Chapter 74: Going to the Countryside as Educated Youth in the 1970s 37
[This is a parallel fictional world. Please do not take any similarities between place names and people as they appear.]
After the robot came back, Zhang Xiaojia and He Fei followed it back to Zhao Qiancheng's home.
At this time, Miao Lizhen had already prepared a table full of food, while Ping'an and Weiyi were playing happily in the room, and Xiaoyi was carefully teaching Miao Lizhen how to pickle kimchi.
When Miao Lizhen saw Zhang Xiaojia, she hurriedly said, "Oh, it's so cold today, Xiaojia, come and have some ginger soup to warm yourself up." As she said that, she handed a bowl of steaming ginger soup to Zhang Xiaojia.
Zhang Xiaojia took the ginger soup, drank it all, then smiled and said to Miao Lizhen, "Thank you, auntie, this ginger soup is really delicious."
Miao Lizhen gently patted Zhang Xiaojia's shoulder and said with emotion, "You! I almost didn't recognize you. Girls really change a lot when they grow up. You've grown so big, I didn't even dare to call you by your name."
Zhang Xiaojia smiled and replied, "Auntie, I miss you too. We haven't seen each other for a long time."
Miao Lizhen nodded and continued, "By the way, how is the boss now? Is he in good health?"
Zhang Xiaojia proudly replied, "My dad is very healthy. He can even train with the new recruits and is just as good as them."
At this time, Zhao Qiancheng, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but snorted coldly, and muttered to himself: Humph, that's a nice thing to say, but I'm obviously being punished.
Zhao Qiancheng wanted to pour wine for He Fei, but He Fei quickly took the wine and said, "Uncle Zhao, drink my wine."
He Fei took out a jar of wine weighing one kilogram from his bag. He Fei opened it and the aroma of the wine filled the air.
Zhao Qiancheng smiled and said, "Brother He, where did you get this good wine?"
He Fei was furious. What the hell? He used to be on equal footing with Zhao Qiancheng and they were close brothers, but after being with Xiao Jia, he became one level lower in seniority.
Forget it, He Fei said, "Uncle Zhao, the wine my father brews is the best in this province."
Zhao Qiancheng drank his wine and said slowly, "Xiao Fei, when are you getting married?"
"Xiao Jia will get married as soon as she turns 20."
Zhao Qiancheng smiled and said, "Does the boss know? The boss said that he only has one daughter and needs a live-in son-in-law."
He Fei immediately nodded and said, "Okay, I'll be a live-in son-in-law. I don't need a betrothal gift. I wonder what kind of dowry my father-in-law likes. I'll find a way to bring it over."
Zhao Qiancheng was choked!!! Does your father know that you are such a filial son?
Zhang Xiaojia was speechless. Why did Brother He agree to be a son-in-law this time?
Can’t I just have two children, one with the surname He and the other with the surname Zhang?
After dinner, Zhang Xiaojia wanted to ride a tricycle to take He Fei back to the army. Xiaoyi said unhappily, "I'll ride the bike, and you sit in the back."
When they came back, they were stopped by the security guard, who said they were irrelevant and were not allowed to come to the family compound.
Zhang Xiaojia raised her eyebrows. This wasn't a military base. They had originally agreed to allow friends and relatives to stay temporarily, usually for no more than 72 hours. The army basically didn't care. Zhang Xiaojia asked to call Zhao Qiancheng, but was not allowed. It was an hour from here to the province, and she didn't know anyone there. The post office was closed, so she could only wait here. If she didn't go home in half an hour, Zhao Qiancheng would definitely come out to look for her.
Zhang Xiaojia waited patiently. After 20 minutes, she saw the security guard changing shifts. The new security guard made a phone call for her and let her in.
Zhang Xiaojia returned home and told Zhao Qiancheng about this. Zhao Qiancheng immediately called his subordinates to investigate the matter.
In less than 10 minutes, it was known that it was done by the girl who admired He Fei.
Zhang Xiaojia laughed and said, "Uncle Zhao, can I go block that girl's door?"
Zhao Qiancheng didn't disagree, but just told Zhang Xiaojia about the girl's family situation and said, "He Fei and the girl's father are on the same level. You and the girl are one level higher than the father."
Zhang Xiaojia understood, and the next day, she was still happy to date He Fei.
On the third day, Zhang Xiaojia took out more than ten bags and asked the robot to fill the tricycle with soil and put the bags on the tricycle.
Zhang Xiaojia told what happened on the first day and said with a smile, "Brother He, if you dare to mess around with other women, I will castrate you. I promise that I will never leave any evidence."
He Fei quickly said, "I have always maintained a safe social distance from any woman."
Zhang Xiaojia grabbed He Fei by the collar and pulled him close to her, forcing his eyes to meet hers. Then, she said word by word, "He Fei, listen to me. I've already made up my mind to go on alone. Now that you've caught up with me, from now on, you're mine! Do you understand?"
After saying this, Zhang Xiaojia suddenly became fierce and kissed He Fei's lips fiercely. Just when He Fei was about to react, she pushed him away mercilessly.
He Fei watched Zhang Xiaojia leave and laughed. Xiaojia was jealous.
Back at the family compound, Zhang Xiaojia blocked the girl's door with his car and locked the tricycle, saying, "You guys move!"
Go back to Zhao Qiancheng's house for dinner.
