Gu Yunze and Lin Yu exchanged a glance, and then stood up in perfect unison. Each of them grabbed one of the two people and dragged them out, covering their mouths.

Zhao Xiumei was taken aback by the two people's swift movements and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Zhou Huanan pushed up his glasses and squinted at Zhao Xiumei: "Zhao Zhiqing, are you satisfied? If you are, sit down and eat."

Zhao Xiumei's face turned pale; she knew Zhou Huanan had figured it out.

She deliberately provoked Zhang Lili, hoping they would cause a scene at the wedding banquet and ruin Ou Manqing's happy day.

Now she dared not make any more rash moves.

Song Meili looked at Zhou Huanan and Zhao Xiumei with some doubt, as if she wanted to ask something, but Xie Xinyu stopped her.

She knew Xie Xinyu was trying to stop her from speaking, and considering that today was Manqing's big day, she shut her mouth.

The wedding banquet quickly returned to its lively atmosphere.

Everyone knew that these educated youths didn't get along well, and they were just worried that they would cause trouble and ruin this joyous occasion.

Now that they've given up, everyone can rest assured.

The unspoken rule of the group was not to cause trouble on someone's joyous occasion.

Although the "Four Olds" were destroyed, people were still worried that the newlyweds would not have a good life afterward and would blame the person who caused trouble on their wedding day.

Meanwhile, Lin Yu and Gu Yunze pulled Yu Haiyang and his wife outside, and only let go of them when they were far away from the new house.

"What are you doing?" Yu Haiyang demanded as soon as he was released.

Zhang Lili glared at her: "Want to hit someone?"

Lin Yu, hands on hips, said, "Are you two trying to cause trouble at the wedding banquet?"

Zhang Lili denied it, saying, "I didn't!"

Yu Haiyang pursed his lips, knowing that if the two of them hadn't stopped them, they would probably be arguing by now.

This is bound to cause a big fuss.

Zhang Lili got angry again when he didn't speak: "Tell me, are you still thinking about Ou Manqing? She doesn't want you anymore, she'd rather marry a peasant than marry you..."

"Hey, you two can argue all you want, but don't drag Manqing into it. She has nothing to do with you."

Yu Haiyang blurted out, "How can it not be related? Manqing was originally my fiancée..."

"Fine, Yu Haiyang, you're still thinking about her. What about me? What do you take me for?"

Enraged, Zhang Lili grabbed Yu Haiyang and started hitting him.

Yu Haiyang was not to be outdone. He had no rule against hitting women, so he started beating her right away.

Zhang Lili has done a lot of farm work now, so she's very strong. She's hitting the ocean!

The two fought fiercely.

Lin Yu shook her head and said to Gu Yunze, "Let's go."

The wedding banquet was probably coming to an end, and Lin Yu figured she wouldn't get much to eat back home, so she went to the warehouse and stole two sweet potatoes.

"Let's go eat roasted sweet potatoes."

Gu Yunze smiled and followed her to Xiaoqingshan.

They built a clay stove by the river, lit a fire, and threw the sweet potatoes in to roast.

The two rarely had time to sit down and chat.

Lin Yu told him about Xie Xinyu's recent activities, saying that she was now working in the workshop and that Ruyi was doing well.

Gu Yunze nodded: "Thank you for your hard work. Xie Zhiqing's parents are people who have made contributions to the country. Now that we can't meet with her, we can only ask you to help take care of her."

Lin Yu had heard Xie Xinyu say that her parents had both passed away. Could this mean...?

"Her parents are still alive?"

Gu Yunze realized he had said the wrong thing, but he didn't want to lie, so he remained silent.

Lin Yu knew this from her previous life when she studied history; some researchers had to fake their deaths in order to study state secrets.

They conduct research inside the base; their identities outside have long been erased.

This led their families to believe that their loved one had died...

She always thought such things only existed in books, but she never imagined that they were real and happening right next to her.

The book contains only a few words, but who knows the pain in the hearts of these researchers' relatives?

Xie Xinyu lost her parents and is said to be having a hard time at her maternal grandmother's house. She went to the countryside in place of her cousin.

What happened after I arrived here?

She's raising her child alone now, supporting herself. One day her parents will return, but everything will have changed...

No amount of compensation can undo the harm done to her.

If we let her know that her parents are still alive, would that give her some comfort?

But this was a secret, and Lin Yu knew she couldn't reveal it, or something terrible would happen.

So she could only silently decide to treat Xie Xinyu better in the future. Her parents were national heroes, and she deserved to be treated well, not suffer.

Gu Yunze nodded: "It's more convenient for you to do this. I can only ask you to take good care of her. Her parents will thank you when they can show up."

This is also why he agreed to let Lin Yu help take care of Xie Zhiqing. With the connections of these two important figures, Lin Yu will have a powerful backer in the future.

Lin Yu smiled and said, "No need to thank me. I liked Ruyi very much myself, and Xie Zhiqing is still my friend."

At first, Lin Yu helped Xie Xinyu out of pity, but as they spent more time together, she discovered that Xie Xinyu was kind and gentle, and they gradually became friends.

Gu Yunze thought of the others: "Do you know? Everyone in the team says that you and those three are the Four Golden Flowers."

Lin Yu, Song Meili, Ou Manqing, and Xie Xinyu often appear together, and they are all very beautiful, each with their own unique charm.

The people in the group always found them pleasing to the eye, so they gave them a nickname.

"Hehe, I've found that the people in our brigade have a good eye."

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