Chapter 16 Waiting for Him
Chapter Sixteen: Waiting for Him
On the second day of the National Day holiday, after breakfast, Lin Su took the review materials she had bought the day before to the farm manager's office to study.
Zhou Yunqi chatted for a couple of minutes before saying he had to go out. He drove away, and Xu Yaodong didn't go with him. Instead, he came over and teased her with a smile, "Teacher Lin, are you reviewing?"
Lin Su glanced at him: "What's up?"
Xu Yaodong said with dissatisfaction, "Can't I just come over and say hello if there's nothing wrong? Why are you talking like the boss now?"
Lin Su: "This is called 'one who is near vermilion gets stained red, and one who is near ink gets stained black.'"
Xu Yaodong tapped his chin: "Cultural people speak differently."
"What kind of cultured person is this?" Lin Su found him strange. "By the way, Dong-ge, have you thought about the college entrance exam?"
Xu Yaodong laughed loudly: "My college entrance exam? You're kidding me."
"How so?"
“My grades were terrible. I didn’t pay attention in class and just wandered around after class. I only studied to learn how to write my name. After graduating from junior high school, I wandered around for two years and couldn’t find a job. There were eight people in my family, and they relied on my parents’ income to support us. They really couldn’t afford to support an idle person like me, so they had to send me to the countryside. At least I could have food to eat and a salary to receive in the countryside.”
Lin Su nodded: "And then you ran into the farm manager as soon as you went to the countryside?"
“No, not exactly,” Xu Yaodong said. “I wasn’t at the Seventh Branch Farm at first, but at the Third Branch Farm. I happened to learn that there was a fellow townsman from Beijing working at the sugar factory, so I took the initiative to go to the sugar factory to get to know him.”
"At that time, the old factory director of the sugar factory was over fifty years old. His management ideas were as outdated as the factory's production equipment. The factory was very inefficient, and the quality of the white sugar and rock sugar it produced was not good. It could not be sold at a good price, so the profits were naturally poor."
Lin Su asked, "Later, did the boss propose reforms and upgrading the production line?"
"Yes, but upgrading the production line isn't so easy. The factory has been losing money year after year, so where would we get the money to upgrade the equipment?"
Lin Su asked curiously, "So how was the funding secured?"
“We got the loan from the bank,” Xu Yaodong said. “The old factory director couldn’t handle the responsibility, and since the eldest brother was really capable, he simply handed over this mess to the younger generation, so the eldest brother became the factory director.”
So that's how it is.
Xu Yaodong added, "Getting a bank loan wasn't easy either. The eldest brother pulled a lot of strings before he finally succeeded. Gradually, the loss-making sugar factory became more and more profitable, and it even inspired production teams in neighboring counties to grow sugarcane."
Lin Su listened and agreed, saying, "He's already very capable; he'll definitely be able to do even bigger things in the future."
Xu Yaodong looked at Lin Su and suddenly sighed: "So the sugar factory finally became like this under his management, and he gave it all up to go back to Beijing. It was a very difficult choice."
"Indeed... it's good to stay here for now and return to the capital when the time is right."
She didn't know which year Zhou Yunqi returned to Beijing in the original book. Perhaps he accumulated some capital there before returning to start his business. After all, the reform and opening up hadn't started yet, and even if it did, the economy wouldn't take off overnight. Moreover, he appeared too late in the story, already in the 1990s. She had no idea how he struggled during those years.
Xu Yaodong coughed and said, "If he stays here, what if you miss the boss...miss us?"
"Missed you guys?" Lin Su stared blankly at Xu Yaodong.
"Yes, you'll definitely be going back to Beijing. You'll be in the capital, while we're in the southwestern border region. It'll take you four days and three nights by train, so it won't be easy for you to come and visit us. What will you do if you miss us?"
Lin Su said thoughtfully, "You'll be going back to the capital to visit your relatives eventually, right? You can arrange to meet then. Anyway, you'll be going back to the capital, so you'll always have a chance to meet."
