Because Manman was a lazy sleeper and refused to go to school, the morning of that day was a little hurried. After leaving the house, when passing by the breakfast shop, Su Ting didn't dare to buy breakfast which required time to make. She queued up to get a cup of soy milk, bought two fried dough sticks, and hurried to the nursery with Manman.
After arriving at the nursery, she put the dough sticks and soy milk on her desk, asked the teacher to help watch her eat, and left in a hurry, saying, "Mom will pick you up this afternoon."
It can be said that Su Ting ran all the way from the nursery to the school.
Even worse, although Su Ting had a brief understanding of the distribution of the school's teaching buildings, she had only been there for three days and was not living on campus, so she was not very familiar with the school. The class schedule was only posted on the classroom wall last night, and she did not have time to go around the classroom after evening self-study.
In addition, it was almost late, and she was nervous. After entering the school, she was confused and didn't know where to go. She asked several people before she found the classroom.
At this time, the bell for class has already rung.
Fortunately, the professor was a nice guy. He thought that today was the first day of class and she might not be familiar with the campus. Besides, she was running so fast that she looked like a wolf. So he just said, "Don't be late next time," and let her into the classroom.
After entering, Su Ting looked around and chose to sit next to Ma Yan again.
There was a schoolbag on the seat next to Ma Yan. When she saw Su Ting coming over, she took up the schoolbag and stuffed it into the table. She lowered her voice and asked, "Why are you here so late?"
Su Ting looked at the serious professor on the stage and didn't dare to say anything. She opened her notebook and wrote: I was delayed in sending my daughter to the nursery. Did the professor call the roll?
Roll call is related to credits, so she can't ignore it.
Ma Yan said nothing, just shook her head slightly.
Su Ting breathed a sigh of relief and raised her head to concentrate on the class.
Maybe it was the first class of the new semester, what the teacher said was not very profound, and the students in the class responded very enthusiastically. Every time the professor asked a question, a lot of people raised their hands.
This is also the biggest difference between students in the 1970s and those fifty years later.
In her previous life, when Su Ting was in college, only two or three kittens would raise their hands when the professor asked a question. Most people were afraid of being called on to answer a question. This situation was not limited to Su Ting's class. Many of her classmates who went to other schools also had the same problem.
Of course, if the teacher is very funny or very good looking, the situation will change.
Therefore, compared with many students in the class, Su Ting was considered silent. She never raised her hand during the entire class.
Those who were able to enter university at this time were basically eager to learn, so there was no need to maintain discipline during class, and the classroom was very quiet. But after class, it was a different scene. As the bell rang, the students relaxed, sat together and chatted, walked out of the classroom and played in the corridor, or went to the toilet together.
Su Ting took out some soy milk and fried dough sticks from her bag. She had run all the way after sending Manman to the nursery in the morning and had no time to eat. She was now starving.
Ma Yan came back from the toilet and saw her eating breakfast. She was slightly surprised and asked, "You didn't eat breakfast?"
"No time." Su Ting sighed.
"So busy?"
Su Ting nodded. She didn't expect it to be so busy. She felt it was quite easy to take care of two children at home.
But then she thought, she doesn't have to rush to class at home, and even when preparing for exams, it doesn't matter if she starts reviewing earlier or later.
Besides, He Yan was already big enough to dress herself and buy breakfast, so she didn't have to worry about it at all. Gradually, because she didn't have to go to school, she could sleep in as late as she wanted, and she didn't have to be so busy as if she was fighting a war, so she naturally felt relaxed.
now……
Su Ting couldn't help but sigh when she thought that she might have to urge her son to get up every day in the future.
It's difficult~
…
Although she was very busy in the morning, she had a lot of time to rest at noon, two hours, which was enough for her to finish her meal and take a nap.
However, she couldn't sleep for too long when she got home. There were many people in the cafeteria at noon. It took half an hour to queue up for food, and another half an hour to walk back and forth. All in all, she only had an hour of rest time.
But it was impossible for her to fall into a deep sleep as soon as she got home. She always had to lie down for a while, and after getting up, she had to wash her face and comb her hair. In total, she could only rest for half an hour at most.
Fearing that she would not wake up after falling asleep, Su Ting set an alarm after lying down at home, and slept until 1:30 to get up and go to school. There was a change in the classroom in the afternoon, and she was afraid of being late like in the morning.
