Chapter 271

Ji Wanmei, a student at East China University, received a phone call from her father, Ji Xingguo, on Friday evening.

When the dormitory manager came up to inform her, she was just about to ask Zhou Min to go out with her tomorrow, Saturday, to go to the market and buy some daily necessities for Lei Tingjun.

"Ji Wanmei, someone is calling to see you."

"Oh, I'm here, thank you!" Ji Wanmei quickly responded, stood up, and casually tied her long hair into a braid with the hair tie on her wrist.

As April approaches, the weather has warmed up and flowers are in bloom, the harshness of winter is gone, and the weather has become warm.

In spring, Ji Wanmei always likes to wear bright and fresh colors, especially floral dresses.

Wearing a floral dress, she playfully braids her long hair and drapes it over her shoulders, the skirt swaying as she walks.

In this way, the delicate and bright beauty of spring seemed to belong to nine-tenths of her alone.

In early April, wearing just a dress can still feel a bit chilly, especially in the evening.

Ji Wanmei casually picked up a cardigan from beside the bed and draped it over her shoulders, smiling as she said to Zhou Min, "I'm going downstairs to take a call. We'll talk again when I get back."

Zhou Min looked up from her book and smiled: "Could it be your boyfriend calling?"

Ji Wanmei thought so too. Two days ago, she received a letter from Lei Tingjun with good news, telling her that he had successfully obtained the admission notice for adult education at East China University.

It must have been him who called to tell her exactly when he would be coming to East China.

Ji Wanmei walked lightly down the dormitory building and went to the dormitory manager's office to answer the phone.

"Hello?" Ji Wanmei's voice was very cheerful.

"Hello, Meimei, this is your dad." Ji Xingguo's voice came from the other end of the phone.

Ji Wanmei was taken aback: "Dad, why are you calling me? Is there something wrong?"

Ji Xingguo immediately became displeased on the other end: "What, does your father miss his daughter? Can't I call you if there's nothing wrong?"

"...No. Oh, Dad, I miss you too. How have you been feeling lately?" Ji Wanmei quickly started to whine to her father after a brief pause.

When Ji Wanmei came downstairs just now, she kept thinking that the call must have come from Lei Tingjun.

Unexpectedly, it was her father who called.

So for a moment, I didn't quite react.

Now that I've realized what I said made my dad unhappy, I quickly tried to coax him by being affectionate.

Hearing Ji Wanmei say she missed her father, Ji Xingguo finally smiled and said on the other end of the phone, "Dad is doing very well at home, you don't need to worry. School has started recently, right? How are you doing at school?"

"My school is great. It's already the second semester, and I'm quite familiar with my classmates and teachers. My studies are going well too."

"I also made a good friend in the dorm. We're planning to go shopping together tomorrow, which is the weekend."

"Dad, is there anything you want? I'll buy it and send it back to you."

Ji Wanmei picked out some everyday things and told them to her father so that he could feel at ease.

"No need, no need, we have everything at home, don't waste your money." Ji Xingguo replied with a smile.

However, something was lingering in her mind, but after thinking it over, she felt it was unnecessary to ask her daughter, so she seemed a little absent-minded when she answered.

Ji Wanmei sensed that her father seemed to have something to say, so she asked, "Dad, is there something you want to tell me?"

After hearing about Lei Tingjun from Lao Xiao, an employee at the factory, yesterday, Ji Xingguo was half-believing and half-doubting, and was so shocked that he couldn't sleep well at night.

He was particularly bothered by the fact that Lei Tingjun had also participated in the national college entrance examination and was admitted to East China University.

So today, Ji Xingguo took some time to call Ji Wanmei.

I originally intended to ask her if she knew about this.

After thinking about it, I realized that my daughter didn't know Lei Tingjun, so how could she know about this?

Besides, even if Lei Tingjun gets into East China University, it's best if he doesn't have any interaction with his daughter. It's better not to disturb her studies with this matter.

Several thoughts flashed through his mind, and Ji Xingguo decided not to ask any more questions.

He said, "It's nothing, Dad just missed you. It's been almost a month since I last called you after the New Year, so I just wanted to call and ask how you were doing."

During this time, although she didn't make any phone calls, Ji Wanmei still wrote letters to her father whenever she had free time on weekends, just like before. Not long ago, when school started, she sent a letter back home.

“I bought some export-oriented daily chemical products from a foreign trade market in East China and sent them to you for review. Please have our factory’s product technicians study them and see if we can produce the same products.”

Ji Xingguo nodded: "That's a good idea."

After talking to his father on the phone for a while, Ji Xingguo gave him a few more instructions before hanging up.

Ji Wanmei returned to the dormitory building. Many of her roommates had already gone to the cafeteria to get food, as it was mealtime.

Zhou Min was reading a book when she saw Ji Wanmei return. She turned around and smiled, "So, was it your boyfriend calling?"

Now, several of her roommates have heard that Ji Wanmei has a boyfriend who is also close to East China University. He got in through the adult college entrance examination and will be coming to East China University soon.

“It was my dad on the phone.” Ji Wanmei shrugged.

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