Zhang Jingzhi and Yu Xinyou, who had run out in advance, naturally did not know the depression in president Yu Da's heart. When they got out of the banquet hall, they got into the coming car and went out.
When the people to see are met and the things to talk about are finished, naturally there is no need to stay until the end. It happens that neither of them likes lively people.
"Are you hungry? I'm afraid you didn't eat anything at the party. Let's go and have something to eat?" Zhang Jingzhi asked Yu Xinyou sitting next to him as she drove.
Yu Xinyou had changed his evening dress, put on a long coat, took out a small medicine bottle from his coat pocket, poured out a medicine and swallowed it.
Then he nodded and said, "OK, I'm just a little hungry. But now it's so late, do you know where else to open a shop“
Zhang Jingzhi said with a smile, "I know a small shop tastes good. You shouldn't go out much at night before?"
Yu Xinyou sighed, "isn't it?" she's in poor health and can't even attend many parties. How can dad rest assured that she can go out at night.
Zhang Jingzhi said, "I haven't been there for several years, but I think it should still be there."
Zhang Jingzhi took Yu Xinyou to a relatively secluded alley. The car could only be parked outside. They got out of the car and walked into the alley.
Although there are street lamps in the alley, it is also a little dark. Zhang Jingzhi stretched out her hand and held Yu Xinyou's hand, "be careful, the road is not easy to go."
Yu Xinyou smiled and nodded, "OK."
The alley is not deep. After a short walk, you can see the light in front.
When they walked in, they saw that there was a small shop at the end of the alley. The shop had a small facade and a small inside. There were only five or six tables in total. The furnishings in the shop were very simple, but the cleaning was very clean. Several small lights emitted soft light. It was simple and simple, but people felt close and comfortable at first sight.
There is no one in the store, and no one will come to this alley for dinner at this time of the season.
"Is the boss's wife there?" Zhang Jingzhi obviously used to be a familiar guest here and spoke very familiar.
Yu Xinyou is a little surprised. Zhang Jingzhi has been out of town in recent years. It is obvious that she has been here before.
She really didn't expect that most of the zhangjias would come to such a place to eat at that time.
Soon, a middle-aged woman in her fifties raised the curtain and came out. When she saw Zhang Jingzhi and Yu Xinyou standing in the store, she was stunned. She soon recognized Zhang Jingzhi and said with a smile, "it's Mr. Zhang. I haven't seen you for a long time. I heard you went out of town? When did you come back? This is... Your wife?"
Yu Xinyou's eyes flashed slightly. It's rare to feel a little embarrassed.
Zhang Jingzhi said with a smile, "aunt Qin, long time no see. I just came back these two days. This is my girlfriend, Xinyou."
"It's the daughter of the president. Hello, Miss Yu." the landlady smiled. "You two really match each other. Are you here for dinner? Please sit down."
Zhang Jingzhi thanked the landlady and took Yu Xinyou to a seat to sit down.
There are no good wines and delicacies in this shop. It mainly sells noodles. There are only a few small dishes on the menu.
Zhang Jingzhi and Yu Xinyou ordered. The landlady said with a smile. Please wait a moment and go in to cook noodles.
Yu Xinyou looked at the shop and looked at Zhang Jingzhi, "I didn't expect you to know such a place?"
Zhang Jingzhi drank hot tea and said with a smile, "I didn't know. It was the time before I left the capital. Once I was in a bad mood and inadvertently walked into it. The landlady invited me to eat a bowl of noodles, and then I often came at that time."
"Why did the landlady invite you to have noodles?" Yu Xinyou was curious.
Zhang Jingzhi thought, "maybe... Because I looked down and depressed at that time?"
Yu Xinyou looked at him in surprise. It was really hard for her to imagine that people like Zhang Jingzhi would be depressed.
Even in the most difficult time of Zhangjia, Zhang Shao is still well behaved and elegant in the eyes of outsiders. Even in response to the door-to-door provocation of those who hate Zhangjia, he has never looked embarrassed in front of outsiders. Who can imagine that such a person would enter such a remote alley in frustration one night?
Zhang Jingzhi said with a smile, "I am also a human being, and there will always be times when I feel uncomfortable. At that time, my father was already very difficult, and Hui Zhi was still young. I can't just show their embarrassed appearance and let them worry about me." therefore, I can only find a corner where no one can digest these negative emotions alone when there is no one at night.
"That day I drank a little wine and had a stomachache. When I came here, I really didn't want to move, so I sat down on the side of the road and took a nap. When Aunt Qin came out to close the door, she was surprised to see me, and then invited me to eat a bowl of noodles." Zhang Jingzhi smiled.
Yu Xinyou nodded. "The landlady is really a good person. She doesn't look like an ordinary shop landlady."
Although she seems to be in her early fifties, her clothes and hair are clean and proper. Yu Xinyou doesn't think she is an ordinary landlady of a roadside shop, whether in speech, behavior or temperament.
Zhang Jingzhi said with a smile, "you don't know. The landlady used to be a student of Capital University when she was young. But she is really the landlady here. Her shop has been running for nearly 20 years."
