400: See you at the restaurant at noon today
After saying this, Secretary Jiang turned and left Zhou Ziheng's desk. Before he could get far away, Zhou Ziheng urgently asked:
"Didn't she ask you to give me a message or something?"
Secretary Jiang turned back and shook his head in a feigned indifference:
"No."
When Zhou Ziheng heard the answer, he seemed deflated and disappointed. He was stunned for a long time before continuing to look for things. However, he seemed to have forgotten what he was doing. It took him a long time to find his train of thought again.
His eyes were downcast, his lips were pressed tightly together, and his cheek muscles were tense.
Secretary Jiang secretly observed the director's attitude. Seeing that the director was gloomy, as if it was cloudy and would thunder and rain at any time, Secretary Jiang didn't dare to joke anymore. Suddenly, as if remembering something, he slapped his forehead:
"Oh, by the way, I almost forgot, she asked me to give you a note!"
Secretary Jiang nervously took out a folded piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Zhou Ziheng with both hands.
When Zhou Ziheng saw the note, his expression relaxed and he took it.
But he did not open it immediately. Instead, he raised his head and looked at Secretary Jiang expressionlessly without saying a word. He just stared at her.
Those deep eyes exuded a gaze as sharp as a knife, which frightened Secretary Jiang and he dared not look into their eyes.
Secretary Jiang lowered his head and said with regret:
"Captain, I'm sorry. I just wanted to play a joke on you. I didn't mean anything else."
"It's fun, isn't it?"
“No, no, no—”
Zhou Ziheng didn't say anything else. The room was silent. The only sound in the quiet was the rumbling heartbeat of Secretary Jiang: It's over, it's over. This time things have gotten serious. The director is going to get mad!
After a long time, Zhou Ziheng said in a calm voice:
"This is the first time and the last time."
"yes!"
"Go ahead."
Secretary Jiang then turned around with a sense of relief, secretly exhaled a breath, touched his pounding heart, and felt regret in his heart that he should not have been so complacent and shown off in front of the director.
Although the manager usually treats him well, it doesn't mean that he can make fun of the manager.
Especially, making fun of it!
He knew exactly how much the director cared - he really deserved it!
Secretary Jiang returned to his desk, lowered his head and reflected, not daring to look up at Zhou Ziheng's face for a long time.
On the other side, Zhou Ziheng waited until Secretary Jiang left before opening the note. When he saw the beautiful handwriting on it, the gloom on his face disappeared and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.
It says:
See you at the hotel at noon today.
There is also a small heart at the back.
That's that girl's style.
Zhou Ziheng was afraid that he would laugh out loud if he wasn't careful, so he pursed his lips tightly, and his heart was as happy as a flower.
When he heard that Yu Xiaoye didn't bring any message to him, he felt as painful as a knife stabbing his heart.
Doesn't that girl care about him at all? Even though they are in the county town and so close to each other, she doesn't come to see him?
Knowing that Secretary Jiang would tell him the news of seeing her after he came back, why didn't he leave him a single word?
Could it be that all the heartfelt efforts I have made during this period of time cannot be exchanged for that girl's true love?
At that moment, Zhou Ziheng was really sad!
Sad and angry!
As a result, he didn't expect that Secretary Jiang was deliberately joking with him, causing him to be sad for a while in vain.
Now looking at this note, Zhou Ziheng finally felt at ease.
That girl still has him in her heart.
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On the other side, after Yu Xiaoye asked Secretary Jiang to pass a note for her, she left the breakfast shop and went to the department store to continue shopping.
If you can buy something in a department store, try to buy it there. You can be more assured of the source and the price is cheaper than on the black market.
I had almost finished shopping, so I went back to my space, put the things away, and then took out some specially prepared things.
She estimated that with Zhou Ziheng's temper, he would definitely suspect that she was running a black market business. She couldn't lie, nor could she tell the truth. She might as well just say that she was buying things on the black market. Half-truths would be the best way to fool people.
She took out two pieces of cloth and wrapped two bags of cotton, a total of ten pounds.
At about half past ten, she carried ten kilograms of cotton out of the space and rode her bike to the restaurant where they met last time, the one where Zhou Ziheng invited her to eat braised pork.
She thought of going there early, as this time it was her turn to treat everyone. After arriving there, she would order the food and wait for Zhou Ziheng to come over after work.
He rode his bike around half of the city and arrived at the state-owned restaurant. He locked his bike outside the door and carried ten kilograms of cotton into the restaurant.
Think about it, ten kilograms of cotton, divided into two bags, each weighing five kilograms.
Unprocessed cotton is very light. How big is a bag of five kilograms of cotton?
Very big!
Two large bags of cotton were buckled together and placed on her shoulders, one big bag in front of her and one big bag behind her. She was a thin and small person. If you didn't know, you would think that there was some heavy cargo inside. Anyone who saw her would worry for her thin little figure.
She carried two large bags of cotton into the restaurant.
When I entered, I was surprised to see a person sitting in the empty dining room.
Zhou Ziheng was sitting in the seat where the two of them had sat last time, looking up at the door.
The two looked at each other and stared at each other.
Yu Xiaoye: Oh my god, you're getting off work so early today?!
Zhou Ziheng: ………………
After being stunned for a moment, Zhou Ziheng quickly stood up and walked over, reaching out to take the thing from Yu Xiaoye's shoulder. He thought it would be very heavy, but when he held it in his hand, he realized that it was cotton.
Zhou Ziheng was completely speechless.
Seeing Zhou Ziheng's face full of question marks, Yu Xiaoye took the initiative to confess and said in a low voice:
"I came here this time to trade in cotton. The weather is getting cold, and my family needs to make new cotton-padded jackets and quilts. But we don't have any cloth or cotton coupons at home. The company said they would give out
As for cotton, I don’t know when it will be harvested, and I don’t know how much it will cost. I have no choice but to come here to buy some.”
"If you need this, tell me!"
"Hey, how can I trouble you with everything?"
Zhou Ziheng: “…” He almost choked to death.
Yu Xiaoye walked towards the place where Zhou Ziheng had just sat, looking very tired, and Zhou Ziheng had no choice but to follow him with the cotton in his hand.
Place the cotton on the seat next to you.
Because it was not yet mealtime, the food had not been placed at the window, and no one came to drive them away.
The two sat opposite each other.
Yu Xiaoye was so stunned by what Zhou Ziheng had done to her that he was unable to recover for a long time and had no time to question her.
Yu Xiaoye sat down and took a breath, then leaned forward and said to Zhou Ziheng:
"Captain, I'm almost ready. If there aren't any special circumstances at home, we can leave in two days."
Mentioning this, Zhou Ziheng regained his composure. He picked up the briefcase that was pressed under the cotton and took out a piece of paper from it and placed it in front of Yu Xiaoye:
"That's perfect. I've almost finished the arrangements. Here's the train number and timetable for the train you're taking, including the transfer details. It's all clearly written for you. You'll board at Mishan Railway Station, and disembark at the train station in your hometown. You'll have to transfer five times, so from boarding to disembarking at the last stop, it'll take about six days, barring any unexpected incidents."
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