Just like the morning, there are four classes in the afternoon, from two o'clock to around five o'clock.
After class, seeing that there was still some time before the nursery was dismissed, Su Ting took her lunch box and went directly to the cafeteria. She got her meal at 5:40 and arrived at the nursery at exactly 6 o'clock.
When I walked out slowly today, the number of children around me increased from one to three. A group of little girls were holding hands and chattering.
It was not until Su Ting was born and called for help that he slowly heard the voice and turned his head, let go of his best friend's hand, threw himself into her arms and asked, "Mom, you're here!"
Holding Su Ting's hand, he introduced her to his friends, "This is my mother." He then pointed at the three children and introduced them one by one, "This is Qingqing, this is Lingling, and Yunyun. They are all my good friends!"
Several children said in unison: "Hello, Auntie."
"Hello, everyone." Su Ting smiled, took out three pieces of candy from her backpack, and gave one to each person.
Few children could resist the temptation of candy. The three children were delighted when they received the candy and shouted obediently, "Thank you, Auntie."
Compared to her friends' joy, she gradually felt a little aggrieved because she saw her mother took back her hand after distributing candies to her friends. She couldn't help but ask, "Mom, don't I have any?"
"Nothing?"
Slowly and pitifully, he said, "Candy, I want some too."
Su Ting smiled, "Don't worry, you'll be there for us." She took out another piece of candy from her backpack and handed it to Manman, then said, "We have to go back. Say goodbye to the kids."
"Goodbye!" The one who got the candy waved to his friends with a smile, and then added, "See you tomorrow."
The three children said in unison: "See you tomorrow~"
Walking out of the nursery, he slowly unwrapped the candy wrapper and asked, "Mom, what's in the lunch box?"
"Our dinner."
"Aren't we going to eat in the cafeteria at mom's school?"
Manman still remembers that last night, her mother took her to the school cafeteria for dinner, and after dinner, her mother also took her to evening self-study.
She also got to know a lot of uncles and aunts.
Ask slowly: "Mom, don't you have to go to evening self-study today?"
"Yes, we will go after we finish our meal." Su Ting replied, "I finished class early today, and since I had time, I bought some food in the school cafeteria."
Slowly it dawned on me: “Oh oh.”
Duan Xiaolan and his wife came back earlier than the mother and daughter. When they entered the yard, Lu Zheng was squatting on the balcony making a fire. They had already bought a coal stove and honeycomb coal.
I slowly saw him downstairs and greeted him loudly: "Good evening, Uncle Lu!"
Lu Zheng heard the voice and stuck his head out to reply, "Good evening, Man Man, have you eaten yet?"
"Not yet, but mom has prepared food, so we'll start eating when we get home!"
Duan Xiaolan probably heard their conversation, and came to the balcony. She smiled and greeted Manman, and asked, "When are you going to school? Let's go together?"
Su Ting calculated the time and said, "Six forty, please."
Duan Xiaolan said, "Okay, we'll come down and call you when the time comes."
After returning home, Su Ting scooped out the cooked meal in a bowl, covered the lunch box, and went to the balcony to light the coal stove.
She likes cleanliness and takes a bath at least once a day if conditions permit. But even in a western-style house, there is no shower in the house, so if she wants to take a bath, she can only heat water herself.
After evening self-study, she finished at 8:30 and came back at 8:40. At that time, she started to light the coal stove to boil water. If she wanted to take a shower and wash clothes, she would have to work until at least 10 o'clock. In order to go to bed early at night, Su Ting planned to light the coal stove now and boil a pot of hot water, so that she would have to boil another pot of water at night.
When she first came here, Su Ting would get her face covered in dust every time she lit the coal stove, and she looked clumsy. Now, after a few years, she has become adept at this task.
She lit the old newspapers and threw them in. After the fire started, she put in the honeycomb coal. In less than ten minutes, the fire was lit. Su Ting added another piece of honeycomb coal and then put the kettle with water on it to burn.
After finishing these things, Su Ting went into the bathroom to wash her hands before coming out to eat.
She ate slowly, especially when no one was watching her. She could take an hour to finish a bowl of rice. It took Su Ting less than ten minutes to light the coal stove. When she returned to the dining table, she saw that there was still a lot of rice in her bowl, so she urged her, "Eat quickly. After dinner, mom has to go to evening self-study."
