Reborn in 1979, with a female educated youth lying next to me.

Seeing Guo Xiaoyan's expression, Guo Jianjun then looked at Liu Jia.

Liu Jia, with a calm expression, turned and walked towards Guo Xiaoyan.

Guo Jianjun was puzzled.

I'd always heard that Guo Xiaoyan looked down on Liu Jia, but judging from the current situation, it seems more like she can't let go of Liu Jia.

At this moment, not only Guo Jianjun was puzzled, but even Liu Yutian and Zhou Fengshou looked at each other.

Zhou Fengshou quickly eased the awkwardness with a smile.

After all, they were a couple who had lived together for three years. Even if they were divorced and about to part ways, it's normal for them to talk to each other!

On this point, Zhou Fengshou has a high opinion of Liu Jia.

Ever since the quota for educated youth to return to the city was introduced, all sorts of things have happened in the village.

Some female educated youths secretly ran away, some male educated youths tried to get divorced, and some even committed suicide by drinking poison or hanging themselves...

Compared to those messes, Liu Jia didn't make any fools of himself, which really surprised Zhou Fengshou.

After all, everyone in the village knows that Liu Jia is famously doting on his wife.

It's truly remarkable that someone could handle a divorce so calmly.

While everyone was still pondering, Liu Jia had already arrived at the door, looked at Guo Xiaoyan, and asked in a calm tone.

"What's up? Go ahead and say it."

"Come inside."

Liu Jia stood still. "Let's talk here. It'll be dark soon, and the road won't be easy to travel on."

Guo Xiaoyan was already seething with anger, so she didn't hear a word Liu Jia said. She only caught four words: "Keep it short."

Guo Xiaoyan stepped aside, deliberately creating a crack in the doorway. "Are you annoyed by my nagging? You can't say more than a few words before you leave."

Upon seeing this, Liu Jia frowned and walked through the door.

As soon as he lifted his foot, Guo Xiaoyan turned around and followed him in.

The house was very clean, just like always.

The quilts on the earthen bed were folded neatly, and the stove next to the bed was covered with an old coarse cloth.

Before Guo Xiaoyan entered the house, the Liu family would cook on the stove next to the kang (a heated brick bed), regardless of whether it was winter or summer.

But after marrying Guo Xiaoyan, the stove was no longer needed in the summer. It was only used in the north room to cook in the winter to keep warm.

Normally, Guo Xiaoyan would cover the stove completely with old coarse cloth.

Seeing the situation before him, Liu Jia's first thought was that after Guo Xiaoyan left, the stove wouldn't need to be covered in ashes anymore.

Liu Jia stared at the stove, completely oblivious to her own situation, which infuriated Guo Xiaoyan.

"Don't you have anything to say to me? Liu Jia, what exactly is going on between you and Zhou Caixia? Was the soap in the basket for her?"

Liu Jia slowly turned his head. "Guo Xiaoyan, you need to speak with evidence. You have no right to speak without investigation. You should remember these quotes more clearly than I do."

"Just tell me, was it given to her?"

"You brought me into the house just for this? Would you believe me if I said no? Besides, we're divorced. I don't need to report to you what I buy for whom, do I?"

Liu Jia had long known that Guo Xiaoyan was spoiled, and he admitted that he had always indulged her.

But now, to invite him in with such fanfare, just for the sake of soap, Liu Jia found it all rather baffling.

With the divorce finalized, Guo Xiaoyan had finally gotten what she wanted.

Why bother with such a big deal when the person is about to leave?

I made it very clear last time that we would keep to ourselves from now on, so how come these two puddles are mixed up again now?

Guo Xiaoyan's face turned bright red, and she was speechless after being rebuked.

In the past, she could still be a little temperamental with Liu Jia, after all, the two of them were husband and wife.

Now, Guo Xiaoyan doesn't know how to vent her emotions!

"Liu Jia, you've gone too far!"

After saying that, Guo Xiaoyan turned away angrily.

Upon reaching the door, he grabbed the canvas bag and went to Guo Jianjun.

"Brother, I've said everything. Let's go."

Guo Xiaoyan looked aggrieved, her voice choked with sobs.

