Age: Passionate youth, starting from graduation assignment

Chapter 215 Xu Jichang: Come, wipe it for me
"This is fifty cents and three taels of food stamps."

Xia Yingxue fumbled in the inner pocket of her coat for a while, took out her wallet, and then took out money and tickets from the bag and handed them to Xu Jichang.

"No, this is too foreign."

Xu Jichang waved his hand, not intending to accept her money.

"Here comes the shredded chicken noodles."

At this time, Lan Qimei brought a bowl of steaming noodles to the table, interrupting the conversation between the two, and then the second bowl.

Xia Yingxue had no choice but to put the money and tickets back into her wallet, and couldn't help but smell the aroma overflowing in the living room: "Thank you both, this smells really good."

"You're welcome, you guys eat here first."

Considering that Xu Jichang and Xia Yingxue might be talking about work while eating noodles, Lan Qimei finished serving the noodles and left.

Xia Yingxue picked up the chopsticks, picked up the noodles and tasted them. She immediately praised them: "It's so delicious. Where can you buy such strong noodles?"

"She rolled it herself."

Xu Jichang also picked up his chopsticks and said, "You don't know something, but she is the head chef of our factory."

"Oh? So powerful."

Xia Yingxue said in surprise, "She also rents here, right?"

"Yes."

Xu Jichang originally wanted to say no, because Lan Qimei actually didn't have to pay him rent, but that would involve a lot of explanations, so he didn't answer that way.

"Then she should cook for you more often."

Xia Yingxue said with envy, "You are really lucky."

"If you live here, you will be lucky."

Xu Jichang said vaguely.

"He makes fun of people."

Xia Yingxue blushed after hearing this and buried her head in eating noodles.

After getting along with Xu Jichang in the afternoon, Xia Yingxue no longer cared about Xu Jichang's jokes and just regarded him as a young man who liked to play around.

But thinking of this, Xia Yingxue was shocked and failed in her heart.

Speaking of which, she is only in her twenties, not too old.

Why was it that when I was thinking about Xu Jichang just now, I subconsciously called him a young man in my heart?

Is it because you have been married that you do this subconsciously?
Xia Yingxue was thinking about it, but her thoughts were again occupied by her marriage, and she couldn't help but feel a bit of sadness in her eyes.

What's wrong with this woman?

Across the table, Xu Jichang saw the subtle changes in Xia Yingxue's expression throughout the whole process and shook his head in his heart.

How about a woman's heart, it's like a needle in the sea.

Before I even finished half of the noodles in the bowl, my eyes changed several times.

However, there is no need to guess what she was thinking specifically.

Just know that she is not in a good mood right now and let her take it easy.

After a while, after the two of them finished eating the noodles in their bowls, Xia Yingxue's mood recovered a little, and she got up to go back to the factory.

Xu Jichang walked out of the house with her, only to find that a drizzle had started to fall from the sky at some point, and it was getting heavier.

"It's dark and the roads are slippery, don't go back."

Xu Jichang suggested, "Besides, be careful if you catch a cold."

The rain in the Northeast autumn, whoever gets wet knows it, it is a biting cold.

Xia Yingxue glanced at Xu Jichang in surprise: Is he staying overnight?

As a married woman, is this...appropriate?

"There are a few empty rooms over there, and they are all equipped with quilts and everything."

Xu Jichang pointed to the newly expanded courtyard and said, "Go and sleep there."

Does he still have a vacant house?
Xia Yingxue initially assumed that Xu Jichang had rented out all the houses, but after hearing what he said, she couldn't help but change her mind.

"Thank you so much."

She sincerely thanked her, "Today you hosted me for dinner and allowed me to stay here again."

"You are here to help us build the railway, so of course I have to take good care of you."

Xu Jichang said with a smile.

"Don't worry, there won't be any problems with the railway construction."

Xia Yingxue responded with a smile, covering her head with her hands and preparing to pass.

"and many more."

Xu Jichang took her hand.

Xia Yingxue had administrative contact with Xu Jichang for the first time. She immediately blushed and instinctively wanted to pull her hand out: "What's wrong?"

"You haven't got the key yet."

Xu Jichang naturally let go of her hand, took out a bunch of keys from his pocket, untied one from the top and handed it to her: "Just twist it to the left three times."

Xia Yingxue's hand was pinched by Xu Jichang, and she was already in a state of uneasiness. How could she still have the time to listen to what he said, so she hurriedly ran away after humming a few times.

Her feet stepped on the rainwater on the ground, making a sound of "bah, bah, bah...".

Xu Jichang looked at Xia Yingxue's back for a while, then turned around and went back to the house.

Her little hands are so soft.

