Chapter 41 Green Tea South
◎What do you think she is doing? She is talking to a man.◎
In the morning, Zhong Jiajing finally took Green Tea South to visit the surrounding attractions.
It happened to be the New Year's Day holiday, and there were many tourists coming here. She had no interest in squeezing and watching the crowds, not to mention that it was the same place she had visited for more than 20 years, so the fun was completely gone.
The most important thing is that Ji Nan has been to Zhenjiang at least three times in these years. He may have visited many more check-in places than her, a local stay-at-home girl. I don’t know why he looks so happy today.
As lunch was approaching, Zhong Jiajing asked him, "I've made plans with some classmates to have lunch together. Do you want to come with me?"
Unprecedentedly, he refused.
"No, I plan to be a sensible burden in the new year."
When a group of good friends are having a party, why does a man have to come out and interfere?
He said this righteously, but Zhong Jiajing still felt that he was secretly slandering her for abandoning her husband and children. Unfortunately, she couldn't produce any evidence.
"Okay, then you sensible classmate who's a burden should be careful when you go shopping alone. Don't let the old men and women mistake you for junk and pick you up by mistake. I don't want to go to the recycling station with five dollars to redeem you at night." Zhong Jiajing patted his shoulder with a smile.
Ji Nan's face was sullen. "Am I not even worth five dollars in your heart?"
"Is that the point? The point is that I'm telling you to be safe!" Zhong Jiajing angrily pinched his hard, fat-free waist. "Hurry up and leave, or I'll sell you to the recycling station myself. I can use the five dollars to buy a new bag at the seafood market that doesn't smell like seafood!"
Ji Nan: “…”
How damaging is it to bring up old things again, to the point that it can cause a sharp-tongued man to cut off his tongue.
The class reunion was in the evening, and Zhong Jiajing had made an appointment with her high school deskmate two weeks ago to go together, so she definitely couldn't miss it.
I asked the other party in the morning if I could have lunch with my family. Unexpectedly, he happily agreed. Unfortunately, when I arrived, no one showed up.
Yu Yuanyuan was a little disheartened. "Where's your darling husband? I brought my own sunflower seeds to eat, and you're telling me this is all a scam?"
As she spoke, she actually pulled out a bag of honey butter-flavored sunflower seeds from her tote bag, which looked out of place.
"He thought it would disturb our date, so he didn't come," Zhong Jiajing explained. "But he said that Mr. Ji would pay for today's meals, so it can be considered a different way of showing up."
"Besides, we haven't seen each other for three months. Are you worried we'll run out of gossip?" Zhong Jiajing took her melon seeds, tore open the package, and poured out a plate. "On the high-speed train back home for National Day, Wu Yuyang happened to be sitting two rows in front of me. When I greeted him, I was wondering why he looked so guilty. But when we got off the train, guess what I saw?"
"What did you see?" Yu Yuanyuan's gossip fire was burning.
"He was holding hands with a girl. I looked at her carefully the whole way and was absolutely sure that the girl was not Zhou Yunran."
"No way? I clearly remember Zhou Yunran posting an official announcement about her and Wu Yuyang on her Moments in mid-to-late September."
As they were talking, they started to browse their Moments, completely forgetting about the existence of Ji Nan mentioned earlier.
Of course, if Ji Nan was there, he would just turn around and say to Zhong Jiajing with a sour face, "Thank you for treating me to a free talk show today. I've never felt so lucky in my life."
They chatted about this and that for a long time, and the food on the table was not even half eaten. It shows how good women are at talking.
During the break, Zhong Jiajing suddenly felt guilty and wanted to call Ji Nan to say hello.
"Where are you hanging out now? What did you have for lunch?"
The man's tone couldn't hide his yin and yang. "Oh? I can still gain a place in your narrow-minded eyes? What an honor."
He wasn't even being subtle now, he was attacking head-on, and Zhong Jiajing's heart was truly pierced like a sieve.
"Master, please stop hurting me and give me the answer as soon as possible."
"I know, you think I'm wasting your time." Ji Nan said calmly, "I'm with your parents now. Auntie seems to have sent a short video. You'll know when you go and take a look."
Zhong Jiajing looked suspicious. After hanging up the phone, she immediately opened a short video platform and accessed her mother's account.
The latest video was from half an hour ago. It was a fashionable video lasting more than ten seconds, but there were only three photos that kept changing.
