Chapter 496 Graduation Photo
"When will your vacation end?"
"I've applied for a month's vacation from my boss. I'll pick you up and drop you off at school this month."
"No, I can ride my bike to and from school by myself."
"It's tiring to ride a bicycle. It's only for a month. You can enjoy the pick-up and drop-off service."
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As the two were talking, the car unknowingly drove into the campus of Peking University and Tsinghua University.
Like Su Nanzhi, many students also choose to ride bicycles to and from school because the dormitory buildings are far away from the teaching buildings.
But there is no doubt that Su Nanzhi and Gu Xizhou are the most eye-catching people in the crowd.
Su Nanzhi became famous in the school as soon as the term started, but the fame was not good. She got married and had children at a young age, and her husband was a poor soldier. This was the label that Su Nanzhi was given.
Even though Peking University and Tsinghua University are top universities in China, these rumors are inevitable. However, later on, because Su Nanzhi kept a low profile and rarely participated in student gatherings except going to and from school every day, people didn't discuss her that much.
But suddenly, when they saw Su Nanzhi and a strange gay man appearing intimately in the school, everyone's eyes immediately fell on the two of them.
Gu Xizhou was wearing the coat that Su Nanzhi had bought for him at the supply and marketing cooperative some time ago. Although no one knew the price of the coat, Gu Xizhou, a man who could look handsome even in a sack, wearing a brand new coat, could not be associated with a poor soldier.
At this point, there was another rumor about Su Nanzhi. Su Nanzhi was dissatisfied with her poor soldier boyfriend who she rarely saw and was separated from, so she found a boyfriend in Taipei who was obviously rich.
Of course, such rumors are only discussed by a few people behind the scenes, and the majority of people do not believe them.
But later, when everyone recalled this scene, they couldn't help but regret that they didn't immediately curry favor with the youngest division commander since the founding of China.
Gu Xizhou rode his bicycle with Su Nanzhi to the teaching building, gave Su Nanzhi a few instructions and told her to pick her up in the evening before leaving.
When Su Nanzhi arrived in the classroom, she was surrounded by several of her close classmates.
"Tell me the truth, who sent you to school?"
"Is he your brother? He's so handsome."
"Your whole family is good-looking. Is your brother married?"
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Just as Su Nanzhi was about to answer a few questions, the teacher came into the classroom and announced the official start of the class.
When the get out of class was over, everyone was still immersed in their studies, and Su Nanzhi felt embarrassed to continue the previous topic.
There were only morning classes today. After Su Nanzhi finished her last class, she had some questions to ask the teacher, so by the time she came out of the teaching building, all the students had already left.
Su Nanzhi was a little surprised to see the large and small bags on the handlebars of the bicycle.
"Are you planning to visit someone's house?"
Gu Xizhou shook his head. "I was in such a hurry to come back this time that I didn't even bring any gifts for Grandpa Xu, Grandma Xu, and Aunt Liang."
"I'm not at home, thanks to them for taking care of you and the children."
Su Nanzhi didn't expect Gu Xizhou to be so thoughtful. She sat on the back of the bicycle and said, "Okay, I'll go back and give gifts to everyone."
Gu Xizhou smiled faintly, got on his bicycle and took Su Nanzhi home.
When I got home, Grandma Xu had just finished cooking and Grandpa Xu had also returned from work at the hospital.
Not only did the Xia family transfer the Xu family's household registration to Taipei, they also found a job for Mr. Xu in the hospital. Although this job was just a security guard, it was much easier than sweeping toilets before. Moreover, since Mr. Xu had excellent medical skills, although he was nominally a security guard, he could also act as a doctor from time to time.
Once the policy changes, Mr. Xu will officially become a full-time doctor at the hospital.
However, Su Nanzhi has already discussed with Mr. Xu that they will reopen the Xu family's pharmacy once the policy is relaxed.
Although the gifts Gu Xizhou bought were not specialties of his army, he was willing to spend money on them and they met everyone's needs. Everyone who received the gifts was very satisfied.
In the following time, Gu Xizhou would send Su Nanzhi to school in the morning, take care of the children at home when he came back, and then pick her up after Su Nanzhi finished class.
But time flies so fast, and a month passed quickly.
