Tian Congbao's school holidays were later than his university holidays, so by the time he got his holiday, it was almost the Chinese New Year. He simply stayed in Shanghai and didn't go back, just so he could play with Qian Jing.
Gu Xi could actually wait for Wang Xu, but she was afraid that Xu Jiajia would be lonely on the road, and there was also the matter of Wan Hexing, so she accompanied her to have company.
On the day of departure, Wang Xu sent Gu Xi to the station. From a distance, he saw Xu Jiajia waiting on the platform. There was a familiar figure beside him, it was Chen Feng.
Gu Xi patted Wang Xu's thigh and said, "Look, is Chen Feng interested in Xu Jiajia? He's always being attentive to her."
Wang Xu looked at the two people in the distance with amusement: "Yeah, it's definitely interesting. I can tell from the look in his eyes that it's like a wolf looking at a sheep, just like how you looked at me back then."
Gu Xi slapped him and said, "Shame on you."
Gu Xi and Wang Xu walked over and greeted Shen Feng. Xu Jiajia felt a little awkward, but Gu Xi kept smiling until the train was about to leave, and then Wang Xu and Shen Feng left.
They returned early, as there was still half a month before the Chinese New Year. There were not many people in the carriage, and there were only Gu Xi and Xu Jiajia in the sleeper berth. They had a peaceful journey. When they arrived in the town, Yin Jie came to pick them up in a tractor.
"Gu Xi, Jia Jia is here!" After not seeing each other for a year, Yin Jie didn't look any different at all, a little more mature, probably because of starting a family.
Gu Xi immediately handed the gift and red envelope to Yin Jie: "Congratulations, Wan Xi is pregnant so soon. I really don't have time to come back for the wedding banquet, and I don't know if I will have time for the full moon banquet, so I will give you the gift and red envelope first.
There's another box of gifts on the way, and Jiajia and I can't take it, so we had to mail it back. It should arrive in the next two days."
Yin Jie initially pushed it away, but then readily accepted it. "Then I won't hold back. Thank you and Brother Xu. When will Brother Xu be back? I'd like to have a drink with him."
Gu Xi pretended to sigh, "He's too busy. It will probably be 4-5 days late. Congbao also needs to make some arrangements. His school holiday is late."
Yin Jie nodded in understanding. "The pace of study in Shanghai is very different from ours. All the schools in our town are on vacation. Isn't Brother Xu on vacation too?"
Gu Xi snorted: "He stayed because he had other projects to catch up on. When he was busy, I only saw him two or three times a month."
Yin Jie knew how attached Wang Xu was to Gu Xi. They could only see each other two or three times a month, which must be because he was really busy and couldn't leave her.
While chatting, I returned to Qingmiao Village. I had been away for a year and the village had not changed much, but I felt like I hadn't seen it for a long time.
Xu Jiajia and Gu Xi walked for a while and said, "I'm going to go back and say hello to my parents first, and then I'll come help you clean the house."
Gu Xi patted her and said, "Don't worry, just go and do your thing first."
Holding the suitcase, he pushed open the courtyard door. The familiar furnishings and environment were still the same. Gu Xi put the luggage on the ground and opened all the doors and windows of the house for fresh air. Fortunately, the weather in the north was different from that in the south, and there was no smell of dampness or mold.
According to the muscle memory in his memory, he skillfully drew water from the well, wet it with the towel used on the train, lifted the cloth on the kang in the room, wiped the bed twice with the towel, and wiped the tables, chairs and cabinets again.
I took out the thick quilt from the cupboard and put it in the sun. The quilt was a bit heavy and it took me a long time to hold it up to dry in the sun.
It was winter, and Gu Xi was already sweating from working hard. She mopped the floor in the room twice and was too exhausted to work anymore. She sat down on the chair and thought of Wang Xu. It was Wang Xu who used to do all these jobs.
I don't know how long I sat there before Xu Jiajia brought some fruit over. "I think you must be tired from cleaning. Eat some fruit and rest for a while. Come to my house for dinner later. Comrade Xu misses you. You're a distinguished guest. We almost had to kill a pig to set up two tables."
