Chapter 575: Simple
Chapter 575: Simple
The next day, Jiang Dong drove Jiang Xia to register at school, accompanied by Zhao Cheng Lei.
Jiang Dong had moved back to the neighboring courtyard the previous afternoon. He went to Jiang Xia’s house early in the morning for breakfast, then drove her to school, picking up Zhang Fuyan along the way.
Jiang Xia knew that Zhang Fuyan and Jiang Dong always bought breakfast from a stall near the school, so she packed a meal for her.
Jiang Xia handed the lunch box and thermos to Zhang Fuyan, who was sitting in the passenger seat: "Rice rolls and scalloped pork congee. I hope you like it."
Zhang Fuyan turned around with a smile and took the box: "Great! I’m tired of the breakfast outside. This is a nice change!"
Jiang Dong glanced at her while driving: "It’s made by Grandma. It’s really good. I had two bowls of congee and four rice rolls."
Zhang Fuyan lifted the lid of the lunch box and used her chopsticks to pick up a rice roll: "Delicious!"
This time, the rice rolls were filled with shredded radish and minced meat, with a touch of celery and peanuts for added flavor. The radish was sweet, and the celery gave a subtle aroma, while the peanuts added a nice crunch.
A little bit of specially made seafood sauce was drizzled over the rice roll, making it even more delicious!
Grandma made both spicy and mild sauces.
Jiang Xia liked a bit of spice, but Grandma was worried that eating too much spicy food might cause her baby to get a red bottom, so she also made a milder sauce.
Jiang Xia smiled: "Grandma and Second Aunt made them. If you like it, I can bring you breakfast every day. They’re both good at making all kinds of snacks."
"Really delicious, better than the breakfast from the stalls near our school. From now on, I’ll be so lucky! Xia Xia is the best! I won’t have to eat steamed buns every day."
Jiang Dong: "…"
She didn’t eat steamed buns every day. He changed the breakfast he bought for her regularly.
They only occasionally went to the cafeteria for cornmeal porridge and steamed buns.
Jiang Xia laughed: "You’ve probably had too much of the food outside the school. You’re just tired of it."
In this era, Jiang Xia discovered that many foods were incredibly delicious. Vegetables weren’t grown in a week; they were particularly flavorful. Pigs were raised for a full year without excessive hormones, making the pork especially fragrant. Even plain white rice was sweeter and more fragrant than in her previous life.
As for seafood, it was even better! She ate the freshest seafood every day, which was far superior to what she could buy at the market in her previous life.
Now, Jiang Xia found that even plain white rice and steamed buns were incredibly delicious, especially in the cold winter when the rice and buns were freshly steamed and still hot. They were truly fragrant and sweet.
She wondered if it was because her appetite was better, making everything taste good.
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Q University Campus
The car couldn’t drive into the campus.
Jiang Dong stopped at the school gate and let Jiang Xia and Zhao Cheng Lei get out.
Zhang Fuyan had to greet new students, so she couldn’t accompany Jiang Xia to register.
After they got out of the car, Jiang Dong found a place to park.
On the first day of school, many students were coming and going.
Zhao Cheng Lei was pulling a suitcase with one hand and carrying a bucket with a thermos and towels in the other.
Jiang Xia was holding a porcelain basin.
The two of them walked into the campus together.
Jiang Xia planned to apply for a bed at the school because sometimes her milk would soak her clothes. Having a dorm room would make it easier to change, so she brought some clothes and bedding.
Everyone else was carrying their luggage in both hands, with large bedrolls on their backs, while Jiang Xia had only a simple suitcase.
Her light load immediately drew the attention of many passersby, who couldn’t help but take a look.
Gu Heng was helping his daughter carry her luggage as they walked into the campus.
Jiang Xia turned to talk to Zhao Cheng Lei, who slightly tilted his head to listen.
Gu Yue immediately recognized Jiang Xia and the Zhao Cheng Lei pulling the suitcase beside her.
