Chapter 98

H University experienced a major incident and became a hot topic of discussion throughout the country during the summer of 1979. Fortunately, the attention came and went quickly, and by the time school started in the fall, the discussion had died down.

Qiu Cuiping started her long-dreamed college life. Just a few days after the start of school, she was still gradually adapting to this kind of life. Who would have thought that one day, a long-lost face came to the dormitory.

Ma Xiaoling found their dormitory. Since she had participated in poetry club activities with Jian Lu and others before and was familiar with the place, she went straight to their house.

"Sister Cuiping?!"

Qiu Cuiping felt vaguely that this person was familiar, as if she had seen him before, but she couldn't remember where he was.

"I, I'm Ma Xiaoling, do you remember me? When the educated youth went to the countryside on the train..."

"Ah! Xiaoling? Is it really you?"

Qiu Cuiping finally recognized that this was the girl she had met once more than ten years ago.

Just with this sound, Ma Xiaoling's eyes instantly turned red!

"Sister Cuiping, it's really you!" Ma Xiaoling was treated coldly by the fake Qiu Yanling the first few times she came. She gave up for a while, thinking that Sister Cuiping would not be willing to be friends with her after so long.

As a result, during the summer vacation, she heard the news that Qiu Yanling had impersonated Qiu Cuiping to go to university. Only then did she realize that the person who treated her coldly was an impostor.

So, she hurried here as soon as school started in September.

"Qiu Yanling is so abominable! Why not sentence her to life imprisonment? She is such a piece of shit!" Ma Xiaoling became more and more angry. "I came to see her several times, but she ignored me. I thought Sister Cuiping didn't want to see me anymore."

Qiu Cuiping smiled kindly, "That person is indeed too much, but I am definitely willing! I didn't expect to meet you here, I am so happy! We both passed the exam and returned to the city, it's great!"

Qiu Cuiping thought that everything seemed to be getting better and better.

The old friends got together and the two had a good relationship. Qiu Cuiping later met with Ma Xiaoling from time to time to find free time in her busy study life.

However, after finally getting into college, nothing is more important than studying.

In order to keep up with the progress, Qiu Cuiping not only studied in class but also studied on her own all the time. She often asked her classmates and roommates for help. She was like a gyroscope, spinning non-stop.

There was a missing person in the sophomore classroom of the Trade Department of Class of 1977. The fake Qiu Yanling would be mentioned from time to time by classmates, and most of the conversations were filled with contempt. No one would have a good face for someone who stole other people's lives.

Everyone sympathized with Qiu Cuiping and was particularly enthusiastic about this poor person who was supposed to be their classmate. They often met her during breaks and asked her to come to the class to get to know her.

Everyone knew that Qiu Cuiping wanted to catch up within a year, so they encouraged her.

"Student Qiu Cuiping, you should get to know us better. You are from our class of 77, not their class of 79!"

The students from the Class of 1979 were also unhappy. “Cui Ping has been attending classes with us, so she should definitely be with us at the sports meet.”

It has been a long time since Qiu Cuiping experienced such a lively and youthful campus life. Far away from the fields and endless farm work, far away from the life of factory workers, she cherishes such liveliness very much.

"I will definitely study hard. We are all classmates."

Qiu Cuiping was surrounded by two students of the same grade, and Jian Lu and a few others had to break through the encirclement to get her out.

Sun Shangmei spoke up, "What do you mean by level 77 or 79? Sister Cuiping is from our level 316."

Having defended the collective honor of the dormitory, Sun Shangmei felt that she was really amazing and invited everyone to have dinner.

Sophomores were already comfortable enough on campus, so a group of people got their meals and sat in the cafeteria to eat. Jian Lu bought a portion of spicy and sour potato shreds and mapo tofu, which she ate with two taels of rice.

"Cui Ping, there will be a sports meet in October. What do you want to sign up for? Xiao Mei and I are on the volleyball team. Do you want to come? Sister Gui Lan is also very good at shooting the javelin. If you want to learn, we can teach you. By the way, there will be an aerobics competition in November. All the girls in the class have to participate."

Qiu Cuiping's current position is a bit strange. She is a student from the class of 1977 and lives in the same dormitory with Jian Lu and others, but she attends classes with the freshmen from the class of 1979.

