Zhang Jingzhi and Yu Xinyou, who had already run out in advance, naturally didn't know the depression in President Yu's heart. They left the banquet hall and got in the car and went out.

When the people who should meet meet and the things that should be discussed have been discussed, there is naturally no need to keep them until the end. Both of them happen to be not the ones who like the fun.

"Are you hungry? You may not have eaten anything at the banquet, so let's go eat something?" Zhang Jingzhi asked Yu Xinyou, who was sitting beside him while driving.

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

Then he nodded and said, "Okay, I'm a little hungry. But it's so late now. Do you know where else to open a store?"

Zhang Jingzhi smiled and said, "I know there is a small shop that tastes good. You shouldn't go out much at night before?"

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

Zhang Jingzhi said, "I haven't been there for several years, but I think I should still be there."

Zhang Jingzhi took Yu Xinyou to a relatively secluded alley. The car could only park outside. The two got out and walked into the alley.

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

Yu Xinyou smiled slightly and nodded, "Okay."

The alley is not deep. After walking for a short while, I saw the light ahead.

When the two walked in, they saw a small shop at the end of the alley. The shop was not big, and it was very small, with only five or six tables in total. The furnishings in the shop were very simple but cleaned very clean. Several small lamps emitted a soft light, which was simple and simple but made people feel close and comfortable at first sight.

There is not a single person in the store, and no one will come to such an alley for dinner this season.

"Is the boss here?" Zhang Jingzhi was obviously a regular customer here and spoke very familiarly.

Yu Xinyou was a little surprised. Zhang Jingzhi has been in another place for the past few years, and it is obvious that he has been here before.

She really didn't expect that the eldest son of the Zhang family would come to such a place to have dinner at that time.

Soon, a middle-aged woman in her fifties lifted up the curtain and walked out. Seeing Zhang Jingzhi and Yu Xinyou standing in the store, she was stunned at first, and soon recognized Zhang Jingzhi and smiled, "It's Mr. Zhang. I haven't seen you come for a long time. I heard that you went to another place? When did you come back? Is this... your wife?"

Yu Xinyou's eyes flashed slightly, and he rarely 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."

"So they are the daughter of the President, Miss Yu." The boss smiled and said, "The two are really compatible. Are you here to have a meal? Please sit down."

Zhang Jingzhi thanked the boss's wife and pulled Yu Xinyou to find a seat to sit down.

There are no delicious foods in this shop, mainly selling noodles, and there are only a few side dishes on the menu.

Zhang Jingzhi and Yu Xinyou ordered dishes. The boss’s wife smiled and said, “Please wait, then go in and cook noodles.”

Yu Xinyou looked at the shop and looked at Zhang Jingzhi again, "I didn't expect you to know such a place?"

Zhang Jingzhi drank hot tea and smiled, "I didn't know that it was the time before I was about to leave the capital. Once, I was in a bad mood and accidentally walked into it. The boss's wife invited me to have a bowl of noodles, and then I often came there during that time."

"Why did the boss treat you to noodles?" Yu Xinyou was curious.

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

Yu Xinyou looked at him in surprise. It was really hard for her to imagine that a person like Zhang Jingzhi would be depressed and depressed.

Even in the most difficult time of the Zhang family, Zhang Shao was still decent and elegant in the eyes of outsiders. Even when dealing with those who hated the Zhang family, he did not show any 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. At that time, my father was already in a difficult situation and Huizhi was still young. I can't show their embarrassment when they barely show their embarrassment and let them worry about me." Therefore, I can only find a corner with no one in the middle of the night to digest these negative emotions alone.

"I drank a little wine that day and had a little stomachache. When I got here, I really didn't want to move anymore, so I sat on the side of the road and took a nap. When Aunt Qin came out to close the door, she was shocked when she saw me, and then invited me to have a bowl of noodles." Zhang Jingzhi said with a smile.

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

Although she looks in her early fifties, her clothes and hair are clean and well-equipped. Whether it is her words and demeanor, or her temperament, Yu Xinyou feels that she doesn't look like the owner's lady in an ordinary roadside shop.

