This smile, seen by Xiang Yu and her mother, was incredibly poignant, and their heartache for her deepened even further.
Not long after, Xiang Yu's father, Xiang Zhendong, pushed open the door and entered. Facing the expectant eyes of his wife and daughter, he slowly shook his head.
Even though Zhu Qinghao was mentally prepared, she still couldn't help feeling a little lonely, which made Xiang Yu feel even worse.
Xiang Zhendong sighed softly and comforted her for a long time, while Zhu Qinghao just kept nodding.
Xiang Zhendong looked at her red and swollen eyes and felt a little sorry for her, but he still said what he wanted to say.
“Daughter, I know this has been a big blow to you, but I have to tell you that this is far from the end.”
Your work and life will definitely be affected by this in the future, and you must face it bravely..."
Zhu Qinghao listened to everything the couple said, but it still couldn't change her mind about wanting to go to the countryside with them.
After the two men finished trying to persuade her, she looked up at them and firmly stated her thoughts.
"Uncle, Aunt, I'm going to the countryside with my family. I'd like to trouble you to help me make the arrangements."
These words shocked the entire Xiang family.
"What?! Okay, okay, how can you go to the countryside? It's really hard work there. You won't even be able to take care of yourself, you..."
Xiang Yu was halfway through her speech when she realized she was getting too excited and quickly stopped herself.
"I'm sorry, okay, I got too excited and didn't consider the problems you would face if you stayed in Kyoto. Please, please don't be angry."
As she spoke, she weakly tugged at Zhu Qinghao's hand, afraid of upsetting her.
Zhu Qinghao smiled gently and shook her head at her, indicating that she wouldn't be angry.
Xiang Zhendong watched the interaction between the two little girls and sighed almost imperceptibly.
"Alright, go on with your thoughts."
"Yes, Uncle, I'm not sure where my family will go yet, but I want to go wherever they go, so I'll go as an educated youth sent to the countryside."
They need help, and I think it's more convenient for me to be closer to them than to be far away in Kyoto.
Zhu Qinghao paused for a moment, and since Xiang Zhendong and his wife didn't speak, she continued.
"If I'm in Kyoto, all my communication with them will have to be through mail and letters, which takes a long time and is prone to problems."
I don't even know if the things I send will reach them. If something happens to my family, I won't know for a long time. This kind of help is practically useless..."
After her words, not only were Xiang Zhendong and his wife persuaded, but even Xiang Yu felt that she should go to the countryside with them.
Finally, he turned to Zhendong and said:
“But okay, going to the countryside isn’t as easy as you think. Just like Xiaoyu said, you might not even be able to take care of yourself.”
Zhu Qinghao met his worried eyes, which were full of determination.
"That's why I asked my uncle and aunt to help me figure out a way to arrange things. I want to be as close to them as possible so that it won't cause them any trouble."
Seeing her determination, the couple stopped trying to persuade her and agreed to her idea of going to the countryside, promising to help her with this matter.
This task was easy for Zhou Huilan. The director of the educated youth office was her good friend. All she had to do was find out where the Zhu family members had been sent down and arrange for Zhu Qinghao to go there.
However, those are things to be done later. For now, we can only make relevant preparations and plans, such as how to handle Zhu Qinghao's work and how to make her life better after she goes to the countryside...
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