Hearing this, Cheng Jingmo's heart beat faster. His first reaction was a call from Yu Xiangnian, but he rejected the idea instantly.
Yu Xiangnian didn't know where he was, who would call him, and besides, how would Yu Xiangnian know the number of the army.
On the way to answer the phone, Cheng Jingmo kept thinking that the call was from Yu Xiangnian, and suppressed this thought along the way.
Hope, but fear of disappointment!
When he arrived at the duty room, he picked up the phone and said, "Hello, I'm Cheng Jingmo."
After waiting for a while, there was no response from the other party, so Cheng Jingmo said again: "Hello, hello, who are you?"
When Yu Xiangnian heard the word "hello", she recognized Cheng Jingmo's voice. Her heart skipped a beat inexplicably. She held the phone and forgot what she should say.
It wasn't until Cheng Jingmo spoke for the second time that Yu Xiangnian hurriedly said, "Cheng Jingmo, it's me."
Cheng Jingmo listened to the voice coming from the receiver. Although it was different from Yu Xiangnian's voice speaking in person, he still recognized the unique voice at once.
His mood suddenly soared, and he didn't notice it. The corners of his mouth slightly curved, and even the tips of his eyebrows raised.
Yu Xiangnian said: "I have something to do in Shanghai and am delayed. It will take a few days before I can come back."
Cheng Jingmo's heart was beating fast, but his voice remained calm, "Well, are you okay?"
"I'm fine, how about you?"
"I'm fine too." Cheng Jingmo paused and asked, "Do you have enough money?"
"enough."
The two fell silent at the same time, and they could hear each other's breathing coming from the receiver.
I couldn't bear to hang up the phone, but I didn't know what to say.
After a while, Yu Xiangnian said, "Then I die?"
"Yeah." Cheng Jingmo suddenly said, "Wait a minute!"
"Can you return home before August 1st?" he asked.
Yu Xiangnian quickly realized that August 1st was Army Day. There would be a social party in the army on that day, and family members were allowed to attend.
Yu Xiangnian used to be taken by the Yu family to attend.
She said: "When you come back, tell Xiaojie and I will bring him toys."
"Um."
"Then I die?"
"good."
"goodbye."
"goodbye."
Both of them waited for the other to hang up first. After waiting for a while, Yu Xiangnian finally hung up first.
Listening to the "beep" sound coming from the receiver, Cheng Jingmo chuckled before hanging up the phone.
Yu Xiangnian's thoughts were not over yet when he paid, he immediately regretted it!
I just said a few words to Cheng Jingmo and made two phone calls home to ask for her number, which cost a total of eleven yuan.
The phone bill is too expensive!
Yu Xiangnian and Qiu Yang came out of the post office and went to a state-owned restaurant to eat.
Qiu Yang looked at Yu Xiangnian's silly smile while eating, rolled his eyes, and said disdainfully: "You must have fallen in love with Cheng Jingmo!"
Yu Xiangnian did not deny it.
Maybe not to the point of liking her, but she admired Cheng Jingmo, maybe she was moved...
Regardless of Cheng Jingmo's external conditions, during this period of time together, Yu Xiangnian was attracted by Cheng Jingmo's inner qualities.
His upbringing seems to be engraved in his bones: he is emotionally stable, respectful and tolerant of others, down-to-earth and responsible, and never complains...
Anyway, the more we get along with each other, the more we will discover many advantages.
Yu Xiangnian looked like a girl in love with her spring. Qiu Yang couldn't bear to look at her and shook his head. "It's good to like him. Live a good life with him."
Yu Xiangnian said a little discouraged: "He has someone he likes, and I heard they are getting married. My father insisted on letting him marry me."
Qiu Yang's eyes widened and he couldn't believe it, "Is there such a thing?"
"No! When you and I were abroad, they were talking about getting married. Later, when I came back, my dad asked him to marry me."
She paused and then said angrily: "You don't even know that Cheng Jingmo likes that woman and hates her so much! She seems to be knowledgeable and sensible, but she is actually a scheming bitch! Do you men all like this kind of white lotus?"
Qiu Yang said dissatisfied: "What do you mean by men? Don't beat them to death with a stick, I don't like this!"
Yu Xiangnian smiled evilly and looked straight at Qiu Yang, "Have I guessed who you are writing those love words to?"
Qiu Yang's eyes were wary, "Don't talk nonsense, I don't like anyone! I just write whatever I want!"
Yu Xiangnian gave an "I understand" look, "I respect everyone's sexual orientation."
Qiu Yang's face turned red and white, and he said after a long while: "I don't think your father forced Cheng Jingmo to marry you."
He quickly changed the subject away from himself.
Yu Xiangnian said without emotion: "Then why did he marry me? Because of my background?"
Qiu Yang nodded in agreement, "The first picture is your background, and the second picture is your person."
"The person who wants me?" Yu Xiangnian asked in surprise.
Qiu Yang said: "I could see it back then. The way he looked at you was different. He was gentle and restrained. At least he had a good impression of you."
Yu Xiangnian said: "Then he is even more annoying! He had a crush on me, then fell in love with someone else in the blink of an eye, and then married me in the blink of an eye!"
Qiu Yang said: "Isn't this normal? If you don't like him, he can't like someone else? You have more support than that woman and you are willing to marry him. Of course he will marry you!"
Yu Xiangnian gritted his teeth, "Men are so realistic!"
Qiu Yang agreed, "What man is unrealistic?"
Sun Yichuan's mother recovered well, and Yu Xiangnian finally had the opportunity to talk to Sun Yichuan's father about translation.
It just so happened that the publishing house was preparing to translate an English work.
Sun Yichuan's father asked Yu Xiangnian to translate a few paragraphs on the spot and was very satisfied.
"Comrade Yu, is he also a person who has studied abroad?"
Yu Xiangnian said honestly: "No, I have spent some time abroad and usually like to read some foreign language books."
Sun Yichuan's father immediately decided to give this work to Yu Xiangnian for translation. The price was two yuan per thousand words, settled monthly.
Yu Xiangnian estimated that this work would have about 500,000 words, which would cost 1,000 yuan.
She was satisfied with the price.
Sun Yichuan's father said that if this work is translated, the price can be raised in the future, and he will also introduce other publishing houses to her for translation.
When Yu Xiangnian heard this, he became even more motivated!
The department stores in Shanghai are larger than those in Nancheng, with a wide variety of goods and fashionable items.
Yu Xiangnian bought a set of building blocks for Xiaojie, a pen for Cheng Jingmo, and an outfit for himself.
He also brought a bottle of tea produced locally in Shanghai to the Yu family, bought a pair of leather shoes for Zhao Ruozhu, and gave each of the three brothers a lighter, mainly because it was light and easy to carry.
Qiu Yang wanted to stay in Shanghai for a while, but was threatened by Yu Xiangnian to return to Nancheng. The two of them returned at the last minute.
In the past few days, Yu Xiangnian took Qiu Yang to practice whenever he had time, just to surprise Cheng Jingmo on August 1st.
