Quick travel: The poor little thing in the period novel strikes back

"Let's go and eat."

When Zhou Yu came back after cleaning up, he happened to meet Shi Yan's eyes, who was staring at the door thoughtfully. He quickly called for her to follow him to the cafeteria.

The hospital cafeteria is only open to internal employees. To eat in the cafeteria, you only need to register your name and department. The meal fee will be calculated based on the internal layout and then deducted directly from your salary.

The two of them took their plates and ordered their food. They were still looking for a seat when they saw Qu Rou sitting at a table in the corner and waving at them. Shi Yan didn't think much about it and walked towards Qu Rou. As for Zhou Yu, since they came together, he naturally followed her.

"Xiaoyun, come quickly..."

Qu Rou was just calling Shi Yan to come over to her side. When Shi Yan came closer, she noticed that the person following her friend was none other than Dr. Zhou whom they had just talked about today. She suddenly felt guilty for no reason and immediately shut up.

"Xiao Rou, you don't have to be on duty today, why don't you go home and eat?"

Shi Yan sat directly opposite Qu Rou, and Zhou Yu sat next to Shi Yan. Qu Rou could see Zhou Yu's face as soon as she looked up, and she immediately felt the pressure in her heart doubled, and she felt uncomfortable talking.

"Well, I changed shifts, so I'll be with you today."

"Really? You didn't sleep all night yesterday, can you handle it today?"

Qu Rou: "It's okay."

"Then if you are tired today, just take a rest. Anyway, I am here, so I am not that tired."

Qu Rou: "Okay."

"..."

Qu Rou said too little, and Shi Yan noticed her strangeness, so she stopped talking and planned to ask again when they were the only two of them.

Since Shi Yan and Qu Rou didn't say anything, it was even less likely that Zhou Yu would take the initiative to find a topic. Naturally, the three of them ate in unusual silence during the dinner.

...............

On the other side, Ye Jingnian was trying to solve the logistics problem as quickly as possible, so it was naturally impossible for him to let the atmosphere become dull.

He got up early in the morning and bought cigarettes, alcohol, cosmetics, and a lot of beautifully packaged pastries. In the afternoon, before he went to Tsinghua University to pick someone up, he thoughtfully bought a bouquet of flowers. When he picked up Shi Wanxiu, Shi Wanxiu saw that Ye Jingnian had bought her flowers, and her heart was filled with sweetness.

The two of them walked home arm in arm, and only separated when they were almost at Shi's courtyard.

The Shi family did not live in the welfare building of the Transportation Bureau, but in a two-story villa in the city. Although people now think that living in a building is good and convenient for water and electricity, the Shi family's villa was specially re-installed with water and electricity by someone hired by someone else. The European-style exterior of the small villa is particularly conspicuous among the many bungalows and courtyards.

"Mom and Dad, I'm back. I brought Comrade Ye back with me."

In order to appear more unfamiliar, Shi Wanxiu didn't even dare to call Ye Jingnian's full name. After leading her people into the courtyard, she deliberately walked a few steps faster, leaving Ye Jingnian behind.

"Xiu Xiu is back, you and Xiao Ye go sit in the living room first, your dad is here too, mom will cook two more dishes and we can have dinner!"

Shi's mother was still very enthusiastic about Ye Jingnian, who saved her daughter. When she saw Ye Jingnian carrying a lot of bags, she felt embarrassed and kept saying that Ye Jingnian was spending a lot of money. However, Ye Jingnian behaved very politely and appropriately, which made Shi's mother very fond of him.

Ye Jingnian was brought into the living room by Shi Wanxiu and met Shi's father. Shi's father was a leader after all, and he was indifferent to Ye Jingnian's arrival. He was still flipping through the newspaper in his hand. When he heard the voice, he just looked up and glanced, then looked away.

Ye Jingnian felt disregarded and ashamed, but he still maintained a gentle smile:

"Uncle, I'm sorry to bother you today. As a junior, it's not right for me to come empty-handed. I asked my friend to share some medicinal wine for you to try. I don't know if you are used to it."

Hearing that there was wine, Father Shi finally put down the newspaper in his hand and let the two sit down.

Ye Jingnian was very considerate. He placed everything he brought on the coffee table and pushed the medicinal wine forward to a place where Shi's father could reach it.

Father Shi didn't think there was anything wrong with opening the gift in front of the guests. He simply opened the cork of the bottle and smelled it. He seemed very satisfied, and his expression towards Ye Jingnian softened a lot.

"I heard from Xiuxiu that you run your own business?"

"Correct."

"Then why did you run into my Xiuxiu near Tsinghua University instead of doing your business?"

Although Mr. Shi's expression was much softer, his tone of voice was questioning, which made Ye Jingnian's heart beat fast, and Shi Wanxiu beside him also became a little nervous.

"It was also a coincidence. I was optimistic about the import and export industry, so I wanted to learn a foreign language, so I sat in on a class at Tsinghua University. That day, I left a little late because I didn't understand some questions, and that's when I met Comrade Shi."

"One look at Comrade Shi's words and actions shows that he was brought up with great care by his parents. If he had really experienced something unbearable like that, his uncle and aunt would definitely be very sad. I just helped a little."

"I never thought of asking Comrade Shi to repay me, but I didn't expect that many of the foreign language courses I audited overlapped with Comrade Shi's courses, and that's how we got to know each other."

While Ye Jingnian was speaking, he also gave Shi Wanxiu a faint smile to comfort her. He was calm and tactful throughout the whole speaking process. Shi's father also put away his contemptuous thoughts and talked to Ye Jingnian about import and export trade.

Although Ye Jingnian was somewhat unscrupulous, he did have a good eye for business and was able to answer all the questions asked by Shi's father fluently, so when Shi's mother had prepared the meal, Shi's father was already calling her "Xiao Ye" with a smile on his face.

Shi Wanxiu was completely relieved. Seeing that her father was so satisfied with his sweetheart, she no longer worried that their relationship would be known by their family in the future.

It can be said that both the host and the guests had a great time at the Shi family's place. Ye Jingnian spoke only to the point and only showed off his talents. He did not ask Shi's father to do anything for him. He knew the meaning of gradual progress, so when the time was almost up, he left on his own accord.

As soon as Ye Jingnian left, the Shi family held a small meeting around him:

"Xiu Xiu, tell Dad if you are interested in Xiao Ye."

Shi Wanxiu blushed, not knowing what she had done to allow her father to see through her thoughts.

Shi's parents saw the change in their daughter's expression clearly and naturally understood that they were not mistaken.

"Xiu Xiu, you are the only child in our family. Everything in the family will definitely be left to you, so mom and dad don't need to help you to be successful. But our Xiu Xiu is capable and was admitted to a good university. Your mother and I are very pleased."

"We don't ask your future significant other to have a particularly good family background or be outstanding, but they must have good character."

"I think Xiao Ye is pretty good today. Although his career is still in its infancy, I think he is a visionary. If you want to find a good one, just look around. Dad will observe him for a while. If he is really good, Dad will find a way to help him."

Shi Wanxiu felt embarrassed and kept twisting the hem of her clothes with her hands, but finally nodded shyly.

"Thank you dad!"

"Hahahahaha, the child is grown up now, we can't control him too much."