The sky in July is like a child's face, changing at any time. It was sunny in the afternoon, but turned into drizzle in the evening.
It drizzled all night long, and the educated youth didn't have to go to work the next day. Even the rainy days made them feel energetic.
In the early morning, there were people in the Youth League who were in a poetic mood and stood under the wall reciting the Chairman's poems.
Wen Nuan opened her eyes and looked at the bright sky. She decided to go to the Jinbu Brigade today and send a letter to the commune.
Unexpectedly, just as Wen Nuan finished cleaning up, she heard someone calling her from the outside.
"Wen Nuan, Wen Zhiqing, someone is looking for you! Come out!"
Wen Nuan walked out of the house upon hearing the news, and immediately saw Qi Niannian standing in the yard.
"Niannian, why are you here? I was planning to go to your place to look for you today! I didn't expect you to come here first!"
"Hehe, surprise! I wanted to come here yesterday, but they insisted on taking me up the mountain. Luckily I didn't have to work today, so I came here early in the morning!"
"We are very close friends. I was planning to visit you yesterday, but something unexpected happened on the way, so I didn't go!
Come in and sit down, I'll pack some things, and then we'll go to the commune together, and I'll treat you to a meal!"
"Okay! I'm not in a hurry. I'll wait to eat you, the big customer, today!"
"Haha! You look silly!"
Wen Nuan took Qi Niannian into the house, poured her a glass of water, and then began to pack her things.
Using the cover of the cabinet, Wen Nuan took out a military green shoulder bag and put it on her back. The bag contained letters she had mailed and some bills.
"Okay, I'm done, let's go!"
"Um!"
As soon as the two of them left, everyone in the educated youth center behind them started talking about it.
"Wen Zhiqing usually looks cold, but I didn't expect that he could be so warm-hearted!"
"That's right. That little girl is pretty. From what Wen Zhiqing said, she should also be an educated youth, and she lives near our brigade!"
Zhu Jianjun, Wen Nuan, and Qi Niannian came here on a tractor, so they naturally had some impression of Qi Niannian, and started to speak:
"That girl's surname seems to be Qi. She was from the same batch of educated youth as us, and also came from Kyoto. I guess she and Wen Nuan have known each other for a long time."
Hearing Zhu Jianjun say this, several male educated youth immediately surrounded him.
"Jianjun, you and Wen Zhiqing are all from Kyoto. Have you met before coming here?"
Zhu Jianjun nodded lightly.
"I met Wen Zhiqing once before when I was having dinner at a state-owned hotel, but we didn't know each other at that time."
"Kyoto is so big, and you two still meet each other while having a meal. Now you are both working in the same educated youth center. It can be considered fate!"
"That's right, that's right, Zhu Zhiqing, you and Wen Zhiqing are both from Kyoto. Although Wen Zhiqing is a little cold, she is beautiful and wealthy. Why don't you move?"
"Move? Move what?"
Zhu Jianjun recalled what happened on the train. The first person he noticed was Zhang Zhenzhen. After all, Zhang Zhenzhen was dressed much warmer at that time.
But he didn't expect that he took such good care of Zhang Zhenzhen, but she actually wanted to watch her die without helping. He was clearly standing up for her, but in the end she made him lose fifty cents.
Even though it was only fifty cents, it was a considerable sum for Zhu Jianjun.
After getting off the train, he tried to ask Zhang Zhenzhen to compensate him for his losses.
But Zhang Zhenzhen actually scolded him for being stingy, and the two of them had an awkward argument, and eventually became estranged.
Even after arriving at the educated youth center, he still harbored resentment about what happened before and never approached Zhang Zhenzhen again.
But judging from the current situation, Wen Nuan's family background is definitely not inferior to Zhang Zhenzhen's.
Although her outfit is not that eye-catching, it can be seen that she is a confident girl.
Thinking of this, Zhu Jianjun couldn't help but feel a little moved. Maybe warmth was his destiny!
"Zhu Zhiqing? Zhu Zhiqing?"
"Ah, what's wrong?"
"Why are you in a daze? We asked you if you know how old that educated youth Qi is? Is he dating someone?"
