Although Qin Ling left the restaurant, he did not leave immediately. Instead, he looked inside through the window.

Qin Ling's friend asked curiously, "What are you looking at?"

"No, it's nothing."

"You said it was nothing, but your eyes were about to fly inside. Were you looking at the handsome guy just now? If you liked him, you could have looked at him openly just now. Was there any need to be sneaky?"

"I'm not looking at him."

"That must be someone else. Who is it that makes you so worried? Could it be that you asked me to have dinner just to wait for someone here?" As he said that, the other person also leaned on the window and looked inside.

Qin Ling then pulled the other person and said, "Let's go, there's nothing to see."

Qin Ling's friend could see that Qin Ling was a little disappointed. She saw Zhong Yuemin and others just now, and thought that Qin Ling was like this because the person he liked already had a girlfriend, so she comforted him and said:

"Oh, don't feel disappointed. They may not last long. You still have a chance."

"What did you say?"

"Aren't you upset because he has a girlfriend?"

"of course not."

"What's that for?"

Seeing that Qin Ling didn't want to talk, she didn't want to keep asking, so she could only accompany Qin Ling and slowly leave.

Qin Ling originally thought that since Zhong Yuemin was here, Zhao Shucheng would definitely come with him, but when he saw that Zhao Shucheng was not among the people at the party, he felt a little disappointed, but he couldn't tell his friends. After all, he fell in love with someone much younger than him, and if others knew about it, it would definitely be absurd.

Zhong Yuemin and the others were laughing and joking freely, talking about the funny things that happened to them, especially Wu Mantun, who was the main target of Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang's jokes.

After Zhong Yuemin returned home, he met his father and learned that his father had been reinstated. He immediately gave his father a massage.

Zhang Haiyang asked Zhong Yuemin and others to come out and proposed that he would attack Zhou Xiaobai. Zhong Yuemin supported him and said that they could come to him if they needed any help.

Zhang Haiyang said, "Forget it. Anyone who can do this job is more suitable than you. If you show up, something bad will happen."

Yuan Jun said jokingly: "Then you go first, if you can't do it, tell me quickly and I'll go. I don't believe that the two of us are not as good as Zhong Yuemin, this bad boy."

Zheng Tong said, "I don't think either of you can do it. Being a po-po also requires talent. Can you two do it?"

Zhong Yuemin said, "Zheng Tong, none of the three of us is as good as you. You have a good relationship with Jiang Biyun. You were flirting with each other in the restaurant that day."

Zheng Tong smiled and said, "I'm sorry, this matter has been covered up for a long time. But do I need to discuss our matter with you?"

Zhong Yuemin suddenly thought of something and said, "Zheng Tong, how is Qin Ling?"

Zheng Tong didn't expect that after so long, Zhong Yuemin still missed Qin Ling, and sighed that it was really karma. Zhou Xiaobai couldn't forget Zhong Yuemin and still had some resentment, and Zhong Yuemin never let go of Qin Ling.

"She left Baidian Village a long time ago. Think about it, her parents are both from northern Shaanxi, and she must have a lot of connections in northern Shaanxi. It's not easy for her to avoid you."

Zhang Haiyang said: "Ha, you have finally come to this day."

Zheng Tong suddenly looked at Zhong Yuemin and asked, "But I heard that it was Xiao Ningwei who helped Qin Ling leave Baidian Village. He was in the same company as you. Didn't you ask him?"

Zhong Yuemin shook his head and said, "No, Ning Wei has been training every day since he joined the army. He rarely receives letters from outside, let alone news from Qinling."

"That's difficult. Since Qin Ling joined the dance troupe, we have heard very little about her. We only heard that she was transferred from the county dance troupe to another local dance troupe. It's hard to find out where she went."

Zhong Yuemin suddenly felt a little regretful. Although he had seen Qin Ling in the restaurant before, he did not say hello, and he didn't know when he would see Qin Ling again.

In the evening, Zhong Yuemin was reading at the desk when he heard the phone ringing. After picking up the phone, he found out it was Zhou Xiaobai calling.

Zhou Xiaobai asked Zhong Yuemin to meet in a restaurant to talk about what happened between them.

Zhong Yuemin hesitated for a moment and agreed. After all, this matter had to have a result and he didn't want to keep getting entangled in it.

The next day.