Gu Xi was amused: "Let's set up two tables and wait for Wang Xu to come back, otherwise Uncle Xu will have to set up two tables."
Gu Xi glanced at Xu Jiajia and said, "Why are you here so soon? I thought you were going to stay home for a while."
Xu Jiajia sighed helplessly, "I wanted to stay, but as soon as I got back, the matchmaker came to my house and brought a stack of photos for me to choose from. I couldn't stand it, so I ran away."
Gu Xi imagined the scene and couldn't help but gloat: "Your parents are upset. Wan Hexing found a new partner and you got dumped, so you have to catch up quickly."
Xu Jiajia couldn't help but shook her head: "No, if you want to find someone, find a good one. This is a matter of happiness, you can't mess around."
Gu Xi agreed with this viewpoint very much: "Marriage cannot be compromised. You are so outstanding now and have achieved cross-class advancement. The saying that education can change your destiny is absolutely true in our current situation. Don't listen to the matchmaker's arrangements anymore. After graduation, find an opportunity to stay in Shanghai and work, and find someone with a similar job to marry. After graduation, I will let my parents introduce you to someone. There is no need to rush now."
Xu Jiajia had a headache: "You've started too, right? I still need to think about whether to stay in Shanghai. Although it's good, I don't feel a sense of belonging after all. Let's take it one step at a time."
Gu Xi didn't refute it, and it was indeed the case: "Your own feelings should prevail. I was also a little carried away by the conversation."
The two sat for a while, Xu Jiajia helped Gu Xi put on the sheets and quilt cover, and took Gu Xi back to eat.
Xu Zhengrong called Wu Yao to come over for dinner. Wu Yao saw Gu Xi and Xu Jiajia and shook his head: "Why didn't Wu Yue come back with you? Shouldn't they all be on vacation?"
Gu Xi and Xu Jiajia looked at each other and smiled. "She and Wei Qingzhe are going out to play. Studying is too tiring. Her major is really boring and tiring. It's nice to relax. I guess she will be back around the same time as Wang Xu, in the next few days."
Xu Zhengrong gloated a bit: "Girls can't be kept at home when they grow up. Looks like she'll be having a wedding soon."
Wu Yao glared at him unhappily. This old friend was always so frivolous.
Xu Zhengrong chatted for a while about Xu Jiajia's academic life, and then returned to work. After a few drinks, he praised Wang Xu with tears and laughter, saying that the pig farm was getting better and better, and the school was getting better and better. The leaders had praised him several times, and he had not let the old village chief down.
Xu Jiajia winked at her mother and said, "Mom, help Dad inside to rest. What's going on? He drank too much without paying attention. He has no self-control at all."
Wu Yao helped his old friend smooth things over: "I'm happy because Jiajia and Gu Xi are back. I drank too much, but I'll be fine in a while."
After returning home, Gu Xi simply washed up and fell asleep due to exhaustion.
It was fine for Wang Xu to be separated in the same city, but he felt uncomfortable in a different place. He urged his teammates to work faster, worked day and night, and didn't let others rest. He even wanted others to skip meals. Even the instructor who led the team could not bear the intensity.
By the time the project was finished, Wang Xu had driven several people to tears: "It's finally done! I've been so tired these past two days. Everything outside is gray and hazy."
Wang Xu didn't care. He went back to wash up, packed his things, asked Lao Hong to buy a train ticket, and rushed home.
Gu Xi had no idea about this. She and Xu Jiajia bought a lot of food and snacks in the town, as well as some New Year decorations. Fortunately, Yin Jie helped to bring them back, otherwise they would have had no way of getting them.
When passing by the educated youth site, Gu Xi couldn't help but take a look. Now there was no one in the educated youth site. Some had passed the college entrance examination, some had gotten married, and some had returned to the city. Only a row of empty houses were left.
"When I first arrived, they were still expanding the educated youth camp. They couldn't accommodate anyone, and now the place is completely empty."
Yin Jie helpfully explained, "The village chief plans to demolish and rebuild the teachers' or staff quarters."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com