Chapter 56 Departure Without Saying Goodbye
Zhou Xiye took Jiang Zhizhi to a cafeteria with a nice environment.
There's even a menu!
Jiang Zhizhi looked like a country bumpkin, staring at the menu for a long time. The most expensive dish was two yuan, braised chicken pieces.
She looked around and whispered to Zhou Xiye, "Are there really restaurants this expensive in the city? Do they not charge coupons for meals?"
Looking at Jiang Zhizhi's cautious demeanor, Zhou Xiye said gently, "This is a hotel for receiving guests, so it's a higher-class establishment. You don't need a ticket, but the price will be higher."
Jiang Zhizhi hesitated for a moment, then looked at Zhou Xiye and said, "I'll treat you to this meal. I have some money too."
Zhou Xiye paused for a moment and then nodded: "Okay."
Jiang Zhizhi felt relieved and ordered a braised chicken dish, a stir-fried lamb offal dish, and two bowls of rice.
In this northern region where noodles are the staple food, she really wanted to eat rice.
While waiting for the food to be served, Jiang Zhizhi asked Zhou Xiye curiously, "What kind of help do you want me to do?"
Zhou Xiye frowned: "Do you understand radio?"
Jiang Zhizhi immediately became alert: "Radio? What's wrong?"
Zhou Xiye pretended not to notice her wariness: "Two radios in our team have been out of use for a long time and have broken down. It would take too long to get them repaired in the provincial capital."
Jiang Zhizhi breathed a sigh of relief, thinking about the broadcast incident from last time. She quickly nodded and said, "I can fix it, but I won't have time for two days. I can only go back after I finish what I'm doing here."
Zhou Xiye was just making up an excuse because he was worried that Jiang Zhizhi wouldn't want to have dinner with him.
If their team's radio breaks down and no one knows how to fix it, they might as well pack their bags and go home.
Chong Jiang Zhizhi nodded: "Okay, we're not in a hurry. When are we going back in two days? Do you have a car?"
Jiang Zhizhi nodded repeatedly: "There's a car, there's a car. Take Secretary Dong's car when we get back. Just come find me in the village."
Zhou Xiye didn't say anything more. When the food was served, Jiang Zhizhi's attention was completely drawn to the rice and chicken.
When Jiang Zhizhi saw this bowl of rice, she was so moved that she almost cried.
God knows how long she's been craving this.
Zhou Xiye looked at the light in Jiang Zhizhi's eyes when she saw rice; it seemed she really liked eating rice.
Watching Jiang Zhizhi eat so attentively, I instantly felt my appetite return. As soon as she finished eating, I quickly asked for another bowl of rice.
He felt that watching Jiang Zhizhi eat was a pleasure!
After eating and drinking her fill, Jiang Zhizhi secretly touched her bulging stomach, feeling extremely satisfied. Then she looked at the empty bowls and plates on the table, most of which had gone into her stomach, and felt a little embarrassed that she had shown Zhou Xiye her ability to eat.
Zhou Xiye glanced at the time, then casually took off his watch and placed it on the table: "Sit down first, I'm going to the restroom."
Jiang Zhizhi was drinking water from her teacup when she heard Zhou Xiye's words. She waved her hand and said, "Okay, I'll wait for you."
After waiting for more than ten minutes without seeing Zhou Xiye return, Jiang Zhizhi was a little puzzled. Why did it take him so long to go to the toilet?
Then I noticed Zhou Xiye's wristwatch on the dining table. I leaned over to take a look out of curiosity. It was a men's watch with a rather large dial, clear hands, and luminous hands.
Jiang Zhizhi sighed inwardly, realizing that all she needed now was a watch, otherwise she wouldn't know what time it was every day.
I don't know how much a watch costs now, but I'll save up and buy one later.
After Jiang Zhizhi finished admiring the view, she sat down again, but Zhou Xiye still hadn't returned.
A waiter wearing a white apron came over and said, "Comrade, the gentleman who was dining with you had an emergency and left early. He has already paid and asked me to come and tell you."
Jiang Zhizhi was stunned for a while. Couldn't she just come in and say something urgent? Was it all just to rush to pay?
He sighed inwardly, realizing he owed Zhou Xiye another favor, one he had already lost count of.
As she was about to get up, she noticed Zhou Xiye's watch on the table and muttered, "That's so careless."
Picking up the watch, I went to the military district guesthouse first, only to find that Zhou Xiye wasn't staying there. The people inside recognized Zhou Xiye, but they didn't know if he was in the city recently.
Jiang Zhizhi was momentarily confused, thinking that she would be going back in two days and would return the watch to Zhou Xiye then.
I was afraid of losing it if I put it in my pocket, so I simply wore it on my right wrist.
The watch band is a bit too big; it falls off easily when you shake your wrist.
Fortunately, his right hand is not very active.
Jiang Zhizhi looked at the watch again, raised her wrist to examine it, and thought it looked quite nice.
When Bian Xiaoxiao came out of the hospital, she saw Jiang Zhizhi standing at the entrance of the guesthouse across the street, but Zhou Xiye was not with her.
But she recognized the watch on her wrist.
It was a war trophy given to Zhou Xiye by his grandfather when he joined the army. Later, his grandfather passed away, and Zhou Xiye didn't make it to the funeral. This watch became his last memento of his grandfather.
He cherished this watch and never let anyone touch it. When she wanted to see it, Zhou Xiye coldly refused.
But now, this watch is on the wrist of a young woman.
Bian Xiaoxiao felt as if a thorn had been stuck in her heart; the thought of it caused her great pain. The girl opposite her was young, beautiful, and brimming with indescribable vitality.
Most importantly, Zhou Xiye seems to care about her a lot.
Bian Xiaoxiao stared at Jiang Zhizhi for a long while before turning away, feeling incredibly bitter.
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Jiang Zhizhi worked overtime for two more days. On the last afternoon, after the last bit of spot welding was completed and a water test was conducted to confirm that there were no problems, she prepared to find a truck to take it back.
Finding a car is Dong Xinguo's responsibility.
Jiang Zhizhi can rest well for one night and go back to Qingquan Village with Dong Xinguo and the others early tomorrow morning.
Looking at the enormous thing in front of him, Dong Xinguo praised Jiang Zhizhi repeatedly: "You're really amazing, Comrade Jiang. You're so young, yet you know so much. You're truly remarkable."
Jiang Zhizhi smiled modestly: "I've been by my father's side since I was little, so I've learned a little bit."
Seeing that it was still early, Dong Xinguo suggested that everyone go out for a meal together: "You've all worked hard these past few days. Let's have dinner together tonight, it's on our commune."
The technician who came along asked with a smile, "Secretary Dong, can we eat as much meat as we want?"
Dong Xinguo glared at him: "Stop daydreaming. If we eat meat to our hearts' content, won't you eat the commune out of its commune's coffers? How about a bowl of braised noodles with minced meat sauce for each of us?"
Everyone was very happy. After all, being able to eat a bowl of plain white noodles is already a luxury, let alone a bowl of noodles with minced meat sauce.
Jiang Zhizhi has been having a great time these past two days. She even had braised chicken and white rice with Zhou Xiye a couple of days ago, so she's been craving white rice even more.
After all, her soul is that of a typical southern girl.
She will work hard, go back to the South, and eat white rice three times a day!
He thought about it happily, and then cheerfully followed Dong Xinguo and the others to eat noodles...
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