When the day Sun Manting was leaving came, Zhou Yunwan took half a day off in advance and went to the train station to see her off.
It was not until the time for the train to depart was approaching that another female comrade who was traveling to the northwest with Sun Manting began to urge them to leave, and the two reluctantly parted.
Sun Manting stuffed a small gift Zhou Yunwan had given her into the bottom layer of her luggage, and then carried her two small bags to the train platform.
While waiting, she passed by a group of uniformed soldiers. As her eyes moved, she seemed to see a strange yet familiar face.
But when she looked carefully, she could only see the backs of the soldiers' heads that looked similar.
She thought she was seeing things and followed the group onto the train.
When Sun Manting arrived at the dormitory of the Northwest Army, she found out what was in the box that Zhou Yunwan gave her. It turned out to be a small stack of money and bills, with a small note mixed in.
On it was a beautiful handwriting: A small token of my appreciation, you must accept it! You are not allowed to return it to me! Otherwise, I will be angry with you when you come back!
The consecutive exclamation marks and the overbearing tone are very much like the owner who wrote them.
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Sun Manting wiped away the tears that had flowed out of her eyes at some point, looked at the big smiley face drawn behind the signature below, and suddenly burst into tears of joy, crying and laughing at the same time, leaving the female comrades who came with her completely baffled.
On the other side, Zhou Yunwan, sitting in the classroom, was looking at the textbook absentmindedly. Sun Manting should have arrived in the northwest by now, and should have seen the things she left for her, right?
In order to prevent her from opening it and returning it to her on the spot, she wrapped it with several layers of tape and told her that she could only open it when she arrived in the Northwest.
What she gave was not much, but it was enough to help her when she encountered difficulties.
Zhou Yunwan has always been generous to her friends. When her friends encounter difficulties, she will help if she can. If she has money, she will give money; if she doesn’t have money, she will lend a hand. Even if she can’t lend a hand, she can still help with money.
"Alas, alas, alas..."
Just when she was distracted for a moment, she heard Xing Zhaoling sighing several times in succession.
The seats in the class would be changed every once in a while. After the last change, she became the deskmate with Xing Zhaoling.
Not long after the morning self-study began, her face was drooping listlessly, which was inconsistent with her daily energetic style. Zhou Yunwan leaned over and asked, "What's wrong?"
Xing Zhaoling's mouth pursed as she cried, "I only found out this morning when I asked my mom. My brother went to the northwest to carry out a secret mission a few days ago, and I don't know when he will be back."
Xing Maohui has a lot of things to do in the army, and like Shen Yanli, he is a busy man. It is normal for him not to go home for several days.
She didn't take it seriously at first, but until today when she was going out and passed by the study, she heard her mother and father chatting and inadvertently mentioned Xibei and her brother's names, then she realized something was wrong.
Xing Maohui served in the Northwest for several years and was finally transferred back to Beijing. Now he is transferred back again. As his sister, she is reluctant to let him go on the one hand, and she is heartbroken on the other hand. The Northwest is so hard, with wind, sun, and big sand...
Northwest? Xing Maohui also went to the Northwest?
Zhou Yunwan raised her eyebrows in surprise and subconsciously wanted to ask a few more questions. After all, Xing Maohui had stayed in the northwest for a few years and might be able to take care of Sun Manting more.
But she quickly thought that since it was a secret mission, no further information would probably be revealed.
Besides, Xing Maohui and Sun Manting might not be assigned to the same place. Even if they were assigned to the same place by chance, they might not be assigned to the same unit...
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but sigh.
Xing Zhaoling also came over: "Why are you sighing again? Are you worried about your marriage with your second brother?"
Zhou Yunwan was left at a loss whether to laugh or cry at her teasing look. Ever since Xing Zhaoling knew that she was with Shen Yanli, she liked to make fun of her whenever she had the chance, which made her feel embarrassed.
She straightened her expression and retorted seriously: "What are you thinking? I'm not thinking."
Xing Zhaoling didn't believe it. She touched her lightly with her arm and narrowed her eyes with a wicked smile: "Hehe, with Aunt Guo checking things out, what are you worried about?"
Indeed, with Guo Yulin helping her, she really had nothing to worry about.
Guo Yulin was very open-minded. Everyone followed her opinions on the wedding, inside and out, and they wanted to make it a grand affair. However, the current situation was special after all, and being too extravagant would inevitably be suspected of being a capitalist.
We can only keep it simple, simple, and simple again.
But neither she nor Guo Yulin were the kind of people who would compromise. They would not accept anything unless they were satisfied. So one plan after another was overturned, and until now there is still no definite conclusion.
Seeing that she is about to graduate, they can get the marriage certificate without delay, but the wedding will probably have to be postponed to the second half of the year.
However, there is no time in the second half of the year.
Around October, there will be news that the college entrance examination will be resumed, and she will have to take the college entrance examination. After taking the college entrance examination, she will have to join the crew to film.
She signed a contract with Cheng Jinche and had to go to a village under Beijing City to shoot the scene. She didn't know how many months it would take, but she expected to stay there during the winter break before she was admitted to university, and by then she would have to face being separated from Shen Yanli.
The wedding has been postponed again and again and we still don’t know when we will see it.
Thinking of this, Zhou Yunwan couldn't help but look worried. Why is getting married so troublesome?
Just as she was chattering with Xing Zhaoling, a piece of white chalk suddenly fell from the sky and hit her on the forehead.
Then, another one.
This time, it was Xing Zhaoling who was hit on the forehead.
The next second, the head teacher's loud voice came: "You two, stand outside and be punished!"
Zhou Yunwan and Xing Zhaoling shut their mouths tacitly, covered their foreheads, stood up, and prepared to go out obediently with their books.
But when the two looked at each other and saw the white ash on each other's forehead, they burst out laughing at the same time.
The head teacher was so angry that he slammed the table: "Still laughing!"
Zhou Yunwan bit her lower lip to hold back her laughter, and while striding outside, she couldn't help but look at Xing Zhaoling.
The same went for Xing Zhaoling. She couldn't stop laughing as soon as they saw each other. They swore that they had absolutely no intention of disrespecting the head teacher, but they just couldn't close their mouths.
Without a doubt, it was another round of scolding, and I was also punished by standing for the whole day.
The class teacher's earnest voice came from the classroom: "It's almost graduation time, but some people are still not focusing on their studies..."
Zhou Yunwan and Xing Zhaoling stood at the front door and back door of the classroom, like two door gods.
Zhou Yunwan stood at the front door, and while the head teacher was away, she quietly rubbed her sore thighs and knees. After a day of torture, she looked tired and haggard, and could no longer smile.
The last class hasn't ended yet, but many parents have already come to pick up their children.
Zhou Yunwan felt embarrassed at first, but later, because of her numb legs, she no longer cared and just wanted to get out of school quickly.
After a while, she felt a large shadow in front of her and thought it was the head teacher who came to announce that they could be "liberated".
I didn't expect that when I raised my eyes, I would meet a pair of black eyes that seemed to be smiling.
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