Chapter 91

Following the sound, I saw Cai Xiujuan standing at the door carrying a bag.

Cheng Zheng looked at Jian Lu and sighed helplessly, "You are really busy enough."

Jian Lu could hardly hold back her laughter, but she didn't know it. She winked at the man, asking him to hold back, and then she walked over to him with a smile, "Sister Xiujuan, Happy New Year! Come in and sit down!"

"Lulu, Happy New Year. Captain Cheng is at home too? Happy New Year." Cai Xiujuan thought Cheng Zheng must be busy with official business.

Listening to Comrade Cai Xiujuan greeting him, Cheng Zheng smiled and replied, "Comrade Cai, Happy New Year. You two can chat first. I'll go to the study and sit for a while."

"Okay, Captain Cheng, I'll just talk to Lulu for a while."

Cai Xiujuan watched Cheng Zheng go upstairs. She didn't know what was going on, but she felt that Captain Cheng didn't seem to be in good spirits today. Even his back looked a little lonely.

Regardless of anything else, Cai Xiujuan came here mainly to show Jian Lu the pearls that were being cultivated now. However, these pearls were different from the previous ones. They had been cultivated for more than two years, which was a long enough time. Coupled with the improved cultivation method, the quality was also quite amazing.

"This pearl is so beautiful!" Jian Lu could tell with her naked eyes that the pearl was bright, smooth and white, and more beautiful than the pearls cultivated in Cai Xiujuan's pearl farm in the past. "You are doing better and better now. Pearls like this are good enough to be made into pearl necklaces."

Cai Xiujuan had a hint of joy on her face, and she was very knowledgeable when talking about pearl farming. Her years of experience in farming had made her full of confidence, and she was no longer the woman who only knew how to do housework at home.

Cai Xiujuan was very proud as she gently stroked the handful of pearls in her hand, as these were all her own achievements.

"Not only this, I came to you today to discuss something important with you. Please help me make a decision." Cai Xiujuan took out a brochure from her bag, unfolded it and put it on the table to introduce it to Jian Lu. "It was sent by Mr. Yang, asking if we are interested in participating in the National Commodity Fair in July."

"Trade fair?" Jian Lu picked up the booklet and started reading it. After a while, she understood that a national trade fair would be held in City Z in July this year. There would be many exhibition booths, which would provide promotional opportunities for factory products. If you are lucky, you could even sign large orders.

It can be said that it is not easy to get such an opportunity. Yang Binghua also asked for a place for Cai Xiujuan because he saw the good quality of pearls in her pearl farm.

"Do you want to go?" Jian Lu asked her.

"To be honest, I really want to go and have a look." Cai Xiujuan had never been out of the province, and the farthest she had been was in H City. She was actually a little nervous about going to another province that was quite far away. She was also worried about whether she would make a fool of herself at the trade fair given her level of education.

However, despite this, Cai Xiujuan still yearns for it.

The commune's pearl farm has now entered a stable transition period, with Cai Xiujuan in full charge. However, when she encounters such major events, she still habitually consults Jian Lu.

"As for me, I am mainly worried that this kind of trade fair will not be attended by all intellectuals, all graduates from this university or that university, I..."

"Why worry about this?" Jian Lu comforted her, "Now I have learned a lot by myself and can recognize many words. Besides, as long as our Pearl is good, who cares whether you are a college graduate or not? It's like when you eat at a state-owned restaurant, do you want to find someone with a college diploma to cook for you? As long as the food is delicious, isn't that enough?"

"That's right." Cai Xiujuan smiled shyly, as if to comfort herself, "That's the truth. I shouldn't think so much."

"That's right. Your pearl cultivation technology is so advanced now. You should be more confident. When you introduce pearl cultivation to everyone, others will think you are very professional and amazing and will praise you."

Cai Xiujuan didn't dare to think about this scene. "Lulu, July is your summer vacation, right? Can you come with me? That way I can feel more at ease."

July...

Jian Lu thought about it and decided that the time was right. She had never been anywhere before, so a short trip seemed like a good idea, so she agreed immediately.

"Well, when our school's summer vacation is set, I'll talk to you and we can confirm the departure date."

