Chen Jing stayed in Huacheng for a few days, finalized the construction and development plan for the factory with Song Wu, and put his 80,000 yuan investment in place. Seeing that it was almost time, he planned to return to the capital.
Of course, having bought a train ticket back to Beijing, he was still worried about his hometown, so he went home again.
The land redistribution in their hometown was over, and it was the end of the year. Captain Chen and Secretary Ji were almost free, and both families focused their attention on their children and took good care of them.
After discussing it with his wife, Chen Zhang decided to give up farming and sublet the fertile land allocated to him to Ji Zhijun. He then moved to the city and focused on running a fast food restaurant with his wife.
Zhang Hong is still working at the supply and marketing cooperative, but she is now pregnant again and is staying in the city with her big belly.
Ji Zhijun planted fruit trees on half of the allocated mountain land and grain on the fertile fields. When he had nothing to do, Secretary Ji would also help with the farm work.
Chen Yi's breakfast shop has been open for a few days, and she has added several varieties of steamed buns, mantou, and other snacks. The pastries are delicious and made with high-quality ingredients, which is quite popular among primary and secondary school students.
Although the times were poor, students studying in the city were generally given pocket money and meal allowances by their families.
There weren't many breakfast shops outside the school gate. Occasionally, a woman would carry a small basket and sell steamed cakes and pastries outside the school gate, but it wasn't a large-scale operation.
Chen Yi apprenticed under a dim sum chef at a teahouse in the county town. His dim sum dishes were delicious, made with plenty of ingredients, and offered a wide variety of choices. Gradually, the number of customers increased every day. Starting from twenty or thirty yuan, the turnover almost doubled in less than a week, which thrilled the young couple.
Even the noodles, wontons, and steamed rice rolls at lunchtime have attracted many more customers. Students, teachers, and nearby residents all like to come and try them, and the daily turnover is not much less than that in the morning.
In just a few days, the young couple's faces became fuller, their eyes regained their sparkle, and their previous sorrowful expressions disappeared.
When Chen Jing went back to pack his things and say goodbye, Yang Lin took out 100 yuan to pay back part of it first, but Chen Jing refused, telling him to pay back the rest in one lump sum when he made money at the end of the year.
After staying at home for two days, Chen Jing took Chen Qiuyu's independent household registration book from his second uncle, said goodbye to his parents, and boarded the train back to Beijing.
In the capital, it was as if a north wind had suddenly arrived overnight, and snow was still falling when the door was opened.
Before we knew it, it was the end of November. A north wind blew overnight, and the weather turned cold.
In the early winter campus, whether it's the blue sky and white clouds or the frail trees, this scene, touched by the cold wind, is always coated with a thick layer of chill. The clouds are devoid of sunlight. The sky is overcast, and the biting cold reminds the students that winter has arrived.
Ji Xia put on a thick, fitted cotton coat, a thick wool sweater and wool pants underneath, and a hat and scarf early in the morning. Suddenly, she noticed that her slender fingers seemed to have become swollen.
Seeing her unconsciously scratching her fingers, Rong Ruoshi quickly stopped her, saying, "Stop scratching, your fingers have frostbite, they'll get infected if you keep scratching them."
"Is this frostbite?"
Ji Xia looked at the red and swollen spots on the back of her fingers in surprise. A few days ago, the back of her fingers was itchy, especially when she reached under the covers, the itching was unbearable.
"Yes, that's chilblains."
Jiang Qingran and Su Ruoshi nodded quickly, their faces full of concern: "Stop scratching, buy some frostbite cream and apply it."
"Warm your fingers by the fire to keep them warm."
"Also, when you get home, you can boil some white radish water to wash your hands."
"When you're not busy, try to wear gloves to keep your hands warm."
The two kept giving her advice, and Ji Xia couldn't help but sigh.
For those of them who handle paintbrushes every day, wearing gloves is inconvenient; very few people in the academy wear gloves.
She looked at her two roommates' fingers: "You weren't wearing gloves either, so why don't you have these?"
Jiang Qingran glanced at Rong Ruoshi's fingers subconsciously, then stretched out her own ten fingers and chuckled, "Our fingers are thin and don't grow long easily, and we also pay attention to keeping them warm."
Just then, Liu Yujuan came in from outside, holding a telegram. When she saw Ji Xia, she called out, "Ji Xia, here's your telegram. It's from our hometown."
Upon hearing this, Ji Xia immediately stretched out her hand: "It might be from Chen Jing. Let me see what he said?"
Jiang Qingran asked suspiciously, "Your boyfriend has been home for almost a month, hasn't he? Is he not planning to come back up?"
"How is that possible?"
Ji Xia shook her head. The store was waiting to open on New Year's Day. Now that Chen Jing was not here, Hou Fang and Chen Qiuyu were not keeping a close eye on things, and she didn't know if the new store could open smoothly on New Year's Day.
She tore open the envelope, glanced at it, and couldn't help but show a delighted expression.
"He's back. The train will arrive tomorrow at noon."
"Finally back! This will ease the longing of our beautiful Ji."
Jiang Qingran chuckled, while Ji Xia glared at her, annoyed: "I know you two are deeply in love and see each other every day, so there's no need to provoke us lonely souls like this!"
"That's enough, you two. Who's single? Only Yujuan and I are truly single. You both have men."
Thanks to Xie An's persistent pursuit and Ji Xia's matchmaking, Jiang Qingran and Xie An have officially started dating this month, and their romance is at its most passionate.
Jiang Qingran chuckled: "Do you want to find a partner? If so, I can have Xie An introduce you to someone."
Liu Yujuan waved her hand: "No thanks, your boyfriend's friends are all extraordinary people, I can't possibly be worthy of them."
Rong Ruoshi also shook her head: "With no man in my heart, I draw my sword with divine power. No one can stop me from making progress."
"Right now, all I want to do is make money; I'm not interested in anything else for the time being," Liu Yujuan echoed.
After joking and playing around for a while, Jiang Qingran asked, "The train is tomorrow at noon, and its arrival might be delayed. Are you going to pick it up?"
This chapter is not finished, please click the next page to continue reading!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
