Finally, they were able to eat a hot and delicious meal. All three of them breathed a sigh of relief. Home is the best.
After dinner, all three went back to their rooms to rest, especially Wang Xinyi, who, being older, couldn't compare to the young girls and soon fell into a deep sleep.
Zhang Hongmei didn't sleep, but she didn't want to go to school at this time either, so she leaned against the bed and read a book.
Zhang Shouyi was quite excited when he received the news that Zhang Hongmei had returned. He was relieved that the girl had finally decided to come back; he had thought she would only return on the last day of her vacation.
I excitedly walked around the office twice. Luckily, no one else was there, or I would have scared them.
"Xiao Li, go see what good dishes the cafeteria has. We'll go back to Xinyuan for lunch."
Xiao Li didn't come in. Imagining the vice chairman's excited look, it must be because Zhang Hongmei has returned. It's true that everything has its counter, like brine curdling tofu.
It took him a while to calm down before he sat down and continued working.
Xiao Li saw a cleaned rooster in the cafeteria. "Two of these, please?" "No?" "One will do then." "Half a piece of pork belly, please?" "Still not enough." Xiao Li's eyes widened. The cafeteria manager sighed and pleaded for a while before finally giving him half a rack of ribs, which satisfied Xiao Li. "There's even garlic sprouts! A whole plateful will do. And two yams, please."
The person in charge finally breathed a sigh of relief after Xiao Li left.
At eleven o'clock, Zhang Shouyi stood up impatiently. "Xiao Wu, arrange the work for this afternoon. If there are any special matters, we'll deal with them when I get back."
"Yes, sir."
After Zhang Shouyi got on the bus, Xiao Li proactively reported the dishes she had found in the cafeteria. "I've already taken them home. Aunt Li said the three of them are sleeping."
Zhang Shouyi gave a soft "hmm". Now that Zhang Hongmei has returned, Zhou Yuanqing should receive the punishment he deserves.
Zhang Shouyi took off his glasses, and Xiao Li saw the vice chairman's expression instantly turn sinister in the rearview mirror. He shuddered.
In fact, Zhang Shouyi had no vision problems at all. The reason he wore glasses was to conceal his aura. He had been wearing them ever since he was reborn. It was better to avoid unnecessary trouble.
Twenty minutes later, Zhang Shouyi returned to Xinyuan. Without lingering, he went straight to Zhang Hongmei's door and tentatively pushed it open. To his surprise, it actually opened.
Inside the house, Zhang Hongmei was doing her homework at the table in the living room when she heard the door open. Looking up, she saw Zhang Shouyi. She put down her pen and stood up, only to see Zhang Shouyi cover his eyes, then uncover them.
"Hongmei, have you been doing farm work?"
"Yes, help harvest the wheat. Help plant the corn."
"You've gotten so tanned."
"Is it dark? It's healthier that way."
Brother Zhang, thank you so much for the fertilizer! I also brought back two bags of seeds; they're in the warehouse right inside.
"Okay, I'll have Xiao Li deliver it to the Academy of Agricultural Sciences this afternoon."
“Brother Zhang, I still have wheat seeds here. This year, the wheat yield per mu in Liujiatun reached 530 jin.”
"That's really good. Is there anything else? Surely there's more than just these two?" Zhang Shouyi said, pulling Zhang Hongmei's hand as they sat down on the soft couch.
"There's also cotton, sorghum, soybeans, and peanuts, 100 jin of each. But these are in the ring, so there's no way to get them through the open, right?"
“Then I’ll take you out tonight, that will make things easier. Hongmei, your hands are so rough.” Zhang Shouyi played with Zhang Hongmei’s hands, looking at the calluses on them, and found them particularly irritating.
Zhang Hongmei pulled her hand away in annoyance and glared at Zhang Shouyi.
"My angel has turned into a black beauty."
"You're the watermelon." There's a variety of watermelon called Black Beauty.
"watermelon?"
"I wouldn't know even if I told you. Why did you come back at noon? Were you suspended?"
What a jinx! "No, I knew you were back and I wanted to come back right away, but then I thought you needed to rest, so I came back at noon."
"I didn't sleep, because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to sleep at night."
"If you can't sleep, stay up with me while I work overtime." Seeing Zhang Hongmei move to the side, he immediately moved closer.
"No way! I hate working overtime!" Zhang Hongmei rolled her eyes at Zhang Shouyi. "Are you trying to get me into trouble?"
Zhang Shouyi just smiled and said, "Fine, if you don't like it, I'll work overtime myself. Let's go eat."
"Yes, we'll stew some meat tomorrow. I brought back 200 jin of wild boar meat, as well as sausage and flour."
"Wild boar? Did you go up the mountain? Or is it stockpiled?" Zhang Shouyi pulled Zhang Hongmei's hand and walked outside. He had to let the girl get used to his touch. He had to get her used to the simplest physical contact.
"Yeah, my third uncle, Liu Jingze's dad, Dashan's dad and I went together, and we ran into three wild boars. Pretty impressive, huh?"
Zhang Shouyi patted Zhang Hongmei's head and said, "You're amazing, my Hongmei is so amazing. I envy you."
"Who's yours? And besides, you'll only be able to envy me from now on, hmph."
Looking at the proud little girl, Zhang Shouyi really wanted to hold her in his arms, but she was too small. What should he do?
When they arrived at the dining room, Wang Xinyi and Wang Ying were not there; they were still asleep. Looking at the food on the table, Zhang Hongmei laughed, thinking that she must have been eating coarse food all day.
Zhang Shouyi was unusually attentive today, serving rice and vegetables. Knowing that Zhang Hongmei didn't eat fatty meat, he gave her the lean meat and ate the fatty meat himself.
Zhang Hongmei didn't think anything was wrong, she just knew that Zhang Shouyi was being a bit obsequious today, but everyone else was furious.
After the meal, Zhang Shouyi asked Xiao Li to deliver the corn seeds to the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, while he stayed by Zhang Hongmei's side, following her everywhere.
"Brother Zhang, you don't get penalized for skipping work?"
"It's okay, no one dares to say anything. I don't get overtime pay for working overtime."
"You're right. How about I play chess with you?" We really didn't know what to do, and we couldn't just stare at each other like that, could we?
"You can do whatever you want, I'll be there for you."
Zhang Hongmei rolled her eyes inwardly. "Am I the one who's keeping you company?"
Whenever Zhang Hongmei had time, Wang Xinyi would play a game with her, which greatly improved her chess skills. The two engaged in a fierce battle, exchanging blows.
Half an hour later, Zhang Hongmei was defeated. But she lost by only ten steps.
“Very good, it seems Ms. Wang has shared all her knowledge with you.”
"That's right, my foreign language skills have also improved rapidly." Zhang Hongmei felt a little embarrassed after saying that.
"Hehe, that's good. The school's foreign language class is very popular. Originally, there were more than ten students, but now, through connections, there are almost thirty in the class."
"Is it that sought after? Everyone has a long-term vision. Brother Zhang, there's something I want to tell you. Can we say it here?"
"No problem, don't worry, it's very safe here." Zhang Shouyi was very curious, what exactly did this girl want to tell him?
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