Chapter 58 Do you still want to marry someone else?

"What's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"

The moment Song Yunqing saw Xiao Jinchuan, his eyes were a little evasive.

"No, I just feel a little tired."

Xiao Jinchuan didn't ask any further questions, but just sat aside and looked at her quietly.

In the end, it was Song Yunqing who couldn't stand the quiet atmosphere first and took the initiative to ask, "Is it because of them that you waited at the dock today?"

"they?"

"Are you talking about Nurse Wei and Nurse Xi?"

Song Yunqing was lying in bed, humming softly.

"yes."

Song Yunqing's heart sank. "Is there something wrong?"

"Well, I wrote a letter to the higher-ups a while ago, saying that the medical facilities on this island are inadequate, so they sent someone to check out the situation."

It turned out to be serious business.

Song Yunqing let out a breath, then felt that he was being a little pretentious.

Seeing that Song Yunqing's expression had improved a lot, Xiao Jinchuan pretended to be indifferent and said, "I think Jiang Lei seems to be interested in Nurse Wei?"

Song Yunqing almost bit the tip of his tongue.

"Jiang Lei, and Wei Zhihe?"

"Yeah, but I'm not sure, just some behaviors..."

Xiao Jinchuan glanced at Song Yunqing casually. It was enough that he had said what needed to be said.

Song Yunqing's thoughts had been completely distracted by Xiao Jinchuan, and he began to think about Jiang Lei and Wei Zhihe.

This scene doesn't seem to be in the original text, but Jiang Lei is just a supporting role with not many scenes, so maybe it just wasn't written in.

Is this the halo of the heroine, so awesome?

On the other side, Yao Xinjie woke up in the morning and slowly came to the big tree. A lot of people had already gathered under it.

Especially Liu Cuihong, her eyes widened with anger when she saw Yao Xinjie coming over.

"Didn't you say you'd come early today? Did you know I came at around seven?"

Yao Xinjie scratched his ears and said, "I just said it's earlier today than before. I didn't say we'll be there at 7 o'clock."

"But you're not that early!"

"Who said that? Even a minute earlier is still earlier!"

Liu Cuihong held her breath in her heart but didn't dare to say anything. If they knew that she had tried to find someone to use the back door but failed, they would definitely laugh to death.

"Come on, come on, what have you thought about? If you have, come and get the card from me."

Yao Xinjie was holding a stack of cards in his hand, and as soon as he finished speaking, many people gathered around him.

The one squeezed in the front was Liu Cuihong.

"Give me one. I'm the first one here."

Yao Xinjie held a loud speaker in his hand and said, "Don't push, line up properly."

But the crowd was still too crowded and even started pushing and shoving.

"Whoever pushes harder won't get any."

As soon as Yao Xinjie said this, those people immediately quieted down and even lined up as quickly as possible.

It’s really strange. Before, we had to invite them one by one, but now when we hear that there is a bargain to be had, everyone is more enthusiastic than the other.

Liu Cuihong squeezed in the fastest and got the second place.

Someone couldn't stand it and said sarcastically, "Yesterday someone said they would rather die than go, and today they're at the front of the line. Their words are like farts."

Liu Cuihong pretended that no one was talking about her and continued to queue with peace of mind.

The number of people was a little more than Song Yunqing had expected, but it was still within expectations. There were 48 people in total, 18 of whom had children at home who needed to be taken care of.

She assigned these people to work during the day and transferred a few people from the night shift to the day shift.

Make the two classes roughly the same size.

Everything has been arranged and the class time has been notified. Now we just have to wait for the tables, chairs and benches to arrive before we can start the class.

Song Yunqing felt a strong sense of accomplishment. Perhaps this is a concept that is deeply rooted in the minds of Chinese people.

Let more people have access to books.

"Xiao Jinchuan, do you believe it? In a few decades, everyone will be able to read and write, more and more people will be admitted to universities, and the entire country will achieve zero illiteracy?"

Xiao Jinchuan felt excited just thinking about it: "How did you know?"

Song Yunqing's smile froze, and he turned away awkwardly: "I guess, because there are people like you in the country."

This statement is not wrong. It is because of thousands and thousands of people like Xiao Jinchuan that the world will become better and better.

Xiao Jinchuan is indeed a college educated person. Both his vision and judgment of the future are far superior to those of people of this era.

After all, he proposed literacy classes when everyone was struggling to get enough food to eat.

For some reason, Song Yunqing felt a sense of pride in his heart.

"It's done!"

Song Yunqing picked up pieces of white solid soap and said, "I made my own soap."

Xiao Jinchuan walked over, took it in his hand and looked at it again and again: "Have you been tinkering with these things these days?"

"Yeah, didn't they say a lot of people wanted it? I didn't buy that much, so I had to try making it myself."

Xiao Jinchuan looked behind her and saw a pile of materials.

"You use shellfish and lard. Isn't the cost a bit high?"

Song Yunqing curled his lips: "Yes, a little, but I don't intend to give these to them for free. Those who run away on their own are cheap. If I rush to give them things, I might not end up in a good mood."

She blinked: "This is for reward."