Zhang Jingzhi smiled and said, "You don't know. The boss lady was a student at Beijing University when she was young. But she was really the boss lady here. Her shop has been starting for almost twenty years."

"The noodles are coming." As the two of them spoke, the proprietress had already walked out with two bowls of noodles and two light side dishes.

He put the meal on the table in front of the two and smiled, "Two people use it slowly."

"Thank you Aunt Qin."

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

The boss's wife was busy collecting the store. She said to them slowly and went to the back to work.

“Try it.”

Yu Xinyou picked up the chopsticks and tasted it, and found that although the noodles looked inconspicuous, they tasted really good.

"I didn't expect that such delicious food was hidden in this kind of place." Yu Xinyou sighed a little. 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 suit your taste. Are you hungry? Eat quickly."

After the two of them had dinner, it was already early morning.

After insisting on paying, Zhang Jingzhi helped the boss's wife close the store door, leaving only one door before saying goodbye to Yu Xinyou.

This kind of old shop is still the door panel that needs to be taken and put into use. Although the boss's wife looks not delicate, it takes some effort to close the door panels by herself. Zhang Jingzhi helped her get it done in a few seconds, and pulled Yu Xinyou and waved her to say goodbye.

The two of them held hands to walk outside the alley. When they reached the corner, Yu Xinyou couldn't help but look back, but saw that the boss's wife did not close the door but was really standing at the door and looking at the entrance of the alley. They didn't know what they were thinking. When they found her looking back, they waved to her with a smile. Yu Xinyou also quickly waved his hand to say goodbye to the boss's wife.

The two turned around and couldn't see the shop at the end of the alley. Yu Xinyou asked, "You just said that the boss's wife is a student from Beijing University, so why...?"

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

"Wait for someone?"

Zhang Jingzhi nodded, "More than 20 years ago, her fiancé went out to fight with the army and never came back. However, she did not receive a notice of death, only saying that she was missing. This shop was her fiancé's original home. The old man left after two years and left the house for her before she died. She had already had a very good job, but she resigned in order to run the shop. This wait has been almost thirty years."

For a moment, both of them were a little silent. They knew very well that unless a miracle happened, ninety percent of the people the boss’s wife had to wait for would not come back.

"Will the boss keep waiting 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 store, if he came back, he wouldn't be able to find his home."

Even though she knew in her heart that maybe she would never wait for that person, the boss's wife still had a faint smile on her face when she said this.

After that, Yu Xinyou didn't speak, and the two walked out of the alley and got into the car with their hands.

Zhang Jingzhi drove 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, "Driving carefully."

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

Yu Xinyou chuckled, and the feeling that was still heavy along the way suddenly became a little relaxed, "Who dares to find 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 was silent for a moment before saying, "I... haven't been able to take care of my family yet. I hope to form a warm family, rather than letting my wife give one-sidedly. Xinyou, I'm sorry."

At least for now, if they get married, Yu Xinyou will have to pay more. What is his future career, and where he will go, he will not be able to take care of his family. Once he enters the career of the government again, he will definitely be busier than he is now. If he gets pregnant and has a child, he may not have time to take care of everything. He has to rely on his own.

Yu Xinyou smiled and said, "Didn't you think about what you can get when you get married to me now? You won't have this opportunity in a few years."

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

Yu Xinyou asked, "So, will you still marry me when I am thirty?"

Zhang Jingzhi smiled and said, "My honor."

Yu Xinyou also started to laugh, her bright smile looked very dazzling under the lights on the roadside.

"Okay, then I'll wait for you." Yu Xinyou waved his hand to the people in the car and smiled, "Go back quickly, good night."

Zhang Jingzhi watched her walk into the door, and a faint smile appeared 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 Fu and became the governor of Jiazhou.

In the eighth year of Daxia, Yu Xinyou resigned and left Jiazhou for a one-year long-distance trip.

In the ninth year of Daxia, Yu Xinyou held a painting exhibition in Beijing. In September of the same year, he entered the Beijing University Calligraphy and Painting Academy to teach.

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

In the 12th year of Daxia, Zhang Jingzhi's heart officially got married.

The following year, Yu Xinyou gave birth to a son and named him Jinning.

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Chapter completed!