"Okay!" Cai Xiujuan felt relieved after hearing Jian Lu's words.

Jian Lu sent Cai Xiujuan out, and after returning home, she told Cheng Zheng about the trade fair.

Cheng Zheng just felt a headache. He was very dissatisfied with the fact that his wife had already arranged the itinerary for the summer vacation a few months later during the winter vacation.

I didn't get much benefit from the winter vacation, so why would anyone covet the summer vacation?!

"Hey, we are busy with work, you should support us!"

Cheng Zheng was helpless, "How many days? Are you two female comrades going that far?"

"About a week." Jian Lu was still unsure, but she had to clarify, "Training is quite safe. Sister Xiujuan and I are not ordinary lesbians. We are well-informed. How could we be deceived?"

Cheng Zheng was stopped by his wife's words, "There are many kidnappers in places like train stations. You will be sitting on the train for a long time, so you have to be careful."

"Okay, okay, why are you so nagging now? You weren't like this before. Do you all like to nag when you get older?"

Cheng Zheng was stumped again, "Maybe Shuangshuang misses you the same way and thinks her mom is nagging."

Jian Lu was still not convinced, "How is that possible? I was just showing my love and care to my daughter!"

"Then this isn't loving concern on my part?" Cheng Zheng raised his eyebrows slightly, his eyes deep, which made Jian Lu blush.

Jian Lu scolded, "You're starting to use sweet words~"

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Two days before Jian Lu left, Cheng Zheng got a duck from somewhere, stewed half of it into sour radish duck soup, and had Aunt Wang make the other half into braised duck. He asked Jian Lu to bring it over after school started and share it with her roommates.

In addition, they fried some dried yellow croaker and mixed it with chili powder, which made it spicy and fragrant.

"Okay, so many things?" Jian Lu was packing her luggage and found that the packages were getting bigger and bigger.

Cheng Zheng waved his hand, worrying about whether his wife had a good meal at school. "What's that? I guarantee you'll start thinking about the meals at home in the past half month."

Jian Lu pondered for a moment, "Yes, there is no place better than home."

Influenced by their father, Shuangshuang always thought that their mother was going to go out and get hungry, so they would hold a can of Golden Chicken Cookies in their hands and stuff them into their mother's suitcase, "Mom, eat more."

This can of dried Golden Chicken Cookies was a New Year gift from Wu Feng when he came to visit us. Shuangshuang really likes to eat them.

"Why would I argue with you? Just take it home and eat it yourself."

Shuangshuang shook her head and forced the biscuit in. "Mom, you have to eat more. Don't starve yourself and become thin."

Jian Lu was overwhelmed by the whole family, and her luggage became several kilograms heavier.

The day before Jian Lu left, she thought nothing was going on, but unexpectedly Qian Honglian came to her house. After a few pleasantries, she explained her purpose, which was to invite her to attend a blind education class and give a speech to everyone.

"Director Qian, I'm going to give a speech?"

"Yes, our academy has produced two college students, you and Dong Jingfang. Dong Jingfang went to high school before, but you are different. You are so inspiring. The students in the blindness-eliminating class need role models like you."

Jian Lu was in a dilemma, and felt embarrassed by Qian Honglian's flattery. She followed Qian Honglian to the literacy class with a guilty conscience.

Before leaving, she looked at Cheng Zheng for help, but the man thought it was a good thing and told her to go without worry.

This morning, there was a Pinyin class in the anti-illiteracy class. The students were all military families whose families had not received much education. They were learning how to write Pinyin when a person suddenly walked into the classroom.

After a closer look, everyone recognized her. It was Jian Lu, a college student!

The military dependents sitting below looked at Jian Lu and felt that she seemed different again. They whispered to each other that people's temperament changed after going to college.

"Comrades, today we specially invite Comrade Jian Lu, a college student from H University, to share his learning experience with everyone. Please welcome him with applause." Qian Honglian spoke, triggering applause from the audience.

Jian Lu actually felt a little guilty. In the eyes of Qian Honglian and others, she was an inspirational example of an illiterate counterattack. But she knew that this was based on her foundation from her previous life. There was nothing she could do but to go ahead with it.

