As she walked along, Ji Ling also saw some people setting up tents in the woods, but the grass there was taller, unlike this side where the ground was covered.
"Sister-in-law, you must be tired from the ride. Rest first. I'll call you in the evening and send it to you. I'll also go talk to Director Wang above."
Ji Ling had been sitting in the car for half a day, and her waist had been uncomfortable for a long time. She didn't rush to lie down, "Should I go and say hello to Director Wang in person?"
"No, Director Wang is still at the construction site. The road is difficult to walk on, so my sister-in-law is resting in the tent."
Hearing this, Ji Ling didn't bother to be polite anymore.
As soon as Feng Dong left, she walked to the folding bed and lay down with her back straight. Only then did she have time to look around.
The tent was very simple. Apart from a table and chairs, there was a folding bed. On the table were many books and rolls of drawings.
Ji Ling yawned, turned over, pulled the blanket on the bed and put it on her stomach, her eyelids were fighting, and she passed out unconsciously with steady breathing.
A few minutes later, someone came into the tent, but she was not woken up.
Chang Ya walked into the tent, stopped and did not go any further inside. She stood there for a while and found that the person on the bed was motionless. After thinking for a while, she turned around and went out again.
Outside, next to a tent facing the woods.
Chang Ya was wearing a white dress and she waved her hands around her body from time to time. "I saw that she was resting, so I left without disturbing her. Ji Ling has a good temper. Sister Fang Ping will know when she sees her in the evening."
"No hurry, everyone is here. Zhu Weidong is not here, so we should take better care of him. I will go talk to Master Liu later and ask him to prepare a special meal for Zhu Weidong's wife."
"Sister Fang Ping is still the most comprehensive one."
"I'm older and have more experience, so I slowly understand everything." Chi Fangping gathered the hair by her ears. She had a very standard face, not very vertical, and her facial features were not outstanding. She could only be described as standard, which made her temperament very good, elegant and intellectual. The corners of her mouth rose when she spoke, "That's it for now. I still have some projects to deal with, so I'll go and get busy. We'll meet at dinner tonight."
Chang Ya agreed, and they both returned to their respective office tents.
It was completely dark when Ji Ling woke up. She was still confused as to what time it was. It was only when she was in the big tent that she remembered where she was.
She sat up. There was no light in the tent. It was dark and a little stuffy. It was daytime when she went to bed. The tent curtains were not drawn. At this moment, the buzzing sound of mosquitoes was heard in her ears.
Pop.
Crisp slapping sounds rang out from time to time, and Ji Ling's palms felt numb. She couldn't help but scratch the places where she was bitten twice before she sat up lazily.
The gift box was given to her by her mother-in-law. It was black, big and heavy, but it was rare in the mainland, so it was bought in Hong Kong.
The box was turned upside down and opened. Ji Ling found some toilet water from under her clothes, poured it into her palms and rubbed it all over her body. She casually put the toilet water on the table and then left the tent.
It was brighter outside than in the tent, as there were electric lights on. Compared to the afternoon when she came, many workers had returned to the residence, and faint sounds of laughter could be heard.
Ji Ling didn't go anywhere else, but just walked around the tent. Just as she reached the door, she heard someone calling her from behind.
"You are Comrade Ji Ling, right?"
Ji Ling turned around and saw a woman of about 25 or 26 walking up to a distance behind her. When Ji Ling looked back, the woman had already walked in front of her.
"Hello, I'm Zhu Weidong's classmate. You can just call me Accountant Chi." Chi Fangping picked up the lunch box in her hand. "Chang Ya came to see you this afternoon. She saw that you were sleeping soundly, so she didn't disturb you. Xiao Feng had something to do, and I happened to be on my way, so I brought the lunch to you."
"Thank you, Accountant Chi." After expressing her gratitude, Ji Ling reached out to take the lunch box.
"Accountant Chi, there are lights in the tent, right?" Ji Ling asked embarrassedly.
"Yes, I'll help you open it." Chi Fangping walked into the tent with a smile, pulled the light behind the table, and the tent immediately lit up.
"So there it is, thank you so much, I thought you didn't have electricity here."
"There was indeed no electricity when we first arrived here. It was not until half a month after we moved in that electricity was connected." Chi Fangping smiled, "It's desolate here, and life is a bit hard, but as long as my husband and I can be together, that's not important. Okay, have your meal first, and we'll talk tomorrow."
Ji Ling wanted to see him off, but Chi Fangping stopped her and said, "You are not a stranger, let's eat."
"Okay, sorry to trouble you." Ji Ling watched Accountant Chi leave before returning to the table.
She took a look at the place where the light was pulled. It was very hidden. She didn't know why they put the light cord in such a place.
Open the lunch boxes, the first box contains braised pork, the second box contains stir-fried Chinese cabbage, and the bottom layer contains rice.
Ji Ling had no appetite. It was so hot and without a refrigerator, these things would easily go bad. She took out some of the food and left the rest untouched. She packed up and left the tent.
Since she hadn't walked during the day, she didn't know where to go, so she could only go to crowded places.
When she walked to the side of the tent, she heard people talking about her.
"Engineer Zhu is such a cold person, and his wife is so delicate and weak. How can he comfort her if she cries?"
"He is cold in front of us, but warm in front of his wife."
"Hahahaha, don't let Engineer Zhu hear this."
"I can say to his face that Engineer Zhu won't care about this."
"Old Xu, you can't say for sure. Engineer Zhu always draws his lover's head and carries a photo of his lover with him. He values his lover so much. If you talk about it in front of him, he will definitely get angry with you."
Everyone was talking at once. Ji Ling hesitated for a moment, then returned to the tent with her lunch box.
After dinner, I looked at the leftover food and thought it was inconvenient to send it back. It would go bad if left here overnight, so I could only wait until tomorrow morning to throw it away.
She slept a lot in the afternoon and had just eaten. There were still mosquitoes outside, so Ji Ling could only walk around in the tent to digest the food. When she was bored, she took out her book.
Just sitting down to read, she thought of Chang Ya.
She was curious about why Chang Ya was here, but she didn't ask Accountant Chi, after all, she was not familiar with him.
In the compound, everyone knew that Chang Ya liked Zhu Weidong. Thinking back on the actions of her parents-in-law, Ji Ling also understood their intentions.
This is because they were afraid that someone might have bad intentions, so they packed her up to guard against her.
Thinking that this was the truth, Ji Ling didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
However, she was also touched by the thoughtfulness of her in-laws, who treated her as one of their own family members rather than an outsider daughter-in-law.