Chapter 200
Accompanied by the afterglow of the setting sun, the three people who had had a great time returned to the compound together.
As Bai Haoyang and the two women entered the compound, they immediately attracted prying eyes from the windows. A man in his early twenties opened the window, whistled, and with his arms propped up on the windowsill, he playfully called down, "Hey, Xiaobai, who's that woman over there? Let me introduce her to you."
As he spoke, Zhou Jiani and Yu Wanxia subconsciously glanced upwards. Zhang Zhenguang knew Yu Wanxia, but the sight of the other woman made his eyes light up. He waved, "Hello, comrade. My name is Zhang Zhenguang. Are you Xiaoxia's sister, or the partner of that beast next to you?"
Bai Haoyang cursed, "Zhang Zhenguang, what bullshit are you talking about? Get down here and pay your respects to your grandmother!"
Zhou Jiani: ...
Yu Wanxia was beside herself with laughter. She turned to Zhou Jiani and explained, "A few years ago, Brother Qiu and Brother Zhang made a bet. The loser called the winner "Grandpa." Brother Qiu won."
Zhou Jiani's mouth twitched.
Zhang Zhenguang had long forgotten about this, or perhaps he hadn't immediately connected it to what happened back then. He raised his finger and was about to start cursing when Bai Haoyang shouted, "This is Ming's girlfriend. Don't joke around like that. Be careful, or Ming will come back and punish you."
Zhang Zhenguang immediately retracted his pointed finger and gave Zhou Jiani a false salute. "Oh, it's my sister-in-law. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I'm being rude."
Zhou Jiani didn't come here often, and she only knew a few people of the same generation as Aunt Du. Among the young people, she seemed to only know one named Zhao Xiaojun.
Zhou Jiani smiled and said, "Hello, Comrade Zhang."
"Hey, hello sister-in-law, hello sister-in-law."
As they were talking, a military vehicle drove over and stopped not far in front of them. The window rolled down, revealing Qiu Hongzhen's loving face, and he said, "Jiani is back!"
The tone was natural and friendly, as if Zhou Jiani was not a guest from afar, but a member of the family who had just returned after leaving for a few days.
Zhou Jiani hurriedly called out, "Grandpa Qiu."
Yu Wanxia had also seen Mr. Qiu and hurriedly followed suit.
Bai Haoyang subconsciously straightened his body, as if he was about to give a military salute. With some awe, he said, "Grandpa Qiu."
Zhang Zhenguang upstairs had shrank back at some point and quietly closed the window.
Qiu Hongzhen responded with a smile and said, "Xiaobai and Xiaoyu, don't go back. Come to our house for dinner."
Bai Haoyang stuffed the bag into Zhou Jiani's hands, dragged Yu Wanxia away, and ran away out of sight. He said from a distance, "No, Grandpa Qiu, my mother is waiting for us."
Mr. Qiu is kinder to girls only. Which boy like him in the compound has not been trained by the old man?
He didn't want to eat at the same table with Mr. Qiu because he was afraid of indigestion.
“This brat!”
They were just a few steps away from home. Qiu Hongzhen got out of the car and walked with Zhou Jiani. The guard parked the car on the side of the road and came over to help Zhou Jiani with her bag.
Upstairs, Zhang Zhenguang quietly poked half of his head out. Just as he took a look, the old man's eyes were like torches. He suddenly looked up. Zhang Zhenguang subconsciously dodged, then laughed and called out, "Grandpa Qiu."
Qiu Hongzhen scolded: "What are you doing sneaking around like that?"
Zhang Zhenguang didn't dare to say a word.
After watching Mr. Qiu and Zeming's girlfriend go upstairs, Zhang Zhenguang quickly evacuated from the window.
Du Yunxin came back a little early in the afternoon and was busy in the kitchen with her aunt preparing a table of dishes. Zhou Jiani looked a little embarrassed and thought she should have come back earlier.
Du Yunxin didn't mind at all, and smiled and pushed her: "Dinner will be served in a few minutes. Go to the house and see if there is anything else to add. Put down your things and rest for a while before eating."
He still lives in Qiu Zeming's house.
The last time I came was summer and we had a cool mat. This time it was not a cool mat. Instead, we had a bed sheet printed with big peony flowers and brand new pillowcases. In addition to the quilt and pillows at the head of the bed, there was also a set of bedding neatly folded at the foot of the bed. On top of the mattress was a bed sheet, a new pillow and pillowcase.
On the floor to the left of the bedroom stood two brand new enamel basins, each containing a bamboo thermos, two enamel pots, one large and one small, an aluminum lunch box, a plastic soap dish, toothpaste, a toothbrush, and two brand new towels...
This should be what is prepared for her.
Zhou Jiani felt warm in her heart, thinking that her mother or she herself would prepare these things.
