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Qinglan took out two train tickets from her pocket and said to An Shaojie, "The tickets are already bought."
"I don't have time to go back," An Shaojie replied without hesitation and turned to leave.
"An Shaojie! You're being unreasonable!" Xu Wen shouted at his back.
"You're the unreasonable one; you can accompany her back to see her parents!" After saying this, An Shaojie strode away.
"An Shaojie," Qinglan's weak voice faded into the wind.
She was crying! Her heart was crying, and tears were flowing from her eyes!
"Let's go, we should have dinner first!" After a long while, Xu Wen said slowly.
The cafeteria had already closed, so Qinglan and Xu Wen had no choice but to eat a little at a small shop outside the school.
After dinner, Xu Wen suggested that Qinglan call An Shaojie again. He said, "The tickets are bought; it would be best if you two could go back together. Your grandfather is an elder in the village; it’s only right for him to see you off."
Listening to Xu Wen, Qinglan called An Shaojie again, but before the phone rang twice, he hung up on her.
Later, Xu Wen accompanied Qinglan to the boys' dormitory building where they found An Shaojie. Qinglan once again asked him to go home with her.
Qinglan said, "Setting aside our current relationship, my Grandfather is of such an old age and is about to leave this world; it’s only right for you to go back and see him."
An Shaojie glanced at Xu Wen beside Qinglan, who was almost holding her hand. He gritted his teeth and said fiercely, "What a joke! Just because someone is old, I should go see them? Then I guess I won't have time to study."
"You.An Shaojie, how can you say that?" Xu Wen stepped forward, nearly ready to confront him.
Qinglan held onto Xu Wen, then said to An Shaojie, "Brother Shaojie, if you can't go back, then just focus on your studies. I'll be at school in a few days."
After leaving the boys' dormitory with Xu Wen, the seemingly strong Qinglan couldn't help but shed tears.
"It's getting late," Xu Wen looked at his watch and said, "Let me take you to the train station."
Qinglan glanced at Xu Wen, feeling a mix of familiarity and unfamiliarity. With a heavy heart, she sighed softly and said, "Forget it. It's too much trouble for you; I'll just go by myself."
"It's fine, I'll take you. It's not safe for a girl to be at the train station alone at ten o'clock at night," Xu Wen insisted.
Regardless of whether Qinglan agreed or not, Xu Wen had already hailed a taxi, and Qinglan had no choice but to follow him into the car.
Xu Wen held two tickets in his hand as he followed Qinglan into the station to wait for the train.
When the train arrived, Qinglan said, "You should go back."
In the end, Xu Wen did not leave. He couldn't bear to let her go home all alone, so he followed closely behind her and jumped onto the train as well.
Qinglan didn't notice until Xu Wen sat down beside her. She was startled and jumped up from her seat, saying, "What are you doing here? The train is about to leave, hurry and get off!" Qinglan urged him.
He smiled and waved the ticket in his hand, saying, "Why should I get off? Can't someone with a ticket board the train?"
"You..." Qinglan was speechless, but deep down she felt a bit happy, and her anxious heart began to relax.
Despite the sadness, there were no cheerful conversations during the journey, but with Xu Wen by her side, Qinglan felt secure and calm.
Sigh! Being with An Shaojie never gave her this sense of tranquility; it always left her in a state of tension and unease.
When they returned to Liu Family Village, it was just after four o'clock in the afternoon. At that moment, there were cries echoing from Qinglan's home.
Liu Dezhou did not wait for Qinglan to come home; he had passed away around ten o'clock that morning.
By the time Qinglan arrived home, Liu Jiawei had already been there for several hours.
To Qinglan's surprise, An Shaomin had also returned from Shenzhen.
When Qinglan reached Liu Family Village, the villagers—including Bai Cuifen, An Shaomin, Qing Shusheng, and Liu Xiuzhen—were stunned to see that the person accompanying Qinglan home was not An Shaojie but rather a more handsome and refined young man who clearly came from a big city. Everyone was taken aback.
Qinglan introduced Xu Wen to her family by saying, "This is my classmate, Xu Wen," and left it at that.
Along with Qinglan and Xu Wen was another classmate of hers, Xiang Yuanqiu. Xiang Yuanqiu had visited Liu Family Village several times before, so many people recognized her, especially Qinglan's family. Therefore, no one asked much about her. Moreover, since she was a girl, they weren't particularly interested. What intrigued everyone most was the handsome young man beside Qinglan.
How did Xiang Yuanqiu end up coming to Liu Family Village with Qinglan?
After Qinglan received the train tickets from Xu Wen and returned to her dormitory, she worried that after getting off the train at the Provincial Capital, buying tickets at the long-distance bus station would take time and require waiting. So, she called Xiang Yuanqiu to inform her that she and An Shaojie were going home to visit the seriously ill Liu Dezhou, and asked her to help buy two tickets for the long-distance bus back to their town.
Initially, she thought An Shaojie would accompany her home, but it ended up being Xu Wen. After meeting with Xiang Yuanqiu in the Provincial Capital and receiving the tickets, she was surprised to find that Xiang Yuanqiu had bought three tickets. She said that since Qinglan's grandfather was seriously ill, she should also go to see him.
Qinglan declined for a long time, but Xiang Yuanqiu insisted on coming with them to Liu Family Village, saying that she had already bought the tickets and taken leave from school.
It was Xu Wen's first time meeting Xiang Yuanqiu. Seeing how considerate she was—at least more so than An Shaojie—she supported her by saying, "Since she's your classmate and good friend, and also from the same hometown, and she's already bought her ticket, why not let her come with you?"
With no other option, Qinglan agreed.
Thus, besides Xu Wen, Xiang Yuanqiu also returned with Qinglan to Liu Family Village.
This was Liu Jiawei's first time meeting Xiang Yuanqiu as well.
When Xiang Yuanqiu first visited Qinglan's home, Liu Jiawei was in trouble and had stayed in his room without coming out. Since it was also her first time at Qinglan's house and she left shortly after arriving, they did not meet. The second time she came, Liu Jiawei was again away in Shenzhen, so they missed each other once more.
This time, when Qinglan introduced Liu Jiawei to her, Xiang Yuanqiu paused for a moment.
During her first visit to Qinglan's house, she wanted to see Liu Jiawei, thinking that someone like him who got into trouble would surely have a disreputable appearance that she could use to embarrass him in front of Qinglan.
However, when they finally met this time, standing before her was a tall and imposing Liu Jiawei with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. He was quiet and reserved. Indeed, Liu Jiawei now possessed a gaze as piercing as Qing Shusheng's, along with a tall stature and few words. His skin was fairer than his father's, giving him a slight scholarly air that Qing Shusheng did not have. The information she had gathered about him from various sources turned out to be completely different.
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