Since Shanshan had gone on a date with Alum, this was the first time Jiang Zhihan had dinner alone with Xiao Qin. According to Jiang Zhihan's speculation, a girl like Xiao Qin, who was very ambitious, should be very mindful of the concept of time. Therefore, he had calculated the distance and set off 20 minutes in advance to prevent himself from being late due to an unexpected traffic jam. They arrived at the restaurant 25 minutes earlier than the agreed time. Jiang Zhihan sat down, ordered a pot of tea, and slowly drank it.
For a few days, Jiang Zhihan had gotten used to winding up and doing things on his schedule one by one. Day after day, week after week, he was like a pedestrian who was on his way. Today, he had some leisure time. Sitting down and slowly drinking tea felt quite good.
He asked for a seat by the window and looked out. He saw a gray river meandering in the distance. It was the Mother River that had nurtured an ancient civilization for thousands of years. The sun was about to set. Due to the heavy dust in the city, the sun's rays were not dazzling at all. In the late autumn and early winter evening, it was like a cute red ball hanging there quietly. For some reason, Jiang Zhihan thought of those two lines from the poem: The smoke in the desert was straight, and the sun was round in the long river. This was one of Jiang Zhihan's most appreciated poems. However, under the setting sun on the river today, it was not a desolate desert, but a bustling city. Jiang Zhihan tilted his head slightly and imagined the magnificent and lonely scene of the desert under the setting sun. He felt more and more that the artistic conception revealed by the short ten words was really memorable.
When Xiao Qin walked into the restaurant, she saw Jiang Zhihan tilting his head slightly, looking at the side profile of the sunset by the river. The seventeen-year-old youth, or rather, a youth, had a calm expression and a deep gaze, as if he had seen through the world.
When she first met Jiang Zhihan, Xiao Qin was already a little surprised by the maturity and calmness that surpassed his age under his young and tender face and youthful passion. What left a deep impression on her was that he seemed to have a kind of self-confidence in his bones. Even if the things he faced were things he had never seen before or were not in his control, he still had a reserved but strong confidence to do things in his own way. Xiao Qin stopped in her tracks. She suddenly felt that the silhouette of the young man by the window, coupled with the distant mountains, the river, and the warm sunset, was an excellent composition. She took out her Pearl River camera from her shoulder bag, aimed it at the focal point, and snapped a photo.
Jiang Zhihan was jolted awake from his daydream by the sound of snapping. He turned around and saw Xiao Qin. He stood up and helped her pull out the seat. "Ah," said Xiao Qin,"I've never enjoyed such gentlemanly treatment before!" Where did you learn it?"
"Were you taking photos just now?" Jiang Zhihan asked her.”
"Yes," said Qin. I've been learning from Old Wu, who runs photography. Although he was a reporter, he had to be multi-talented. You were sitting here just now, and it matched the scenery very well, so I took a photo of you. I'll let you enjoy my masterpiece another day.”
Jiang Zhihan sincerely complimented,"Sister Xiaoqin is indeed far-sighted. She will definitely be a famous reporter in the future."”
"Well, don't flatter me," said Qin. What were you doing sitting here just now? Are you sad about spring and autumn?"
Jiang Zhihan said," I suddenly thought of a poem. The setting sun is round in the long river. It really matches this scenery." If he was not careful, he would not know what he was thinking. In the past, I often let my thoughts run wild and my mind wandered off. These few months, I seem to have no time when I'm busy. It was a good feeling to suddenly have a chance to sit down, drink a cup of tea, and think about random things.”
Xiao Qin accompanied him to watch the sunset for a few minutes. The two of them sat there without saying anything, but it was as if they had been friends for many years and had a silent tacit understanding.
Xiao Qin ordered a stir-fried kidney, a soup with three delicacies, and a green pepper. She asked for another bottle of beer and asked Jiang Zhihan what he wanted to drink. Jiang Zhihan said that he wanted a bottle too. Xiao Qin asked for two bottles. Subconsciously, she didn't even think about whether Jiang Zhihan was too young to drink. He opened the bottle cap and poured the wine into the glass. He looked at the layer of white foam slowly floating on the yellow liquid. It was strange but also a comfortable feeling.
Xiao Qin raised her glass and said,"To steal a half day of leisure." The two of them gently clinked their glasses and took a sip.
Jiang Zhihan knew that Xiao Qin was looking for him for something or news. But since Xiao Qin didn't mention it, he wasn't in a hurry. He casually found some topics to talk about.
Jiang Zhihan said,"This restaurant tastes good, but the price is not cheap." She had come at night twice before and didn't sit by the window. She was still wondering why you and Sister Shanshan liked this place so much. Today, it seemed that the scenery alone was worth half of the meal.”
