Chapter 169 Resignation of the girl who fascinated Zhou Yuesheng...
As December approaches, the temperature drops day by day. Although Haiyu Village is located in the coastal area, it still cannot resist the cold wind that turns the wild grass yellow.
At that time, Zhang Wenxin was no different from the surrounding weeds, looking wilted.
"Today is your birthday, why do you look like that? What happened?" Yu Zhile touched Zhang Wenxin's shoulder with a cushion.
Zhang Wenxin picked up the futon and spread it on the ground, then sat cross-legged and let out a long sigh.
"Ge Tai hid the fact that he was taking over the village job from me. I heard from my brother and others that he was planning to develop outside, but he never told me." She picked up the dead branches and kept poking the soil.
At the same time, Yu Zhile started a fire, held her hand and warmed himself by the fire, and asked, "Are you angry that he wanted to run away, or are you angry that he let you know about this from someone else?"
"I'm not so rigid that I have to keep him by my side," Zhang Wenxin replied. "I just can't understand why he has to run away when the sideline business group in the village is developing so well."
Yu Zhile could vaguely guess what Ge Tai was thinking, and said, "One day, our non-staple food processing factory will go beyond Jiang Province. Then you will be the big factory director that everyone is paying attention to, and you will get to know more and more people from different levels. What about him?"
Although Ge Tai's status is not marginalized, he is still inferior to Zhang Wenxin, and the gap between the two will only get bigger.
Zhang Wenxin knew her boyfriend's personality better than she did, and she understood everything at once, but she still said angrily, "You should have told me first! I'm the last person in the family to know!"
Yu Zhile smiled and lowered her head to prepare the main dish of today's picnic - stewed chicken in yellow mud. Yu Wanqin had helped marinate the chicken in advance, and she only needed to wrap it in lotus leaves and spread it with yellow mud.
Before this, she had experimented and adjusted the recipe many times at home, and was already familiar with the entire process, performing the entire set of movements smoothly.
"Where's Chu Yue? Why is there no sign of her?" Yu Zhile splashed river water to wash his hands, then looked around and asked.
Zhang Wenxin stared at the yellow mud ball thrown into the fire with interest and replied, "She went to the city. She has been going to the post office a lot recently."
Yu Zhile immediately thought of Qin Yunbai, but before he could remind her, he saw Yu Chuyue approaching on a bicycle, so he had to give up.
"Ting ting ting." Yu Chuyue took out a delicate little box from the pocket of her cotton-padded jacket like a magician, "Birthday present, I wish Wenxin makes more money every year."
Zhang Wenxin opened the gift and found it was a box of Jade Butterfly brand rouge. She was surprised and asked, "Isn't this only available in Beijing?"
"I wrote to Qin Yunbai and asked him to buy it for me." Yu Chuyue said generously, and then sat on the empty cushion beside her. "He is very nice. I must bring some gifts to thank him when I go to Beijing at the end of the month."
Yu Zhile pursed her lips to hold back her laughter, then joined the group who were carefully applying powder in order not to damage the relief.
The orange blush suits Zhang Wenxin very well. It not only improves her complexion but also adds a bit of vitality to her. It also matches the scarf that Yu Zhile gave her.
Soon, the surface of the mud ball gradually dried into gray-brown and showed signs of cracking.
Yu Zhile used a wooden stick to dig out a lump of mud from the fire, picked up a stone and handed it to Zhang Wenxin, asking her to break the thin layer of mud on the surface.
The lotus leaves inside have been soaked with juice, and the rising steam brings out a salty aroma mixed with a bit of the fragrance of lotus leaves, constantly stimulating everyone's taste buds.
"Hmm, it's delicious." Zhang Wenxin gave feedback eagerly, speaking a little vaguely, "The chicken is very tender and has a lot of juice."
Yu Chuyue took the chicken leg handed to her by Yu Zhile, took a big bite, showed a surprised expression, and nodded vigorously in agreement with her words.
After the three of them had eaten and drunk their fill, they chatted for a while before starting to pack up. Unexpectedly, halfway through the packing, Ge Tai arrived.
When Zhang Wenxin saw him, he snorted coldly, folded his arms and turned his face away.
"Then we'll go first, and leave the rest to you." Yu Zhile tactfully pulled the confused Yu Chuyue away, leaving the space for the two of them.
The next day, the news that Ge Tai had resigned from his position as deputy captain and sideline team leader spread throughout the village, sparking heated discussions among the villagers. Everyone's first reaction was exactly the same as Zhang Wenxin's.
However, he is a taciturn person. At the end of the year, Zhang Wenxin was very busy. The only three brothers of the Zhang family who knew about the situation followed the propaganda team to other brigades for exchanges and study. Everyone asked each other for a long time but still couldn't figure out the reason.
Before they could figure out what was going on, another piece of heavy news immediately diverted their attention. The county announced a plan for the electrification of towns and villages in the next two years, and Haiyu Village was the only village in Haidong Town that was selected. Everyone was honored and happily visited their relatives to show off.
The days passed one by one, and soon it was December 15th.
After Yu Zhile and the sideline group finished producing the last batch of canned seafood this year, they went home to pack their bags and went to the provincial capital to take a train with Lan Yuanyuan. When they left, the Hai County Water Resources and Electricity Department had already sent people to the village to investigate.