Sigh, Xu Yaodong felt like he was talking to a brick wall. This girl didn't seem to have any romantic feelings for him at all, and no amount of prompting worked. He couldn't help but sigh again.
Lin Su asked, puzzled, "Why do you keep sighing?"
Xu Yaodong forced a smile: "I've noticed that the boss hasn't been in a good mood lately. He often sighs and seems a bit irritable. I wonder what happened?"
"Has it been like this for the past few days?" Lin Su was stunned; she seemed not to have noticed.
"It's been quite a few days, it seems to have started around the Mid-Autumn Festival. I remember telling you to eat pomelos, but you rushed back to your dorm. Later, I went to find our leader and found him standing next to his car, looking at the moon and smoking. I wonder if he was missing his parents."
Lin Su: "..."
When the Mid-Autumn Festival was mentioned, she felt a little guilty, vaguely sensing that Zhou Yunqi was in a bad mood, most likely because she had hugged him, which had caused him some confusion.
Although she made up an excuse about mushroom poisoning and hallucinations the next day, would he be so clever as to be easily fooled?
No way.
She, the one who started this, picked up the person and left so easily, leaving the person confused. That was really not good.
After thinking it over, Lin Su decided to tell him the truth.
However, Zhou Yunqi was nowhere to be seen all day.
As night fell, Lin Su finished her dinner and washed up. She went to check on his office twice more, but the door remained closed and the lights were off.
Undeterred, she walked to the courtyard, but his car still hadn't returned.
It's so late, and Xu Yaodong isn't with us. If he's been drinking and can't drive, does that mean he won't come back?
Thinking of this, Lin Su became somewhat worried.
But she had a vague feeling that he would come back; he was going to take her to school tomorrow.
The autumn night breeze was a bit chilly. Lin Su, wearing only a thin shirt, squatted down and hugged her knees under the dim streetlights, deciding to wait a little longer.
She was all alone in the huge courtyard, and the dim streetlights cast her shadow as a blur.
Feeling utterly bored, Lin Su thought to herself that having a phone to play with would make the time seem shorter.
But if she had a cell phone, the time and space would be different, and she wouldn't have met Zhou Yunqi.
This man is so good to her.
Just because of Grandpa Gu's request, he tried every means to help her recover her health, helped her find a job as a substitute teacher so that she wouldn't have to do farm work, and now he's trying to find a way to send her back to Beijing so she can take the college entrance exam.
Xu Yaodong said he might stay here temporarily, and she thought it was fine. Anyway, she still had four years of university to study before starting work and living independently, and he would eventually return to Beijing.
In this day and age, some people part ways forever, but she felt that they wouldn't; they would definitely meet again...
That hug, though it was out of sympathy, was a hug for the boy who had lost both his parents.
But if you ask yourself honestly, didn't you have even the slightest selfish motive?
She felt that there was.
However, many things were not implemented, and the tide of the times made many people's fates drift like duckweed. She dared not think too deeply about it.
The autumn wind made the nearby tree branches sway. In my chaotic thoughts, I heard a horn sound outside the door, and a beam of pale orange light shone in.
A familiar Jeep turned and drove through the gate. The light shining on Lin Su was a little dazzling, so she stood up. A gust of wind blew from an unknown direction, carrying dust kicked up by the passing car, which stung her eyes.
Lin Su grunted and raised her hand to cover her eyes.
The car stopped, and Zhou Yunqi got out with a box in his hand, looking puzzled but also a little surprised: "What are you doing here?"
Lin Su's eyes were very uncomfortable.
Zhou Yunqi sensed something was wrong: "What's wrong?"
"I got sand in my eyes." She rubbed them.
"Don't wipe it."
Lin Su knew she shouldn't wipe it, but the sand and dust made her tears well up.
Seeing that she was still rubbing her wrist, Zhou Yunqi helplessly grabbed her wrist and frowned as soon as he touched it: "Why are your hands so cold?"