But before the tables and chairs were in place, news came that Xiao Wenbin and Li Suhua were leaving.

Xiao Jinchuan didn't understand: "Aren't you living well here? Why do you want to go back?"

Xiao Wenbin tapped the pipe on the corner of the table and said, "We came here mainly to check on your situation."

Li Suhua continued, "Seeing that you are living well, we have no worries."

"Then can't you just stay here peacefully?"

"Winter wheat will be planted soon. We'll come back after the Lunar New Year."

At this moment, Song Yunqing actually felt a little sad about parting.

She asked herself honestly that the time they had been here was the most relaxing time she had ever had.

They also treated me like their own daughter.

Perhaps it is because he has been working in the fields for many years, but he already has a lot of white hair at the age of forty.

Seeing the tense atmosphere, Li Suhua laughed dryly. "Don't worry, we're just going back to plant the crops. We're not going to stop coming. Besides, it only takes a day and a half to get here by boat. It's very fast. I can bring you some different dishes next time I come."

Song Yunqing knew that he couldn't persuade them, so he simply stopped talking, went back to the storage room, found a box, and filled it with things he brought from Beijing.

There are all kinds of daily necessities, food, and bacon.

It also leaves space for their family.

I don’t know what they said, but Xiao Jinchuan finally agreed.

By the time Song Yunqing went out with the small box, they had finished talking.

"Uncle and aunt, these are some gifts I prepared for you. Remember to take them with you when you leave."

Although she had been getting along well with Song Yunqing during this period, Li Suhua was still a little flattered that Song Yunqing would prepare gifts for them.

"Take it and use it. It's inconvenient to buy things here. Keep it for your use."

Song Yunqing pushed it towards them insistently: "This is what I prepared for you when I was in Beijing. I worked so hard to get it here. If you don't accept it, then I prepared it for nothing."

Li Suhua was a little at a loss and looked at Xiao Wenbin subconsciously.

"Take it, it's a token of my child's love."

Li Suhua was so moved that her eyes were filled with tears. She thought that they had come twice and the treatment they received was completely different.

She grabbed Song Yunqing's hand and took out a handkerchief from her arms, which seemed to contain something.

Li Suhua opened it layer by layer, and inside was a silver bracelet that had become a little dull.

"This was passed down to me by my mother-in-law. Although it may not mean much to you, it is also an heirloom of our Xiao family. Don't despise it."

Song Yunqing suddenly felt something heavy in his hand. This was a bracelet that had been passed down for two generations.

The silver bracelets that Li Suhua's mother-in-law wore at that time were of a weight far beyond what we have now.

“This is too expensive…”

Before Song Yunqing could finish her words, Xiao Jinchuan grabbed her hand and took it from her.

"Thank you, Mom."

Song Yunqing widened her almond-shaped eyes slightly, as if accusing Xiao Jinchuan of accepting it.

"This is our Xiao family's ancestral bracelet, which is only passed down to daughters-in-law. If you don't accept it, do you want to marry someone else?"

Song Yunqing didn't expect him to be so outspoken in front of his parents, and quickly reached out to cover his mouth.

"Don't talk nonsense."

"I'm telling the truth."

Song Yunqing had no choice but to accept it and wear it directly on his left wrist.

With skin as white as cream and wrists with distinct joints, it looks so beautiful when worn.

It would be a lie for Song Yunqing to say that he was not moved, because no one's heart is made of stone.

"Thank you, Mom."

"Just take it... Wait, what did you call me?"

Xiao Wenbin looked at Li Suhua's mouth which was slightly open in shock.

"She calls you mom."

Then he looked at Song Yunqing with anticipation.

Since I’ve already called mom, it should be okay to call dad too, right?

Song Yunqing saw through his thoughts and called out softly, "Dad."

This made Xiao Wenbin very happy. He stood up suddenly, not knowing what to do, and turned around twice in a daze.

"Well, the fire is still on the stove and the water hasn't been put out yet. I'll go fill it with water."

Song Yunqing couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Xiao Jinchuan held his forehead helplessly. He had never seen his father so excited in his entire life.

Li Suhua covered her face and said, "We bought tickets for tomorrow afternoon. It's getting late. You should get some rest!"

Li Suhua's mocking voice and Xiao Wenbin's angry voice were heard from outside the door.

Song Yunqing was in a good mood. He sat on the edge of the bed, raised his left hand, and looked at the bracelet turning on his wrist.

There is basically nothing fancy about it, just a plain circle made of silver.

When she was in modern times, she saw her classmates all wearing silver bracelets on their hands, and she was extremely envious.

Although I bought one for myself later, this one was given to me by my mother and has special meaning to me.

"You like it that much?"

Xiao Jinchuan looked at her with tenderness in his eyes.

"Of course, this is something my mother gave me specially. I didn't give you a gift before I left. Didn't you feel bad?"

Looking at Song Yunqing's cunning eyes, Xiao Jinchuan pinched her nose.

"Jealous, I'm almost going crazy with jealousy."

......

The next day was the day when the literacy class officially started.

Song Yunqing was worried, so he followed Xiao Jinchuan to check the situation in the class.

Before I even reached the door, I heard voices coming from inside...