Chapter 180 Heartbroken, how can you be a boyfriend like this?
Ten days later, students majoring in agriculture and forestry sent them a preliminary inspection report, proving that the local soil did contain certain trace elements needed for pig growth. However, further research was needed to determine the content and how it compared with soil in other areas.
The precise data had not yet been delivered, but this was undoubtedly great news for them. In addition to celebrating with the team members, Zhu Yingning thought about it and sent a WeChat message to tell Xu Sirui the good news.
This was not an easy thing for her to do.
She retains traditional habits in this regard, using communication tools like WeChat solely for business matters and almost never for small talk. She calls friends and family when she needs to contact them, and as for entertainment apps like Xiaohongshu, Weibo, and TikTok, she only occasionally opens them to check trending searches, to avoid falling behind, and then disappears.
Wen Wenxu therefore called her an old-fashioned young person.
It was not her style to proactively share a piece of news that could be kept secret on the Internet. She felt a little uncomfortable. Fortunately, Xu Sirui replied to her quickly, and his reply was even more mature than hers, with a default expression of a thumbs-up.
It's very simple, so simple that it's hard to decipher any practical meaning.
She looked at that expression and smiled inexplicably for a long time.
**
January 17th was her birthday. Starting from midnight, Zhu Yingning received blessings from many people.
Because she answered the phone too frequently, she would answer the call without even looking at the caller ID.
At six in the evening, she was washing vegetables in the kitchen when her cell phone rang again. She wiped her hands casually and answered the call: "Hello?"
A sweet female voice came from the other end: "Happy birthday, Sister Ningning!"
"Xiao Ran?" She was so surprised that her eyebrows curved.
She thought that after breaking up with Zhang Jiacheng, Xiao Ran would probably not contact her again, but she didn't expect that she still had the heart to call to wish her well.
"Are you out of school? How was your day at school today?" Just like some people can't help but raise their voices when talking to cats or dogs, Zhu Yingning couldn't help but raise her voices when talking to Xiao Ran, and the ending tone always had a hint of smile.
"Life is just like that. No change is the best change." Xiao Ran answered maturely. After that, she chattered to her about the birthday gift she had carefully selected for her. She said that she had chosen a pair of protective gear to prevent tendonitis at the mall. "I think you often use the computer at work, so it's better to take some precautions in advance."
Zhu Yingning's heart softened: "You are so thoughtful, you are so kind."
"Of course." Xiao Ran happily accepted her compliment, but the next second she said something that made Zhu Yingning stunned. She said, "I'll ask my brother to give you the gift when he returns to China. He's really something. A few days ago, I asked him if he had prepared a gift for you, and he actually said he hadn't! How can a boyfriend be like this? You still have to rely on me."
She held the phone, watching the water leaking intermittently from the faucet in the sink, slightly distracted.
Didn’t Zhang Jiacheng tell Xiao Ran that they had broken up?
She didn't know whether he didn't say it out of consideration for Xiao Ran's feelings, or what, but no matter what, this misunderstanding made her feel uncomfortable, especially when she heard Xiao Ran's innocent and lively voice, and heard her still naively looking forward to a future that would never come.
"Xiao Ran, I..."
She wanted to say that your brother and I have broken up, but she felt that it was a bit cruel to say these words to her at this juncture. She called her specially to wish her a happy birthday, but she had to tell her this unpleasant news. Is it really appropriate to say these words now?
But if I don't tell her now, will it be appropriate to call her tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, or the day after that? Will it be appropriate to tell her in two months?
There will never be a right day for this.
She doesn't like to lie, especially when it comes to lying to someone's sincerity.
After hesitating for a long time, Zhu Yingning finally spoke, her voice very soft: "Xiao Ran, your brother and I have broken up."
After she finished speaking, the other end of the phone fell silent, as if someone had pressed the mute button. Afraid that the other party would overthink things, she quickly added, "However, my relationship with him doesn't affect my relationship with you. You can still come to me to share your troubles and interesting stories. We are still good friends. I'm really happy that you gave me a birthday present, but you're still studying, so don't spend so much money in the future. As long as the thought is there, it's good."
Xiao Ran didn't say anything for a long time. Just when Zhu Yingning thought the signal was bad or she had hung up, she spoke softly and asked uncertainly, "Is it because my brother went abroad that you don't want to be apart? Is my brother ignoring you while he's abroad?"
It was a little embarrassing to talk about the reason for the breakup with a child, but in order to dispel Xiao Ran's doubts, she sighed and said, "No. This matter... is a bit complicated, but your brother did nothing wrong, it's just that there are some aspects that are not suitable for us."
"What's inappropriate?" She pressed on stubbornly. Without waiting for her answer, she made her own judgment. "I know. My brother must have done something wrong. You're arguing, right? If I call and scold my brother, can you reconcile? Is it because he's changed his mind that you won't forgive him?"
“Xiao Ran…” She was helpless.
It's hard for a child to understand why incompatibility leads to a breakup. They think the only thing that can separate a relationship is "you don't love me" or "I don't love you." She didn't know where to begin explaining, and Xiao Ran didn't seem to need her explanation. She heard Xiao Ran's voice on the other end of the phone, with a slight sob, and she kept repeating stubbornly, "I'll call him now. You two will definitely be able to reconcile."
After she finished speaking, she hung up the phone, leaving Zhu Yingning holding the phone with mixed feelings, feeling helpless and deeply heartbroken.
**
For several days after that, she was in a bad mood, but she still had a lot of things to deal with before the New Year - not to mention the various chores in the village, and the detailed report from the college had also come out. She wanted to advance the project at hand as much as possible before the New Year, so she could only try her best to ignore the low mood, integrate the report into the project proposal, and contact the county secretary, hoping that she would send an email to the company in the name of the county, inviting people from the company to come for an on-site inspection.
Fortunately, the county also attached great importance to her poverty alleviation project. The secretary took time out of his busy schedule to respond to her request and sent invitation letters and project promotion books to the companies she listed.
All that’s left is waiting.
The New Year of 2019 came quickly, and she, Shen Fei, Wen Wenxu and others also ushered in their first Spring Festival since they started working.
After handing over all the work for the year, on New Year's Eve, Chen Fei and Wen Wenxu flew away one after another. After seeing them off one after another, she returned to the empty dormitory to pack her luggage and took the ride she had booked long ago to rush to her hometown.
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