I washed my face, combed my hair and tied it into a bun. When I went downstairs again, Qiu Dongshu had just returned.
Zhou Jiani called people, and Qiu Dongshu happily asked a few questions about the start of school, and glanced at Du Yunxin while speaking.
The hot topic in the compound recently is whose child was admitted to university and which relative's child was admitted to which school.
Even the two boys from Lao Bai and Lao Wang's family were admitted to university.
There is no child in their Qiu family who takes the college entrance examination, but Zeming's girlfriend did take the college entrance examination and was admitted to Huazhong University. However, his wife gave him a strict order, not allowing him to tell anyone, and said to wait until Jiani comes to report to school to discuss the matter.
Is it time to speak now? He's been holding it in for a long time.
Huazhong University of Science and Technology, there is not a single college student from Huazhong University of Science and Technology or Tsinghua University in the whole campus. Ze Ming's partner really brings honor to the family.
The old man couldn't stop smiling, and after dinner he asked Zhou Jiani to take out the admission letter and have a look at it.
Du Yunxin asked her if there was anything else she wanted to add, but Zhou Jiani waved her hands and said, "Auntie Du, that's enough. There's no need to add anything else."
Du Yunxin smiled and said, "Have fun with Haoyang and Wanxia for the next two days. Your uncle and I will accompany you when you report."
Knowing that Zhou Jiani had been on the train for more than 20 hours and had gone out to play for the whole day, I didn't take her downstairs to show off after dinner and let her rest early.
Mr. Qiu originally wanted to chat with Zhou Jiani more, but seeing this, he told her to go and rest first. After all, it was still several days before reporting to school. Even if school really started, they could still see each other on weekends, and there would be plenty of time to chat.
Zhou Jiani went upstairs to take a shower. Bai Haoyang came over hesitantly. After entering the room, he looked around and saw that only Du Yunxin and Qiu Dongshu were in the hall. He breathed a sigh of relief and said with a chuckle, "Uncle, aunt, Zhang Zhenguang, Zhao Xiaocheng and the others want to treat Comrade Jiani to lunch together tomorrow at noon. I came to ask if she wants to go."
The main issue was Zhang Zhenguang, who had spoken out of turn and made a quick joke today. He felt that if he didn't apologize to his sister-in-law, his reputation would be in jeopardy. He then used his own bad mouth as an example: "We have to make the brothers recognize my sister-in-law. What if we run into someone as blind as me and offend my sister-in-law again?"
Bai Haoyang thought about it and it made sense, especially since he would be living on campus after school started. If Zhou Jiani encountered some minor troubles and it was inconvenient for the elders to intervene, Zhang Zhenguang and the others could also help.
Zhou Jiani was taking a shower. Du Yunxin went up to ask for him with a smile. Zhou Jiani responded from inside the door, "Auntie Du, please agree to it for me. But don't let them treat me. I'll treat everyone to a meal..."
Du Yunxin said with a smile: "Just let them treat you. If you pay, it will be like a slap in their face."
Zhou Jiani came down again after taking a shower. She wanted to socialize with the people in the compound, so it was necessary to ask Aunt Du if there was anything she needed to pay attention to.
There is intrigue in the compound, and the Qiu family is not without rivals. She should at least be able to distinguish between friends and foes, otherwise if something goes wrong, it will be the Qiu family that loses face.
Du Yunxin hadn't expected Zhou Jiani to be so thoughtful. She had considered telling her about the interpersonal relationships in the compound, but had worried for a moment whether it was too early. However, since Zhou Jiani had asked about this topic, she was happy to tell her about it. She said, "There's a guy named Zhao Xiaocheng who's going to dinner with us tomorrow. He's Zhao Xiaojun's younger brother..."
But Zhao Xiaocheng is Zhao Xiaocheng, and Zhao Xiaojun is Zhao Xiaojun. Zhao Xiaocheng will not embarrass Jiani because of this relationship, but Jiani also has to be aware of this.
Du Yunxin said, "Among Zeming's closest friends in the compound, the ones he has the best relationships with are Bai Haoyang, Wang Qianjin, Zhao Xiaocheng, and Zhang Zhenguang. There's also someone named Chen Hong. Chen Hong has already joined the army and probably won't show up tomorrow."
"Some have a good relationship with him, and some don't..." Du Yunxin smiled helplessly, "There's a guy named Ji Yuanjie who loves to compete with Ze Ming in everything."
The reason is that the two girls that Ji Yuanjie liked in junior high and high school both liked Ze Ming. Although Ze Ming did not flirt with the girls, he had a good-looking face and was liked by girls since he was a child. But Ji Yuanjie had a grudge in his heart and disliked Ze Ming.
But it’s not easy to tell Jiani this reason.
There's also the Yin family in the compound, and they're at odds with Old Qiu...
