He hadn't seen Lin Qingyan for over a month, and he noticed that in that time, she hadn't gotten any darker or thinner; in fact, she had become slightly plumper, her complexion was much better than before, and she was prettier than ever. She had changed a lot.
She is like a pearl covered in dust, gradually radiating the vitality she should have.
On the other hand, Lin Sisi's skin had become quite dark and she had lost weight, probably because she had been working in the fields for more than a month. Now she didn't look as pretty as Lin Qingyan.
He suddenly realized that Lin Sisi and Lin Qingyan seemed to have very different kinds of beauty.
Lin Sisi is beautiful on the surface, while Lin Qingyan's beauty is full of charm in both appearance and temperament. She has both inner and outer beauty, and this kind of beauty is the most attractive.
But when Lin Qingyan saw him, she was so indifferent, as if she were looking at an insignificant stranger.
He felt inexplicably down.
While he was lost in thought, Lin Sisi asked from the side, "Brother Mingzhou, what time did you get off the train? Have you eaten? I'll get you something to eat."
"No need, I already ate in the county town after I got off the train, I'm not hungry now."
"Oh, Mingzhou, sit down and rest for a while."
Lin Sisi found him a rock. This was the rock that the educated youth usually sat on. There were many rocks in the mountains, so it was easy to find them. It was very cool to sit on the rock in the summer. The weather wasn't too cold yet, so sitting on the rock wouldn't make him feel cold.
She took the bag from Gu Mingzhou's hand and placed it on another clean rock, then asked Gu Mingzhou to sit down.
Gu Mingzhou looked around the educated youth settlement and finally focused his gaze on the row of adobe houses there.
If there's room in this house, he'll stay here, or the brigade leader can find a house in the village, saving him the trouble of going to the county to open a guesthouse.
He asked Lin Sisi who was in charge of the educated youth settlement, and after receiving the answer, he went to find Wang Qiang and asked him about the accommodation situation at the educated youth settlement.
"Comrade Wang Qiang, I've come to visit my girlfriend. I'm wondering if there's any room available here. If there is, I'd like to stay in your male educated youth dormitory. Is that alright?"
Wang Qiang answered truthfully: "If you want to stay, there is still room. However, the educated youth settlement is also the property of the brigade. You need to apply to the brigade leader first, and you can only do so after the brigade leader agrees. I can't make the decision myself."
“I know that, whether I live here or not, since I’m here, I will naturally visit the captain.”
Lin Guanghui had been having a rough time ever since he arrived here. Like a tiger fallen into the plains, he saw Gu Mingzhou and quickly went over to greet him, since Gu Mingzhou was also his support.
Needless to say, Gu Mingzhou brought a gift when he came to visit his sister.
He would naturally try to curry favor with anyone who could bring him benefits.
"Brother-in-law."
"Hmm." Gu Mingzhou turned to look at him and asked perfunctorily, "Are you and your sister doing alright here?"
He had just arrived and was dealing with pigs and pig manure. Before two days had passed, he was sent to the foot of the mountain to reclaim wasteland. He was exhausted every day. This month was the most difficult and arduous period of his life.
He originally wanted to say that he wasn't doing well, but in front of so many people, he was afraid that if he complained to Gu Mingzhou, someone would report him for not being proactive, so he could only say with a straight face, "It's alright."
"oh."
Gu Mingzhou gave a perfunctory reply. He wasn't genuinely concerned about Lin Guanghui, so naturally he didn't care whether Lin Guanghui was doing well or not.
Gu Mingzhou arrived in civilian clothes. Lin Si wanted everyone to know that she had found a military officer as her partner and that she would be a military officer's wife in the future.
Gu Mingzhou was also very beautiful, and she wanted all the female educated youth here to envy her, so she raised her chin and introduced Gu Mingzhou to everyone.
"Let me introduce you, this is my boyfriend, he is..."
"Working as a worker in a steel mill."
Gu Mingzhou didn't want the people here to know his identity, and he didn't know if Lin Sisi had already told anyone. If she had, he could correct her.
Lin Sisi was puzzled for a moment after hearing his words, but quickly understood.
"Hello worker, you have such a great workstation, many people envy you."
She was determined to make all the female educated youths envy her, and all the male educated youths be jealous of Gu Mingzhou.
Gu Mingzhou's expression darkened slightly. He said to Lin Sisi, and also to the others, "Sisi, we are all proletarians, everyone is equal, there is no good or bad in work, we are all the same, serving the people."
Lin Sisi lost her arrogance this time; she couldn't even show off.
Oh well, Gu Mingzhou is good-looking and tall anyway. Just standing here, she doesn't need to show off; she'll probably arouse envy and jealousy from all the female educated youth present.
Lin Qingyan, in particular, was jealous of her and envious of her, but unfortunately, Mingzhou could only be hers, and Lin Qingyan couldn't get anything at all.
In this way, she still felt quite superior.
"Brother Mingzhou, I'll go with you to the brigade leader's house later."
"OK."
Lin Sisi kept looking at Lin Qingyan, hoping to see her sad and upset expression. But after watching for a while, she didn't notice that the other woman's expression remained indifferent, with almost no change.
Lin Qingyan appeared outwardly calm, but inwardly she was probably heartbroken.
Lin Qingyan paid no attention to them, and didn't even bother to glance at them.
She was either eating or talking to Lin Zhiheng or Du Xiaoyue beside her. Gu Mingzhou looked at her for a while, then took the initiative to walk over, stand in front of her, and greeted her gently: "Qingyan, are you alright now?"
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