"Ze Yang? How did you know I was here?" Wen Xin asked in surprise, holding the phone and glancing at the figure swaying on the TV.
She had only been here for over an hour and he called her? Isn't he very well-informed?
"Answer my question. Why didn't you answer the phone for so long? What were you doing just now?" On the phone, Yama's tone was quite serious.
"I didn't do anything. I just finished taking a shower and was reading a book and watching TV on the sofa. The phone suddenly rang, and I didn't know who it was or whether I should answer it." Wen Xin heard his serious question and had to explain to him. Ever since that time at Yan's house, when Yan Zeyang smashed the phone in front of her, she felt a little scared when she heard his serious question.
He's okay when he's happy, but pretty scary when he's angry.
"Are you unhappy that I'm staying at your place?" Wen Xin asked him tentatively in a low voice, "Then I'll go back tomorrow. Sister Qingtong is very busy, so I'll just buy some things here and leave."
Wen Xin is very good at observing people's expressions. From his tone, she feels that he is not happy that she is here. Did he give her the key just to keep it for her? Could it be that she misunderstood? She scratched her head in annoyance and had to quickly find a way out.
The other party was silent for a moment, and said in a slightly stiff tone: "You don't have to go back to Longzhou, just stay there and don't go to Gu Qingtong's place."
This time it was Wen Xin who held the microphone and kept silent. She wrapped her fingers around the phone line and stared at the table in silence.
In fact, she didn't have to live with him. The main reason was that there was no other place to stay except the guesthouse. She had seen the environment in the guesthouse. It was not clean and the conditions were very poor. It was not good at all. A group of people had to share the bathroom on the same floor.
It is very difficult to find a similar hotel now. After much thought, she decided that Yanmotou's place was convenient and comfortable. It had an indoor bathroom and, more importantly, a large bathtub. She was used to taking baths with essential oils and had to adapt to the environment here. She hadn't taken a bath for a long time, so when she saw the bathtub here, she wanted to come to Huzhou every day.
It would be fine if there was no such condition, but since there was, and he gave her the key, so she...
If there is a good place to rent, she doesn't care about his place. She saw that house last time she came and saw that the people living there were very messy. It was okay for men, but she didn't dare to live there alone as a woman.
…
After a long time, the man on the other side sighed imperceptibly and said in a low voice: "The house is empty anyway. It's not that I don't allow you to live there, but I don't allow you to run back and forth. The New Year is coming soon. There are so many people on the train. How can I be assured that you can take the train alone? Since you are already here, don't go back to Longzhou before the New Year. Stay there well. Aren't there enough incidents of turmoil on the train now? Don't run around. Do you hear me?"
A few days ago, a group of robbers broke out on the Zhuanghang Line train. They roamed around long-distance buses and trains, searched and robbed passengers, and raped any good-looking women they saw. These days are not as safe as we imagined. Only the section from Longzhou to Huzhou is relatively safe. But as the New Year is approaching, there are many people on the train, so we have to be on guard.
He said that, which showed that he cared about her. Wen Xin was immediately happy and smiled, "Well, then I will just go around Huzhou and not take the train. Does that count as running around?"
"Calculate!"
Wen Xin: “…”
It doesn't matter whether it counts or not. It's up to her own legs to decide. Isn't she allowed to look around when she comes here?
But she didn't argue with him. She cleverly changed the subject and said in a coquettish voice, "Well, I know, Captain Yan, you've only been away for a few days, and I miss you a little bit. Do you miss me in your heart..." She expressed her longing for him into the phone without any shyness.
"Well, this is a dedicated line."
"Huh?" Wen Xin didn't understand.
"There's a switchboard monitoring it."
Wen Xin: “…”
She looked at the telephone, which was still the old-fashioned dial type, the same as the Yan family. She had always answered directly but had never made a call, so she had no idea. Nowadays, all calls need to be manually transferred by the switchboard operator. If the operator at the military district wants, he can hear the conversation between both parties.
Wen Xin didn't think much of it, but she also knew the special nature of the military region, so she didn't continue the conversation and just asked him, "Where are you now? In Kyoto?"
"I'm in Baojia Town."
"Where is Baojia Town?" Wen Xin was at a loss. She knew a few big cities in this world, but knew basically nothing about other places.
"Thirty kilometers from Huzhou."
Thirty minutes...
"You are in Huzhou?" Wen Xin suddenly became happy. "Are you coming back? Why are you there?"
There was a slight silence on the other end of the phone before he said, "I have been transferred from Kyoto to the Baoyi Military Region and am here now. Don't you know?"
"How should I know? You didn't tell me."
Wen Xin didn't expect him to be transferred here. Thirty kilometers is not too far. If the road is easy to walk on, it will only take two or three hours by car. It is much closer than Kyoto. "Then I will visit you in the next two days, okay?"
