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When they arrived at the accommodation arranged by Xu Honghan, Jiang Zhizhi and Xu Qingbo put their luggage in their respective rooms. The two rooms were next to each other and were similar to a hotel, with a separate bathroom.
"There are three free meals here. You can go to the cafeteria to eat with your room card. I have to leave quickly. You can go to the cafeteria to eat later and then hang out here. I will come to see you later."
Xu Honghan arranged for the two people and left in a hurry.
Jiang Zhizhi closed the door, sat down at the desk, took out her cell phone and called Cheng Yuping.
Cheng Yuping was still in the hospital with Lu Xiye receiving a nutrient solution. She answered Jiang Zhizhi's call, "Hello, Zhizhi, have you and the teacher arrived yet?"
When Lu Xiye heard that it was Jiang Zhizhi calling, he immediately looked at Cheng Yuping nervously.
"Well, we have arrived in K City and will stay here for about two weeks," said Jiang Zhizhi.
"K City? How come it's so far? It's only noon now, and you've arrived in just a few hours?" Cheng Yuping said in shock.
She knew K City, which was nearly 3,000 kilometers away from Nan City, and it would take at least two or three days to drive there.
"The plane we took was very fast. By the way, Mom, how did you do on the fourth test today? Did you pass?" Ever since getting off the plane, Jiang Zhizhi had been thinking about calling Cheng Yuping to find out if she had gotten her driver's license, but she didn't have the chance until now.
Cheng Yuping pondered for a moment and glanced at Lu Xiye. "I didn't go to the test today. Xiaoye is sick. I'm in the hospital with him getting an IV drip. I've already told the driving school that we'll make an appointment for the test next time."
"Is he sick? Is it serious? Isn't Aunt Zhou there? Why do you need to go over there?" Jiang Zhizhi didn't know Lu Xiye's condition. When she heard that he was just getting an IV drip, she thought it was just a common cold and fever.
She was a little unhappy. Even if Lu Xiye was sick, he had nanny Aunt Zhou to take care of him, but Cheng Yuping missed the exam because of such a small matter.
Although Cheng Yuping's phone was not on loudspeaker, Lu Xiye could still clearly hear Jiang Zhizhi's voice on the other side.
Seeing Jiang Zhizhi's indifferent tone when she heard that he was sick, he couldn't help but feel sad again.
In Jiang Zhizhi's opinion, he was not as important as Cheng Yuping's small test...
"Aunt Zhou is here too. Xiaoye... isn't in good condition, so I followed him here. Don't worry, the next exam is just a few days away. By the time you come back, I will definitely have my driver's license." Cheng Yuping said.
"Okay. I'm fine here too, you don't have to worry about me."
As he was speaking, there was a knock on the door.
"Jiang Zhizhi, are you okay?" Xu Qingbo's voice came from outside the door.
"Okay, I'll be right there." Jiang Zhizhi responded to Xu Qingbo, then said to Cheng Yuping on the phone, "Mom, I'm going to have dinner with my friends. I'll call you later."
"Friends? Do you have any friends going to K City with you?"
"Well, what a coincidence! It's that boy from our class I told you about before, Xu Qingbo. His uncle brought him here. Anyway, I'll tell you in detail when I get back. I'm hanging up now."
Jiang Zhizhi hung up the phone in a hurry, went out and went to the cafeteria with Xu Qingbo.
Lu Xiye was stunned for a long time when he heard the voice on the other end of the phone.
Didn’t Jiang Zhizhi go with Elder Zong?
Why is Xu Qingbo here too?
Xu Qingbo can go, but he can’t?
Lu Xiye felt even more upset when he thought of the elder’s previous rejection.
He tilted his body and crawled into the quilt.
*
In the afternoon, after Jiang Zhizhi and Xu Qingbo finished their lunch in the cafeteria, they wandered around the villa together.
The mountains in K City are different from those in South City. The vegetation is not dense, the land is dry and yellow, and there are wild thorns on both sides of the road. Even in summer, there is a sense of desolation.
The wind was dry and hot, accompanied by sand, and it was even sharp when it rubbed against people's faces.
Jiang Zhizhi and Xu Qingbo came here for the first time and were not quite used to the climate.
However, for Xu Qingbo, who likes taking photos, he is still very happy to be able to come here to play.
Along the way, Jiang Zhizhi followed him and watched him take pictures of the scenery with great interest.
Normally, it's rare to see him with this expression.
"Jiang Zhizhi, can I take a picture of you?" Suddenly, Xu Qingbo pointed the camera lens at her.
"Ah? Me? What's there to take a picture of me?" Jiang Zhizhi looked a little unnatural.
She felt that she had camera phobia and she would feel extremely nervous whenever the camera was pointed at her.
"We've been out together several times, but I haven't taken a solo photo of you. Stand still and I'll take a photo of you." Xu Qingbo said happily.
Jiang Zhizhi immediately stood up straight, frozen there and not daring to move, just like standing in a military posture.
Xu Qingbo was amused by her and said, "Forget it, I won't take pictures of you."
After hearing her say this, Jiang Zhizhi relaxed and smiled embarrassedly.
In an instant, Xu Qingbo pressed the shutter and captured this moment.
Jiang Zhizhi was stunned and said awkwardly, "Didn't you say you didn't want to shoot anymore?"
