Chapter 1972

"What are you staying in Jiangzhou for?" Zhang Zhiqiang asked coldly. "Can you eat well, dress warmly, and have a house to live in here? In this godforsaken place, what decent boyfriend could you possibly find?"

"And what about you? What are you staying in Nanling for? Are you really willing to spend your whole life cooped up in this mountain ditch?"

Zhang Zhiqiang gave a cold snort and said, "Spending my whole life cooped up is still better than staying in the countryside! At least I won't go hungry!"

"Brother Zhiqiang, your temper is getting more and more stubborn." Zhao Guodong tried to soothe him: "Actually, Sister Guihua has had it pretty tough too — she had just finished the college entrance exam when she was assigned here."

"What? Sister Guihua took the college entrance exam? Why didn't she call me to let me know?" Zhang Zhiqiang's eyes went wide, his face full of shock as he spoke. He knew how important the college entrance exam was, so he had always envied the classmates who got to take it.

"She was just about to call and tell you. But when I heard the news that she was going to leave Nanling County with me, I stopped her."

"Why would you do that? We're friends — comrades who have shared life and death. How could you hide it from me!" Zhang Zhiqiang shouted excitedly at the top of his voice.

"Brother Zhiqiang, don't be angry. Wasn't I afraid of disturbing your studies at the time?" Zhao Guodong said with an awkward smile: "Besides, I didn't even know back then that she was your fiancée."

"Since you knew she was my fiancée, why didn't you stop her?" Zhang Zhiqiang said through gritted teeth.

"Don't worry. Once you get into university, you two can still get married."

GLOSSARY:

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Zhang Zhiqiang

Zhao Guo

Zhao Guodong

Zhang Zhiqiang

Chen Guihua

Zhao Guodong

Jiangzhou