Xue Fu: "?"
"What?"
She paused, her eyes wide with surprise, and repeated, "What?"
"It's Li Yan. Haven't you noticed how good he is to you? He speaks to us much more gently and patiently than he does to us."
Wang Qing's eyes were burning with conviction, and she was certain that she hadn't guessed wrong.
She has a very accurate eye when it comes to these questions.
Xue Fu frowned, disagreeing: "Isn't that how he always talks?"
Li Yan was a handsome boy, half a head taller than Xue Fu, but rather thin and slender. He was only a year older than them, having graduated high school a year earlier; they were all the same age.
Li Yan usually speaks in this soft and gentle tone, and he is always friendly and amiable when talking to anyone. I have never seen him argue with anyone.
Xue Fu felt that Li Yan treated her no differently than he treated others.
It's not that she's dense, but she genuinely didn't notice any difference.
Moreover, Xue Fu didn't really care whether Li Yan liked her or not.
Li Yan didn't confess his feelings, so what's it to her?
What's more, she has a boyfriend.
Everyone at the newspaper knew she had a boyfriend.
"Okay, okay," Wang Qing shook her shoulder. She was just tired of studying and wanted to find something new to distract herself. "I won't say anything more. Anyway, you have a boyfriend."
"By the way, how are things between you and your partner lately?"
Wang Qing knew that her boyfriend was not from Haicheng, and they were in a long-distance relationship.
When Wang Qing first found out, she was very surprised. She stared at Xue Fu with wide eyes and asked, "Isn't a long-distance relationship tough? What's the point if you can't even see each other?"
Xue Fu shrugged: "No, although we can't meet in person, I can receive letters and make phone calls, so it's actually not bad."
Although Xue Fu occasionally saw the letters Gu Chong sent, she sometimes thought that it would be great if Gu Chong were by her side, and she wanted to hug him and feel the warmth he gave her.
But when she thought about how he was working hard to end their long-distance relationship, her longing became her motivation.
He's striving to be like her, so she needs to continue becoming better too.
Xue Fu threw herself back into her studies with enthusiasm.
"It's fine, we're very stable."
"Oh, that's good." Wang Qing thought of her boyfriend, touched her ear and smiled, then leaned closer to Xue Fu to whisper, "Sun Chengbin and I have made a promise that if we both get into university, we will get married."
Xue Fu: "!"
"Really?"
Looking at Wang Qing's face, which was filled with happiness and sweetness, Xue Fu recalled Sun Chengbin's usual attitude and behavior towards Wang Qing.
She smiled and sincerely wished, "Then good luck, study hard and strive for success! If you get married, invite me to your wedding! I wish you all the best, that you both pass your exams, and have a happy and fulfilling life together!"
Wang Qing chuckled twice and offered her blessings to Xue Fu and her boyfriend: "You two too! You must tell us when you get married! May you have a sweet and loving marriage!"
Perhaps because of Wang Qing's example, she couldn't help but imagine what it would be like to marry Gu Chong in the future.
Xue Fu's ears became an instant hit.
In November and December, the group of five studied until the week before the college entrance examination.
In the last week, the five of them didn't get together, for fear that their anxiety would spread to each other.
Xue Fu took two days off to relax at home.
Chen Zhu was very understanding and approved her leave request.
She had seen how hard Xue Fu had studied over the past two months.
Taking a few days off won't have a big impact.
Moreover, Xue Fu is only a temporary worker, and the newspaper currently has no vacant positions that can be converted to permanent staff.
Chen Zhu felt that it would be a better choice for Xue Fu to go to university.
During the two days that Xue Fu stayed at home to prepare for her exams, she lived like an emperor. Ji Yazhi and Xue Mingcheng were very attentive to her well-being and spoke very carefully, afraid of putting extra pressure on their daughter.
"Rongrong, no matter what score you get, your mom and dad think you're amazing. Don't put too much pressure on yourself. Just do your best."
"If you can't go to university, your parents don't think it's a big deal. Just forget what your parents said before. A high school diploma is enough these days."
"What would you like for dinner? How about I make your favorite stir-fried pork? And maybe a pork rib soup?"
"......"
Xue Fu herself felt good about her attitude. Her eyes were curved in a smile, and she comforted her anxious parents.
The day before entering the examination room, Xue Fu received a phone call from Gu Chong.
They agreed in their letter that he would call at this time.
“Afu”.
Gu Chong's voice was gentle yet firm: "Keep it up tomorrow, I think you can do it."
"Yeah, I think so too. But, does saying that make me seem too confident?" She joked with him in a relaxed manner, "Do you know what my parents are like at home now? It's like they're the ones taking the exam tomorrow, hehe."
Xue Fu smiled and said, "Actually, it's all fine. Before, I couldn't wait to finish the exams. I didn't want to study anymore. I had read the books over and over again. I just wanted to be free."
Gu Chong listened patiently. He could actually sense her tension; her nagging was an outward manifestation of it.
"However, after I finish the exam, I still have to go back to work at the newspaper, it's a seamless transition. I don't know when the admission notice will be released, and only after I receive the admission notice can I stop working."
"And you, Gu Chong, have you been happy lately? Have you been thinking about me? You said last time it snowed on the back mountain! I didn't see any snow last year! Is it colder this year than last year? Are you wearing enough clothes? Wear more clothes! Remember to avoid using cold water!"
“Haicheng is not as cold as Qingtang Village in winter. It doesn’t snow much here. I only remember once when it snowed very lightly. After a whole night, there was only a thin layer of snow on the grass that hadn’t melted yet.”
"......"
Xue Fu was like an excited little bird, chirping and sharing her life with her loved ones.
Xue Fu may seem carefree and outgoing, but she's actually very gentle and thoughtful. Being liked by Xue Fu is like being enveloped in warm water, feeling warm all over.
She was vivid and lively, just like the hibiscus flower he saw when he went north to Hecheng last time.
As his name suggests, he was like a little hibiscus.
Gu Chong responded to every single one of his sentences.
"I'm doing well lately, and Xiao Fei is behaving well at school. I just miss you a lot."
Gu Chong, the Silent One, is no longer a silent man.
"It's colder this year than last year. The snow on the back mountain lasted for two days, and there was a thick layer on the top. It took a week to melt. Do you like snow? Let's find a chance to go to Harbin. There's a lot of snow there, and I heard it's very beautiful."
“I wore a cotton-padded coat and a scarf you knitted, and it was very warm. I used hot water to wash clothes and my hair, so my hands didn’t get cold and I didn’t get chilblains.”
"You should wear more clothes too, so you don't catch a cold, Afu."
The two chatted for a long time until someone from Gu Chong's commune office came over to say that the call had expired, and only then did they end the call.
I'll write you a letter after the exam! And there'll be a New Year's gift with it!
"Yes, good luck on the college entrance exam, Afu."
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