Originally, the old men thought that Jiang Shiyue was polite and considerate, and brought some gifts to everyone when he first started school.
After delivering different gifts every day for a week, they realized that someone was asking something of them.
I dare not accept it again, but I can't pretend to be deaf and dumb since I have already accepted it.
It was Lao Ge's turn to be on duty today, so he decided to ask on behalf of everyone.
Jiang Shiyue was waiting for this sentence. She acted shy and looked down at the ground. Her voice was not loud, but loud enough for Lao Ge to hear clearly.
"Actually, I'd like to ask you to lend me your phone."
"What do you want the phone for? The phone in our switchboard room doesn't have an outbound calling function!" Lao Ge explained.
When the phone was first installed, it was able to make calls outside.
However, Lao Ge and his colleagues have to patrol various parts of the school at regular times every day.
In the past, only children of workers, peasants and soldiers were able to attend university, and they were generally over 20 years old.
Some of them were already married or had partners in their previous workplaces when they came here.
So in order to save time, some of them would secretly come to the message room to make phone calls while Lao Ge and his men were out on patrol.
Of course, they will also charge the phone fee according to the standard of public telephone after the call.
But some students are not self-disciplined and run away after secretly making a phone call.
As a result, the school’s telephone bills remained high during that period.
These days, wealth is uneven but poverty is common.
The school is also poor.
The principal had no choice but to turn off the external calls on the switchboard room phone and switch it to the extension of the Academic Affairs Office phone on the first floor.
If you have a visitor who wants to see a classmate or teacher, the Academic Affairs Office will convey the message.
Jiang Shiyue didn't expect this to happen and was stunned.
As the saying goes, one should be grateful for what one has received. Seeing Jiang Shiyue's disappointed face, Old Ge felt a little sorry for her. "Here's how. You can ask them to call you at a certain time every day. When they call at that time, you just answer it. However, it's best to call after work. That way, there won't be anyone in the Academic Affairs Office, and we'll usually answer the phone."
Jiang Shiyue's eyes suddenly lit up. This was a good idea.
After thanking Lao Ge, she ran to queue up and called Chen Shanhe to tell him about it.
There was a moment of silence from Chen Shanhe before he said, "I'll try my best."
Jiang Shiyue suddenly felt unhappy. She had tried so hard to get a chance to contact him, but he just replied with these three perfunctory words.
"I don't want to think about it anymore." Jiang Shiyue was about to hang up the phone, and said stiffly, "I'm going to study."
"Yueyue!" Chen Shanhe stopped her, his tone somewhat helpless. "It's not that I don't want to call you. When I said I'd try my best, I meant I'd try to call you at a fixed time every day. But you know, my job is busy and my schedule isn't fixed. Plus, I've been doing extra training lately... I'm just afraid that I won't be able to do it and you'll be disappointed."
Jiang Shiyue didn't respond.
She knew very well that Chen Shanhe was controllable most of the time, but uncontrollable half of the time.
For example, if he suddenly receives a phone call, he will leave. Sometimes he will not come back until dawn, and sometimes he will not come back until a day or two.
When to leave and how long the trip will take depends on which plane is broken, how badly it is damaged, and how difficult it is to repair.
Battalion Commander Chen Shanhe rarely needs to repair ordinary aircraft himself, but he will personally handle most of the aircraft starting with Q, especially those that are undergoing test flights and have not yet been mass-produced.
"Well, I'll try to call you around nine every night. If I have to work overtime, I'll have the operator let you know when it's time. Is that okay?"
Listening to Chen Shanhe's almost cautious apology, Jiang Shiyue suddenly understood why couples hate long-distance relationships and why long-distance relationships do not last long.
Jiang Shiyue sent gifts continuously for a week in order to receive a call from Chen Shanhe, but in the end he could only answer the call but not make it.
Chen Shanhe was over there, racking his brains to meet her requirements.
But Jiang Shiyue knew that at nine o'clock in the evening, she would most likely be waiting for a communicator.
If it were a correspondent, the anticipation and longing she had accumulated for a day would suddenly turn into grievance and complaints.
It is clear intellectually, but difficult to control emotionally.
This kind of contradiction would not occur if they were not in different places.
Most importantly, the lives of the two people gradually derailed.
She attends classes during the day and goes to the study room to write plans at night. Occasionally, she also looks up some literature related to electronics and mechanics.
Chen Shanhe was busy repairing airplanes, training and taking care of the children.
When I called, Chen Shanhe was better because he was in a separate office and it was more convenient for him to talk than me.
Jiang Shiyue had to talk to Chen Shanhe in front of the security guard.
Some things in my heart are too embarrassing to say out loud.
The two of them had to work hard to communicate, and it was just like that classic conversation in English class.
"howareyou?"
How are you doing?
"I'm fine, tankyouandyou?"
I'm fine, thank you for your concern. How are you?
"Metoo"
Me too
A conversation between at most two people plus a time, minus a thank you.
"How was your day today?"
"Very good! How about you?"
“I’m doing well too.
Jiang Shiyue sighed softly and thought of a compromise. "How about this. If you feel you don't have time at night, you can take Yangyang to the office. When the time comes, you can ask the operator to dial Yangyang's number and I'll have a few words with him."
Chen Shanhe said "hmm" and said the classic line again, "How was your day?"
Jiang Shiyue suddenly laughed.
**
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Shiyue walked towards the study room with slumped shoulders.
He took two steps, stopped, looked up at the starry sky, and laughed again.
He laughed, talked to himself and scolded himself.
"Jiang Shiyue, what's wrong with you? Why are you so pretentious about a relationship? What's wrong with a long-distance relationship? Can't you just work hard to make it permanent? Didn't we agree to work hard in our respective fields? Why are you so pessimistic like a nagging wife? What's the big deal?"
After the reform and opening up, when airplanes became more common, we could see them every day.
Winter vacation is only two or three months away. Is it really necessary to be so useless? With money, these problems can be easily solved. Why are you being so pretentious? Don’t you trust yourself or Chen Shanhe?!
After figuring it out, Jiang Shiyue's steps became a little lighter. She also comforted herself that this was her first love in two lifetimes, so it was normal to worry about gains and losses. She just needed to adjust her attitude positively.
**
In the evening, the study room is crowded.
Jiang Shiyue used Chi Mei to commit the crime, no, Chi Mei looked for a seat and finally found one among a group of science and engineering men.
After Jiang Shiyue sat down, the male classmates within a five-meter diameter (the study room was only five meters wide) with her as the center would glance at her from time to time.
Jiang Shiyue was aware of it, but didn't take it to heart.
She is now focused on making money.
The first step is to take over Dongsheng Department Store.
It’s not that I want to take Dongsheng for myself, but I will definitely make some money from Dongsheng Department Store.
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