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On the nineteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Peking University officially opened its doors. Yu Suihuan and Wang Zhao, like many passionate young people, completed their enrollment procedures ahead of time. This group of students was unique, with a wide age range; the oldest among them was in their thirties.
These university students came from various backgrounds: workers, farmers, youth who had gone to the countryside, demobilized soldiers, officials, and recent high school graduates. In one class, the age difference among classmates even exceeded a decade.
For instance, in Yu Suihuan's dormitory was Wang Min, who was already thirty and a mother. If it weren't for the reinstatement of the college entrance examination, she might have spent her life in the countryside as a village woman. After being accepted into university, her in-laws were reluctant to let her attend school. How could they allow their farming son to marry a woman who had gone to college? They even confined her at home, fearing she would escape.
If it hadn't been for her hunger strike that caused her to faint and her subsequent determination to resist, she might never have made it out. Another unfortunate woman crushed by the dual pressures of society and life, Yu Suihuan felt a twinge of sympathy for her. This sympathy stemmed from Wang Min's decent character; Yu Suihuan remembered when she first arrived at school and got lost trying to find her dormitory—Wang Min had helped her carry her luggage.
Once they ended up sharing a dormitory, Wang Min took care of Yu Suihuan more than the others. For example, noticing Yu Suihuan's delicate frame and soft skin, which indicated she had never done hard labor, Wang Min never made her do chores like making beds or sweeping the floor.
Yu Suihuan could tell that Wang Min genuinely cared for her, unlike some of the other girls who seemed to befriend her because of her striking appearance and fashionable clothing, mistakenly believing she was from an influential family. Wang Min was different; her sincerity and down-to-earth nature were unmistakable.
In the months since school started, the girls in the dormitory had gotten along fairly well. Initially, some of the others were a bit standoffish toward Wang Min because of her age and rural background. However, as Yu Suihuan grew closer to Wang Min and their relationship improved, the others had no choice but to feign friendliness toward Wang Min as well.
Overall, their interactions were harmonious. Because the other girls took good care of her, Yu Suihuan often felt guilty and frequently treated them to meals at upscale restaurants.
In the eyes of everyone, her identity as a high-ranking official's child was further solidified.
During the first few months of school, aside from attending classes and spending time with her dormitory sisters, or wandering around Beijing with Wang Zhao looking at apartments, Yu Suihuan spent the rest of her time trying to find out the whereabouts of Yang Qinghe.
When they were together, Yang Qinghe had shared many childhood stories with her and seemed to have mentioned the location of his home. However, Yu Suihuan had always been somewhat scatterbrained, and at that time, she never anticipated that events would unfold as they did later, so she didn’t pay much attention to it.
Now, while it wasn't like searching for a needle in a haystack, trying to find Yang Qinghe based solely on a few fragmented memories was still quite challenging. Fortunately, persistence paid off; through a process of elimination, Yu Suihuan finally arrived near Yang Qinghe's home.
"Excuse me, do you know where Comrade Yang Qinghe lives?"
"Yang Qinghe? Who are you to him?"
The woman furrowed her brow slightly, sizing up Yu Suihuan from head to toe.
"Oh, I was part of the same Production Team as him when I was sent to the countryside; he was our Production Leader!"
As Yu Suihuan spoke, she observed the woman's expression. She couldn't shake the feeling that the woman was quite wary and seemed to harbor some suspicion and hostility towards her.
Initially, Yu Suihuan felt a surge of excitement upon learning that this woman knew Yang Qinghe. However, seeing her demeanor made her reluctant to say much more.
"Do you need to see him for something?"
"And you are...?"
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