He responded slowly and ate the rice a little faster, but only a little faster. When Su Ting finished eating, half of the rice was still left in her bowl.
Su Ting became anxious, so she simply took the bowl and spoon and fed her with big mouthfuls of rice.
After finishing her meal and washing the dishes, Su Ting waited for a while before pouring the water, which was already hot but not hot enough, into the thermos, then sealed the coal stove and prepared to go out.
At six forty, Duan Xiaolan came to see Su Ting on time.
The four of them went to school together.
They were not in the same department, and their evening study rooms were not in the same building, so they were separated not long after entering school.
Before we parted, Duan Xiaolan said, "Let's go back together after the evening study session. How about we meet here before 8:05?"
Su Ting was of course willing to go back together, and nodded and said, "Okay."
"It's settled then." Duan Xiaolan smiled and waved goodbye to Manman.
Su Ting and Man Man also waved, and after separating, the mother and daughter went to the evening self-study classroom.
It was not yet seven o'clock when we arrived at the classroom. It was very lively inside, especially after seeing Manman, many female classmates took the initiative to greet them.
Last night Su Ting also brought Manmanlai to evening self-study. The little girl quickly captured the hearts of many female classmates with her sweet and lovely looks. They couldn't help but reach out and rub her when they saw her.
In fact, there are many male classmates who want to rub her slowly, but there are differences between men and women. Even if there is an age difference of ten or twenty years, they are embarrassed to do it casually. At most, they will smile and say hello to her.
Because gradually, after the class meeting last night, Su Ting became much closer to her classmates.
The two of them walked inside, and along the way people made room for them, wanting them to, well, the key point was to slowly sit next to them.
However, Su Ting was still used to sitting next to familiar people, so she took Manman to sit next to Ma Yan. She also liked Manman very much and specially reserved a seat for them.
Sitting with Ma Yan were her roommates, a total of three people, named Zhang Jie, Li Ke and Yang Yu. When they saw Su Ting and her daughter sitting down, they smiled at them, well, mainly just greeting them slowly.
Ma Yan even stretched out her "claws" towards Manman's head. Manman was afraid that her hairstyle would be messed up, so she quickly covered her head with her hands. But when Ma Yan saw it, she turned her hand around and pinched her cheeks: "Good evening, Manman."
She pouted slowly after her face was pinched, but still called out obediently: "Good evening, Aunt Yanyan, Aunt Jiejie, Aunt Keke, Yuyu."
After getting to know Su Ting, Ma Yan stopped letting Man Man call her "sister", as she felt they were of different generations. The others were the same, too, and all asked Man Man to call her "auntie".
Seeing her serious greeting, the four of them felt a little itchy. Zhang Jie sat on the left side of Ma Yan, so she was close enough to touch Manman's head. Li Ke and Yang Yu were too far away to touch Manman, so they urged Zhang Jie and Ma Yan to change seats, but they were cruelly rejected by the two, so they could only look at Manman and sigh.
He slowly covered his head and let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he didn't have to be pulled on the head anymore.
They were in good terms here, but Ding Mei, who was sitting in the back row, was not very happy. She muttered to her friend, "He's just a three-year-old kid. What's so special about him? Look how happy they are."
A friend said fairly: "It's really rare to find someone so cute and sensible." She also wanted to go to Rua, but unfortunately she didn't know the person well.
Ding Mei was even more unhappy: "It's just a nose with eyes. What's so cute about it? My niece is much cuter than her."
"But we haven't met before." said the friend.
Ding Mei thought, yes, she could also bring her niece over to play, since her home was in the city and it was convenient to get there by bus. But the school had requirements, and her parents didn't have a good relationship, so they always quarreled at home, which made her upset, so she chose to live in the school.
She just couldn't believe that after meeting her niece, they could still treat Miss Su Ting as a treasure!
…
Su Ting and Man Man didn't know what Ding Mei was thinking. One was writing the outline of a new story, while the other was scribbling with a notebook and pen. They spent another evening study session happily.
When the bell rang to signal the end of self-study, Su Ting packed her things and slowly went downstairs. She arrived at the agreed place as promised and went back with Duan Xiaolan and her husband.
After arriving home, she boiled water for a bath and washed clothes, and was busy again. Because she and Man Man also needed to take a bath, it was not until ten o'clock that Su Ting returned to the room. She sat at the desk and applied lotion in front of the mirror.
