I've always believed in the saying "the harder you work, the luckier you get," so I've been working incredibly hard, even until dawn!
"Really don't want it? Listen, the sound of this rattle drum is so pleasant. The colors of this roly-poly toy are so vibrant, and this little doll is so adorable!"
"Keep it for yourself, I don't want it." Honestly, I bought this kind of toy for my nephew when he was about two years old in my past life.
"It's already 1:30, aren't you hungry yet?"
"I'm not hungry, Jingze, you eat by yourself. I ate too many snacks, and my stomach is still bloated."
"Then I'll eat first. Eating alone doesn't taste as good."
Liu Jingze returned from washing his hands with a mug of hot water. He took out a flatbread, tore it in half, and then took out a piece of fish, eating it with the hot water. The young man who had just come up across from him glanced at Liu Jingze several times.
After Liu Jingze finished eating, he went to wash his hands. When he came back, he saw Zhang Hongmei staring at the young man across the table.
"What's wrong? Don't be angry, I'm here for you, it's not a big deal."
"I just said your food is really good, like you're living like landlords, and this girl just wouldn't let it go."
"Then I could say you're a spy, but that's just a casual remark."
"You can't talk nonsense. How could I be a spy?"
"So you can just accuse us of being landlords?"
"Didn't I say it seems like it?"
Zhang Hongmei stood up and raised her voice, "Then I'll say you look like a spy."
"Alright, alright, I was wrong. I shouldn't have been jealous of you. I'm sorry, okay?"
The word "spy" is now extremely sensitive, and we dare not associate it with anything at all.
Liu Jingze glanced at the young man opposite him; he had slicked-back hair and was wearing a military-style uniform.
"Hongmei, don't be angry. Sit down quickly. It's okay. There are all kinds of people in the world. Just ignore him."
After sitting down, Zhang Hongmei realized she had overreacted, but her outburst made her feel much better, and she smiled sheepishly at Liu Jingze.
"I'm fine, I was just too angry at the time. It was really just a matter of one sentence. It's nothing now."
"We should arrive at the next stop around five o'clock. You can go and take a look; quite a few people have changed around us."
"I'm not going. I don't particularly like these kinds of jewelry."
"Are you really not going?"
"I'm not going."
"If you won't go, I'll go and see. I wonder what J City has to offer?"
"Even if you do have them, nobody's selling them. Go see for yourself."
"How about I carry the bags and we go together?"
"Brother Jingze, I really won't go. Don't worry, I'm fine. If you find anything good to eat, buy me some to try."
"Okay, are you going to sleep now?"
"No, I can't sleep at night if I sleep during the day."
"Then close your eyes and rest for a while. The radio will be playing in the car soon."
Listening to the impassioned mobilization speech, Zhang Hongmei felt her blood boiling. Yes, life is life, no matter how you live it; shouldn't she do her part?
However, it is not easy to actually do it. But once you go to the capital, the political core, you will understand whether the course of history is as you know it.
If it's someone you know well, try your best to help intellectuals, scholars, and scientists who have been persecuted. Only by protecting these intellectuals and technical personnel can the country achieve basic subsistence many years earlier, preventing society from regressing by more than a decade.
But what can a little girl like me do? Even if I go and tell people what's going to happen, they won't believe me.
If that incident hadn't happened, I would have used what I learned and observed in my previous life to do my part in promoting the country's economy.
We'll need Zhang Shouyi's help with this.
Liu Jingze looked at Zhang Hongmei, who was frowning, and asked, "Hongmei, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing, I was just thinking about which major I should study?"
"Why don't you study economics?"
"Okay, I'll study that one. I don't really have any hobbies."
"You can choose your major when you get to school."
"The economy is doing well. It's just that I won't run for office in politics."
Why?
"Politicians, politicians, is just a guest. Being polite means there's no real feeling or sincerity, right?"
"Nonsense, how can you understand it like that? Politics is great, in fact, you're quite suited to it, and you're very good at dealing with people."
"I don't want to. All that scheming and plotting is too tiring. You should be an official, a good official who serves the people."
“Okay, if you won’t do it, I will. I will serve the people.”
Liu Jingze actually had his own selfish motives in letting Zhang Hongmei choose economics.
The economics building is next to the political science building, so it's convenient to take care of each other.
The two chatted idly, making small talk about this and that.
The young man opposite him couldn't sit still any longer. "Hey, which university are you from?"
Zhang Hongmei didn't even look up, completely ignoring him. Liu Jingze, with his aloof and old-fashioned cadre demeanor, naturally wouldn't pay him any attention either.
“I went to university in the capital, an agricultural university. I was the only one from our city who was recommended to study in the capital.”
Zhang Hongmei found his boastful manner distasteful.
"Which university are you from? Why aren't you saying anything?"
Neither of them paid any attention to him; they both closed their eyes to rest.
The young man opposite him curled his lip, thinking to himself, "What's so great about that?"
Liu Jingze arrived at the station in a daze, stood up and got off the bus. It was really lively, with people coming and going, and there were quite a few vendors selling things. There were also some selling mountain products; Hongmei would definitely like them.
I bought five pounds of matsutake mushrooms and two pounds of wood ear mushrooms, but after looking around, there wasn't much fresh stuff left. I quickly got in the car, afraid the girl would get bored.
"I bought matsutake mushrooms and wood ear mushrooms."
"Good job. These things won't spoil and can still be used in cooking."
"Go down and stretch your legs, so they don't get stiff."
"Okay, I'll get off then." Zhang Hongmei got off the bus to stretch her arms and legs, and quickly got back on when the bell rang.
"Hongmei, go wash your hands, it's time for dinner. It's already 5:30."
"Okay, you can go after I'm done washing."
When Zhang Hongmei returned, Liu Jingze went to wash his hands. Zhang Hongmei took out a lunchbox, put in a flatbread, and opened it to reveal fish pieces inside. She then took out a glass jar containing meat sauce.
The young man across from Zhang Hongmei swallowed hard as he looked at the food she had laid out. This was good life. There were glistening, oily pancakes, and what was that fried fish?
I was almost embarrassed to take out my own lunchbox. It was missing the best grain-based flatbread from home.
The aroma made me swallow hard.
"Excuse me, could you sell me a pancake? And some fish pieces too?"
"We don't speculate or profiteer; this is our own food, and we don't sell it."
"I didn't mean that, it's just that your food is too good."
"I see the planes in the capital are fine, do you think I can just shamelessly buy them?"
"Hongmei, I've brought you some hot water. Drink a few sips quickly before dinner."
"I'm not thirsty, Brother Jingze. You can tear the pancake into small pieces and soak it in hot water before eating."
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