Without thinking, I instinctively squeezed her hand again; it was even colder. I then touched her forehead; thankfully, there was nothing wrong.
"What are you doing out here in this wind? Go back inside." Zhou Yunqi's voice brooked no argument as he grabbed her arm and led her toward the office.
He poured her a glass of warm water and had her rinse off outside.
Lin Su poured water into her palm and washed her eyes.
She wiped the water from around her eyes and face, her eyes still red, and went back inside.
"The sand and dust have been washed away?" he asked.
"I don't know." Lin Su blinked. "It should be alright now."
Zhou Yunqi sighed, poured her a cup of hot water in an enamel mug, and handed it to her: "Take this to warm your hands, or you'll catch a cold again."
Lin Su accepted it and thanked her.
"What are you doing squatting there so late at night? It's so windy there. If you catch a cold, it'll take you half a month to recover." His tone was somewhat reproachful.
Lin Su looked at this person. She had waited for him all day, and now that she had finally met him, she felt a strange sense of grievance and said in a low voice, "I've been waiting for you."
Zhou Yunqi paused for a moment, then softened his tone: "I was having tea and chatting with a leader, and before I knew it, it was getting a little late."
Lin Su still looked aggrieved: "Oh."
"You were really waiting for me?" He smiled slightly. "You waited there all night?"
Lin Su sniffed and replied, "I didn't stand there waiting the whole time. I just saw that your door was still closed, so I went to the door to take a look."
The man smiled and opened the box he had brought back: "Would you like some small cakes?"
"Mm." Lin Su nodded.
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A note from the author:
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The next chapter will be available for purchase, and it will be released at midnight on Friday night~~~~ Two chapters in a row! [Sprinkling flowers]
Starting in October, I'll be updating twice a week regularly! [Applause]
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Next book: "The Pretty Little Aunt in the Family Compound [1980s]"
In 1985, a beautiful little girl, ten years old, with fair skin and a delicate appearance, came to the residential compound of a third-line factory in central China and was fostered by the He family.
On her way home from school, a mischievous boy snatched her schoolbag. He Jingsheng, a high school student, rode by on his bicycle and coldly glanced at her, saying, "Get lost."
Ye Chuqing looked at He Jingsheng, who was very handsome and had a cool demeanor, and said, "Thank you, Uncle."
The classmate sitting on the back of the bicycle laughed loudly: "Awesome, Brother Sheng! According to seniority, even your mother has to call her 'Little Aunt,' and everyone in our college calls her 'Little Aunt.'"
Ye Chuqing whispered, "He's the one who told me to call him 'Uncle'."
He Jingsheng lifted Ye Chuqing onto the bicycle crossbar: "Auntie, let's go home."
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To support the construction, employees from all over the country gathered together at the Third Front factory. The He family came from Beijing and doted on Ye Chuqing.
Many girls in the family compound secretly like He Jingsheng. They gave Ye Chuqing a packet of plum powder and asked her to deliver love letters to He Jingsheng.
He Jingsheng felt helpless every time he received a love letter, and in the end he would just smile and ask, "Are the snacks they gave you tasty?"
Ye Chuqing: "Delicious."
"That's good."
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With the factory's restructuring and relocation, the He family returned to Beijing.
The little girl grew into a beautiful woman, regained her memories of transmigrating into the book, and was taken away by her birth mother.
Soon after, He Jingsheng found her, helped her with her college admissions, and also helped her get rid of various suitors.
Not long after, He Jingsheng hugged her, nuzzled her hair, and said he still preferred to call her Little Aunt.
But only in bed.
illustrate:
1. The story spans the 1980s and 1990s. The female protagonist transmigrates into a book but temporarily loses her memory.
2. The male and female protagonists are not related by blood and are not on the same household registration.
3. Focuses on family matters and romantic relationships; career prospects are relatively weak.
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