Yao Yanxin immediately expressed her concern: "I didn't say I was going, what are you worried about? I prefer to stay quiet and don't want to go out and take a car!"
Ruan Shengpeng picked up the phone: "Did you hear that? Your mother doesn't want to go out!"
Yao Tongjia scoffed, "I was just saying, what are you worried about? Okay, go and coax your wife yourself, phone calls are expensive, I'm hanging up!"
Hearing the busy tone on the phone, Ruan Shengpeng hung up helplessly: "When you need something from me, you just act all cute and charming, but after that, you'll kick me to the curb!"
"What are you muttering about? Go take a shower, I'll go wash the dishes!"
"I'll do the dishes, you go take a shower first!"
"Why are you being so nice today? You're even helping me with the chores!" Yao Yanxin teased.
“There’s nothing I can do. Your daughter called again to urge me on. I’m afraid that if I do something wrong, they will try to coax you away again.”
"How did they manage to coax me away? Every time, wasn't it you who told me to leave that I left?"
"I was worried I wouldn't have time to keep you company. You're too boring, and you don't like socializing!"
"It's not that I dislike socializing, it's just that people with different values can't work together. If I meet someone I get along with, I can still befriend them. Actually, I prefer to stay at home and read books."
"Then just buy whatever books you need, we have plenty of money!"
"Are you really not short of money? Doesn't most of your salary go to your two kids?"
“I gave you 100 yuan, and you still have 80 yuan left. No, I just got a raise, so I only have 100 yuan left. It's not enough for just the two of us to eat. Just buy whatever you need.”
"No need to buy it, I'll borrow it from the University of Washington library. The University of Washington library has a lot of books, including books on fashion design. If I were ten years younger, I would want to study fashion design."
"Didn't they say you can take the postgraduate entrance exam? Why don't you take it too?"
"You're willing to let me go to school?" Yao Yanxin was genuinely surprised this time.
"Why can't I let you go to school? If you like it, go take the exam, and if you pass, then go to school. There's nothing I can do to help you anyway; you'll have to work hard yourself!"
"That's for sure! I'll go ask what the exam is and what books I need to read! I already thought my memory was failing me."
"But Ah Geng taught me a method that instantly boosted my memory. You have no idea how happy I am. I'm going to ask about the exam tomorrow!"
Seeing the light in Yao Yanxin's eyes, Ruan Shengpeng finally felt a little relieved. Since coming to Beijing, Yao Yanxin had not worked and stayed at home every day, not going out to socialize.
His heart was always on edge. He was usually very busy and sometimes he wouldn't be able to come home for several days. He was afraid that his wife would suffocate herself.
Now that we have new goals and new pursuits, my wife will definitely not be bored. That's wonderful!
Yao Tongjia and the others were packing their things, worried that they wouldn't have time to pack the next day. Sure enough, the next day, after they got up, exercised, and had breakfast, the people arrived.
The person who came to pick them up was very tall, not fat, but very strong. He gave people a sense of security at first glance, and his gait exuded a sense of righteousness.
Xiao Gengwu frowned slightly: "Did you come with us?"
The person shook his head: "It wasn't me. I was only responsible for taking you to the station. The five people who were with you are on their way to the station."
Xiao Gengwu felt a little relieved. This man's righteousness was too strong, making him unsuitable to travel with them. He was too goal-oriented and was also his future father-in-law's man, so he couldn't very well ask him to go back!
Several people each carried a green backpack containing several sets of clothes, as well as commonly used towels and toothbrushes. This backpack was modeled after the schoolbags of later generations.
Based on Yao Tongjia's narration, her mother made the backpack, and everyone loved it when it was finished.
Yao Yanxin simply made one for each of them and gave them to them. Yao Tongjia said that she bought all the fabric, but in fact, Yao Tongjia took it out from her space.
When they arrived at the train station, the train was just about to depart. The tall man escorted them directly onto the train and led them to a hard sleeper berth.
There were already five young men in the hard sleeper compartment, all with buzz cuts and looking to be in their early twenties.
The taller man introduced, "These five are going south with you this time. We'll be traveling the same route, so let's all look out for each other!"
At this point, the train attendant started urging people to get off: "Those who are seeing others off, hurry up and get off the train, it's about to leave!"
The tall man could only keep it brief: "I've booked two hard sleeper rooms. You can decide how you want to stay there yourselves. I'm going downstairs!"
After saying that, he left, leaving ten people looking at each other without saying a word. Finally, one of the five, who looked more mature, stepped forward and asked, "Which of you will make the decision?"
Xiao Gengwu stepped forward and said, "You can come to me if you need anything in the future."
The man extended his hand: "Hello, we're a few people and we can talk to you if we need anything. We've booked two private rooms this time. Should we each have a room, or should I come and stay with you?"
Xiao Gengwu looked at Yao Tongjia: "We have two female comrades here, so it's not appropriate for them to stay with you. The rest of us will go to the hard sleeper room next door."
The other person nodded in agreement: "That's fine. Just call us if you need anything. You don't need to remember our names. Just call me the eldest, and he's the second eldest, and so on."
Xiao Gengwu nodded: "My name is Xiao. Call me if you need anything! This is your former companion, Qin Sang."
The leader was visibly excited when he heard Qin Sang's name: "Your name is really Qin Sang? Our coach said you're the best soldier he's ever trained, but also the most disobedient."
Qin Sang laughed: "If I hadn't been so hungry, I wouldn't have joined the army. As you all know, the food in the mess hall was more like pig swill than food!"
These words made the faces of the five people sitting there, who were eating pig feed, turn black. Were they being said to be pigs?
Qin Sang also clearly realized that she had said something wrong: "My sense of taste is more sensitive, I didn't mean you guys are pigs!"
The five people were speechless. It would have been better not to explain; the more they explained, the worse it got!
Seeing their expressions, Qin Sang dared not speak further: "We'll go pack our things first, you two can chat!"
Yao Tongxu also stood up, took Xiao Gengwu and He Jiale's schoolbags: "The three of us will go over and assign beds, you guys chat!"
After the three of them left, Xiao Gengwu sat down on the lower bed: "What did Commander Ruan tell you?"
"Commander Ruan has instructed us to cooperate with you and to follow your lead! We can obey your orders, but if your decisions are flawed, I will not follow them," the leader replied bluntly.
He didn't think the people in front of him had the ability to rescue the person; he felt they were more likely to be taken out to play with them.
"I hope you will obey my orders this time. I know that when a general is in the field, he may not always obey orders, but this matter concerns whether we can rescue Comrade Liu."
"This is even more crucial to whether the nation will be forced to fight, so you need to obey my orders!"
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