It'll be another ten minutes or so before we reach our construction site. You can sleep a little longer."

"I'm not going to sleep." Ji Wanmei quickly sat up straight and tidied her hair and clothes.

The car stopped in front of a newly excavated, open construction site. Ji Wanmei saw more than a dozen excavators working on the yellow mud foundation. Not far away, there was a row of white temporary workers' huts.

Lei Tingjun took the luggage off the bus and said to Ji Wanmei, "We've arrived, let's get off."

Ji Wanmei got out of the car with Lei Tingjun and walked forward.

As they approached the workers' quarters, a group of burly men suddenly appeared, holding red banners and banging drums and gongs, shouting to Lei Tingjun and Ji Wanmei, "Welcome, sister-in-law, to our construction site! Welcome, welcome! A warm welcome!"

Thunder Army: "..."

Ji Wanmei: "..."

Lei Tingjun frowned, looking at the people in front of them: "What are you doing?"

Ji Wanmei couldn't help but chuckle; these people were just too adorable.

They even put up banners to welcome her.

Ah Qiang quickly stepped forward and spoke as a representative of the workers, chuckling, "We've all come to welcome Sister-in-law!"

Behind A-Qiang, a dozen or so workers lined up and shouted at the top of their lungs, "Hello, sister-in-law! Welcome, sister-in-law!"

A hint of embarrassment flashed across Lei Tingjun's stern face as he said to Ji Wanmei, "I didn't tell them to do that."

Ji Wanmei smiled gently and called out to everyone, "Hello, thank you all, you're so kind."