Reborn in the 80s: The Smart Wife with a Secret Space Chapter 271

He didn’t want to affect Xinyan’s mood at this point, just like his good friend said, if he didn’t speak up now, he might never have the chance. After the girl finishes her college entrance exams, she will probably leave the Mechanical Factory soon.

He didn’t want to miss her and knew he had to try; even if he got rejected, at least he would know for sure.

The batch of goods he brought back from the South with all his savings was mostly sold out now. As long as she was willing, he would definitely work hard to give her a good life. Thinking of this, his heart beat ’thump, thump’ loudly.

Xinyan heard the sound of a door opening from across the corridor, glanced at He Jinxuan who had already passed by, and closed the door.

Seeing that it was almost time, she directly put her bag into the space and gathered her things to leave. The rain today wasn’t as heavy as yesterday, so she simply took her umbrella and walked out.

Looking at the rain boots on her feet and the umbrella in her hand, she thought that after the exams, she would buy some yarn and knit him a sweater as a return gift.

Little did she know, this back and forth of giving and returning would never really balance out.

As she walked out, Duan Ruilian also came out of the room: "Xinyan, let’s go together."

Xinyan smiled and nodded: "Let’s go, it’s about time."

When the two reached the school gate, Xinyan saw He Jinxuan standing there talking to the teacher in charge. What she didn’t know was that ever since she left the guesthouse, He Jinxuan had been watching out for her.

As soon as she went upstairs, Zhao Jianlan ran over: "Xinyan, I’ve told my family, I won’t be going home today."

Xinyan laughed out loud: "Alright then, perfect for the two of us to stay together."

Duan Ruilian spoke up at this time: "Jianlan, as I came over, I saw Director He from the security department over there. Why is he here?"

Zhao Jianlan explained with a smile: "The Master Zheng who was supposed to drive us, his wife went into labor and was taken to the hospital this morning, so the factory director sent Director He to make this trip."

This explanation solved Xinyan’s curiosity, so that’s how it was. However, thinking of the package he brought, she couldn’t help but smile.

The morning exam went smoothly, and by noon, the rain had lessened a bit. Xinyan and a few others went together to the state-owned restaurant for noodles, and then returned to the guesthouse to rest.

The room Xinyan stayed in had two beds, just right for Zhao Jianlan to have a place to rest. Zhao Jianlan was impulsive and insisted on giving money to Xinyan, but was refused: "Even if you don’t come to stay, the bed would be empty anyway. Our relationship doesn’t need to be so calculative, right?"

Zhao Jianlan laughed hearing Xinyan say this: "Alright, I won’t argue with you then. I’ll treat you to a nice dinner."

The two laughed and joked for a while, and Xinyan didn’t forget to help her brush up on chemistry.

The day was bothersome as well; by the time the afternoon exam was about to end, the rain had intensified.

The number of students staying overnight in the city had increased a lot, but there were still some who took the bus back to the Mechanical Factory.

Xinyan unintentionally glanced toward the driver’s seat, realizing the driver wasn’t He Jinxuan, and felt inexplicable disappointment.

The few students who stayed over from yesterday saw the heavy rain, directly went together to the state-owned restaurant, planning to have dinner before returning to the guesthouse to save the trouble of coming out again later.

Zhao Jianlan kept her word and treated Xinyan to dumplings. Her lively nature led her to ask the Sister at the front desk for dumpling soup. Warm dumpling soup in such weather was incredibly comforting.

Tomorrow’s exams are in the morning for Chinese, and the afternoon is for an elective foreign language. Many students opted out of the afternoon exam, but Xinyan still chose to take it. Last year’s foreign language for the college entrance exam was Russian, and this year it’s English. From experience, even though she had only been a cleaner in a high-end place in her previous life, she had taught herself English, so she was quite confident.

On the last day, after the morning exam, students who didn’t have an exam in the afternoon were driven back to the factory by the company’s vehicle, leaving the remaining few who were taking the elective foreign language exam for a second trip.

But who knew what was with this weather today, the rain turned into a downpour again. By the afternoon, the road from the Mechanical Factory to the city was like a small river, water everywhere.

When the accompanying teacher boarded the bus to pick them up from each exam site for the return journey, the road back to the factory was already a sheet of water, and the bus moved very slowly, mainly due to the water, afraid of accidentally taking a wrong turn.

Everyone was on edge, the bus that broke down on the road yesterday still hadn’t been towed away, and even the repair technicians couldn’t get under the bus to fix it. Possibly to avoid the broken bus, the steering wheel was turned a bit too much, and the vehicle ended up stuck in the mud on the roadside.

Because it had been raining these days, the mud on the roadside was all soaked soft, and the wheels slipped. The more gas was given, the deeper it got stuck, until it was completely immobile. They’d have to get out and walk back if they wanted to go back.

Except that the water from the mountains seemed to have saturated as well these days, every gully was flowing downward, and the low-waist rain boots on Xinyan’s feet got filled with water as soon as she disembarked, making it harder than walking in cloth shoes, causing everyone a headache.