The way he ran away in shame was really seductive without even realizing it.

……

The next day, Xu Jichang woke up early and went out of the house to see Lan Qimei cooking on the stove in the kitchen.

Hearing his footsteps, Lan Qimei turned around and said, "Can you eat pork and mustard dumplings and poached eggs?"

"That's it, it's pretty good. Remember to make one for Comrade Yingxue."

Xu Jichang nodded.

"Yeah, I know she eats here."

Lan Qimei replied, "I heard you talking last night."

"Well, you are busy."

Xu Jichang walked to the courtyard gate, ran around twice outside, and then returned to the courtyard to practice his own boxing skills.

He was in business before time travel. In his early years, he drove to other places to transport wood by himself. He practiced boxing twice in order to defend himself.

Now that he has traveled through time for more than a year, he relies on practice from time to time to ensure that his skills are not rusty.

As he continued to fight, Xu Jichang's fists and feet began to gain momentum, and a thin layer of sweat gradually appeared on his forehead.

In the yard next door, Xia Yingxue got up and finished washing. When she saw this scene, curiosity arose in her eyes.

"Director Xu, what kind of punch did you hit?"

she came over and asked.

"I created it myself, I don't know what to call it."

Xu Jichang took a long breath and took the time to answer.

Xia Yingxue didn't ask further questions, she just stood quietly and watched Xu Jichang practice his boxing skills.

She didn't know much about boxing, but she just felt that the momentum of Xu Jichang's punches was very powerful and powerful, and when he closed his fists, he was clean and neat, without any sloppiness.

"call……"

When Xu Jichang breathed a long sigh of relief and finally put away his fists to end the drill, Xia Yingxue couldn't help but cheer.

"You played really well, like a master."

Xia Yingxue applauded Xu Jichang and did not hesitate to praise him.

Since there were people sleeping in the room next to her, she deliberately suppressed her voice.

But even so, Xu Jichang could feel the uncontrollable admiration and excitement in her throat.

"Just fighting blindly, still acting like a master."

Xu Jichang said, "Let's go inside and eat. Breakfast will be ready soon."

"Hmm, do you want to wipe off the sweat?"

Xia Yingxue took out a plain white handkerchief from her pocket and handed it to Xu Jichang.

"You wipe it for me."

Xu Jichang laughed.

"It's disgusting, it's out of shape." Xia Yingxue pursed her lips and smiled, "You can't wipe it off if you like it."

Normally, if a man dared to talk to her like this, she would definitely fall out.

But facing Xu Jichang today, she couldn't get angry for some reason.

Xu Jichang didn't hesitate. He gently took Xia Yingxue's slender hand and pressed the handkerchief to his forehead: "Okay, you have already wiped it for me."

"you you……"

Xia Yingxue felt that she had been taken advantage of and wanted to protest, but she was afraid of being overheard and embarrassed, so she could only glare at him angrily before turning around and entering the living room.

Hey, if you're angry, you'd better run to your living room.

There is a play.

Xu Jichang looked at Xia Yingxue's back, said in his heart, and followed him into the house.

When he arrived at the house, he entered the bathroom first, dipped a towel in water and wrung it out, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and then returned to the living room.

I saw Xia Yingxue sitting on a chair in the living room, holding her hands in front of a pair of plump peaks, turning her red face away, deliberately not looking at him.

If you don't read it, don't read it.

If she has the ability, she can maintain this posture for the rest of her life.

Xu Jichang thought to himself and sat down at the table.

After a while, Lan Qimei prepared breakfast for the three of them.

"Come, try..."

"Wait a minute, Engineer Xia, are you feeling unwell with a fever? Why is your face so red?"

Lan Qimei was just about to invite the two of them to taste her craftsmanship, but she noticed something was wrong with Xia Yingxue's face, so she asked.

She didn't think much about it.Because she had long heard that Xia Yingxue had a husband, and he was a somewhat cold and arrogant woman. In addition, Xu Jichang denied that there was any relationship between the two last night.

Xia Yingxue looked embarrassed when she asked, and felt a little embarrassed inside: "It's okay, I pressed it while sleeping."

"That's it. Then have breakfast quickly, it will be gone in a while."

Lan Qimei knew she was lying, but it was inconvenient to ask more questions, so she greeted her.

"It's delicious."

Xu Jichang still looked indifferent. He tasted the dumplings and exclaimed, "Where did you get the mustard greens?"

"I bought some more when they were on the market and dried them at home."

"That way you can be late all year round."

Lan Qimei raised her face and raised the corners of her mouth to look at Xu Jichang, hoping to get his praise.

Xu Jichang chose to satisfy her.

"That's right. With you here, I won't be in trouble."

