"Brother Qi, sister-in-law, you guys pack up first. I've booked a hotel for tonight. Let's go and try Haicheng's specialties together."

"Wei Qi, we don't need anyone from this family, we can do it ourselves."

"How about this, I will withdraw the guards, and Auntie will stay here to take care of you. She doesn't live here, so she can come over at mealtime to cook.

Aunt Qian is the best at cooking Haicheng dishes. You will know once you try them. You may not want to leave. "

In the evening we had dinner at the most famous private restaurant in Haicheng, which is backed by the ever-flowing river. As the saying goes, you don’t know the taste of fish until you have eaten catfish.

The flavor of fresh catfish can be revealed simply by steaming it. The braised meat is brown-red in color, sweet but not greasy, and melts in the water as soon as it is put into the meat.

The eight-treasure duck meat is tender and salty, served with shrimp and green beans, giving it a rich flavor.

Jiang Li’s favorite is the Leishayuan, which is a boiled dumpling rolled in a layer of fried dry soybean powder. It tastes salty, sweet and soft.

As Wei Qi introduced the dishes, Jiang Li occasionally added a few words, which surprised him greatly, "Sister-in-law has been to Haicheng?"

Jiang Li smiled and shook her head, "I've heard that the talks on paper are over."

My mother was from Haicheng. When I was a child, she would occasionally cook dishes like Xiaolongbo. I had also eaten the dish of Leishayuan when I was a child.

"Aunt Qian's crab roe cage is the best. If sister-in-law likes it, ask Aunt Qian to make it in the fall. It won't work now because the crabs are not fat and it's not good enough."

Wei Qi is obviously a person who loves to eat and is particular about food, which is in contrast to Jiang Li.

After the meal, the guests enjoyed themselves very much. Jiang Li declined Wei Qi's suggestion to send a car to pick them up, and took Qi Shaoqiang's hand and walked back slowly.

The wind was no longer so chilly and cold, and Jiang Li even noticed that many of the sycamore trees along the road had sprouted new buds.

"I will be reporting to school tomorrow. When school starts, I'm afraid I won't have that much time to spend with you."

Jiang Li was actually a little worried. Qi Shaoqiang's decision to resign from the position was like a bolt from the blue, and no one understood it.

Not only that, Qi Shaoqiang's leader, the director of the food factory, firmly disagreed. When he heard that Jiang Li was going to Haicheng to attend university, he even said that he would give him a month's vacation to send Jiang Li to school.

"I know. Just focus on your studies. I have actually discussed this with Wei Qi, and he said he could introduce me to work in the security department of the agricultural machinery factory near the school."

Jiang Li thought about it. The job in the factory sounded good, but the security department often had to be on duty and patrol. Qi Shaoqiang retired because of a leg injury. His legs were uncomfortable when it was cloudy or rainy, so this job was a bit hard for him.

"Security Department? Isn't that too tiring?" Jiang Li felt distressed.

Qi Shaoqiang touched Jiang Li's head and said, "Don't worry, this little bit of hard work is not even as good as the three-point shooting I trained before! And for some reason, I didn't even suffer a leg injury this spring."

Jiang Li was awakened. Perhaps it was related to the spiritual spring water Xiaoting usually gave her. This year, in addition to Qi Shaoqiang, even the old lady looked more energetic.

"We still don't have enough money. After buying the house, it's basically gone. When I have free time, I'll set up the stall and make more money."

"I still have to buy a house, and setting up a stall doesn't cost much. I can go to work and visit the stall after get off work."

Compared with Yongfang County, the atmosphere in Haicheng is more open.

Along the way, she saw several people setting up stalls in Guangming. Passersby didn't seem to be surprised. Jiang Li was a little excited. Finally, she could have a big fight.

The two of them were so excited that night that they played around for quite a while, because when they came out, the stuff was all used up, and today was just the first day, so they didn't have time to go to the hospital to buy more.

The new experience was very novel to both of them, and Qi Shaoqiang was like a child who had just tasted candy, doing it over and over again.

Jiang Li was rubbed by him until she was exhausted and even her fingertips were covered in sweat.

In a daze, she only heard Qi Shaoqiang say to her ear, "Li Zi, we also want a little girl. I will definitely be a good father."

Jiang Li was exhausted and nodded. To be honest, she felt incredibly soft inside when she thought of the little girl from Xiaoting's family.

Qi Shaoqiang felt refreshed in the morning and did some exercise in the yard at dawn.

Aunt Qian had already prepared breakfast and was warming it on the fire. She brought it out as soon as Jiang Li got up.

Jiang Li drank a bowl of fragrant Meiling porridge, paired with shrimp dumplings sprinkled with sesame seeds and green onions, and two freshly rolled green onion pancakes by Auntie Xiao, which were full of the aroma of green onions.

Because of the exercise, Qi Shaoqiang only wore short sleeves. He had a wide waist and narrow shoulders, tight muscles, and long legs that Jiang Li could never tire of. Jiang Li was eating while looking at the handsome man, which made Jiang Li feel full.

The two of them went to the school to register together, received their books, and went to the assigned dormitory. Although they decided not to live on campus, they could still keep their beds in case they had to return to campus occasionally.

The dormitory is an eight-person room with upper and lower floors, several long tables in the middle, and the bathroom and faucet are shared.

When Jiang Li arrived, several girls were already packing their things inside, and she greeted them one by one.

Jiang Li introduced her name and age, and also learned about the situation of other people in the dormitory. There was only one girl in the dormitory who was a local, and the others were all from various places, ranging in age from 67 to 26.

Everyone was quite friendly when they met for the first time. There was only one bunk bed left in the dormitory, and Jiang Li chose the bunk bed. She was not afraid of heights, but she was a bit of a clean freak and couldn't accept others sitting on her bed.

After cleaning up the blanket, it was almost time for dinner, so a few girls invited Jiang Li to go to the cafeteria with them.

With the school subsidy, it was still very cost-effective to eat in the cafeteria. It was her first time in school, and Qi Shaoqiang had just left for something, so Jiang Li went to the cafeteria with several roommates.

After tasting the food in the cafeteria, Jiang Li began to miss the meals cooked by Chen Xianyun.

The girls all got along well. The oldest, Wang Hong, was from Northeast China. She was an only child and had a big sister vibe. Zhu Zhu, a petite girl with a round face, was a local and the youngest, only 17 years old. She was cute and innocent.

There was another married girl in the dormitory, Chen Jing. She got married in the place where she was sent to work in the countryside, had two children, and left home to go to college. She was reluctant to leave her children at home.

The remaining few also have their own personalities, but without exception, they are all easy to get along with. Jiang Li relaxed. She didn't want to meet someone as difficult as Jiang Hongmei again when studying at school.

After checking the class schedule, Jiang Li went back to the dormitory and prepared to go home. When she pushed the door open, she found a thin girl with a single braid sitting in the only empty place in the dormitory.

Seeing Jiang Li come in, the girl raised her head and smiled, "Hello, I'm Sun Yulian. It seems that I'm the last one to arrive in our dormitory."