Looking at the sincere and expectant eyes in the audience, Jian Lu gradually put aside the issue of whether or not she had a foundation. After all, as long as things like chicken blooding were useful and could give people spiritual encouragement, she could just turn a blind eye to the rest.

Jian Lu shared her own learning experience, how she learned to read and write step by step, learned book knowledge, wrote articles and took the college entrance examination. Everyone listened with excitement, as if the person standing on the stage was not Jian Lu, but another self, or even the next generation of themselves.

At this moment, even the poorest comrades felt that learning had no boundaries. No matter whether you were rich or poor, you could study, have the opportunity to enter a university, and have the opportunity to bring honor to your family.

After the speech, Qian Honglian was very pleased to see the students whose enthusiasm for learning was ignited. When she sent Jian Lu out, she kept praising her.

"Comrade Jian Lu, you must study hard. It is not easy to recover from the college entrance examination, and it is even more difficult to go to university. You must seize this opportunity."

Jian Lu nodded in agreement.

After returning home from the blindness class, Cheng Zheng could only sigh that his wife was so busy every day. She was either visiting the neighbors or giving extra lessons to Dunzi and Hengheng. When she finally had some free time, she was taken away by Director Qian again.

I'm afraid I'm more tired than the leaders during this winter vacation.

"I'm telling you, Comrade Jian Lu, you're too busy." After Cheng Zheng and Jian Lu finished washing up, they were going to send their wives away tomorrow.

I couldn't bear to leave.

Jian Lu could clearly feel the resentful look in her man's eyes, "What a coincidence, things keep happening one after another."

Cheng Zheng was thinking about his wife leaving home again, so he kept nagging whenever he saw someone, and Jian Lu felt her ears were tired from listening to him.

"I know, I know. I remember everything you said. Eat well, drink well, and sleep well. Don't be too greedy when the weather is hot. Remember to put on more clothes when it's cold. I will write you a letter every month..." Jian Lu read out everything Cheng Zheng had told her, word for word. While she spoke, she glanced at him sideways, as if accusing him of being long-winded.

"What else?" Cheng Zheng was very satisfied. When had he ever been so long-winded? Did he really think he was so free to talk to anyone?

"That's all, right?" Jian Lu thought about it and frowned, she really had no idea.

"And most importantly, if you encounter any problem that you can't solve, you must call me immediately. If I have something to do, you should contact Xiao Zhao first."

"I know, I know." Jian Lu slowly moved down from the head of the bed, lay flat on the bed, and poked Cheng Zheng's arm, "Why don't you just be Shuangshuang's mother in the future? I feel you have the potential."

Cheng Zheng: "..."

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Time flies, and the winter vacation officially ends. In a blink of an eye, Jian Lu is sent on the train by her family and returns to school.

After a summer vacation, the students who returned to the university campus on the green train were all full of energy.

The roommates gathered together again and enjoyed themselves, sharing the food they brought from home.

Jian Lu made two bottles of shrimp sauce and brought them, as well as a bag of beef jerky, half a duck with sauce, and a bunch of snacks.

She placed the golden cookie that the lady gave her on her desk and ate a piece from time to time.

"Xiaomei, I brought the shrimp sauce that I promised you." I put the bottle of shrimp sauce on the table, opened the lid, and a burst of fresh fragrance wafted out.

Jian Lu specially made some special products from the island and brought them back, and several of her roommates still remember them.

"Wow!" Sun Shangmei had been salivating for a long time. She scooped a little with a spoon and tasted it. The sweet shrimp sauce had a light salty aroma. "It's really delicious, so fresh!"

“It can be eaten mixed with steamed buns or rice.” Jian Lu introduced enthusiastically.

"Okay, okay, just put it here. Whoever wants to eat it can take it themselves." Sun Shangmei also brought something, a big bag of dried sweet potatoes, which were the stock from drying at home. She was not shy and ate her roommates' food and then fed them the dried sweet potatoes one by one.

When it was Qiu Cuiping's turn to feed her, she was turned away.

