In August, a stream of good news reached Xiao Man: Lin Liuping, the village belle, and Xiao Zhao had a baby girl; her friends from Gongdao Village got into their dream schools—Guan Ailan to Zhongnan Political and Legal University and Mo Linghui to G Province Normal University; and Mo Shuixia graduated from the Provincial Sports Specialized School this year and was assigned a job as a PE teacher at the county's No. 1 Middle School.
As for Tang Qingyun, he had gone to East Sea Qing City two months prior. Xiao Man didn't know his specific position and had no interest in finding out.
