Liu Yang ate the meal with great pleasure, but the leaders had no intention of letting them go back so soon. After the meal, they asked someone to make tea and started talking loudly.

Liu Yang didn't dare to say anything, he just sat there listening. After a while he began to feel sleepy and forced himself to keep his eyelids open the whole time. It was past ten o'clock when the chief finally agreed to release the person.

"I'm sorry, I thought we could leave after dinner, but I didn't expect the leader to keep us so late." Xu Zhiyuan felt a little apologetic when he saw Liu Yang's sleepy look.

Liu Yang sighed and lowered his head even more. "It's already past ten o'clock. Let's go get our luggage and leave. The road is difficult to drive at night. We'll have more time if we leave earlier."

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Xu Zhiyuan agreed immediately.

However, what Liu Yang never expected was that she fell asleep as soon as she got in the car. She didn't even know how Xu Zhiyuan carried her up the mountain and how he carried her down the mountain. When she woke up, they were almost in Huajiang City.

"Why didn't you wake me up?" Liu Yang was a little frustrated.

Xu Zhiyuan smiled helplessly, "I yelled, and you told me to stop yelling. When I carried you up the mountain, you punched me a few times."

"I... didn't hurt you, did I?... why was I sleeping so soundly?" Liu Yang was stunned.

Xu Zhiyuan comforted him, "Your strength doesn't hurt me. Besides, although you didn't wake up the whole time, we still watched the sunrise together."

Liu Yang leaned against the car window with a resentful look on her face. How could she round up? If she had known that she would not be able to see the sunrise, she would have returned to Huajiang earlier and could have had a good sleep in the dormitory. It would have been better than squeezing in the back seat of the car. Now her waist could hardly straighten up.

Xu Zhiyuan noticed that she was unhappy and suggested: "We still have some time, let's go have breakfast together."

It would have been fine if he hadn't said it, but as soon as he said it, Liu Yang's stomach growled appropriately and he didn't eat a single bite of the snacks in the car.

"Okay, let's go to the same stall as last time. Today I want to try some noodles with scallion oil, and it would be best if I also have a bowl of wontons." When Liu thought about the delicious food, he no longer thought about the fact that he didn't get to see the sunrise.

This was not the first time Xu Zhiyuan came here to have breakfast. The stall owner was quite familiar with him. The last time he saw him bringing Liu Yang here, the stall owner was busy and did not come over to say hello.

This time the stall owner personally brought the scallion oil noodles and wontons they ordered and glanced at Liu Yang for a second longer. "Is this your wife?"

"Yes, my wife." Xu Zhiyuan answered proudly.

The stall owner smiled and said, "Your wife is so pretty. Only a pretty girl like her is worthy of you. My last name is Song, so you can just call me Lao Song."

Xu Zhiyuan said happily, "Thank you."

When Old Song was busy with other things, Liu Yang asked him, "Do you know each other?"

"I passed by here before and saw a few thugs looking for trouble with Lao Song, so I helped them out. Since then, whenever I pass by, I will come here to eat." Xu Zhiyuan explained as he helped Liu Yang mix the noodles.

It turned out that he had saved Old Song, but in Xu Zhiyuan's opinion, he was just doing his job, so when he talked about it, his tone was casual.

Liu Yang picked up a piece of noodles with chopsticks and put it into his mouth. He was instantly intoxicated by the aroma of scallion oil.

"This scallion oil was made freshly by Old Song on the same day." Xu Zhiyuan turned around and started mixing his own bowl.

Liu Yang ate with big mouthfuls and finished a whole bowl of noodles in a short while. He started to eat wontons. Although supplies were scarce and food varieties were not many in that era, the ingredients were genuine and clean, so they were particularly delicious.

Lao Song runs a stall, and he is happy when he sees his customers enjoying their food.

When paying the bill, Old Song waved his hand at Xu Zhiyuan and said, "You don't have to pay for this meal. It's my treat. Come often in the future."

"How can this be possible? Yours is a small business and we eat a lot. How can we let you lose money?" Xu Zhiyuan still insisted on giving it to us.

Old Song was unhappy, "Do you look down on me as a small business owner? I didn't treat you well last time, so you should give me a chance this time?"

Seeing the two of them pushing each other, Liu Yang took the money from Xu Zhiyuan and put it into Old Song's hand, "Uncle Song, soldiers have rules that they cannot take anything from the people. Please keep this money. I see that your steamed buns are delicious. Can you treat me to one?"

"Yes, of course." Old Song turned around and took two buns and gave them to Liu Yang.

When Liu Yang took the buns, he had already quietly put the money on the steamer. He quickly said goodbye to Lao Song and left with Xu Zhiyuan.

Back in the car, she stared at the bun for a while, wanting to eat it, but she could only eat half of it, so she asked Xu Zhiyuan, "Can you eat more?"

"Okay, you eat first and give me the rest."

This advantage gets extra points. He is not picky about food and can also clean up after himself. So if you want to eat something in the future, you don’t have to worry about not being able to finish it.

Liu Yang broke off half of the bun, ate it in two bites, and passed the rest of the bun over. "Old Song's buns are also very good. They can be compared with the buns in our factory. If I don't have time to eat breakfast in the future, I will go to his place to eat."

"He has run this stall for several years. He has a paralyzed mother at home, so he doesn't dare to rest for a day. It's very hard work."

It only takes one step on the accelerator to get from the stall to Huajiang University. After the car stopped, Xu Zhiyuan handed the big bag of snacks he prepared to Liu Yang, "The next time we meet should be at Zhang Na's wedding. Take care of yourself these days. If you want to learn self-defense, find Deng Hong. It will be more convenient for her to teach you."

"You said you would teach me yesterday, but you left me to someone else so soon?" Liu Yang just said it casually. Xu Zhiyuan asked nervously, "Although I don't want to give this opportunity to others, I have thought about it carefully. The difference in strength between you and me is too great. Deng Hong is more suitable to teach you than me. Besides, it is more convenient for you to work in the same factory. You won't deduct points from me because of this, right?"

Seeing how seriously he explained, Liu Yang shook his head, "That's not the case. Just go and do your job if you have a mission."

Xu Zhiyuan was relieved that there was no need to deduct points. He gave Liu Yang another 100 yuan and said, "Prepare this as a wedding gift for Zhang Na. After all, she helped you when you just moved out of your home. We should thank her."

Indeed, Zhang Na was the first friend he made since he came to this era. Now that she was getting married, he had to show his appreciation to her in some way.

However, Liu Yang did not take Xu Zhiyuan's money. "She is also my friend. I bought her wedding gift myself. If you want to show your appreciation, you can give her a red envelope yourself."

Xu Zhiyuan felt a little disappointed again. She could tell the difference so clearly.

"Okay, let's contact each other then." Xu Zhiyuan didn't say much and drove away.

Kong Shan and Qian Zhe happened to be at the gate of Huajiang University. They clearly saw Xu Zhiyuan sending Liu Yang to school early in the morning. Kong Shan glanced at Qian Zhe and said, "Are you really not going to try hard?"

"As long as they are still maintaining their marriage, the so-called efforts are just hurting in the name of love." Qian Zhe really disdains to do that kind of thing. He does not deny that he admires Liu Yang very much, but he is also very sure that he would never do such a dirty thing.

"That being said, it's such a pity. It's rare for a girl to catch the eye of a young master like you, but you can't pursue her openly. You, too, have a bumpy love life." After Kong Shan finished speaking, she smiled and looked at Liu Yang who was jogging towards them, pretending nothing had happened.

Qian Zhe smiled helplessly, "It's the same for us."

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