"I don't want it. You guys eat it." Qiu Cuiping glanced at it with disdain and quietly went to pack her things.

"Sister Cuiping, didn't you bring us anything good?" The other five people in the dormitory all brought food. Sun Shangmei loves to eat, and she cares about this the most.

"No, I'm too lazy to take it." Qiu Cuiping said lazily.

"Oh, okay." Sun Shangmei sat on Li Suihua's bed and picked up the peanuts she brought.

"Okay, school is about to start, let's divide the cleaning duties for this semester." Hao Yue is the oldest in the dormitory, basically equivalent to the head of the dormitory. The dormitory is arranged in shifts, and each person is responsible for cleaning the dormitory on that day, mainly sweeping the floor and keeping the dormitory generally clean. "Let's start with me, I'll do it today."

Hao Yue was an honest person. Usually the dormitory was the dirtiest on the first day back at school, but she didn't care about that and directly took on the first day's work, and the rest of the people took turns.

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Back on campus, the sophomores are obviously much more comfortable and walk around the campus calmly.

As usual, Jian Lu shuttled between the dormitory, classroom, library and stadium.

Since participating in the volleyball competition at the last sports meet, Jian Lu has fallen in love with this sport. She and Sun Shangmei joined the school volleyball club and play volleyball once or twice a week.

After a round of exercise, I worked up a sweat, which seemed to help me dispel the fatigue from sitting at my desk for a long time.

Jian Lu and Sun Shangmei were walking back to the dormitory arm in arm, preparing to take an enamel basin and towel to the bathhouse to take a bath.

"I felt sore in my hands and feet after playing basketball before, but now I feel so comfortable! After playing basketball, I took a shower and went back to the dormitory to sleep. Wow, it's so comfortable!"

Seeing that Sun Shangmei's mind was wandering, Jian Lu couldn't help but raise the corners of her lips, "Xiaomei, I must remind you cruelly that the Poetry Club has an event tonight."

"Ah?!" Sun Shangmei slapped her forehead, "I forgot! Oh, I thought I could just lie down tonight."

"Hahahaha, are you ready for your poem?" Jian Lu found that this little sister was particularly fun, almost the same as Shuangshuang, with her joy, anger, sorrow and happiness all written on her face.

"It's ready! Don't worry!"

The two of them and their roommate Song Guilan all joined the campus poetry club. The poetry club holds a group activity every month, where everyone shares their own poems and appreciates and exchanges ideas with each other.

Originally, Jian Lu didn't want to join, but Sun Shangmei kept nagging her and forced her to join.

The class ended early this afternoon, after three o'clock. The two of us went to play volleyball, prepared to take a shower and then go to eat, and packed up to participate in the poetry club activities.

After spending two cents and a bath ticket, the two men came out of the bathhouse and headed towards the dormitory. One of them was holding a ceramic basin with a towel and half a bag of shampoo in it.

"Classmate Jian Lu."

A "Cheng Yaojin" suddenly appeared on the road. Qin Zhiwu stood in the middle of the road, staring at Jian Lu.

Jian Lu, who had just finished taking a shower and washing her hair, now had her long hair fluttering in the wind, with a few drops of crystal water hanging on her black and smooth hair. She looked more like a lotus emerging from the water. The water mist softened her brightness, making her look even more delicate and lovely.

In Qin Zhiwu's eyes, Jian Lu at this moment was even more beautiful than usual, making it impossible to take your eyes off her.

Jian Lu immediately put away the smile she had just had when she was talking to Sun Shangmei, and said seriously, "Student Qin, is there anything wrong?"

Sun Shangmei was quite outgoing. After all, she had seen Qin Zhiwu and Qiu Cuiping walking and eating together several times. She had also asked Qiu Cuiping in the dormitory, and Qiu Cuiping had basically tacitly agreed that they were dating.

"Student Qin, do you want to ask Sister Cuiping? She is not here. She is resting in the dormitory."

Qin Zhiwu didn't respond. "Are you guys going to eat? Come together. I'm going to the cafeteria too."

"No, we have to go back to the dormitory." Jian Lu always felt that this man had a strange look in his eyes, and when she had dinner with him, Qiu Cuiping estimated that his eyes would be fixed on her.

