It was only 4 p.m., so there weren't many people eating.
"Xiao Lan, order whatever you want to eat."
"Okay, I'll have one serving of braised pork and one serving of braised fish."
Is there anything else?
"Okay, another serving of scrambled eggs with tomatoes."
"Okay, you find a seat first, and I'll order an egg drop soup."
"good."
Zhou Man gave the money and tickets, then sat down next to Sun Xiaolan.
After the food was served, neither of them spoke; they just focused on eating.
After finishing her meal, Sun Xiaolan patted her stomach and smiled happily.
"Are you full?"
"Manman, thank you, I'm full."
"Then let's go to the hospital first, I'll ask the doctor to prescribe some cold medicine for me, and then we'll go back."
After buying the medicine at the hospital, the two rode their bicycles back to Songjia Village.
Zhou Man's father acted quickly, immediately making arrangements after receiving the call.
Because Zhou Man's father was the director of the Labor Bureau in Beijing, his subordinates acted very quickly after he made the arrangements.
Three days later, Zhou Man received a notice to return to the city, and she immediately felt relieved.
She could finally leave this awful place, the place that left her hungry, sleepless, and heartbroken.
After she finished tidying her clothes, she called out to Sun Xiaolan, who had helped her make the bed, "Xiaolan, thank you so much for all this time."
"I don't want any of these, you can have them all. I'll just take the clothes."
Sun Xiaolan looked at her in surprise, "Manman, you don't want all these daily necessities: blankets, mats, buckets, basins, kettles?"
"Yeah, no, I don't need it. I'm too lazy to bring it. I have some at home."
Also, I'm giving you this face cream; I've only used it once or twice.
"Manman, how can you be so kind? You've given me so many things."
"It's because of you that I've had a lot of help with things during the time you were in the countryside."
Also, this piece of paper has my home address and phone number. If you ever come to Beijing, remember to look for me.
"Okay, definitely, don't worry."
"Let me go out and see if my car has arrived yet?"
"I'll go with you. I'll help you carry this bag; I'm strong."
"Hehe, okay, thank you so much."
"You're welcome. It's only right that you give me so much."
It was noon, and everyone in the educated youth compound was sitting on chairs, looking at Zhou Man.
They were all envious of Zhou Man for being able to return to the city so easily, and some regretted not cultivating a good relationship with Zhou Man, thus missing out on a great opportunity.
Just then, a car pulled up in front of the educated youth settlement, attracting the attention of the children and aunties at the village entrance.
These cars are rare sights; you see one once in a while. Who in the educated youth settlement is so powerful? They have a relative who drives one.
Everyone saw a man in a Zhongshan suit get out of the car and respectfully say to Zhou Man, "Comrade Zhou Man, the director sent me to pick you up."
Zhou Man nodded slightly, turned around and hugged Sun Xiaolan, "I'm leaving, Xiaolan, take good care of yourself."
Zhou Man looked around the educated youth compound for a while, but didn't see the man, so she completely gave up hope.
"Okay, I will."
Sun Xiaolan waved goodbye with tears in her eyes. After Zhou Man got into the car, the car slowly started moving.
Lu Xiao, who was standing at the door, also saw this scene. He turned around and went back into his room, saying, "Miss Zhou Man has gone home. Aren't you going to see her off?"
"No, it's better to go back. This place isn't suitable for her."
"Aren't you even a little bit reluctant to part with it?"
"No, she's just the girl next door, what's there to lose?"
"It seems that what happened a few days ago has completely made her give up on you."
Zhang Shang did not respond, remained silent for a while, and continued to look at the book in his hands.
After wiping away her tears, Sun Xiaolan happily ran back to her room.
Humming a song, she tidied up the things Zhou Man had given her.
The two quilts are still so new, and there's a thermos, so she'll have hot water to drink in winter. This face cream smells amazing on her face.
She is so lucky to have such a great roommate.
Oh, and there's also rice, noodles, rice flour, oil...
Ha ha……
"Sigh, Su Tian, Zhou Man has actually returned to the city. I'm so envious of her."
"You're doing well in Songjia Village. Maybe you can go back to the city in a few years if you want to."
Is that possible?
"Why is it impossible? When the time comes, the development of our motherland will require us educated youth to build it up."
We're just temporarily coming to the countryside for a short period of time to train. Once cultural and educational activities resume, it will be much easier to go back.
Hey, don't forget the knowledge you learned in junior high and high school, because the country will need us to build it up someday.
But you've forgotten your knowledge and are now relegated to farming in the countryside.
"What you're saying is too scary. I'm not good at farming. Let's leave it to the experts."
I will study hard. What if a school invites me to teach middle school and I don't know how? Wouldn't that be incredibly embarrassing?
"Of course it's embarrassing. You should read more books when you have time, and invite your partner to read with you too."
"By then, you'll be in the city while he's still farming, and you'll be separated like swallows flying apart."
What does "swallows flying apart" mean?
Looking at the bewildered Ma Chunling, Su Tian smiled and explained, "It means that swallows fly in different directions, signifying a breakup."
"Okay, I've learned a lot from what you said. I will definitely study and improve together with him."
"You know that's good. I'm going back to my room."
"Okay, sure."
Su Tian turned around and went back to her room to write a letter to Song Zhe. The two hadn't seen each other for a while and missed each other terribly.
Song Zhe, whom Su Tian missed, had already led a team with Lu Yu, who had just recovered, to sail south to the Sasha Islands to support the soldiers on the islands.
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