The two met at Lao Mo's restaurant. Zhou Xiaobai looked at Zhong Yuemin and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Zhong Yuemin was actually a little embarrassed. After hesitating for a while, he said, "Xiaobai, have you been doing well these years?"

"Not so good. I'm always thinking about you in my heart. Do you think it's okay? In fact, I know very well in my heart that I'm unrequited love. It's a bit cheap, but I can't deceive myself."

"Xiaobai, do you hate me? It doesn't matter, if you hate me just tell me."

Zhou Xiaobai said: "It's hard to explain. The boundary between love and hate is always vague. Besides, I can't hate you even if I want to."

Zhong Yuemin said: "So you asked me to come here today just to talk about this?"

"Yuemin, why are you so cold? Can't you just reminisce about the past with me? You weren't like this before. In comparison, I prefer the Zhong Yuemin who chased girls with a playful smile on his face on the ice rink."

Zhong Yuemin smiled and said, "Hey, you've become stupid since you were a soldier. You can't even talk to a girl now. You have to get used to it slowly. Give me some time. I'm trying to get back my cheerful and playful feeling."

"That's right, this is the Zhong Yuemin I knew back then."

After eating for a while, Zhong Yuemin looked at Zhou Xiaobai and said, "Xiaobai, I was asked to say something that I shouldn't say. Haiyang has launched an offensive against you." Zhou Xiaobai didn't expect Zhong Yuemin to say this to him, and said, "I know that he has been calling me since he came back and asked me to meet him, but I didn't agree. Since what happened between us, this kind of thing has made me discouraged. No matter what kind of boy, it is difficult to arouse my interest. Yuemin, do you think I have no passion for boys anymore?"

Zhong Yuemin said awkwardly: "How should I know this? You don't need to ask for my opinion, right?"

"Zhong Yuemin, you bastard!" Zhou Xiaobai didn't expect Zhong Yuemin to have this attitude. It seemed that he didn't care about his choice at all.

"You forgot how we met. You shouldn't have messed with me in the first place. When I really fell in love with you, you dumped me. Do you know how I have been through these years?"

Zhong Yuemin didn't expect Zhou Xiaobai to react so strongly. He glanced around and saw other people eating were looking at him. He quickly said:

"Keep your voice down. You said you were here to welcome me, but you came to eat and got scolded. Girls shouldn't speak so loudly, or you won't be able to get married."

The two had a showdown over their views on love. Zhong Yuemin's bohemian behavior was totally unsuitable for a woman like Zhou Xiaobai who needed a family.

Zhou Xiaobai still insisted on asking Zhong Yuemin to repent, but Zhong Yuemin also had a temper and was unwilling to continue. The two parted at the entrance of the alley. Zhou Xiaobai hoped that they would still be friends in the future and gave Zhong Yuemin a final kiss goodbye.

Zhang Haiyang actually knew that Zhou Xiaobai and Zhong Yuemin met today, and he also saw their goodbye kiss with his own eyes, but he did not show up, and did not even mention it to Zhong Yuemin or Zhou Xiaobai.

He pretended to know nothing and continued to pursue Zhou Xiaobai as before, even personally sending Zhou Xiaobai to the Military Medical University.

Zhou Xiaobai looked at Zhang Haiyang who was confessing his love, was silent for a while, and said: "Haiyang, do you want to hear the truth?"

"Of course!"

"I really haven't thought about it yet. Can you give me a few more years?"

Although Zhang Haiyang had expected this, he still felt somewhat disappointed when he heard Zhou Xiaobai say this.

"I understand. I hope you can live according to your own ideas. Don't force yourself to do things you don't want to do. Think about it again in a few years, okay?"

"Zhang Haiyang, goodbye, take care!"

Zhao Shucheng saw Zhong Yuemin and the others coming back, and asked curiously, "Squad Leader, how was your trip this time? Are my parents okay?"

"They are all very good. Uncle Ning also asked me to train you strictly."

Zhao Shucheng nodded and said, "I knew the old man would say that, but I'm used to it."

Unfortunately, Zhong Yuemin and his team did not stay for too long. Soon after they returned, they were promoted to join the military district teaching team.

Wu Mantun didn't expect that he could be promoted, and his eyes immediately filled with tears. This meant that he could finally stay in the army and even change the fate of his family.

Zhao Shucheng was also on the list of personnel transfers. Because the squad leader and deputy squad leader had left, his combat level and military theory were the best, so he was promoted to squad leader of the fifth squad and took over Zhong Yuemin's job.