First, a picture of the exquisite breakfast made by Ji Nan; second, a picture of Ji Nan’s back as he helps Zhong’s mother make lunch in the kitchen; third, a frontal photo of the family of three.
Caption: A loving family!
Most of the comments section are from Zhong’s mother’s relatives and friends.
[Hey, Juan, didn't you give birth to a daughter? ]
[Young girls are all about being cool these days, so why are you making such a fuss? It's so old-fashioned.]
[Last year, Jia Jia was only as tall as Lao Zhong's ears, but this year she's already half a head taller than her dad [Like, like, like]]
[Wawa is different now after going to the big city. He is getting more and more handsome [Niu Niu Niu]]
[Jia Jia is so capable, unlike my daughter who just lies down when she gets home. She says, "Today I want to eat this, tomorrow I want to eat that." I really envy Juan's good fortune.]
There were also some netizens passing by.
[I saw it at first sight and swiped away. Then I thought about it and it didn’t seem right. I swiped back. I can do it, sister!]
[Auntie, did you ask your daughter if she wants a wife? I came right over with my own car and garage.]
Where is it in Jiangsu? Is it too late for me to buy a ticket now?
[Am I the only one who thinks this is a boy? That Adam's apple shouldn't be so obvious.]
[Who bought me here? I thank you all, serious face [astringent]]
Zhong Jiajing was dumbfounded. She took a screenshot of the picture and threw it into the family group.
[Mom, have you forgotten that I am your biological child? ]
Mother Zhong: [I haven't forgotten. I just adopted a new godson today. When you get married, we'll be a loving family of four.]
[But yesterday you still thought he was from another place [Shocked]]
He said he could be a live-in son-in-law, but that's all in the past now [smile]
In just one morning, Mother Zhong was completely won over by the hardworking and filial Ji-Snail Girl-Nan.
What Zhong Jiajing never expected was that Ji Nan had even infiltrated their internal family group.
Ji Nan: [Thank you, godmother, for recognizing me [rose][rose]]
In the real-life version of "When the tiger is away, the monkey becomes king"?
Who said that Ji Nan doesn't understand the ways of the world?
Zhong Jiajing now understood why the old security guard downstairs in the company would willingly kneel down under Ji Nan's casual pants.
The class reunion started at six in the evening, and only half of the fifty students in the class showed up.
Everyone had just graduated this year and was generally working or continuing their studies. Few of them had partners. Zhong Jiajing was somewhat relieved that Ji Nan hadn't come with her, otherwise he would have become a living target for gossip.
All the people who were gossiped about at noon showed up at the scene. The woman Zhou Yunran was the last one to arrive late, and everyone started to clamor for her to drink as a punishment.
The two boys nudged Wu Yuyang next to them and asked, "Aren't you going to help your girlfriend drink?"
Wu Yuyang looked a little embarrassed. He was stunned for a long time before he stood up. "Yunran's stomach isn't feeling well. Let me help her drink it."
There was another round of booing around, and Zhong Jiajing, who was in the know, felt so embarrassed.
"The student council member remembered it wrongly, didn't he? My stomach is fine." Zhou Yunran smiled gently, "Then I'll have to drink this glass of wine myself. Otherwise, if the student council member's girlfriend sees it, I won't be able to explain myself."
As she said this, she picked up the cup and drank it all, leaving everyone present staring in amazement.
Zhong Jiajing heard someone muttering next to her, "Could it be that I have an extra memory? I clearly remember them being together."
"I remember this too. I even wished her a happy 99th birthday in Yunran's circle of friends."
"Did they break up? And why do they seem so hostile?"
"Yeah, I think Wu Yuyang is a little guilty. Yunran is like the dead Pinru who has returned."
Zhong Jiajing really wanted to rush up and start talking, but she didn't know what was really going on and didn't dare to say anything nonsense without permission, which made her feel very uncomfortable.
But as a famous beauty in the class, she is certainly a hot topic and must have many opportunities to speak.
A boy asked, "Jiajing is so beautiful, you must have a lot of admirers, right? Have you ever considered picking a lucky one from our class?"
"Haha, no." Zhong Jiajing smiled awkwardly.
Especially since Wu Yuyang would cast a vigilant look at her from time to time, probably because he was afraid that she would speak without restraint and reveal something she shouldn't say. This made Zhong Jiajing even more disgusted with the men in the room.