However, the ones going to dinner tomorrow will probably be Bai Haoyang, Zhao Xiaocheng, Zhang Zhenguang and a few other naughty boys, so it won't be too complicated.
The next morning when Zhou Jiani woke up it was already 8:15.
Yesterday, after taking a train for more than 20 hours, I played around for a whole day. I didn’t feel tired at the time, but I could still feel tired when I slept at night.
Zhou Jiani rubbed her aching calf, got dressed, and went out to wash up. As she was going downstairs, she paused and looked awkwardly at Yu Wanxia, who was sitting on the sofa in the living room on the first floor. "What time did you come?"
Yu Wanxia came to ask Jiani to accompany her to buy clothes, but who would have thought that it was almost eight o'clock and she still hadn't gotten up.
She looked at her good sister with complicated eyes, thinking that either Jiani was too generous or the Qiu family was too good to her.
Jiani actually sleeps in at her in-laws' house!!
If it is the latter, then what kind of magical in-law family is this?
"I've been here for about ten minutes..." Yu Wanxia said resentfully.
She felt it must be the latter, because after entering the room, the aunt of the Qiu family greeted her very quietly and spoke in a deliberately low voice, telling her softly that Zhou Jiani had not woken up yet and asked her to sit and wait for a while.
Yu Wanxia almost burst into tears.
Aunt Fang peeked out of the kitchen after hearing the noise and said with a smile, "Jia Ni, are you awake? I'll make you a bowl of noodles..." Then she asked Yu Wanxia, "Xiao Yu, would you like to eat something with us?"
Yu Wanxia waved her hand and said with a smile, "No, Aunt Fang, I ate a lot this morning."
The noodles were cooked with a little lard in the soup base, a few drops of soy sauce and vinegar, dried shrimps, a poached egg, and some blanched vegetables. There was a plate of braised beef on the table last night. Aunt Fang said there was a piece left in the refrigerator, so she cut a few slices and put them on top, and finally added two drops of sesame oil. When it was served, Yu Wanxia couldn't help swallowing her saliva.
Aunt Fang smiled, turned and went into the kitchen to bring out a smaller bowl, and said with a smile: "Xiao Yu, you can eat some with Jiani. It's not a big portion and it won't take up too much space."
Yu Wanxia lost her reserve and said with a chuckle, "Thank you, Aunt Fang."
After dinner, Zhou Jiani didn't let Aunt Fang do any more work. She washed the dishes and wiped the table quickly, then went out to buy clothes with Yu Wanxia. She also planned to buy two sets for herself.
Yu Wanxia took her arm as they walked out of the compound, sighing, "It's only been a year since I last came back, and I feel like the fashion trends in the capital have changed so quickly in the past year. You have no idea, I was called a country bumpkin several times this time. I even chose ready-made clothes instead of the clothes I wear in the countryside, and even then, I'm still called unfashionable. It makes me so angry..."
The fashion trends in the capital city do change a lot. She noticed it when she came here last year. Fortunately, the clothes she wore were not bad, so there was no sense of restraint between being rustic and fashionable.
Zhou Jiani: "Did the person who said you were unsophisticated also get into college?"
Yu Wanxia was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. Her days of depression were instantly soothed by her best friend. She said loudly, "No, hahahaha, why didn't I think of fighting back like this? No, I'm going home the day after tomorrow to taunt you back!"
Zhou Jiani was amused by her, and the two of them chatted and laughed as they took the bus, went to the department store to grab two fashionable clothes, and returned at around eleven o'clock. Yu Wanxia went back to her aunt's house, packed up, and came over with Bai Haoyang to call Zhou Jiani to go to a restaurant outside.
The brother and sister rode one bike, and Zhou Jiani rode another bike.
On the way, Bai Haoyang explained to Zhou Jiani, "The hotel's address is between the compound and Zhao Xiaocheng and Zhang Zhenguang's workplace..."
When they arrived at the place, Bai Haoyang found that there was an unexpected person. His handlebars tilted and he almost threw Yu Wanxia off.
"Sister Xiaojun, why are you here?" Bai Haoyang greeted her with a tingling scalp, not daring to turn around and look at Zhou Jiani.
I was feeling very nervous for a moment, wondering if Zhou Jiani knew about Zhao Xiaojun's feelings for Brother Ming.
Zhao Xiaojun laughed and said, "What? I can't come?"
Bai Haoyang begged for mercy, chuckling, "Yes, yes, yes. Aren't you worried about delaying Sister Xiaojun's work?"
Zhao Xiaojun glanced at Zhou Jiani, nodded and greeted her, then turned to Bai Haoyang and said with a smile, "You and Qianjin have both been admitted to university, so I can't fall behind. I have completed the resignation procedures and will report to the Aviation College in a few days."
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