It turned out that because Wang Fang had been pregnant and had given birth to children one after another, and her children were always sick, she often took leave, so the commune primary school had no choice but to dismiss her.
"It's better not to be a teacher. You can earn more by being your own boss, and you can also take care of the children." Yun Yan comforted.
"It was a little hard to accept at first, but then I realized that my situation is really not suitable for me to continue being a teacher," said Wang Fang.
Liu Jianshe returned a short while later and wrote Yunyan an IOU. To express their gratitude, the couple treated Yunyan to a meal at a state-owned restaurant.
After lunch, Yunyan took a bus to Nan Province. There was another train to Guangzhou City at five o'clock in the afternoon.
It was already 11 o'clock in the evening when Yun Yan returned to Guangzhou. She waited at the train station until dawn and took the first bus home in the morning.
After I got back, I simply washed up and went to bed. I hadn't slept well for two consecutive days on the train.
When she woke up, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon. Yun Yan simply made a bowl of spicy and sour noodles.
After eating and drinking her fill, she went to the street office with the specialties she bought in Haishi.
The weather was very hot, and the aunties from the street office were all hiding in the house with fans.
"Hello, aunties. I brought some specialties back from Hai City. I brought some here for you to try." Yun Yan said with a smile.
"Yunyan, you are so polite. You even brought us gifts when you went out to play." Aunt Zhao said with a smile.
Yun Yan put the things on the table and said jokingly, "I'm just afraid that if I don't bring you some local specialties, you won't give me a letter of introduction next time!"
"Hahaha, you're right. If you don't bring it with you, don't expect us to give you a letter of introduction next time." An aunt joked with Yun Yan.
"Here are some specialties from Hai City that I brought to you, one for each of you." Yun Yan gave them the gifts.
Each person received a silk scarf, a box of butterfly cakes and a box of pear paste candy.
"Yun Yan, you have such good taste. This scarf is so beautiful!" Aunt Zhao couldn't let go of the scarf.
"Yes, they chose the colors we like. Yunyan, you are really thoughtful." said an aunt.
"That's true. I wouldn't have noticed it if you hadn't told me." Another aunt continued.
"Aunties, don't just look at the scarves. You must try the butterfly pastries. They are a famous specialty of Hai City. I waited in line for two hours to buy them." Yun Yan said.
After hearing what she said, several aunties from the street office opened a butterfly cake and each took a piece to taste.
"This pastry is so delicious, no wonder we have to wait in line for two hours," said Aunt Zhao.
"I think it's a bit sweet. One or two pieces is fine, but if you eat more, you'll probably get sick of it," said an old lady.
"People in Hai City like to add sugar to their food, so the cakes are a little sweeter than ours," said Yun Yan.
"Add sugar? Do they add sugar when cooking..." an aunt asked curiously.
Next, Yun Yan told them about the customs and culture of Hai City. After an hour, Yun Yan said goodbye to them.
After returning home, Yunyan quickly made herself a cup of water with pear syrup to moisten her throat. The aunties from the street office were so chatty that they didn't stop for two hours.
There is still more than a month before school starts, so Yunyan decided to buy a few more electric fans and radios to put in the space.
In the following days, Yun Yan went to various department stores in Guangzhou. In more than half a month, she had fifty electric fans and thirty radios in her space.
Looking at the pile of electrical appliances piled up in the space, Yun Yan decided to stop for the time being.
The weather was getting hotter and hotter. After running outside for half a month, Yunyan looked in the mirror and found that she was tanned.
In the following days, Yun Yan stayed at home obediently, and even when she went out to buy things, she wrapped herself tightly.
Soon it was time to go back to school. After returning to school, Yunyan found that everyone seemed to have gotten tanned after the summer vacation.
"Yun Yan, why did you get tanned too?" Chen Xue asked.
"That's right, if you can get tanned, then I can't!" Yun Yan said with a smile.
"I got tanned because I went back to my hometown to participate in the summer harvest during the summer vacation. You didn't participate in the summer harvest, so how come you got tanned? I remember you didn't get tanned last year." Wang Fang said.
"I just went to the beach and turned into charcoal after I came back!" Yun Yan started to talk nonsense.
Chen Xue wanted to say something, but the bell rang and she had to go back to her seat.
The following days returned to the same monotonous and boring college life as before.
In October, Chen Xue discovered that she was pregnant, and she was a little conflicted about whether to keep the child.
"Chen Xue, if you really can't make up your mind, why not call your husband and ask for his opinion." Yun Yan saw that she was still struggling, so she asked her to ask her husband's opinion.
"I don't even need to ask. If he knew I was pregnant again, he would definitely let me give birth to the child." Chen Xue said with some distress.
She is really conflicted now. This child came at the wrong time. If she had gotten pregnant in her senior year, she would definitely have given birth to the child.
In the end, Chen Xue called her husband and told him that she was pregnant.
In the end, the couple decided to keep the child and let Chen Xue's mother-in-law take care of her when she was about to give birth.
Time quickly arrived at the end of June 1980, and the school was about to close for summer vacation. Yunyan asked the auntie at the street office for a letter of introduction in advance, intending to go to Haishi again.
Knowing that she was going to buy a train ticket, Chen Xue asked Yun Yan to help her buy a train ticket back home.
Chen Xue gave birth to a son in March. Her mother-in-law took the child back to the countryside when the child was just one month old.
The things have been packed and put in the space, and the train tickets have been bought. After the school announced the holiday, Yunyan went directly to the train station.
It is the time when students are on vacation, and the train is crowded and smells terrible. Fortunately, Yun Yan bought a window seat, otherwise she would have been suffocated to death.
After being stuck on the train for two days, Yun Yan finally arrived in Hai City. Now she really misses the high-speed trains and airplanes of the 21st century.
I bought the train ticket to Southern Province in advance at the train station. Tickets are hard to come by now, so it is impossible to buy a ticket and leave on the same day.
The train ticket to Nan Province is five days later, so Yun Yan has enough time to purchase goods in Hai City.
I first found a guesthouse to rest up. Only after a good rest can I have the energy to go shopping!
Starting from the next day, Yun Yan started a shopping spree in several department stores in Hai City.
This time, she not only bought watches and leather shoes, but also more than 20 dresses. Unexpectedly, Hai City has begun to cancel cloth coupons, so how could Yun Yan miss this opportunity?
Looking at the styles of the skirts hanging in Haishi Department Store, Yun Yan felt that if she made her own clothes, she would definitely sell better than them.
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