She hesitated, "Then which class should I go with?"

Hao Yue said domineeringly, "It must be our class! Cuiping, you are in 79 but your heart is in 77. Don't forget where your roots are!"

Hao Yue's words made everyone laugh, and Qiu Cuiping finally signed up for the sports meet and aerobics competition as a student of the Class of 1977, Department of Trade.

Another year's sports meeting began with warm cheers.

Jian Lu and Sun Shangmei still participated in the volleyball competition. After a year of training, they had become quite good players and helped their class win second place.

Qiu Cuiping turned out to be a hidden talent. She quietly signed up for the 1500-meter long-distance race and came in third, shocking everyone.

Our class ranked well, and we had a rare chance to relax for two days during the sports meet, it was like we were back in our childhood.

Jian Lu used the camera she bought herself to capture many moments of youth, including the taut muscles while running and the braids of female classmates swinging high during the high jump, which were vivid and beautiful.

Under Jian Lu's guidance, Qiu Cuiping also learned how to take photos. She used an expensive camera to take a photo of Jian Lu playing volleyball.

"I'll take them to the photo studio to have them developed, and then I'll send them back when I send a letter to my family!" Jian Lu had never sent photos to her family, so the thought of it being quite interesting.

With the development of mobile phones in later generations, there is no need to send photos by email anymore. You can just use any social software to send them.

"Go wash it!" Song Guilan was thinking about the group photo in the dormitory, "We'll stick it on the wall and take another one when we graduate."

With everyone's expectations in mind, Jian Lu spent a huge sum of 1.5 yuan to print out more than 20 photos, including individual photos of each person in the dormitory, a group photo, and several photos of groups of three or two.

Hao Yue took the lead and calculated the price of developing photos and gave Jian Lu one cent. Seeing that Jian Lu wanted to refuse, she refused.

"We roommates should be clear about the bill, Lulu. We all use your camera, it's so convenient. How can we let you pay for developing the photos alone?"

Everyone vaguely knew that Jian Lu was in a better financial situation, but no one likes to take advantage of others, especially when it comes to taking photos. In fact, they have already taken a big advantage.

=

A month later, on the island, Cheng Zheng received a letter from his wife.

"Captain, there is a letter for you!" Xiao Zhao, the orderly, was very experienced. He quickly delivered another letter from his sister-in-law to the commander.

"Okay, put it down."

After the people left, Cheng Zheng picked up the envelope and pinched it with his fingers. This time the letter seemed different and was obviously thicker.

When I opened the envelope, I found two pages of letter paper and two photos inside.

In the letter, Jian Lu described in detail her life in the first semester of her sophomore year, from studying to sports meets to aerobics competitions, and even wrote a caring note.

"I won the second place in the volleyball competition at the school sports meet. It's a pity that you can't see it! But in order to make up for the fact that you can't see my heroic figure, I specially enclosed a photo with this letter."

Cheng Zheng picked up the first photo.

In the photo, Jian Lu is wearing a red and white sports suit, jumping up with her right arm extended, ready to hit the volleyball thrown in the air.

When Jian Lu is exercising, her expression is focused and serious, her eyes are determined, and her hair is flying in the wind, which is exactly the look of youth.

It was a look that Cheng Zheng had never seen before.

"Our class took fourth place in the school's aerobics competition. What a pity! We were just a little bit away from being in the top three. We will definitely be able to do it next year!"

Cheng Zheng looked at a photo of Jian Lu doing aerobics. As the leader, she stood alone in front of the class. Because of her tall and slender figure, long arms and legs, her movements were particularly beautiful, like a beautiful white swan dancing.

After reading the letter, Cheng Zheng carefully looked at the two photos with a gentle look in his eyes. After a moment, he took out the photo of Jian Lu doing aerobics and put it in the notebook he usually used.

The remaining photo and two pages of letter paper were put back into the envelope and taken home.

Shuangshuang, who is in the third grade, can now recognize quite a few words. At this moment, she holds the letter sent by her mother that her father brought back in both hands and slowly begins to read it, recognizing the words.

Whenever I came across someone I didn't recognize, I would stop and ask my father, and I finished reading the letter in this way.

"Dad, how long will it take for Mom to come back?" Shuangshuang began to count the days until their winter vacation. As they counted, they became sad. "Only two months left. Oh."

