Chapter 254: with translation of chapter title

Several female students, seeing this, couldn't help but sigh in relief; they were truly afraid Song Jingyu would let them stay in those rural mud‑brick houses.

Song Jingyu said, "These two rooms are yours; you two will share a room, the left one already has someone in it—take a look and see how you want to split it."

The two female students, upon hearing that, immediately said they would take the right‑hand room; Su Ruo actually didn't mind who she roomed with, but since the two had already decided, she picked up her luggage and chose the right‑hand room.

Song Jingyu frowned slightly upon seeing this, and she helped Su Ruo pick up her luggage, saying: "This is Hao Manru's room."

Upon hearing that name, Su Ruo also frowned; it was truly a case of enemies meeting on a narrow road, but since she had already come, there was no reason to give up just because of Hao Manru.

So she asked, "Isn't she a Cultural Soldier? Why was she assigned here?"

Song Jingyu explained: "During the last rescue operation she accidentally fell into the river, injuring her body so she can no longer dance; therefore she was transferred to the Nursing Department to work as a nurse."

Hearing this, Su Ruo's brow furrowed even deeper; letting someone with no background become a nurse is certainly no joke.

But this was the Unit's decision; she was only here to help, so even if Su Ruo felt it was inappropriate, she didn't say anything more.

Su Ruo is a rectangular room, with two bunk beds on each side, and two desks in the middle, dividing the room into two halves.

At this moment, one side's bed already had its bedding laid out, clearly occupied; on Su Ruo's side, the bed was also piled with things.

Upon seeing this, Su Ruo's expression turned slightly cold; this Miss Hao really is as overbearing as ever.

When Song Jingyu came in carrying Su Ruo's luggage, he saw the scene and frowned slightly: "If you don't want to room with her, I can report to the organization and arrange a separate room for you."

Su Ruo smiled and said: "No need; it wouldn't be right to ask for special treatment just after I arrived, and the island has just begun construction, so conditions are tough—if I got a single room, others would also have objections."

Song Jingyu naturally understood this; he wasn't a fussy person—if it were himself or his soldiers, he'd think having a place to stay was already good enough, why be picky?

But when facing Su Ruo, Song Jingyu inexplicably didn't want her to feel wronged.

Although Su Ruo had decided to stay, she also didn't want to wrong herself, so she roughly threw all the items on her own bunk onto Hao Manru's upper bunk.

Then she fetched water in a basin from the courtyard well, carefully wiped the bed and desk clean, and only then placed her own bedding and belongings.

Finally, she didn't forget to hang the curtains she had prepared around the bed; otherwise, having to face Hao Manru's face all day would really affect her mood.

After Su Ruo finished, the room instantly split into two extremes: her side was neat and tidy, looking fresh and energetic, while Hao Manru's side was a mess—just one glance was irritating.

But Su Ruo didn't care; she only needed to keep her own side in order—what Hao Manru's side was like had nothing to do with her.

After Su Ruo finished tidying up, Wang Na and Zhou Hong had also more or less finished theirs; Song Jingyu glanced at the time and decided to first take them to get a meal, so they could get familiar with the cafeteria.

Before leaving, Song Jingyu gave them their meal tickets and subsidies; Wang Na and Zhou Hong's family circumstances weren't good, so after receiving the money, they felt happy inside.

Just as the few were about to leave, Hao Manru walked over with her lunchbox; upon seeing Song Jingyu, her eyes lit up: "Jingyu brother, why are you here?"

But when she noticed Su Ruo beside Song Jingyu, the joy on Hao Manru's face instantly turned to anger: "Su Ruo, how did you end up here?"

Song Jingyu immediately instinctively shielded Su Ruo behind him: "Doctor Su is here to support us; please adjust your attitude."

Upon hearing Song Jingyu's words, Hao Manru's eyes reddened with feeling wronged; she truly couldn't understand what was good about Su Ruo, why Song Jingyu always protected her while ignoring everything she did.

For Song Jingyu's sake, she had given up her beloved dance career, and even could never have children in the future—why was Song Jingyu still so cold toward her?

Hao Manru felt both wronged and angry, but after recalling her mother's words, she ultimately suppressed her inner emotions.

Her mother had said, if she wanted to marry Song Jingyu, she must learn to endure, absolutely cannot keep throwing little tantrums as before.

"I understand, Jingyu brother." Hao Manru struggled to suppress her inner resentment; in the end her eye rims turned red.

But Song Jingyu still stood there, his cold, hard face showing no change at all despite Hao Manru's forbearance.

Wang Na and Zhou Hong watched the three of them exchange glances, not understanding what relationship Su Ruo and the others had, but being tactful they refrained from asking, instead trying to minimize their presence.

They could tell Hao Manru likely had some family background, and they certainly didn't want to offend her right away.

Hao Manru endured for a while, but seeing Song Jingyu show no reaction to her forbearance and self‑abnegation, she finally couldn't hold back her lady‑like temper and ran straight back to the room.

But upon seeing her own messy, pig‑sty‑like bunk, she immediately let out a scream like a pig being slaughtered.

"Who moved my stuff?!" Hao Manru burst out of the room fuming, her voice sharp as she demanded.

Wang Na and Zhou Hong huddled together like quail, not wanting to invite trouble.

Seeing the two's demeanor, Hao Manru knew it wasn't them, so she immediately turned her angry gaze to Su Ruo and demanded: "Was it you? Do you have any sense at all, moving someone's things without permission?"

At this moment, Hao Manru, full of anger, finally found an outlet; if it weren't for Song Jingyu being present, she could have cursed even more harshly.

Song Jingyu's brow furrowed tighter; she wanted to speak up for Su Ruo, but Su Ruo stopped her.

Even when Su Ruo first moved Hao Manru's things, she had anticipated this; now she calmly stepped forward, looked at Hao Manru, and said:

"We're here to support—didn't you receive the notice from above?"

Hao Manru was stunned by Su Ruo's words; she didn't understand how her complaint about someone moving her stuff without permission had anything to do with Su Ruo's coming to support.

Su Ruo, seeing Hao Manru's expression, knew she must have known about this, so I added an extra 1.