We had lunch at a nearby state-owned restaurant. Since there were so many people, we ordered quite a few dishes. Everyone was tired and hungry, so we didn't have time to talk while eating and carried out the "Clean Plate" campaign to the end.
After dinner, Wang Guihua held Cheng Mingyue's hand tightly and said reluctantly:
"Yue'er, go back to school after dinner. We'll be going back tomorrow."
The time for the village chief and others to return was agreed upon by everyone in advance. Cheng Mingyue naturally knew it, but she still wanted to see them off to the train.
"Mom, I just asked, tomorrow isn't the official start of class yet, so I'll take some time off to see you off, otherwise I'll be a little worried!"
Without waiting for Wang Guihua to say anything, Shen Shumin smiled and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Since school has started, you should study hard. Besides, don't you still have me, your father, and Wenqing? You don't have to worry about it.
There's one more thing I forgot to tell you. The old man is worried something might happen on the way, and it just so happens that two of his soldiers are going home to visit their families, and they're going the same way. I'll make sure they get home safely, so don't worry!"
Wang Guihua continued, "Yes, Yue'er, don't worry. With the people sent by the old man and our family, there will be no problem. We will call you as soon as we get off the train. Is that okay?"
At this time, Cheng Mingyue missed the mobile phones of later generations very much, so that she could contact her family at any time.
It’s not like now, when you want to make a phone call home, you can only call the school’s message center, which is really troublesome.
However, given the current objective conditions, what could she say even if she was unhappy? She could only nod.
"Okay then, Mom and Dad, please install a telephone in our village when you get back. I can call you when I miss you in the future."
The village chief didn't say anything, just nodded continuously, and his eyes became moist unconsciously.
Cheng Mingyue couldn't stand the sadness of parting the most, so she tried her best to look relaxed and reminded everyone again to be careful on the road before turning around and striding away.
As soon as Cheng Mingyue left, Wang Guihua, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law couldn't help but cover their mouths and cry.
Shen Shumin could especially understand their current mood, and couldn’t help but comfort them: “Don’t be sad, if Mingyue knew about this, she would feel bad too.
If you miss her, just call me and I will arrange someone to pick you up, or we can go back to see you together during the winter and summer vacations.
Besides, didn’t Mingyue say that once the village has a telephone, she’ll call you when she misses you…”
After a while, Wang Guihua and her group gradually calmed down. They looked in the direction Cheng Mingyue left, and then followed her back.
After everyone left, Cheng Mingyue came out from the corner. At this time, there were tears in her eyes, her eyelashes trembled, and a tear slid down her fair cheek.
After a long while, she sniffed and then strode towards the school.
When Cheng Mingyue returned to the dormitory, there was only a dark-skinned, petite girl in her twenties living in the dormitory, who happened to be living in the lower bunk.
The girl's Mandarin was a little broken, but she smiled brightly. "Excuse me, are you also from this dormitory?"
"Yes, I'm a freshman too. My name is Cheng Mingyue."
"I know you!" The girl suddenly became excited and grabbed Cheng Mingyue's hand: "You are the top scorer in our college entrance examination. You don't know how excited I was when I found out that you were also studying medicine.
Oh, by the way, my name is Mu Jin. It was given by my grandfather, an old Chinese medicine practitioner, but he has passed away."
When Mu Jin mentioned her grandfather, a hint of sadness flashed in her eyes.
Cheng Mingyue didn't know how to comfort this roommate she had just met, so she could only pat Mu Jin's shoulder gently.
Mu Jin quickly adjusted her mood, smiled shyly at Cheng Mingyue, and changed the subject: "Can I call you Mingyue?"
Cheng Mingyue smiled and nodded.
"Mingyue, have you met the other people in our dormitory? Why do there only seem to be three people here now? Are they so unenthusiastic about signing up?"
Hibiscus tilted her head, a look of confusion on her face.
Cheng Mingyue's voice was dim, not knowing how to explain the matter between her and Fu Zheng. She only said dryly, "There may only be three people in our dormitory right now."
Mu Jin was even more confused: "Why?"
"this……"
Just when Cheng Mingyue didn't know how to answer, Fu Zheng pushed the door open.
She first glanced at Cheng Mingyue, and saw that she had climbed onto the bed and lay down, as if she hadn't seen her.
Fu Zheng's face couldn't help but turn red. She smiled awkwardly at Mu Jin, pulled back the quilt and lay down to cover her head. After a while, she felt very suffocated.
Fu Zheng threw back the quilt, put on her shoes, walked to Cheng Mingyue's bed, and reached out to pull it apart.
"Cheng Mingyue, can we get along well in the future? After all, we are going to live together for five years. We can't keep being awkward like this!"
Seeing that Cheng Mingyue had no intention of paying attention to her, Fu Zheng's tone softened: "I know I was wrong today..."
Cheng Mingyue now had some understanding of how to deal with Zheng. She sighed and got up from the bed.
"Okay, what happened at noon is in the past. I hope we can coexist peacefully in the future!"
As soon as Cheng Mingyue finished speaking, Fu Zheng grinned happily: "Mingyue, I will never do anything stupid again in the future, I promise you!"
Cheng Mingyue: "..." What kind of guarantee are you giving me?
Mu Jin was in a daze the whole time. She looked at Cheng Mingyue and then at Fu Zheng, her head full of question marks.
Fu Zheng didn't mind the awkwardness and pulled Mu Jin to tell her everything that happened at noon, and then gave a summary.
"In short, from now on, if Mingyue tells me to face east, I will never face west. If she tells me to kill a chicken, I will never chase away a monkey!"
Cheng Mingyue lay down again speechlessly, the chattering of Fu Zheng and Mu Jin ringing in her ears from time to time, and she fell asleep unknowingly.
When she woke up again, Fu Zheng and Mu Jin had already prepared the meal and were looking at her eagerly.
"Mingyue, come down and have dinner! I heard the food in our cafeteria is top-notch. Look, Mujin and I ordered a portion of all the dishes. Let's try them together."
Cheng Mingyue washed her face, and the three of them sat around the small table and started eating.
Fu Zheng took a bite and praised it: "It's really good, better than the one made by my mother Chen."
Mu Jin's cheeks puffed up as she nodded repeatedly: "This is the most delicious meal I have ever eaten. My family was not well off, and we used to eat mostly potatoes and sweet potatoes. We could only have brown rice during Chinese New Year and other festivals.
I feel like life like this is a dream, I am so happy!"
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