Father Jiang lost his temper and said, "Okay, then I'll go!"
Jiang's mother looked uneasy, "Well, Weidong, don't get me wrong. Your uncle may have a little misunderstanding of you. Don't worry, I will help you with Xiaoying's ideological work when you get back."
Sun Weidong smiled stiffly, and then watched helplessly as the Jiang family piled into Zhao Dong's car and drove away.
...
The destination was Jiang Ying's apartment in Tianzhou. It was not big, with two bedrooms and one living room.
Zhao Dong helped carry the luggage upstairs. Before he could sit down and take a sip of water, he heard the phone ringing.
"Sister Ying, I'm going out to take a call."
When he came to the corridor, he heard the other side of the phone say: "Brother Dong, where are you?"
When Zhao Dong heard Li Dan's voice, he was suddenly startled. He looked at the time and realized that it was almost eleven o'clock.
He apologized: "I'm sorry, Li Dan, I'm still out on business now, I'm afraid I can't pick you up!"
"Okay, it's okay."
"Where are you? Are you still in the cinema?"
After receiving a positive reply, Zhao Dong said: "Well, just wait a moment and I'll ask someone to pick you up!"
Li Dan was afraid of causing trouble to Zhao Dong, "It doesn't matter, I will just take a taxi. If there is no car, I will call an online taxi."
"Forget it, it's not safe for you, a girl, to take a taxi this late."
"Brother Dong, will it trouble you too much..."
"No trouble, do you still remember the Brother Yu you met last time? He is now taking a taxi online. Anyway, he is going home on the way. I will ask him to pick you up!"
He hung up Li Dan and dialed Yu Zhi, "Have you collected the car?"
"Right away, want to drink with me? You're always available."
"In this case, don't collect the car first and go pick up someone."
Zhao Dong explained, and then heard a scream on the other end of the phone.
Yu Zhi said excitedly, "Oh, I'll go, Dongzi, you're a loyal boy, I'll treat you to dinner when things get done!"
"Stop talking nonsense, don't make my girl wait too long!"
"Why didn't you tell me earlier? I haven't changed my clothes or anything..."
"Stop being ink-stained, I'll just help you this far, it's up to you whether you can succeed or not!"
Zhao Dong just turned around and saw Jiang Ying standing behind him.
She pursed her lips and smiled, "It didn't scare you, did it?"
Zhao Dong asked back, "Sister Ying, am I so timid? Besides, if I see a beautiful woman like you at night, I will only be surprised, not frightened."
Jiang Ying pointed to the elevator, "Let's go. The house is too small and the old lady is annoying because of her nagging, so I won't keep you here."
Zhao Dong nodded, "Okay!"
Jiang Ying turned around, closed the door, and put on her coat, "Where are we going? Wait for me!"
"Sister Ying, you have just been discharged from the hospital, forget it."
Jiang Ying was rarely gentle, "It's okay, I'm bored at home. I'll see you off. I just want to chat with you again."
In the community, fireflies fluttered under the dim street lights.
Jiang Ying stretched out her green-white fingers and said, "Do you have any cigarettes? Give me one."
"Did the doctor ask you to smoke?"
Jiang Ying pouted, looking pitiful and aggrieved.
Zhao Dong was afraid of her and warned: "You can only take two puffs."
He took one out, lit it, and handed it over.
Jiang Ying took two deep breaths, and before she could think about it, Zhao Dong snatched it back.
Zhao Dong didn't throw it away, but started to smoke it.
Jiang Ying looked at his profile and smiled.
Zhao Dong was shocked by her laughter, "Why are you laughing?"
Jiang Ying turned her head, "What do you think?"
Zhao Dong couldn't explain why, and was dazed when Jiang Ying suddenly came up to him and kissed him gently on the cheek.