“Mm.” Zhu Yanyi nodded. “Dad, should we install a telephone? It would make sending messages faster.”
Zhu Shun Yao thought for a moment. “I was thinking the same. I planned to get one when our new house is ready, and install it there.”
“No.” Zhu Yanyi shook her hand. “I suggest installing it in the old house. You will be building a factory here, so you spend most of your time here. It is better to have the phone here.”
Zhu Shun Yao considered this and found Zhu Yanyi’s words reasonable. “Alright. I will ask around tomorrow. If possible, I will get a telephone installed first.”
Zhu Shun Yao was not short of money now, but some things could not be obtained with money alone. Getting a telephone was not as simple as in later times, where one could just show an ID card. Now, one needed proof and an application. After approval, there were various procedures and fees. It was said that installing a telephone cost no less than five thousand yuan. Considering that a good salary was only about eighty yuan, five thousand yuan for a telephone, plus the need for connections, showed how expensive it was.
Zhu Yanyi took her medical kit. “I am going to Grandpa’s house. I will not return tonight and will sleep there. Sister and Doumiao will come back.”
“Alright. Take enough money with you.” Zhu Shun Yao said.
Zhu Yanyi smiled. “I have plenty of money on me, Dad. Do not worry about that.” She said goodbye to Xie Xinlian and left.
Seeing Zhu Yanyi leave in a hurry, Zhu Shun Yao and Xie Xinlian looked at each other. Xie Xinlian said, “Will Ani be safe going out like this?”
“She will be fine. We have met Luo Gang and the others. With them there, you do not need to worry.” Zhu Shun Yao comforted Xie Xinlian.
Zhu Yanyi had not planned to take all of Luo Gang’s group. She originally intended to take only one person, but Luo Gang disagreed. She decided that besides herself, at least one more person should go. For convenience, Qin Tianxiang was chosen. Luo Gang and Qin Tianxiang accompanied Zhu Yanyi to Jinling, while Wang Ye was responsible for matters here temporarily.
Zhu Yanyi had no objection to Luo Gang’s decision. She said to Wang Ye and the others, “I heard the salted duck in Jinling is delicious. I will bring some back for you.”
Wang Ye smiled. “Miss, we will wait to eat the salted duck you bring back.”
Zhu Yanyi nodded with a smile.
That night, Zhu Yanyi stayed at Xie Zhong’s house. The next morning, just as dawn broke, Zhao Jingcheng arrived in a sedan. Zhu Yanyi, along with Luo Gang and Qin Tianxiang, left. In the car, Zhao Jingcheng knew that Zhu Yanyi’s request for two extra train tickets must have a purpose, and she understood that someone would accompany her. However, she was still curious about Luo Gang and Qin Tianxiang. She could see that they were not ordinary people; they had an air of military personnel.
Seeing Zhao Jingcheng observing Luo Gang and Qin Tianxiang, Zhu Yanyi smiled and said, “This is Brother Luo and Sister Qin. They are here for my safety. The grandfathers in the capital suggested and arranged for them.”
Zhao Jingcheng nodded slightly, understanding a bit more. These two must be Zhu Yanyi’s bodyguards. She was secretly surprised, feeling that Zhu Yanyi seemed even more mysterious. “We are going to take the train now. The car will drive directly into the train station. We will take the earliest train, and we should arrive in Jinling by ten o’clock tomorrow morning.”