Chapter 710 : Farewell and Pinky Promise
Chapter 710: Farewell and Pinky Promise
After waiting for a few days, the necessary building materials were transported in from outside the mountain.
When people heard that it was to improve the environment of the school on the mountain and build a dormitory for the volunteer, Teacher Su, all available laborers from the nearby villages came to help.
The simple-hearted mountain people had their own set of standards for judgment.
In their eyes, Teacher Su was a kind-hearted person sent by heaven.
Building a dormitory for such a good person was a great deed that would accumulate virtue.
As a result, the project that was originally planned to take over 10 days was surprisingly completed in just 5 days.
Not only did they build a wall around the edge of the playground, but they also constructed a dormitory and a kitchen.
In addition, Chen Fan had a basketball hoop installed on the playground. He bought basketballs, footballs, and volleyballs for the children, and also purchased shuttlecocks, rubber bands, and badminton sets for the girls...
Furthermore, Chen Fan specifically had a new electric pole installed on the playground.
On this day, all 27 students of the school, wearing neat new uniforms and shoes, with red scarves around their necks, stood on the playground to welcome their first flag-raising ceremony in their lives.
As the solemn and majestic national anthem began to play, the children's young voices resounded throughout the entire mountain.
Su Ruochu stood beside the children, smiling as she watched this scene.
Chen Fan stood at the back, quietly observing this tableau, lost in thought.
After the flag-raising ceremony, Chen Fan asked Feng Pojun to take a group photo of everyone with the camera.
First, it was the children with Teacher Su.
Then Chen Fan joined in, standing with Su Ruochu in the middle of the children, and everyone shouted "cheese" together.
The moment was captured, with everyone smiling happily.
In the evening, Chen Fan and Su Ruochu moved into the newly built single room dormitory.
Although it was just a small 10-square-meter room made of cement, the environment was much better than the small partition they had been living in before.
The window faced the playground outside, and when lying down, one could see the starry sky outside.
On the windowsill, there were various fresh flowers that the children had picked for Teacher Su.
The two lay on the bed fully clothed, gazing at the starry sky outside the window, without any inappropriate thoughts.
"I should leave tomorrow," Chen Fan finally spoke.
"Mm," Su Ruochu nodded, then gently linked her arm with Chen Fan's.
"Thank you for staying with me these past two weeks."
Chen Fan smiled, "Don't work too hard, rest when you're tired. If anything happens, have someone send a message to the post office in town. I've already arranged with them. They'll call me immediately."
"Also, if you encounter any problems you can't solve, you can contact Lin Xue. She should have given you her business card, right?"
"Mm."
Chen Fan cautioned, "Be a little careful with this woman, don't let her manipulate you."
"Why?" Su Ruochu asked, puzzled. "Isn't she the manager of your branch store here?"
Chen Fan shook his head with a wry smile. "She's not as simple as she appears."
He briefly explained Lin Xue's situation.
Su Ruochu widened her eyes in surprise.
"No wonder I thought her demeanor was so refined that day."
Chen Fan laughed helplessly and pinched her nose.
"Su Ruochu, why is your train of thought so different from others? Is that the main point?"
Su Ruochu smiled, "It's fine, she's in Shudu, I'm here, we don't have any connection."
Chen Fan held Su Ruochu's hand, "Remember what you promised me, you must return to school to register when the summer break is over."
"No matter what, finish your master's degree first. As for the future, we'll talk about it after you graduate."
"Mm. I'll listen to you."
Su Ruochu snuggled into Chen Fan's arms like a lazy kitten.
"Thank you."
"We don't need to say thank you between us, do we?"
Su Ruochu looked up with her big watery eyes.
"Am I being very unreasonable?"
"You must have a headache having a girlfriend like me, right?"
Chen Fan shook his head with a smile.
"My girlfriend is a girl with aspirations, and what you're doing now is an extremely great thing that not many people can compare to. How could that be unreasonable?"
"I'm proud of you."
"Really?"
"Really."
Su Ruochu suddenly grabbed Chen Fan's hand, looking a bit shy.
"What is it?" Chen Fan asked, confused.
Su Ruochu, with a red face, said softly, "You've been accommodating me for over half a month since we came here. I also know that my willfulness has caused you a lot of trouble."
"You're leaving tomorrow. Why don't we... why don't we..."
Chen Fan, seeing her expression, suddenly guessed what she meant and asked with a smile.
"We what?"
Su Ruochu's little face flushed, and her hand had already started to undo a button of her nightgown.
Chen Fan reached out to stop her and said softly.
"I didn't bring that."
Su Ruochu paused for a moment, then shook her head.
"It's okay."
"You might get pregnant."
Su Ruochu bit her lip.
"If I do, then it's meant to be."
"I won't be unreasonable anymore in the future. I'll marry you and be a full-time housewife, taking care of you and our children."
Hearing this, it would have seemed pretentious for Chen Fan to refuse any longer.
He gently helped her take off her nightgown.
In the moonlight, Su Ruochu stood with her arms crossed over her chest, as beautiful as a goddess statue.
That night, in this remote mountain village far from the city, the two achieved physical and spiritual unity for the first time.
From now on, they were no longer just a couple in love, but had begun to transform into true soulmates.
Chen Fan didn't like goodbyes, so he had agreed with Su Ruochu that he would get up early in the morning and leave quietly by himself.
However, just as the sky was beginning to lighten and he was about to leave, a little boy came out of the dormitory next door.
It was Xiao Hai coming out to use the bathroom.
His sleepy eyes suddenly widened when he saw Chen Fan on the playground with his suitcase.
"Teacher... Teacher Chen..."
"Are you leaving?"
Chen Fan made a shushing gesture, then beckoned him over.
Xiao Hai quickly walked over, his eyes already red.
Over these days, from initial resistance to Chen Fan to now, all the children had grown to love Teacher Chen.
This Teacher Chen was different from all other teachers; he was more like a friend to everyone, and the children all came to love his classes.
"Teacher Chen, are you really leaving?"
Chen Fan nodded with a smile, "I need to go back to work."
Xiao Hai's eyes were red, tears about to fall.
Chen Fan said softly, "Don't cry! A real man sheds blood, not tears."
Xiao Hai quickly wiped his eyes.
"Teacher Chen, will... will you come back in the future?"
"I will. Of course I will."
Chen Fan smiled and ruffled Xiao Hai's hair.
"Teacher has an important task for you. After I leave, can you help me protect Teacher Su?"
"You're a man now, you're not allowed to bully girls in the future. You need to help Teacher Su manage all the children, just like Sister Yan Ni, okay?"
"Mm."
Chen Fan smiled and gave a thumbs up.
"Teacher will make a promise with you. Study hard, and when you leave the mountains one day, Teacher Chen will take you to see the outside world."
"Pinky promise!"
"Alright. A real man keeps his word, remember?"
Chen Fan went over and hugged Su Ruochu one last time.
Then he waved.
"I'm off."
He walked out of the school gate with Feng Pojun, one in front and one behind, heading down the mountain.
Su Ruochu held Xiao Hai's hand, watching the two descend the mountain until they disappeared from sight, before turning around.
But as she turned, she was stunned.
She saw that the window sills of the dormitories opposite were filled with the little heads of the children.
Each one had already cried themselves into tears.
The children were young, but that didn't mean they didn't understand anything.
Su Ruochu stood there looking at this scene, smiling with gratification.