The next morning, Zhu Youliang rode his motorcycle with Atong to the county hospital. After a day of tossing and turning, naturally, nothing was found. Since Atong genuinely didn't know much, it didn't seem like she was lying, so the doctor concluded: She might have suffered from selective amnesia due to stress. However, afterward, the doctor deliberately sent Atong away and spoke with Zhu Youliang, suggesting he take the child to see a psychiatrist. He said the child might have a psychological problem, as he suspected she had hit her head herself.
Zhu Youliang knew clearly that this trip was simply to explain things to the outside world, so he agreed. He wasn't in a hurry to return, so he took Atong to stay overnight in the county. The next day, he took her to see a psychologist in the city. The psychologist concluded that the child was prone to depression and advised him to pay more attention to her emotions and psychological needs. He also provided her with psychological counseling. He even prescribed some medication before leaving.
After all this trouble, Atong finally breathed a sigh of relief. Upon returning to the village, many people had heard about her illness and came to see her. Learning she had selective amnesia, they asked if she remembered them. Hearing she'd forgotten everything she'd learned, they lamented the pressure of studying, but added that as long as she was healthy, everything was fine. The Zhu family had prospered so much in recent years, attracting considerable attention. Now that their child had contracted such a strange illness, many felt a sense of relief.
Everyone in the Zhu family felt sorry for her. After all, she was the top student in the province, but now she couldn't even read. She might not be able to attend university for the time being and would have to recuperate at home. But thinking that health was the most important thing, and that she might remember it again someday, they gradually began to let it go. Zhu Chunhua and Zhu Xiangxiang, on the other hand, felt much closer to her now that the vague sense of distance they had previously felt was gone. So, aside from Ah Tong's amnesia, this New Year was generally quite lively. The only ones truly sad were Zhu Youliang and Liang Yuan.
After the New Year, Huang Juhua got married. Ah Tong and Zhu Chunhua went to see her off. Huang Juhua was a little disappointed because Chen Xiaofang didn't come back, but she didn't feel disappointed for long. In the end, she left happily.
After the New Year, Zhu Youliang took Atong to the Northwestern Polytechnical University to complete the formalities for her suspension of study. The university expressed deep regret and said that no matter when she recovered, she could continue to study, after all, she was still young. Atong once again faced her own excellence and secretly made up her mind to study hard and not fall too far behind. So after returning to Zhujiaao, she requested to enter Daqian Primary School and began her studies in the first grade.
When he went to school, Zhu Youliang also met with Liang Youqing. After giving him the letter, he briefly explained Atong's current situation to him, saying that Atong was still young and could not withstand the stress of his illness, so he asked him to give up.
Liang Youqing refused, insisting on meeting Ah Tong. Only when he met those unfamiliar eyes did he clench his fists and nod. Once he had recovered, he opened the letter: "I am leaving now, bidding you farewell: My old spirit rests on the Three Lives Stone, admiring the wind and chanting the moon, no need to discuss. I am ashamed to be visiting you from afar, even though this body of the opposite sex will remain forever."
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Five years later, after tireless day and night work, Atong finally completed all his courses up to high school and enrolled at Xi'an University of Technology. That same year, the city's No. 1 Automobile Factory successfully assembled its first fully independently developed car. Named "Chilian," this red car, debuted at the Canton Fair and immediately captured the world's attention with its impressive performance and cutting-edge technology. Orders poured in from all over the world, so much so that it even alarmed higher-ups. As a result, the Sanshui County No. 1 Automobile Factory not only gained widespread fame but also generated substantial profits. This benefited its downstream auto parts manufacturers, driving the industrial development of Sanshui City and even H Province. Consequently, Sanshui County was not significantly affected by the first wave of layoffs. Many of the laid-off workers found work at FAW or at newly established auto parts factories. As FAW continued to expand, a vast industrial park gradually formed around it, attracting not only laid-off workers from Sanshui County but also migrant workers from neighboring counties and even other provinces.
It's worth mentioning that after paying off their loan, Zhu Youliang and Liang Yuan decided to set aside 10% of their annual dividends to establish the Xingtong Student Aid Fund, which will support the construction of rural primary schools and provide subsidies to children in impoverished areas who can't afford to go to school. For this, Teacher Sun even called to praise them.
That year, Zhu Youliang went north to attend a technical exchange meeting and unexpectedly ran into Liang Youqing on the way. Liang Youqing walked over quickly and said, "Uncle Zhu."
"It's Youqing, how's your work lately?"
"fine."
"Do you have a partner?"
"No."
"You're not still thinking about Ah Tong, are you?" Zhu Youliang looked at him in surprise. He hadn't seen Liang Youqing since their last meeting. After Ah Tong went back to school, he asked about it, but the two hadn't met again.
Liang Youqing hesitated for a long time before asking, "Uncle Zhu, is Ah Tong..."
Zhu Youliang turned his head away and said, "No."
"Yeah." Liang Youqing lowered his head.
"Tell me, how did you two get together at that time? I always thought she was no longer that kind of person."
"That's how we got together. She liked studying, so I accompanied her. Gradually, she got used to my presence and even agreed to my pursuit without any hesitation. After that, I never met anyone as pure as her. Her eyes were as bright as stars."
Zhu Youliang was silent for a while before he whispered, "Kid, you have to look forward."
"I know, uncle, I'm doing fine now."
"That's good, that's good." Zhu Youliang nodded.
Meanwhile, Ah Tong had just finished class when she spotted Xue Yang standing at the foot of the teaching building. She was about to go over to ask if he was waiting for her when she saw Tang You walking towards him. Disappointed, she stopped and turned to walk the other way. She had a secret: she liked Xue Yang, but unfortunately, he already had a girlfriend.
"Ah..." Just as she was about to go down the stairs, she was knocked down by someone.
"Classmate, are you okay?" Atong looked in the direction of the hand and found that it belonged to a boy with fair skin.
She couldn't help but whisper, "I'm fine." Then she got up from the ground and rushed down the stairs without even noticing that a book had fallen.
The boy picked up the book on the ground, opened the page and saw three big words: "Zhu Xingtong."
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