Guo Jianjun immediately understood what was going on.

"Okay, once we're done packing, we'll say goodbye to Uncle and Aunt, and then we'll be off."

"Wait, Yan'er, wait a moment."

Before Guo Jianjun could finish speaking, Zhang Guilan's urgent voice came over.

As soon as Zhang Guilan came out of the south room, she stuffed the things in her hands into Guo Xiaoyan's hands.

A piece of coarse cloth, washed until faded, tied corner to corner.

"Yan'er, take this and eat it on the way. I've made you some salty food, so don't go hungry."

The savory food inside was still a little hot to the touch. Guo Xiaoyan could no longer hold back her tears, which streamed down her face like beads from a broken string.

I thought I could leave peacefully, at least I could hold back.

Unexpectedly, seeing Zhang Guilan's reddened eyes, Guo Xiaoyan broke down in tears.

"mother."

The sound of her calling out "Mother" broke Zhang Guilan's heart.

"Good child, let's go, let's go!"

Zhang Guilan covered her eyes with one hand and waved her other hand incessantly, already choked with sobs and unable to speak.

Guo Xiaoyan kept wiping away her tears.

Seeing this, Guo Jianjun hurriedly grabbed Guo Xiaoyan's arm and went out, then quickly turned back to say goodbye to Zhang Guilan and the others.

"Okay, Uncle, Aunt, Captain Zhou, we're leaving now. Liu Jia, don't bother seeing us off. Goodbye!"

Guo Jianjun hurriedly opened the car door and saw Guo Xiaoyan sitting in the passenger seat before he breathed a sigh of relief.

The sound of a jeep soon rang out, and Guo Jianjun waved to everyone...

Watching the jeep drive away, Liu Jia withdrew his gaze.

"Father, Mother, Uncle Zhou, everyone's gone, let's go back too!"

"You guys keep busy. Once I'm done, I'll go back and check on things. I still need to go to the brigade after I eat."

Zhou Fengshou patted the corner of his clothes and carefully tucked the cigarette with the filter he had been holding for a while behind his ear.

"Okay, you go ahead and get busy. I'll come find you later and we can have a drink."

A hint of heaviness appeared on Liu Yutian's weathered face.

"Okay, I'm off then."

After Zhou Feng left, Zhang Guilan pouted and said, "It's been three years, and I've treated Yan'er as both a daughter-in-law and a daughter!"

Liu Jia knew that Zhang Guilan was reluctant to part with Guo Xiaoyan, so she quickly offered words of comfort.

“Mom, don’t be sad. There are plenty of days ahead. If you miss her, you can go to the city to see her whenever you have time. It’s not like you can’t see her at all.”

Zhang Guilan wiped away her tears, "Even if I miss it again, I won't see it anymore. Seeing it will make my heart ache."

Liu Jia didn't know how to continue the conversation.

When I looked up and saw the bamboo basket, I was immediately reminded of soap.

"Mom, look what I bought! Didn't you say the soap from the supply and marketing cooperative smelled good? I bought two of them."

"You keep one, and give one to my brother and the others."

"Does it smell good?"

As they were talking, Liu Jia handed the soap to Zhang Guilan.

Zhang Guilan's voice trembled with tears as she spoke.

"Sanzi, how can you be so carefree? You've already lost your wife, how can you still have the mind to let me smell soap?"

Liu Yutian glared at him.

"What's this? Still not done? Can't you live a normal life? You're the only one who's upset, but Sanzi is feeling bad too?"

Zhang Guilan was stunned by Liu Yutian's reprimand.

I'm so confused!

If we're talking about suffering, who's suffering more than Liu Jia?

“Sanzi…” Zhang Guilan’s face was full of guilt.

"Mom, don't worry about me, I'm fine."

Liu Jia was telling the truth.

Right now, I need to figure out how to get the tickets out of my hands, and I also need to hurry up with the basket matter. Li Zhenhe is still waiting for news, and I can't let the work points in the production team be delayed.

With so many things piling up at once, how can one have the mind to think about anything else?

As Liu Jia was pondering how to make arrangements, Liu Yutian suddenly cried out in surprise.

"Sanzi, come here quickly, see what's going on!"