"Having childhood friends from the same courtyard going to the same production brigade in the countryside together, Lin Nianhe didn't feel surprised at all. In fact, she even thought two was too few.
That's the 'circle culture' of Beijing: people from the same courtyard naturally work at the same place, send their kids to the same school, and when it comes to big events like going to the countryside, they habitually stick together. In later generations in Beijing, many close family friendships begin with going to the countryside—eating, living, and working together. Even if there were disagreements at the time, once back in the city and reminiscing about the hard times, conflicts would turn into anecdotes shared with laughter.
Lin Nianhe hung up the phone and leaned on the desk, reminiscing about the Wen family's sisters.
After she traveled here, she lived in the courtyard for a month before going to the countryside, gaining some basic understanding of the courtyard's neighbors.