"It will be over in the blink of an eye." Cheng Zheng comforted the girl.

Shuangshuang didn't grieve for long. She looked at the photo her mother sent back and asked, "Dad, what is mom doing?"

"Playing volleyball."

"Wow, Mom is so awesome!" The twinkling eyes looked at the mom in the photo, pouted and kissed her, "Dad, Mom only sent one photo back? So little?"

Cheng Zheng felt guilty for a moment, "Yes, Mom only sent this one."

"Okay, then give me this photo. Dad doesn't want it. I want to put it in my book so that I can see my mom every day in the future!"

Without considering her father's opinion at all, she quickly opened her schoolbag, opened her Chinese book and put the photo in it.

Cheng Zheng watched silently from the side, and the slight sense of guilt that had just arisen in his heart disappeared completely.

We are father and daughter, so let’s not say anything bad about each other!

=

After sending the letter home, Jian Lu started to study busily again.

The sports meet in October and the aerobics competition in November were enough to relax us, and we returned to our studies seriously at the end of November.

In class, the teacher often organizes free discussions, and anyone can express their own opinions. During breaks, the teacher is not free either, as many students ask questions and a group of people gather around to listen.

The learning atmosphere at this time is particularly strong. Whether in the classroom, library, lakeside, or under the trees, students can be seen everywhere holding books and reading.

Qiu Cuiping was the most hardworking among them. She got up at four o'clock every day and went to the corridor to read with her books, which amazed the others.

When Jian Lu got up at seven o'clock, she drowsily took her toothbrush and mouthwash cup to the bathroom to brush her teeth. She happened to see Qiu Cuiping catching up on her studies. She knew that Qiu Cuiping cherished the lost and regained learning opportunity too much.

"Cui Ping, you should take a rest. Don't overwork yourself."

"I know!" Qiu Cuiping thought it was nothing, as it was not as hard as studying when she was an educated youth.

"Lulu, what's going on with this question? Do you know?"

Jian Lu blinked, trying to wake herself up. After rinsing her mouth, she pointed out several key points of knowledge to Qiu Cuiping.

"Oh, that's how it is! I understand!"

It made sense immediately.

=

After a semester of study, students are faced with final exams, which symbolize relief but also bring some excitement and resistance.

After passing the final exam, winter vacation is here.

In December, a cold wind blew in H City. Everyone put on thicker clothes and walked around the university campus with books in their arms.

Jian Lu had just gone to the library to read a book. Her companion Qiu Cuiping wanted to stay a little longer and have dinner later, so Jian Lu decided to have dinner and then hurry up to come up.

"Then I'll go first."

"good."

The H University Library is a three-story building that is not too large. The old library of the school is near Jian Lu and her roommates' dormitory, and there is a new library being built on the north side of the school, a little further away.

There weren't many people coming and going in the old library, especially at this time, it was already dinner time and everyone was rushing to the cafeteria.

While walking on the road, Jian Lu didn't notice that there were several male classmates behind her who were talking about her.

A few male students who were a little further away were wearing Mao suits and carrying books to the cafeteria.

Wang Jianjun was indignant, "Zhiwu, don't be too upset. No one remembers Qiu Cui... No, that person's name is Qiu Yanling."

Qin Zhiwu felt even more uncomfortable when he heard this name, and his eyebrows were about to be knotted. "Okay, don't mention her!"

If we talk about the fact that Qiu Yanling impersonated Qiu Cuiping to go to college, who was the most upset? First, it must be Qiu Cuiping, and second, Qin Zhiwu thought it was himself.

He was actually dating a fake, and now thinking about it, he wanted to find a hole to crawl into.

With a cold light flashing in his eyes, Qin Zhiwu was furious, "That bastard is really good at pretending!"

"Zhiwu, I don't blame you." Qin Zhiwu's roommate comforted him, "Who would have thought there would be such a fake? Don't take it to heart."

"If you ask me, you should have focused on pursuing Jian Lu instead of Qiu...who else? Jian Lu is really pretty and always ranks in the top three in her grade. You can't fake it."

"Isn't Jian Lu married?!"

"Yeah, I almost forgot. What a shame!"

Several roommates chatted with each other and turned the topic to Jian Lu.