"Sister Cuiping has taken sick leave, why don't you go to see her? Aren't you her partner?" Sun Shangmei was really confused, this partner was not qualified.

Qin Zhiwu's face froze, and he left without answering.

Sun Shangmei and Jian Lu went all the way back to the dormitory, and as soon as they entered the room, they saw Qiu Cuiping lying on the bed.

"Sister Cuiping, have you been lying down for the whole afternoon?"

This afternoon, Qiu Cuiping took sick leave and did not go to class, so she stayed in the dormitory.

"Yeah." Qiu Cuiping raised her eyelids and looked at Sun Shangmei, "Xiaomei, can you help me get a bottle of water later? My thermos is over there. Oh, Lulu, can you help me get a meal?"

Jian Lu and Sun Shangmei, who were about to go out, stopped and helped her carry her things before leaving. People in the dormitory were used to helping each other fetch water and food.

However, Jian Lu had never seen such a lazy person. He didn't know if she was really sick, but she liked to take sick leave every now and then. In his memory, Qiu Cuiping almost always asked others for help, but she herself rarely helped others.

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Although there were occasional disturbances in the dormitory, the study life was exceptionally peaceful. Jian Lu's grades were stable, so she basically didn't worry too much about study problems.

In the grade-level class, Jian Lu sat with several roommates, listening to the teacher's lecture.

At that time, university teachers liked to wear a pair of glasses and impart knowledge slowly and leisurely. They would suddenly look at the audience and pick someone up to ask a question if he/she was not paying attention.

Just now, Qiu Cuiping, who was not very focused in class, was called by Teacher Yang.

"Qiu Cuiping, tell me, where was I just talking about?"

Qiu Cuiping glanced at Sun Shangmei's book beside her. Sun Shangmei reminded her in a low voice. However, before she could see or hear clearly, she was caught by Teacher Yang and started to educate her.

Teacher Yang was heartbroken, and her face, which was over 50 years old, was filled with bitterness and hatred. "You are so lucky this year. The college entrance examination was restored after ten years, and you caught up! I don't know how many people envy you! But, why don't some people know how to cherish it? I don't know where their mind wanders during class..."

Especially since Qiu Cuiping was not attentive in class during her freshman year, Teacher Yang was older but had sharp eyes and could see clearly how each student performed, but he just didn't pursue anything.

However, Qiu Cuiping was absent-minded every time in class, and Teacher Yang finally couldn't bear it anymore.

Finally, because of Qiu Cuiping, the class was suspended. Everyone listened to Teacher Yang’s lecture for about ten minutes and did not escape until the bell rang for the end of class.

Qiu Cuiping felt ashamed as her face turned pale and blue, especially as other classmates kept turning their heads to look at her. They had even looked at her and whispered to her just after class, and who knows how they were slandering her behind her back. Thinking of this, she slammed her textbook on the desk in annoyance.

"Sister Cuiping..." Sun Shangmei just wanted to comfort her when she was pushed away.

"Stop talking, it's annoying. The old man looked over at you and you didn't even remind me?"

"I, no, I didn't notice..."

"Aren't you very serious in class? Didn't you notice that the old man was looking at us? Did you just want to see me make a fool of myself?"

Jian Lu couldn't listen any more, "Cui Ping, this is not your own problem. Why are you blaming Xiao Mei?"

"You guys are a bunch of idiots, and you only know how to bully me! Jian Lu, you are not a good person either!" After saying that, Qiu Cuiping packed her schoolbag and left.

Jian Lu & Sun Shangmei: ???

"Who is he?" Jian Lu didn't expect that this roommate could be so weird. His train of thought was so strange.

Before long, the news that a student from the Department of Trade was lectured by a teacher for more than ten minutes spread throughout the freshman year, mainly because such things were not common.

Qiu Cuiping returned to the dormitory angrily, wrapped herself in the quilt and sulked. She did not even go downstairs to eat dinner. Li Suihua came forward to show concern for her, but it did not end well.