"The family quarters here haven't been built yet, so there's no place to live. Let's talk about it after it's built." The other party said perfunctorily.
"Then when can I see you?" Wen Xin knew that he was so close, and her heart had already flown away. The sweet words "I miss you so much" came to her lips again, but she didn't say it out loud. However, her tone was already filled with pleading and coquettishness.
After listening to the call, the voice on the other end softened a little, "I've been too busy recently. I'll go over on New Year's Day."
"Are you celebrating the New Year?" Hao quickly picked up the calendar and said, "Okay, I'll wait for you here."
After hanging up the phone, Wen Xin looked at the calendar in her hand. It was this year's calendar. She calculated that there were less than twenty days left until the Chinese New Year. She happily drew a red circle on that day with the red pen on the table.
…
Putting the microphone back in its place, the man on the other end of the phone had a gloomy face. He was standing in front of the window frame, with his hands folded across his chest, looking at the night outside. It was pitch black and he couldn't see anything clearly, except for the dim shadows of trees not far away.
On the table next to the phone, there were several densely packed fax sheets, which detailed Wen Xin's whereabouts in Longzhou in one day.
What she bought, where she went, and who she contacted, the most suspicious thing was that she went to the black market, bought food from the sellers, and then sold it at half the price.
This is extremely unreasonable. All those who have bought and sold have been investigated and their identities are not a problem. So why would she buy high and sell low on the black market? Is this another special means of contact and communication? What does it imply?
Yan Mo's face was gloomy at that moment. He took out another cigarette in annoyance, put one in his mouth, squinted his eyes at the night, frowned, and stood there smoking for a long time.
…
The military district communications operator knew that this was a long-distance call transferred by the new regiment commander. Generally speaking, they would not monitor the calls when there were many calls. However, Yi Hao happened to have few calls coming into the line at that time, so she could take a break. In addition, the new regiment commander was so handsome that she could not help but listen.
I really didn't expect that the new team leader actually has a girlfriend. His girlfriend has a nice voice, and her words are soft and sweet like honey. She also acts coquettishly with the new team leader.
That soft whisper really softened her heart. She heard the new team leader's partner say to Team Leader Yan in a charming voice on the phone, "I miss you so much. Do you miss me in your heart?"
The female operator was stunned after hearing this. Then she heard the new team leader cough and remind the person that the call was being transferred. Only then could she help but cover her mouth with her hand and laugh.
Soon after, news spread that the new team leader had a girlfriend.
…
When Wen Xin was in Longzhou, she only went out for two days except staying in the house to read. She earned 200 yuan on the first day, and she hurried there again on the second day. But this time she didn't sell anything. She just went to buy beans and sesame seeds, then pumped the oil into the system and sold the rest at half price.
Because she was going to Huzhou soon, she couldn't go around the streets looking for black markets like she did in Longzhou. She was actually quite afraid of being exposed, and she was also very cautious about the existence of the system. After all, there was no way to explain such a thing to anyone.
The incident with her best friend Victoria Song also taught her the most serious lesson. Just because she did not tell her the supplier, her best friend turned against her, which resulted in her being transported into the book.
So, when she had no money in the early stage, she took the risk to do so in order to save some money, but she didn't plan to do so when she went to Huzhou. After all, Longzhou was just a small place, and no one would pay attention to her if she did it occasionally. But it was different in Huzhou. She was also afraid that someone would target her because she had sold so many times, which was really suspicious.
Moreover, this period was not like the later generations, where there were various online platforms for placing orders and buyers and sellers were behind the screen. She sold essential oils, base oils, and also various natural toners and lotions. As long as she didn't make it big and ran her business carefully, it would be safe. She just needed to rent a house and hire someone to sell these things, and no one would ask about her source of supply.
But that's not possible now. They have to face each other, which increases the chances of being targeted, and it won't be clear when the time comes. Of course, she also feels a little uneasy in her heart, so she doesn't plan to do that in the new place.
On the last day, she drew some oil from several black markets. The cooking oil in the original system was almost sold out, so she just prepared some for daily use. Because of the system, she was used to saving various things she could use. It was like a private warehouse. As long as she drew something out, it could be stored in the system and used at any time. It was very convenient.
She was very busy in the first twenty days before the New Year.
While taking the tram to get familiar with Huzhou, I also bought New Year's goods.
How could it be possible that no one lived in Yanmo's house all the time and there was no smell of life? Wen Xin liked to cook her own food, so kitchen utensils were a must.
The food in the restaurant is delicious, but it’s okay to eat it occasionally. If you want to eat it every day, it’s better to eat food produced by the system. Food produced by the system takes the essence and removes the dross. It is pure and has few impurities. That’s how she has maintained such good skin.
In just two days, the originally empty kitchen was now in good shape.
The liquefied gas tank used in the kitchen is much cleaner than burning honeycomb coal in Longzhou. Various woks, steamers and stew pots are neatly prepared.
