Song Ning said, "I was planning to go buy it in a little while!"
"The train station is far away. Let me buy your ticket! I have plenty of men under me, so it's easy to arrange. You're leaving tomorrow. Go take care of your other preparations!"
"Oh, and one more thing! I've found most of the textbooks for you. I'll give them to you tomorrow before you board the train!"
Gu Zheng's arrangements were perfectly reasonable, so Song Ning stopped standing on ceremony.
He had already helped her so much. She could only look for a chance to repay him later.
Song Ning went to the inpatient ward up front to find Lu Changqing.
It was still early, and Lu Changqing was receiving an IV drip.
The external injuries on his leg had mostly healed. Now he just needed time for the fracture to mend.
Song Ning told Lu Changqing, "I'm going back to Hunan Province tomorrow. I came to let you know."
Lu Changqing stared blankly at Song Ning. After a long while, he finally sighed and said:
"Song Ning! I wish you all the best!"
Song Ning said, "Thank you! Then... can you give Grandpa's fountain pen back to me?"
Lu Changqing looked at Song Ning as though he wanted to say something, and his eyes reddened again.
Song Ning dreaded getting drawn into another argument with Lu Changqing over this.
"Lu Changqing! We already agreed on this! Don't make me lose respect for you!"
Lu Changqing fell silent for a while. In the end, he took an object wrapped in a handkerchief from beneath his pillow and handed it to Song Ning.
When she unwrapped it, she found an old fountain pen inside.
The handkerchief was unused. She could tell he treasured the pen.
He had