It would have been fine if she didn't know that Xie Zhiyi was broken off for saving her, but since she already knew, Shi Leyan didn't intend to pretend not to know. She had even planned to ask Xie Zhiyi before leaving whether he wanted her to make any compensation.
When she came, her mother gave her three hundred yuan, fifty yuan of which was for travel expenses, and two hundred and fifty yuan was a thank-you gift to Xie Zhiyi.
At this moment, Xie Zhiyi came over and handed Shi Leyan a stack of money. "Shi Zhiqing, I can't take this money. It's my duty to save you. If I take your money, what will happen?"
Shi Leyan was stunned for a moment, then glanced at Qin Changshuo. Seeing understanding in his eyes, she guessed that he must have given this thank-you gift to Xie Zhiyi.
I was very touched. He is such a thoughtful person.
"Comrade Xie, I heard that your fiancée misunderstood you because you saved me and broke off the engagement with you?" Shi Leyan asked.
Xie Zhiyi smiled nonchalantly and stuffed the money into her hand. "Don't take it seriously. Her family has always disliked my family's poverty and my personality. They've wanted to cancel the engagement for a long time, and this just gave them the opportunity."
Shi Leyan exclaimed, "Ah!", obviously not expecting this hidden secret. "Did he really quit?"
"I've quit. I don't want to indulge them anymore. I quit two days ago. I can just find another one later. It's no big deal." Xie Zhiyi said carelessly.
"Is there anything I can do to help you?" Shi Leyan felt as if she still owed someone a favor and felt very embarrassed.
Xie Zhiyi thought for a moment and shook his head. "I'm fine. There's nothing I need help with. Be careful next time and don't let anyone hurt you again."
Shi Leyan nodded, and waited until Xie Zhiyi was far away before she said to Qin Changshuo, "I've always said this guy isn't a second-rate person. He's quite a nice guy. He has many brothers at home, and I heard he didn't have a room to stay in when he returned, so he built a house in the backyard to live in."
Qin Changshuo looked at the man deeply and said, "Let's go. We'll find another opportunity later."
Shi Leyan returned the five hundred yuan to him, but Qin Changshuo didn't take it. "Keep it for yourself. When you return to the city, buy yourself some nice clothes."
When Shi Leyan went to the countryside, she didn't want to attract attention, so she brought with her some clothes made of very rough fabrics and were very loose, both to cover her figure and to make it easier to work.
It’s different after returning to the city.
Qin Changshuo just went to see the team leader, one to get a letter of introduction, and the other to give the thank-you money to Xie Zhiyi.
I didn't expect Xie Zhiyi to come here so soon.
Since no one wanted it, Qin Changshuo had to use other methods.
His comrades from the armed forces came to pick him up again, and Qin Changshuo reported Xie Zhiyi's name to his comrades, hoping to see if Xie Zhiyi could be recruited when the time came.
During the conscription in the second half of the year, Xie Zhiyi passed the physical condition and political review, and he became a glorious soldier of the people.
But that’s a story for later.
After Shi Leyan returned to the city, she rested for a day and then went to work.
When Ji Xia was getting off work, she saw a car parked across the street. It looked very familiar, but she didn't pay much attention to it.
Bingqi's automobile production has further increased, with annual output reaching 300,000 units.
Beijing Auto finally contacted Ji Xia, who provided strong support. At the beginning of this year, their new car started trial production and mass production began in June, with part of it exported and part supplied to the domestic market.
Beijing Automobile's vehicles are jeeps, and most of them are allocated to the troops.
When Ji Xia was driving away, she happened to meet the person in the driver's seat of the jeep. She was surprised to see that it was Qin Changshuo. She waved to him and left without asking any questions.
For several days in a row, Ji Xia saw Qin Changshuo's car nearby. She was inevitably curious and wanted to ask several times. However, it was difficult for her to ask because the other party was her uncle. Secondly, she was so busy that she forgot about it.
On June 16, after the internal meeting at the factory, Ji Xia left Wei Zhenguo to ask about the newly recruited people. She actually remembered that Qin Changshuo had asked her to help arrange someone, who was Shi Kaiji's daughter.
She mainly wanted to ask how Shi Leyan was doing, but it wouldn't be good to ask too directly.
Wei Zhenguo didn't know Ji Xia's intention. He explained the situation of several people and mentioned Shi Leyan. "She is very capable and has many new ideas. She is quite good. But I heard that she started dating as soon as she came back."
It was originally just gossip, but Wei Zhenguo also knew Shi Leyan's identity, that she was the daughter of Shi Kaiji.
Ji Xia was extremely shocked and asked, "Who is her partner?"
"A soldier. I heard he comes to pick her up from get off work every day."
Ji Xia was just guessing at first, but now it was basically confirmed. She couldn't help but think that Shen Congying was still anxious and angry a few days ago. Qin Changshuo was not young anymore, and he had been refusing to find another partner after the divorce. She was afraid that her son would be single for the rest of his life.
After returning home, Qin Xiao happened to be at home, taking care of the children in the house. Zhenzhen was sitting on one leg and Zhizhi was sitting on the other leg. Chen Congying was holding a bowl of egg custard and feeding the two little guys. They were eating happily, and their four short legs were kicking.
"Your mother is back!" Qin Xiao said, and the two little ones rushed to stretch out their arms towards Ji Xia, fearing that if they were slow and fell behind, their mother would not hold them anymore.
"You guys eat first. Mom will go upstairs to change clothes and then come down to pick you up." Ji Xia pointed upstairs.
The first thing she does when she comes home every day is to bathe, change clothes and then hold the children. The two little ones are almost one year old now. They are obedient and understand what she means, and no longer make trouble.
However, his eyes followed his mother until she went upstairs and reached the corner of the stairs. Only then did he look away and quietly eat his egg custard.
"Your eldest brother has been on vacation recently and hasn't been staying at home. A few days ago, Aunt Liang next door told me that a niece of hers, 22 years old, had been engaged before, but the man married someone rich, so she broke off the engagement. Now that she is old, it is difficult for her to find a husband, so she wanted to tell your eldest brother about her daughter." Shen Congying was also very depressed, and now she told everyone about her eldest son's marriage.
A few days ago, Qin Changshuo disappeared for a few days. Shen Congying talked about it at the dinner table and was criticized by Qin Wangdong.
Your son is already so old, yet you still meddle in his affairs. Just let her take good care of Zhenzhen and Zhizhi. She doesn't need to worry about Qin Changshuo's affairs.
Shen Congying was still feeling extremely aggrieved.
Qin Xiao knew that his mother was very anxious, and it was impossible for her to just ignore it.
"Do you know what big brother is doing?" Qin Xiao asked.
He knew that his elder brother had no tasks recently.
"Will he tell me?" Shen Congying felt that her youngest son was implying something about her, and glared at him angrily.
This made Zhenzhen and Zhizhi laugh so hard that they giggled. Shen Congying didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "You little brat, are you making fun of grandma?"
My mood has improved a lot.
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