Being a Lady of an Influential Family

Zhang Jingzhi and Yu Xinyou, who had already run out early, naturally didn't know President Yu's depression. After leaving the banquet hall, they got into the car and drove out.

The people who should be met have been met, and the things that should be discussed have been discussed. Naturally, there is no need to stay until the end. It just so happens that neither of them is a person who likes fun.

"Are you hungry? I'm afraid you didn't eat anything at the banquet. Let's go get something to eat?" Zhang Jingzhi asked Yu Xinyou who was sitting next to her while driving.

Yu Xinyou had already changed out of his evening dress and put on a long coat. He took out a small medicine bottle from his coat pocket, poured out a pill and swallowed it.

Then he nodded and said, "Okay, I happen to be a little hungry. But it's so late now, do you know any other places that are open?"

Zhang Jingzhi smiled and said, "I know there is a small shop with good food. You probably didn't go out much at night before?"

Yu Xinyou sighed, "Isn't it?" She was in poor health and couldn't even attend many parties. How could her father safely let her go out at night?

Zhang Jingzhi said, "I haven't been there in a few 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. The two got out of the car and walked into the alley.

Although there were street lights in the alley, it was a bit dark. Zhang Jingzhi reached out and took Yu Xinyou's hand, "Be careful, the road is not easy to walk on."

Yu Xinyou smiled and nodded, "Okay."

The alley is not deep. After walking for a short distance, you can see the light ahead.

When the two of them walked in, they saw a small shop open at the end of the alley. This small shop has a small facade and is also very small inside, with only five or six tables in total. The furnishings in the store are very simple but very clean. A few small lamps emit a soft light. It is simple and plain, but makes people feel close and comfortable at first sight.

There was no one in the store, and at this time of the year, no one would come to eat in a small alley like this.

"Is the landlady here?" Zhang Jingzhi obviously used to be a regular customer here and asked very familiarly.

Yu Xinyou was a little surprised. Zhang Jingzhi had been away from home in the past few years, so he had obviously been here before.

She really didn't expect that the eldest son of the Zhang family at that time would come to a place like this to eat.

Soon, a middle-aged woman in her fifties opened the curtain and walked out. Seeing Zhang Jingzhi and Yu Xinyou standing in the store, they were startled for a moment. They quickly recognized Zhang Jingzhi and said with a smile, "It's Mr. Zhang. I haven't seen you for a long time. I heard that you went out of town? When did you come back?" This is...your wife?"

Yu Xinyou's eyes flashed slightly, and he felt a little embarrassed.

Zhang Jingzhi smiled and said, "Aunt Qin, long time no see. I just came back these two days. This is my girlfriend, Xinyou."

"It turns out that she is the president's daughter. Hello, Miss Yu." The landlady said with a smile, "You two really match each other. Are you here for dinner? Please take a seat."

Zhang Jingzhi thanked the landlady and took Yu Xinyou to find a seat to sit down.

There is no fine wine or food in this small shop. It mainly sells noodles. There are only a few side dishes on the menu.

Zhang Jingzhi and Yu Xinyou ordered their dishes. The landlady said with a smile, please wait a moment, and then went in to cook noodles.

Yu Xinyou looked at the shop, then 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 originally, but one time before I left the capital, I was in a bad mood and walked in here accidentally. The boss lady treated me to a bowl I came here often after that."

"Why does the boss lady want to treat you to noodles?" Yu Xinyou was curious.

Zhang Jingzhi thought for a while, "Probably...because I looked very down and out at that time, right?"

Yu Xinyou looked at him in surprise. It was hard for her to imagine that someone like Zhang Jingzhi would be down and out.

Even when the Zhang family was in the most difficult times, Mr. Zhang was still well-behaved and personable in the eyes of outsiders. Even when faced with provocations from those who hated the Zhang family, he never showed his embarrassment in front of outsiders. Who could imagine that such a person would walk into such a remote alley one night in despair?

Zhang Jingzhi smiled and said, "I am also a human being, and there will always be times when I feel uncomfortable. My father was already having a hard time at that time, and Huizhi was still young. I couldn't force myself to look embarrassed and let them worry about me." So. , I can only find a quiet corner to digest these negative emotions alone late at night when no one is around.

"I drank a little wine that day and had a stomachache. When I got here, I really didn't want to move, so I sat on the roadside and took a nap. When Aunt Qin came out to close the door, she was shocked when she saw me, and then asked me to I ate a bowl of noodles." Zhang Jingzhi smiled.

Yu Xinyou nodded, "The boss lady is such a good person, she doesn't look like an ordinary shop owner."

Although he looks to be in his early fifties, his clothes and hair are neatly tidied and not messy at all. Whether it was her speech, behavior or temperament, Yu Xinyou felt that she was not like an ordinary roadside shop proprietress.

Zhang Jingzhi smiled and said, "That's because you don't know that the proprietress was once a student at Beijing University when she was young. But she is really the proprietress here. She has been running this small shop for almost 20 years."

"Here comes the noodles." While the two of them were talking, the lady boss had already walked out with two bowls of noodles and two light side dishes.

He placed the food on the table in front of the two of them and said with a smile, "Take it easy, you two."