Of course, there is no shortage of good men in the class, but she admitted that she now felt like she was being held responsible.
One ignorant boy insisted on starting a business, "Look at our CEO Kang. He's only graduated half a year and he's already started a successful business. He definitely has a bright future."
Zhong Jiajing was Kang Yuanfei's deskmate for a year. He was indeed a nice person, but unfortunately Zhong Jiajing was not attracted to him at all.
The man continued, "So after you graduated from the college entrance exam, Mr. Kang took the love letter for you and lingered outside the KTV for a long time, but unfortunately he didn't dare to give it to you in the end."
Kang Yuanfei smiled shyly and said, "Don't mention it, don't mention it. Please save some face for me."
Zhong Jiajing had never heard of this matter, and had no idea that the other party had a crush on her. When someone mentioned it casually before, she just thought that everyone was just joking about matchmaking.
Things that cannot be accomplished must be nipped in the bud. Zhong Jiajing raised her face and smiled, "Please don't tease me, otherwise I won't be able to explain to my boyfriend later."
"What? Jiajing has a boyfriend?" someone was shocked.
Yu Yuanyuan helped, "Everyone's posting photos on their Moments, why are you still here in Makkabaka?"
Zhong Jiajing had changed her WeChat account once before, but she thought many of her classmates didn't contact her at all, so she simply didn't add them back. So it's normal that many people now know that she has a partner.
Kang Yuanfei was stunned for a moment, then he smiled again, "Then please stop teasing us. I still want to live a few more years."
Zhong Jiajing just smiled cooperatively and took a sip of the wine in the glass from time to time.
Men are not necessarily less gossipy than girls. For example, now, there are many questions asking for Ji Nan's information, but Zhong Jiajing just fools them with answers like "I'm from another place, a migrant worker in Shanghai, with average looks and decent conditions." Sure enough, everyone's interest dropped a lot, and no one asked her any more questions.
When the dinner was almost over, she told Ji Nan as they had agreed and asked him to drive over to pick her up.
As soon as Ji Nan parked the car, he saw Zhong Jiajing with a rosy face standing at the door of the store chatting with a young man in formal attire.
He was burning with jealousy, but he suppressed his emotions and walked forward.
He heard the boy say: "At that time, I felt that we were far apart and we probably wouldn't see each other more than twice a year, so I didn't dare to hand over the love letter..."
Ji Nan interrupted coldly, "Zhong Jiajia, are you going home now?"
A week before her birth, Zhong Jiajing's name hadn't been decided yet. Her father's suggestion of Zhong Jiajia was sternly rejected by her mother as too casual, and she ultimately adopted the character "Jing" as her full name. But it's possible that her father continued to call her Zhong Jiajia, Zhong Jiajia, for the next twenty years, and Ji Nan occasionally followed suit when teasing her.
Zhong Jiajing heard the familiar voice and slowly turned her tipsy head towards him. She said softly, "Ji Nan, I want to talk to him for a few more words. Can you go to the car and wait for a while?"
Some things need to be said right then and there. There's no delay or ambiguity; it's not good for anyone.
Kang Yuanfei also smiled at him apologetically. Ji Nan found it annoying, so he just glanced at him and left.
What else could he do? His girlfriend had already sent him away, so how could he still have the nerve to stand there and eavesdrop?
But Ji Nan didn't get in the car. He just walked to the roadside railing and kicked pebbles, glancing at them from time to time. Zhong Jiajing found it funny.
"Your boyfriend is very different from what you just said." Kang Yuanfei said, "At least he is quite handsome."
Zhong Jiajing glanced at the man not far away, her eyes curved, "Yeah, actually he's very good, so I like him very much."
"You are also very good, you two are a perfect match." Kang Yuanfei said.
In fact, Kang Yuanfei was not expecting anything. He just wanted to say goodbye to his past self so that he could stride forward into the future.
Some things just need to be said here, and the two of them smiled in tacit understanding and said goodbye.
After finishing the conversation, Zhong Jiajing walked towards Ji Nan.
She saw Ji Nan holding the peeling iron railing with one hand and talking on the phone with the other, his tone sour.
"Godmother, I saw Jiajia, but she still refused to go home."
"What do you think she is doing? She is talking to a man."
"I don't know him."
"Yes, she wouldn't let me listen."
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