"I don't like taking ID photos. They're so rigid and boring. Jiang Zhizhi, you don't have to worry about me. Just do it as usual. I'll find a chance to take a photo of you. When this is over, I'll develop the photos and give them to you." Xu Qingbo said.
Jiang Zhizhi smiled awkwardly, reluctantly, "Just stop taking pictures of me. By the way, every time we go out to play, you always take pictures of us. How about you teach me and I'll take a few pictures of you? Otherwise, it would be a shame if you didn't take any pictures after all the hard work of going out."
"Well... that's fine. I'll teach you how to take pictures."
Xu Qingbo took down the camera and hung it around Jiang Zhizhi's neck, teaching her step by step how to adjust the parameters, how to compose the picture, and how to press the shutter.
Compared to the previous SLR, the portable camera is easy to use, and Jiang Zhizhi learned it quickly.
She tried to take a few pictures of Xu Qingbo, then suddenly realized, "Xu Qingbo, if I don't take good pictures, will the film inside be wasted?"
"Don't worry, this is digital storage, not film. Just take the photos. I'll transfer the pictures to my laptop tonight and then clear them."
"Oh, I see."
Even in her previous life, she had never touched a camera and didn't understand these things.
But speaking of which, it's time for her to buy a computer, as she will need it for many things she will do next.
Jiang Zhizhi looked at Xu Qingbo in the camera. Coming from an intellectual family, he seemed to have a natural gentle dignity.
In her previous life, this was a rare flower that she could not touch.
With a "click", Jiang Zhizhi pressed the shutter and captured Xu Qingbo at this moment.
With the Cangshan Mountain behind him as the background, the young man is wearing a white top and gray casual pants, looking elegant and relaxed.
The sunlight shone down on him, and he looked so white that he seemed to be glowing.
In one afternoon, Jiang Zhizhi took hundreds of photos of Xu Qingbo until her memory was full.
"You took so many pictures? I'll have to check carefully tonight to see if you made me look ugly." Xu Qingbo said jokingly.
"How could I possibly make you look ugly?"
"Are you so confident in your skills?"
Jiang Zhizhi met his eyes and said seriously, "Because you are very beautiful, you will never look ugly no matter how you are photographed."
Xu Qingbo didn't expect Jiang Zhizhi to praise him so directly. He was stunned for a moment, and the next moment, his fair and handsome face suddenly turned red to his ears.
"Huh? What did you say?"
"I said you are very beautiful." Jiang Zhizhi repeated.
Xu Qingbo's face flushed and burned. Being stared at by Jiang Zhizhi, his heart was beating wildly. "Go... go back."
He turned and left in a panic.
Jiang Zhizhi couldn't help laughing at his expression, "Xu Qingbo, you're not shy anymore, are you?"
"No." He retorted immediately.
"I'm telling the truth, you don't have to be embarrassed." Jiang Zhizhi followed.
"Give me the camera." Xu Qingbo stretched out his hand to Jiang Zhizhi, glancing away, not daring to look her in the eye.
Jiang Zhizhi obediently took the camera off her neck and returned it to him.
Xu Qingbo fiddled with it for a bit, then put it back around his neck. "We have to hurry back. I'm going to save these photos to my computer and clear the memory card. Otherwise, when we get to the top of the mountain tomorrow morning, we won't be able to take photos of the sunrise."
"Yeah." Jiang Zhizhi could tell he was trying to change the subject, but she didn't go back. "Can I see your computer? I want to buy one when I get back to Nanshi."
"Of course you can. Actually, buying a computer is still very necessary these days. There's a lot of information online, and there are digital libraries. With a library card, you can not only access the books in the Nanshi Library, but also the Jinghai Library, the Shanghai Library, and some websites, and even research papers from foreign universities. Also, many competitions will require online registration. The internet is already a trend."
"Yeah, I know."
Jiang Zhizhi couldn't help but sigh in her heart as she listened to Xu Qingbo's words.
Xu Qingbo is only a junior high school student now, but he already understands what trends are. Thinking of her at this time in her previous life, she knew nothing and was just struggling in the mud.
People are really different from each other.
After returning to the residence, Jiang Zhizhi followed Xu Qingbo into his room.
The two people's rooms are almost exactly the same, except that the layout on both sides is exactly the opposite.
Xu Qingbo took his laptop out of the suitcase. "My uncle chose this laptop for me. It has the latest dual-core processor and 2GB of memory. A full charge lasts about two and a half hours. It gets hot sometimes, but I checked and all laptops these days are like that, including my uncle's. It's working fine for me."
As he introduced Jiang Zhizhi, he said, "You can consider it."
"Only 2GB of memory?"
Jiang Zhizhi didn’t know much about computers at that time, but when she died in her previous life, it seemed that she had more than 16GB of computer space, right?
"2GB is already the highest configuration. The phone in your hand only has a few MB of running memory." Xu Qingbo thought she didn't understand these things and explained to her.
"Huh? So that's how many MB it is."
She never knew the running memory of her current mobile phone, after all, this kind of phone can do nothing except make calls and send text messages.
It seems that technology will develop very quickly in the next decade or so.
"It seems you're computer illiterate," Xu Qingbo said with a smile. Suddenly, he thought of something and paused for a moment. "Wait, I remember when you were in elementary school, you played that game of cops and robbers in computer class. You typed very quickly, you didn't seem completely unfamiliar with computers..."
"Haha, typing has nothing to do with this."
Jiang Zhizhi broke out in sweat on her forehead and smiled sheepishly with a guilty conscience.
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