Chen Songbai was determined to break away from his family, and no one could sway him.

No parent can win against their child, and Chen Jianghu could only reluctantly compromise in the end.

Seeing his youngest son's expression, Chen Jianghu was afraid that if he didn't do what his son wanted, he would really break down.

Who would have thought that the most sensible and filial child would be the first to betray the family?

Chen Jianghu was greatly disappointed in the child and felt that his parenting had been a failure.

He told Liang Juying, "I will never take care of him again. Let him fend for himself. Just pretend we only have two sons."

Liang Juying felt sorry for him, but she knew her husband was angry and was afraid he might do something rash, so she could only stand with him in his hatred.

Although Chen Songbai said he would leave with nothing, Chen Jianghu and his wife were not so heartless.

In the end, they still gave him two hundred yuan and a plot of land for building a house.

Chen Songbai went out carrying a small bundle.

He had a good friend in the brigade named Chen Liangtian, who had already gotten married and separated from his family.

Chen Songbai went to find him, intending to stay for a few days.

Chen Liangtian and Chen Songbai grew up together, and he knew everything about Chen Songbai.

But I was still shocked that he left home.

In his memory, Chen Songbai had always been a gentle and kind person, and he would never get angry even if he was bullied when he was a child.

It's rare to see him hit or curse at anyone.

I never expected that he would do something so decisive.

Surprised as he was, Chen Liangtian, who also had no children, gave another room in his house to Chen Songbai.

Chen Songbai was also very sensible; he would only go back to sleep at night and wouldn't stay at their house during the day.

I won't eat with them either.

There's nothing new under the sun, and soon everyone in the brigade knew about what Chen Songbai had brought up.

As for the reason, no one knows.

All I know is that he left home and went to live with Chen Liangtian.

Chen Liangtian and his wife were tight-lipped and wouldn't say anything no matter how they were asked.

There was a lot of discussion in the brigade, but Chen Songbai didn't care.

He has two hundred yuan now, plus the one hundred yuan he had saved before, for a total of three hundred yuan, and he wants to build a house.

This amount of money is actually not much; it's only enough to build an earthen house or a stone house.

In order to complete the construction as soon as possible, Chen Songbai chose to build an earthen house.

Stone houses need to be carved out and take a long time to build.

Many of his relatives and friends lived in the brigade, and when he called, many strong men would come to help.

Within a few days, they helped him build two mud houses and surrounded them with a courtyard.

...

The team was abuzz with gossip about Chen Songbai's situation, and even Qi Mei, who rarely left her home, had heard some of it.

But she didn't care. She was busy working every day, so tired that her whole body ached. When she got home, she still had to cook and do laundry.

There isn't that much time to think about those things.

Until one day, Chen Songbai appeared at her doorstep.

He said he had already moved out and built his own house, and asked Qi Mei if she would like to marry him.

If he doesn't want to, he can come again next time.

Looking into his sincere eyes, Qi Mei smiled.

She found that this person was still as innocent and adorable as ever.

It's impossible for Qi Mei not to be moved by being loved by someone like that.

Her life experiences were too complicated, and she was powerless to resist such pure love.

She agreed!

The two quickly went to the county civil affairs bureau to get their marriage certificate and even distributed wedding candy to the villagers.

Because Chen Songbai used all his money to build a house, he couldn't afford to hold a wedding.

Qi Mei didn't care about the ceremony.

They didn't have their parents' blessing, so this ceremony was unnecessary.

It was only at this point that the group realized that Chen Songbai actually had a crush on the young widow!

He was even kicked out of his house because of the young widow!

The older women in the village slapped their thighs, regretting that they hadn't noticed it sooner.

"I was wondering why I kept seeing Chen Songbai for a while. Turns out it's because Qi Mei is in the same group as us."

"And another thing, do you think Qi Mei's mother-in-law was angered to death by her?"

"..."

The workshop in Lianhua Brigade was the source of this big news that Aunt Guo brought back from her parents' home, which Song Meili then relayed to Lin Yu and the others.

Lin Yu was happy that the lovers had finally gotten together, but she was also a little worried.

Rumors can sometimes kill people...

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Two days later, the long-awaited commune secretary was finally going to come to the countryside for an inspection.

The workshop's leaders and workers were on high alert.

The office was tense; everyone was worried about not performing well and embarrassing the workshop.

Lin Yu encouraged them, saying, "Just focus on your work and do your job well."

The leaders are just coming down to check on the workshop's operation; there's nothing to be nervous about.

Lu Yunfeng rode in a government vehicle from the county town to Lianhua Brigade. The road was a bit bumpy, and after passing through several brigades, it was clear that the rural areas were not in very good condition.

It wasn't until we arrived at the Lianhua Brigade that we noticed some differences.

The road here is smoother, and the children in the group don't have many patches on their clothes.

Everyone's facial expressions became more relaxed.

He followed Lin Aiguo, who had come to pick them up, to the workshop.

Although it was called a workshop, it was really just a few ordinary rooms, but they were neat, clean, and bright.

Lin Aiguo explained to him that there are currently two main workshops here, one for producing vermicelli and the other for making dried fruit.

Each workshop has a dozen or so workers, so there are more than thirty positions here.

Last year's sales reached tens of thousands of yuan.

This year, after only a few months of operation, sales have already exceeded half of last year's figures.

Lu Yunfeng also met Lin Yu, who is now considered a junior factory manager.

Lin Yu felt that the new leader was very young; he looked about the same age as her.

The skin color also suggests that it has been exposed to the sun and wind.

Lin Yu guessed that he might also have come from the military because he had a similar temperament to Gu Yunze.

Upon meeting, Lu Yunfeng treated Lin Yu with great respect, without the awkwardness one might expect.

"Hello, Comrade Lin Yu, your name is very famous. It's great to finally meet you."

Are all new leaders this polite?

Lin Yu shook hands with him: "Hello, Secretary Lu, welcome to our workshop."

After this trip, Lu Yunfeng realized even more directly the immense potential of this workshop.

If that previous secretary had any sense, he would have made good use of this workshop and built up his political achievements.

Unfortunately, he only cared about protecting himself and had no sense of responsibility.

Lu Yunfeng was different. Although he had his own reasons for coming to Qingshan Commune, he was also ambitious.

During the meeting, it was proposed that Lianhua Brigade should cooperate more with other brigades in the surrounding area to achieve common prosperity.

Just like the Dongfeng Brigade and the Niutou Brigade, now that they have workshops behind them, their harvest this year is also quite good.

After the leader left, Lin Aiguo asked Lin Yu if there were any plans for the next step.

Lin Yu had a plan, and she had come up with it in the last two days.