To be honest, Xue Fu didn't feel particularly sad about leaving this place where she had stayed for almost a year.
Aside from missing Gu Chong, returning to Haicheng made her happier.
Her parents were both in Haicheng. Returning to Haicheng was like returning to a safe haven; she was a little fledgling being protected.
However, the closer the time of departure got, the more Xue Fu felt the sorrow of parting from those around her.
At the educated youth settlement, Liu Ling and Zheng Peipei together gave her a small crocheted flower.
The petals of the small woolen flower are red, and the green leaves underneath are made of army green wool.
According to the two women, they were crocheting hibiscus flowers.
“Xue Fu, we have never seen what a hibiscus looks like, but it is universally acknowledged that hibiscus flowers are beautiful and elegant, like lotuses emerging from clear water.”
“This was knitted by Peipei and me, please don’t mind it.”
They were roommates for almost a year and built up some friendship.
They didn't know how long this relationship would last; it might fade after a month or six months apart. But at least Liu Ling and Zheng Peipei wanted to give Xue Fu a gift that would make her remember them.
Liu Ling and Zheng Peipei are both very good at needlework. Although this hibiscus flower does not look like a hibiscus flower, the stitches are fine and the crocheting is very delicate.
Xue Fu really liked this farewell gift.
"Thank you for your kind gesture, I really like it."
"It's beautiful."
He Rui, who had been learning from her for half a month, was also very reluctant to part with her. Three days before Xue Fu was about to leave, on her last day working at the fishpond, the little girl stared at her without saying a word, her eyes red like a rabbit's.
"Sister, will we have a chance to meet again?"
“Yes, you will. Life is long. Haven’t you always been curious about what other cities are like? You’ll definitely have the chance in the future. If you come to Haicheng, I’ll definitely show you around.”
"Pinky promise, don't lie to me."
"I'd be a dog if I lied to you."
With just a few words, the little girl was coaxed into smiling again.
The Gu family and Gu Fei's child had a strong reaction.
Gu Fei hugged her and cried his heart out; it was clear he was very reluctant to part with her.
The little boy's tears streamed down his face, soaking a small patch of Xue Fu's coat.
In the end, his brother Gu Chong pulled him out of Xue Fu's arms and told him to wipe his tears, saying that a real man doesn't shed tears easily.
Gu Fei rarely talked back: "Heh, I'll cry, I'll cry. Brother, don't secretly cry by yourself. That's even more embarrassing than me."
Gu Chong, who was holding a wet towel to wipe his face, immediately threw the towel back into the basin next to him.
"......"
Of all the people Xue Fu had seen say goodbye to, Gu Chong was indeed the most composed.
He's still her boyfriend.
Xue Fu had previously imagined what Gu Chong's reaction would be.
She's leaving, shouldn't he, as her boyfriend, do something?
He remained remarkably calm, quietly packing their things and luggage for the train journey.
In private, Xue Fu secretly tugged at Gu Chong's sleeve and asked him, feigning indifference, "I'm about to leave, and you're being so cold to me!"
Gu Chong pursed his lips slightly, his expression serious: "Wasn't I supposed to go with you?"
"You've taken me there, but you'll have to come back, won't we still have to part ways? How come you don't seem to be reluctant to let me go at all?"
Xue Fu pouted and chattered, "Xiao Fei cried."
Gu Chong stared intently at her with his dark eyes, his gaze serious, even somewhat solemn. He turned the question back on Xue Fu, 'questioning' her and regaining the initiative.
"Afu, will you leave me and run away, abandoning me?"
Xue Fu's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly denied it three times: "How could that be? Of course not! Don't think such things!"
She's not the kind of person who starts a relationship and then abandons it; she's a model citizen and wouldn't do something so morally reprehensible.
Gu Chong nodded, his brows and eyes relaxing at her words.
He said firmly, "I believe in you."
"So don't worry, just wait for me in Haicheng and I'll bring Xiao Fei over. I'll be a little sad, but only a little, because I know I love you, and you love me too."
Gu Chong rarely said such goosebump-inducing things, and speaking to her so seriously made Xue Fu's heart race uncontrollably, her breathing became erratic, and she was deeply moved.
He's right.
Xue Fu also knew that he loved her.
Of course, she loved him very much.
This is the correct answer obtained through repeated refinement.
She tilted her head back and hummed softly, then stood on tiptoe and kissed him on the chin before moving up to his soft, slightly cool lips.
Her voice was low and somewhat muffled: "It's good that you know."
Gu Chong heard it clearly, his chest trembled, and he chuckled softly.
The day Xue Fu left Qingtang Village was an unfortunate day, a very overcast one.
When they set off, a light drizzle was falling, and the rain moistened Xue Fu's hair a little.
They left early, and apart from the people at the educated youth settlement who knew she had left, no one else in the village really noticed that the prettiest young educated youth at the settlement had returned to the city that day.
They didn't bring much with them on this train trip, just a carry-on suitcase. Everything else had already been sent back by express delivery, so their journey wasn't cumbersome at all.
Gu Chong held an umbrella beside her and asked how she slept last night.
"Afu, you don't look well. Didn't you sleep well?"
Xue Fu shook her head.
She slept well last night. She had just gotten on the tractor and was watching the tiled houses of Qingtang Village recede into the distance when Xue Fu suddenly felt a surge of emotion.
Only when the time for departure actually came did I feel the pangs of parting.
"I'm a little reluctant to part with it."
"Qingtang Village is very good."
She was happy most of the time in Qingtang Village.
Because Gu Chong lives in Qingtang Village.
"Sleep a little longer leaning against me, I'll wake you up when it's time."
"Um."
The tractor was faster than the oxcart, and by the time Xue Fu was woken up by Gu Chong, the cart was already parked at the entrance of the county town.
Xue Fu was helped out of the car by Gu Chong; it was raining in the county town as well.
The air was a bit chilly from the rain. After getting out of the car, Xue Fu couldn't help but shiver, hugging her arms and shaking off the cold.
Gu Chong took a coat out of his suitcase and put it on her to keep her from catching a cold.
Their route to Haicheng this time was the same as Xue Fu's solo return trip last December: they took a bus from the county town to the provincial capital in the evening, stayed overnight in a guesthouse, and took the train early the next morning.
After buying the train tickets, Xue Fu wrote a letter back to her parents, asking them to pick her and Gu Chong up from the train station if they had time.
Yes, she didn't hide it from her parents; she told them in the letter that Gu Chong would send her there.
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