Gu Yue tugged at Gu Heng, gesturing for him to look at Jiang Xia and Zhao Cheng Lei in front of them: "Dad, the woman and the man from yesterday bought four down jackets. I didn’t expect they would be from our school too."
Gu Heng glanced at the two in front.
Both of them were dressed in very plain and ordinary clothes.
Unlike his daughter, who seemed to change her outfit every day, matching each piece of clothing with the right shoes.
"Look at how simply that woman is dressed! You should learn from her. Don’t always want to buy the expensive things. We can’t afford those capitalist ideas."
Today, Jiang Xia was wearing a white cotton-polyester blouse with floral prints and green military trousers.
Zhao Cheng Lei was also dressed in a white shirt and green military trousers.
In this era, the streets were predominantly filled with plain colors like gray, blue, military green, and white.
In the morning bicycle parade, a quick glance would reveal mostly dull, grayish outfits, with only a few people wearing bright colors or dressing fashionably.
And his daughter and wife were among that rare few.
As soon as Gu Yue heard her father start lecturing, she felt a bit annoyed. She thought he always missed the point.
"Dad, did you see the man next to her pulling a suitcase? Do you know how much that suitcase costs? The cheapest one at the Friendship Store is over two hundred yuan."
Moreover, she felt that the suitcase didn’t look like it was just over two hundred yuan. It seemed more expensive! She had never seen one like that before, maybe it was a new model?
Besides, the woman’s clothes were so new, without a single patch. How could that be considered plain? It was brand new!
If she had such a suitcase, she would be willing to dress simply too!
"Cough... That’s a practical item, it looks like it will last a long time."
After hearing his daughter, Gu Heng already knew what a suitcase was and that it was famous at the Canton Fair.
Gu Yue pursed her lips, "Then I want a suitcase that costs a hundred yuan or so. Didn’t you say it had no use?"
Gu Heng replied, "They might be from out of town, but your home is in Capital City. I can carry your luggage for you, so you don’t need to. You don’t travel for business, so why buy it?"
Spending a couple of hundred yuan on something rarely used, Gu Heng naturally disagreed.
Gu Yue couldn’t help but pout.
In front, Jiang Xia and Zhao Cheng Lei walked to the registration desk, filled out some forms, signed their names, and received their dorm keys, along with meal tickets totaling 36 pounds, 9 pounds of rice tickets, 20 pounds of flour tickets, and 7 pounds of cornmeal tickets.
Just as Jiang Xia finished registering and turned to leave, Gu Heng and Gu Yue arrived at the registration desk.
Because her daughter had been talking about them, Gu Heng subconsciously glanced at Jiang Xia and then paused.
Jiang Xia didn’t look back, pulling Zhao Cheng Lei’s arm, "Let’s go!"
The couple moved through the crowd and left.
Gu Heng’s gaze couldn’t help but follow them.
Gu Yue also watched Jiang Xia.
When Jiang Xia raised her hand to pull Zhao Cheng Lei, Gu Yue noticed a Longines watch on her wrist.
She liked that watch too!
It cost several hundred yuan!
She couldn’t even bring herself to buy it!
"Dad, did you see the watch on her wrist?"
Gu Heng snapped back to reality, "Who? What watch?"
Gu Yue, "The woman! You said she was dressed simply, but did you see what watch she was wearing?"
Gu Heng shook his head, his gaze involuntarily falling back on Jiang Xia, "No."
"Dad, the watch she’s wearing is the one I like the most. You still say she’s dressed simply?"
Gu Heng absentmindedly responded, "Hmm."
Gu Yue looked at Jiang Xia, "Dad, if I had a watch like that, I could dress simply too!"
The cost of that watch was almost as much as all the clothes she bought for the summer.
And Gu Yue thought Jiang Xia looked beautiful in her simple attire!
It turns out, a high ponytail could make someone look so pretty?
"Are you here to register?" The school teacher’s reminder brought the father and daughter back to their senses. (End of Chapter)
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