Hao Yue couldn't bear to watch it anymore and advised, "Cui Ping, it's nothing. Just eat and don't get too hungry."

"None of your business. I'm just pretending to be so hypocritical. You will definitely laugh at me!"

Hao Yue was confused and had no idea what was wrong with this person. She immediately went back to her desk with a sullen face and ignored her.

Seeing the depressing atmosphere in the dormitory, Song Guilan came out to smooth things over, "Cui Ping, don't take it to heart. We will forget about it soon. We are also concerned about you. We are in the same dormitory, so we must be closer."

Qiu Cuiping rolled her eyes at her, sweeping everyone around without distinction, "Please don't do that. I'm embarrassed to be the only one in the dormitory. You guys might bother me even more."

Hao Yue put the book on the table with a bang, "Qiu Cuiping, are you done yet? Have you taken gunpowder? You bite whoever you catch?"

"You!" Qiu Cuiping's face flushed red, she turned around and ran out. After running a few meters, she turned back, picked up the vanishing cream and smeared it on her face a few times, then threw the vanishing cream away and went out again.

Qiu Cuiping trotted all the way to the small woods near the back door of the school and met Qin Zhiwu.

The two confirmed their relationship at the end of their sophomore year, and it was Qiu Cuiping who took the initiative.

"Brother Zhiwu." Qiu Cuiping liked Qin Zhiwu. Not only did she think he was handsome, she also found that he came from a good family. The elders in his family were all leaders of state-owned factories. Such a person was a perfect match for her!

When Qin Zhiwu saw Qiu Cuiping coming, there was no joy on his face. He vaguely agreed to a romantic relationship with her, but Qin Zhiwu was never able to succeed.

The one he liked was Jian Lu, but now he is dating Qiu Cuiping, and there is a big difference between the two in appearance.

"Let's go, let's go for a walk by the lake!" Qiu Cuiping stretched out her hand to hold Qin Zhiwu's arm, but was dodged.

"It's better not to stand out in this school."

Qiu Cuiping's smile froze, and she asked him with her neck stiff, "If Jian Lu held your arm, would you be able to refuse?"

Qin Zhiwu's throat tightened, and he didn't answer the question, "Why did you mention Jian Lu?"

"See if you still can't forget her." Qiu Cuiping knew that this man just liked Jian Lu, and he couldn't move when he saw her. "Jian Lu is not a good person. Don't look at her pretending to be good. That day, I was targeted by the teacher, and she didn't remind me when she saw it."

"No way?" Qin Zhiwu didn't believe it.

"Why not? Not only that, Xiaomei from our dormitory wanted to remind me, but Jianlu stopped her. Later, I was teased by some classmates, and Jianlu was watching the show. We were roommates, but she still scolded me in a very bad tone."

As she spoke, Qiu Cuiping's eyes became red, as if she was about to cry.

"How could Jian Lu be such a person?" Qin Zhiwu was skeptical. When he saw Qiu Cuiping's face, he was surprised and asked, "Why are you crying?"

"I'm not feeling well..." Qiu Cuiping pulled Qin Zhiwu's arm again and said in a soft voice, "You're the best in this school. I can only rely on you."

This time Qin Zhiwu did not dodge, but just comforted Qiu Cuiping.

"Didn't the people in your dormitory comfort you?" Qin Zhiwu wanted to hear about Jian Lu. A few times ago, Qiu Cuiping said that Jian Lu was not very careful about the relationship between men and women. In addition, Jian Lu had always ignored him, as if she was guarding against a thief. Qin Zhiwu was also a well-known figure in the university. He felt embarrassed and had some resentment towards Jian Lu. He thought she had bad eyesight. Then he talked about finding a partner with Qiu Cuiping, who praised him every day.

However, just a few days after confirming the relationship, he began to feel regretful, but he couldn't say it out loud.

"No!" Qiu Cuiping finally found the opportunity and started to complain angrily, "You don't know, none of the people in our dormitory are good. Hao Yue is old, all he does is read books, he doesn't look good, and he does things rudely; Song Guilan is particularly annoying, she likes to nag every day, like a mosquito; Li Suihua is a taciturn person, but she likes to gossip behind people's backs; Sun Shangmei is even more abominable, although she pretends to be innocent, she is actually mean; as for Jian Lu..."

