The two of them bought a lot of things and took them to Gu Changlan's dormitory in the provincial capital. The other two packed up the rest and prepared to go back to Xiahe Village after having lunch.
Bai Ruozhen hadn't been back home much since she came to Yancheng for work, but she was happy to be back now. She missed Wang Jun, Aihong, Xia, and Xiaoqiu, as well as Gu Changmei's nephew.
The two of them had a quick bite at noon and then went out with their things. It was too cold in the winter, especially with the snow falling outside. Gu Changqing didn't ride his bike, and he and Bai Ruozhen took their things to the station to take the bus back.
They arrived in time. As soon as the bus arrived, many people waiting for the bus rushed in. Gu Changqing told Bai Ruozhen to get on last, and then he rushed forward first, and successfully seized a favorable position and got on the bus.
Bai Ruozhen's heart tightened when she saw him trying to squeeze into the train to grab a seat, but she finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw him get on. After most of the people had gotten on, Bai Ruozhen slowly got on. Gu Changqing waved at her and walked over to sit in the seat he had taken, successfully earning many rolls of eyes from the standing passengers.
Bai Ruozhen was not a particularly loving and giving person, so she sat on the seat shyly with her head down. The clamoring and flapping of the wings of chickens and ducks in the car made Bai Ruozhen unbearable. Seeing her look, Gu Changqing said, "Why don't you open the window a little?" While speaking, he lifted up his tattered cotton jacket to block the sounds for her.
"No need, we'll be there in a moment." Bai Ruozhen shook his head slightly, feeling that he was being a little pretentious.
Gu Changqing sighed and continued to cover for her until they arrived in town. Then Gu Changqing pulled Bai Ruozhen out of the car.
"Do you want to go to Second Aunt's house?" Bai Ruozhen asked.
Gu Changqing shook his head and said, "No, my uncle and aunt will be there tomorrow morning."
Uncle Gu and Aunt Gu don't have children and feel that the New Year and other holidays are lonely, so they always go to Gu Changqing's house to celebrate the holidays together.
When they were little, they looked forward to the arrival of their uncle and aunt, because the family was poor and had little to eat. Whenever their uncle and aunt came, they would always bring them food. As the most handsome boy in the Gu family, Gu Changqing received the most attention and ate the most delicious food. When Aunt Gu got a little older and gave up the idea of having children, it would be even better for Gu Changqing. She had a simple idea and wanted to adopt Gu Changqing, but Qiu Lanying and her husband were not happy about it, and Gu Changqing also disagreed.
As they were talking, they left the town. The snow was falling even harder, and the sky was full of snowflakes. Bai Ruozhen breathed in the cold air and smiled, "Brother Changqing, it's so beautiful."
Gu Changqing was used to seeing the snowy weather in Yancheng, but he didn't think it was beautiful. Yancheng often snowed in winter and was particularly prone to blizzards, making it inconvenient to go out. He envied Qingcheng in the neighboring city. Although it was cold in winter, snowflakes were rarely seen.
But since his girlfriend said it looked good, how could he not cooperate? He just nodded in agreement.
Then his gaze paused, and he suddenly felt that the snow scene was beautiful. His girlfriend was wearing a cotton coat and cotton pants, walking gracefully on the snow-covered road. She was even more beautiful than the snow.
"Brother Changqing, let's go." Seeing that he suddenly stopped, Bai Ruozhen stopped and waited for him.
"Oh." Gu Changqing came back to his senses and smiled, then put the things on his other shoulder and stretched out his free hand, "I'll hold your hand and walk, the road is slippery."
Bai Ruozhen nodded and stretched out his hand.
It’s so nice, we can just hold hands like this without worrying about being caught or criticized. It would be so nice if it could be like this forever.
Gu Changqing held her warm little hand, wishing the road could be longer and longer, but the town was not far from Xiahe Village, and they soon arrived at the village entrance.
Xiahe Village is very quiet in winter, but only when you enter the village can you hear the sounds of laughter. Although they are too poor to eat meat, they are not short of seafood. If there is no meat, they eat seafood, especially in winter, when the dried seafood stored for a year comes in handy. Therefore, although everyone’s food is not very good, there is no problem in getting enough to eat.
Even during the three years of natural disasters, no one starved to death in the nearby fishing villages.
When there is no food, eat fish and seafood, which can always fill your stomach.
The two of them walked along the snow-covered road to Gu's house. The house was already bustling with activity. Gu Changbai and Song Mei had returned with their child. Gu Changsong was also sitting with Wang Jun chatting and laughing. Gu Changmei was at home in confinement after giving birth and had not come. Gu Zhiguo held a pipe in his hand and listened to the younger generations talking, touching the pipe from time to time.
Hearing the door open, Wang Jun stood up first and said, "They must be back."
Sure enough, Bai Ruozhen and Gu Changqing walked into the house in the heavy snow.
"Sister Zhenzhen."
Just as Gu Changqing was about to put his things down, he saw a chubby figure rushing towards Bai Ruozhen. Gu Changqing's face darkened and he became unhappy. How come when he left Yancheng and lost Gu Changlan, he still had Gu Xiaoli.
This Gu Xiaoli is even more annoying than his fourth sister.
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