Zhang Shouyi felt a splitting headache, as if needles were pricking him repeatedly; the pain was even worse than being stabbed twice.
Seeing Zhang Shouyi stumble, Zhang Hongmei quickly went over to support him. "Brother Zhang, what's wrong? Say something."
What's wrong with this guy? Is he fainting at the sight of blood? Is he anemic? But if not, why did his face suddenly turn pale?
Zhang Shouyi suddenly opened his eyes and picked up Zhang Hongmei, who was supporting him. He really picked her up like a child, letting her sit on his arm.
Zhang Hongmei was startled by Zhang Shouyi's actions and immediately wrapped her arms around his neck. Realizing what was happening, she felt it was inappropriate, but she couldn't leave Zhang Shouyi's embrace. His hands pressed against her back, making her completely pressed against his chest.
"Brother Zhang, what's wrong?" Zhang Hongmei was a little scared when she saw Zhang Shouyi's still pale face.
Zhang Shouyi stared intently at Zhang Hongmei, who felt like she was a plate of braised pork; his gaze was terrifying.
A hoarse voice sounded in my ear, "Hongmei, I can feel it, I can see what's inside."
Zhang Hongmei was also a little excited, "Then try to see if you can take the thing out, hurry up."
Zhang Shouyi glanced helplessly at the girl; she was really impatient. However, he still granted her wish, reaching out with his hand that was pressing down on Zhang Hongmei's back, a small gold ingot suddenly appearing in his palm.
"Hongmei, I can too."
Zhang Hongmei pushed Zhang Shouyi and jumped off his arms.
"Brother Zhang, could you try again to see if you can put it in?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhang Hongmei could see that a gold ingot had appeared in her storage ring.
"Really? But you don't have a ring on your hand? Is it possible that you can only control it freely if I'm too close? Let's try it separately. I'll go to the shore, and you wait here. Let's take that gold ingot from before. I'll wait for you on the shore."
After Zhang Hongmei finished speaking, she ran outside. It would be so much more convenient if the two of them could share this.
Wang Ying was startled when she saw Zhang Hongmei running towards her. She quickly went to meet her and asked, "Hongmei, what's wrong? What happened?"
"Hehe, no." Zhang Hongmei kept smiling, so Xiao Li and Wang Ying weren't in a hurry.
About five minutes later, Zhang Shouyi finally got ashore. He walked over to Zhang Hongmei and stuffed the gold ingot in his hand into hers.
"Hahaha, it works! It really works, that's great!"
Zhang Shouyi rubbed Zhang Hongmei's head and asked, "Are you that happy?" He then put his arm around her shoulder and led her to the passenger seat before getting into the driver's seat himself.
"Of course, if I really find something good abroad, I can give it to you directly."
"Hehe, you've thought quite far ahead." Zhang Shouyi looked at Zhang Hongmei, who was grinning foolishly, and felt very warm and touched.
Xiao Li and Wang Ying followed behind. Wang Ying pursed her lips and said, "This wooden doll is just there to make you look bad. He doesn't say a word."
Zhang Hongmei was still excited, "Brother Zhang, let's try again from a greater distance. That means you can collect things even without the ring on your person."
"That should be the case. After that, I'll be able to bring you some delicious food from time to time."
"Yes, my favorite food is sesame seed cake, as well as steamed buns and fried sauce from the antique street. These are all things I like."
That's all?
Zhang Hongmei beamed, "We haven't even had time to eat anything else yet! Just thinking about it makes me feel like I'm missing out."
"Hehe, it's okay. I'll prepare something delicious for you whenever I come across it. If you like it, just leave me a message and I'll prepare it for you."
"Alright. By the way, Brother Zhang, has Song Zi made it to the capital yet?"
"He's here. He arrived the day before yesterday, but he didn't stay at home. He went straight to the school. He said he'd wait for you there."
"Today is the 23rd, I'll treat him to dinner on the 25th."
“I’ll go too,” Zhang Shouyi said to Zhang Hongmei in a slightly cheeky tone.
"You have time? You should just go to work. By the way, Uncle Zhang asked me to tell you that he's taking care of everything over there."
Zhang Shouyi suddenly became serious and said, "Hongmei, you stay in T City for one night and go back tomorrow morning. I'll head back today."
"I understand. Does T City have any local specialties?"
"Just like in the capital, but you can still try the fried dough twists and steamed buns."
"We'll see how it goes; we both need to get a good night's sleep."
"Oh no, it's all because you rushed me. I forgot to prepare the local specialties for Grandpa." Zhang Hongmei looked conflicted and annoyed.
"Hehe, your return is the greatest gift. Also, Old Gu already knows about your confrontation with Chen Youliang in the army. Just for that one thing, even if you don't bring anything, he'll be happy."
"Hehe, I didn't do anything, I just couldn't stand it. Brother Zhang, we can't do things like pretending to be something we're not in the future."
"Hehe, that's humanitarianism."
"I know, I didn't say I was abusing anyone, I just treated everyone the same."
"Well, you're always right. Chen Youliang filed a complaint with me, and I think you handled it quite well. But in the future, you can use my name to speak. I wonder where they'll go to file complaints then?"
"I know he didn't complain about me. I'm just a nobody. Gu Chuanming is his target. Otherwise, I would have said that I hate backstabbing and intrigue. Isn't it better to rely on strength?"
Zhang Shouyi remained silent, unsure of how to gain the girl's approval.
"Brother Zhang, let's stop the car up ahead. There are people around soon. Let's split up to avoid another mess."
Zhang Shouyi stopped the car, smiled at Zhang Hongmei, and said, "Okay, then I'll go back first. When you get back, I'll give you the 100-plus tons of grain at 50 cents per pound."
"That's a lot of money. You should just put it in your storage ring and take it out when you need it. I don't need anything. I've already pawned all my antiques, so I can't get them back even with money."
"Hehe, okay, I'll collect more for you, it definitely won't be any worse than before."
"Okay, then I'll get off?"
"Go ahead, I'll go home for dinner tomorrow night."
Zhang Hongmei didn't respond to him. It's your own leg, your own time, do whatever you want.
Zhang Hongmei got into the car and leaned against it. "Wang Ying, let's have some fun in T City today. We'll stay here tonight."
"Shall we go to the city then?"
"Okay, let's go to a restaurant and try some of the local snacks."
The two girls hit it off immediately and happily drove the truck into T City, unaware that they were being very conspicuous. In those days, not many people could drive, let alone young girls; it was either rare or unheard of.
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