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"What if a guy only likes holding hands and linking fingers? What does that count as?" Hu Jiao'er asked timidly.
Shen Xiaomeng and Jiang Liuying were still chasing each other playfully and did not hear Hu Jiao'er's question. Hu Jiao'er repeated it loudly.
Jiang Liuying stopped Shen Xiaomeng, walked up to Hu Jiao'er, and said, "Wow, our Jiao'er is so pure. Oh, wait, it should be our Jiao'er's Zhou Xiaochuan classmate who is so pure." She leaned closer to Hu Jiao'er and asked, "Jiao'er, your Zhou Xiaochuan hasn't just held your little hand and linked fingers with you, has he?"
Hu Jiao'er felt embarrassed and nodded with a flushed face.
This nod was as shocking as Shen Xiaomeng's earlier announcement, leaving Jiang Liuying and Shen Xiaomeng stunned. "Ah..." they exclaimed in unison.
Only Qinglan, sitting at her desk, maintained a calm demeanor, though she looked at Hu Jiao'er with curiosity.
"What's so strange about this? This is what true love is. Xu Wen and I probably look like a couple in your eyes, but we haven't even held hands," Qinglan said in an unflustered tone.
"Qinglan, what do you mean by that?" Jiang Liuying asked. "Are you trying to tell everyone something? That you and Xu Wen have true love?" Jiang Liuying's gaze shifted between Hu Jiao'er and Shen Xiaomeng. "It's obvious that's what she means!"
"I want to tell Hu Jiao'er..." Qinglan paused, looking at Hu Jiao'er as she continued, "Jiao'er, different people have different ways of loving. Zhou Xiaochuan's way of expressing love is through holding hands; perhaps this way of love lasts the longest."
"Hey! Lanlan." As soon as Qinglan finished speaking, Jiang Liuying interjected, "According to your logic, I don't understand. Since you know Xu Wen's love for you will last long, why did you still choose An Shaojie? I really don't get it. What's wrong with Xu Wen? What's good about An Shaojie? How is Xu Wen inferior to An Shaojie? I seriously suspect you're just asking for trouble."
Qinglan fell silent for a while before sighing and saying, "It's precisely because Xu Wen is too outstanding that I feel unworthy of him."
"Whether you're worthy of him or not isn't up to you or us; it's up to Xu Wen himself. Since he can love you, it shows that in his heart, you're not only worthy of him but also have qualities that attract him even more. Do you understand? Silly!" Jiang Liuying said almost exasperatedly.
"But often, it's not two people in love who end up together; it's those who are more suitable for each other," Qinglan said lightly while doing her work, as if she were stating something as mundane as it's time to eat.
"But I haven't seen anything about your relationship with An Shaojie that makes it more suitable than your relationship with Xu Wen," Jiang Liuying insisted, determined to convince Qinglan.
"Alright then, borrowing your words from last time: those involved are confused while outsiders see clearly. Only in love are the outsiders confused while those involved see clearly. So who is more suitable for me is something only I know in my heart," Qinglan replied.
"Forget it, don't pull me into this. Tonight is Shen Xiaomeng's big day, and I finally get to meet the in-laws. Let's wish her a smooth journey tomorrow!" Qinglan said again.
"Smooth journey!"
"Smooth journey!"
Jiang Liuying and Hu Jiao'er mumbled sleepily.
The next day, the four people in the dormitory packed their things to go home.
The biggest advantage of having a partner is that the roommates can worry less, as they don't need to help each other. During these few days of vacation, the aunt in charge of the Girls' Dormitory would be especially lenient, allowing boys to register and enter the dormitory before dinner to help the girls pack and take things downstairs, with a maximum stay of twenty minutes.
So everyone's belongings were taken down by their respective boyfriends, and they happily went to the station with them, without needing their roommates to see them off.
This time for the holiday, Qinglan did not book train tickets with Simple and Lin Xi because An Shaojie disagreed.
That day, Simple called Qinglan as usual to discuss booking train tickets, saying, "Now that my brother and Sister Reiko are not here, it's just the four of us left. Let's book tickets home together."
The four people Simple referred to were her, Qinglan, An Shaojie, and Lin Xi. She hoped they could all go home together. In the past, Qinglan would have readily agreed to Simple because it was her own decision. But now she couldn't make a promise without hesitation; her agreement represented both of them.
"I'm not sure," Qinglan replied.
"Okay, I know you want to ask Brother Shaojie. Once you do, he will definitely refuse to go back with us because Lin Xi is here," Simple said bluntly with a smirk.
"But I can't just go back with you and leave him alone," Qinglan said.
Simple thought for a moment and said, "Alright, can you try to persuade him to come back with us? Now that you and Lin Xi are settled in your own places, he should be able to let go."
Later, when Qinglan brought this up with An Shaojie, he didn't even give her a chance to discuss or think it over; he simply rejected Simple's request decisively. "I'm going home with you two. If you don't want to come with me, you can go back with them, and I'll just go home alone."
Seeing his resolute attitude, Qinglan did not dare to press further and could only inform Simple of the situation.
After sighing for a while, Simple did not blame Qinglan.
In the end, Simple went home with Lin Xi, while Qinglan returned home with An Shaojie.
When Qinglan and An Shaojie appeared at the entrance of Liu Family Village, it almost caused a stir among the villagers.
Those who saw them greeted either An Shaojie or Qinglan, their eyes and smiles filled with ambiguous amusement.
Especially Liu Xiuzhen, although she was no longer concerned about Bai Cuifen and Qing Shusheng's matters, she remained quite clear about Qinglan's situation.
"Qinglan, what’s going on?" As soon as Qinglan got home and set down her things, Liu Xiuzhen pulled her into the room to ask.
"What do you mean what's going on?" Qinglan dismissed Liu Xiuzhen's mysterious tone.
"Are you and An Shaojie together now?" Liu Xiuzhen asked directly without any hesitation.
"Yeah." Qinglan did not want to hide it. There was nothing to conceal about such matters.
As soon as Qinglan finished speaking, Liu Xiuzhen exclaimed and clapped her hands, "How could this be? This silly girl." Startled, Grandma hurried out from the kitchen to see what was happening. "What’s wrong? As soon as Lanlan gets home, what are you causing a fuss about now?"
"It’s not me causing a fuss, oh my!" Liu Xiuzhen walked up to Grandma, who had misunderstood the situation. Feeling somewhat justified, she said, "It’s Lanlan, this silly girl."
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