"I didn't know you were a romantic," said Xiao Qin with a smile. Actually, Shanshan was the one who really liked this restaurant. I was just following her wishes.”
Jiang Zhihan looked at Xiao Qin's profound expression and asked,""What's the story behind this?"
" One day, Shanshan and I were supposed to have dinner here," Xiao Qin said." But I couldn't make it because I had to catch up with some breaking news." Shanshan was sitting alone when a thick-skinned boy approached her.”Xiao Qin put on a fierce expression and said," Then she kidnapped my Shanshan.”
Jiang Zhihan laughed." I didn't expect Brother Ming to have such skills. I'll have to ask him for advice when I can."”
Xiao Qin said," I heard from Shanshan that you have a very beautiful girlfriend. Don't eat what's in the bowl and look at what's in the pot." I say, looking at you little fellows, I really feel like the new generation is pushing the old. When I was your age, how could I have so many thoughts?”
The two of them chatted, drank wine, and ate some side dishes. The sun slowly set. There were some sunset clouds on the horizon. They were light blue and dark red. It was very beautiful.
After Xiao Qin finished her meal, she wiped her mouth with a napkin and said,""Why didn't you ask me why I was looking for you?”
Jiang Zhihan said,"There's no hurry. It's very happy to chat with you."”
Qin looked into his eyes and said,"Really?”
"Of course," Jiang Zhihan replied.
Xiao Qin shook her head." I don't know where she learned the patience to keep herself healthy at such a young age."”After a pause, he said,"This news is barely considered good news." That article had already been published in this issue's internal reference. But don't be happy too early. There were so many articles on the internal reference, but many leaders would not read them or put them aside after taking a look. If a leader could mention it on certain occasions, the effect would be very different. However, I can't do anything about this.”
Jiang Zhihan nodded and said sincerely,""Anyway, I really have to thank you, Sister Xiao Qin. We haven't known each other for long, but we've already troubled you twice.”
"You're a busybody," said Qin. To be honest, compared to what happened to you last time, Xiao Qian's incident has touched me more. Although they were born and raised in different environments and engaged in different jobs, girls in their twenties had just entered society. Only those who had experienced it personally knew how difficult it was. Don't think that I'm numb now. Actually, as a reporter, I can come into contact with the dark side far more than most people. Seven or eight of my articles have been taken down. To be honest, if my dad didn't have some connections in the publishing industry, I don't even know if I would have been transferred. For the sake of my dad, the leader would usually just say," Xiao Qin, your essay is not bad, but you have to have a sense of the big picture." This is already considered taking good care of me.”
"I really understand," Jiang Zhihan said seriously. In the past, she was trapped in the school and had little contact with the outside world. I've probably come into contact with more things in the past few months than I have in the past decade. This feeling of powerlessness was even more common. However, what filled me with hope was that although there were all kinds of things happening everywhere, there were still many people who were willing to help and contribute to the most basic justice in this society.”Jiang Zhihan relaxed his tone and said," It's precisely people like you, Sister Xiaoqin, who didn't make my beautiful dream disappear at the age of 17!”Xiao Qin was amused by him and laughed.
Xiao Qin insisted on paying the bill, and the two of them walked out of the restaurant together. "Oh, by the way, I went to your neighborhood for an interview last week. I even went to your mother's bookstore to take a look." The books there are very good. I saw a set of the complete works of Kundera that I had been looking for, so I bought it quickly.”
"Thank you for taking care of the business," Jiang Zhihan said.”
" It's true," Xiao Qin said." The books your mother bought are very good. I'm sure many people will like them, but they might not know that there's such a place." Yesterday, I met a university classmate. She's now a director at Zhongzhou Radio Station. They just started a new program not long ago. It's a song request from the audience. I heard that it's very popular. Their program is advertising for rent. Have you ever thought about advertising?”
Jiang Zhihan said," Of course I've thought about advertising, but it's only been a while since I started. I don't have much money, so I thought I'd take a look at it after a while.”
"I asked around for the approximate price for you. It's very cheap," said Xiao Qin.”He told Jiang Zhihan a price.
"How can it be so cheap?" Jiang Zhihan asked in surprise.”
"Their radio station is funded by the bureau, so it's semi-state-owned," Xiao Qin said. In addition, perhaps everyone was not confident about the new program, so this price could also be considered a discount at the beginning, right?”
Jiang Zhihan said,"It seems that I took it for granted." I always thought that advertisements would be very expensive, so I didn't carefully inquire about the prices of different media and programs. If it's this price, I'll definitely get my mom to advertise it. It won't hurt anyway.”He smiled and said,"When the time is right, Sister Xiaoqin can think of a way to write an article in the weekend cultural supplement to advertise for us."”