I rolled around and slowly saw her movements, sniffed and said, "It smells so good."
"Of course the vanishing cream smells good."
He slowly crawled to the bed, propped his chin with his hands, looked up at Su Ting, tilted his head and asked, "Mom, why do you have to apply vanishing cream every night?"
"Isn't the face originally dry?" Manman asked doubtfully.
Su Ting was a little stumped by the question. She thought about her words and said, "The skin has many layers. The surface is dry, but there is moisture inside. If there is no moisture inside, the surface will peel off. Mom applies vanishing cream to prevent the moisture inside from disappearing."
"Oh oh." She pinched her cheeks and asked, "The skin has many layers, so aren't we all thick-skinned?"
Su Ting was immediately choked by her saliva: "Ahem... you can't say that."
"Why?"
"Each layer of the skin is very thin, so when stacked together, it's not very thick," Su Ting said, picking up the notebook on the table, opening it and pulling up a piece of white paper. "Just like this piece of paper, it's very thin, right? Even if three or four pieces are stacked together, it's not thick, right?"
Slowly I realized: "Yes!"
“So, we are all very thin-skinned.”
Then Man Man asked, "Why are some people so thick-skinned?"
“Who’s thick-skinned?”
"Dalin's mother, before..." She spoke slowly as she recalled.
Dalin's mother was a military wife in a naval compound. She was a person who loved to take advantage of others and was also quite shameless. Once when she was taking advantage of others, she had an argument with another military wife. During the argument, the other wife said, "I've never seen anyone as shameless as you." I overheard this and took note of it.
"That's insulting, it's a modifier. I'm not saying that Dalin's mother is really that shameless," Su Ting explained, adding, "Don't say such things when you're with kids. It's not nice."
Manman imitated what Su Ting usually did, stretched out her hand from the left side of her mouth to the right side, and promised, "Manman is a good child, Manman won't swear."
"Um."
After applying lotion, Su Ting untied her hair and casually braided it into a loose braid, then lay down on the bed, turned on the light and prepared to go to sleep.
But she gradually became unable to sleep. It was fine during the day when there were many children playing, but at night, she missed her father and brother. She leaned her head on her mother's shoulder and asked softly, "When will my father and brother come?"
"Maybe the day after tomorrow, or maybe the night after tomorrow." Su Ting replied.
Slowly: "Oh."
…
As she thought about her father and brother, He Yan was also thinking about her and her mother.
They had never been separated since they met their mother and their sister were born. Now that they were suddenly separated, He Yan felt all kinds of discomfort.
He used to look forward to the end of school, and would run home as soon as the bell rang. But now when he got home, no one greeted him or talked to him. He was the only one at home.
Moreover, after his mother and sister moved to the city, He Yan clearly felt that the quality of the food at home was declining.
In fact, the food he ate didn't change much. As long as the canteen provided it, he could eat anything he wanted, including meat, eggs, and fish. However, the canteen chef's cooking skills were not as good as his father's, and the big pot rice was not as delicious as the small stir-fry, so He Yan was very upset.
But he also knew that there was nothing he could do about it. When his mother was around, she would go shopping for groceries every morning and prepare them in the afternoon, and his father would just fry them when he got home.
Now that his father has to go to work and he has to go to school, there is no one at home to buy groceries and prepare meals, so they can only eat in the cafeteria.
The next night at dinner, He Yan couldn't help but ask, "Dad, when are we going to look for mom and sister?"
"Let's go tomorrow night." said He Dongchuan.
"night?"
He Dongchuan nodded: "You come back early tomorrow and do your homework. I will check when I come back. When you finish your homework, we will set off."
"Ah?" He Yan's face suddenly fell, "We have a lot of homework during the holiday."
Every time he has a holiday, teachers of all subjects will assign homework, and the amount of homework is at least twice as much as usual. He finishes school at around five o'clock, and his father gets home at around 6:10. In one hour, he can't finish it even if he has eight hands!
He Dongchuan didn't want to embarrass his son, so he asked him, "How much can you write?"
"One third?" He Yan asked hesitantly.
"Then write one-third of it and finish the homework on Sunday, otherwise I won't take you next time."
He Yan instantly perked up: "Yeah, I can definitely finish it!"
