We ordinary people also need to fall in love.

Li Bubai: "Azhi and Mujia are a love legend passed down orally in Qingzi County. Azhi was the daughter of the chieftain, and Mujia was an ordinary hunter. Even though the chieftain strongly opposed it, they still firmly chose each other, gave up wealth and honor, and lived a simple and peaceful life."

Yan Shu: "This is not just a legend."

Li Bubai: "That's what the tour guide told us."

Yan Shu: "It will become a reality."

Li Mubai was stunned for a moment before belatedly realizing the meaning behind Xie Shu's words. He had been naively thinking that she was simply questioning the authenticity of the legend.

Li Bubai: "Hmm."

He also believes in this and therefore will work hard.

Yan Shu: "I'm home safely. Get some rest. Goodnight."

Li Bubai: "Good night, thank you for your help."

"What are you laughing at, you idiot?"

On the bus back, Yang Kun reached out and nudged Li Mubai, who was sitting in the front row.

Li Mubai quickly exited QQ, put his phone away, and his face immediately returned to calm:

"Did you laugh?"

"Wow, your smile was practically reaching your ears!" Yang Kun exclaimed in amazement. "Stop pretending, I saw it all. Which little girl were you chatting with?"

He didn't chat; he just stared blankly at the messages from last night.

"I sit in the front row, you must be mistaken," Li Mubai said calmly.

"Hey, did you see the fireworks show yesterday? I wonder what festival it was for? It was so grand." Zhao Feng interrupted Yang Kun, who was about to ask more questions.

"I know that." Yang Kun's attention shifted to the fireworks.

"You know?" Zhao Feng looked incredulous.

"It must be because I'm leaving today, and the people of Qingzi County are reluctant to part with me, so they specially arranged this grand fireworks show for me."

"Who do you think you are?" Zhao Feng immediately switched to taunting mode.

"You ask who I am? I'm Yang Kun from Class 3, Grade 11 at Pingyang No. 6 Middle School! People call me Brother Chicken. Do you know me? Isn't that a big name?"

"One by the roadside."

"Come on, let's have a match on the canyon floor. The loser has to call me 'Dad'."

"Don't let me beat you until you cry."

……

Fireworks? It must be a coincidence, since May Day is almost here.

Ignoring the trash talk coming from the back row, Li Mubai pondered to himself.

"Make sure everyone takes their high-speed rail tickets and doesn't lose them. After Li Mubai gets off the train, double-check the number of people to make sure everyone has arrived," Wu Changguo instructed.

Taking attendance was the most important task for Li Mubai during this study tour. He had to count the number of students at each location, as the school was afraid of losing even one student.

"Teacher Wu, why are you so happy?"

Inside the enclosed bus, a curious voice suddenly emerged from some corner.

Li Mubai looked at Wu Changguo and noticed that his teacher did indeed have a faint smile on his face.

Wu Changguo suppressed his smile and pretended not to hear. Answering every question would damage his authority as a teacher.

The bus came to a smooth stop at Qingzi High-speed Railway Station.

The students rushed down the stairs, finally able to go home. Some hadn't washed their school uniforms for seven days, yet the school still required them to wear them, making them feel extremely uncomfortable.

Fortunately, Li Mubai wore his school uniform jacket and school uniform polo shirt separately, otherwise he would have made a fool of himself on such an important occasion yesterday.

Car 03, License Plate 02D.

Li Mubai found his seat and sat down. He took a picture and sent it to Xie Shu.

Li Bubai: "On the high-speed train back to Pingyang."

Yan Shu: "Safety on the road. I'm processing the paperwork for resuming my studies."

Li Bubai: "Can't we just go back to school?"

Yan Shu: "Not yet. I took a leave of absence to go abroad, and now that I'm back, I have to go through the application process step by step."

Li Bubai: "Okay."

Yan Shu: "But it should be done soon."

Li Bubai: "Well, it's good that you're still in Pingyang."

Regardless, Xie Shu isn't leaving; she's still in Pingyang, and that's enough.

"Let me in."

Li Mubai turned off his phone, looked up, and saw Chen Qiuhe.

"Switched seats with someone again?" he asked instinctively.

"This time it's for real!" Chen Qiuhe took out the ticket from her pocket and showed it to him—carriage 03, license plate number 02F.

What a coincidence! Li Mubai stood up and made way for her.

Chen Qiuhe sat down lightly in the window seat.

As the high-speed train slowly started moving, the large characters "Qingzi High-speed Railway Station" gradually receded and shrank in the field of vision until they finally disappeared completely.

Goodbye, Qingzi County, you gave me a deep memory, thank you.

"Li Mubai, did you have fun yesterday?" Chen Qiuhe raised an eyebrow at him, her tone clearly teasing.

Yesterday, Chen Qiuhe forced him to go out. Now that I think about it, she must have known all along that Xie Shu would come. She and Xie Shu set up a trap and deliberately lured him to the amusement park.

"It's alright," Li Mubai replied calmly.

"It was alright?" Chen Qiuhe drawled, "When the Ferris wheel reached its highest point, bang! A burst of fireworks exploded in the night sky. I can't even imagine what it would feel like to be standing on it, right?"

Although she was asking a question, her face was full of teasing.

"I don't know." Li Mubai chose to ignore it.

"How about we switch?" Chen Qiuhe shrugged, her tone relaxed. "I'll go on the Ferris wheel, embrace a beauty, and enjoy the view, while you stand in the suburbs, swarming around mosquitoes, frantically lighting cigarettes. Afterwards, I'll write you an 800-word reflection so you can really experience it?"

Chen Qiuhe shrugged, her tone relaxed.

"Uh—so you set off the fireworks?" Li Mubai was taken aback.

"You guessed right." Chen Qiuhe snapped her fingers. "But to be precise, it was Xie Shu who arranged it, and Deng Yi and I were responsible for carrying it out."

"……Thanks."

"Haha, I wish you a long and happy marriage! When you get married, you must invite Deng Yi and me. No one should touch the chopsticks without the two of us!" Chen Qiuhe laughed happily.

That's getting off-topic. He and Xie Shu, they probably aren't together yet, right? Li Mubai didn't know what the situation was, so he just let things take their course.

He subconsciously stroked the hand that had held Xie Shu's yesterday; the warmth of her hand seemed to still linger on his fingertips.

"Anyway, Chen Qiuhe, thank you." Li Mubai said earnestly, word by word, "You are my friend forever."

"You're welcome." Chen Qiuhe felt a little embarrassed by his words and scratched the back of her head. "You're all my friends forever. I hope you all do well."

"Um."

"I'm sleepy, I'll take a nap first, wake me up when we get off."

"it is good."

Chen Qiuhe put on her headphones, closed her eyes, and soon fell into a deep sleep, clearly exhausted.

It takes less than an hour to travel from Qingzi County to Pingyang City by high-speed rail.

Instead of inhumanely transporting them back to a more distant school, the school disbanded them right there at the high-speed rail station, where it was more convenient to take the subway.

"Go back and write down your reflections on this study tour, 800 words each," Wu Changguo said loudly, his hands behind his back.

"Teacher, isn't it supposed to be four hundred words?"

"What can you write in four hundred words?" Wu Changguo asked casually.

Everyone was speechless.

"Remember the important points about the May Day holiday, and hurry up and finish all your homework. Don't leave it until the last minute."

"Okay," everyone replied listlessly.

Wu Changguo looked around and finally waved his hand:

"Disperse now!"