Chapter 177 Eyelid Twitching
Jiang Zhizhi wanted to facepalm, feeling that Li Yuanchao had gone a bit off-topic. He was supposed to keep an eye on who Bian Xiaoxiao was contacting and where she was going.
Li Yuanchao, however, focused on matters of the heart.
Somewhat amused and exasperated, he said, "You little brat, what do you want to hear? Come on, let's talk as we walk."
On the way, Li Yuanchao was still a little curious: "Zhizhi, what's wrong with you and Bian Xiaoxiao? Does she want to kill you? My mom said there's no good person in the Bian family."
Jiang Zhizhi hummed in agreement: "She's definitely no good. When I was in Ganbei, she almost had someone kill me because she also liked Zhou Xiye."
Li Yuanchao cursed a string of profanities, then assured Jiang Zhizhi, "Don't worry, I'll keep a close eye on Bian Xiaoxiao and Lai Laosi. If they dare to mess with you, I'll kill them."
Jiang Zhizhi chuckled: "That won't do. Killing someone is punishable by death. It's not worth risking our lives for someone like that."
"Just keep an eye on her, but don't act impulsively, or we won't be able to deal with Bian Xiaoxiao."
Bian Xiaoxiao found a local bully who liked to bully men and women. His methods were nothing more than a few: ruin her innocence or cripple her.
As long as she doesn't die, Lai Laosi won't be charged with murder, and he can clear his name.
When things are absurd, they don't care about reason at all.
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When Jiang Zhizhi and Li Yuanchao arrived at the gate, it was already completely dark.
The lights in the guard post at the main gate were dim, and Zhou Xiye, wearing a military overcoat, stood there as upright as a pine tree.
Li Yuanchao exclaimed, "Brother Zhou is here to pick you up. I'm going back now!"
He greeted Zhou Xiye and then sped off on his bike.
Jiang Zhizhi stopped the car and walked to Zhou Xiye's side, smiling with her eyes crinkling: "We got out of school a little late, and the teacher taught us a little more, so everyone was reluctant to leave school."
That passion for learning made her immediately understand the meaning of being eager for knowledge.
Zhou Xiye hummed in agreement: "Mom said you didn't come home for lunch. What did you eat for lunch? Are you hungry?"
Hearing this, Jiang Zhizhi felt her stomach growling again: "I only have an hour at noon, I really can't make it back in time. My classmate, Sister Ge, gave me a sweet potato. Strangely enough, as soon as I heard Sister Ge's name, I thought of Bian Yucheng's ex-wife's house. Do you think there's a connection?"
Zhou Xiye hadn't seen the person and didn't want to make any rash statements, but he couldn't bear to discourage Jiang Zhizhi's observation skills: "You can ask her indirectly. It's always good to observe more. Although there can't be that many coincidences, the chances of this happening aren't nonexistent."
Jiang Zhizhi immediately nodded: "Yes, that's what I was thinking, but I didn't ask rashly. I wanted to get to know them first and then ask them slowly."
Zhou Xiye pushed his bicycle, and the two walked through the gate.
Jiang Zhizhi glanced back at the distance from the gate, then reached out and took Zhou Xiye's arm, speaking like a little sparrow about her feelings about school today: "After a while in class, I felt that urgent need to study. Everyone around me was studying, and I didn't dare to slack off."
"I've also learned a little about pulse diagnosis; I'll take a look at it for you later."
What she found most amazing was that common illnesses were truly diagnosed through observation, listening, questioning, and palpation. Unlike later on, when blood tests were performed first for every illness, which might be more specific and scientific.
But this one is much more technologically advanced.
Zhou Xiye listened with a smile: "Okay."
Jiang Zhizhi held onto Zhou Xiye's arm until they reached the front door before letting go, secretly pleased. Along the way, people passed by, but Zhou Xiye didn't tell her to let go.
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When Fang Hua got home, he asked again why Fang Hua hadn't come back for lunch. Fang Hua heard that the lunch break was too short and Fang Hua couldn't make it back for lunch.
He immediately decided, "I'll make a lot tomorrow morning, and you can take one portion with you at noon."
Jiang Zhizhi thought for a moment and said, "Mom, there's no need to make anything special. I'll just bring a multigrain steamed bun and some pickled vegetables."
Fang Hua was surprised: "How can that be? You need to use your brain to study, you can't eat too poorly."
Jiang Zhizhi stopped her, saying, "Mom, I took a look, and most of my classmates brought cornbread and pickled vegetables. Some didn't bring any food and don't eat it. Others brought sweet potatoes and potatoes. If I bring something too fancy, it will make me stand out."
She also noticed that none of the students in the class even had white steamed buns.
Fang Hua thought about it and agreed. He smiled and said to Zhou Xiye, "I didn't expect Zhizhi to be so observant. She even noticed this and knows how to keep a low profile. That's a good thing."
Zhou Xiye glanced at her and nodded: "Yes, she is indeed very clever."
Jiang Zhizhi was a little embarrassed by the praise: "No, it's just that I'm too special and seem out of place."
However, early the next morning, Fang Hua still prepared two white steamed buns, two pieces of red tofu, and a boiled egg for Jiang Zhizhi.
Jiang Zhizhi insisted on leaving the egg at home: "Mom, this is too extravagant. When I get first place in my exam, you can reward me with a boiled egg."
Fang Hua had no confidence in Jiang Zhizhi at all: "It's not necessary to be number one, just passing is fine."
Jiang Zhizhi didn't say anything more. She was well aware that it would be very difficult for her to get first place in the class.
Although she was a time traveler, she only knew some of the later events earlier than them. In terms of intelligence and ability, she was probably far inferior to some of her classmates, after all, they would all become big shots in the future.
Therefore, she needs to work even harder; she even reads basic medical knowledge while eating breakfast.
Fang Hua peeled an egg and placed it in front of her: "Then eat the egg for breakfast. You need enough nutrition to make your brain work well."
After eating breakfast, Jiang Zhizhi packed her lunchbox and hurriedly rode away on her bicycle.
Fang Hua stood at the door of his house, watching Jiang Zhizhi's hurried figure as she rode her bicycle away, and his eyelids twitched for no reason.
That day, Fang Hua's right eyelid kept twitching. Thinking about Zhou Xiaochuan, who hadn't come home for the past two nights, he felt uneasy.
I called the customs office, and Zhou Xiaochuan answered. He said he was staying at Xiao Liu's house for the past two days and there was nothing wrong.
Fang Hua hung up the phone only after hearing that Zhou Xiaochuan's voice sounded normal.
In the afternoon, my right eyelid twitched even more.
Fang Hua had no choice but to tear off some matchstick skin and stick it to his eyelids, which made him feel a little better.
In the evening, Zhou Xiye went home first. Seeing that Jiang Zhizhi had not returned yet, he waited at the gate for a while.
I haven't seen Jiang Zhizhi since I returned yesterday.
Zhou Xiye couldn't wait any longer, so he went home, pushed his old bicycle out of the warehouse, and prepared to pick up Jiang Zhizhi along the way.
Fang Hua didn't think much of it at first, wondering if the teacher had gone overtime again, which was why he came back late.
The food is cooked, kept warm in the pot, and I sit on the sofa waiting.
They waited until almost 10 o'clock but no one came back, and Zhou Xiye, who went to pick up Jiang Zhizhi, also didn't return!
Fang Hua couldn't wait any longer, so he changed his clothes and went to the front gate to wait as well...
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