"No, we've gotten used to it here. We're used to going to work in the mountains. Besides, we recently found a way to get a job in the county town. Maybe we'll be able to find one soon."
"Are you one of them?"
"You're overthinking it,"
Ling Weidong kept his eyes down, his hands busy picking vegetables.
“You know that our decision to go to the countryside wasn’t out of necessity. It’s just that the timing isn’t right to go back to the city, so we’re not going. We’re familiar with everything here, we have flexible hours, and it’s convenient for us to do whatever we want.”
Having come this far, Lin Dongfang couldn't say anything more.
"...Alright, but it's not far after all. If you need anything, be sure to tell me, whether it's a letter or a phone call."
Only after saying that did I realize I didn't know if I could make a phone call from there.
"I'll go over and check on things, then I'll write to you."
After packing everything up, and with the end of the workday fast approaching, Liu Jianshe was even more anxious than the others.
"Hurry up and leave. If anything happens, call the village office. I'm always there during the day when I'm not busy."
At times like this, it's uncertain when we'll see each other again, or rather, no one can guarantee that we'll ever have the chance to meet again. The group reluctantly got into the car.
Qian Cheng looked puzzled.
"Brother, is something wrong? Wouldn't it be better to go over there?"
A knowing glint flashed in Yuan Ye's eyes.
Ling Weidong clenched his fists without saying a word. He himself didn't know that he still couldn't let go of that thought. Of course he wanted to go and see it with his own eyes, but he couldn't guarantee that he would still be so calm at that time.
In that case, it's better not to meet at all.
Before they even reached the entrance of Jian Dan's courtyard, Qin Yi slammed on the brakes, his eyes filled with terror.
"The East, that's..."
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