"No, if you insist on taking the bus, then I won't go." The bus was crowded. He used to worry about her being squeezed by others when he went to work, let alone now.

Zhong Yuxiu frowned, but didn't insist. "Let's borrow the car. We have to pay for the gas anyway. But who should we borrow it from? Grandpa needs a car from the compound this afternoon."

"Well, some families in the compound have two or three cars." They don't use the cars every day. After all, the cost of using the cars will be deducted from their wages.

"Okay, you decide."

After eating fruit and some snacks, Zhong Yuxiu washed up and went upstairs to sleep. Yan Rushan stayed with her until she fell asleep before leaving. He first went to ask around at a few of the families he had close ties with. The Luo, Wu, Cheng, and Cao families all had their cars in use for special reasons and couldn't be loaned out. The Lin family, on the other hand, had three cars, two of which were unused, so he was able to borrow one without any problems.

When Yan Rushan returned, Gu Lingguo and Fang Guozhong did not take a nap, but washed and cleaned in the hall.

"Comrade Gu, Comrade Fang, you are busy."

"Hello Comrade Yan, we are not busy." Gu Lingguo turned around and responded.

Fang Guozhong opened his mouth to say that he was busy, but Gu Lingguo interrupted him. With Goudan's lesson in mind, he just nodded slightly in response.

Yan Rushan said, "You can go upstairs for lunch. Your acting time is the same as Yuxiu's."

"We don't need to rest, Comrade Yan, don't worry, we are in good spirits." Gu Lingguo declined.

Fang Guozhong opened his mouth and said, "Comrade Yan, we have the same work and rest schedule as Comrade Zhong. Does that mean that if Comrade Zhong rests, we can rest, too?"

"If that's your understanding, that's fine. When Yuxiu is home, you can do whatever you want. When Yuxiu is resting, you can rest as well. When Yuxiu goes out, just remember to protect her. We don't have any rules in our house. The only requirement is to protect her."

Gu Lingguo understood and said, "We understand. We will definitely protect Comrade Zhong's life and safety."

Fang Guozhong nodded and said the same thing. He was not likable, but he still had to do what he had to do.

"Okay, you guys go take a nap first. Goudan will do the housework at home. We are going out in the afternoon. Yuxiu will go to Huazhong University of Science and Technology and Medical University, and you guys should go and get familiar with the way." After giving the instructions, Yan Rushan turned around and went upstairs.

Fang Guozhong stared at Yan Rushan's back for a while, then put down the rag in his hand and asked, "Comrade Gu, are you going upstairs to sleep?"

"No, I'm going to take a nap in the hall later." Gu Lingguo shook his head and refused.

"Then I'll go upstairs to sleep for a while. Please call me." Fang Guozhong said.

Gu Lingguo glanced at him and didn't refuse. "Okay."

Fang Guozhong thanked them and went upstairs to the room they shared. He first packed his clothes and put them in the closet; then he took off his clothes and fell on the bed to sleep. He took a nap to get enough rest, because he needed to be highly alert after going out, which was also very stressful.

When I woke up, it was already 2:30 in the afternoon.

Zhong Yuxiu climbed up weakly, and Yan Rushan, who was beside her, quickly reached out and helped her lean against the head of the bed.

"Are you awake yet? Do you want to take another nap?"

Zhong Yuxiu shook her head and opened her eyelids. "Brother Yan, have you borrowed the car?"

"I've borrowed it. We'll leave once you've packed." He looked at her with gentle eyes. "Are you still sleepy? Sleep a little longer. We have a car, so it's convenient for us to go to Huazhong University of Science and Technology and Medical University."

"No." He shook his head again, threw back the quilt, got out of bed and put on his shoes.

Once people become addicted to the compulsive wakefulness, it will be difficult to fall asleep again.

Yan Rushan helped her put on her coat and helped her go downstairs to wash and comb her hair. After she was done, he took her to the hall to sit down and poured her a glass of warm water. Only then did she think to see if there was anyone in the hall. However, she only saw Gu Lingguo with his head down, as if half asleep.

"Comrade Gu, where is Comrade Fang?"

"Comrade Fang is taking a nap upstairs. I'll go get him." Gu Lingguo suddenly perked up, quickly went upstairs to their shared room, opened the door and called out, "Comrade Fang, get up. Comrade Zhong is already up."

Fang Guozhong subconsciously rolled over and stood up, "Here it comes."

Fang Guozhong didn't take off his clothes, just put on his shoes and followed, and the two of them went downstairs one after the other.

Yan Rushan looked him over and said, "Comrade Fang, go wash your face first. We'll leave later."

"Okay, wait a moment." Fang Guozhong always kept Goudan's lesson in mind and didn't dare to say anything unpleasant even though he was rude.

The three of them waited in the hall for a while before Fang Guozhong came out after washing his face and brushing his teeth.

Yan Rushan helped Yuxiu get up and walk out. When they got outside, he turned back to lock the door and left together. After they walked out of the gate of the compound, the car stopped outside the compound. Yan Rushan put Yuxiu in the back seat and then he had the mind to ask.

"Who of you can drive?"

Gu Lingguo said, "I can. I'll drive. You and Comrade Zhong can sit in the back, and Comrade Fang can sit in the passenger seat."

"Okay, drive slowly. Some roads are difficult to drive on. You can't shake Yuxiu." Yan Rushan reminded her as he bent down to get into the back seat.

Gu Lingguo kept this in mind and drove to Hua University. Although he asked for directions several times, he controlled the speed very well and drove smoothly. Even when encountering bad roads, the car did not shake too much. Yan Rushan was satisfied with this.

There were people coming and going at the entrance of Huada University. As the weather gradually turned cooler in September and October, everyone wore two layers of clothes.

"It's so lively." Yuxiu looked at Huada University after a long absence, and a feeling of nostalgia emerged in her heart. "Before I took leave, I often saw this scene and didn't think anything of it. But seeing it again today, it actually gave me a feeling of returning to my alma mater."

Humans are a strange and contradictory species.

"Yes!" Yan Rushan nodded in agreement. "If you hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have thought to observe it. Now that you've mentioned it, I feel very familiar with it."

When I see my alma mater, I can’t help but feel a sense of familiarity.

Zhong Yuxiu nodded. "That's right! I wonder if Principal Guo and Professor Ding are in class or in their office."

"You're not feeling well, so it's better for you not to go upstairs." He was frightened whenever he climbed the stairs.

"That's fine." Knowing his concerns, Zhong Yuxiu wasn't the type to deliberately act out her lover's worries. "Let's go for a walk around the school, and then go to the Medical University."

Yan Rushan naturally had no objection and helped her to the gate at the entrance of Hua University to register; but he didn't expect that the person on duty at the gate recognized Zhong Yuxiu at a glance.

"It's you! Professor Zhong, are you back to visit? I heard that you took a leave of absence. It turns out you are pregnant." The one guarding the gate was an old man. Although he was not dressed well, he was a wealthy man in the true sense. He was the father of a professor in the school. After being rehabilitated, he did not want to go back to his original job, so he came to close the gate.

The salary the school pays is less than the old man's previous three months' salary, plus the subsidy he received when he was rehabilitated; this old man's family background is not thin, it is very solid.

In the early 1980s, people with an annual income of 10,000 yuan were considered wealthy.