"Noodles are coming." the landlady came out with two bowls of noodles and two light dishes.
Put the food on the table in front of them and said with a smile, "take your time."
"Thank you, aunt Qin."
"Thank you, aunt Qin." Yu Xinyou smiled.
The landlady was busy closing the store. She told them to use it slowly and went back to work.
"Try it."
Yu Xinyou took a bite of chopsticks and found that although the noodles looked insignificant, they tasted really good.
"I didn't expect such delicious food to be hidden in such a place." Yu Xinyou sighed that the small shop looked ordinary, but the taste was no worse than those high-end restaurants.
Zhang Jingzhi said, "I also think the food here should suit your taste. Aren't you hungry? Eat quickly."
After they had dinner, it was already early in the morning.
After insisting on paying the money, Zhang Jingzhi helped the landlady close the store door, leaving only one door to say goodbye to Yu Xinyou.
This kind of old shop is still the door panel that needs to be taken and placed in the past. Although the landlady looks not delicate, it still takes some effort to close all the door panels. Zhang Jingzhi helped her finish it three or two times, took Yu Xinyou and waved goodbye to her.
They held hands to go out of the alley. When they came to the corner, Yu Xinyou couldn't help looking back, but saw that the landlady didn't close the door, but really stood at the door and looked at the entrance of the alley. I didn't know what she was thinking. When he found her looking back, he waved to her with a smile. Yu Xinyou quickly waved goodbye to the landlady.
They turned to the end of the alley and soon couldn't see the shop. Yu Xinyou asked, "you just said that the landlady was a student of Jingcheng University, so how did she..."
Zhang Jing said, "she's waiting for someone."
"Wait?"
Zhang Jingzhi nodded, "More than 20 years ago, her fiance went out to fight with the army and never came back. But she didn't receive the notice of death. She just said that she was missing. The shop was her fiance's original home. The old man couldn't stand the blow and left the house to her before he died. She had a good job and quit her job in order to run the shop. That's why Wait, it's almost thirty years. "
For a moment, both of them were silent. They both knew that 90% of the people the landlady had to wait for could not come back unless a miracle happened.
"Does the landlady have to wait like this?" Yu Xinyou asked softly.
Zhang Jingzhi said, "yes, she didn't look sad when she told me these things. I think... She didn't think it was a very painful thing to wait for someone. She said that if she closed the shop, if he came back, she wouldn't find home."
Even though she knew it in her heart, maybe she would never wait for that person, but when she said this, the landlady still had a faint smile on her face.
After that, Yu Xinyou didn't speak. They walked out of the alley and got into the car hand in hand.
Zhang Jingzhi drove people all the way back to the presidential palace.
Yu Xinyou got out of the car and leaned over to Zhang Jingzhi sitting in the car, "drive carefully."
Zhang Jingzhi nodded and said, "don't worry, I'll pay attention. Go in and I'll watch you go in."
Yu Xinyou puffed a smile. Originally, there were some heavy feelings along the way. Suddenly, he relaxed a little, "who dares to find something at the gate of the presidential palace, don't worry about me."
Zhang Jingzhi nodded with a smile. Yu Xinyou suddenly asked, "Jingzhi, do you want to marry me now?"
Zhang Jing was stunned. She was silent for a moment before she said, "I can't take care of my family now. I hope to form a warm family instead of letting my wife pay unilaterally. Xinyou, I'm sorry."
At least for now, if they get married, Yu Xinyou will have to pay more. His future career and where he will work are uncertain. He also has no time to take care of his family. Once he re enters the official career, he will be busier than now. If he is pregnant and has children, he may not have time to take care of them. He has to rely on himself.
Yu Xinyou smiled and said, "haven't you thought about what you can get by marrying me now? You won't have this chance in a few years."
Zhang Jingzhi said, "Zhang Jia has always stood high. This time I want to try to go up step by step."
Yu Xinyou asked, "then, when I am thirty, will you still marry me?"
Zhang Jingzhi said with a smile, "my pleasure."
Yu Xinyou also smiled. The bright smile looked very dazzling under the roadside light.
"OK, I'll wait for you." Yu Xinyou waved to the people in the car and smiled, "go back quickly. Good night."
Zhang Jingzhi watched her walk into the gate, with a faint smile on her lips. Looking at her slender back, she whispered, "good night."
Later,
In the sixth year of the great Xia Dynasty, Zhang Jingzhi resigned from Fu and took office as governor of Jiazhou.
In the eighth year of the summer, Yu Xinyou resigned and left Jiazhou for a one-year long-distance trip.
In the ninth year of the summer, Yu Xinyou opened a painting exhibition in Beijing. In September of the same year, he entered the painting and calligraphy School of Beijing University to teach.
In the tenth year of the great summer, Zhang Jingzhi returned to Beijing to work in the Ministry of finance.
In the 12th year of the summer, Zhang Jingyu and Xinyou were officially married.
The next year, Yu Xinyou gave birth to a son named Jinning.