Everyone was bustling with activity, constantly asking whenever they encountered something unknown. Though the day was hectic and quite a blow, feeling as if their studies had been for nothing, the gains were tremendous!
It wasn’t just about money, but more so in the realm of learning; today, they had definitely looked up more words than ever before!
They believed that with consistent effort over time, they would certainly keep getting better.
The day passed quickly, and as the night fell, everyone felt that even eating was a waste of time. In the end, Xu Nianhua, touching his flat stomach, said, "If you aren’t hungry, I am. What if we mess up the translation because we didn’t eat anything?"
Fei Jiayi and the others looked up to realize that it had already gotten dark.
Fei Jiayi’s stomach started to grumble. Usually chatty, she hadn’t snacked at all that day.
"Um, I’m hungry," Fei Jiayi said with a slightly red face.
"Then let’s hurry and eat. We can come back and continue working afterward," Xu Nianhua immediately suggested.
After taking photos for them in the morning, Pei Yining had been busy with other things, and only the six of them were left in the studio.
The six of them dashed to a nearby restaurant to eat a quick stir-fry and then hurried back to the studio, not wanting to waste time and not wanting to rely solely on Xu Nianhua for translations.
Xu Nianhua, seeing their enthusiasm and diligence, felt it would be wrong to slack off.
"Lucky you guys haven’t left." Cheng Hao, who just returned from delivering goods in the nearby county, said as he held up some big red yangmei fruits, "I was afraid you all went back to school. I wish your studio great success and a booming business."
Xu Nianhua looked at the big red yangmei fruits and then glanced over at Pei Yicheng. She walked over and asked, "Yicheng, don’t you need to be at the construction site?"
"I’m off work," Pei Yicheng whispered back, their proximity close enough to be sharing secrets.
Seeing this dynamic had become normal for Fei Jiayi and the others; they all held themselves back from taking the yangmei fruits, being very polite.
Cheng Hao said, "These are for Nianhua’s roommates. Please help yourselves."
Seeing that they were hesitant, he grabbed one and said while eating, "They’re really sweet, and I didn’t poison them."
Ding Guo laughed first and couldn’t resist taking one. Indeed, it was very sweet. She said with gratitude, "Thank you for the yangmei."
"Then we won’t be shy."
Liao Jinling and Fei Jiayi exchanged glances, no longer holding back.
The big, red yangmei fruits looked irresistibly delicious.
As Cheng Hao introduced himself, Fei Jiayi and the others introduced themselves in turn, getting to know each other.
"Huh, why do I feel like Cheng Hao has changed?" Xu Nianhua quietly asked. The last time she saw Zou Yaru, Cheng Hao had seemed very somber.
He seemed more talkative today, like before, but upon closer inspection, he was a bit different. Cheng Hao was still talkative, but his eyes now held a bit more depth. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂
"It’s a good thing." Pei Yicheng looked at Cheng Hao with relief. Now, Cheng Hao had truly moved past that heartbreak.
It was good that Zou Yaru had come. If it weren’t for her, Cheng Hao might never have faced those feelings and moved on.
"I hope they all have their own happy lives in the future," Xu Nianhua said reflectively, recalling Zou Yaru’s changed name, Zou Wa. Where had he heard that before?