Zheng Yingying looked at Qi Zhijun and swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth. She nodded and said obediently, "Dad, I understand."
When Qi Zhijun heard her say this, he thought she really understood, so he didn't stay long and asked her to eat first and pack her clothes later.
Zheng Yingying looked at the clothes on the bed, followed Qi Zhijun out, and had dinner together.
Although Zheng Yingying didn't eat much, Zheng Meili was very happy to see her come out.
After dinner, Zheng Yingying hid back in her room. Qi Zhijun told Zheng Meili that he would send Zheng Yingying off tomorrow.
Zheng Meili's face was full of surprise: "Send Yingying? Where to send Yingying?"
"Yingying wants to go to school early. Since she is unhappy living here, it would be better for her to go back early."
"No," Zheng Meili disagreed, "Yingying is in such a bad condition, how can we let her go back to school? Besides, the school hasn't started yet, there aren't many people here, it must be very cold."
Qi Zhijun said seriously, "Meili, you can't always treat Yingying as a child. She has grown up and can make her own decisions. It's just going back to school early. It's okay."
Zheng Meili still shook her head: "No, someone just said today that Yingying is my niece, and she will leave tomorrow. How will others view her? No."
Qi Zhijun's eyes darkened as he stared at Zheng Meili: "Meili, what others think is their business. I have already told Yingying that this will always be her home."
Zheng Meili opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but no one said it. She was really worried about Zheng Yingying, but now Zheng Yingying obviously didn't want to stay, and Qi Zhijun also agreed, so she had no reason to object.
"I'll go see Yingying." Zheng Meili turned and went to Zheng Yingying's room. She wanted to persuade Zheng Yingying again.
But it was obvious that Zheng Yingying did not listen to the advice and insisted on returning to school. She also said that there were other teachers from other places in the school dormitory and she would definitely not be lonely.
Zheng Meili tried to persuade her for a long time but failed. She returned to her room in depression, but insisted on following Zheng Yingying to school the next day.
Qi Zhijun took half a day off and prepared to ride his bicycle to deliver the things to Zheng Yingying, but if Zheng Meili insisted on going, there would be no place to put the things.
"I'll take the bus over, you take Yingying to school first." Zheng Meili said hastily, fearing that Qi Zhijun would not let her go.
Zheng Yingying said beside her: "Mom, I'm really fine, Dad can just bring the things over for me, you don't have to go over."
Zheng Meili ignored the two of them and said that she would go get a car first and asked them to be careful on the road.
After saying that, he ran away quickly without waiting for the two to react.
Zheng Yingying was speechless. Qi Zhijun said to her, "Your mother is also concerned about you. Forget it, let's go."
The two of them rode their bicycles to school together.
Qi Zhijun helped Zheng Yingying deliver the things she brought to school. He also asked the security guard and learned that there were also female teachers in the school during the holidays and they ate together in the school cafeteria. He felt relieved then.
After Zheng Meili arrived, she went to see Zheng Yingying's dormitory, went to the cafeteria, and gave a snack to the female teacher who stayed at the school. Finally, she left reluctantly.
After Qi Zhijun and Zheng Meili left, Li Hua, who shared the same dormitory with Zheng Yingying, smiled and said, "Yingying, your parents are so nice to you. They sent you back and came to school in advance to check on you. They were worried that you didn't eat or drink well."
The teachers at school only knew that Zheng Yingying lived in a military family compound and they all thought her father was an officer. Zheng Yingying never told anyone about Qi Zhijun and Zheng Meili at school, so no one knew the actual situation.
Under the current circumstances, it is even more impossible for Zheng Yingying to talk about the situation of her family.
She laughed, took out a piece of pork skin jelly that Zheng Meili had prepared for her, and asked Li Hua and the others how they had been eating these days.
Li Hua suddenly became depressed. She said without a sigh, "What can I eat? Just stewed cabbage and radish, and some pickles. I want to eat some meat, but where can I buy it at this time?"
Li Hua's family is well off, but her home is far away, and the round trip fare is more than 100 yuan. She is reluctant to spend the money, and her parents also asked her to save the money and not spend it all on the road.
Before the New Year, Li Hua had been hesitating whether to go home. By the time she thought it through and was ready to stay, there were not many good things to buy. Fortunately, there were still some cabbages left in the canteen, otherwise she would only be able to eat steamed bread and pickles.
Zheng Yingying placed the pork skin jelly in front of her and said, "This is the pork skin jelly my mother made. How about eating this today?"
"Ah, Yingying, our mom is so nice." Li Hua took the pork skin jelly and wanted to call Zheng Yingying sister.
After the two girls had some fun, Zheng Yingying felt much better.
Outside the room, Qi Zhijun looked at Zheng Meili and said, "There is someone here to accompany Yingying, and no one will gossip about her. Yingying will be fine after a few days."
Zheng Meili listened to Zheng Yingying's laughter, and her heart was relieved. She nodded: "Well, I feel relieved that someone is with Yingying."
She thought about sending some meat to Zheng Yingying in a few days so that she wouldn't have to eat only cabbage.
"I want to buy some pork skin and make some pork skin jelly. You see Mengmeng and Yingying both like it." Zheng Meili said to Qi Zhijun.
Qi Zhijun suggested: "It's just after the Chinese New Year, so the stores may not have meat. Otherwise, you can buy some big bones and cook the meat out. It will be delicious if you make meat jelly."
Zheng Meili also thought this was a good idea. Pork skin is hard to buy, but meat bones are relatively easy to buy. Then she can add some minced meat to it to make it taste better.
She jumped on her bicycle and urged Qi Zhijun to take her to buy meat bones.
Qi Mengmeng also came to the city today. She went to the bookstore today. She had been studying too hard recently and had used up a lot of paper and pens at home. Now there was not much paper left at home, so she had to replenish some.
There were very few people in the bookstore. Qi Mengmeng walked around the bookstore and stopped in a corner. She saw a recipe and picked it up to take a look.
After watching for a while, she felt a little tired, looked around, found a place to squat down and continued watching.
In the next passage, two people were talking.
"Is the food factory really hiring this time?"
"Of course it's true. My uncle's niece said that they will recruit people next Tuesday. They want to recruit ten people, but they all need to take an exam. The scores are from high to low. Only the top ten will be selected. Let's go and give it a try. What if one of us passes?"
"If we pass the exam, will anyone squeeze us out?"
"No, I heard that the factory director will be invigilating this time. As long as you pass the exam, you can get a job. It's a food factory. If you work there, at least you can have enough to eat."
"Okay, let's all go."
"Next Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock, remember to bring your household registration booklet. The results will be announced on the spot."
"Okay, I won't forget it."
After the two of them finished talking, they left in a hurry, and no one noticed Qi Mengmeng who was reading a book in the corner.
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