Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s

Chapter 903: Chapter 904: Time to Leave

Before she could finish her sentence, Meng Xinian had already reached out and tousled her hair into a mess.

”How would I know how old someone is? I just like them seven years younger than me!” he said, irritated.

Chiang Xiao burst out laughing.

”Meng Xinian, you’re so twisted!”

Meng Xinian glared at her threateningly, ”Say that again.”

Chiang Xiao immediately hopped off the bed and, with bare feet, started to run out, ”I’m hungry, I’m going downstairs to find something to eat!”

She didn’t dare stay in the same room with him any longer.

”Come back and put on your shoes!”

Meng Xinian, carrying her shoes, chased after her.

After they went downstairs, Old Meng and the others realized that all the problems had been resolved. Only at dinner when Meng Xinian briefly explained Du Jinruo’s situation did Chiang Songhai and Ge Liutao finally relax.

Meng Xinian placed a chicken leg in Chiang Xiao’s bowl, ”A reward for you.”

Reward her for what?

Meng Xinian didn’t say.

This time she knew to ask him.

If it were like last time when, without saying a word, she was ready to draw a clear line with him, he reckoned he would probably vomit three liters of blood.

After the Supervisor Guard elite king battle, the Alliance District made a call to bring Meng Xinian back, and he couldn’t even free himself to see off Chiang Xiao when they were returning to the county.

His sick leave was canceled, and the Alliance District was getting busy. Meanwhile, Chiang Xiao was starting her school term.

This semester flew by especially quickly; it felt like it passed in the blink of an eye.

But for Meng Xinian, it was torture.

In this half year, he first got promoted to Deputy Officer and then to Chief Officer, but the training tasks became heavier, and there were more things to do. In six months, he only saw Chiang Xiao three times, and that was when she visited the provincial capital on weekends.

Meanwhile, Chiang Xiao was also diligently studying and making money.

Through Old Bai, their pastries had opened up a new market in City J.

However, Youqingwei pastries weren’t as well-known to the public as other products on the market; most people hadn’t even heard of Youqingwei.

The customer base could only be considered small-scale.

But, virtually everyone who had tried Youqingwei pastries became loyal fans.

Now the monthly orders for the pastries were over two hundred boxes.

Chiang Songhai and Ge Liutao were quite busy every day, but they felt very fulfilled by this busyness.

Chiang Xiao helped out after school and also managed to develop a new flavor, Golden Camellia cakes.

She had successfully propagated a cutting of the Golden Camellia, and it had truly prospered, so she transplanted it to the rooftop garden. However, before that, she took the opportunity to visit Peace Town and followed Xu Linjiang to Bai Gu Mountain to create a legitimate origin story for the Golden Camellia.

In addition to studying painting, making pastries, concocting flower teas, gardening, practicing boxing and kung fu, Chiang Xiao’s remaining time was spent traveling around.

City J, the provincial capital, Peace Town, the county... she ran back and forth between these places whenever she had time.

And every time the people in each place saw her, they felt she had grown taller and more mature.

At fifteen, she quietly passed through most of the year amidst this toil and fulfillment.

As the summer holiday was coming to an end, Yu Hang called.

”Chiang Xiao, I’ve transferred ten thousand yuan to you. Also, next semester, Xi Minghui and I won’t be returning to Third Middle School.”

Chiang Xiao paused in surprise.

”Are you planning to study in City J?” she asked.

Yu Hang was silent for a moment before saying, ”Not exactly. My aunt has offered to finance Minghui and me to study abroad.”

Studying abroad in this era did indeed indicate that one came from a very well-off family.

Chiang Xiao paused for a moment, ”Have you already decided?”

”Yes, we’re leaving in a week.” Yu Hang’s light laughter came through the phone, ”I originally didn’t want to go, but at the start of last semester, you asked the teacher to change your seat...”