Huo Yang's guess was correct. At around eight o'clock, the sound of a bicycle was heard outside the door. Not only Huo Yang, but also Du Jiang who was reading a book heard it, accompanied by the chatter of excited voices.
Du Jiang and Huo Yang looked at each other, put on their coats and walked out.
At the entrance of the educated youth center, looking at the books in everyone's arms, Du Jiang and Huo Yang knew what they were without asking, and immediately nodded to Guan Chuan, the leader.
Guan Chuan's eyes were bright as if they were filled with stars. The corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously, and his face was full of excitement, just like the pride he had when he passed the teacher exam that year. "Sister Jiang, Brother Huo, I was just about to go find you."
Huo Yang nodded at Guan Chuan in response, "I knew it was you when I heard the voices. Let's go inside and talk first."
"Okay, let's all come in. We've come such a long way." Guan Chuan turned around and opened the door, and everyone followed him.
Inside the main room, everyone ignored their fatigue and hunger and chattered about the college entrance examination.
Du Jiang and Huo Yang exchanged a glance, then set their sights on Guan Chuan, who was sitting at the top. After everyone had discussed this for a while, Guan Chuan coughed a few times and said, "Everyone, please be quiet."
As his words fell, the discussion gradually died down. Guan Chuan then continued, "I think everyone has heard the news. So, for the next period of time, everyone should work hard. Of course, the premise is to handle the work at hand well and not give anyone in the village any leverage, especially the village chief. After all, the village chief is the one who can issue the final certificate for taking the exam."
Huo Yang continued, "Guan Chuan is right. Everyone must not cause trouble in the final stage. Otherwise, if you are stuck by Dachuan and cannot get a certificate, no one will be able to help you."
Listening to Guan Chuan and Huo Yang's harsh words one after another, Guan Nian and Bai Yongjun were the first to express their stance, "We will definitely behave ourselves."
He Jiefang and Qian Meili looked at each other before reluctantly nodding in agreement.
Seeing the couple's discord, Du Jiang felt a little overwhelmed. He winked at Yu Chunxiao, and after the others went back to their rooms to cook, the two of them quickly grabbed Qian Meili and headed for the backyard.
Yu Chunxiao and Du Jiang pressed Qian Meili on the stool from the left and right.
Qian Meili was unwilling to accept it, but she eventually gave in and raised her hands in surrender. "Okay, okay, I get it. I won't argue with him anymore, okay?"
"Sister Qian," Du Jiang's tone was full of helplessness. "Brother He is also doing this for your own good. As the saying goes, even medicine has its side effects. Besides, this child's problem can't be solved in a hurry. Now that the college entrance examination is approaching, I think you should still focus on it. Once you pass, you can go home and go to a better hospital. Don't you think this makes sense?"
"Yes, Sister Qian, what Sister Jiang said is absolutely right. Don't listen to the folk remedies of those old women in the village. Didn't you see that Brother He's face is pale from drinking so much?" Yu Chunxiao was speechless when she talked about this. The smell of traditional Chinese medicine filled the yard every day, making her tired. "Besides, Brother He also said that it doesn't matter if we don't have children. As long as you and him are doing well, that's all that's fine."
"That's what I said, but..." Qian Meili's head drooped weakly, "It's not that I absolutely must have a child. My family has been urging me to have one for years, and his family is really dissatisfied with me. Do you know the pressure I'm under?"
"Sister Qian," Du Jiang reached out and held Qian Meili's hand to comfort her. "Since Brother He has let it go, why are you still worried? And instead of worrying about the vague future, it's better to seize the present. This way, if you pass the exam, I don't think his family will say anything even if you don't have children. What's more, they are the elders who watched you grow up. What do you think?"
"Yes, Sister Qian, I think what Sister Jiang said makes sense." Although Yu Chunxiao had never been married, she had never eaten pork before, and what's more, all the neighbors were married. Take the educated youth, for example, and the couple of Xu Zhizhou. Thinking of this, Yu Chunxiao's heart moved and she said, "Sister Qian, doesn't Brother Xu have children either? I haven't heard him say anything."
Qian Meili hesitated when Xu Zhizhou was mentioned. Seeing this, Du Jiang took advantage of the situation and said, "It is said that women hold up half the sky. Look, no one said anything. Why are you saying that?"
Uh, Qian Meili's face suddenly turned red, but she was still unwilling to admit her mistake because of her awkward personality. She could only look at Du Jiang and Yu Chunxiao with her neck stiff.
We all live under the same roof, so who doesn't know who? Seeing Qian Meili's happy expression, Du Jiang didn't say anything more. "Okay, it's getting late, I'll go back first."
Having said that, he stood up and left without caring about Qian Meili's confusion.
Without Du Jiang, Yu Chunxiao didn't want to say much. After all, compared with Du Jiang, her relationship with Qian Meili was not that close, and they could not be considered close friends.
Seeing Yu Chunxiao minding her own business in the quiet room, Qian Meili didn't stay any longer and said, "I'm going back too."
"Okay, Sister Qian, please drive slowly. I won't see you off. I'm starving." Touching his hungry stomach, Yu Chunxiao looked pale.
Hearing the gurgling sound, Qian Meili's body functions also reacted at this time, and suddenly the sounds started to rise one after another. Qian Meili touched her belly shyly and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, it's my fault. I'll apologize to you another day."
"Sister Qian, you're welcome."
As soon as Qian Meili left, Yu Chunxiao was completely out of shape. Touching his hungry stomach, he began to look for ready-made food. As a steamed bun seller, the thing he had the most was steamed buns. However, the dried steamed buns were a bit hard. Qian Meili didn't mind them. She soaked them in hot water and sprinkled some sugar on them to fill her stomach.
People tend to be distracted when they are full, and Yu Chunxiao is no exception. Perhaps the information she read during the day was too exciting, and she was so excited that she found it difficult to fall asleep. After tossing and turning for several times, she finally couldn't help sitting up and flipping through the textbook she found from the scrap yard under the dim kerosene lamp. Although some places were covered with thick ink and the original font could not be seen, the overall content was still good. Yu Chunxiao was so engrossed in reading that she fell asleep in the second half of the night.
It was not only Yu Chunxiao who did not sleep that night, but also others.
Everyone who had hope for a new life ended up with huge dark circles under their eyes the next day.
However, unlike Yu Chunxiao and the others who were too excited to sleep, Qian Meili and He Jiefang were unable to sleep because they talked all night long by candlelight. No one knew what they talked about, but the atmosphere between them was indeed much better the next day. At least the Chinese medicine was not boiled again.
In the yard, people who were washing up with toothbrushes and cups looked at the dark circles under each other's eyes and couldn't help laughing.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