Gu Xizhou ended his vacation and took the train in the afternoon. Su Nanzhi didn't go to see him off because she had to go to class. The other people in the family also had their own things to do. In the end, it was Xia Baichuan, who finally had a chance to rest, who went to see Gu Xizhou off.
After Su Nanzhi returned home, she thought she would not be able to adapt to Gu Xizhou's departure, but her heavy studies and two children occupied all her mind.
After taking a one-month vacation, Gu Xizhou has not had time for a vacation since then. Although the two are far away from each other, they write to each other every two days to share with each other the interesting and difficult things they encounter in life, as well as the interesting things in their children's growth.
Among them, the envelope that Su Nanzhi sent to the other party contained photos of the two children, which made Gu Xizhou's comrades envy the relationship between the two.
Time flies, and Su Nanzhi's four years at Peking University and Tsinghua University passed quickly.
Ping'an and An'an also became frequent visitors to the campus. They often asked Aunt Liang and the other two aunts to bring them to pick up Su Nanzhi after school, and then ride Su Nanzhi's bicycle home.
Naturally, the two children could not miss Su Nanzhi's graduation ceremony.
It’s a pity that Gu Xizhou was on a mission and couldn’t make it to her graduation ceremony.
Although four years is a short time, it is an era of rapid development for China.
Su Nanzhi did not miss this opportunity during her college years. After the publishing policy changed, she received the largest amount of royalties in her life, and the royalties are still making her money.
In her junior year, she used her royalties to start her own cosmetics company, while also investing in industries she was optimistic about.
In the past few years, because the children were still young, Su Nanzhi only took the two children to visit the unit where Gu Xizhou was last summer vacation. Most of the time, Gu Xizhou returned to Taipei. For this father who they only saw a few times a year, perhaps because of blood relationship, the two children did not feel unfamiliar with Gu Xizhou. Instead, they were very proud that they had a father who was a soldier.
After Su Nanzhi took a group photo with her classmates, she was about to find her two naughty kids to take a photo with them, but when she turned around, the two children were gone.
She was just about to call the child's name.
Then a military green figure walked out from behind a big tree not far away.
Gu Xizhou held a bouquet of flowers in one hand and held Pingping's hand with the other. Pingping's little hand was holding Anan's, and Anan also held a small bouquet of flowers in her hand.
Noticed Su Nanzhi's back.
The two children immediately trotted over to Su Nanzhi.
"Mom, no need to go to school to be happy."
"Mom, I'll give you a little flower."
Although An An was a little reluctant, she happily handed the bouquet of flowers in her hand to Su Nanzhi.
Su Nanzhi took the flowers and touched the two children.
"Thank you for being safe."
At this time, Gu Xizhou had already walked up to the three of them.
"Nanzhi, congratulations on your graduation! March towards the vast sea of stars!"
Gu Xizhou had dressed up specially this time. Four years had made him look more reserved, calm and manly.
Su Nanzhi smiled brightly, "I thought you wouldn't be able to come back in time this time."
Gu Xizhou put his arm around her waist and said, "I've regretted not attending your graduation ceremony for a long time. I can't miss this graduation."
Just as Su Nanzhi was about to speak, Pingping's voice interrupted them.
"Dad, come and take the picture quickly."
Xia Baichuan, holding the camera in his hand, looked helpless, "Old Gu, I'm only responsible for taking pictures today, but I didn't say I have to watch people show affection."
Gu Xizhou glanced at Xia Bai's bed, thought about it and decided to forget it. Why bother with a single guy?
He put his arm around Su Nanzhi's waist and brought her closer to him.
Su Nanzhi lowered her head to tidy up Pingping and Anan's bangs that were messed up by the wind, with a gentle smile on her lips.
"Three, two, one--" As Xia Baichuan's countdown sounded, An An Pingping, who was hugged by Su Nanzhi and Gu Xizhou, suddenly kissed them on the face in tacit understanding.
The shutter clicked just in time, capturing this slightly chaotic yet tender moment.
Later, this photo was always placed on the desk in Gu Xizhou's office.
Many years later, when Ping Ping and An An also graduated from college, they took another photo together in the same place. But this time, the ones standing in the middle were Su Nanzhi and Gu Xizhou, with slightly frosted hair on their temples, while the little ones had grown into adults who could stand on their own.
But that's another story. Right now, the sun is shining brightly, and their story has just begun.
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