The train tickets that Sheng Lanyue's parents bought for the two of them were for the afternoon train on the 16th, so they rested in the cannery's staff quarters that night. The next day, Yu Peilan took a special leave to take them to the station.
"Don't talk to strangers casually, and don't eat food given by others." Yu Zhile repeated her words, "Also, don't show off your wealth in front of outsiders."
Lan Yuanyuan repeated it, and Yu Peilan nodded with satisfaction.
The train roared into the station. As the year was drawing to a close, more people were boarding the train, but the two of them still found the sleeper car smoothly according to the instructions on their tickets.
All the tickets for their carriage were sold out, but fortunately, no one was talkative and they were very quiet throughout the journey.
"We're almost in Beijing." The attendant kept shouting as they passed through the narrow corridor, "Everyone check and take your personal belongings with you. Don't forget them on the train."
At two o'clock in the afternoon, the train rumbled into the station, and after it stopped completely, it made a puffing sound, and white steam rushed up from the front of the train.
The Beijing railway station is twice as large as that of the provincial capital, brighter and crowded.
Suddenly, a powerful voice broke through the noise: "Comrade Yu and Comrade Lan from Jiang Province, your pick-up person is here."
The air around them stagnated for a moment, and everyone looked in the direction where the sound came from. Yu Zhile and the other person were still standing. They could barely see the white steam coming out of the man's breath and his waving hands, so they struggled through the crowded crowd and walked up to him.
"Hello, are you sent by Captain Ye?" Yu Zhile took off the scarf that covered most of his face.
Ye Liang was stunned when he saw her dazzlingly pale face, then he quickly responded: "Yes, my name is Ye Liang, my mother, no, it was Ye Xiu, the head of the Beijing City Art Troupe, who asked me to pick you up."
As he said this, he reached out to help the two with their luggage, but was rejected by them.
Yu Zhile smiled and said, "It's not heavy, we can just carry it ourselves."
Ye Liang was stunned for a few seconds, then he came to his senses and touched his neck guiltily, saying, "Okay, if you really can't take it, just give it to me. Don't think it's troublesome."
Then he took Yu Zhile and the other person out.
After leaving the station, cold air rushed towards them from all directions, and Ye Liang quickly opened the back door to let them get in. On the way, he was too embarrassed to speak again, and only dared to sneak a glance at Yu Zhile through the rearview mirror.
"It's so cold in Beijing. Luckily my clothes are thick enough." Lan Yuanyuan lowered her voice.
Yu Zhile smiled and praised her and Yu Wanqin for their foresight, and then the two of them chatted in a low voice about the various scenery they saw along the way.
Ye Liang, who had sharp ears, deliberately slowed down the car so that they could see more clearly, and completely forgot about Captain Ye who had calculated the time and was waiting at the gate of the military area.
In the end, they arrived nearly an hour later than expected.
As soon as Ye Xiu saw the car approaching, she started to curse: "Where have you been, kid? Don't you know that I—"
The moment she saw Yu Zhile and the other person, she bit back the words she had not yet finished. Her eyes were completely attracted by their attire, and Ye Liang took advantage of her daze and quickly slipped away.
Yu Zhile and Lan Yuanyuan use red and blue as their main colors respectively. Their tops are corduroy cotton coats in a workwear style, their bottoms are pants made of the same fabric, and they also wear wide woolen hats in the same color.
"Hello, I'm Ye Xiu." Ye Xiu said.
Although the two people in front of her were bare-faced, she believed from the bottom of her heart what Sheng Lanyue had said when she recommended them before, that they were really different.
Yu Zhile and the other person shook hands with her respectively and introduced themselves.
Afterwards, Ye Xiu first took them to the dormitory, and then led the two to the place where the art troupe was training.
As expected, their outfits attracted everyone's attention. It was already close to dinner time, so everyone had even less energy to train.
Wen Wanbai smiled helplessly and clapped his hands, saying, "This is the end of this afternoon's training. Everyone, come over and get familiar with the makeup artist first."
A group of people surrounded Yu Zhile and Lan Yuanyuan to ask about clothes. Lan Yuanyuan answered their questions one by one, while Yu Zhile quietly observed their facial features.
The training room was filled with laughter and joy, and everyone was still eager to eat. When they learned that they had a makeup class in the evening, they went to the cafeteria in groups of three or four.
"They have finished their training now. Should we go to the cafeteria and wait for him?" Sheng Lanyue asked.
Yu Zhile nodded.
At the same time, a group of men with steam coming out of their bodies walked from the training ground to the cafeteria.
Ye Liang talked about taking over and also said that a fairy had come to the military region.
The others didn't believe it and booed him, and the topic somehow shifted to Zhou Yuesheng, who remained silent.
"Is the person that Brother Zhou has his heart set on beautiful?"
"Yes, that girl has bewitched our brother Zhou so much that he applied to buy furniture for the yard as soon as he was on vacation."
They joked about it, but no one had actually seen the photos he carried with him.
Ye Liang gave an affirmative answer immediately, and Zhou Yuesheng glanced at him lazily.
"Look, that's her!" Ye Liang pointed forward excitedly.
Everyone looked over and exclaimed in amazement, except Zhou Yuesheng, who was absent-mindedly touching the photo in his coat pocket.
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