For the National Day celebration, Su Li and her classmates had two days off from school.
A moment like this in the Imperial City was especially thrilling.
The school's journalism club promptly had everyone follow up with articles, with the best to be published in the school paper.
Su Li had already recovered her energy after resting. The wound on her hand, having been treated and disinfected, was slowly healing and had started to itch.
Forgetting about the bookstore, Su Li spent two days running around with her classmates.
During those two days, Su Li kept finding things left at her door.
A bag of fruit, a meal, a small potted flower.
Su Li's mood had gradually stabilized, and seeing these gifts, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
When classes resumed, Su Li used her spare time to once again search for a contractor and bookshelves.
She ran around for a whole day without finding anything satisfactory and nearly got heatstroke.
