Night had fallen.
The Yao family's little house.
Under the covers, the two chatted about amusing things from college and the people from their class. Dong Xuebin felt rather sentimental too. "The people from our college were all pretty remarkable."
"Yeah, I saw it online too. I haven't kept in touch with them."
"Online? You can see that online? I don't go online much."
"On Friends Network and QQ. I found out from their posts and photos."
"I see. But that guy they called Ru Hua really did look all right."
"Right? Hehe, that's why you can't judge a book by its cover. No one knows what they'll become in the future. Back then, you boys gave her the nickname Ru Hua and said she was too ugly, but what happened in the end? She's doing better than I am. And there was that guy in our class who was always organizing things, the really dark-skinned one. You remember him, right?"
"I do. I think he even pursued you."
"Ah, don't mention that. Well, guess what happened to him? He became an official. I only found out after seeing his Weibo. I heard his rank isn't low either—at only twenty-five, he's already a deputy section-level cadre with a substantive post, the same rank as our office's deputy director. Sigh, people really can't be compared. Look at me—I've been working for three years and I'm still just a lowly clerk, pouring tea and running errands every day."
"Just stick it out for a while."
"I can't stick it out either. This is as far as I'll ever get."
"Your abilities are definitely not a problem. Back in college, your grades were among the best in the department. The county government office is wasting your talent. Do you not get along with