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Chapter 174: First Encounter
Chapter 174: First Encounter
Jiang Xia's mind went blank for a moment upon hearing Zhang Fuyan's words, and her heart tightened. "What do you mean? How can he be missing?"
Could it be that Ye Xian took him away?
She quickly recalled the book's description of Jiang Dong, but unfortunately, she couldn't find any mention of an accident involving Jiang Dong during his sophomore year.
However, the book did briefly mention that Jiang Dong had once been in a minor car accident and was hospitalized. Ye Xian personally took care of him, even helping him bathe and supporting him to the bathroom. She cared for him devotedly, and Jiang Dong completely fell for her.
But that accident in the book seemed to happen during his junior year.
Zhou Chenglei glanced at Jiang Xia and reached out to hold her hand, giving her strength and calming her down.
Hearing the tension in Jiang Xia's voice, Zhang Fuyan realized her misunderstanding and quickly explained, "I went to his class and his dormitory to look for him, but I couldn't find him anywhere. His roommate said that he received a letter some time ago, saying that he had made it big! Then he ran out with the letter. I inquired and found out that he's working with a professor from the department at a research institute, so he hasn't been attending classes recently. His roommate said that even his girlfriend can't find him!"
Jiang Xia breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this and felt even more at ease. "If even Ye Xian can't find him, then Jiang Dong is truly safe."
Smiling, Jiang Xia asked, "Are those fish fry delicious? If you like them, you can have my brother's portion too. They won't keep well for long, and I don't know when he'll be back at school."
Zhang Fuyan's tone became cheerful again, "They're so tasty! I just received them at noon today and shared them with my classmates. We finished half of them in the afternoon, and they all want to buy more from me! Xia Xia, when you have time, send me another hundred pounds of those fish fry. You can even send two hundred pounds, and include more spicy ones. Many people prefer the spicy flavor, just like me."
Jiang Xia smiled and said, "Sure, but not so soon. Making these fish fry requires a lot of oil, and I don't have any oil coupons left to buy more."
Zhang Fuyan replied, "I'll send you some oil. By the way, send me five hundred pounds of king mackerel and red spruce fish jerky every half month from now on."
Jiang Xia asked, "Does the school canteen accept fish jerky? Aren't you worried about students getting fish bones stuck in their throats?"
Zhang Fuyan responded, "They're all adults, what's there to worry about? The canteen sometimes serves fresh fish too! Moreover, king mackerel and red spruce fish have very few bones, only the main ones. If even these fish with so few bones can cause bone-related issues, then we might as well not eat fish at all."
Jiang Xia felt that there might be a generational gap in their thinking.
She believed that the school canteen would avoid serving fish with bones to students to evade responsibility, but perhaps in this era, not many people knew how to hold others accountable, so fewer people were afraid of taking responsibility.
Jiang Xia agreed, "Alright, then I'll send a batch of fish jerky on Mid-Autumn Festival. I'll be going to the city that day anyway."
There were twelve days until Mid-Autumn Festival. After having lunch that day, she and Zhou Chenglei would return home to spend the festival with Jiang Fu and Jiang Mu.
Since Zhou Chensen and Li Xiuxian would be going home for the festival, there was no need to worry about Zhou Fu and Zhou Mu being alone.
Zhang Fuyan responded with a 'yes' and then said, "Xia Xia, my aunt said you're going to the Guangzhou Fair as a translator, right? Our school is also organizing people from the foreign language department to go as translators, and I'll be going too. We'll get to meet each other then. You can stay with me!"
Jiang Xia smiled and replied, "Sure, see you then."
Phone calls were expensive, so Zhang Fuyan said 'yes' and hung up.
After Jiang Xia ended the call, she thanked Zhou Li and left the production team with Zhou Chenglei.
Zhou Chenglei asked, "What about Jiang Dong?"
He had poor hearing, and although he leaned in to listen, he could only catch some of the words from the microphone, missing most of the conversation.
"It's fine, he's out doing research with the professor."
Jiang Dong must be working on that vacuum packaging machine. Who knows when he'll finish his research?
To prevent him from getting distracted by romance again, Jiang Xia decided to write another letter tonight, asking him to develop a production line for plastic packaging bags with sealing strips.
In this era, there are already production lines for plastic packaging, so adding sealing strips shouldn't be too difficult. It should be doable, right? Oh, and she must remind Jiang Dong to apply for a patent for the vacuum packaging machine.
That way, he'll have a steady stream of income from the patent royalties.
Many people in this era are not yet aware of patent rights, as the Patent Office was only recently established. She must remind Jiang Dong about this.
Zhou Chenglei asked again, "Is Comrade Zhang coming over?"
He heard Jiang Xia mention seeing her later.
Jiang Xia smiled, "No, students from their school's foreign language department will also be attending the Guangzhou Fair, and she's going too. We'll be sharing a room."
Zhou Chenglei felt relieved that Zhang Fuyan would be sharing a room with Jiang Xia, making him feel more at ease. But...
He said, "Why don't you get a separate room? You can leave it empty if you want."
Jiang Xia looked at him, "Do you want to go too?"
Zhou Chenglei: "I'll definitely come to see you, but I'm not sure which day."
"Then we can book a room when the time comes! Why waste money on an empty room?"
Recently, people in the village have been saying that they have so much money that they're investing in fish farming.
Jiang Xia now believes that Zhou Chenglei truly has more money than he knows what to do with!
The Guangzhou Fair lasts for half a month, and since he doesn't know which day he'll be going, asking her to book an empty room for that long would be a waste of money.
Zhou Chenglei: "It won't be easy to find a room during the fair."
"That's true. Then you shouldn't go."
Zhou Chenglei: "..."
No, he insists on going!
After hanging up the phone, Zhang Fuyan decided to stop by Jiang Dong's dormitory to check if he had returned.
If he hadn't, she would sell the dried fish to his roommates and classmates, to avoid wasting it if it went bad.
Zhang Fuyan headed towards the boys' dormitory building.
Jiang Dong's room was on the second floor. As Zhang Fuyan climbed the last step, a white figure suddenly turned the corner and rushed out.
Startled, Zhang Fuyan instinctively stepped back, forgetting that there were stairs behind her. She missed a step, twisted her ankle, and began to fall backward.
As she was about to tumble down the stairs, she instinctively reached out to grab the wall, but was caught by someone who pulled her up and held her waist, pulling her into a sturdy embrace.
However, the person released her as soon as she was lifted up.
As soon as Zhang Fuyan steadied herself, a sharp pain shot through her twisted ankle, and she couldn't stand firmly. Instinctively, she grabbed the person's arm.
The person quickly supported her to prevent any further accidents.
"Sorry! Are you okay? Can you stand?"
The person's voice was pleasant, like a clear, flowing stream in the forest.
Zhang Fuyan couldn't help but look up at him.
The young man's eyes were filled with concern, and his face was handsome and refined. His hair was short, giving him a sunny and handsome appearance.
Zhang Fuyan's heart skipped a beat.
Who is this guy? He's so handsome!
(End of Chapter)
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