Gu Ye and his friends have been friends since childhood, and these are the few who are truly close. There were others who dropped out along the way.
The focus of Bai Chao's development has shifted away from Beijing. Although contact has not been severed, opportunities to meet have become fewer.
"By the way, Bonnie, you know Han Weidong, right? He recently got involved with a nasty woman, and the couple almost broke up."
Bonnie hadn't heard from Han Weidong in a long time. After leaving the island, he went to the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University, but before he graduated, the college entrance examination was reinstated.
"What happened to him? He must have graduated. I can't remember which year he went to the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University. We lost touch after we went south."
“I know he’s amazing. After the college entrance exam was reinstated, he got into graduate school. I think he took it twice, and he got in the second time. It’s kind of embarrassing.”
Zhou Weihong is known as the "know-it-all" of the compound, and that's no exaggeration; he knows everything about the compound, big and small.
"Was he the really handsome one? I remember he was leading a bunch of kids from the compound, riding a 28-inch bicycle, with a military satchel slung across his shoulder, looking very cool, with a bunch of girls following behind him."
Wu Fang also remembered that they all came from the compound, just at different ages. At that time, there were one or two prominent figures.
"Yes, that's him. He was later sent to the countryside. He went to an island, right, Bonnie?"
"Yes, they've been on the island for several years, along with several others."
Bonnie recalled the time she spent growing seaweed with these teenagers; it felt like just yesterday. Time really flies!
"We've gone off-topic. Let's talk about the bad romantic relationships he attracted. I remember his child is already several years old."
Although Dai Jing wasn't particularly close to Bao Ni and the others, and she married Li Hongjun relatively late, everyone has a heart that loves to hear gossip!
Bonnie and Wu Fang were also looking at Zhou Weihong, but the men didn't notice; they were gossiping about men's business.
"This matter is somewhat related to Bonnie; that unwanted suitor is Gu Mei from the Gu family."
Zhou Weihong glanced at Bao Ni; back then, Gu Mei had been pursuing Han Weidong relentlessly.
"How could the two of them have anything in common? Han Weidong dislikes Gu Mei very much."
Bonnie knew a little about what happened back then. Gu Mei thought Han Weidong had gone to Yunnan Province for rural work and signed up on her own initiative. Only after arriving did she realize that Han Weidong hadn't gone to Yunnan Province at all. She wanted to come back, but it was impossible.
"It was Gu Mei. She ran into Han Weidong outside the compound that day and said some ambiguous things, which Han Weidong's wife happened to see."
His wife had just found out she was pregnant, and she was emotionally unstable, causing quite a commotion. Gu Mei was scolded severely by Han Weidong's mother, and feeling utterly humiliated, she ran away crying.
Zhou Weihong wasn't there; this is what I heard from someone else, but it's pretty much true.
"I didn't expect her to still be hung up on Han Weidong. She's quite sentimental," Wu Fang remarked.
"Come on, she's just unhappy with her own life and doesn't want others to be happy either."
She has two children; no normal person would do something like this. Especially since Han Weidong ignored her the entire time; she did it on purpose.
Zhou Weihong felt that Gu Mei was psychologically twisted, thinking, "If I'm not doing well, why should you be?"
Bonnie didn't offer an opinion. She wasn't familiar with Gu Mei at all; they had only met a few times and barely exchanged a few words, so she really couldn't give a comment.
They didn't get along with Xu Fang, and kept their distance from her having children. Look at Gu Bei, Gu Xi, and Dai Zhu, none of them produced any good offspring.
They ate and drank for several hours, and that was about it. Gu Ye and the others hadn't drunk much, so they could still drive; there's no such thing as drunk driving these days.
Those returning to the compound took Han Ye's car, while Gu Ye and the others went back to the courtyard house. They would pick up Bao Ni's parents in the evening.
When they got home, the children were already back and practicing their spoken English, so Bonnie didn't have to worry about them.
"Gu Ye, you take a nap. I'll call Dayang Village and buy some more grain, eggs, duck eggs, and stuff like that. I'm going to work tomorrow, and I'm worried that Mom won't be able to afford to eat and drink properly."
"Okay, whatever you say. I'm going to lie down for a while, and then we'll go together and pick up Mom and Dad while we're at it."
Gu Ye went inside, and Bao Ni went to the back. Her father and grandfather had taken over the vegetable garden, and Bao Ni hadn't looked at the vegetables for several days.
The entire vegetable garden is thriving; the green beans and cucumbers have climbed onto the trellis, and in a few more days, they will almost be in bloom.
The eggplants and peppers are growing well too, and we've started eating the second batch of vegetables...
I opened the door and went next door. The lotus leaves in the pond had grown much bigger, and there were small fish and shrimp. Bonnie had released a lot of fish fry. I wonder when they will grow big enough to make a dish.
Bonnie looked around and realized she had no use for anything; all the work had been done.
When Gu Ye woke up, it was already past three in the afternoon. He washed his face and went to Dayang Village with Bao Ni.
Everything was ready. Bonnie paid, loaded it into the car, and headed back to the compound.
When Bao Ni picked up her parents, she ran into Gu Xiangdong and his wife picking up Gu Bei from the hospital. They weren't far apart and saw each other.
Without saying hello, Gu Ye called his parents to get in the car, and then helped his grandfather and grandmother, his attitude was very good.
Hearing Gu Ye affectionately calling other people's parents "father" and "mother," Gu Xiangdong couldn't even remember the last time Gu Ye called her "Dad."
When was that? It seems like it was when Xu Ning was still around.
He has never called him "Dad" since they had a falling out.
"Mom, I'm going back to the compound tonight. I'll start work tomorrow. Don't skimp on food and drink while you're at home. I've prepared all the food, and I've also bought eggs and lard. There's enough for you."
The children come to learn a foreign language on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and we come together for dinner.
She usually just strolls around the neighborhood or chats with Teacher Zhai; she doesn't have much to do during the day.
Bonnie kept nagging and fussing, while her mother listened with a smile; they were enjoying their retirement.
After dinner, Bonnie and the others went back to the compound together. They'll start work tomorrow.
After taking several days off, on my first day back at work, Sister Lan brought me some gossip.
"Bonnie, come here."
Sister Lan had been holding back for several days, and she felt that she had to gossip with Bao Ni.
Teacher Ma is older and has different ideas, while the other two male teachers have different focuses.
"You missed me that much after just a few days?"
Since Aunt Lan reminded Bonnie about foreign languages, the two have gotten along much better.
Last time, when Bonnie brought some side dishes, she also shared them with Sister Lan; the two of them made up.
"I'm telling you, I've discovered that one of the female students seems to be pregnant."
"Really? Are you sure you've got this straight? You can't just make things up; it concerns a child's future."
Bonnie's expression also turned serious; this was no small matter in any era.
"How could I not know? I saw it with my own eyes. Her belly was quite big, and it was wrapped with cloth. She must have been five or six months pregnant."
Sister Lan saw it clearly; she caught it while she was using the restroom.
Bonnie was at a loss. They didn't even know if she was really pregnant or sick. If things got out of hand, it would be difficult to handle and would be extremely harmful to the girl.
Neither of them knew what to do, so they decided to get to work first and observe the situation further.
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