The old principal was very pleased to see her like this, and said with a smile: "As long as it is useful, it is useful."
Then he said to Han Zecheng, "Zecheng, Teacher Su is a good comrade. You must treat her well in the future."
Han Zecheng naturally agreed.
The old principal looked at Su Ruo again and said, "Teacher Su, Ze Cheng has always been cold on the outside but warm on the inside since he was a child. You should live a good life in the future."
He was also worried that if Su Ruo was admitted to university, they would be separated.
In fact, he has seen too many things like this.
But he couldn't say too much, so he could only say these few words.
Su Ruo blushed a little.
This feels so weird.
Although she knew that this was the old principal's kindness, she was too embarrassed to agree and lowered her head, pretending to be shy.
Han Zecheng glanced at her and turned back to talk to the old principal, changing the subject.
Later, Su Ruo filled out the resignation form, and Han Zecheng chatted with the old principal for a while before they left.
After leaving the principal's office, the two did not leave directly. Han Zecheng accompanied her to the faculty and staff office. Everyone was surprised and happy to see Su Ruo, but they were reluctant to hear that she had resigned.
Su Ruo didn't say anything, but smiled and took the pastries she brought and gave them to everyone to eat. Instead, everyone enthusiastically introduced themselves to Han Zecheng, and Su Ruo remembered them silently.
Zheng Shuo is also in the office.
During this period, he didn't say much. When Su Ruo was about to leave, he took out a notebook and gave it to Su Ruo as generously as possible with the demeanor and tone of an ordinary colleague, saying: "Teacher Su, you are going to take the college entrance examination. My family sent me a book "Self-study Series of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry" from Shanghai. I also have to take the exam, and I don't want to give the book to you, but we have been colleagues for so many years, so I copied some key points for you. You can take it back and read it."
The office fell silent.
Su Ruo saw the nervousness beneath Zheng Shuo's forced generosity. Regardless of whether the notes were very precious or not, she could tell that Teacher Zheng was not a frivolous person. Moreover, she had just heard other teachers talking and they seemed to not know that she was taking the college entrance examination. Not only did he know that she was taking the college entrance examination, he also specially copied books for her. The two of them must have had a good relationship in the past.
She smiled at him and reached out to take it.
I just reached out and opened it, and I saw the densely packed text inside, which filled up half of the book.
This...he copied such a big book in just a few days, I'm afraid he copied the whole book, right?
Su Ruo felt a little anxious, but it was obviously impossible to refuse at this time.
She could only thank him sincerely.
When she got back to the car she opened the notebook again.
It was a thick book with neat handwriting and great details... This made Su Ru feel uneasy.
She turned around and looked at the books the old principal had given her, and then she felt more at ease. She thought that it was because she had good relationships with people, and these principals and colleagues were all nice people.
Think about her former classmates and teachers, they were all nice to her.
Originally, she was still wondering how she had managed to survive those five years, facing someone who hated her so much as Han Zecheng's mother.
But when she went to the school, she realized that she actually spent very little time at the Han family. Most of her time was at school. Looking at the teachers and students at the school, her life might not be as bad as she thought.
Su Ruo just held the notebook in her hand in a daze.
Han Zecheng glanced at her sideways, feeling extremely jealous. The notebook was even more annoying, but he couldn't say a word.
What can he say?
I can only hold it in myself.
******
It was already late when they returned home from the commune primary school. Many people who had gone to work in the fields had already returned home. Han Zecheng took Su Ruo and Han Guo for a walk around the village, mainly to visit several cousins' homes to say goodbye to them.
Su Ruo still pretended to have a sore throat and didn't say much, but just followed Han Zecheng to call people.
Several cousins were very welcoming and brought some things from their homes to entertain Han Zecheng and Su Ruo, saying that Hanjia Village was their roots and asked them to come back to the village when they have time.
After visiting these houses, it was already dark. Su Ruo returned home and planned to pack up some things. Unexpectedly, before he even sat down, villagers came to his door one after another.
However, the villagers heard that Su Ruo was going to follow Han Zecheng into the army, so they came to say goodbye.
They were all reluctant to let Su Ruo go.
After all, which family doesn’t have a child who goes to school?
There is a teacher in the village who can take care of things at school. If you don't understand something, you can go to her and ask her. Although Su Ruo looks too Western and beautiful, which makes people feel distant, she is actually very kind to people and doesn't put on airs, so both students and parents like her very much.
None of the villagers came with empty hands. They all brought something, maybe two eggs, a string of bacon, or some dried wild vegetables from their own sun. Some were bird eggs that the children had picked out themselves, or game that they had hunted in the mountains.
At that time, material resources were scarce, every household was poor, and many families could not even get enough food. The things they carried, although seemingly insignificant, were rare good things in the home, and they were usually not willing to eat them at home.