Since she and Xiaoyi have been waiting in the cold wind for 20 minutes, I will let you and your father wait in the cold wind for 20 minutes, Zhang Xiaojia said to herself.
Just when she was eating, she heard someone asking her to drive away. Zhang Xiaojia looked at the time and saw that it was only 10 minutes, so she ignored it.
Zhao Qiancheng said with a smile, "Xiao Li! Tell your boss that you can't find the key to the tricycle. Ask him to wait and we will find it right away."
With three minutes left, Zhang Xiaojia stood up and was about to drive the tricycle away. Zhao Qiancheng was worried and wanted to follow him, but Zhang Xiaojia stopped him and said, "Uncle Zhao, you can't go. You are colleagues, so it's not easy to talk to each other."
A group of people were surrounding the tricycle. When they saw Zhang Xiaojia and He Fei together, they made way for them.
Zhang Xiaojia handed the keys to He Fei without hesitation and asked him to drive away. Zhang Xiaojia said with a smile on his face, "I'm sorry, Commander Zhou, for leaving you in the cold wind."
Commander Zhou said coldly, "You are Lao Zhao's relative. I don't remember offending Lao Zhao."
Zhang Xiaojia smiled and shook her head, explaining, "The day before yesterday, your daughter told the guard not to let my cousin and I into the family compound. We were left standing in the freezing cold for 20 minutes. I thought this was your way of treating guests. When in Rome, do as the Romans do! I'm a quick learner. Look, I got it."
Zhang Xiaojia's words made everyone look at Zhou Yumei. Zhou Yumei's eyes reddened as she said, "You, you...are talking nonsense."
Zhang Xiaojia dropped a bombshell, saying, "I'm He Fei's future wife. We've filed a report about our relationship, including the marriage report. It's approved by the higher-ups, and the He family has approved it. Please don't harass him, stay away from him, don't go to him, and don't send him food every few days. We're both soldiers' daughters, don't do such shameful things."
Zhou Yumei yelled, "This is an arranged marriage. You are not worthy of him at all. If he marries you, he will have no future at all."
Zhang Xiaojia sneered, "He Fei, she said our marriage was arranged, and you have no future if you marry me."
He Fei had been standing behind Zhang Xiaojia. He smiled and touched her head and said, "You are a nationally recognized educated youth, and you have won second-class merit. Your father is the deputy commander of the Fifth Army of the Nancheng Sea Territory. You are still not worthy of me. Could it be that I am a celestial being?"
He Fei's words made those watching burst into laughter.
He Fei glanced at Ping An and said, "Ping An, share the wedding candy with everyone to make them happy. When I get married, I'll invite everyone to drink."
Teacher Zhou took his daughter and quickly returned home.
Zhang Xiaojia and He Fei also left.
A group of leaders watched the excitement from a distance.
"This little girl is really a tiger. She won't tolerate any grievances."
"Don't you see whose child he is? He has the same temper as his father."
"She's quite capable, Old Xu. Ask her for more of the health pills and medicinal wine your old man eats."
"Heh~ Go ask yourself. My old man won't let me go find his savior."
"Old Xu, go and do some work to get Zhang Xiaojia to join the army."
"My father said she was too spoiled and needed to be disciplined. Only after she reformed could she leave the countryside."
Xiaoyi would definitely not let Zhang Xiaojia send He Fei back to the army this time, he would do it himself.
Zhang Xiaojia returned to Zhao Qiancheng's house and said to Tian Lizhen, "Aunt, I'm sorry for making things difficult for Uncle Zhao."
Tian Lizhen smiled and said, "Xiao Jia, what are you talking about? If I really felt unhappy, I would have said it at the time. Why would I tell you about Zhou Yumei's home, what time Lao Zhou would be back, and the situation at the Zhou family? Besides, Lao Zhao's transfer order has also come down."
Zhao Qiancheng smiled and said, "I've offended you, but the transfer order has come down. Next month, I'll be hanging out with the boss again."
(⊙o⊙)What?
Zhang Xiaojia hurriedly said, "Uncle Zhao, is there a car to take you there?"
Zhao Qiancheng laughed and scolded, "I'm not qualified. Take the train. Come over at the end of this month and I'll make some furniture for you."
"Okay, Uncle Zhao, I won't be polite with you. I'll come over at the end of the month and bring some strong-bodied pills to Weiyi."
"Get me a batch of seasick pills."
Zhang Xiaojia originally wanted to go back at night, but his aunt refused to agree no matter what, so he had to leave with Ping'an and Xiaoyi at dawn the next day.
Ping An said to Zhang Xiaojia, "Sister, my aunt took us to the province and also took us to the black market. There are so many things there, and the price of wine is five times what the He family sells it for."
Zhang Xiaojia said calmly, "Ping'an, now is not the time. Unless you are desperate, don't go to the black market. The market is reasonable and legal, there is no risk. The most important thing for us now is to live well."
"Then sister, is the black market wrong?"
Zhang Xiaojia sighed helplessly and said, "If there were no black market in the city, many people would go hungry. In this matter, whether you say it's wrong or right, it's right. It's all about survival. Ping An, if the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up. Just study hard and don't worry about anything else. Don't go to the black market."
"I understand, sister. If the higher-ups say it's right, then it's right. If the higher-ups say it's wrong, then it's wrong. We have to wait until the higher-ups say it's right before we go."
Zhang Xiaojia nodded.
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