Song Yan was also struggling internally.
The person he had been longing for day and night had finally appeared before him, and at this moment he wanted to abandon everything and spend time with Wen Ruan.
However, the responsibilities and burdens on his shoulders constantly reminded him that he could not do whatever he wanted.
Seeing Wen Ruan's distressed expression, Song Yan felt a pang of heartache. But even the sweetest words are meaningless without corresponding actions, and reality was indeed like that. So he could only offer a dry, empty consolation: "The weekend is in a few days; I'll come back to Beijing to see you then..."
Wen Ruan had actually prepared herself before coming. Both her mother and Song's mother had told her that Song Yan was very busy with work and often worked himself to the bone. But after hearing Song Yan's words with her own ears, Wen Ruan still felt very uncomfortable.
I witnessed the situation firsthand that afternoon. Many details need to be confirmed with him one by one, because Song Yan is the main person in charge, and it also involves the county's economic transformation and subsequent development. Many things need his approval.
Wen Ruan tried her best to compose herself, adhering to the principle of solving problems as they arise and avoiding internal conflict, and carefully sorted things out.
Wen Ruan later realized that she wasn't very busy at the moment and only needed to handle some formalities. She had also planned to stay with Song Yan for a few days before coming here. Of course, she would follow him wherever he went. In addition, the two hadn't seen each other for more than a year, and they hadn't been able to contact each other in the meantime due to the distance. Now that they were finally together, how could she leave so easily?
"It's alright, you go about your business, I can stay here with you!" Wen Ruan said.
Song Yan looked around. This small house was originally found for him by the brigade. Considering that he lived alone, Song Yan took the initiative to ask that he didn't need a nice house, just one that could shelter him from the wind and rain. He didn't want a special house to be set up for him, so as not to disturb the lives of the local residents.
The brigade leader also listened to Song Yan's suggestion. The main reason was that in this day and age, very few families had enough houses to live in. Not to mention anything else, every family had several children. This house was only available after the brigade leader searched the entire village and finally found a family with a small population. This house used to be used as a storage room.
It was only because Song Yan needed to use it that it was finally managed to be prepared.
The room was not only dilapidated and small, but also poorly lit, with no windows. Sometimes, after staying in there for a while, Song Yan could even smell a dampness.
He's willing to suffer like this himself, but he's not happy about having Wen Ruan with him. Not to mention the issue of a short time, he wouldn't even agree to a day!
“Ruan Ruan, you can go back first. I’ll go back to Beijing when I have time. Once this busy period is over, I’ll take my annual leave. I haven’t had time to take my annual leave from last year and this year, so now is the perfect time,” Song Yan said, refusing.
However, Wen Ruan felt extremely unwilling to go back so easily after all the trouble she had gone to, especially since the two of them hadn't seen each other for so long.
Wen Ruan gave him all sorts of reasons, such as how it was so rare for the two of them to meet, and how he might have already started working and be very busy when he got back, making it difficult for them to see each other. She practically wore herself out trying to persuade Song Yan to let her stay, but he stubbornly refused.
In the end, Wen Ruan used her trump card: "If you don't let me stay, it means you don't love me..." She even used her fake crying skill to finally get Song Yan to relent.
But the room was too small and the bed was too narrow to fit two people. So Song Yan went to the brigade leader to see if he could arrange a more suitable place for Wen Ruan. She was only staying there for one night and would go back to the county town with him the next afternoon.
When Song Yan went to the brigade leader to say this, he felt a little embarrassed, feeling that he had troubled the man. However, the brigade leader was very warm and understanding of the young couple who had been separated for a long time. He said, "Director Song, you don't need to feel embarrassed. We have seen how hard you have worked for us and how you have done everything yourself. It is also for the sake of our brigade that you have not been able to reunite in time. We should be the ones who feel embarrassed!" The brigade leader sighed.
Finally, he said repeatedly, "It just so happens that my daughter's school has started and she's gone to the county for classes. There's a room available, so I'll take the liberty of letting this Comrade Wen stay at my house!"
When the team leader's wife saw this, she greeted Wen Ruan warmly and offered to show her the room, saying that she had brought out all the clean sheets and blankets from home for her to change into. She also told Wen Ruan and Song Yan to have dinner there.
Wen Ruan was somewhat overwhelmed by the team leader's sister-in-law's enthusiasm. After glancing at Song Yan for advice, she had no choice but to follow her to the room for a tour.
Wen Ruan felt that she hadn't had such an experience in a long time. The simplicity and enthusiasm of the Chinese people deeply touched her. During her time abroad, it couldn't be said that she was indifferent to her classmates. To be precise, Wen Ruan reverted to some of her former personality. Perhaps due to differences in skin color, customs, or beliefs, she was always reserved in her interactions with others.
Or rather, deep down, Wen Ruan is a cold person.
But when faced with people like the team leader's sister-in-law, she had to admit she couldn't resist. Looking into their sincere eyes, she was unconsciously infected. At that moment, Wen Ruan felt as if she too could become a warm and welcoming person...
Although Song Yan and Wen Ruan had agreed to have dinner at the brigade leader's house, they couldn't go empty-handed. Seeing that it was still early, Song Yan planned to take Wen Ruan to a nearby town to buy some daily necessities.
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