Qin Zhiwu thought about Jian Lu, and his heart was itching. He had always had his eyes on Jian Lu. If it weren't for Qiu...that fake girl throwing herself into his arms, he would never have settled for being with her in the end.

"You can get divorced after getting married." Now everything has changed, and Qin Zhiwu's mind becomes active again. He remembers what that person once told him, how Jian Lu got married to her old and ugly man, and how their married life was not good. Qin Zhiwu feels that he still has a chance.

After all, I have thick eyebrows and big eyes, and I have a good-looking appearance, how could I lose!

Jane Luce had no idea about other people's affairs and was only focused on her final exam review.

I have been away from books for too many years, and only now after entering university have I gradually regained some of the hard work and fighting spirit of my previous life.

There is still a week left until the final exam, and no one will slack off.

=

"Alas, it's the last day! Comrades, the revolution is about to win!"

At 6:30 in the morning, Sun Shangmei lay in bed and woke up several people, acting as a human alarm clock.

"Hurry up and get up. Today's exams are over and we'll be free! It's winter break and the New Year is coming soon!"

Seeing that she was getting further and further away, Jian Lu rubbed her eyes and sat up, "Xiao Mei, if you keep talking, you'll have to go to the sports meet next year."

Sun Shangmei smiled, stretched and got up.

In the dormitory, Qiu Cuiping had gotten up early and was reading outside. When she arrived, Hao Yue, who was a hard-working person, was impressed and often read with her.

Li Suihua and Song Guilan went to the bathroom to wash up first, followed closely by Jian Lu and Sun Shangmei.

In the dormitory, six people were busy coming and going. Finally, at 7:10, they finished packing and went to the cafeteria to have breakfast together.

After breakfast, a group of people will take the final exam of the last day starting at 8 o'clock.

Regardless of good or bad grades, or whether or not they could do the questions, everyone was in a good mood that day. As the bell rang for the end of the last exam, the students cheered and handed in their papers. It took the invigilator's reminders for everyone to calm down.

"Go, go, go! It's holiday time!"

"Who of you left tonight?" Song Guilan asked her roommates.

"Suihua and I are leaving on the train tonight." Hao Yue remembered her roommates' schedules clearly. "Lulu and Xiaomei Cuiping are leaving tomorrow at noon and tomorrow afternoon respectively. Guilan, you are leaving tomorrow night, right?"

"Yes!" Song Guilan was a little reluctant, "I will be the last one to leave, ah."

"It's okay, we are with you in spirit!" Jian Lu was also happy, smiling with her eyebrows curved, making jokes and making several people laugh.

After the final exams, college students went home one after another. Jian Lu bought the train ticket half a month ago and called Cheng Zheng in advance, instructing him to pick her up at the train station.

Jian Lu still remembers how the man answered.

"Okay, I promise to complete the task."

——

The next day, the temperature dropped a little. Jian Lu wore a thin white sweater with a light blue wool coat on top.

"Wow, Sister Lulu, you look so beautiful in this outfit!" Sun Shangmei was taking the afternoon train. She watched Jian Lu pack her luggage and put on a beautiful coat.

Few people wear woolen coats on the street now, mainly because they are too expensive. Most people are reluctant to spend tens of dollars on such expensive clothes. But Jian Lu is a rich woman, so she buys whatever she likes.

"Not bad, right?" Jian Lu asked Cai Xiujuan, who was on a business trip, to bring back this dress. She only received it last week and was worried that she would not have the chance to wear it at school every day.

"That's great!" Qiu Cuiping and Song Guilan also agreed.

Sun Shangmei's eyes almost popped out. She knew Jian Lu was pretty, and now she looked even more elegant in such clothes.

"Okay, I'm leaving now. Sister Guilan, Xiaomei, Cuiping, please be careful when you leave this afternoon or evening."

"Okay, bye!"

——

Jian Lu wore a loose woolen coat, carried a wicker suitcase, had her hair loose, and wore a plaid headband on top of her head. This is the most fashionable outfit at the moment, and the most popular actresses recently all wear this.

The well-cut light-colored coat showed off her tall figure and made her stand out in a world of mostly gray twill blouses.

It was still cold today, so Jian Lu had tied a red scarf around her neck in advance. The red color made her skin look whiter, which made her fair skin look even more beautiful, making her very eye-catching.