Su Ruo was very touched to receive these simple gifts.
The unconscious aversion to this place that I had initially felt in my heart because of Wu Guizhi finally disappeared.
After the villagers left, she reached out and fiddled with the gifts, muttering softly, "It seems that life here is not as bad as I thought before. If I can remember it, it might not be so bad."
Originally, after she read the notebook and saw Wu Guizhi like that, and the word "divorce" that they kept talking about, she felt very repulsed by the five years of disappearance.
I feel like it was a nightmare for me.
She even thought that God was kind to her and didn't let her go through all that, so she skipped this period of time.
But now that I've been to the school and interacted with the villagers, I feel that maybe it's not that bad after all.
Han Zecheng heard it, but said nothing.
Beneath the smoke from cooking fires, the countryside has its own simplicity that makes people linger.
Even in his memory, there are places here that are worth his remembrance and care.
******
The dinner that day was very sumptuous.
There are greasy braised pork and tofu slices, fresh and tender tofu fried with bright red peppers, and some vegetables grown at home.
This time, there was no distinction between big and small tables. Han Heping invited everyone to eat together at the big table.
After all, it was the reunion dinner for Han Zecheng and Su Ruo before they left.
However, the children enjoyed the meal very much and ate several more bowls of rice than usual. But as for the adults, except for Han Jialin and Wu Jiaoyan who looked cheerful, everyone else was very dull. They ate their meals with either sullen faces or stern faces without saying a word.
Han Heping did greet them a few times, but he was an honest man and didn't like to talk much. Apart from greeting Han Zecheng and Han Guo a few times and asking them to eat more food, there was nothing else he did.
Wu Guizhi had a stern face and didn't say anything.
However, after the meal, when sister-in-law Liu Xiumei cleaned up the dishes, Wu Guizhi brought up another matter.
She said to Han Zecheng, "Second brother, I've thought about it. I was anxious and said too much before, but it's all for your good. You just need to bear with it."
"Mom has thought about it carefully. If you want your wife to accompany the army, then let her accompany you. However, you are busy with training and your wife has to study for the college entrance examination. How can you have time to take care of the fruit? If your wife really passes the exam in the future, we don't know where she will go to school, and there will be no one to take care of the fruit. When you leave, leave the fruit behind and I will take care of it for you."
Su Ruo frowned, but before she could say anything, Han Guo jumped up and said, "I won't stay."
Wu Guizhi's face darkened and she said, "You are just a kid, why are you making a fuss? Your father is busy with work and your mother has to study. Are you going to be a savage by following him to the army?"
Han Guo curled his lips, turned around and hugged Su Ruo, saying: "Mom, I won't stay. I don't need anyone to take care of me. I can take care of myself."
Su Ruo didn't say anything, so he turned to Wu Guizhi and said angrily, "Why do you take me? You want me to wash dishes, sweep the floor and do housework all day? You don't even give me food, you only give me porridge and coarse flour buns, and you snatch the things my mother bought for me, and beat me with a feather duster. Even the farmhands of the landlords wouldn't take me like this. I have parents, why should I be your farmhand?"
Su Ruo:......
She really didn't expect that the mother-in-law would treat her son like this.
Her face darkened and she became angry.
She was not only angry with Wu Guizhi, but also with herself. How could she let others treat her son like this?
Wu Guizhi's face suddenly turned red.
In fact, from her point of view, she really didn't treat Han Guo harshly.
Asking him to do housework, which child in this country doesn't do housework?
Moreover, Han Guo is particularly chaotic and annoying. He breaks bowls today and smashes windows tomorrow. How can he not be beaten with a feather duster?
As for giving him only thin porridge and coarse flour buns, there is another reason for this.
To be honest, the conditions in the village are difficult, and every household eats like this, so it's good enough not to go hungry.
Then Su Ruo had so much money and notes in her hands that she spent it on Han Guo without blinking an eye. Han Guo was always given candies, fruits, and malted milk. She would also bring back meat buns, fried dough sticks, and tea eggs for Han Guo every now and then when she came back from school.
Compared to the third family, Laibao is much more pitiful.
In this situation, if there was anything good at home, how could she not favor Laibao?
Besides, the eldest son was not her biological son, so it would not be right for her to give him only to Laibao and not to the children of the eldest family. So if there was anything delicious at home, she would usually give one portion to Laibao, and then one portion to the children of the eldest family.
Not only that, whenever she saw Su Ruo buying something for Han Guo, she would make sure Su Ruo divided it equally between the eldest and third sons' families. Since the family had not been divided to begin with, it would be wrong for Su Ruo to eat all of it alone!
Wu Guizhi didn't think there was anything wrong with what she did.
I just didn't expect that this little grandson still hated me.
And what was that look he gave me?
Wu Guizhi was so angry that she yelled at Han Guo, "You are such a heartless brat..."
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