Even Liu Shumei, who is already a mother, couldn't help but secretly wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, revealing her deep reluctance to part.
However, not everyone was so saddened. Those who were close to Chen Shuning were heartbroken, while some were envious and jealous, making sarcastic remarks.
For example, Shen Hongmei has witnessed Chen Shuning's close relationship with Gu Xinyi and others over the years, and watched them gain many benefits from Chen Shuning, just like she used to.
Despite her best efforts to get close to and please Chen Shuning, she never received a response, which filled Shen Hongmei with resentment towards Chen Shuning.
Furthermore, over the years, although He Chaoyang has maintained a cold and indifferent attitude towards Shen Hongmei, as their contact has increased, Shen Hongmei's affection and appreciation for him has grown stronger.
Her desire to win He Chaoyang's heart grew ever stronger.
These complex emotions intertwined, making Shen Hongmei's mood even heavier.
Despite being twenty-six years old and having had many suitors over the years, Shen Hongmei has never wavered in her determination to pursue He Chaoyang.
However, she has now learned that He Chaoyang will also be returning to Beijing soon, which makes Shen Hongmei, who has no way to return to the city, extremely anxious.
Chen Shuning deliberately spoke vaguely, not saying that he would be the one to go back first this time, and that He Chaoyang would have to wait a few more months before he could return.
The purpose was to make Shen Hongmei anxious and uneasy. After all, Shen Hongmei had never hidden her feelings for He Chaoyang over the years, and even the later educated youth knew that Shen Hongmei had feelings for her husband.
While such behavior may be looked down upon, such people are indeed frightening.
After all, when a woman is willing to disregard her pride, there's nothing that can frighten her.
Like Yang Wanqiu, she dared to set aside her pride to fight for her own opportunities and interests, which is why she was able to leave the countryside at an early age.
So many years have passed, she must be doing well in the military, right? She should be married and have children by now, right?
However, Chen Shuning did this not because he lacked confidence in himself or was afraid that He Chaoyang would be taken away by someone else.
Rather, it was simply because she utterly loathed Shen Hongmei and enjoyed seeing her both angry and anxious—a behavior that was somewhat perverse.
On the night before she left, several close female friends squeezed into Chen Shuning's small house.
Even Wang Chunni and Liu Shumei, who were already married and had children, did not hesitate to leave their husbands and children to accompany Chen Shuning on his last night in the countryside.
That night, the girls barely slept. Chen Shuning revealed an important piece of news to them: the country is likely to resume the college entrance examination within the next two years. In addition, she left the high school textbooks that she had found at the recycling station for everyone.
This news was actually a conclusion drawn by He Chaoyang and his group based on their analysis of the current situation. Chen Shuning was also clear about the historical trend and knew that the final result would be just as He Chaoyang and his group had analyzed.
Therefore, after obtaining He Chaoyang's consent, she decided to share the news with a few close friends, hoping that they could get the news in advance and make better use of this opportunity to return to the city.
Because the first batch of college entrance examination questions were relatively easy, many people failed the exam because they were unprepared.
It should be noted that most of these educated youths who went to the countryside were high school graduates. Although they had put their textbooks aside for some time, their chances of getting into university were still quite high if they studied hard.
Considering He Chaoyang's family background, people generally believed Chen Shuning's statement.
Especially for old educated youth like Liu Shumei, who had been sent to the countryside for many years and still had no hope of returning to the city, Chen Shuning's news was simply a piece of great news for her.
After all, which of these educated young people from the city wouldn't want to go back to the city?
Although Chen Shuning repeatedly emphasized that this news was merely his own speculation and that its accuracy could not be guaranteed, it was as precious as a lifeline for those who had no hope.
So much so that after Chen Shuning left, a strange phenomenon occurred at the educated youth settlement in Qingshan Brigade: the educated youth who used to knit sweaters, play cards, and chat idly became diligently studying with high school textbooks in hand, creating a particularly good learning atmosphere.
On the morning of Chen Shuning's departure, He Chaoyang drove to pick her up. Watching He Chaoyang carefully supporting Chen Shuning, and thinking that the two of them were about to leave Heilongjiang Province, she realized that she might never see them again.
Unable to suppress her jealousy and hatred any longer, Shen Hongmei disregarded the many educated youths who were there to bid farewell to Chen Shuning and rushed to He Chaoyang in tears.
Her voice was filled with grievance and resentment as she questioned, "Brother He, how could you do this to me? You know how I've felt for you all these years."
I know you're married and have a wife, so I never dared to hope you'd reciprocate my love. But even for the sake of all the years I've truly loved you, you should have at least told me you were leaving! How could you just leave without a word? How could you be so heartless?
He Chaoyang was carefully helping his wife walk when Shen Hongmei suddenly jumped out, startling He Chaoyang so much that he almost instinctively kicked her away.
Upon hearing this crazy woman utter such shameless words out of nowhere, his face immediately darkened.
Looking coldly at Shen Hongmei, who was crying her eyes out, he said in a voice filled with icy chill, "Since this woman knows that I am already married, she shouldn't have said such things."
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