…
After the Great Movement ended, the labor classes on Saturday afternoons were in name only and became self-study classes. If a teacher needed to take leave during the week, the class would be moved to Saturday afternoon. If a teacher felt that the class schedule was too slow, he would directly take up the Saturday afternoon class.
He Yan and his classmates were lucky this week; no teachers changed classes or reserved classes, so everyone was able to catch up on their homework.
So at night, after checking He Yan's homework, He Dongchuan went home and raised his eyebrows and asked, "You finished all your homework in one hour?"
Hearing the distrust in his father's words, He Yanzhen said, "It took more than an hour. I wrote for the whole afternoon!" He also mentioned that there was no teacher to take the class this afternoon.
Many children of He Yan's age have learned to copy homework, but he has always been very honest. He does all his homework by himself. When he encounters questions he doesn't know how to answer, he will choose to ask his parents or teacher instead of just looking for the answer.
So He Dongchuan believed him and said, "Go pack your clothes."
He Yan jumped up with joy, turned around and ran back to the room, while He Dongchuan took his lunch box and went to the cafeteria. Even if they drove there, they would arrive at least seven or eight o'clock, which was well past dinner time.
Although we have a coal stove at home and have bought some noodles, oil and salt, we won’t be able to eat until at least eight o’clock if we cook them now, so we better fill our stomachs before leaving.
He Yan was already hungry, so he ate very quickly after receiving the lunch box and even burped at the end.
After seeing this, He Dongchuan poured him a glass of water and asked him to calm down before leaving. He Yan breathed in and out, and drank water for several minutes before his hiccups stopped. He took the initiative to help his father carry the luggage bag and went out happily.
When I went downstairs, I ran into Meng Xiuzhen. Seeing the two grandfathers walking out, she smiled and asked, "Are you going to look for Su Ting?"
"right."
On the way out of the compound, many military wives asked this question. Some laughed and joked, saying that they had a good relationship. Some felt jealous and started to grumble after the others left: "Su Ting had only been away from home for a few days, and he rushed over in such a hurry. They are not newlyweds, so why are they so inseparable?"
When this was said, many people agreed with it, but there were also many people who envied it.
Who doesn't want his man to be so persistent?
While the military wives were chatting about these things, He Dongchuan had already driven out of the compound.
The last time we went to the city was in the morning. Among our family of four, only He Dongchuan, who was driving, was awake; the others were all fast asleep.
This time it was evening, and He Yan had just finished dinner. He Yan was very energetic. Thinking about seeing his mother and sister soon, he was so excited that he could not sit still. He sat in the back seat, leaning against the left window, then ran to the right to look out, and asked his father from time to time: "Dad, where is this place?"
At first He Dongchuan was patient in answering, but then he saw him running around like there were nails under his butt, so he asked sullenly, "Can you sit still for a while and stop running around?"
"I didn't run around." He Yan said. He was clearly in the back seat the whole time.
He Dongchuan said: "Don't mess around. It makes me dizzy and easily distracted."
He Yan knew that he had to concentrate on driving, otherwise it would be easy to get into trouble, so he said "oh" twice and sat down obediently in the right seat, but he didn't stop talking and asked, "Dad, what are mom and sister doing now?"
"I should be in class."
"You have to go to class at night?" He Yan was surprised.
"University has evening self-study classes."
He Yan opened his mouth even wider: "But, didn't Mom say that college is fun?" Why is there evening self-study?
"College is fun, but people don't go to college for fun." He Dongchuan glanced at He Yan in the rearview mirror and added, "Not only colleges have evening self-study classes, but junior high schools and high schools also have them, and the hours are longer."
Although He Yan studied very hard after the new semester started and wanted to apply to a junior high school in the city, he didn't know much about junior high schools. Upon hearing this, he quickly asked, "How long does it take?"
"It starts at seven and should last until at least nine, maybe ten if it's late."
“Is it like this in middle school and high school?”
"right."
He Yan leaned back in the back seat, looking out the window with a look of despair on his face.
About ten minutes later, he perked up again, leaned on the back of the front seat and asked, "Dad, can I go to elementary school forever?" He now felt that elementary school was good, at least he didn't have to attend evening self-study classes.
He Dongchuan chuckled: "Go ask your principal if he will accept you."
He Yan said confidently: "Our principal will definitely accept me. I have good grades!"