"Thank you Aunt Qin."

"Thank you Aunt Qin." Yu Xinyou also smiled.

The proprietress was busy closing the store, so she told them to use it slowly and then went to the back to get busy.

"Try it."

Yu Xinyou picked up the chopsticks and took a bite. He found that although the noodles looked inconspicuous, they tasted really good.

"I didn't expect that such a delicious food could be hidden in a place like this." Yu Xinyou sighed with emotion. This small shop looked ordinary, but the taste was really no worse than those high-end restaurants.

Zhang Jingzhi said: "I also think the food here should be very suitable to your taste. Aren't you hungry? Eat quickly."

After the two of them had eaten, it was already past midnight.

After insisting on paying, Zhang Jingzhi helped the proprietress close the store door, leaving only one door before she and Yu Xinyou said goodbye to the proprietress.

This kind of old shop still has door panels that need to be taken in and out. Although the proprietress does not look delicate, it still takes some effort for one person to close all the door panels. Zhang Jingzhi helped her get it done in a few moments, then took Yu Xinyou and waved goodbye to her.

The two held hands and walked out of the alley. When they reached the corner, Yu Xinyou couldn't help but look back, only to see that the landlady didn't close the door but actually stood at the door and looked at the entrance of the alley, wondering what she was thinking. When he noticed her looking back, he smiled and waved to her. Yu Xinyou also waved goodbye to the landlady in a hurry.

The two turned around the end of the alley and soon lost sight of the small shop. Yu Xinyou asked, "You just said that the proprietress is a student of Beijing University, so why did she..."

Zhang Jingzhi said, "She is waiting for someone."

"Waiting for someone?"

Zhang Jingzhi nodded, "More than 20 years ago, her fiancé went to fight with the army and never came back. But she did not receive a death notice, and only said that she was missing. This small shop was her fiancé's original home, and the old man suffered She left within two years after the blow, and left this house to her before she died. She already had a very good job, but she resigned in order to continue running this small shop. By this time, she was almost thirty. years."

Both of them were silent for a while. They both knew that unless a miracle happened, 90% of the people the landlady was waiting for would not come back.

"Do you want the boss lady to keep waiting like this?" Yu Xinyou asked softly.

Zhang Jingzhi said, "Yes. When she told me these things, she didn't look miserable. I think...she didn't think it was painful to wait for someone. She said, if she closes this shop , if he comes back he won’t be able to find his home.”

Even though she knew in her heart that maybe she would never be able to wait for that person, the landlady still had a faint smile on her face when she said this.

Yu Xinyou didn't say anything after that, and the two held hands and walked out of the alley and got into the car.

Zhang Jingzhi drove the person all the way back to the Presidential Palace.

Yu Xinyou got out of the car and leaned over to Zhang Jingzhi, who was sitting in the car, and said, "Drive carefully."

Zhang Jingzhi nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will pay attention. You go in, I will watch you go in and then leave."

Yu Xinyou chuckled, and his heart that was still a little heavy along the way suddenly relaxed a little, "Whoever dares to cause trouble at the gate of the Presidential Palace, don't worry about me."

Zhang Jingzhi nodded with a smile, and Yu Xinyou suddenly asked, "Jingzhi, do you want to marry me now?"

Zhang Jingzhi was stunned, and after a moment of silence she said, "I...can't take care of my family yet. I hope to form a warm family instead of asking my wife to pay unilaterally. Xinyou, I'm sorry."

At least for now, if they get married, Yu Xinyou will have to pay more. It is still uncertain what his future career will be and where he will serve. He also has no time to take care of his family. Once he re-enters the official career, he will definitely be busier than now. If he gets pregnant and gives birth to a child, he probably won't have time to take care of everything and will have to rely on himself.

Yu Xinyou smiled and said, "Have you never thought about what you can get by marrying me now? You won't have this opportunity in a few years."

Zhang Jingzhi said, "The Zhang family has always stood very high. This time I want to try to walk up step by step."

Yu Xinyou asked: "Then, when I am thirty, will you still be willing to marry me?"

Zhang Jingzhi smiled and said, "It's my pleasure."

Yu Xinyou also laughed, and his bright smile looked very dazzling under the lights on the roadside.

"Okay, then 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 through the door, with a faint smile on her lips. She looked at her slender back and said softly, "Good night."

later,

In the sixth year of Daxia, Zhang Jingzhi resigned from the Fu family and took office as governor of Jiazhou.

In the eighth year of the Great Xia Dynasty, Yu Xinyou resigned and left Jiazhou for a one-year long journey.

In the ninth year of the Great Xia Dynasty, Yu Xinyou held an art exhibition in Beijing. In September of the same year, he entered the School of Calligraphy and Painting of Beijing University to teach.

In the tenth year of the Great Xia Dynasty, Zhang Jingzhi returned to the capital and joined the Ministry of Finance.

In the twelfth year of Daxia, Zhang Jingzhi and Yu Xinyou officially got married.

The following year, Yu Xinyou gave birth to a son, named Jing Ning.

The next one is about Ms. Zhuo when she was young. She didn’t update it every day. When she was almost done, she published it directly~(づ￣ 3￣)づ