Age: My Small World

After half a day of speeches, the students were finally able to move around freely.

Yang Jun couldn't help but rub his stiff cheeks. Sure enough, no matter when, the speeches by school leaders were always quite boring.

The main reason was that he had heard the principles many times before, while some students who were hearing these ideas for the first time found them very helpful.

"I feel that what the principal said makes a lot of sense. If we don't study hard now, how will we let the children of the future study? I've decided that I will become a teacher after graduation."

Lego looked very excited.

However, Wang Chong quickly shook his head and laughed, "If you really graduate and become a teacher, that's truly impossible."

Although Lego is a high-achieving student who came from a rural village, his dream is to have a stable job and wear a suit. If asked to support education, Lego would probably hesitate in the end.

In short, he was just talking nonsense.

"Why not? Maybe I'll just go on a whim."

That's what he said, but Lego soon forgot about it; clearly, he was just saying it casually.

"How about we think about going somewhere fun? I've been home for over a month, and I feel like I'm losing my energy." Having experienced the hustle and bustle of Beijing, Lego couldn't stand the bland life in the countryside anymore, especially at night when all he could do was sleep and chat with friends.

But when it comes to sleeping, he's all alone, unlike those with wives and children who can enjoy a warm bed with their wives.

This is why our population used to grow so large that there were only so many things left to do at night.

Later, as technology advanced, things changed. Everyone had a mobile phone, and even if they didn't play games, they could watch videos, making it impossible to stay bored. In addition, the cost of raising children became increasingly high, so most people no longer wanted children.

"You guys go have fun. I might need to review my lessons, or I'll fall behind." Lu Liangjun shook his head. He didn't stay idle at home. Even in the cold winter, he had to go out to prepare firewood for the family and turn over the small plot of land that was planned to be planted in the spring. As for the work in the brigade, his wife had to do it all by herself.

Only during his vacations does he truly use the time to help his family.

"Now that Lao Lu has said that, I don't want to go out anymore. I'd better review. The teachers are lecturing so fast these days, I'm really struggling to keep up."

Wang Chong also decided to stay in the dormitory to read.

Finally, Lego's gaze shifted to Yang Jun: "Brother Jun?"

"Don't look at me, I'm going out with my partner, so I won't bother you."

Ultimately, Lego had to abandon its plan to go abroad.

"Never mind, never mind, I'll stay and read too."

"That's more like it. It's been freezing in the capital these past few days. What's there to do?"

Wang Chong came over with a grin and put his arm around his shoulder; the two of them were hooking up again in the blink of an eye.

"Alright, you guys stay in the dorm and study, I'm going out to meet some friends."

He tidied up the dormitory bed, making it suitable for staying, but Yang Jun was still thinking of visiting Wei Ran tonight.

"Wait a minute, take this with you first."

Suddenly, Lego threw something at Yang Jun.

He took it, only to find that it was a lump of something wrapped in newspaper.

"what is this?"

"These are roujiamo (Chinese hamburgers) I brought from my hometown. The meat is pig's head. They're a bit cold, but still edible. Let's all try them."

"Wow, you brought back a few roujiamo (Chinese hamburgers) from your hometown?" Wang Chong was somewhat shocked.

Lego rolled his eyes: "How could that be? I just finished making it. I wanted you guys to eat it as soon as possible."

Yang Jun opened the newspaper and looked inside. There was indeed some pork in the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), but not much. Although there wasn't much meat, he understood that it was already quite an achievement for Lego to bring so many good things.

His family wasn't well-off either; a meal of white flour buns and pig's head meat like this was enough to last them several days.

Neither the meat nor the steamed bun had spoiled; they even had a faint wheat aroma.

He picked it up and took a bite; the aroma of carbohydrates instantly made him reluctant to let go.

The pork head and pork belly used in the roujiamo (meat sandwich) were definitely not authentic; the flavors were too distinct. It would have been better if they had used pork leg meat.

Of course, now is not the time for him to be picky.

Yang Jun finished his meal in no time and gave a thumbs up: "Quite good, the taste is very much like that of Gansu and Shaanxi."

Everyone has experienced bringing local specialties before, and we're used to it.

However, not everyone has good local specialties to bring to school.

For example, Lu Liangjun was a bit at a loss, because he hadn't done anything busy or earned any money during his trip home, so it was impossible for him to take anything from home again.

Yang Jun noticed his predicament. He had been thinking of getting everyone something nice to eat, but he immediately stopped. Then he smiled and said, "Thank you for the roujiamo, Brother Le. But I forgot to bring you anything this time. I'll have to wait until next time."

As soon as he spoke up, Lu Liangjun also said embarrassedly, "I forgot too, I'm sorry."

Wang Chong knew about Lu Liangjun's family, so he didn't think anything of it. He shrugged and said, "I originally wanted to bring you some steamed buns, but the shop I usually go to was closed when I came, so I didn't bring any."

So he actually wanted to bring steamed buns for everyone.

But to be honest, Yang Jun really wanted to eat the big steamed buns from Tianjin.

"Good grief, so I'm the only one still thinking about you guys. You guys are really unreliable."

He doesn't mind Lego; he's a very loyal person. Sometimes when you need to borrow cloth coupons or something from him, he's happy to lend them. He'll even lend you meal tickets; you can just eat sweet potatoes if necessary. But he'll definitely lend you other things.

After eating a free roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), Yang Jun waved goodbye.

After leaving the school gate, he checked the weather and found that it was quite nice today. It was chilly and the ground looked dry, but it was actually quite hard.

He arrived at Sishui Hutong in just over ten minutes by bicycle.

"I wonder if Ranran is home or not."

Yang Jun saw Wei's father's bicycle and was certain that Wei's father must have arrived home. He subconsciously stopped at the door.

"Xiaoshan? What are you doing standing here?"

Unexpectedly, Wei Ran appeared from behind him and grabbed his arm.

"What are you doing? You're already at the door, why are you too shy to come inside?"

Pulled by Wei Ran, Yang Jun had no choice but to follow him into the house.

In the living room, Wei's father was sitting there.

Seeing Yang Jun being pulled into the house by his daughter's arm, he only twitched his eyebrows slightly and then ignored it.

"Xiaoshan? When did you get back? You didn't even tell your aunt."

When Meng Ran came out, she was pleasantly surprised and immediately came over to ask.

She knew Yang Jun had returned to his hometown for the Spring Festival, but she didn't know when he would return. (End of Chapter)