Everyone was woken up before dawn in the morning. After washing up, they each took their luggage and prepared to set off.
Zhou Jiao was wearing long clothes and long pants in the room. When she grabbed her bag and put it on her back, she glanced at the grass-green bag. She hesitated for a moment, but still grabbed it and carried it.
Xie Fang glanced at it without saying anything, picked up her luggage and waited for the three of them at the door. She saw Zhou Jiao bring it back last night, and Qiao Na asked several times but changed the subject. She wanted to see what it was.
With Yi Jiefang's reminder, Zhou Jiao kept a constant eye on her surroundings. Just as her father had said, many smart people often fall prey to insignificant people.
Why is this?
According to Zhou Jiao, no one in this world is simple; it all depends on how ruthless one is! These female classmates may have the simple sincerity unique to this era, but there are always unexpected things.
Just like the one in front of me, his eyes are always scrutinizing, always full of intentions. Just don't provoke me, otherwise don't blame me for being ruthless.
Zhou Jiao understood too well the advantages young women possessed, especially those with both talent and beauty. They didn't need any background or connections; as long as they dared to sell themselves and were good at it, their power could be comparable to a nuclear bomb!
"Do you want me to carry it for you?"
Zhou Jiao smiled and shook her head, then turned to the two people behind her and urged them to hurry up.
According to the teachers' instructions, they all boarded the trucks. They were told that their group of teachers and students would arrive at the power station in the neighboring city in four hours.
Zhou Jiao followed Qiao Na to the corner, threw her luggage bag and belt inside, leaned on it, ignored the noise around her, and closed her eyes.
"Are you asleep?"
"Well, call me when you get there."
As the car started moving, Zhou Jiao secretly groaned. What on earth had Yi Huniu packed? Her back ached, especially when the car was bumping around.
Twisting her back, Zhou Jiao transferred the annoying thing into the space. Without bothering to look at what was poured out, she directly filled it with cotton and pressed it back on her back.
She wasn't worried about anyone noticing her flaws; she had deliberately retreated inside because of safety concerns. If she found nothing eye-catching later, she would simply change it back and throw it on her lap.
Anyone who wants to watch it can watch it! At most, you will lose some food.
With the soft cotton, she felt much better except for the pain in her butt. She didn't open her eyes, busy looking at the things Yi Huniu gave her in the space.
Military biscuits, canned meat, canned fish, a big bag of White Rabbit, rice cakes and pastries. Zhou Jiao stared at these things blankly, recalling how he had picked up food for her several times that day.
The truck passed a pit and Zhou Jiao's body was thrown around. She immediately woke up and opened her eyes to look at her classmates in the car, including Yi Jiefang.
She finally understood where Zhang Guoqing's awkwardness came from. Perhaps her man had noticed something. No wonder he kept insisting he'd kill any unruly man he encountered.
Zhou Jiao smiled bitterly to herself. What a mess! Since the other party hadn't said anything, she would just pretend she didn't know and try to have as little contact with him as possible in the future.
Zhou Jiao closed her eyes again, put the bag behind her into the space, put the glutinous rice cakes and pastries in it again, put bed sheets and wool on it, arranged it to about the same size as before, took it out and put it behind her.
She had no intention of showing off the military supplies and White Rabbit products, and she also planned to keep it a secret from Zhang Guoqing. Even if she had no intention, these things could still easily lead to misunderstandings.
It was truly bizarre. She'd never had much contact with him, so where did that boy get his scheming from? Zhou Jiao absolutely didn't believe she was being overly sentimental.
Could the gift for Zhang Guoqing be these instant meals? If she showed them to Yi Jiefang, a careless person, he probably wouldn't believe it!
She secretly thanked her lucky stars that Yi Jiefang didn't ask anything last night, otherwise, once the box was opened, her aunt Cheng Ruzhu would have seen something.
They drove for over two hours, stopping midway to let them get out of the car to stretch their legs and get some food, drink, and toilet. Seeing everyone starting to nibble on their rations, Zhou Jiao tossed the bag to Yi Jiefang.
Yi Jiefang didn't say anything. He just took it, opened it, turned out the wool, looked at the things inside, and grinned at her. What a close sister!
He took out a box of glutinous rice cakes, eight neatly packed inside, enough to satisfy his craving. He immediately tied the bag tightly before his classmates gathered around him. Just kidding, this was their future lifeline!
When we just went out, everyone was short of money and didn't prepare any pastries, but they still brought a lot of steamed buns for breakfast, so we just started to make a joke.
It was already noon when we arrived at our destination. After lunch, we were taken to a power station in the suburbs before we could even rest.
From that day on, Zhou Jiao put aside all distractions. Her busy internship, with its constant travel schedule and constant questions from professors, left her no time for reflection.
On the tenth day after leaving the provincial capital of Lingnan, Zhou Jiao sent her second letter home. She briefly mentioned that she was doing well and urged her family to take care of their health.
They were constantly on the move, sometimes sleeping in the car. This was still good, as they often encountered power stations with inconvenient transportation and had to walk to get ready for work, eating only dry food.
Staying up all night was nothing. Staring at the engine in the computer room, being urged by professors to make conversions, and being bombarded with a series of questions.
Under such intense work, several students collapsed within twenty days. Wherever we went, those who couldn't make it were dropped off at the local health center and we continued on our way.
But Zhou Jiao, who everyone thought would collapse at the slightest gust of wind, surprised everyone. Seeing her pointed chin, which was noticeably thinner, and her eyes, which seemed even larger as they stared intently at the engine, everyone could only try harder.
Compared to Professor Wei's excitement, Yi Jiefang was the most worried! He had long known that Zhou Jiao was an excellent student with a sharp mind. But you can't be so awesome as to starve and go crazy with the old men!
It wasn't enough that he was causing trouble for himself, he even dragged him into dismantling the machine. Whenever he did something wrong, he would start to criticize him. Is he really his brother? Is he really going to cheat on his sister like that?
And this thing is just a pile of bones. Will Uncle Zhou kill him when he returns? He said that he should go to the hospital frequently when he is weak. Why didn't he let this damn girl fall ill?
Yi Jiefang was so depressed that he couldn't tell anyone, so he looked at her with resentment.
Zhou Jiao looked up and saw his expression. "Don't be distracted! The professor will be here soon. Take a look at my markings. Is it feasible? If the modification is successful, it can save a lot of resources."
After saying this, Zhou Jiao frowned deeply, "Transportation here is inconvenient, and the amount of coal used is too much. We can't afford it..."
Yi Jiefang rolled his eyes at her. "You're just meddling in other people's business!"
"Think about it, if the plan is feasible, and you turn it into a major research project after returning to school, wouldn't it save the country a lot of manpower and resources if it succeeds? It might even make the power grid layout more…"
Yi Jiefang couldn't stand it any longer. While two classmates were sleeping on the table, he whispered, "If you keep making trouble, you won't be able to stay in Beijing."
Zhou Jiao's brain was working hard now. After hearing what he said, she blinked in confusion.
Yi Jiefang poked her head with his finger in frustration: "You've gone astray! Your son! My nephew! Xiao Ping'an is waiting for you to come home!"
Zhou Jiao turned her head.
"How long has it been since you wrote to Xiaowu? Do you believe I can send a telegram to ask him to come over?"
Hearing this, Zhou Jiao slapped her head hard and lowered her head in annoyance.
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