This was the scene Qin Zhiwu saw on the road. It was like a fairy from heaven descending to earth, walking towards him step by step.

When Jian Lu got closer, she found Qin Zhiwu standing in front of her. She was about to walk away without even looking at him. There were still two hours before her train was to depart, and Jian Lu was going to have a meal at the state-owned hotel near the train station.

"Student Jian Lu!"

Qin Zhiwu saw Jian Lu getting closer and closer to him. She was about to reach him, but suddenly she made a detour and couldn't help but speak.

"What's up? I'm in a hurry."

"Are you going home today? Me too!" Qin Zhiwu put on a self-righteous smile and also set off with a suitcase, "Let's go together, so we can take care of each other on the way."

"No need." Jian Lu didn't want to have anything to do with this person. "I'm not familiar with him, so there's no need."

Qin Zhiwu was not willing to give up. There were not many people in the school at that moment, so it was a good time for them to talk alone.

He walked to Jian Lu in two or three steps and stopped her. "Student Jian Lu, do you have any misunderstanding about me? If it was because of Qiu...that fake guy, you have to think about it. I am also a victim."

Jian Lu didn't have time to argue with him. "What do you and Qiu Yanling have to do with me? Don't stop me from leaving."

"No, I know you must have something against me because of Qiu Yanling. In fact, she was the one who insisted on finding someone for me. I don't like her at all. The only person I like is you!"

Jian Lu resisted the urge to roll her eyes, as she really felt that it was offensive to her ears. "I've already said that what happened to you has nothing to do with me at all, so there's no need to talk about it in front of me."

Having said that, Jian Lu moved to the left front, but Qin Zhiwu still didn't give up. He stood in front of her again and blurted out.

"Jian Lu, why do you have to do this? I also know that you married an old and ugly man just to get rid of the poor life of country people, but your husband and your mother-in-law treat you badly, in fact, this is quite unfair to you. Now it's different. I'll tell you the truth, my family conditions are good, and my family members are all leaders of state-owned factories. If you follow me, I can give you a better life!"

Jian Lu seemed to have heard a joke and she didn't know which part to refute for a moment.

An old and ugly man? Is this Cheng Zheng?

Are you still having a bad time? Is there something wrong?

Followed him? What?

"Qin Zhiwu, I thought you were shameless before, but I didn't expect you to be so shameless. If you keep talking nonsense, I will go find the school security now!"

Seeing that Jian Lu wanted to leave again, Qin Zhiwu was anxious and prepared to grab her, saying, "Jian Lu, divorce your man, I don't mind! I don't mind that you are getting married for the second time. As long as you follow me, I will definitely treat you well...ah!"

Before Qin Zhiwu could finish his words, he felt a sharp pain in his wrist and couldn't help but scream.

He struggled and looked diagonally behind him, only to see a man in white military uniform, tall and handsome, with a domineering aura. He was pulling his hand without making a sound, with a cold light in his eyes, which frightened Qin Zhiwu.

“Ahhh, it hurts!”

"Brother Cheng, why are you here?" Jian Lu was surprised and delighted. This man actually came! Didn't she ask him to pick her up by train in the county?

"Lulu, come here." Cheng Zheng looked at Jian Lu with a tender look in his eyes.

Jian Lu walked over quickly and stood next to her man. The two perfect couple stood together, but Qin Zhiwu never got his freedom and a thin layer of sweat was already on his forehead.

"Say what you just said again." Cheng Zheng looked at Qin Zhiwu in a deep voice, obviously exuding anger.

He originally planned to give his wife a surprise and quietly came to the school to pick her up, but he calculated the time and did not see anyone at the school gate so he went in to take a look. Who knew that he heard a man with a sly look asking his wife to divorce him and live with him.

"I..." Qin Zhiwu was afraid when he saw Cheng Zheng. He was a little inferior in momentum and couldn't help trembling. This man looked too fierce. Qin Zhiwu suspected that he could strangle himself to death with one hand. "I was wrong. I didn't say anything."

"Remember, don't hang around my wife anymore, and don't talk nonsense. Stay as far away from her as possible, otherwise..."

"I know, I know!" Qin Zhiwu admitted immediately. He could tell in one second that he was no match for this man in every aspect.

Cheng Zheng was furious and gave him only one word, "Get lost."