Others did have their own thoughts on this. After all, Zhao Shucheng was only a new recruit who had been in the army for a year, while most of the other people in Class 5 were veterans who had been in the army for two or three years. In terms of seniority, it would never be Zhao Shucheng's turn.

However, the company commander directly told the people in Class 5 that if they were dissatisfied, they could challenge Zhao Shucheng, whether it was shooting, fighting or other training subjects.

Now the others were silent. After all, they had been training with Zhao Shucheng for a long time. Zhao Shucheng had already learned their unique skills and even introduced new ones. They were no match for Zhao Shucheng. Even Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang were only as good as Zhao Shucheng in their best skills. They even suspected that Zhao Shucheng was deliberately hiding his skills to save face for Zhong Yuemin.

When Zhao Shucheng heard that he was appointed as the squad leader, he felt that this transfer was not only because Zhong Yuemin and others met the requirements, but more likely because the military district chief hoped that he could practice his special warfare theory, so he gave him the opportunity to be the squad leader and lead the fifth squad in training first.

Although Zhao Shucheng was not sure, he felt that this was a good opportunity. If this was really the case, after the training results of Class 5 were fruitful, he might really have to form a special forces team.

In Shichuan Village, Zheng Tong and Jiang Biyun were also working hard to change their fate. The county town was recruiting workers, and the condition for the educated youth was to work in the educated youth site for three years. This was undoubtedly great news for the educated youth in Shichuan Village, and they all met this condition.

At first, Zheng Tong didn't take it seriously, thinking that this recruitment was just a lot of noise but little action, just like the previous university recommendation quota, all of which were for the children of cadres. This made him lose interest at all, and he didn't want to sell his labor in exchange for food and clothing.

Zheng Tong didn't really want to stay in the cave. When Jiang Biyun said that the county was preparing to officially recruit primary and secondary school teachers and required them to take a unified written test and interview, he looked at Jiang Biyun with surprise and asked:

"Really? That's good news!"

Jiang Biyun said, "Well, I said none of you know what he is thinking. His ideas are different from those of you vulgar people."

"We are ordinary people. What is he? A god? A saint?"

"Not a saint yet, but definitely an extraordinary person."

Zheng Tong and Jian Biyun signed up for the teacher selection together. When they entered the examination room and were answering questions, the examiners were amazed at Zheng Tong's knowledge and told him directly that he would definitely be admitted.

Zheng Tong was of course very happy, thinking that the books he had read over the years were not in vain, and was also very grateful to Zhao Shucheng for leaving those books behind and taking them to study together. Otherwise, he might have forgotten to study, or he might have sunk into depravity like the educated youth in other villages.

Jiang Biyun was a little worried at first whether she could pass the exam, but after seeing the questions on the test paper, she suddenly felt that it was too easy. The people in their educated youth camp had mastered all the knowledge thanks to the books left by Zhao Shucheng. If they had known earlier, they would have let others try as well. Maybe they could all be elected as teachers and become a good story.

Zheng Tong and Jiang Biyun were both admitted, which made them very happy. They could finally change their destiny and were about to usher in a different life.

Zhao Shucheng received a letter from Zheng Tong and learned that they were going to become teachers in primary and secondary schools, and he was happy for them.

However, Zhao Shucheng wrote back to Zheng Tong and Jiang Biyun, hoping that they would not relax their own studies while completing their teaching tasks. They only had high school diplomas now, and if they encountered the right opportunity, they still had to work hard to improve themselves and become college students or graduate students.

Zheng Tong was very happy to see Zhao Shucheng's letter, and felt that Zhao Shucheng had the same idea as himself. The reason why he wanted to be a teacher was that he didn't want to continue wasting time in Ishikawa Village, and he also hoped to have more time to read books and absorb more knowledge in school.

But when I was really about to leave Ishikawa Village, I felt a little lost when I saw the barren mountains now covered with saplings and some greenery.

Although Ishikawa Village is just a stopover for people like them, every change here is closely related to them. When they came here, there was no green mountain at all, and the villagers had to go out begging every year, but now every household can fill their stomachs.

Especially Hanwa, who used to study with them, now goes to the commune primary school. He is no longer the child who only thinks about raising sheep to make money, marrying a wife and having children, and then making more money. (End of this chapter)

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