Zhu Jianjun came back to his senses at this moment, frowning as he looked at the big bosses around him.
"You are already twenty-four, and you still have the nerve to think about a young girl. I don't know if Qi Zhiqing has a partner, but she looks only seventeen or eighteen years old. After all, she just went to the countryside, how old can she be!"
"That's right! The authorities are really confused!"
A few of them slapped their foreheads, completely forgetting what Zhu Jianjun said about their age, and began to think about how to please the little girl.
Zhu Jianjun rolled his eyes. It was strange that these fools could succeed with Wen Nuan around!
I didn't know that Qi Niannian was targeted by those vicious wolves in the educated youth point after only coming here once. I knew that Wen Nuan would definitely skin them alive.
In Wen Nuan's eyes, every one of these people in the educated youth camp is not a good person.
Although most of them had only taken care of their own business in the past life, Wen Nuan still couldn't avoid being angry. It was the limit for her not to take revenge on them.
If one of them became her brother-in-law, Wen Nuan would be horrified to death.
That's right, although Wen Nuan and Qi Niannian have only known each other for a short time, Wen Nuan, who is older than her, already regards Qi Niannian as her own sister.
I don’t know why, but when she sees Qi Niannian, she always has a very familiar feeling, as if the two of them have known each other for a long time!
The two girls held hands, talking and laughing all the way, and soon arrived at the commune. Because neither of them had eaten in the morning, they went to the state-owned hotel as soon as they arrived at the commune.
"Niannian, what do you want to eat? Your sister Nuannuan is treating you today, so order whatever you want!"
Qi Niannian blinked her big, watery eyes, looked at Wen Nuan with a smile and said:
"Since Sister Nuan Nuan said so, I won't be polite! Let's have a braised pork first, and then a plate of shredded beans with vinegar and two bowls of rice! That's enough!"
"These? Are you sure?"
"Of course, there are only two of us. If we order too much, we won't be able to finish it. We can't waste it!"
"Okay, let's do as you say. These are the dishes, but let's add some soup!"
Wen Nuan looked at the small blackboard, which said that four carps would be served today, and then she ordered a bowl of carp tofu soup.
After they had eaten and drunk their fill, the two went to the supply and marketing cooperative first. Qi Niannian waved his hand and bought a lot of cookies and candies, of course, in duplicate.
Wen Nuan invited her to dinner, and she naturally returned the gift. When two people become friends, they care about each other. It cannot be just one-sided giving, because that kind of friendship is doomed to not last long.
Give and take, this is the correct way to make friends.
"Niannian, I still have a lot of cookies in my cupboard, you can take these back and eat them!"
"How can that be? I've already bought everything. Everything comes in double portions. You get one and I get one. You can't refuse!"
Wen Nuan tapped Qi Nian Nian's forehead. Although she said words of disdain, her face was full of smiles.
The two of them walked around the commune. Wen Nuan mailed a letter and Qi Niannian picked up a package. When they passed by a photo studio, Wen Nuan was pulled in by Qi Niannian again.
"Nuannuan, let's take a photo together. I can send it to my parents and tell them that I met my best friend here! Okay!"
When Qi Niannian looked at her with those big watery eyes again, Wen Nuan naturally couldn't refuse her request, so she could only choose to cooperate unconditionally.
Qi Niannian used her actual actions to make Wen Nuan feel her sincerity, and also melted the frost in Wen Nuan's heart with her enthusiasm and sincerity.
At this time, Qi Niannian was also the first friend that Wen Nuanli truly recognized.
Of course, besides Qi Nian Nian, Li Yueyue, the girl that Wen Nuan had a crush on on the train, might become Wen Nuan's second recognized friend.
At this time, Li Yueyue was fishing at the beach with her comrades from the educated youth center!
Although Li Yueyue was on the train to Fengtianxia, the place where she went to work happened to be relatively close to the sea, so after every high tide, many people would come here to catch the sea.
Compared to the expensive pork sold at the supply and marketing cooperative, these things at the seaside are both delicious and affordable.
In less than an hour, you can harvest a bucket full of clams, as well as a lot of oysters and scallops.