Qin Hanshu touched Zhou Ruilan's forehead and said, "You don't have a fever, do you? It's obvious that Yang Guangyu and his sister-in-law are the ones who are wrong. Why are you still reflecting on yourself?"

"He has a point?" Qin Hanshu sneered, "What kind of point does he have? Is it the point of turning your elbow outward?"

"It's obviously his sister-in-law who is wrong in this matter. It's fine if he doesn't help you, but he turns around and asks you to keep quiet. Is he crazy?!"

"You haven't even married him yet, and he's already turned away from you. If you really marry him, you'll have endless grievances in the future!"

Seeing that Qin Hanshu, who was always gentle, was so strict, Zhou Ruilan was a little scared and said, "No way, he is just too kind and likes to consider others..."

Qin Hanshu said: "It's fine for him to consider others, but he shouldn't drag you down with him... Are you a punching bag?"

Zhou Ruilan quickly shook her head.

Qin Hanshu: "That's enough. So this matter has to be decided. You can't pay attention to him until he admits his mistake to you. And you must make him realize where he went wrong, and then you have to observe how he corrects it."

Zhou Ruilan nodded thoughtfully.

Qin Hanshu taught her again.

"If his sister-in-law comes to bother you again, don't rush up to her and argue with her. Go and tell Yang Guangyu's mother. His mother will definitely have many ways to deal with her."

Zhou Ruilan suddenly realized: "Yes, not only can I not solve the problem myself, but I also create new problems."

Qin Hanshu smiled and said, "That's the truth."

Zhou Ruilan hugged Qin Hanshu and acted coquettishly, "My third sister-in-law is still smart!"

Qin Hanshu rubbed his goosebumps and said, "Stop being so cheesy!"

The two of them laughed and joked, and bought a new set of clothes for Zhao Chunmiao.

Before Qin Hanshu left, Ma Chaoyang and Zhang Kangmei both gave her gifts.

A set of bedding including sheets, quilt covers and pillowcases. The quilt cover is made of red satin and embroidered with golden mandarin ducks.

"This is a gift from me, Zhang Kangmei, and Lin Zhiheng to you," Ma Chaoyang touched his nose embarrassedly, "I have used up all the money I brought with me, so I can only send it with them."

Qin Hanshu took it quickly and said, "This gift is very good. I like it very much. Thank you."

Zhang Kangmei said reluctantly: "I don't know if we will have the chance to meet again in the future."

After one year in the countryside, most of the educated youth gradually drifted apart, but the small groups of three or four still had strong feelings for each other.

Qin Hanshu smiled and said, "Life is so long, how could there be no chance to meet each other?"

"That's right!" Ma Chaoyang said indifferently: "I will take you with me when I go to Jiangcheng to play in the future."

Zhang Kangmei gave him a sidelong glance and said, "Who wants you to lead me? I don't have legs myself."

Ma Chaoyang choked, "Your kindness is taken for granted."

"Come on, instead of wasting your time here, you might as well work hard to earn work points, read more books and improve your ideological level." Zhang Kangmei rolled his eyes.

It was the same argument again and again. Ma Chaoyang was too lazy to argue with her anymore and turned to Qin Hanshu and said:

"I received a letter from home. I will be returning to the capital soon, but I haven't decided on a job yet. Please leave your address and I will write to you when I decide."

"We can't lose contact!"

Qin Hanshu: "Okay."

Zhang Kangmei asked Ma Chaoyang in a daze: "Are you going back to the capital?"

Ma Chaoyang looked at her with complicated eyes, "Yeah, what about you?"

Zhang Kangmei was silent for a while before saying, "You've asked this question many times. I said I won't reply for now."

Ma Chaoyang nodded, "Then I wish you a happy life and continuous progress."

Zhang Kangmei curled the corners of his mouth and left after a while.

Qin Hanshu asked: "Are you guys out of luck?"

Ma Chaoyang nodded and said, "I confessed my feelings to her, but was rejected. She thought I was free and easy, didn't pursue progress, and had nothing in common with her."

Qin Hanshu: "...Maybe in a few years, her mind will change."

During this special period, people's thoughts will also be affected, some people will be affected more, some people will be affected less.

Ma Chaoyang suddenly smiled slyly, looked outside and whispered, "Did you see her expression when she knew I was going back to the capital? She looked so dejected! She was obviously interested in me, but she just wouldn't admit it!"

"She will definitely miss me when I return! When she can't hold back her feelings anymore, she will chase me back to the city!"

Qin Hanshu: "...So you deliberately used the return to the city to provoke her?"

Ma Chaoyang thought for a moment and said, "Half and half! I've spent all my money, and if I don't go back I'll have to eat dirt."

Ma Chaoyang was like a chatterbox. He pulled Qin Hanshu aside and told her many stories about him and Zhang Kangmei. It was not until Qin Hanshu didn't want to listen anymore and asked him to leave that he left reluctantly.

***

After this departure, even if I come back, I will never live in the cave dwelling at the educated youth site again.

Qin Hanshu packed up everything in the cave, and except for his own personal belongings, he moved the rest to Zhou's house and placed them in the house where Zhou Weiguang lived.

The vegetable fields and chickens in the yard were handed over to Zhang Kangmei.

Qin Hanshu looked around. The paulownia trees that he had planted when he came here last year had grown very tall, and the jujube trees on the small slope were already full of fruits.

She has only lived here for a year, but it seems like she has experienced a lot...

Zhou Weili sent a car to take them to the train station.

After Qin Hanshu said goodbye to the educated youth, he carried the tiger and luggage to Zhou's house to meet the Zhou family.

Zhou Changan changed his mind again and decided to go.

Zhao Chunmiao whispered to Qin Hanshu, "I knew this old man was weird... I didn't even buy him a train ticket, and now I have to buy a new one. It's such a hassle!"

Qin Hanshu suppressed a smile and said, "This is a good thing, otherwise Zhou San Ge might be sad if he didn't see his father."

"Alas, if it weren't for my son, who would indulge him in this bad habit?"

Just as the Zhou family was rushing to the Jiangcheng train, Zhou Weiguang looked at the female comrade who was smiling shyly at him across from him and frowned fiercely.