Zhao Lai Di suddenly burst out laughing. "Okay, Li Ming and I are no longer together."

"Really?" The change happened so fast that Bai Ruozhen was a little bit unconvinced.

Zhao Lai Di hummed and sat down again, patting the dead leaves beside her and saying, "Sit down and talk."

Bai Ruozhen sat beside her and asked, "So what are your plans for the future?"

Zhao Lai Di pinched the dry leaves in her hands and pondered for a moment before saying, "Let's take it one step at a time. If there's a spot to return to the city, I'll try to get it. If not, I'll just continue farming."

The words came out lightly, but Bai Ruozhen could clearly see the desolation on Zhao Lai Di's face. Compared to Feng Qiujuan and Zhu Guixia, who had decided not to marry in the countryside and even supervised each other, becoming almost inseparable, Zhao Lai Di seemed a little lonely. In the early days, she was very much like Bai Ruozhen, skilled at disguising herself, pretending to be weak and innocent. But gradually, everyone changed. Bai Ruozhen was no longer the same person, and neither was Zhao Lai Di.

Unfortunately, Zhao Lai Di became radical and even had a bad temper, which directly led to her having few friends in the educated youth camp. Zhu Guixia and Feng Qiujuan had a good relationship with her, but that was just good. After all, even if Zhao Lai Di was not as annoying as before, she could no longer break into the circle of those two people.

But what about other people? Zhao Lai Di looked down on them, so she was so lonely and did such a wrong thing.

Bai Ruozhen sighed and held her hand, comforting her, "Everything will be fine. Maybe one day we can all go back."

"Yeah." Zhao Lai Di hummed and suddenly laughed, "What would you do if that day really came?"

Bai Ruozhen was stunned. "What should I do?"

Zhao Lai Di said, "Go back to the city. Although Yancheng is a city, it is far inferior to the provincial capital. Do you plan to go back to the provincial capital or stay in Yancheng?"

Bai Ruozhen was stunned and said, "Stay in Yancheng."

"Are you willing to leave the provincial capital?" Zhao Lai Di was surprised.

Bai Ruozhen nodded, "Apart from my parents and siblings, what else is there to be reluctant about?"

In their Great Zhou Dynasty, women were expected to follow their husbands after marriage. They would go wherever their husbands were. Some girls from the capital married in the south of the Yangtze River or the northwest. The journey was so long that they couldn't even go back for many years. Although she was a person of this era now, her inherent ideas could not be changed.

Besides, she and Gu Changqing had a good relationship and were not prepared to abandon him and leave Yancheng, so she didn't care whether she returned to the city or not. What she cared about more was whether this environment could change and when it would change. She hoped that in the future, her family would no longer be separated because of going to the countryside or criticism and struggle.

Thinking of herself and then of Li Qiulan, how many of those who were judged to be the five black categories were truly the five black categories, and how many of those who are now standing on the stage and showing off their power are the ones who are hated by others.

But Zhao Lai Di disagreed with her decision. "Going back to the provincial capital gives me more options. Here... even if I stay in Yancheng, what good will it do?"

Bai Ruozhen smiled softly, "No, I think it's very good."

She stood up, looked at the sky, and said to Zhao Lai Di, "Okay, now that I know you've figured it out, I'm leaving you alone. I'm going back."

"Yes." Zhao Lai Di said, "Your man is here to pick you up."

Bai Ruozhen turned around and saw Gu Changqing walking towards him with big strides and a frown on his face.

"I'm leaving." Bai Ruozhen waved to Zhao Laidie and walked towards Gu Changqing.

Zhao Lai Di sat there, watching Bai Ruozhen and Gu Changqing leave hand in hand in a daze. She had seduced Li Ming in order to disgust Wei Nan before. Now that Li Ming and Wei Nan were divorced, she didn't feel very happy. She even felt disgusted when Li Ming came to her and wanted to marry her.

Sometimes she even hated herself for being like this.

Bai Ruozhen and Gu Changqing were walking on the way home. Gu Changqing asked her, "She didn't bully you, did she?"

"What are you talking about?" Bai Ruozhen chuckled, "Am I that easy to be bullied?"

Gu Changqing raised her eyebrows, as if she was not someone who was easy to bully. Zhao Lai Di had never gotten the upper hand from her before, let alone now.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone returned to work, and the real autumn harvest began in Xiahe Village.

Bai Ruozhen's family, Wang Jun and his wife, as well as Gu Changlan and Gu Xiaoli took a bus back to Yancheng.

And Gu Changqing didn't travel far anymore, Bai Ruozhen was very happy.

Wang Jun's belly has gradually grown bigger as time goes by, like a big ball. Now she is still working, and her hard work every day makes Gu Changsong feel very distressed.

The Chinese New Year was approaching, and after the Little New Year, Yancheng Experimental Middle School had a holiday. Gu Changqing had taken a few days off, preparing to return to the provincial capital with Bai Ruozhen. However, they could only stay for five days this time, and had to return to celebrate the Chinese New Year on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month.

The two of them were still taking the sleeper berth. Also returning this time were Zhao Lai Di, Feng Qiu Juan, and Zhu Gui Xia. They were all so excited to be going home that they chatted non-stop all the way. Gu Changqing felt a little regretful. Why had he helped buy the tickets? He was left sitting alone watching them chat.

After a while, Feng Qiujuan suddenly said, "Wei Nan got married again."

"Ah." Bai Ruozhen was stunned and subconsciously glanced at Zhao Lai Di. Zhao Lai Di smiled, and then she heard Feng Qiujuan say, "She married a man from the village. She brought her child with her. The man treated her quite well, but she was always making trouble."

Bai Ruozhen sighed. Qiu Lanying rarely told her about the village affairs when she returned, so she really didn't know about this.

"It's normal that you don't know," Zhu Guixia said. "If she hadn't done those foolish things, she wouldn't have ended up like this."

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