Chapter 92 A Touch of Romance
Jiang Zhizhi let go of his hand, smiled, and took a step to the side: "Is this alright?"
After feeling sad for a while, she has now adjusted her emotions. Since she knows the time limit, she has plenty of time to avoid it. If all else fails, she will go!
Zhou Xiye looked at Jiang Zhizhi, who was a small step away from him, and smiled brightly, showing no trace of sadness.
Relieved, he looked at Jiang Zhizhi with unconscious doting eyes: "Let's go back to the tent first."
Jiang Zhizhi followed Zhou Xiye with her hands behind her back, and after thinking for a moment, she was still curious: "Sun Xiaoyue really bullied me, how will you help me get revenge?"
Zhou Xiye paused for a moment, then said, "I will go to the educated youth office to report the situation and punish her accordingly, and then give her a good ideological education lesson."
Jiang Zhizhi: "..."
Excellent, this method is very Zhou Xiye-esque!
She raised her chin, somewhat arrogantly: "I'm different. I'd beat her up directly. Although she's the Jiang family's biological daughter, she really doesn't have any of the Jiang family's excellent qualities."
Jiang Zhenhua is a humble and refined person. He can see things very clearly, so he is reasonable.
Song Wanying could actually do it, but because she felt too guilty towards Sun Xiaoyue, she was somewhat blinded to it. However, she has always been kind and polite in dealing with external matters.
Zhou Xiye knew Jiang Zhenhua and his wife fairly well. Due to Song Wanying's health condition, they only had one child. He had seen them many times in the compound back then, with Jiang Zhenhua letting the young Jiang Zhizhi ride on his shoulders and praising how beautiful his daughter was.
He still remembers Jiang Zhizhi back then, three or four years old, a snow-white, soft and cuddly little thing, wearing a red floral cotton-padded jacket, a green scarf, and two pigtails sticking up in the air. She sat happily on Jiang Zhenhua's shoulders, grinning with her little mouth, and drooling.
Later, one of the most memorable times for him was when Jiang Zhizhi was eight or nine years old. She was short and chubby, lying on the cement ping-pong table in the courtyard, holding a pencil and changing scores.
She changed the score from thirteen to ninety-three, holding the pencil.
That day, he was wearing a red flower on his chest, preparing to go to the army. When he passed by, he saw Jiang Zhizhi pouting, her fair and tender face covered with a layer of ash. He couldn't help but walk over.
Upon seeing the score on her test paper, the argument that had just occurred at home suddenly vanished, and he couldn't help but remind her, "With so many red crosses, it'll be noticed."
Jiang Zhizhi looked up at him with a pair of beautiful eyes as clear and pure as the sky after rain. Finally, she put her chubby, white finger to her lips and shushed him: "Uncle, you can't tell on me."
So many years have passed in the blink of an eye, and he has never seen Jiang Zhizhi again.
Who would have thought that this young girl would eventually become his wife?
Seeing that Zhou Xiye didn't say anything, Jiang Zhizhi reached out and poked his arm: "I suspect that Sun Xiaoyue may not be a child of the Jiang family at all, but just looks like my mother."
Zhou Xiye snapped out of his reverie and hummed in agreement. He wouldn't tell Jiang Zhizhi that he had just remembered what she looked like when she was a child.
If he were to say it, Jiang Zhizhi would probably turn on him immediately.
Although he hadn't spent much time with Jiang Zhizhi, he had this intuition!
Jiang Zhizhi sighed: "But she always felt that the hardships she suffered in the countryside were all my fault, but the matter of switching children is not something I can decide."
Sun Xiaoyue may spread rumors, but she will also file a complaint!
Zhou Xiye wasn't sure if Sun Xiaoyue was the daughter of the Jiang family, but he had met her a few times and didn't have a good impression of her. However, he couldn't bring himself to join Jiang Zhizhi in judging a girl.
All I could do was patiently listen to Jiang Zhizhi's complaints.
Back in the tent, Jiang Zhizhi was in a much better mood. Pointing to the reeds in the thermos on the table, she asked, "Aren't they beautiful?"
Outside the open window are rugged, steep mountain peaks, and a few reeds sway gently in the wind, adding a touch of autumnal liveliness.
Zhou Xiye nodded: "It looks good."
After thinking about it, I still reminded you: "It's windy and cold in the mountains at night, so remember to close the tent windows."
Jiang Zhizhi suddenly remembered: "I was wondering what I forgot. When I went to find my aunt, I forgot to bring the bedding up."
Zhou Xiye checked the time: "I'll go with you. I also need to see Secretary Liang about something."
On the way to the village, Zhou Xiye asked Jiang Zhizhi, "I'm going to the city tomorrow, do you want to come? It's getting cold, see if there's anything you need to buy."
Jiang Zhizhi, having nothing to do, immediately nodded: "Okay, I want to go to Xinhua Bookstore and buy a few books to read."
When the topic of reading came up, Zhou Xiye thought of something else: "You have a strong learning ability, have you considered going to university?"
Jiang Zhizhi had thought about it, but she had more important things to do right now: "My grades were never good when I was in school, and I'm afraid I won't be able to keep up if I go there."
Zhou Xiye didn't continue the topic: "Go pack your things first, I'll talk to Secretary Liang and then come find you."
Jiang Zhizhi discovered another advantage of Zhou Xiye: talking to him was not tiring. He was very tactful and would not pry into things or keep talking about one question until the other couldn't answer it.
She smiled brightly, her eyes crinkling slightly, and said, "Okay, did you go to university?"
Zhou Xiye nodded: "He was recommended by the military to attend the National University of Science and Technology of China."
Jiang Zhizhi exclaimed, "The Commander's School, the Cradle of Future Generals!"
Zhou Xiye chuckled softly after hearing her flattery, his usually sharp and serious expression softening considerably.
...
When Old Man Liang heard Yang Fengmei say that Jiang Zhizhi was Zhou Xiye's betrothed, he was also shocked.
She tried hard to think whether Jiang Zhizhi had been harsh to her during her time in the village.
After thinking it over, I realized that apart from kicking Jiang Zhizhi out this time, I had been quite polite to her before, so I felt relieved.
Upon seeing Zhou Xiye enter the courtyard, Old Man Liang, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, felt his heart leap into his throat again. He quickly stood up, wondering if Zhou Xiye had come to settle scores with him.
Before Zhou Xiye could speak, Old Man Liang started babbling on and on: "Oh dear, Captain Zhou, this is really... I'm so sorry, I really didn't know that Technician Xiao Jiang was your wife. You two act like you don't know each other at all, who would have thought?"
Just as Zhou Xiye was about to say it was nothing, Old Man Liang started rambling on: "I suspect that Technician Jiang may have offended someone. Secretary Dong and I are both hoping that she can stay in our village forever."
"Besides, the letter of commendation you mentioned, Secretary Dong has already submitted it, and the higher-ups didn't say anything at the time. Why is it suddenly unacceptable?"
"I heard that if Technician Jiang doesn't leave, a special investigation team will be set up to investigate his background. Secretary Dong and I are worried that they might deliberately target him, and Technician Jiang will be the one who suffers."
"That's really strange. Technician Jiang was perfectly fine, so who did she offend? Why would she go to such lengths to investigate a young girl?"
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