"What's wrong with Jian Lu?" Qin Zhiwu asked her immediately.

"Why? Are you still thinking about her?" Qiu Cuiping was upset. Jian Lu was really a vixen, flirting with other men all the time. "Jian Lu is just a bad person. I've told you all. I heard that the officer she married was cheated by her. I heard that she tore her clothes and got into bed with him, ruining the officer's reputation before marrying him. A country girl begged for a military officer, how shameless! Otherwise, how could she live a good life? Country women like this are the most resourceful. They don't care about their reputation in order to climb up."

Qin Zhiwu felt sour and bitter when he heard his dream lover was like this, as if the soul under her beautiful coat was not as pure as he imagined. But he also had some expectations, thinking that since this person had a bad style, would she be willing to develop a relationship with him...

However, "You have been in the countryside for so many years, have you really seen how resourceful the country people are?"

Qiu Cuiping blurted out, "When have I ever been to the countryside..."

"Didn't you go to the countryside as an educated youth for a few years?" Qin Zhiwu reminded her.

"Oh, oh." Qiu Cuiping's face turned pale, and she suddenly remembered something and stammered, "Yes, this happened. I almost forgot about it. Forget it, let's not talk about it, let's go to the lake."

The darkness concealed the two men's whereabouts, and they went deeper into the grove.

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There was an unpleasant incident in the dormitory a few days ago. Jian Lu and Sun Shangmei only heard about it after they came back. They just thought that this person had a strange temper.

Hao Yue was really puzzled. "Qiu Cuiping was also an educated youth in the countryside for a few years, but she still has such a bad temper? I think she has a worse temper than any factory manager's daughter in the city."

When educated youth went to the countryside, even those with bad tempers could not stand it. After doing farm work for a few years, their tempers were basically smoothed over and few of them were so rude.

"Forget it, let's just live in peace for the next few years. Don't ask for too much." Jian Lu didn't have much hope, as long as this person didn't come to provoke her.

Spring passed by quickly, and the early summer sunshine shone through the lush locust trees, leaving mottled light and shadows on the dormitory floor.

Several people in the dormitory still take turns on duty. Everyone is honest. When it is their turn to be on duty, they are basically diligent and take good care of the dormitory, until...

That afternoon, Hao Yue, Jian Lu and others came back from outside and saw that the dormitory was in a mess. There was an aluminum lunch box on the desk with some leftover food in it. The food was already cold, and it was obvious that it had been left there for quite some time.

There were some peanut and melon seed shells scattered on the ground, and no one picked them up.

The only person in the room was Qiu Cuiping, who had called in sick today. At this moment, she was looking at herself in the mirror and applying cold cream on her face.

"Cui Ping, are you better now?" Song Guilan asked with concern.

"Ah! It's okay." Qiu Cuiping packed up and prepared to go out, "I'm leaving first."

"Cui Ping." Hao Yue called her over, "You are on duty today, but you didn't wash or put away the lunch boxes, and you didn't sweep the peanut and melon seed shells on the floor?"

Qiu Cuiping was in a hurry. "I'm sick now. I won't talk anymore. I have to go."

Having said that, he trotted away.

"She's sick again?" Hao Yue muttered, "It's just such a coincidence that she gets sick every time she's on duty?"

Jian Lu saw through this person. When she first came to college, she could only see the surface of her roommate who lived under the same roof as her, but now she can see the inside.

Hao Yue's eyes were full of life. She raised her hand to clean the table, but she heard someone calling her.

"Sister Hao Yue, don't let her deal with you." No matter how good-tempered Jian Lu was, she couldn't stand such a person.

Every time she was on duty, she said she was not feeling well and was sick. At first, everyone helped her, but after it happened so many times, no one was stupid and they could see that the cat was getting tired of it.

"Wait for her to come back and clean up herself."

I'm really used to her. Who do I think is her mother?

"Yes." Li Suihua, who was usually the most silent, also spoke up, "Whoever is on duty will clean up. Everyone must abide by this rule."

