Chapter 182
"Wanmei, are you going home for the National Day holiday?" Zhou Min asked.
"Yes, I'm going back to see my dad," Ji Wanmei said with a smile. "He knew I was going on vacation and started talking about it two weeks in advance, just looking forward to my return."
Ji Xingguo had even bought a lot of groceries in advance, preparing to cook a delicious meal for Ji Wanmei when she returned home.
He was worried that Ji Wanmei wasn't eating well at school and wasn't used to the food.
“Your dad really loves you,” Zhou Min sighed enviously. “I’m not going home for National Day; it’ll just take up too much time. I might as well use this time to read a few more books.”
"You're working way too hard," Ji Wanmei said.
However, Zhou Min's home is far from East China. She has to take a train and then transfer to two buses after arriving in her hometown. By the time she gets home, a whole day has been wasted.
Moreover, the round-trip transportation costs a lot of money.
"There's nothing I can do. Given my background, I have to put in twice the effort compared to others," Zhou Min said frankly. "I'll go back during the winter break."
"Okay, then be careful at school. I'll be going now, see you later."
Ji Wanmei carried her packed luggage and left the dormitory.
Lei Tingjun said in his last letter that he would come to pick her up today, and they agreed to meet around 1 p.m.
Lei Tingjun has been very busy lately.
The only way Ji Wanmei and he communicated was through communication.
It started with one letter a week, then it became one letter every three days, then one letter every two days, and it became more and more frequent.
Lei Tingjun would always tell Ji Wanmei about what was happening on his side in his letters.
No matter how much she wrote, letters could only convey her longing through pen; Ji Wanmei still longed to see him in person.
After more than a month of learning, Ji Wanmei has gradually mastered Shu embroidery. Even Grandma Song said that she has a great talent for it.
Most importantly, Ji Wanmei studied fashion design in her previous life, so she also has her own innovation and creativity. When learning traditional Shu embroidery, she can add innovative designs on the basis of tradition, making this long-standing craft come alive with new vitality.
This is precisely what Grandma Song appreciates and is satisfied with about her.
Contrary to Ji Wanmei's expectations, Lu Zhuoxuan did not show any excessive enthusiasm towards her. He remained gentle, refined, and polite, maintaining a respectful distance, which made Ji Wanmei feel quite comfortable.
Ji Wanmei brought some gifts home in her luggage.
Most of them were bought for her father.
She also bought some blood pressure medication and tonics at the pharmacy. Her father has high blood pressure, which usually doesn't seem like a problem, but it can easily lead to other complications once a problem arises, so it's important to take preventative measures early on.
Health is the foundation of everything, and Ji Wanmei had many things to consider.
But what made her happiest was that she would soon be able to see Lei Tingjun.
She hadn't seen him for two weeks, and it felt like an eternity.
As one o'clock approached, Ji Wanmei began to eagerly await the arrival of the o'clock hour.
When she saw Lei Tingjun driving his pickup truck over, her heart leaped with joy, and she ran towards him.
Lei Tingjun got out of the car, strode over, and hugged Ji Wanmei tightly.
The two embraced tightly, truly experiencing what it means to feel like three autumns have passed since they last saw each other.
If this weren't a bustling street, Lei Tingjun would have loved to kiss her passionately.
Ji Wanmei buried her face in Lei Tingjun's chest and murmured softly, "I missed you so much..."
"I want to too." Lei Tingjun lowered his head and rubbed her hair, almost letting out a sigh from the depths of his soul.
Passersby on the street kept glancing at them. Lei Tingjun suppressed his emotions and gently loosened his grip on her. "Let's get in the car first."
He helped her carry her luggage into the car, opened the passenger door, and helped her into the car.
It was early autumn, and Ji Wanmei was still wearing a daisy-patterned dress, but she had added a light yellow cardigan to her body.
She looked exactly the same as when Lei Tingjun first saw her, with two little braids and a floral dress. She was still as charming and sweet as ever, almost unchanged.
"Did you manage to find some time today?" Ji Wanmei got into the car and noticed that he had specially cleaned the interior, making it much cleaner.
Not only that, he also seemed to have tidied himself up specially, unlike his usual rough and casual appearance.
Today he wore the white shirt and jeans that Ji Wanmei bought for him. He tucked the jeans into his low-top leather boots, and rolled up the sleeves of his shirt to his elbows, revealing his well-defined arm muscles.
She exudes a restrained wildness and an unintentional sensuality.
This made Ji Wanmei's gaze linger on him for a while longer.
"What's wrong? Does it look bad?" Lei Tingjun asked uncertainly.
The clothes and pants were bought for him by Ji Wanmei, but these big leather boots were the kind he was used to wearing while driving; he wasn't used to wearing those white sneakers.
"No, it looks great," Ji Wanmei said with a smile.
These shoes look even better on him than the ones she picked out for him.
From Ji Wanmei's perspective as a professional fashion designer, Lei Tingjun is truly a clothes hanger with excellent body proportions and temperament.
Seeing Ji Wanmei smile, Lei Tingjun also smiled and reached out to take her hand.
Ji Wanmei returned his grip, their eyes met, and they smiled at each other.
Lei Tingjun wrapped her small hand in his large palm and stroked the hair on her cheek with his other hand: "Let's go, I'll take you back first. Tonight I'm going to have a get-together with some of the brothers from the factory, and then I'll go back to Pingdong. I'll come pick you up again when your vacation is over."
Ji Wanmei said, "If your transport team is very busy, you don't need to come and pick me up. I can take the bus back by myself."
He specially set aside two days to pick her up and drop her off, and the round trip took several hours each way. Ji Wanmei felt that he was working too hard.
“I wanted to come pick you up.” Lei Tingjun took her hand and kissed it twice.
Ji Wanmei softened her tone and said, "Okay, I just don't want you to be too tired."
How could he be tired if he could be with her?
Every minute and every second spent with Ji Wanmei was the happiest and most relaxed time for Lei Tingjun.
She is the source of his energy.
Lei Tingjun started the car and drove towards Pingquan County.
Ji Wanmei took out the cassette radio and played a catchy Cantonese song.
She hummed along softly to the music on the radio, stretched her hand out the window to feel the breeze, and seemed to be in a very pleasant mood.
Lei Tingjun smiled and looked ahead at the pickup truck, occasionally glancing at her tenderly in the rearview mirror.
Ji Wanmei seemed to be able to accurately catch his glances when he secretly looked at her, then smile and look back at him, gazing at him quietly, silently, and tenderly.
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