"No matter how good your grades are, they are only useful if you can get into junior high school. Besides, you are already in the fifth grade. How many more years can you stay in elementary school? You can't go to school with a bunch of 11-12-year-olds when you are in your twenties, right?"
He Yan suddenly realized: "That's right."
Hearing the regret in his tone, He Dongchuan's lips twitched slightly, but he said nothing and continued driving. After lying down and thinking for ten minutes, He Yan came up with an idea: "Then after I graduate from elementary school, can I stop going to school?"
"What can you do without going to school?"
He Yan thought about his past experiences and said, "Work? Selling fish is fine." Working at a seafood supply station is only five or six hours a day.
"You graduated from primary school and no one wants you to sell fish."
"But didn't Aunt Li also go to sell fish?" Aunt Li was referring to Li Guifang, who He Yan knew didn't even graduate from elementary school.
"She's a military wife, are you one?" He Dongchuan asked back, "Most people graduate from primary school and either take over a job or farm. But you can't take over my job. Your mother doesn't have a job to take over for you. Our family is a collective household registration, and there is no land for you to farm. If you don't study, you will starve to death. I will definitely not support you."
He Yan became depressed again, thought for a few minutes and asked, "What if I finish junior high school?"
"After you finish junior high school, you have a chance to find a job. The better ones can be apprentices in state-owned factories, earning 17 or 18 yuan a month, working two shifts a day, 8 am to 6 pm, or 8 pm to 6 am. Although it's hard, you can still make a living."
He Yan was dizzy after hearing this: "Isn't this more tiring than going to school?" And the money is less.
Don't think that he knows nothing just because he is young. He knows a lot. For example, his family's living expenses alone are 50 or 60 dollars a month. If the seasons change, the expenses will be even higher.
Seventeen or eighteen a month, it’s scary to think about it.
He Yan asked persistently, "What about finishing high school?"
"It's almost the same as junior high school. Besides," He Dongchuan looked at He Yan in the rearview mirror and said, "You went through three years of junior high school and two years of high school. You're afraid of the hardship of college?"
He Yan pursed his lips. Didn’t he want to escape from this sea of suffering as soon as possible?
He Dongchuan sensed his thoughts and said, "If you want to escape from this sea of suffering as soon as possible, you should study hard and try to get into university. No matter how hard university life is, it is definitely not as good as screwing screws in a factory. After four years, you can at least get a job as a clerk in a state-owned factory, where you can drink tea and read newspapers every day. Isn't that more comfortable than working in a front-line workshop?"
This is He Yan's ideal life, but he counted on his fingers and found that there are three years of junior high school, two years of high school, and four years of college. In other words, he still has nine years to live this kind of life.
…
Arriving in the city, He Dongchuan drove directly to the school gate and waited for Su Ting to finish her evening self-study.
He wanted to wait inside the school, but it was not the beginning of the new semester, so the security was strict and only people from the school could enter. It was a windy night and a bit chilly outside, so they waited in the car.
At about 8:40, he saw his wife and daughter-in-law come out with Duan Xiaolan and her husband who lived on the third floor. They opened the car door and shouted, "Slow down."
Several people looked over, and the one who reacted the fastest was Man Man. She let go of her mother's hand and threw herself into her father's arms, and asked happily, "Dad, why are you here? Where's my brother?"
"In the car."
He Dongchuan pointed back, and He Yan opened the car door and walked over. However, he was in a bad mood and greeted everyone listlessly: "Good evening."
Duan Xiaolan said: "Good evening."
Su Ting also responded, pulled He Dongchuan aside and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong with Xiaoyan? He seems to be in a bad mood."
"He's fine, he just saw the reality and it was a bit shocking."
Su Ting wondered, "What reality?"
"If you want to lie down, you need to read more books." He Dongchuan learned the extended meaning of lying down from Su Ting. He thought it was very appropriate to describe his son.
Sometimes he couldn't understand why he didn't feel tired even though he went out early and came back late every day. His parents were almost sixty years old and had never thought about retirement, but why did his son, at such a young age, already want to lie down?
Not only He Dongchuan couldn't figure it out, Su Ting also couldn't figure it out.
Who could have thought that Long Aotian, the King of Scrolls in the original novel, would actually become a salted fish who just wanted to lie down all his life. Fortunately, he was able to stand up and scroll up after setting a goal, otherwise their parents would be worried to death.
Of course, the one who is worried now is He Yan.
Nine years, so long~