Xu Jichang said with a smile. For a moment, only Xia Yingxue remained silent.

Xia Yingxue didn't care about the touch she had just received from Xu Jichang, but was amazed by his family's living standard.

It’s not a festival, so I eat dumplings early in the morning, stuffed with pork.

What kind of living conditions are these?

She and her husband would not dare to eat like this even if they both earned the salary of senior technicians!

I'm afraid there is a golden mountain at home, right?

Xia Yingxue exclaimed in her heart.

She is not a woman who worships money, but as long as she is a human being, she will be impacted by superior material conditions.

Facing Xu Jichang's extremely superior economic conditions, she was truly shocked.

"I'll serve you some more."

At this time, Lan Qimei saw that Xia Yingxue had finished eating the dumplings in her bowl, and reached out to her bowl to scoop some more for her.

"No, no, I'm full."

Xia Yingxue hurriedly blocked her hand, shook her head and said, "There is an egg here."

Staying with others, eating a bowl of noodles and eating dumplings, I have already gained a lot from others.

It would be inappropriate to eat it again.

"You're welcome, Yingxue, we've been working very hard these past two days."

"Eat more to build up your strength."

Xu Jichang spoke up at this time and glanced at Lan Qimei.

Lan Qimei received his request and reached out to pick up Xia Yingxue's bowl again: "That's right. I heard that you are from the factory to build the railway, and he is also entertaining you on behalf of the factory."

"Why are you so polite?"

Xia Yingxue had no choice but to stop blocking it and let Lan Qimei bring her back a few more dumplings.

Since Lan Qimei had to make breakfast for the factory workers, she finished serving the dumplings and went to work. Only Xu Jichang and Xia Yingxue were left in the living room.

Fortunately, after the buffering period just now, Xia Yingxue's inner embarrassment and discomfort have disappeared, and she no longer thinks about what Xu Jichang touched her hand just now.

It was Xu Jichang who launched the attack first: "By the way, Yingxue, what happened to you yesterday? You took the morning off."

"Did something happen at home?"

His question caught Xia Yingxue off guard.

Xia Yingxue was stunned for a moment, put down the chopsticks holding the dumplings in her hands, glanced at him, and slowly moved her gaze toward the window: "I encountered some problems."

"But it's nothing. It won't affect the follow-up work."

"If you have any difficulties, you should report them to the unit in time."

Xu Jichang said with concern, "You are not in the provincial capital and can't report it to your work unit, so you can tell me."

"I will work with the factory to help you."

Hearing these words, Xia Yingxue turned her eyes to Xu Jichang again, as if to confirm whether he really cared about her or was taking the opportunity to get closer.

However, all her skills were used in engineering technology, and her ability to observe people's emotions was not very strong. After watching for a long time, she still couldn't spot the ugly figure.

Finally, she withdrew her gaze and sighed heavily: "Alas! Not everything can be helped by others."

"If you say that, then something big must have happened."

Xu Jichang looked at Xia Yingxue calmly and said, "There is no obstacle in the world that you can't overcome. Just be open-minded."

"When you really can't hold it anymore, remember to tell me."

"Ah."

Xia Yingxue nodded slightly.

It is not difficult to see that her eyes are full of sincere gratitude at this time.

"Go to the unit."

Xu Jichang said, "Haha, let's take a detour today. Let's walk more and relax on the road."

"OK, all right."

Xia Yingxue stood up after him and walked out of the house. The two of them walked out of the courtyard together.

As for the dishes, leave them to the nanny hired by Gu Zhijun.

Ever since she was one month old, she had listened to Xu Jichang and hired a nanny, and Xu Jichang paid for it.

The child is still young now, and the nanny has been hired and not sent away.

On a late autumn morning, just after the rain, the air was filled with moisture, and water accumulated on the dead leaves on the ground.

Through the accumulated water, you can see the blackened veins of the leaves, as well as gray or black rust spots.

Xu Jichang and Xia Yingxue walked along the road in the outskirts of the county, and their shoes made the sound of water on the ground from time to time.

When passing through an open land with no trees blocking the way, Xu Jichang stretched out his hand and pointed to the mountains and sky in the distance.

"See, that's the highest peak in our county over there."

"More than 2000 meters."

Xia Yingxue looked in the direction of his finger and saw the majestic mountains in the distance, with peaks rising one after another, the sky clear and open, and the glow spreading all over.

What a vast and transparent picture.

Seeing this scene, Xia Yingxue felt relieved.

"gorgeous."

She seemed to be mumbling to herself, or talking to Xu Jichang.

Xu Jichang hummed, stretched out his big hand and held her small hand firmly.

(End of this chapter)