"You're really good at calculating," Xiao Qin shook her head.”As they chatted and laughed, the two of them parted ways at the intersection.
Jiang Zhihan found a public phone and informed the old man of the latest developments before rushing to Chen Yimeng's house.
Chen Yimeng opened the door for Jiang Zhihan and said,""Did you skip class today?"
Jiang Zhihan said,"I had an appointment with someone. Who knew that I would change my evening self-study to class at the last minute?" Teacher Zhang didn't say anything, right?"
Chen Yimeng smiled and said,"With Ni Shang covering for you, what are you afraid of? She's Teacher Zhang's number one favorite."”
The two of them entered the living room. Chen Yimeng pointed at the door of the study." One of my dad's old subordinates came to see him. He's talking in the study."”So Jiang Zhihan and Chen Yimeng sat down and randomly switched to a channel to watch television.
Twenty minutes later, the door to the study opened. Commander Chen walked out, followed by a tall young man with dark skin and a sharp face. His back was straight, and the way he walked was obvious that he was from the army. Commander Chen introduced him." This is my old subordinate. He's been transferred to another job. He's here to see me."”He then introduced Jiang Zhihan," A classmate from Yimeng, but a hundred times more capable than Yimeng.”Chen Yimeng smiled and did not mind. Jiang Zhihan and the man nodded and smiled at each other as a form of greeting.
Commander Chen sent off his old subordinates and sat down to greet Jiang Zhihan. He lifted the lid of the cup and took a big gulp before saying to Jiang Zhihan,""This old subordinate of mine is upright and knows how to adapt. He is a capable man. He used to be a cook, and later became my guard. It wasn't easy for me to find an opportunity to get him a spot in the military academy, but he was loyal and gave it up to someone else. If he didn't retire from the army and return to the town, his job wouldn't be good. There were more than ten people in the family, old and young. The burden was very heavy.”Commander Chen sighed and said," I want to help, but don't look at me as a deputy secretary now. I still can't get him into the Light Industry Bureau."”
Jiang Zhihan didn't know if Commander Chen had brought this up unintentionally or not, so he looked at him and waited quietly for him to continue. Commander Chen said," Recently, Old Shi's factory has been designated as a pilot unit for the city's reform. There are only four factories under our Light Industry Bureau. It's a good opportunity." However, there have been a lot of rumors about Old Shi recently. I've also heard some in the bureau. I haven't met him during this period of time. When you come, help me pass a message to him to be careful. After all, there's no smoke without fire.”
Jiang Zhihan knew that Factory Manager Shi and Secretary Chen were now strong allies. They must have each other's home numbers. He couldn't understand why Secretary Chen needed him to be the messenger instead of calling Factory Manager Shi directly. He thought about it secretly and knew that he was still too inexperienced to figure out the reason for these things, so he did not bother to think about them. Commander Chen sat for a few more minutes before standing up and saying,""I still have some things to deal with. You two can talk among yourselves. By the way, Zhihan, help me ask Manager Shi if this old subordinate of mine can help me solve a good job in the factory?”Jiang Zhihan nodded in agreement, and Commander Chen went to his study. Chen Yimeng asked Jiang Zhihan a few math, physics, and English questions before Jiang Zhihan left for his mother's bookstore.
When they arrived at the bookstore, Jiang Zhihan briefly told his mother about the advertisement at the radio station and asked her to contact Xiao Qin. Li Rongrong trusted her son's judgment very much now. Plus, the price was not expensive, so she agreed immediately. While his mother was in the bathroom, Jiang Zhihan used the phone in the shop to call Ni Shang's house. He had an appointment with Ni Shang, and she would rush to answer the phone. The ringtone rang, and Ni Shang's voice came from the other end of the phone."May I know who you are?" "Are you alright today?" Jiang Zhihan asked.”"Teacher Zhang seemed a little unhappy, but he didn't say anything.”"Can't we talk about it tomorrow?" Why did you have to call tonight?" Jiang Zhihan smiled." Because calling like this feels like an affair."”"Go to hell!" Ni Shang cursed in a low voice.”He hung up.
After tidying up the shop and sweeping the floor, Jiang Zhihan went home with his mother. After returning home and washing up, Jiang Zhihan took out the major events of the Great Recession that he had been reading for the past few days. He sat on the bed and read it for an hour and a half. He then practiced meditation for an hour and finally ended another busy day and went to bed.
In a daze, he heard the rumbling of the train again. A girl's voice floated in the distance, but he could not hear what she was saying. Jiang Zhihan asked in his dream, who are you? The voice was faint and indistinct. Jiang Zhihan's ears widened as he listened carefully. The person seemed to be saying," I'm Ni Shang, I'm Ni Shang."
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