CHAPTER 201: 201 HARVEST

Jiang Cong specifically brought over a bowl of pure white cold noodles for Jiang Xinyu, the handmade wide noodles looked appetizing.

"Brother Ding, thank you so much."

"No need to be polite, you should really take care and replenish yourself."

Looking at the big bowl, Jiang Xinyu directly shared it with the two children, giving each a bowl.

The two children rarely got to eat pure fine grains, so they were naturally happy and thanked Jiang Xinyu with smiles.

After the meal, no one was in a hurry to leave, but Wang Tongzhou came to pick up She Xiaoyun, and the couple’s relationship was really quite good.

Jiang Xinyu secretly observed Lv Beiguang; he really didn’t react at all. Xiao Yun’s several years of affection were truly wasted on him.

On Sunday morning, Jiang Xinyu decided to go to work; otherwise, she’d have nothing to do at home and might as well save up her vacation.

The task of drawing should have been hers, but as Jiang Xinyu was always traveling, it was handed over to Song Qingqing.

"Director Jiang, why are you here at work today?"

"I’m saving up my vacation; I plan to go out and explore during the New Year."

"Don’t you have a month’s long vacation?"

"I’m afraid the time won’t be enough."

The morning was busy and bustling, with the club already mostly renovated and expected to open before the New Year.

At noon, the two went to eat together; Song Qingqing’s appetite was bigger than Jiang Xinyu’s. Today it was sorghum rice, Jiang Xinyu found it a bit spicy for her throat and only managed half a serving, but she finished the stewed potatoes. Even though there was no oil, they were stewed perfectly and tasted great.

"Director Jiang, are you going to the city early morning tomorrow?"

"I need to go; I’ll go to the school and inform them. A student like me, I’m afraid they might expel me."

Song Qingqing laughed, "Director Jiang, you’re actually doing great already; at least you have the desire to learn."

"I feel a middle school graduate qualification is too low. Anyway, I don’t have to attend school; as long as I use my time wisely to study whenever possible, it’s quite convenient."

Song Qingqing admired this Director Jiang, young in age yet wise and aware of what she wants.

In the afternoon, when Qian Jun returned, he smiled upon seeing Jiang Xinyu. Is she planning to go somewhere during the vacation and needs to save up her days off?

"Director Jiang, tomorrow morning just wait at home, I’ll come to pick you up."

"Is Mr. Qian not returning for a day?"

"Yeah, I’ll visit Shen Xueqi in the morning, and there’s a meeting in the afternoon."

"Then I’ll take the bus back myself."

"That works too." Qian Jun left with a smile; tomorrow’s meeting really couldn’t be skipped.

Jiang Xinyu got off work and went home, enjoyed a relaxing hot bath, and picked up a book to continue reading. The midterm exams are over, should she try the midterm papers tomorrow?

Early the next day, after a hearty breakfast, she rode her bike to work.

Having just finished tidying up, even before the work bell rang, Qian Jun came looking for her.

"Director Jiang, shall we go?"

"Sure, isn’t Secretary Song coming?"

"No need, oh, do you want to visit Shen Xueqi first?"

"I’ll go to the school first. Did you make an appointment with Mr. Shen?"

"No, I’ll go directly to the public security bureau to find him.

If you want, we can go to the school together first and then visit him together?"

"Won’t that delay your matters?"

"No worries, the meeting is at two in the afternoon."

"Actually, I was going to the school for exams, but given the situation, let’s forget about it. I’ll inform Principal Wang and wait for the finals."

Qian Jun drove straight to the school and accompanied her to Principal Wang’s office.

"Jiang Xinyu?"

"Principal Wang, I’m back. I regret not attending the midterm exams."

"Didn’t go smoothly on the road, I heard about it, you’ve done well."

"Thank you for your praise, Principal. I’m here to report to you this time."

"Alright, just focus on learning steadily. Here’s the midterm exam paper I kept for you. If you have time, you can work through it here, and let the teacher review it; that way, you’ll know where you’re lacking."

"Okay.

Mr. Qian, you can go ahead, I’ll take the bus to visit after finishing here."

"No problem, I’ll wait for you." Qian Jun kindly sat and waited on the side.

Jiang Xinyu directly started the exam in Principal Wang’s office, doing math and Chinese first, then physics and politics, and finally history and geography.

She took a total of two hours to finish six subjects at a very fast pace. By the time she completed the last subject, geography, the scores for the first four papers were already out.

The scores were fairly good, all around ninety.

"Not bad, not leaving your studies behind, you should definitely keep it up."

"Thank you for the praise, Principal." Jiang Xinyu was quite pleased; honestly, she felt confident only with math, the rest were not very promising.

"Not bad, if you have urgent matters, go ahead. I’ve reviewed the remaining two subjects and estimate you’d score about eighty; these two subjects need strengthening."

"Yes, thank you, Principal."

Jiang Xinyu didn’t wait for the results of the remaining two subjects because Qian Jun was waiting, and she felt quite apologetic about it.

The two of them drove directly to the public security bureau, stopped the car outside, registered at the entrance, and went in to find Shen Xueqi.

Seeing the two entering, Shen Xueqi was momentarily puzzled, "Do you two have something to discuss?"

Jiang Xinyu felt a bit awkward; how should she respond?

"Mr. Shen, we came to just take a look, nothing else,"

"Alright, please sit. I’ll pour you some water."

Both refused, and Jiang Xinyu sensed they were going to talk, so she excused herself to the restroom.

Seeing Jiang Xinyu stepped out, "The situation above can’t be influenced by either of us, and this time, the higher-ups haven’t stepped in for you. Why not come over to our side?"

Shen Xueqi shook his head, "Doing that would end worse for me. The power struggle above is too fierce."

Having understood each other’s standpoint, they swiftly changed the subject.

"Did Jiang Xinyu voluntarily come to see me?"

"No, I went to the school with her, so she tagged along."

"I figured, she wouldn’t voluntarily come to see me."

After wandering outside for a while, Jiang Xinyu decided it was better to go inside rather than feel awkward outside, choosing to be a third wheel.

"You two came all the way here. Let’s talk after lunch."

At this point, it was hard to accept being treated to lunch, so they declined.

"Jiang Xinyu, I’ll treat you to lunch."

"Sure, I’ll take the bus back after lunch."

"Alright, take care."

Jiang Xinyu returned to the textile factory by half past three in the afternoon.

She sat in the office, reading and studying.

Returning home after work, she bumped into Kong Demin at the gate.

"Jiang Xinyu, I’m getting married on the 20th, please make sure to attend."

"Okay, I’ll definitely go." Thinking to herself, she didn’t care much. This weekend’s plan to go to the beach was disrupted, really inconvenient.

Exchanging a few pleasantries, Jiang Xinyu rode her bike home. Feeling conflicted, she genuinely didn’t want to go but with a personal invitation, not going would be inappropriate; they’re from the same village, and he hasn’t really wronged her.

Reaching home, she first ate some watermelon before boiling water to prepare for her bath.