Is Chapter 514 because she's grown up?
Because Jiang Chunyu returned late, the mutton soup was served two hours after dinner.
The ten tables pushed together in the cafeteria formed a different world from the other tables placed together.
On one side, there was loneliness, coldness, and desolation; on the other, there was warmth, laughter, and joy everywhere.
In the aisle between the two rows of tables, there were three large iron racks with charcoal burning underneath and steaming pots on top.
The pot contained not only mutton, mutton soup, and mutton bones, but also stewed radish chunks until soft and tender.
Jiang Chunyu took a large spoon and scooped a full spoonful of mutton into a bowl containing fresh coriander.
She remembers that she didn't like cilantro when she was a child, finding the taste strange.
She also remembers a kind of insect in her hometown that the locals call a stink bug, which is about the size of a broad bean, flat and wide.
You can't touch that bug because it smells terrible.
When Jiang Chunyu first ate cilantro, it felt like he was eating a stink bug.
Therefore, she doesn't like cilantro.
But her mother ate it, and so did Zhou Qingguo.
When Jiang Chunyu was bullied by the Zhou siblings, she would think that maybe she wasn't her mother's child, but that she was picked up or stolen by their family.
Otherwise, why would her mother always tell her to give in to the Zhou siblings, and why would she always be busy with Zhou Qingguo whenever she needed her mother?
Why does Mom like to eat stinky cilantro, but she doesn't?
The first time the project team had mutton soup, the canteen chef asked her if she wanted cilantro in the soup.
She said she didn't eat cilantro, and then realized what she meant and added that she wouldn't put cilantro in the soup, but she could put the washed cilantro separately, and whoever liked it could put it in, and whoever didn't like it could leave it out.
That day, Jiang Chunyu saw that both Master Wang and Master Huang had put coriander in their lunchboxes before ladling out mutton soup, so he became curious and grabbed some as well.
The second time he drank mutton soup, Jiang Chunyu put a small handful of cilantro in his lunchbox.
This time, when Jiang Chunyu was having mutton soup, besides the mutton and radish, the remaining space in his lunchbox was crammed with cilantro.
Why is cilantro, which she used to dislike, now not so hard to swallow, and even looks somewhat delicious?
Is it because she's grown up?
Things we disliked as children, we gradually come to accept. Things we liked as children, we gradually stop liking.
Jiang Chunyu asked Zhao Yanan and the others, and they said the same thing.
When they were little, they didn't like cilantro, ginger, or garlic, but now they can all accept them.
Some people like it, while others accept it.
It's as if this is an inevitable growth process.
You are growing up, and the people and things around you are changing. You need to learn to accept it and naturally integrate into it.
This was the first time Jiang Chunyu had gotten drunk.
She had never drunk alcohol before and didn't know how much she could drink.
So before dinner that night, she and Zhao Yanan agreed that she would definitely drink tonight, and if she got drunk, Zhao Yanan would carry her home.
Zhao Yanan carried Jiang Chunyu in the middle, followed closely by Wei Hong, Zhao Meina, and Jiang Xiaocai.
The girls chatted and laughed as they escorted Jiang Chunyu toward the dormitory building. The warmth they carried from the cafeteria rose into the misty air of the snowy night.
Liu Yuning stood at the entrance of the cafeteria, watching his girlfriend carry Engineer Jiang away.
Zhao Yanan walked steadily, and carrying Jiang Gong, who was taller than her, on her back, she didn't feel uncomfortable at all.
Liu Yuning's worry turned into a faint smile. This was his girlfriend, and she was different from others.
Behind him, he heard Zhao Debiao calling him to drink.
This rival, who has been defeated by Liu Yuning in both love and career, all I want to do tonight is get him drunk in the cafeteria.
Today, I'm treating everyone to mutton soup, and Jiang Chunyu has had two cases of baijiu (Chinese liquor) brought out to the side.
We're happy, so of course we should drink to celebrate.
Everyone's eyes lit up when they saw the liquor. At the base, although efforts had been made to enrich everyone's supplies over the past two years.
But cigarettes and alcohol are things that are hard to buy even if you have money.
Normally, the base distributes very few alcohol coupons, so wanting to drink to one's heart's content is something one wouldn't even dare to dream of.
However, no one was surprised that Jiang Chunyu could produce such a good item.
Not to mention that Ms. Jiang goes to the city every month to pick up things that her stepfather has someone ship for her.
Even within the base, Jiang Chunyu had the most packages.
They come from all over the country.
The strangest thing is that it wasn't her biological parents who sent things to Ms. Jiang, but her stepmother and stepfather.
Jiang's stepmother would buy him clothes and shoes every quarter.
Although everyone wears work clothes most of the time at the base, the girls like to change into their own clothes and dress up nicely when they go out.
Even though we're not allowed to dress extravagantly now, everyone will still try their best to dress cleanly, neatly, and in a respectable manner.
When Engineer Jiang leaves the base, she doesn't wear work clothes; she always wears the latest and most stylish clothes.
It is said that most of these were sent by Jiang's stepmother and the aunt next door.
I don't know why she has such a good stepmother and such good neighbors.
Every time Jiang Chunyu went to pick up a package, he had to make a routine registration, so people often saw Jiang Chunyu's flamboyant and sharp handwriting.
Parcel sender: Lin Sheng
Parcel sender: Zhao Yanan
Parcel sender: Nancheng Military University
Parcel sender: Xiao Dai
etc…………
As for who this Xiao Dai was, the security personnel didn't know, but Zhou Wenyong did—he was Elder Lin's bodyguard.
These names that frequently appear in Jiang Gong's packages have become the reason why everyone envies Jiang Gong.
Look how good they are! They became senior engineers at a young age and can even take the lead in applying for projects. They get whatever they want.
Her family treated her well, sending her delicious food and drinks.
It seems like Engineer Jiang has everything he needs.
Especially Jiang's stepfather, who wasn't on the package slip.
It is said that this person works for the railway department, so Jiang's stepfather always uses the railway to transport things for Jiang.
Food, drinks, daily necessities, and even household appliances.
When Jiang receives a phone call, he drives to the city, and every time he returns, he brings back something that no one would expect.
For example, the television, radio, and electric fan in Jiang's dormitory were all delivered by Jiang's stepfather.
On one occasion, Mr. Jiang's stepfather shipped twenty cases of liquor to him.
Twenty cases, not twenty bottles.
One case contains twelve bottles, so twenty cases would be two hundred and forty bottles of liquor.
The entire base was in an uproar.
When the higher-ups came to inspect, the base leaders shamelessly went to Engineer Jiang to borrow wine. They said they were borrowing, but in reality, they were just borrowing and never paying it back.
Since there was nothing to return, the base had to find replacements for Engineer Jiang from other sources.
Therefore, even though the base provided Jiang's project team with all sorts of excellent conditions, the other project teams could only watch helplessly.
They didn't have a stepfather to ship twenty cases of liquor for them, nor did they have connections to buy fragrant mutton and delicious dates for the base during the Spring Festival.
Now that Engineer Jiang's project application has been successful, she has once again made a spectacle of herself standing before everyone at the base.
Young age, but capable, talented, and well-connected.
Everyone in the base envied her.
Having a son should be done as a general commands, and raising a daughter must be done by Jiang Chunyu.
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