When Yan Zeyang left last time, he left her a lot of tickets, which she couldn't use up. Now that the New Year is coming, she should take them out and use them all, otherwise they will expire and become useless.
She took a bus to the World Department Store, which had a wide variety of goods and even ready-made clothes for sale.
The New Year is coming soon, and the shopping mall is crowded. Occasionally, I can meet a few foreign friends. Compared with the goods in the department store in Longzhou, the variety of goods in this mall is much more complete.
There are also special high-end ready-made clothes for sale on the second floor. The salesperson said that these are all from Hong Kong.
Wen Xin took a fancy to a royal blue woolen coat, which looked somewhat similar to the coat styles of later generations, with fashionable large lapels and the fabric was high-grade wool. There were no fakes at that time, so the material was genuine and felt very comfortable to the touch.
The price was a bit expensive, but Wen Xin tried it on. After putting it on, her skin looked whiter, and her lips and teeth looked especially red and delicate. She hung the dress in the closet at night.
She also bought Yan Zeyang two shirts to wear at home and a woolen cardigan that could be worn with the shirt.
Because the New Year is approaching, a lot of people in the city are buying New Year's goods. Department stores are crowded almost every day, especially the first floor where cakes, candies and daily necessities are sold.
Wen Xin had a lot of candy coupons in her hands. She bought milk candies and peanut crisps, as well as some dried fruits and other items she could think of.
The house in Songtao Garden was originally empty except for the furniture and looked deserted. But after Wen Xin moved in, the house changed drastically in just two days, with smoke curling out of the kitchen.
The bedding in the bedroom was originally all white, and looked like the standard hotel equipment. Wen Xin tore some cloth and asked a tailor shop to make new sheets and quilt covers.
The material used is blue cotton fabric with white stripes. The color is pure and it is a very soft material. After putting it on, the bedroom looks clean and refreshing, much fresher and cuter than the original white color.
There were various dried fruit candies and snacks on the coffee table.
Wenxin also knows a little about fabric art, and can make some small bouquets by hand, very simple ones. She made a bunch of yellow chrysanthemums, put it in a vase, and placed it on the coffee table. Then there are the literary plaid tablecloth and some simple handmade small ornaments on the wall. Just a few touches of embellishment will make the whole room feel different.
She also made two sets of clothes for the old lady and old man of the Wei family and sent them over before the New Year, and also sent some local candies, snacks and the special ham.
On the night of the 30th, the streets were bustling with people, and the Songtao Garden had a nice environment and was very quiet. But on New Year's Eve, every house was brightly lit and firecrackers were set off at the right time.
Amid the joyous sound of firecrackers, Wen Xin was busy cooking in the kitchen.
Yan Motou said on the phone that he was too busy this year and couldn't spare the time, so he would not return to Kyoto for the New Year, but he would try to come over in the evening.
Wen Xin has no sense of belonging in this world, nor in her original world. But now it is different. She has someone who makes her feel she belongs. Of course, she wants to celebrate the New Year happily with this person. That must be a very romantic thing.
So she prepared the meal early in the evening, and now only the stew was left.
On the mahogany dining table in the restaurant, there are sets of exquisite porcelain. They were all bought by Wen Xin on the black market when she occasionally came across it when she went out for a walk. She didn't go out of her way to look for them, but the black market is now almost a small market.
People were walking to the side, and it was hard for her not to see. Someone was selling this kind of colorful porcelain. She heard that it was from the Fengling Porcelain Factory. Someone who knew someone in the factory sold some of the internal products. The price was really not cheap, but they were so beautiful, so she bought some. They were purely hand-painted, and they looked very beautiful with food on them. There were also some small porcelain ornaments, and Wen Xin also bought a few to decorate the house.
Yan Motou likes to eat meat, so Wen Xin made a big plate of chicken, which was garnished with red peppers, as well as spicy pig's trotters, sweet and sour spare ribs, stir-fried chicken gizzards with chopped peppers, shrimps with fish flavor, beef with green onions, and of course boiled beef.
The stewed soup is a delicious mutton soup, which is the most warming drink in winter. The rest is just a few small green vegetables.
Just when the mutton soup was almost done, there was a noise coming from the door.
Yan Zeyang walked in wearing a military uniform, carrying the coldness from outside.
Wen Xin was in the kitchen, wearing a pink velvet sweater with a large round neckline and a cute apron she made herself. The belt was tied around her slender waist. Her hair was tied into a ponytail, swinging playfully behind her. She had a beautiful head shape, a full forehead, a small nose, and cherry-like pink lips. She was busy in the kitchen like a newlywed girl.
Hearing a noise at the door, she immediately poked her head out to look.
She saw Yan Zeyang standing at the door, his eyes indifferently sweeping across the hall, then through the smoky kitchen, his gaze fixed silently on her.
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