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After the date, Qiu Cuiping returned to the dormitory with a smile on her face, humming a tuneless song. When she pushed the door open, she found that her lunch box was still on her desk. The leftover food from lunch was not thrown away, but just covered. Then she looked again and found that the peanut and melon seed shells she had peeled in the afternoon had not been cleaned up, but were collected next to her bed.

Looking around at everyone in the dormitory, Qiu Cuiping said to Sun Shangmei, "Xiaomei, why don't you help me clean up? There is so much garbage and it looks so dirty."

Hao Yue spoke first, "Cui Ping, you are on duty today, so you should be cleaning. Don't use your illness as an excuse. I see you are quite energetic after going out to play. It shouldn't be tiring to wash the dishes and sweep the floor."

"Sister Hao Yue." Qiu Cuiping looked at her with a stern face. "I didn't expect you to be so stingy now. It's just washing dishes and sweeping the floor. It's not a big deal. You have to wait for me to come back and clean it up. Is it that important? I used to think you were a good person, but I didn't expect that you are as petty as some people."

When he said the last sentence, he glanced at Jian Lu.

Hao Yue had done a lot of work for Qiu Cuiping and had always been willing to work hard. She had never expected that she would be scolded for not helping her wash dishes or sweep the floor today, and she immediately became angry.

"Qiu Cuiping, are you blaming me for this?"

"I didn't say that." Qiu Cuiping pursed her lips, took the bag off her shoulder, threw it on the bed, and felt a tightness in her chest, so she lay down on the bed.

Hao Yue had never seen such a shameless person. She could tolerate her, but who knew that this person could go even further.

"Qiu Cuiping, you are on duty today. Get up first and clean up your leftover lunch boxes and sweep the floor before going to bed."

Qiu Cuiping was originally lying on the bed with her eyes closed, but when she heard Hao Yue's relentless nagging, she jumped up and yelled at him.

"Hao Yue, do you really need to do this? I'm still a patient, and you're torturing me like this? Didn't you go to the countryside as an educated youth and be the best at work? What's wrong with you doing some work? You're so stingy at such a young age when you got admitted to university, and you only know how to bully the people in your dormitory! Are you bullying me because I'm young?!"

"You!" Hao Yue had never been scolded like this before, and she slapped the table, "Qiu Cuiping, do you have a conscience? Since you came in as a freshman, not only me, but everyone else has helped you. You are the laziest and have a bad temper, but we have been putting up with it, but you, you didn't even say thank you, and now you are angry at us! You are really shameless!"

"Come on, let's go out and let others judge whether you are bullying the sick. Everyone in the grade knows that I'm on sick leave today! Let's see who will be indifferent then!"

Hao Yue was so angry at this person that her heart choked. If she still used the excuse of asking for leave, other students would think that they were bullying her because she was sick. She would feel so wronged!

Seeing that Hao Yue had stopped talking, Qiu Cuiping smiled smugly, "Why don't you just clean up the things and sweep the floor? Why do you have to quarrel..."

"Okay, let's go and let other people judge it." Jian Lu, who was working in the upper shop, suddenly spoke up.

Qiu Cuiping looked up and saw Jian Lu sticking her head out, with a cold look now on her usually smiling face.

"I see that you are more energetic than those of us who are not sick, and you speak with full energy. It's just right that we call the class teacher to work. Since you take sick leave every now and then, let's go to the school hospital for a check-up to find out what's wrong with you. If the school hospital can't find it, we can go to the People's Hospital in the city."

When Qiu Cuiping heard that they had to call the head teacher and go to the school hospital, her face turned pale instantly.

She asked Qin Zhiwu to get her sick leave notes.

Jian Lu came down from the upper floor and couldn't stand looking at this man. "Why don't we leave now?"

Qiu Cuiping muttered, "I'm not feeling well, so I don't want to go out."

"Then clean up your lunch box and sweep up the shells of the peanuts and melon seeds you ate." Jian Lu thought this man was really shameless. "My seven-year-old daughter is more capable than you. She knows how to clean up her own things."

Qiu Cuiping felt a lump in her throat and was unable to speak for a moment.