The medicinal herbs we received this time were all of high quality. For example, one of the wild ginseng roots looked quite old.
It's good to keep it as a tradition, so he told his wife all about it.
“I think you’re right. We’re not short of money. We should keep all the good stuff; it will be worth more in the future.”
Suti thought the economy would be liberalized in a few months, but everyone was afraid at first.
Once everything stabilized, those who truly dared to take risks made a fortune.
"Honey, I'm going to Shanghai in a couple of days. This time the goods are quite numerous and varied, so I plan to send some of them to Shanghai."
"I also heard from Brother Lou that he has a house for sale, a Western-style house, and I want to go take a look."
"I was just planning to take my grandma and Chaochao and Hehe back for a while. Once Chaochao and Hehe start their preschool program in the second half of the year, we won't have much time to go back."
As Li Baichuan walked, he talked to his wife about family matters. The gentle breeze accompanied his whispers, which was always so comforting.
Suti felt that since she started school, Baichuan had arranged everything at home very well, and she had nothing to worry about.
Unbeknownst to her, her Hundred Rivers had already silently provided her with a safe haven.
Suti hugged Baichuan tightly against his back, feeling very safe and secure.
"The house was recommended by Brother Lou. Since he's willing to talk to you about it, it must be a place to live. I can't go back, but if you think it's suitable, you can buy it."
Suti was quite interested in the Western-style building he mentioned. Regardless of what kind of building it was, she was more concerned about the location now.
"Okay." Li Baichuan knew his wife liked houses.
The two chatted as they went home. This time, when she returned home, her family was clearly used to her not coming back for so long.
Chao Chao and He He didn't cause any trouble. They held Su Ti's arm and talked about what had happened in the past few days.
Suti listened quietly, knowing that they no longer played with Deng Xiaojiu next door.
It wasn't that they didn't want to play with him, but that Deng Xiaojiu was avoiding them, yet they were clearly not sad.
They acted as if it didn't matter that he wouldn't play with us, as we had other friends to play with; both of them seemed quite calm inside.
They then talked about what delicious food they had eaten these past few days, and how Dad had promised them that they would stay at Grandpa's house for a few days.
I make sure to mention everything, afraid of forgetting anything. I learned to share my experiences with my mom from my dad.
Suti listened attentively, praising those who deserved it and offering suggestions where she felt something was wrong.
As for what they do next, that's up to them; she won't interfere excessively.
Just like last time, Suti took some time to visit Grandpa's house for a meal after returning home. Grandpa and Dad have been very busy lately.
They're in meetings every few days, so busy they don't even have time to visit the powerful and influential.
Suti knew they were busy with the summer college entrance exams, economic opening up, and the issue of educated youth returning to the city.
My grandfather and father both hold important positions in Beijing, so they must have been involved in all of this.
The day after Suti went back to school, Li Baichuan took his grandmother and Chaochao and Hehe to Shanghai.
Li Baichuan bought the house and returned the next day, while Chaochao and Hehe stayed there for a while.
Time flies at school; a month passed in the blink of an eye.
Everyone has gotten used to life at school, and the people at school are basically divided into two factions.
One group consisted of students who earned their places through merit, while the other group consisted of worker-peasant-soldier college students who were recommended for admission.
Some of them hadn't even graduated from primary school; they were simply introduced to university because of their good performance.
Many people just come here to coast through life, and now that the college entrance examination has been reinstated, their status is in an awkward position.
Suti's foreign language department is doing well. Two years ago, no one dared to study foreign languages, and there was practically no one in the department. Now, all the students in his class got in through the college entrance examination.
But those in the literature department were not so peaceful; half of their students came through the college entrance examination, and the other half were introduced through referrals.
They couldn't stand each other and had conflicts every few days. The head of the teaching department tried to manage the situation, criticizing and disciplining those who needed to be criticized, but the problem remained unresolved.
"Suti, luckily I was assigned to the Foreign Languages Department. I originally applied for the Literature Department."
Every time Guo Lili saw those people making a scene, she felt fortunate to be lucky.
Their foreign language department is great; everyone is very united and incredibly enthusiastic about foreign languages. Sometimes, even after class, they would surround Professor Yu and ask him questions.
The other teachers were also very good. The students in the class did nothing but study and did nothing to cause any trouble.
"This is none of our business. Don't say that in front of those people. You can't be too careful."
Su Ti pulled Guo Lili and Cheng Qing towards the dormitory. Their department was indeed very good, but if they showed off in public, they would be hated.
"I'm not stupid, I'll just tell you secretly." Guo Lili's voice was much softer.
"Cheng Qing, what's wrong? Why haven't you said anything?" Guo Lili noticed that Cheng Qing had been absent-minded these past two days.
"I'm fine." Cheng Qing paused for a moment, then, realizing that Guo Lili was speaking to her, replied listlessly.
"She doesn't look alright. What's wrong? Are you hiding it from us?" Guo Lili was even more worried when she saw her like this.
"I'm just feeling frustrated. Dating is so tiring." Cheng Qing looked at Su Ti and Guo Lili, and after thinking for a moment, she finally spoke up.
She has very few friends, and her high school friends are drifting further and further away; they've all gotten married and had children.
They're like people from two different worlds now. She doesn't want to talk to her family, afraid they'll worry.
"Is it related to Biancheng?" Suti frowned as she looked at her. Last time she asked Baichuan, Baichuan said that Biancheng got along very well with people.
"Biancheng's mother doesn't seem to like me very much. Last week during the holiday, Biancheng and I went to People's Park together."
"Then I met a relative of Biancheng's family, I think it was his aunt. I felt that I behaved quite normally, I don't know what I did wrong."
"Not long after his aunt left, she came over with Biancheng's mother and then took Biancheng away."
"What does this mean? Does she look down on me? Does she think it's shameful for me to date her son?" Cheng Qing felt extremely embarrassed just thinking about that scene.
It was as if she and Biancheng had some shady relationship; the man acted all high and mighty.
She only said one sentence, "She's the mother of the border town," and then pulled the person away without giving her a chance to speak.
Su Ti frowned slightly. She had only said it casually, but things were really not peaceful in Biancheng's family.
At that time, she felt that there were too few only children, and that families like the Biancheng family were as precious as could be.
I knew his family had high standards, but I never imagined they were this picky, to the point of being so rude.
"What did the border town say?" Suti thought that he still needed to find out the border town's attitude.
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