Yin Zheng's job was basically settled, but he hadn't officially started work yet. The next day, he went out. Everyone in his family was at work, so no one cared where he went.
After leaving, he went directly to the daily chemical factory.
However, his timing was unfortunate; Jia Yue was at work and ate lunch in the cafeteria instead of coming out.
During this time, Yin Zheng had already found out about Jia Yue's situation and knew that she had changed positions. He couldn't help but laugh at this. This person couldn't stand hardship, but she shouldn't have to suffer in the first place.
He didn't say anything about Jia Yue at first, but later he doted on her exclusively. He really thought of her first whenever there was something good, and she enjoyed all the riches in the world.
At noon, he went to a nearby state-run restaurant for a quick meal. In the afternoon, he went to a property his mother had given him near the chemical factory and tidied it up.
Jia Yue had just left the factory after get off work when she heard someone calling her name.
"Xu Jiayue".
Upon hearing this, Jia Yue looked over and saw Yin Zheng. Her first reaction was confusion, as if she were looking at a stranger.
She lived for many more years after Yinzhen's death, and she didn't remember much about what Yinzhen looked like, nor would she immediately think of him.
Yin Zheng was not surprised by the unfamiliarity in her eyes; her appearance also made him feel unfamiliar.
As he approached, a sense of familiarity washed over Jia Yue, and then she couldn't help but widen her eyes. This person...
Good heavens! Why is this person here?
A living remnant of feudalism.
In that instant, a hundred and eight reasons to deny it flooded her mind. But reason told her that no reason was useful. The fact that this person was able to find her meant that he had complete confidence. Besides, she couldn't withstand a close investigation.
"Xu Jiayue, can we talk?"
As Yin Zheng got closer, he could see Jia Yue more clearly. Her facial features hadn't changed much, except that she wasn't very fair-skinned and was too thin. Her thick bangs made people overlook her superior facial features and contours.
You've suffered!
This is his idea.
Knowing she couldn't deny it, Jia Yue remained calm: "Where should we talk?"
"I'll take you there."
Jia Yue nodded: "Okay."
Jia Yue sat on the back of his bicycle. The atmosphere was silent. When they arrived at a small courtyard, Yin Zheng explained, "This is the house my mother prepared for me. No one lives in it."
Upon entering the courtyard, there were no valuable items, just simple furnishings, but it was very clean.
After Jia Yue sat down, Yin Zheng brought over a cup of tea. He did so so naturally that Jia Yue was dumbfounded. She remembered this man as someone who was used to being waited on hand and foot.
It's not that he can't endure hardship. When Kangxi was alive, he could still take care of himself when he went out of the capital on official business. But asking him to serve tea and water was a first for him!
He took the tea, took a sip, and said, "Your taste has changed. I thought it was Pu'er!"
"Pu-erh tea is refreshing. I was not as energetic as I was when I was young, so I got used to drinking Pu-erh tea."
"I understand. Why did you come looking for me?"
Or perhaps, what she really wanted to ask was why they knew about her existence.
"Liu Shan is my cousin."
"I see. I was careless. It was because of the dessert recipe?"
"You have both. Your handwriting has improved even more. The mung bean cake tastes as good as ever, but the pea flour cake has been modified a bit."
She couldn't explain that the mung bean cake was made by the same group of people from the old Yongshou Palace kitchen, and as for the pea flour cake, she had modified it on her own, also because she was afraid that Liu Shan would associate her with the black market boss.
"Let's not talk about that anymore. Why did you come to see me today?"
"Do you have plans to get married? I mean, would you like to marry me?"
Jia Yue was silent for a while before finally speaking: "I can understand that you don't want me, who can be considered a woman from a past life, to marry someone else, but I'm afraid we're not suitable."
"What's wrong with it?"
"All I want for the future is a peaceful and stable life."
Do you think marrying me would be unstable?
Jia Yue chuckled: "How can someone who looks up from a high place bear the view from the bottom of the mountain? I want to find a confidant to live a peaceful life. We are not on the same path."
The excuse of "living a peaceful life" was just that—an excuse; she simply felt that the two of them weren't a good match.
Yin Zheng understood; the problem lay with finding a confidant.
"Do you think I'm promiscuous in relationships?"
Jia Yue raised an eyebrow, not answering him; the answer was obvious.
Yin Zheng didn't speak. This kind of thing can't be believed with just a few words of assurance. He admitted that he hadn't paid much attention to women, but back then, those women in the harem were not just for show.
Her suspicions are not without reason.
"People change when they're given a second chance at life. Don't rush to reject me. Let's be friends first, and we'll talk about the future later."
Jia Yue is still young, and Yin Zheng is confident he can win her back.
This era is different. He wants to move up the social ladder. His family is supportive and doesn't hold him back, and he also makes sure he doesn't make mistakes.
He was quite open-minded about women.
Even if I lived several lifetimes, building a career would always be the most important thing.
Jia Yue didn't refuse. Given their relationship, it wasn't something she could explain away by simply refusing.
When did you arrive?
Jia Yue knew he was asking about her arrival in this world, and she replied, "Not long ago, maybe a month or two."
"You adapted quickly; there's hardly any trace of your former self."
This trace refers to the traces of feudalism.
Jia Yue couldn't help but smile. She was first a modern person, then an ancient person, and now she has returned to the modern world. Even if she returned a little too early, there would naturally be no trace of it.
"This era is good, it's a great era, don't you think?" Even from the perspective of later generations, this era seems to have many inconveniences, but it still has many merits.
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